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Sardinia/Corsica overview
Monday 24 September – Friday 5 October 2012
Sardinia
Monday 24 September - We begin in the old city of Cagliari, book into the city’s best hotel overlooking the port in the middle of the old city with its winding streets and rows of palm trees. We’ll spend a couple of days exploring the old quarter, some great little shops, restaurants and cafes, the bustling San Benedetto market and have a cooking class with our guide and host in Sardinia, the very talented Pietro Porcu.
We’ll also join his family for a morning in his mother’s charming garden full of fruit trees and herbs to learn a little of the Sardinian way of life, we’ll also see how artisan bread makers create the famous pane Carasau – the delicious wafer-like bread of Sardinia. You’ll learn about pasta making, preserving and the delicious cheese, prosciutto and salame.
We’ll take you to some of the best restaurants in Sardinia – some justifiably famous, others “finds”, making sure you get to taste some of the best regional specialties...among them roast suckling pig, fregola with seafood, whole fresh fish, kid braised with fennel, handmade ravioli and some exceptional sweets.
In many places we will spend two nights at a time, so while we explore a good range of places in Sardinia and Corsica, its not at breakneck pace and we try and avoid early morning starts – its your holiday and we want you to savour the delights of each island. On both islands we stay at hotels with a ‘wow” factor – in their location, their range of facilities, their service and comfort.
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Corsica
Get ready to be blown away by the scenery in both Corsica and Sardinia - its truly breathtaking – some of the roads around the coastlines and up into the mountains are full of wonders and the beaches are world class. We’ll have a day on the water in the spectacular Golfo Di Orosei (google it and get excited!) and a day at a Corsican beach relaxing and watching the world go by…we have chosen the perfect time of year – warm and not too crowded – a good month before the hordes of European tourists descend.
Our journey is not all food related – we’ll explore Orgosolo in central Sardinia - the village of the murals, taste wine with the winemakers in a pretty vineyard in Corsica, explore ceramic shops and little galleries.
You’ll also experience one of the loveliest sea journeys and the most spectacular entrance to a city when we take the early evening ferry to Corsica ….we sail for just under an hour and as we approach the white cliffs with their many caves, the hidden entrance to the harbour appears and you sail in under the ramparts of the ancient walled city of Bonifacio perched on the cliffs.
In Corsica we again explore the best of the rustic and regional including spending a day in the mountains with a passionate producer of charcuterie who also grows most of the produce for his restaurant which has sweeping views of the forested valleys below; we’ll enjoy lunches by the water and a final night dinner in a beautiful restaurant featuring the best Corsican food – this run by a fantastic mother and daughter team.
Included: 11 breakfasts, 9 lunches, 6 dinners, many with wine included, 2 cooking classes, all accommodation, transport, entry fees.
Not included: Airfares, taxes, passport fees, travel insurance, visas (if applicable), gratuities, items of personal nature.
Note: many of the streets are winding and cobblestoned and some are steep so a reasonable level of mobility and fitness is required to participate in this safari.
Booking: to secure your position, we require a deposit of $1000 (non refundable). Please contact our travel agent David Vuong.
Cost: $7850 twin share or double / Single supplement: $950
See more terms and conditions below
Getting there: We suggest you fly to Rome a day or so before to acclimatize. Our travel agent David Vuong has some great prices for airlines and can organize getting in to Rome and flying out of Paris….which works with our itinerary. Singapore Airlines, Cathay Pacific, Malaysian Airlines and Thai Airlines are some of the carriers.
Returning: you are most welcome to stay on in Corsica but we will dropping those wishing to return to the airport when we finish the safari on Friday 5th October. Easy Jet is the best and cheapest option – you can book online to fly to Paris (just over an hour’s flight). David Vuong can advise you further but you need to book this yourselves. www.easyjet.com/en/cheap-flights/Corsica-Ajaccio/Paris-Charles-de-Gaulle
Initial bookings and information to:
Gourmet Safaris
P O Box 877
Neutral Bay NSW 2089
ph : +61 2 89696555
fax: +61 2 89696222
email : info@gourmetsafaris.com.au
www.gourmetsafaris.com.au
Recommended Travel Agency
for Trip Bookings and Airline Tickets:
David Vuong Travel – license number 2TA 5524
PO BOX 5296 MARRICKVILLE NSW 1475
Suite 4, Level 1, 333 King St, Newtown NSW 2042
Ph: 02 95162990 / FAX:02 95163990
email: dvtravel@bigpond.net.au /web: www.davidvuongtravel.com
Terms & Conditions:
Deposit & Payment: A non-refundable deposit of $1000.00 per person is required on confirmation in order to secure your reservation. Final payment is due before 90 days before your departure date.
Special Requirements: Please advise Gourmet Safaris or David Vuong Travel of any special requirements such as Special Meals, Medical Requirements etc., as soon as possible. If you get motion sickness it is imperative that you bring with you motion sickness pills as we travel by boat and coach through sometimes mountainous roads. You must be of reasonable fitness. Many of the sites in Sardinia and Corsica are open-air and necessitate a reasonable amount of walking. Some roads are cobblestoned and some are also steep.
Accommodation: Our accommodation is selected for location and facilities. We have tried to choose the best available. Please remember payment of a single room does not automatically guarantee better accommodation, only privacy.
Travel Insurance: We strongly recommend you purchase a comprehensive travel insurance policy of your choice at the time of booking. Insurance covers cancellation fees payable for airline tickets, accommodation, loss of deposit, luggage etc. Normal travel insurance conditions apply. (Insurance may not cover trip cancellation due to pre-existing medical conditions.) Please read your policy carefully.
Cancellation: If cancelling prior to final payment the deposit is non-refundable. After final payment is received a cancellation fee of approximately 75% applies. This percentage may be less depending on the date of cancellation. A cancellation fee of 100% is applicable within 14 days of travel. If cancellation is not due to pre-existing illnesses, travel insurance will cover most or all of the cancellation fee. Please read your policy carefully.
Pricing: All prices are shown in Australian dollars and are current as the date of printing this itinerary. If there is dramatic fluctuation in the exchange rate or the price of services provided which are beyond the control of Gourmet Safari, Gourmet Safaris reserves the right to adjust tour prices accordingly, even though the balance of payment may have been made. This would only happen in very unusual circumstances.
Exclusions: Visas, insurance, excess baggage, extra meals, laundry, drinks, items of a personal nature, gratuities, and international departure taxes.
Itinerary Validity and Content: This itinerary is valid for the period of 2012 unless otherwise specified. Every effort has been made to ensure accuracy. Gourmet Safaris shall not be liable for any injury, damage or loss caused by any inaccuracy. Gourmet Safaris reserves the right to change tour arrangements or accommodations due to safety or security reasons, and will endeavour to provide alternative arrangements of the same standard as that originally booked.
Disclaimer: Gourmet Safaris is not a carrier or hotelier, nor do we own aircraft, hotels or coaches. The services Gourmet Safaris supplies consist of arranging and co-ordinating accommodation, tours and transfers, making bookings and issuing vouchers to be redeemed by suppliers if necessary. We exercise every care in the selection of reputable airlines, tour operators, coach operators, hotels and other suppliers of the various travel services which are used in these tours. It is important to note, therefore, all bookings with Gourmet Safaris are subject to the terms, conditions and limitations of liability imposed by the service providers whose services we utilise, some of which limit or exclude liability in respect of death, personal injury, delay and loss or damage of baggage. Because of this Gourmet Safaris does not accept liability for events beyond our control nor liability for accidents incurred due to actions taken at your own risk.
Clients’ Responsibilities: It is your responsibility to obtain visas, passports, health certificates or other travel documents where required for the tour. It remains your responsibility to ensure that these documents are in order and to meet any additional costs incurred as a result of failure to comply with such requirements. It is also your responsibility to book your own airline tickets to meet the tour at the designated place where tour begins.
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