2012 trip (click here for registration package)

may 1, 2010

Explorica's current price for this trip is $3, 465.00, and is guaranteed to registrants only until June 26, 2010. Anyone who signs up for the trip after June 26, 2010 may have to pay a higher fee. Details as to what the new fee could be are not available at this time, and any updates will be posted here.

april 27 , 2010

There has been an error in reporting the payment schedule for the trip.

When filling out the application form, UNLESS you sign to indicate otherwise, you are agreeing to purchase Explorica's travel insurance. There is no opt-in or out EXCEPT for at the time of submitting your registration.

You still need to pay the $195 deposit when submitting the registration form. Once you receive the e-mail from Explorica that you are registered, you then need to pay for the insurance (unless you opted out) within 2 weeks.

The insurance is $165, and can be paid by cheque, or via your student's account page at Explorica.ca (credit card or interac: chequing accounts only).

Full details about Explorica's travel insurance can be found by clicking here.

We regret any inconvenience this may have caused you. If you have any questions or concerns, please e-mail the trip leader.

april 19 , 2010

The trip registration package is now online. Please click here to access it.

 

Trip FAQ's

Trip provider Explorica: visit www.explorica.ca
When? March 2012 (we do not have confirmed dates yet, but our travel request is aimed around the spring break week, which is the last week of March).
Itinerary View the detailed daily information below!
Day 1 Flight from Winnipeg to Toronto or Montreal, and then on to Berlin, Germany
Day 2 Berlin City Walk: Highlights: Tiergarten, Bahnhof Zoo, Kurfürstendamm
Day 3

Berlin to Munich, Germany

Highlights:

  • Berlin Guided Sightseeing Tour: Checkpoint Charlie, visit Potsdamer Platz, the Berlin Wall, the Brandenburg Gate, the Reichstag, and the Victory Column
  • Visit Ravensbruck Concentration Camp
  • Overnight Train to Munich
Day 4

Munich to Geneva, Switzerland

Highlights:

  • Visit Dachau Concentration Camp
  • Tour Director Led Sightseeing Tour of Geneva
Day 5

Geneva, Switzerland

Highlight:

  • Guided Visit of the UN
Day 6

Geneva to Paris, France

  • Paris City Walk: Highlights: Ile de la Cité, Notre Dame Cathedral, Ile St. Louis, Latin Quarter visit
  • Dinner in the Latin Quarter of Paris
Day 7

Paris

  • Paris Guided Sightseeing Tour: Highlights: Arc de Triomphe, Champs-Élysées, Eiffel Tower, Champ de Mars, École Militaire, les Invalides, Conciergerie, Tuileries, Place Vendôme, Opera House
  • Versailles Guided Excursion: visit Versailles, just outside Paris, to witness the luxurious living of French nobility at the Versailles Palace.
  • Seine Cruise: take a boat trip down the Seine River at night to see Paris in all her glory.
Day 8

Paris to Barcelona, Spain

  • Train to Barcelona
Day 9

Barcelona, Spain

  • Barcelona Guided Sightseeing Tour: Highlights: See Gaudí's Sagrada Familia , Visit Parque Güell, Montjuïc Hill
  • Paella Dinner
Day 10

Barcelona

  • Barcelona City Walk: Highlights: Mercat de la Boquería, Las Ramblas, Columbus Monument
Day 11

Barcelona to Winnipeg

  • Fly Home
The cost of the trip includes:

Absolutely everything EXCEPT:

- lunches

- spending money
Down Payment
  • When you sign up, a non-refundable deposit of $195.00 to Explorica is due.
  • If you decide to purchase the insurance: your payment of $165 is due within 2 weeks of receiving confirmation of your enrolment (an e-mail will be sent to you from Explorica).
  • You may choose to pay for both the deposit and insurance at the time of registration for a total of $360.

 
Payment plans
  • Explorica offers a monthly payment plan in equal instalments.
  • Payments are taken from a credit card or a chequing account. NOTE: if paying for insurance, $165 is a separate payment due within 2 weeks of confirmation of enrolment. This payment is NOT automatically withdrawn from your credit card or chequing account.
  • Payments are taken once per month until 60 days prior to the trip's departure date.
  • Other options: manual plan: pay $195 at sign-up, $165 within two weeks of confirmation of registration ONLY if you purchase Explorica's insurance, $600 within 30 days of sign up, and the rest is due no later than 99 days prior to departure (approx. December 2011). Payments are done via mailing cheques, or online via your student's Explorica account.
  • You are free to make as many separate payments as you like between the 30 days after enrolment and the 99 days prior to departure.
Cost

$3,465.00 (or approx. $155 per month on the monthly payment plan if enrolled by April 2010).

This includes the cost of the down payment ($195) and the cost of the insurance ($165).

 

 

To sign up for this trip, please do the following:

  • Read through the registration package with your parents. The registration package can be viewed and downloaded by clicking here.
  • Discuss with your parents or guardians the different aspects of this trip such as:
    • How will I pay for this trip?
    • Should I get a summer or an after school job?
    • Are there any forms or documents I need to have permission to leave the country (i.e. custody arrangements, etc.)?
    • Getting a passport: if you are 15 or younger, now's the time to do it! Passports are much cheaper for those 15 or under. Passports are valid for 5 years, so getting one now for 2012 is fine. For more info, click here to visit the Canadian government's passport website.
    • If you already have a passport: your passport must be valid for 6 months after the trip is over (October 2012). If your passport expires before then, you can now renew your passport instead of reapplying! Again, for more info, click here to visit the Canadian government's passport website.
  • If you and your family decide that this trip is for you, then please fill out the two required forms and submit them to Ms. Keith along with your deposit for $195. (You are welcome to make the down payment for $360: deposit + insurance: but you are not required to. The insurance payment can be made separately up to two weeks after confirmation of registration).

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