World Edventures and Service Tours

A Very English Christmas (7 Days)

London acquires a special sparkle around Christmas time. Over the holiday season, it’s quite an event, with streets elaborately decorated, cards twice the size of your head, paper crowns, crackers (presents pop out), a roast fit for a king, pantomimes and annual Christmas specials of popular shows. The weather is frosty, the Christmas lights are twinkling, and shoppers line the streets. Hyde Park comes alive with its Winter Wonderland, and vendors continue the centuries-old tradition of selling their hand-crafted wares and tasty treats at a variety of Christmas markets. Visit the London that Dickens knew in all of its whimsical holiday glory!

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Your Edventure Includes

Round-trip airfare from SFO or LAX (price may vary based on choice of departure gateway)
5 nights in hand-picked hotels
Breakfast daily
2 three-course dinners served with wine or beer
Full-time tour coordinator
Multilingual tour guide
HMP Holloway or HMP Brixton
Private deluxe motor coach
Transportation (planes, trains, boats, etc.) while on tour
Select admissions with priority entry

London Christmas Market

Ice Skating in London

Hyde Park Winter Festivities

Oxford Christmas Market

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Price: $3,742.00 (2019) based on double occupancy, plus optional $379.00 premium trip protection*

Next Departures:

December 2020 (ENGX1220)
December 2021 (ENGX1221)
December 2022 (ENGX1222)

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Edventure Highlights Include:

~ Welcome Dinner

~ A sightseeing tour of London by motorcoach with a local guide, which includes highlights like Trafalgar Square, Westminster Abbey, Buckingham Palace, Hyde Park, the Big Ben clock tower, the Houses of Parliament, Piccadilly Circus and St. James’ Palace, where those famous stoic red-coated guards are posted

~ Windsor Castle, the centuries-old retreat of Britain’s Royal Family, founded by William the Conqueror in 1070, and the preferred retreat for British Royal Families for the past 900 years, on a guided tour to see the State Apartments, St. George’s Chapel, and the exhibit of royal treasures, followed by a stroll through the town of Windsor

~ The Southbank Centre Christmas Market, featuring 80 traditionally decorated wooden chalets selling a wide range of unique hand-crafted gifts as well as food and drink, for mince pies and mulled wine while browsing the twinkling cabins that line the riverside

~ Mingling with Londoners at the Hyde Park Winter Wonderland, featuring amusement park rides, ice skating, and other winter delights

~ Enter the Tower of London, a UNESCO World Heritage site famous for its dark history of treason, imprisonment, and beheadings; then step aboard a riverboat for a cruise down the Thames and take in views of the London skyline, Tower Bridge, Southbank, and more

~ HMP Holloway or HMP Brixton (Correctional/Law Enforcement Officials only)

~ An excursion to Oxford, world-renowned for its astute academia and signature architectural style, for a walking tour of the city, including a stop at Brasenose College and its shops to browse their Christmas wares

~An optional excursion to Westminster Abbey, used for every coronation since 1066 except two, and the final resting place of such notable Brits as Queen Elizabeth I, Sir Isaac Newton, and Charles Dickens, followed by the traditional high tea at an elegant tasting room ($149/pp)

~ The London Eye, a 30-minute ride for a bird's eye, 360-degree view of London, before walking through Covent Garden on the way to a local pub for an authentic English dinner

Tour Activity Estimates
Average Daily Walking: 1.5 Hours
Average Activity Level: Easy to Moderate (mostly even terrain, including paved roads, cobblestone streets, some slippery or icy conditions, few hills and stairs)

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