Québec trip Spring Break 2016 March 29 - April 1st 2016 Information meeting

1.A great opportunity to “apply” his/her knowledge of French in real context 2.Give him/her more incentive to learn the language by taking it out of the classroom 3.He/ she can understand cultural differences between Americans and the French Canadians 4.Discover more about the history of the settlement of North America Why send your child to Québec?

Where? Québec-city / Canada With whom? ●Tour company : Explorica.com ●Madame Hay / Tour leader ●Mrs Kash - Assistant ●1 chaperone per 5 student When? 4-day trip March 29- April 1st 2016

●Round-trip transportation (Flight from Charlotte to Québec / ●Airport transfers by bus ●3 overnight stays in a safe hotel with private bath, just outside of the walled city. ●Breakfast and dinner (lunch not included) ●Full-time Tour Director ●Guided sightseeing tours & City walks by local guides & Tour director ●24 hour emergency service ●Overnight security chaperone ●Tips to drivers/ guides ●Tour diary (to keep in touch with your child on tour) What does the tour include? $1452

●Lunch (X4) ●Drinks at meals ●Airline Baggage fees (information on cost when airline given to us) ●Passport and/or Visa fees ( for non US citizens). ●Travel insurance ●Explorica’s travel protection plan ●Adult supplement: $150 What the tour does not include:

●A well-known,experienced & reputable travel company that specializes in Students’ travels ●Affiliated to the major top travel associations in the industry Who is Explorica?

Day 1 : Bonjour Québec ●Meet your tour director ●Travel to Québec City ●Québec city walk ●Dufferin Terrace, Old Québec & Château Frontenac ●Crêperie dinner Programme:

●Breakfast ●Québec tour director-led sightseeing ●l'Escalier casse-cou (breakneck steps), Place Royale, Notre-Dame-des-Victoires, Rue Saint- Jean ●Musée du Fort ●Plains of Abraham battlefield re-enactment ● Sugar shack excursion (cabane a sucre) ●Dinner Day 2: Québec City landmarks

●Breakfast ●Basilica of Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré guided tour ●Montmorency Falls visit ●Village des Hurons visit Dinner Day 3: Québec City

●Breakfast ●Travel home Day 4: Au revoir Québec!

Enter our Tour Center code here: You will be able to see our full tour itinerary, print important information about the tour and learn more about the tour destinations. -Go to Parents -Enter Tour center ID: Kash Click Sign-up now to register -Enrollment deadline: December 2015 How to book your trip?

1- Full payment at time of enrollment 2- Monthly automated plan: Pay $99 deposit & Travel protection plan upon sign-up with your credit card. The balance will be divided into equal monthly amounts automatically debited from your account. (Pay with credit/debit/checking account) 3- 4-step manual plan (details on website) How can you pay?

Cancellation fees: If you withdraw these many days prior to departure, the following fees apply: ● More than 140 days $300 + $99 non-refundable fee ●140–106 days $500 + $99 non-refundable fee ●105–66 days 50% of all fees + $99 nonrefundable fee days 75% of all fees + $99 nonrefundable fee ●30 days or less No refund ●*If you notify explorica of your cancellation in writing at least 24 hours prior to departure: $100 refund

Travel protection plans: we strongly recommend that you purchase one of the plans Explorica offers 2 plans: ●Explorica’s travel protection plan(standard) ●Explorica’s travel protection plan Plus They cover: -Trip cancellation or interrupted -Travel delay -Medical expense/emergency assistance -Baggage & personal effects -Pre-existing condition waiver Check more details under “ Travel protection plan” on the website

Room arrangements: ●3 / 4 students per room (2 full-size beds) ●Adults sleep separated from students (2 adults sharing: supplement of $150/adult) ●If a parent wishes to share with his child:students pays supplement of $150 ●2 parents (friends) + 1 child = no supplement for either parent or child for room / adult fee may still apply ($45) ●All rooms allocated on same floor/ hall ●As much as possible: 1 room students/1 room adults/ 1 room students...

To sum it up... ●3 / 4 persons (child or adult) sharing= no supplement for room (adult supplement of $45 still applies) ●2 persons per room (2 adults or 1 adult /1 child = each occupant pays $150 supplement)

Frequently asked questions: 1.Is a passport required for US citizens to travel to Canada? YES 2. Is a visa needed for foreign passports? YES (check explorica’s website)

Merci et bonne soirée!! Contact us for questions and queries: