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Royal Yacht Britannia Esta magnífica embarcación ha huéspedado algunas de las personas más famosas del mundo. Pero, por encima de todo, has sido el hogar de Su Majestad La Reina y la Familia Real. Ahora en Edimburgo, sea bienvenido a bordo para descubrir el corazón y alma de la más especial de las residencias reales. Antes de que suba a bordo del Royal Yacht Britannia, se le dará una audioguía complementaria con todas las cautivadoras historias de la embarcación y muestras únicas de la vida de la Familia Real Británica. Desde Sir Wiston Churchill hasta Boris Yeltsin, Rajive Gandhi o Nelson Mandela, algunas de las personas con más influencia del mundo han sido bienvenidas en el Britannia. Ahora podrá estar donde estuvieron y descubrir lo que se encontraron. Puede escoger disfrutar del tour en un gran número de idiomas. También hay una audioguía infantil en inglés, una versión para gente con problemas de visión u otra para gente con problemas de aprendizaje. También hay la opción de llevar los diálogos de las audioguías escritos. Empezará su visita en el Puente en este tour sin guías que cubre las cinco magníficas cubiertas del Britannia, llevándolo por las fabulosas Cámaras de Estado y las habitaciones de los empleados, y acabando en la reluciente Sala de Máquinas. La mayoría de los objetos de abordo son piezas originales que han sido amablemente cedidas por la Colección Real. Algunos de los puntos más destacados del tour incluyen el Comedor de Estado, el Sun Lounge y la Sala de Guardia de los Oficiales. Esté preparado para encontrarse con algunas sorpresas en el Britannia. Busque el Garaje de abordo con los Rolls-Royces de Su Majestad. Incluso podrá ver por dentro el Dormitorio de La Reina, un espacio único que no se puede ver en ninguna otra residencia real. En Marzo de 2009 se abrió el Royal Deck Tea Room a bordo. Siéntese y disfrute de las increíbles vistas marítimas mientras los amables camareros le sirven aperitivos con tés especiales y cafés y un ambiente espectacular. Una vez vuelva a tierra firme, la galardonada tienda en la Ocean Terminal le ofrecerá regalos exclusivos y muy populares del Britannia, tan originales como la misma embarcación. ¿Qué escogerá para rememorar su visita? Castillo de Edimburgo Información del Castillo de Edimburgo Encontrará muchas cosas que hacer y ver en el Castillo de Edimburgo. Para empezar unas vistas impresionantes, ya que el castillo ocupa un lugar privilegiado en lo alto de la ciudad, por otro lado, también encontrará mucho que contemplar en su interior. El Gran Salón es una de las principales atracciones, este se utiliza como sede principal para las asambleas de estado y se cree que fue acabado en el siglo XVI. Mide 29 por 12 metros y tiene muchos elementos admirables como el techo renacentista. También podrá aprender mucho en su visita al Castillo de Edimburgo, en el Museo de la Guerra Nacional, en la Exposición de Prisiones de Guerra, en el Museo al Regimento Royal Scots, en el Memorial de la Guerra Nacional Escocesa y en el Museo al Regimento Royal Scots Dragoon Guards. Observe los cañones del Castillo de Edimburgo para conocer la artillería, una parte importante de la historia militar del castillo. El Mons Meg es capaz de disparar una piedra de 150 kg a más de 3 kilómetros y cuando fue construido era tecnología pionera. El One O'clock Gun se llama así porque se disparaba en esa hora todos los días. Esto se estableció en 1861 para informar de la hora a los barcos cercanos. Las joyas de la corona del Castillo de Edimburgo, conocidas como Honores de Escocia, son también de visita obligada debido a su impresionante belleza. Están permanentemente expuestas en la Sala de la Corona. La capilla del Castillo de Edimburgo se llama St. Margaret's y es el edificio más antiguo que se conserva en Edimburgo. Fue construida en 1130 por David I y para su madre, y siempre cuenta con flores frescas. Tiene una bóveda a prueba de bombas desde el siglo XVI, cuando se utilizó como un almacén de pólvora. ¿Dónde se encuentra el Castillo de Edimburgo? El Castillo de Edimburgo ocupa una posición dominante en el centro de la ciudad, en la cima de un volcán extinto de 700 millones de años de antigüedad llamado Castle Rock. Con vistas a la capital, el Castillo de Edimburgo forma parte del conjunto llamado “Old and New Towns of Edinburgh” que es Patrimonio de la Humanidad. Tour del Castillo de Edimburgo Haga la visita guiada del castillo incluida en el precio de su entrada para beneficiarse del vasto conocimiento de los guías expertos. Escuche historias acerca del lugar contadas por la gente que lo conoce mejor y formule cualquier pregunta que le surja durante el recorrido. El punto de encuentro está en el reloj pasando la puerta Portcullis, una vez que haya pasado la cabina telefónica. ¿Quién construyó el Castillo de Edimburgo? Aunque se desconoce la fecha exacta de su construcción, el castillo de Edimburgo ha dominado sus alrededores con majestuosidad durante siglos. El castillo data de principios de la época normanda, cuando el Gran Salón fue construido por Jaime IV, aunque se cree que el lugar ya estaba ocupado en la Edad de Bronce.

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City Sightseeing offers a thoroughly entertaining audio guide with fascinating facts and figures that even some of the locals won't know! Across the 15 stops of the route, you will have the opportunity to remain on the comfortable and convenient bus for the entire loop, listening to the informative audio commentary, or to hop on and off at each attraction. Join us as we start at Bus Stop 1, the famous Brighton Pier. Hop off if you would like to take a walk through a shingle and sand beach with funfairs, arcades, cafés, and shops. Take advantage of the privileged view from the open-top buses as we drive by King's Road, Grand Avenue, Palmeira Square, and Lansdowne Road. Hop off at Bus Stop 6 to take a stroll through St. Anns Well Gardens and visit a scented garden that allows the visitor to experience many different smells. Do your shopping at Bus Stop 8, Imperial Arcade, an enclosed shopping arcade in central Brighton, and hop back on to get to your next shopping destination: North Laine. City Sightseeing Brighton City Tour does not finish here. Get to enjoy a panoramic view of the shoreline from the comfortable busses as we go by the exclusive area of Brighton Marina, Royal Crescent, and Madeira Drive. Buy your ticket today and start planning your itinerary!

What is Included: Entry and mine tour Sovereign Hill Winter Wonderlight Projection Show during July Raspberry drops Souvenir Gift!! Friendly and informative driver/guide There is nothing quite like it! This precious metal has been valuable and highly sought after since the beginning of time. Join small group tour on a nostalgic journey and experience the magic of Victoria’s gold rush era on this unrivalled interactive day trip to Sovereign Hill, Australia’s foremost outdoor museum. Sovereign Hill magnificently recreates Ballarat’s first ten years after the discovery of gold in 1851. To understand and truly appreciate the colonial history of Melbourne, Victoria and Australia a visit here is an absolute must! Experience exciting street theatre, enjoy live goldfields music and get into the spirit by panning for gold yourself. You never know you might strike it lucky! Laugh, cry and cheer as you hear the amazing story of Mr Smith, your personal guide. He will take you on his ’rags to riches’ story back in time, from the squalid, seedy streets of London to becoming one of the goldfields most successful gentlemen. Venture deep underground on a guided mine tour and imagine what it must have been like working deep beneath the earths’ surface day in and day out. Complete your unforgettable tour at the famous United States Hotel with a refreshing and well deserved ale or two. After a truly unique experience we continue our journey of discovery and travel to Daylesford, deep in the heart of spa country, renowned for its revitalizing springs. Enjoy the quaint village atmosphere and main street bursting with character, browse some of the renowned art galleries and stop in for a coffee. Your tour concludes at 570 Flinders Street, Melbourne

SHEDD AQUARIUM EXHIBITS UNDERWATER BEAUTY – A SPECIAL EXHIBIT Our living world is full of wonder. Celebrate with us the unbelievable beauty living in our oceans, lakes and rivers in a new special exhibit at Shedd Aquarium: Underwater Beauty. Get a glimpse of the grandeur beneath the waves as 100 species from around the world come together in an evocative new space. What is beauty? Spark your curiosity as you see all the ways beauty moves and coexists. Watch sea jellies pulse, eels ribbon and a rainbow come alive with reef fishes. Feel the rhythms, embrace the colors and savor the patterns found only underwater. Experience a world worth celebrating – and saving. Waters of the World Travel the world in 80 habitats. Dive into Oceans, from coastal kelp forests to the seafloor. Explore the self-contained ecosystems of Islands and Lakes. Visit Rivers—big and small—and learn more about our local waters in the new At Home on the Great Lakes exhibit. Meet hundreds of amazing animals, from tiny mantella frogsto a a giant octopus, from a Grand Cayman blue iguana to Nile knifefish, and from moon jellies to sea stars. We even have map turtles, in case you get lost. Caribbean Reef Take a 360-degree tour of an underwater reef community. Follow a green sea turtle. Peek at a moray eel in a rocky crevice. Watch regal rays glide by. Get eye-to-eye with parrot fish and sharks. Visit Caribbean Reef, Shedd’s award-winning 90,000-gallon circular habitat in the grand rotunda. Amazon Rising Take an exotic journey in the Amazon, home to one-third of all living things. Watch out for anacondas and piranhas, spiders, rays and a camouflaged caiman. In churning river channels, still lakes and even flooded treetops look for tetras, turtles and fruit-eating fish called tambaqui. See how the region’s animals, plants and people adapt to the water’s dramatic annual rise and fall. Abbott Oceanarium The Abbott Oceanarium immerses you in the vibrant coastal ecosystem of beluga whales, Pacific white-sided dolphins, sea otters and sea lions. You’ll also find a host of fishes and invertebrates that make their homes where freshwater flows into the ocean or where tides turn seascapes to landscapes and back again each day. Use our self-guided map to discover how animals are linked to each other, their homes and you. Polar Play Zone Kids have a place at Shedd that they can call their own—Polar Play Zone. It’s cool as ice and twice as nice! The penguins think so, too. Play! Splash! Pretend! What would you like to be? A sleek sliding penguin? A deep-sea explorer? How about both? In Polar Play Zone, you can slip into a penguin suit and try being a bird in the Icy South play area. From there, head to the Icy North to explore the belugas’ Arctic waters in a kid-sized submarine. Don’t forget to shake hands—or is it arms?—with colorful sea stars in the touch pools. In Polar Play Zone, you’ll learn about polar opposites—big and small, fast and slow, shallow and deep, even north and south—while you play. The Oceanarium Aquatic Presentation​ is included however based on available seating and remaining show times at the time of guest arrival. (2019 Aquatic Presentation Schedule) Stingray Touch (seasonal experience) is included. Open late May through October. 4D Experience is not included however the 4D experience tickets may be purchased at the theatre for $3.00 per -person Pets are not allowed in the aquarium SHEDD AQUARIUM (Buy your tickets now and skip the long lines) Shedd Aquarium (formally the John G. Shedd Aquarium) contains over 25,000 fish, and was for some time the largest indoor aquarium in the world with 5,000,000 US gallons of water. The Shedd Aquarium, which opened on May 30, 1930, was the first inland aquarium with a permanent saltwater fish collection. Located on the shores of Lake Michigan, Shedd Aquarium brings you eye-to-eye with more than 32,500 aquatic animals. Explore the recreated environments of the Amazon River and Philippine coral reefs. NEW - UNDERWATER BEAUTY – A SPECIAL EXHIBIT Our living world is full of wonder. Celebrate with us the unbelievable beauty living in our oceans, lakes and rivers in a new special exhibit at Shedd Aquarium: Underwater Beauty. Get a glimpse of the grandeur beneath the waves as 100 species from around the world come together in an evocative new space. What is beauty? Spark your curiosity as you see all the ways beauty moves and coexists. Watch sea jellies pulse, eels ribbon and a rainbow come alive with reef fishes. Feel the rhythms, embrace the colors and savor the patterns found only underwater. Experience a world worth celebrating – and saving.

Advisories Children must be 18 months or older to partake in the jeep tour Languages Helicopter: Chinese - Mandarin & Cantonese, Dutch, English, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese, Spanish Jeep: English Only Sample Itinerary: Clients arrive at Grand Canyon Helicopters Terminal 30 minutes prior to departure for check-in All passengers 18 years of age and older must present government issued photo ID Clients board helicopter and will enjoy scenic views of the North canyon, South Rim and Dragon Corridor Clients return to the terminal after an approximate 25-30 minute roundtrip flight The jeep tour departs from the IMAX Theater where the clients will need to meet the jeep guide, located 3 minutes from the terminal A guided jeep tour to the Grand Canyon National Park with several stops including Moran Point or Grandview Point and other points of interest Travel through Desert View Drive and take in the beauty of the park from each of the stops. Your guide will hand pick the perfect lookout point to view the canyon as the sun sets Return to the IMAX Theater and receive complimentary IMAX tickets to watch a short film about the history of the canyon starting from stone age times to the first exploration of the raging Colorado River Narration (Helicopter): Individual headphones with digital music and narration in several languages: English, French, German, Italian, Spanish, Japanese, Korean, Dutch, Chinese Pink Jeep Tour: Guided 2 hour jeep tour of the Grand Canyon National Park and other points of interest   Please Note: Passengers weighing 300lbs (136.36kg / 21.43 stone) or more will be charged a fee for an additional comfort seat. This fee is based on the product and ranges from $50 to $200.