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Golden Gate Bay Cruise
Launched in 1939 as part of the Golden Gate International Exposition, the Golden Gate Bay cruise has been a highlight of any visit to San Francisco for more than 70 years. Sail along San Francisco's breathtaking waterfront, under the majestic Golden Gate Bridge, and cruise closely around notorious Alcatraz Island.
On this San Francisco Golden Gate tour, you’ll discover this city’s colourful history and world famous landmarks through personal headphone audio in 12 languages. During the Golden Gate Bridge cruises, you may experience frequent wildlife encounters that include seagulls, pelicans and sea lions. At times, you may see even harbour porpoises and whales. So be alert!
Hop on Hop off Tour
This is a fantastic hop-on hop-off tour on state-of-the-art open top double-decker buses through beautiful San Francisco. During the tour you will discover San Francisco’s vibrant culture, exciting architecture, breath-taking natural surroundings, and stunning vistas. With amazing photo opportunities along the way.
While onboard, learn about San Francisco’s history, from the early Spanish settlers to the Gold Rush, and from the dot com booms to today. The headphone audio is available in 8 languages, including English, German, French, Spanish, Italian, Japanese, Korean and Mandarin on every second departure.
The 2 and a half hour loop, the most comprehensive hop-on loop in San Francisco, features over 20 hop-on hop-off stops for you, so you can explore the city at your own pace. Stops on the San Francisco city tour include:
Golden Gate Bridge
Alcatraz Landing Pier 33
Fisherman's Wharf
Pier 39
China Town
North Beach
Union Square
Haight Ashbury
Coit Tower
San Francisco China Town
Civic Center
Financial District
Golden Gate Park
Academy of Sciences
Ghirardelli Square
Ferry Building
and much more...
See San Francisco from two different vantage points as you cruise past San Francisco marvelling in the incredible skyline. As well as this, see the city from aboard the San Francisco Big Bus Tour as you travel from location to location. This tour also includes a Sausalito trolley with 3 stops; 90 min night bus tour and 3 walking tours.
Hop-on bus: Multilingual Audio
Cruise: Multilingual Headphone Audio
Other Components: English Live Guide
LANGUAGES
Portuguese, English, Spanish & German.
INCLUSIONS
Pick-up at hotel in Quarteira – Praia da Luz; Transport by coach; Guided visit.
EXCLUSIONS
Gratuities (optional); Food & drinks unless specified; Hotel drop off.
DEPARTURE TIME
TBC when hotel pick-up arranged.
DEPARTURE POINT
Quarteira – Praia da Luz.
DURATION
Approx. 8 hours
FREQUENCY
Monday/Thursday except 25th December & 1st January
REDEMPTION INSTRUCTIONS
Present your Voucher to the Tour Guide.
As home to two of NYC’s most important sites – the Statue of Liberty & the 9/11 Memorial and Museum – Lower Manhattan is high on the priority list of most visitors. Get the most from your time in the Big Apple on our full-day, Complete Lower Manhattan Tour, a combination of our 9/11 Tour and our Statue of Liberty & Ellis Island tour (but at a lower price), with expert local guides and small groups of only 20 people or fewer. Our day starts early, at Battery Park. With priority boarding you’ll be one of the first people aboard one of the first boats to Liberty Island. Snag the best seats for a stunning ride across the water and get to know your guide a little. Once docked, they’ll lead you on a tour of the island and on to the great lady of NYC – the Statue of Liberty. During your guided tour, you’ll enjoy special access to the statue pedestal, allowing you to get closer to the statue than general access visitors. All the better to admire her beauty! It’s back aboard the ferry then for the short ride to Ellis Island. Here you’ll be particularly grateful for your expert guide as they lead you through the immigration process undergone by 12 million new arrivals. Walk the Stairs of Separation and get a feel for how it must have felt for lovers and families as they awaited their fate – and the start of a new life in land of the free. Your guide will walk you through the fantastic exhibits of the Ellis Island Museum, answering any questions you may have. This is where the first part of your tour ends, and with 2.5 – 3 hours before the next leg of our Lower Manhattan journey, you have plenty of time to spare. Spend a little while more on Ellis Island if you like, before hopping on the ferry back to Battery Park (included in the price) and getting lunch on your way to the meeting point for our afternoon activity – a complete One World Observatory & World Trade Centre Tour. Standing tall and proud on the site of the 9/11 attacks, One World Tower is a testament to a city that was knocked down and got back up again. Get to the heart of that terrible tragedy and learn how NYC rebuilt itself bigger, better and stronger on our guided tour. You’ll start out at St. Paul’s Chapel with a more personal insight into the drama that unfolded here. This was where families and friends came to pray, offer support and await news in the immediate aftermath of the attacks; as testified by the hand-drawn cards and memorials, personal memorabilia and photographs that still hang here. On next to some sites you may have missed visiting on your own. With a local guide leading the way, you’ll see special spots away from the major landmarks. One such site is the American Express 11 Tears Memorial; a strikingly personal tribute to the 11 AmEx employees that lost their lives on September 11. Plus the beautiful Winter Garden, destroyed in the attack and now restored to its former glory. At the 9/11 Memorial too, your guide will make your visit that bit more special. Together you’ll see the Twin Reflecting Pools, built in the footprints of the World Trade Centre and engraved with the names of every victim. Learn the little nuances that make it more touching; like how staff place a single rose in the name of each victim on their birthday. Visit the Fireman’s Memorial to pay tribute to those brave men and women who worked around the clock after the attacks. See the Survivor’s Tree, a single tree which miraculously survived the attacks and was nursed back to health by New Yorkers, as a symbol of their enduring strength. The highlight of your tour comes at the end with a visit to the brand new One World Observatory. With pre-reserved tickets your visit is guaranteed to go ahead regardless of the how large the crowds are. There’s not much explanation needed here so your guide will leave you for an independent visit. Inside the lobby you’ll find videos about the production of this incredible structure - said to be the strongest in the world - and of the men and women who built it. Then board a ‘skypod’ to travel through time AND space. Created in association with Universal Studios, the special ‘skypod’ elevators are covered inside in LCD screens, on which you’ll watch the changing face of New York from the 1600s to today while ascending 102 floors in just 42 seconds. Disembark at the top of One World Tower for incredible panoramic views over NYC. What better way to end a day of looking back with a glance into the future. Inclusions: Fully guided Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island Museum tour Pedestal Tickets for Statue of Liberty All ferry tickets between Battery Park, Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island Priority ferry boarding from Battery Park – Statue of Liberty Guaranteed, pre-reserved entrance to One World Observatory Small groups of 20 people or fewer Exclusions: Statue of Liberty Crown Gratuities Hotel pick-up/drop-off Food/Beverages Transfers between tours Sites Visited: Statue of Liberty Museum and Pedestal Ellis Island Museum Castle Clinton National Monument Pier A Harbor House (from exterior) American Merchant Mariner’s Memorial The Sphere New York Korean War Veterans Memorial One World Observatory (Observatory is non-guided) St Paul's Chapel Survivor Tree Winter Garden Fireman's Memorial One World Trade Center American Express Eleven Tears Memorial Brookfield Place (formerly known as World Financial Center) 9/11 Memorial Pools *Please note that from March 1, 2018, we are no longer including the following sites on our afternoon walking tour due to a slight itinerary change. Please note, this tour is in English only.
Enjoy an insider’s walking tour through the back streets of London to discover three of the oldest pubs in London. These incredible icons of the city are steeped in history and have been the scene of many a rousing debate between famous literary figures of the day including Samuel Johnson and Charles Dickens. Historic Pub Walking Tour Includes: afternoon walking tour of historic Bankside (starts 3pm) a visit to three London pubs with an incredible history Professional English-speaking tour guide personal audio headset – never miss a word of your live-guided commentary a beer 'flight' (3 tasters of British Beer) Tour Excludes: food Highlights: Visit one of the most historic parts of the city on this fascinating walk: see the Clink Prison, the Palace of Winchester and walk across the Millennium Bridge with it's stunning views up and down the River Thames. There are a few more quintessentially English experiences than enjoying a pint of ale in a centuries old public house. This walking tour takes you on a unique experience to some of the oldest and most famous pubs in London. Practical Information: Tour Starts: 3pm, at iconic St Paul’s Cathedral Tour Finishes: 6pm, Bankside
Departure from the Eiffel Tower, the crew will welcome you on board one of the three trimarans belonging to the “Bateaux Parisiens”, for a one hour cruise. Entirely glass fitted, with a terrace behind and gangways all round, these boats are perfectly designed to discover and admire the rich architecture of the city. A clear and vivid commentary accompanied by lyrics and music evoking the various places and times, is broadcast through individual handsets. End of the excursion at the Eiffel Tower. Further information : Departure from Rivoli agency located 214, rue de Rivoli, Paris 1st. Nearest metro : Pyramides/Palais Royal (Lines 1,7 & 14) Departs in Winter 10:00 / 12:00 / 15:00 in Summer 09:00 / 10:00 / 12:00 / 13:00 / 15:00 11 available languages Suited to clients (first time, return and short stay) looking for an overall glimpse or orientation, Suitable to families. No stop during the tour.
There are recreations of the past wooden, stone and medieval bridges, all of which include live characters in full regalia of the time. Join in the fun, have a laugh and learn some of London's gruesome history at the same time. Of course we also do our best to add a few surprises along the way; so be sure to be ready for them! Then travel through the Terror Time Tunnel to emerge in the present and if you're feeling brave you can choose to face your fears and descend into in the former plague pit; the London Tombs where a few more surprises will chill your bones. It's a thrilling experience using the latest in Hollywood style wizardry and our marvellous real life characters guiding you through the ages on the bridge. Get ready to be entertained and amazed at what you will see. The London Bridge Experience and London Tombs understands that not everyone understands English, so to enhance the visitor experience the attraction has introduced Multilingual Audio Guides in 6 languages to cater for its growing number of international visitors. These languages at the moment are: English Spanish French Polish German Italian Customer satisfaction is at the heart of the Management strategy at this award winning attraction and doesn’t want any of its wealth of history to get missed due to language barriers. The London Bridge Experience will still be an interactive experience with live actors entertaining its visitor but the audio guides will mean all guests will leave having engaged in the 2000 years of the history at the world’s most famous, and most haunted bridge. Feel the ground shake as you march in Queen Boudicca’s army, discover the gruesome fate of Tudor traitors, sneak through the dark streets of Victorian London and follow in the footsteps of Jack the Ripper