Dear <<First Name>>,
We are excited to finally announce that deposits are now open for our Prague Tour in March next year. We have provided more information below, please read it carefully and if you have any questions, do not hesitate to email us at uow.chorus@gmail.com.
- The dates for the tour are Friday 16th March 2018 to Friday 23rd March 2018.
- Coaches will depart from campus on Friday 16th and arrive in Prague on Saturday 17th. Similarly, coaches will depart Prague on Thursday 22nd and arrive back on campus on Friday 23rd. If you are arranging your own transport (see below) please bear this in mind. Hotel rooms are booked for 5 nights (Saturday to Wednesday night).
- There are two packages available for the tour:
- Package 1 (£370): includes return coach transport, transport around Prague, 5 nights accommodation in Hotel Adeba (http://www.adeba.cz/en/) with cooked and continental buffet breakfast, at least two organised excursions, involvement in two concerts, meal together on final night.
- Package 2 (£342): includes return coach transport, transport around Prague, 5 nights accommodation in Hostel ELF (http://www.hostelelf.com/) with continental buffet breakfast, at least two organised excursions, involvement in two concerts, meal together on final night.
- Please note: The general split is expected to be Chorus in hotel (package 1) and Orchestra in hostel (package 2). If you wish to go for hostel accommodation, please contact us to confirm before paying the deposit - you will need to pay the fee to join orchestra but we may be able to sort out alternative arrangments.
- Payments will be split as follows (Package 1 price/Package 2 price):
- Deposit (due by Wednesday 20th December, but first come first served): £50/£50;
- Payment 1 (due by Sunday 21st January): £160/£146;
- Payment 2 (due by Sunday 18th February): £160/£146.
- Please contact us when necessary if you need an extension on these dates.
- Our itinerary includes concerts on Sunday 18th March and Tuesday 20th March, plenty of time to explore Prague with suggestions we'll give you in an information booklet, organised and recommended excursions (currently including Prague Castle, Pilsen Factory and Karlovy Vary but subject to confirmation) and a group meal on final night with everyone on tour.
- Our concert repertoire will be:
- Dvorak New World Symphony (Orchestra only);
- Dvorak Te Deum;
- Beethoven Mass in C;
- Smetana Vltava – The Moldau (Orchestra only);
- Parry Jerusalem.
- Important notes:
- Places will be available on a first come, first served policy. There are only 92 places available and we expect these to go quickly so if you want to come, make sure you get in early! To confirm your place, you need to purchase the deposit and fill in the personal information form.
- Due to the limited number of spaces, we are only giving places to singers and players who will participate in our concerts. If you want to bring someone else that is not a member of Chorus/Orchestra, you will not be able to stay in our allocation of rooms.
- The hotel accommodation (package one) is a mix of twin/double (they can be either) and triple rooms. Therefore we regret to say there is no option of having a single room. Please bear this in mind. We will endeavor to allocate rooms to your requests but we may be limited in what we can do.
- The hostel accommodation (package two) is dorm style accommodation with 6-10 beds in a room.
- We will not be organising a group flight to Prague because of the number of different options available. If you do want to travel by alternative transport to coach, you should only not book your flights once your place is confirmed on the tour. You will still have to pay the price for the return coach transport as we need to get your seat to Prague!
- If you are in this situation, please read this document for more details and suggested flights to take: Prague Flight guide.doc.
Payments will all be made to the Students' Union (not the Arts Centre as in previous years). CLICK HERE to access the tour page which has a link to pay the deposit and fill in the personal information form (Full link: https://www.warwicksu.com/events/4244/14957/). You will have to register for a Warwick SU guest account if you don't already have a login. You will also be required to give passport and travel insurance info so be prepared to give that. If paying online will be difficult for you, let us know.
Thank you for bearing with us as the announcement of tour was delayed. We are looking forward to a fantastic tour and if at any stage you have any questions, please contact Jonathan (uow.chorus@gmail.com) or Ewan Thomas (E.Thomas.4@warwick.ac.uk).
Jonathan Winfield and Ewan Thomas
Presidents of University of Warwick Chorus and Symphony Orchestra
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