Great Belgian Beer Tour 1.1 - 1.3
& Ultimate Pub Crawl
February 28 – March 10, 2012
Fasten your seat belts – This is going to be one Incredible GBBT
February
Tue 28
GBBT 1.1
Guests depart USA for an overnight flight to Brussels, Belgium
Wed 29
WELCOME TO BELGIUM, WESTVLETEREN In De VREDE CAFE, ST BERNARDUS
Your flight arrives this morning at Brussels Airport where
the GBBT luxury motor coach awaits to drive you to Beer
Heaven; Westvleteren’s In de Vrede café for Westy 12’s
and lunch.
After lunch we drive nearby to St Bernardus for a tour and
tasting of the secular version of Westy 12 (The fellow on
The Abt 12 label wears the attire of a lawyer, not a monk).
Then it’s off to our Gent hotels, to check-in and get ready
for this evening’s GBBT Ghent Ultimate Pub Crawl to
Waterhuis, De Dulle Griet, Gruut Brewpub and The infamous Bicycle Bar –
Beginning with our host asking you “Do you Like Belgium Beer?”… well, of course!
March
Thu 01
GHENT, GRAVENSTEEN CASTLE, HUYGHE (Delirium) & DE GLAZEN TOREN
After a leisurely breakfast you have the morning to explore the nearby 12th c Gravensteen
Castle modeled on the Crusader’s castles in the Holy Land. Gravensteen has been beautifully
restored and is still partially surrounded by the medieval moat. Check out the castle’s crypt, a
museum of old weapons - crossbows, rifles and armor and it’s incredible 3 story underground
dungeon with instruments of torture which is the oldest in Europe. (It’s rumored that one GBBT
wag placed a can of Jupiler lager on display with the other cruel devices of torture).
A bit before noon, our GBBT luxury motor coach will drive us
from Ghent to a sleepy little Belgian village called Erpe-Mere
near Aalst and the De GLAZEN TOREN (The Glass Tower)
brewery where, within a modern housing neighborhood we’ll
find this fascinating Brewer of “Saison d’Erpe Mere”,Tripel
“Ondineke”, a Winter Scotch “Canaster” and a 4 grains double
white beer “Jan de Lichte” all hailed by Beer Advocate, Rate
Beer and O’Brien’s Patrons as delicious, intelligent and
contemporary models of Belgian ales. Brewer/Author Jeff van
Den Steen will show us the brewery, and lead a tasting.
Great Belgian Beer Tour 1.1 - 1.3
& Ultimate Pub Crawl
February 28 – March 10, 2012
March
Thu 01
HUYGHE (Delirium) & DE GLAZEN TOREN BREWERIES, BRUGES PUB CRAWL
After De Glazen Toren the GBBT luxury motor coach takes us to Delirium… that is to the
HUYGHE BREWERY near Ghent. It’s been several years since we enjoyed our last visit to
Huyghe – brewers of Delirium Tremens and with their installation of a brand new brewhouse,
we figured it was time to return for a look at the new brewery and an always enjoyable tasting.
After our days brewery visits our GBBT motor coach will drive us to Bruges for the
GBBT BRUGES ULTIMATE PUB CRAWL visiting the city’s top
pubs. We’ll start with a tasting at De Struise’s Brewery Tap take
time for dinner, check out a few master chocolatiers then
continue our crawl with visits to De Garre and t’Brugse Beertje.
On our 2011 Great British & Belgian Christmas Beer
tour we discovered an excellent new Spare Rib (a
Flemish specialty) restaurant; BRUGES RIBS N BEER
where they serve superb beer and delicious all-you-can
eat Spare Ribs. Join us for ribs that trump our favorite
restaurant in Ghent!
At the end of our pub crawl we’ll train
back to our Ghent hotels to get some
rest for tomorrow’s Awesome Day and
Night of visiting 3 Gueze & Lambic
breweries, Oud Beersel Castle and our“Small night of The Great Gueze”
private festival at the pub with Insurance Against the Great Thirst where
we’ll enjoy five Gueze poured direct from wooden casks!
Great Belgian Beer Tour 1.1 - 1.3
& Ultimate Pub Crawl
February 28 – March 10, 2012
March
Fri 02
OUD BEERSEL, 3 FONTEINEN, TIMMERMAN BREWERIES & BEERSEL CASTLE
Well rested and having enjoyed a great Belgian breakfast we embark on the days’ journey into
the mystery that is Gueze! The GBBT luxury motor coach will drive us from Ghent to The OUD
BEERSEL brewery south of Brussels for a visit to the museum brewery and to enjoy a tasting
of their award winning Gueze
A short drive away amidst the lush, Senne
Valley landscape lies the extraordinary
BEERSEL CASTLE. Built by Godefroid
de Hellebeke in the 13th century it’s one of
few remaining examples in Belgium of a
military fortress from the Middle Ages. The
Castle of Beersel is a formidable
architectural structure, with three tall
defensive towers and a moat that made it a
serious stronghold in its’ day. The castle
was only conquered once and remains
largely unchanged from how it appeared
when it was restored towards the end of the
5th century. Part of the castle still lies in
ruins, which gives it a slightly eerie and
intimidating edge.
We’ll drive on to 3 FONTEINEN, we’ll
be met by master brewer and blender
Armand Debelder. A tour of the brewery
will be followed by a tasting and lunch
at the 3 Fonteinen Restaurant
Sit back and relax with one of our
delicious Beersel Quark Cheese
sandwiches or enjoy typical local dishes
including rabbit in Geuze sauce, guinea
fowl in Kriek and Flemish stews made
with 3 Fonteinen.
Great Belgian Beer Tour 1.1 - 1.3
& Ultimate Pub Crawl
February 28 – March 10, 2012
March
Fri 02
TIMMERMAN BREWERY & THE SMALL NIGHT OF THE GREAT GUEZE FESTIVAL
Timmermans has been brewing in Itterbeek for more than 300 years, founded in 1702. A few
miles from Brussels it was then called The Mole Brewery. It was also a farm, orchard, café and
malting house. In the 20th century the sixth generation the brewery changed its name to The
TIMMERMAN BREWERY. Bourgogne des Flandres was born in Bruge at the Beginning of the
20thcentury. For seven generations the Van Houtryve family has been keeing an eye on the
unique and very old brewing process – infusion of Lambic – in this process a selection of the
best lambic is mixed with high fermentation ale.
Tonight our great friend Yves Paneels who created The Nacht De Grote Dorst Gueze &
Lambic Festival has created “THE SMALL NIGHT OF THE GREAT GUEZE FESTIVAL”
a special private Gueze & Lambic festival for just ourselves, our friends from Ale Street News
and Lorenzo Da’Bove’s group from Italy at The Pub with Insurance Against The Great Thirst.
Yves will have a large tent in the market square pouring rare Guezes from the wood along with
Brughelian music played on guitar, accordion and bagpipes. There’ll be a BBQ and food to
purchase along with 5 Gueze straight from wooden casks from De Troeg; Timmermans,
Frank Boon, Oud Beersel and another. Plus more than 75 vintage and contemporary Gueze &
Lambics at the no-host bar.
Willem Van Hedeweg - the brewer who worked with Armand Debelder to create 3 Fonteinen’s
Millennium Gueze has been working with Timmermans to make a great new Lambic which will
be poured at our “Kleine Nacht de Grote Lambics”
“In Tegen der Verzaikering de Grote Dorst”
(Pub that Insures against the Great Thirst)
Vintage Eylenbosch Gueze Kriek
Great Belgian Beer Tour 1.1 - 1.3
& Ultimate Pub Crawl
February 28 – March 10, 2012
March
Sat 03
CANTILLON BREWERY & THE 2012 ALVINNE CRAFT BEER FESTIVAL
This morning our GBBT luxury motor coach
drives us to Brussels to visit Cantillon’s twiceannual Open Brewing Day where LAMBIC,
GUEUZE, FARO and KRIEK are made and
where nothing has changed since 1900 when
it was founded. The Van Roy-Cantillon family
welcomes us to discover a fabulous world
where beers, tools and brewing processes are
the same as they were at the turn of the 20th
century. When we visited them in December
they still bottles of Zwanze. It was Brilliant, and
with any luck we might taste some!
After our morning at Cantillon, we’ll head southwest for
The 2012 Alvinne Craft Beer Festival
“ A Yearly Discovery of the World’s Most Innovative Microbreweries”
Brouwerij Alvinne (Belgium); Struise Brouwers (Belgium); H.Ertie geuzesteker
& lambic selection (Germany/Belgium); Brouwerij De Molen (Netherlands);
Brouwerij Emelisse (Netherlands); Fano Bryghus/Grassroots Brewing Co
(Denmark/USA); Haandbryggeriet (Norway); Thornbridge (England); Marble
(England); Dark Star (England); Hawkshead (England); London Brewers
(England): Twickenham Fine Ales; Brew Wharf; Redemption. We’ll enjoy four
hours at the festival and return to Gent for an evening of independent dining
and pub crawling.
Sun 04
SEACHING FOR URTHELS & THE 2012 ALVINNE CRAFT BEER FESTIVAL
Urthel was one of this century’s first innovative brewers
creating . Hop-It - the first Imperial IPA brewed in Belgium.
We’ll be welcomed by Hildegard and Bos van Ostaden;
The brewer and imagineer- marketer couple who’ve created
award winning beers and a world of imaginary creatures one
becomes friends with whilst drinking Urthel beer. You’ll know
this when you toast these mythical creatures with “Pache’”
This afternoon, just to make sure we haven’t missed any
thing of the extraordinary and innovative beers, we’ll board the GBBT
luxury motor coach for a second visit to the 2012 Alvinne Craft Beer Festival.
Late this afternoon we’ll return to Gent and the
wonderful Waterhuis pub for a Farewell to
Belgium beer or three.
Great Belgian Beer Tour 1.1 - 1.3
& Ultimate Pub Crawl
February 28 – March 10, 2012
March
Mon 05
GBBT 1.1
Guests will train to Brussels National Airport for their
daytime return flight home
GBBT 1.2 & 1.3
Guests will continue on to Antwerp, Amsterdam, London
RODENBACH, HET ANKER & KULMINATOR
This morning we leave Ghent behind for a night in Antwerp. Enroute the GBBT luxury motor
coach drives us to RODENBACH BREWERY for a tour of the 235+ two story oak barrels of
Flemish sour red ale. We’ll enjoy a special Rodenbach lunch of Charcuterie Salad with Grand
Cru dressing, followed by the Chef’s dish of the day, market-fresh vegetables in Rodebach
sauce, potatoes, paired with of Rodenbach and Rodenbach Grand Cru and then enjoy an Ice
cream desert with fruit coulis flavored with Frank Boon’s Kriekbeer finishing with coffee.
It is a pleasure and honor to be so often and well received at one of Belgiums founding family
breweries; HET ANKER brewers of Gouden Carolus owner Charles Lefevre. This afternoon
we’ll have a brief tour of the brewery, then enjoy tasting of a number of Gouden Carolus
including perhaps some of their vintage ales! Afterwards we’ll drive on to Antwerp and check
into our hotels, have some time for an independent dinner.
Among Antwerp’s many Architectural and
Scenic wonders is the ruin of Steen Castle
What you see today are the leftovers of
Antwerp’s oldest building, just a small part
of what it used to be.
Should you pass by the castle, look above the
Entrance, there you will see a statue of Semini,
a Scandinavian God for youth and fertility.
Originally, this statue had a big phallus but
Jesuits got rid of it in the 17th century.
Great Belgian Beer Tour 1.1 - 1.3
& Ultimate Pub Crawl
February 28 – March 10, 2012
March
Mon 05
ANTWERP HOTELS, KULMINATOR CAFE, STEEN CASTLE
We’ll arrive in Antwerp in the early evening to check-into our hotels on the Astridplein just
across from Antwerp’s Centraal Station and just a few blocks from one of the world’s great
beer café’s; KULMINATOR Café where our hosts Leen and Dirk stock what must be the best
collection of vintage Belgian Ales ever.
Tue 06
LA TRAPPE BREWERY, DE MOELEN BREWERY, AMSTERDAM PUB CRAWL
This morning the GBBT luxury motor coach drives us north for our annual Must Visit to
LA TRAPPE the only Dutch Trappist Brewery for a tour by our pal and head brewer Lodewijk
(Ludwig) followed by a tasting of their superb ales and a lunch snack of Paterkaas (Abbey
Cheese) and Bitterballen a delicious Dutch treat (Beef stew in a fried ball), you’ll only want, say,
twenty of these! For our past few visits, Lodewijk has shared his latest barrel-aged Quadrupel’s
long before they were released to the public!
Our GBBT luxury motor coach then drives us
north stopping at De Moelen – The Windmill
Brewery for a tour, tasting and dinner!
We’ll taste some of Menno Olivier’s cutting edge,
extreme beers and then settle back for a short
drive to Amsterdam our hotels and The GBBT
Amsterdam Ultimate Pub Crawl.
Great Belgian Beer Tour 1.1 - 1.3
& Ultimate Pub Crawl
February 28 – March 10, 2012
March
Tue 06
THE GBBT AMSTERDAM ULTIMATE PUB CRAWL
This evening, after a brief respite in our hotels we will meet at our favorite
Amsterdam pub De WILDEMAN for a Welcome to Amsterdam pint of Dutch
or Belgian Trappist ale. Tucked away in a 16th century alley this wood
-paneled “Bier-Proeflokaal” (beer tasting house) dates from 1690. The tile
floor and rows of bottles and jars behind the counters are remnants of its
earlier days, when it functioned as a distillery. Today it serves 17 draft and
200 bottled beers from around the world. It’s the GBBT Mothership in A’dam.
After De Wildeman, we suggest that folks create pods of four to six
persons and begin an impromptu pub crawl exploring the classic beer
proflokal (beer professional) pubs of Old Amsterdam with your GBBT
Amsterdam Ultimate Pub Crawl
Guide a guide to our favorite and
most interesting (in both ales and
history) Amsterdam pubs. Don’t
miss the Bekeerde Suster brewpub
on the Muntplein, a few blocks
down from Dam Square. The
gleaming copper kettles are for
display only, but downstairs they
brew four styles of delicious beer
Wed 07
DE PRAEL BREWERY, GBBT AMSTERDAM ULTIMATE PUB CRAWL
Your morning free to explore Amsterdam, sights sounds and museums, and of course
Pubs At 11:00am we’ll meet at De Praal Brewery for a tour and tasting.
At 3:00pm we’ll meet at Het I’J Brewery for a
tasting of five of their Dutch Ales – this windmill
microbrewery is always a treat with excellent
beer and a great group of locals and beer
travelers from around the world.
After our visit to Het I’J, we’ll dine independently
and meet this evening at De Bier Temple to kick
off Part 2 of the GBBT Amsterdam Ultimate Pub
Crawl w/the GBBT Amsterdam Ultimate Pub Guide
Great Belgian Beer Tour 1.1 - 1.3
& Ultimate Pub Crawl
February 28 – March 10, 2012
March
Thu 08
GBBT 1.2
Guests return flight home
Train to Amsterdam Schiphol airport for daytime flight home
GBBT 1.3 Guests continue to London via Thalys & Eurostar
THALYS, EUROSTAR, LONDON BEER DRINKER FESTIVAL
To preserve our precious cargo of Belgian and Dutch Beer Treasures (and to save $100 per
person in baggage fees, we will enjoy the Thalys Hi-Speed Train from Amsterdam to Brussels
(in under 2 hours) then take the Eurostar Channel Tunnel (or Chunnel) train to London in
under two hours! On arrival we’ll take the tube to our Hotels, check-in and head for the London
Beer Drinker Festival to explore London’s 10 plus new craft breweries beers!
If you have not been to London, haven’t been for a while or just want to see
the sights, we heartily recommend taking one of the double-decker London
sightseeing coaches for an orientation tour of London’s historic sights!
Buckingham Palace, Piccadilly Circus, The National Gallery, Downing
Street, Big Ben, London Bridge, St. Paul's Cathedral, Tower Bridge, The
Tower of London & Westminster and more!
LONDON BEER DRINKER FESTIVAL
A surge in new brewery openings in London pushes numbers up to
21, the highest this millennium. Of those 21 breweries, all but three
have opened since 2000!
The London Drinker Beer Festival is
the city’s Top Spring Beer event and
includes new London Brewers;
Brodies, Kernel, Redemption and
Sambrooks. Fuller's will offer a cask of draft Prize Old Ale.
We’ll enjoy Young's London Gold
and a selection of beers from
breweries that were in operation
when the Festival started in 1985
plus lots of rare beers and ciders.
EVENING AT LEISURE
After your fill at The London Drinker Beer Festival, London is your oyster…
or as Samuel Johnson said: “When a man is tired of London, he is tired
of life, for there is in London all that life can afford.'' So how about a
nightcap at BrewDog’s new pub in Camden Town not far from the Festival?
Great Belgian Beer Tour 1.1 - 1.3
& Ultimate Pub Crawl
February 28 – March 10, 2012
March
Fri 09
GBBT LONDON ULTIMATE CRAFT BEER PUB CRAWL, LONDON BEER FESTIVAL
Enjoy this morning free to explore London and
check out the sights, museums and perhaps a
few of the new Craft beer pubs; Cask or Craft
We’ll meet this afternoon for our GBBT London
Southbank Ultimate Craft Beer Pub Crawl.
In December we enjoyed this Southbank Pub
crawl that features several of London’s Best
Craft Beer Pubs; The Dean Swift, The Draft
House, The Rake and Beer Wharf brewpub,
Pubs with London new Craft Beer breweries
and a historically interesting place like The
George –London’s last galleried coaching inn
from the age of Dickens. London is celebrating
the 200th Anniversary of Charles Dicken’s birth
so we’ll join in the celebration! Cheers Chuck!
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Tonight we’ll enjoy The London Beer Drinker
Festival in our Farewell to London celebration and
the last night of your 2012 GBBT 1.3 vacation.
Sat 10
GBBT 1.3
Guests return flight home
This morning we’ll take the Underground to London
Heathrow Airport for daytime flight home
This is a preliminary itinerary. Final brewery visits to be confirmed. Breakfasts are included.
Lunches and dinners mentioned in itinerary are optional. *Taxi fares are not included
Great Belgian Beer Tour 1.1
& Ultimate Pub Crawl
5 Nights in Ghent – Belgium’s Beer Central City
February 28 – March 05, 2012
10 Breweries, 2 Castles, Bruges – “Venice of the North”
The Alvinne Craft Beer Festival, Chocolates Galore
Private Gueze Festival at The Pub Without Thirst!
From
$1499 Land Only or $2249 with Air from New York
The Most Outrageous Beer Travel Bargains of 2012!
After extensive research and preparation,
Ciao! Travel welcomes you to the 8th Annual Great Belgian Beer tours
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R/T AIR NEW YORK to Brussels, Belgium
(Departures available from all USA cities)
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Tour Departs February 28 and returns March 05, 2012
(Or let us know your preferred travel dates for a custom itinerary)
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5 nights GHENT hotel with daily Belgian buffet breakfast
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Visit & tasting at 10 brewers of Westvelteren In de Vrede, St Bernardus, Glazen
Toren, Huyghe (Delirium), Oud Beersel, 3 Fonteinen, Timmermans, Cantillon and
Urthel and Alvinne (coach options)
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ALVINNE CRAFT BEER FESTIVAL (coach option)
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PRIVATE GUEZE & LAMBIC FESTIVAL AT DE GROTE DORST PUB (coach option)
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Explore Ghent’s beer cafes: Waterhuis, Dulle Griet and Bicycle Bar
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Explore Bruge’s beer cafes: de Garre, t’Brugse Beertje, Cambrinus, de Struise
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Official GBBT long sleeve T-shirt
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The GBBT Brussels Beer Cafe Ultimate Pub Crawl Guide
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Airport Transfers, Hotel Taxes & more!
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GBBT Tour Host: Bill Snider – The Embeericist
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Great Belgian Beer Tour 1.1
& Ultimate Pub Crawl
5 Nights in Ghent – Belgium’s Beer Central City
February 28 – March 05, 2012
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YOUR 2012 GBBT 1.1 trip includes:
Round trip economy class air travel from NEW YORK to Brussels, Belgium
(Departures are available from all USA cities)
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Tour Departs February 28 and returns March 05, 2012
GBBT luxury motor coach airport transfer via Westvleteren In de Vrede cafe,
and St Bernardus brewery
5 nights hotel accommodations in Ghent, Belgium
Small Night of the Great Gueze Private Festival on GBBT motor coach
Explore Ghent’s specialty beer cafes: Waterhuis and Bicycle Bar
See 3 Castles: Gravensteen, Beersel and Steen
O/W Ghent to Brussels National airport train transfer
Official GBBT logo long sleeve T-shirt
The GBBT Ghent, Brussels & Antwerp Beer Café Ultimate Pub Crawl Guide
Hotel taxes, service charges, fuel surcharges, flight Government taxes & fees.
Tour Host Bill Snider – “The Embeericist”
Ciao! Travel deluxe ticket wallet and luggage tags
2012 GBBT 1.1 PACKAGES from NEW YORK
1st Class Hotels in Ghent
IBIS Kathedraal
LAND ONLY PACKAGE
$1499
COMPLETE PACKAGE W/AIR
$2249
Superior 1st Class Hotels
Ghent River
$1799
$2499
$1999
$2749
Deluxe Hotel
Harmony, luxury room
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R/T GBBT Coach to Glazen Toren & Huyghe (Delirium) including tour, tastings and lunch
R/T GBBT Coach to Oud Beersel, Beersel Castle, 3 Fonteinen, Timmermans incl tour, tastings
R/T GBBT Coach to ALVINNE Craft Beer Festival, Cantillon, Urthel tour & tasting / Urthel lunch
$99.95
$79.95
$129.95
Prices are per person based on double occupancy. For single traveler prices add the single supplement: $359 1st class,
$479 Superior 1st class and $529 deluxe. Airline departure taxes of $249.90 per person are included in the tour price.
Shipping and handling fee of $29.95 per person will be added to your invoice. Documents are sent two weeks prior to
departure.
Above package include airfares from New York. Flights from all American Airlines gateway cities and Business or First class
airfares are available upon request. Other departure dates are available at additional cost. Transfers are provided for scheduled tour
departure dates only. The 2012 Great Belgium Beer Tour 1.1 & Ultimate Pub Crawl is offered subject to the terms and conditions
published herein and updated at www.ciaotravel.com. This is a preliminary program and is subject to change.
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Great Belgian Beer Tour 1.2
& Ultimate Pub Crawl
5 Nights in Ghent – Belgium’s Beer Central City
1 night in Antwerp, 2 nights in Amsterdam
February 28 – March 08, 2012
15 Breweries, 3 Castles, Brugges – “Venice of the North”
The Alvinne Craft Beer Festival, Chocolates Galore
Private Gueze Festival at The Pub Without Thirst!
From
$2099 Land Only or $2849 with Air from New York
The Most Outrageous Beer Travel Bargains of 2012!
After extensive research and preparation,
Ciao! Travel welcomes you to the 8th Annual Great Belgian Beer tours
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R/T AIR ON US AIR from NEW YORK to Brussels, Belgium returning from
Amsterdam, Holland, (Departures available from all USA cities)
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Tour Departs February 28, returns March 08, 2012
(Or let us know your preferred travel dates for a custom itinerary)
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5 nights GHENT hotel with daily Belgian buffet breakfast
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1 night ANTWERP hotel with daily Dutch buffet breakfast
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2 nights AMSTERDAM hotel with daily Dutch buffet breakfast
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Visit & tasting at the brewers of Westvelteren, St Bernardus, de Struise, Rodenbach,
Huyghe (Delirium), Oud Beersel, 3 Fonteinen, Timmermans, Cantillon, Urthel,
Alvinne, La Trappe, DeMoelen, Het I’J, De Prael, De Bekerde Suster
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ALVINNE CRAFT BEER FESTIVAL (coach option)
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PRIVATE GUEZE & LAMBIC FESTIVAL AT DE GROTE DORST PUB (coach option)
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3 Castles: Gravensteen, Beersel and Steen
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GBBT luxury motorcoach transfer from Antwerp to Amsterdam
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GBBT Official Great Belgian Beer Tour Long-Sleeve T-shirt
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The GBBT Amsterdam, Brussels & Antwerp Beer Café Ultimate Pub Crawl Guide
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Brussels & Ghent city guide booklet and city maps
Tour Host: Bill Snider – The Embeericist, Airport Transfers, Hotel Taxes
Great Belgian Beer Tour 1.2
& Ultimate Pub Crawl
5 Nights in Ghent – Belgium’s Beer Central City
1 night in Antwerp, 2 nights in Amsterdam
February 28 – March 08, 2012
YOUR 2012 GBBT 1.2 trip includes:
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Round trip economy class air travel from NEW YORK to Brussels and returns from Amsterdam
(Departures available from all USA cities)
Tour departs February 28 and returns March 08, 2012
GBBT luxury motor coach airport transfer via Westvleteren In de Vrede café and St Bernardus
5 nights hotel accommodations in Ghent, Belgium
1 night hotel accommodations in Antwerp, Belgium
2 nights hotel accommodations in Amsterdam, Holland
Small Night of the Great Gueze Private Festival on GBBT motor coach
Explore Ghent’s specialty beer cafes: Waterhuis and Bicycle Bar
GBBT Luxury motor coach transfer from Antwerp to Amsterdam
Visit and tasting at T’ij, De Prael
Daily Dutch and Belgian buffet continental breakfast
Ghent & Brussels City Guide booklets and city maps
O/W Train from Amsterdam to Amsterdam’s Schiphol Airport
The GBBT Brussels & Antwerp Beer Café Ultimate Pub Crawl Guide
Great Belgian Beer Tour & Ultimate Pub Crawl Long Sleeve T-shirt
Ciao! Travel deluxe ticket wallet and luggage tags, Tour Host Bill Snider – “The Embeericist”
Hotel taxes, service charges, fuel surcharges, flight Government taxes & fees.
2012 GBBT 1.2 PACKAGES from NEW YORK
1st Class Hotels
IBIS Kathedral/Rembrandt
LAND ONLY PACKAGE
COMPLETE PACKAGE W/AIR
$2099
$2849
$2499
$2849
$2799
$3549
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Superior 1 Class Hotels
Ghent River/ Carlton
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Superior 1 Class Hotels/Deluxe Room
Harmony Luxury room/NH Barbizon
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R/T GBBT Coach to Glazen Toren & Huyghe - including tour, tastings and lunch
R/T GBBT Coach to Oud Beersel, Beersel Castle, 3 Fonteinen, Timmermans incl tour, tastings
R/T GBBT Coach to ALVINNE Craft Beer Festival, Cantillon, Urthel tours & tasting/Urthel lunch
R/T GBBT Coach to Rodenbach & Het Anker - including tours, tastings and lunch
R/T GBBT Lunch, Snack, Dinner La Trappe, De Moelen including tour, tastings
$99.95
$79.95
$129.95
$109.95
$59.95
Prices are per person based on double occupancy. For single traveler prices add the low single supplement: $689 for 1st
or $899 for Superior 1st class or $899 for deluxe. Airline departure taxes of $249.90 per person are included in the tour
price. Shipping and handling fee of $29.95 per person will be added to your invoice. Documents are sent two weeks prior
to departure.
Above airfares are quoted from NEW YORK. Flights from all US Airways Airlines gateway cities and Business or First
class airfares are available upon request. Other departure dates are available at additional cost. Transfers are provided
for scheduled tour departure dates only. The 2012 Great Belgium Beer Tour 1.2 & Ultimate Pub Crawl is offered subject to
the terms and conditions published herein and at www.ciaotravel.com. This is a preliminary program and is subject to
change
CST-2010054-40
Great Belgian Beer Tour 1.3
The Grand Tour
5 Nights in Ghent – Belgium’s Beer Central City
1 night Antwerp, 2 nights Amsterdam, 2 nts London
February 28 – March 10, 2012
15 Breweries, 3 Castles, Bruges – “Venice of the North”
The Alvinne Craft Beer Festival, London Beer Drinker Festival
Private Gueze Festival at The Pub Without Thirst!
From
$2699 Land Only or $3749 with Air from New York
The Most Outrageous Beer Travel Bargains of 2012!
After extensive research and preparation,
Ciao! Travel welcomes you to the 8th Annual Great Belgian Beer tours
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R/T AIR ON US AIR from NEW YORK to Brussels, Belgium and returning from
London, England
(Departures available from all USA cities)
Tour Departs February 28, returns March 10, 2012
(Or let us know your preferred travel dates for a custom itinerary)
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5 nights GHENT hotel with daily Belgian buffet breakfast
1 night ANTWERP hotel with daily Dutch buffet breakfast
2 nights AMSTERDAM hotel with daily Dutch buffet breakfast
2 nights LONDON hotel with daily English buffet breakfast
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Visit & tasting at the brewers of Westvelteren, St Bernardus, de Struise, Rodenbach,
Huyghe (Delirium), Oud Beersel, 3 Fonteinen, Timmermans, Cantillon, Urthel,
Alvinne, La Trappe, DeMoelen, Het I’J, De Prael, De Bekerde Suster (coach option)
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PRIVATE GUEZE & LAMBIC FESTIVAL AT DE GROTE DORST PUB (coach option)
ALVINNE CRAFT BEER FESTIVAL (coach option)
LONDON BEER DRINKER FESTIVAL
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GBBT luxury motorcoach transfer from Antwerp to Amsterdam
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One-Way Thalys/Eurostar channel train to London (Faster than flying)
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London Ultimate Pub crawl to the new craft beer pubs including Brew Dog!
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Official Great Belgian Beer Tour Long-Sleeve T-shirt
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The GBBT Brussels, Antwerp & Edinburgh Ultimate Pub Crawl Guide & City Maps
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Tour Host: Bill Snider – The Embeericist, Airport Transfers, Hotel Taxes
Great Belgian Beer Tour 1.3
The Grand Tour
February 28 – March 10, 2012
YOUR 2012 GBBT 1.3 trip includes:
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Round trip economy class air travel from NEW YORK to Brussels and returns from London
Tour departs February 28 and returns March 10, 2012
GBBT luxury motor coach airport transfer via Westvleteren In de Vrede café and St Bernardus
5 nights hotel accommodations in Ghent, Belgium
3 nights hotel accommodations in Amsterdam
2 nights hotel accommodations in London
Small Night of the Great Gueze Private Festival on GBBT motor coach
Explore Ghent’s specialty beer cafes: Waterhuis and Bicycle Bar
GBBT Luxury motor coach transfer from Antwerp to Amsterdam
Visit and tasting at T’ij, De Prael
LONDON Beer Drinker Festival
Daily Belgian, Dutch and English buffet breakfasts
Ghent & Brussels City Guide booklets and city maps
The GBBT Brussels, Amsterdam and London Beer Cafés and Ultimate Pub Crawl Guide
Great Belgian Beer Tour & Ultimate Pub Crawl Long Sleeve T-shirt
Ciao! Travel deluxe ticket wallet and luggage tags
Tour Host Bill Snider – “The Embeericist”
Hotel taxes, service charges, fuel surcharges, flight Government taxes & fees.
2012 GBBT 1.3 GRAND TOUR Packages from NEW YORK
1st Class Hotels
IBIS Kathedral/Rembrandt/IBIS Earls Ct
LAND ONLY PACKAGE
COMPLETE PACKAGE W/AIR
$2899
$3749
$3299
$4149
$3699
$4549
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Superior 1 Class Hotels
Ghent River/Carlton/Lon 4*
Deluxe Hotels
The Harmony Lux/Barbizon/Lon 5*
OPTIONS
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R/T GBBT Coach to Glazen Toren & Huyghe - including tour, tastings and lunch
R/T GBBT Coach to Oud Beersel, Beersel Castle, 3 Fonteinen, Timmermans incl tour, tastings
R/T GBBT Coach to ALVINNE Craft Beer Festival, Cantillon, Urthel tours & tasting/Urthel lunch
R/T GBBT Coach to Rodenbach & Het Anker - including tours, tastings and lunch
R/T GBBT Lunch, Snack, Dinner La Trappe, De Moelen including tour, tastings
$99.95
$79.95
$129.95
$109.95
$59.95
Prices are per person based on double occupancy. For single traveler prices add the low single supplement: $799 for 1st
class or $1199 for Superior 1st class or $1299 for deluxe. Airline departure taxes of $249.90 per person are included in the
tour price. Shipping and handling fee of $29.95 per person will be added to your invoice. Documents are sent two weeks
prior to departure.
Above airfares are quoted from NEW YORK. Flights from all US Airways Airlines gateway cities and Business or First
class airfares are available upon request. Other departure dates are available at additional cost. Transfers are provided
for scheduled tour departure dates only. The 2012 Great Belgium Beer Tour 1.3 & Ultimate Pub Crawl is offered subject to
the terms and conditions published herein and at www.ciaotravel.com. This is a preliminary program and is subject to
change.
CST-2010054-40
Great Belgian Beer Tour Reservation Form
Please complete and fax to Bill at Ciao! Travel at (619) 297-8114
[ ] GBBT 1.1 [ ] GBBT 1.2 [ ] GBBT 1.3 OR [ ] GBBT 2.1 [ ] GBBT 2.1 [ ] GBBT 2.1
HOTEL CATEGORY CHOICE [ ] FIRST
[ ] SUPERIOR FIRST
[ ] DELUXE/ SWBS
Mr. Mrs. Ms. Dr.__________________________________________________________________
Last Name
First Name
Middle
Your name, date of birth and gender Exactly as it appears on your passport
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Date of Birth (TSA)
[ ] male [ ] female
T-Shirt Size: Small [ ] Medium [ ] Large [ ] XL [ ] XXL [ ]
Address: ____________________________City__________________ State___ ZIP_____________
Tour document delivery address-Signature required for delivery
Day Tel______________________ Home Tel ______________________Email: ____________________
………………………Traveling Companion………………………
Mr. Mrs. Ms. Dr.__________________________________________________________________
Last Name
First Name
Middle
Your name, date of birth and gender Exactly as it appears on your passport
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Date of Birth (TSA)
[ ] male [ ] female
T-Shirt Size: Small [ ] Medium [ ] Large [ ] XL [ ] XXL [ ]
Address: ____________________________City__________________ State___ ZIP______________
Day Tel______________________ Home Tel ______________________Email: ____________________
[ ] I/we wish to purchase a LAND ONLY tour package, without round trip air transportation.
[ ] I/we wish to purchase a COMPLETE tour package, including round trip air transportation.
Please state any special dietary or physical needs for your flights: _____________________________
[ ] Please contact me regarding extending my tour itinerary to: ______________________________
TOUR PRICE ___________ X Number of Persons ___ = TOTAL ____________
A deposit of $650 per person or payment in full* is due with this form
[ ] ENCLOSED PLEASE FIND MY CHECK FOR : [ ] DEPOSIT or [ ] PAYMENT IN FULL
*( PAYMENT IN FULL GUARANTEES YOUR TOUR PRICE )
[ ] PLEASE CHARGE: [ ] MY DEPOSIT or
TO MY: [ ] AMERICAN EXPRESS,
[ ] VISA
[ ] PAYMENT IN FULL
[ ] MASTER CARD
[ ] DISCOVER
Card Number:__________________________________________ Expiration date: ___/___
Name as on Card:__________________________________ Signature:____________________
Credit card billing address:_______________________________________________________
Total Amount Enclosed or Charged:__________________
Insurance: [ ] Please send a cancellation/health trip insurance brochure. Ciao! Travel strongly recommends trip cancellation, baggage,
accident and health insurance to help safeguard your Great Belgian Beer Tour vacation.
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The 2012 Great Belgian Beer Tours
Terms & Conditions
Payment: A deposit of $650 per person is due with your reservation. Payment may
be made by check or American Express credit cards. On receipt of payment you will
be sent a statement showing your payment and confirmation of your booking.
Payment in full is due by January 31, 2012 for GBBT 1.2/2/3 and March 01, 2012
for GBBT 2.1/2/3. Package vouchers and flight documents will be sent to you two
weeks prior to departure. Payment in full guarantees your tour price.
Please read the following terms and conditions for this tour, they limit Ciao! Travel's
liability as the Operator of this tour and that of our agents, carriers and suppliers
who are providing your tour arrangements. In addition, they outline the conditions
under which your tour will operate. Your deposit, signature on the registration form
and acceptance of final tour documents represent your acceptance of the terms and
conditions as follows.
Tour Prices: Package prices are quoted in U.S. Dollars. Air fares and tour prices
are in effect as of January 23, 2012 and are subject to change without notice due
to fluctuations in air fares, ground rates, and currency rates. Payment in full
guarantees your tour price.
Cancellations: Up to 60 days prior to U.S. departure: $300 administrative fee. 5930 days prior to U.S. departure: 60% of total package. 29 days and under and noshows: 100% cancellation penalty. In addition, rail tickets, optional tours and
transfers are wholly non-refundable. No refund will be made on unused land
arrangements once the trip has started. Cancellations must be received in writing
by letter, fax or email. All original documents must be returned to Ciao! Travel in
order to process any refund.
Changes to Land Arrangements: A handling fee of $50 per adult will be charged
by Ciao! Travel for all passenger initiated changes made after receipt of deposit.
Additional changes made after full payment has been received or documents have
been issued will incur $50 fee per adult, per change (IF changes are possible at
time of request) to cover costs necessary extra costs, eg phone/fax/bank.
Reservations accepted within 4 weeks of departure, or changes requested within 4
weeks of departure will incur a $50 fee per adult to cover necessary extra costs
(e.g. telephone/fax/bank).
Changes to Air Arrangements: Upon receipt of payment in full airline tickets are
issued and are non-refundable in all circumstances. A $279 per person fee for
change of return date is charged once airline tickets have been issued.
Tour Prices Do Not Include: Transfers and meals except where stated in brochure
under “Your GBBT tour includes:”. Passport and Visa fees, airport departure taxes,
PFC's, excess baggage charges, travel insurance, liquor, items of a personal
nature, laundry, taxi, train or trolley fares, optional sightseeing, and any item not
specifically listed as “included” in tour offer.
Air Travel: "Complete tour packages" include round trip transatlantic air travel in
economy class. On complete tour packages the first night is spent in transatlantic
flight. Complete tour prices are based on non-refundable, non-changeable Apex or
bulk fares. Carriers are subject to change.
Hotel Accommodations: All hotels are as described in tour itinerary. If Ciao! Travel
must change any hotel, its substitute will be of equal or greater quality. European
hotel rooms are often smaller than their equivalent USA rooms. Rooms' are "run of
the house", unless stated otherwise on invoice and voucher, and are assigned at
the sole discretion of the hotel. Ciao! Travel will do our utmost to accommodate any
special requests, however neither the hotel nor Ciao! Travel can guarantee your
request.
Baggage: Passengers are allowed one piece of baggage on the airline not to
exceed a weight of 50 lbs. each or maximum total dimensions of 106 inches.
For Intra-Europe flights bags must not exceed 44 pounds each!
Many airlines restrict carry-on luggage to one piece that will fit under the seat.
Please check with your airline before packing.
Insurance: Ciao! Travel strongly recommends that you purchase Trip Cancellation
and Interruption, Baggage, and Health insurance to safeguard your vacation. Ask
for a brochure when booking.
Travel Documents. It is the responsibility of all passengers to be in the possession
of a valid passport (valid for at least 6 months form scheduled departure from
Europe). The United Kingdom, Belgium, Holland and France do not presently
require a visa for U.S. citizens.
Great Belgian Beer Tour Liability Waiver: As a participant on the Great Belgium
Beer tour, I fully and clearly understand that I will be consuming alcohol during the
tour and I accept full responsibility for my behavior, well being, and health
throughout the tour, which may involve a variety of activities, unfamiliar locations,
and modes of travel, including but not limited to: pedestrian travel on busy streets,
rail travel, train platforms and stations, hotel stairways, cobblestone streets, public
taxis, public busses, trains and trams, brewery tours, bars and pubs, and bus stairs.
I further realize that brewery tours may involve beer tasting before or after the tour;
and that the tour may involve walking through unfamiliar, narrow and/or steep
corridors, gangways, stairways and driveways. I also realize that breweries may be
operational during certain visits and that this presents additional hazards including
heat and steam, reduced visibility, hot pipes and boiling kettles. I knowingly and
willfully accept these risks and take complete and total responsibility for my
behavior, well being and health during the tour. I agree to hold neither Ciao! Travel
nor the hosting brewery or facility liable in any way should any harm come to me.
Responsibility and Liability The Great Belgian Beer Tour packages are
operated by Ciao! Travel, 2707 Congress Street, Suite 1F, San Diego,
California 92110 USA. Responsibility of Ciao! Travel and/or their representatives
and/or agents is limited. Ciao! Travel acts as agent for tour transportation, whether
by air, rail, bus or other means, hotel accommodations, sightseeing tours and/or
other services offered in this brochure and holds itself free of responsibility for any
damage, death, loss of delay occasioned from any cause outside its activities as
agent. Ciao! Travel and/or its agents will not be responsible for any damage,
inconveniences caused by late departures, changes of schedules, strikes, civil
disturbances, hostilities, acts of war, or force majeure, or to their conditions, nor will
we be responsible for loss of or damage to baggage of any of the tour participants
belongings. Tour participants waive any claim against Ciao! Travel based upon any
damage to, or loss due to any act of any hotel, airline, carrier or other service
providers offered on in this tour package. Ciao! Travel reserves the right to decline
to accept, or retain any tour participant at any time for any reason, including
insufficient number of participants. In the unlikely event of Ciao! Travel's default,
you may be eligible for a refund of up to fifteen thousand dollars from the California
Consumer Restitution Fund. If you were located in California at the time of your
purchase, you have a right to make a claim against the Fund for a refund of any
money paid to Ciao! Travel that is due because of cessation of operations and or
material failure to provide travel services sold. The claim must be filed within 60
days (or in some limited circumstances, within one year) after you become aware of
your loss. For a claim form and additional information, write to: Travel Consumer
Restitution Corporation P.O. Box 8474, Northridge CA 91327. If you are located
outside of California this transaction is not covered by the California Travel
Consumer Restitution Fund and you are not eligible to file a claim against the Fund.
Ciao! Travel maintains a client trust account. Ciao! Travel reserves the right to
change tour itineraries and any tour components whenever deemed necessary. The
sole responsibility of any airline used in any tour is limited to that set out in the
passenger contract on the ticket. No tour participant-requested alterations may be
made after date of departure. Ciao! Travel reserves the right to take photographs
during the operation of the tour and may use said photos for promotional purposes.
By purchasing a tour with Ciao! Travel the tour participant agrees to allow their
images to be used for promotional purposes. If you do not wish to allow your image
to be used, advise the tour leader at the commencement of the tour. Client must
verify tour information, sign and return a copy of the final invoice before travel
documents will be sent. Terms and conditions are subject to change without notice.
Arbitration. Any controversy or claim arising out of, or relating to any program
advertised in this brochure and/or web site shall be submitted to binding arbitration
in accordance with the Commercial Arbitration Rules of The American Arbitration
offices located in San Diego, California. Judgment upon the award rendered by the
Arbitrator(s) may be entered in any court having jurisdiction thereof. Customer and
Ciao! Travel understand and agree that, by agreeing to binding arbitration, they are
giving up the right to trial on the merits, by either judge or jury or trial de novo and
the right to appeal. Tour terms and conditions are governed by California law and a
San Diego County venue
Ciao! Travel
2707 Congress Street, Suite 1F, San Diego, CA 92110
Tel. (619) 297-8112 (800) 942-CIAO Fax: (619) 297-8114
Email: gbbt@ciaotravel.com CIAO! WEB V3 JAN 24, 2012
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