Bishop James Mahoney High School

Bishop James Mahoney High School

GOALS

- Intro to Explorica
- Overview of Trip
- Application Process
- Specifics: cost, cancellation,
  how to enroll, etc.

About Explorica
Leaders in educational travel   20 years experience

1 million students to date      500+ Canadian schools per year

Safety & Security
1.   World-class safety measures
     to ensure peace of mind for
                                   2.   Comprehensive travel
                                        protection coverage
     educators and parents              (including optional
                                        increased coverage)

3.   24/7 emergency customer
     support
                                   4.   Partnerships with worldwide
                                        risk management
                                        organizations

Dublin, London & Paris

Your Trip
    11 days | 9 nights                Highlights:
                                      •   Trinity College Book of Kells (9th c. manuscript of Gospels)
    Trip Dates:                       •   Tower of London

    March 31, 2021 - April 10, 2021   •   Eiffel Tower/Louvre

Locations:                            Inclusions:

•     Dublin                          •   Round-trip airfare

•     North Wales                     •   9 nights’ accommodation in hotels with private bathrooms

•     London                          •   Full European breakfast and dinner daily

•     Paris                           •   Full-time services of a professional Tour Director

                                      •   Tipping for all guides

                                      •   Worldstrides Travel Protection Plan

Days 1, 2 & 3:
Day 1 Start Tour

Day 2 Hello Dublin
•Meet your tour director and check into
hotel

Day 3 Dublin Landmarks
•Dublin guided sightseeing tour: Phoenix
Park, St. Patrick's Cathedral, Trinity College
Book of Kells visit
•Dublin city walk: O'Connell Street, Parnell
Square, Henry Street
•Irish folklore evening (dancers, musicians, etc.)
•Traditional public house dinner

Days 4 & 5:
Day 4 Dublin—North Wales
•Ferry ride across Irish Sea to Holyhead
•Travel to North Wales
•Llanfairpwllgwyngyll-
gogerychwyrndrobw- llllantysilio-
gogogoch (longest named village in the world)
•Snowdonia National Park

Day 5 North Wales—London
•Travel to London via Stratford
•Lunch (provided)
•Anne Hathaway's cottage & Shakespeare's
birthplace visit
•Dinner on your own

Days 6 & 7:
Day 6 London landmarks
•London guided sightseeing tour:
Buckingham Palace, Big Ben, Houses of
Parliament, Westminster Abbey, Tower
Bridge, Hyde Park, St. Paul's Cathedral
•Hard Rock Cafe dinner

Day 7 London
•Tower of London guided visit
•West End theatre performance

Days 8 & 9:
Day 8 London—Paris
•Eurostar Chunnel crossing
•Paris city walk: Île de la Cité, Notre Dame
Cathedral, Île St. Louis, Latin Quarter visit
•Dinner in Latin Quarter

Day 9 Paris Landmarks
•Paris guided sightseeing tour: Arc de
Triomphe, Champs-Élysées, Eiffel Tower,
Champ de Mars, École Militaire, Les
Invalides, Conciergerie, Tuileries Garden
visit, Place Vendôme, Opera House
•Versailles guided excursion: State
Apartments, Hall of Mirrors, Gardens of
Versailles
•Crêperie dinner

Days 10 & 11:
Day 10 The Art of Paris
•Louvre visit
•Montmartre tour director-led sightseeing
•Seine River cruise

Day 11 End Tour

Meals
Breakfast & Dinner
included daily

Multiple options
offered, including vegetarian

Allergies & restrictions
are taken into account

Spending money
required for lunches

SELECTION PROCESS AND FORMS

   - Selection Process
   - Timeline
   - Registration

Waiting List
- If your application is not successful, you will
  have the option of placing yourself on the
  waiting list.
- If a space becomes available, students on the
  waiting list will be contacted.
- The price for the trip could potentially increase
  depending on when a spot becomes available.

Easy Ways to Pay
$4176.34 per student (approximately)

Price reflects voucher code BJM2021 being redeemed by 12/19/2019

Automatic monthly payment plan                   Manual payment plan
$305 per month as of 12/06/2019

                             Travel Protection $165 per student (included)
$215 initial payment upon registration           $360 deposit paid upon registration
(With included travel protection)                (With included travel protection)
Balance divided into 13 monthly installments
(coming out on January 20)                       30 days after registration, 2nd payment of $600 is due
Last payment Feb. 5, 2021
Payments charged automatically                   Remainder balance due 99 days prior to departure
See explorica.ca/Williston-4644 for details

Financial Assistance
• Explorica believes that all students should have the opportunity to
  experience the world and are proud to add another option to make our
  educational tours accessible to more students.

• Need-based support for qualifying families:
     ✓ 6-18 years old
     ✓ Households with an annual income of $65,000 or less
     ✓ Eligible to receive $150 in assistance offered as a reduction in the
        participant’s tour fee

• To be considered, participants must submit a confidential application –
  for more details, please visit Explorica.ca

Remember to budget for…
• Meals and snacks that
  are not included in
  the tour
• Soft drinks
• Shopping and souvenirs
• ($30-$50 per day
  recommended)

Travel Protection Plan
• Trip Mate, our third-party travel protection plan provider, offers two great
  plans that help protect your educational travel investment

• Plan coverage includes but is not limited to:
       ✓   Traveller injury and sickness
       ✓   Loss of luggage and personal effects
       ✓   Trip cancellation or interruption owing to sickness or injury
       ✓   School board cancellations (eg. Labour strike, safety concerns)
       ✓   Cancel For Any Reason Benefit (Travel Protection PLUS Coverage Only)

• Four out of five of our travellers purchase the Travel Protection Plan
• Cost of Travel Protection Plus Plan is an extra $5/day

CANCELLATION POLICY

Passports and Visas
•   Every destination requires a
    Canadian Passport valid 99 days
    prior to departure
•   Passport expiration dates must be
    valid at least 6 months from your
    return date
•   Travellers who do not hold a
    Canadian passport should have the
    correct visas or transfer visas for all
    flights
•   Explorica partners with Visa Central.
    To verify the entry requirements for
    your destination please visit
    www.visacentral.ca/explorica

Medical Forms and Disclosure

  - Medical forms and information will
    not be used in the selection process.
  - Any disclosure of medical conditions
    or diagnoses will be kept confidential.
  - The disclosure of conditions can help
    the supervisors to properly support
    students.

How to Enroll

Online:
✓ explorica.ca/Williston-4644

Phone:
✓ 1-888-378-8845 ext. 299

DISCOUNT TIMELINE
      Start Date         End Date                      Amount

      12/5/2019          12/20/2019                    $511.00

      12/20/2019         1/31/2020                     $450.00

      2/1/2020           3/31/2020                     $300.00

If your application is approved but you do not register, your
spot may be taken.

Questions