Tours

LGCF, Inc. tours augment the income of the LGCF Special Funds.
The tour chairman plans tours with the approval of the LGCF President.

Dear Members and Friends;
Some tours may seem far away—but to be able to make reservations and also to provide details and costs, our tours must be planned well in advance!!

PLEASE CALL TO DISCUSS ANY QUESTIONS, LET ME KNOW IF YOU ARE INTERESTED, SHARE INFO WITH FRIENDS AND FAMILY TOO!!!
THE ESTIMATIONS FOR THE PLANNED TOURS ARE LISTED BELOW
Thank you, Naomi Cordill       Tours Chair              
lgcftours@aol.com       318-498-0094      156 Botany Bay Road      Saint Joseph, Louisiana  71366
 


Holland for the Tulips
April 10 to 19, 2022


LGCF TOUR of Tulips                         Spring- 2022                    (April 10 to 19)    10 days
  1. Travel to Holland for the prime Tulip time!
  2. Fly into Amsterdam from your airport to Atlanta and over. (Hope Groups Tickets purchased!!??) *
  3. Stay in Utrecht City Center (Hampton Inn by Hilton)
  4. Local Guides and transportation will be provided for our customized, private trips. (Tips included)
  5. Use of “whispers,” (individual earphones where can hear the guide at all times)
  6. Tour Amsterdam, take Private Canal ride, visit museums, etc. (Will have opportunity to visit Anne Frank House) (24 per ticket)**
  7. Visit Tulip farm and Kurkenhof Gardens
  8. Visit interesting cities and sites near Utrecht on day trips (Delft, Gouda, Kinderdijk (canal ride), The Hague, Giethoorn, Palaces and gardens, Museums, National Park and Brugge, Belgium).
  9. Tour Utrecht and take small, private canal ride from Utrecht 
  10.  Newly added the Floriade, every-10-years “World Fair of Horticulture”
  11. Can purchase Trip cancellation insurance options as an extra (Cancellation Any Reason and/or Pre-existing Condition Insurance has to be purchased when deposit is placed on the trip)***
MINIMUM:  24 PERSONS at this price                 
RESERVATIONS by July 15.  DEPOSIT by August 1, 2021
          $300pp                                                              ($100 NOT REFUNDABLE after Aug)
         ALL ESTIMATES!!                  PRICE IS PER PERSON        BASED ON TWO TO A ROOM    ?? 2022 increase 5%??
YOU MUST HAVE A VALID PASSPORT!!!!              (REMINDER:  EASTER IS APRIL 17, 2022)         
ESTIMATED TOTAL:   $5500 to $5900   * including estimated Air fares         + Insurance ***Includes:  flights ($2000*), transfers, transportation, all tours and entrance fees and tips.  Breakfasts and some meals- (8 lunches, 3 dinners, 8 snacks and 1 reception)
*Estimated cost. Will secure flights after July, 2021!    Prices are estimates so will owe for tickets when booked- based on the $2000 estimate.                    (May can make your own arrangements if have points??)
Extra expenses:  Evening meals (5), drinks, wine/liquor, shopping and possibly luggage fees.  **Possibly Anne Frank Tickets and ***Insurance (Estimation $700 to $1000 pp??)
Timetable and payment schedule to be provided when you sign up for the trip!
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OCTOBER UPDATE: The tour of Holland for TULIP TIME 2022 is still scheduled for April 10-19, 2022.  The covid has had much to do with the "slowing down" of plans, as the EU was totally closed for weeks, and even though it is opened again; each country in the EU can make and follow their own covid rules.  So the Netherlands (Holland) has required not only vaccinations, but negative tests AND quarantining upon arrival in Holland.  So waiting a little while to actually make deposits and book airfares, etc.  

We are so fortunate in that I am working with one ONE guide and One hotel.  I am in touch with both frequently, and all are aware of our still coming--but just waiting until restaurants, museums, etc. are open again.  BUT ALL ITENERARY HAS BEEN FINALIZED!!

BECAUSE THERE HAVE BEEN NO DEPOSITS, I AM STILL ABLE TO ADD MORE PERSONS WHO WOULD LIKE TO MAKE THIS WONDERFUL TRIP!!  We have 20 going as of now, and the need was for 24 to travel for quoted prices, with the possibility of a small percentage increase for 2022!  The only for sure limit is that we can not go over 28--as bus size has been determined.

I NEED TO KNOW IF YOU ARE GOING, OR HAVE INTEREST, BY OCTOBER 18,2021.  THEN you will have time to make your $300 deposit soon after that date!

Naomi Cordill, Tours Chairman                                 318-498-0094                          lgcftours@aol.com

SOLD OUT
June 12, 2022
           Tour to Passion Play in Oberammergau, Germany 
Visit Munich, Vienna and More ​


The Biltmore, Fall Colors and Christmas
November 7-11, 2022
(Biltmore,  Blue Ridge Mountains. Gibbs Garden; Callaway Gardens)

This is a wonderful tour that will offer us the chance to see beautiful scenery, not normally seen in Louisiana!  Returning home on November 11, allows you plenty of time before Thanksgiving, which will be late, November 24, 2022.
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​ Travel to Atlanta via Delta and travel vans or bus to Biltmore, Ashville NC (about 4 hour drive)
  1.  Tour the Biltmore and Gardens  (spend 2 nights)
  2. Travel Blue Ridge Parkway and then travel to Gibbs Gardens in Ball Ground, GA (3 hours) Gibbs Gardens is a place of beauty near Atlanta. In the mountains of North Georgia; there is a World-Class destination garden just waiting to be discovered.
  3. Tour Gardens     (spend 1 night)
  4. Travel to Callaway Gardens about an hour south of the airport.  Tour upon arrival and dinner.
  5. Breakfast and Travel to airport and then Home early evening
Will view the Fall colors; as well as, Having the Biltmore and Biltmore Village decorated for Christmas!!!  

ESTIMATED TOTALS:    $1,230 to $1,420.   ( All are estimates, as prices are not confirmed since Covid nor for 2022!) 
          Extra expenses:  Food, drinks