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Air Journey’s
JOURNEY TO EUROPE
September 6 - 25, 2021
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ITINERARY
Day 1 - Monday, September 6: Home Bangor, Maine Day 2 - Tuesday, September 7: Bangor, Maine (KBGR)
(KBGR) Goose Bay, Canada (CYYR) Kangerlussuaq,
Greenland (BGSF) 620 + 875 NM
Welcome to Bangor, Maine, our launching point for this great Fly over the immense forests and numerous lakes of Canada
flying adventure! on our way to Goose Bay for a technical stop.
All participants will meet for introductions and attend an Our flight then continues over to Greenland’s western coast
extensive briefing covering the general procedures of our before landing in Kangerlussuaq.
Journey, as well as details for tomorrow’s departure.
Because we will be approaching the Arctic Circle and the
Afterwards, we will gather for a welcome cocktail before “land of the midnight sun”, we will have over 15 hours of
dinner. daylight!
Hotel: Four Points by Sheraton Hotel: Hotel Kangerlussuaq
Welcome Cocktail and Dinner included Breakfast and Dinner included
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Day 3 - Wednesday, September 8: Kangerlussuaq,
Greenland (BGSF) Reykjavik, Iceland (BIRK) 730 NM
Our Transatlantic crossing continues as we fly to Reykjavik in
western Iceland. Upon arrival, we will transfer to the Hotel
Borg where we will enjoy luxury accommodations in the very
center of Reykjavik.
The Hotel Borg central location overlooks the beautiful
square of Austurvöllur, and is situated across from Althing,
the Icelandic parliament and the cathedral.
Hotel: Hotel Borg
Breakfast and Dinner included
Day 4 – Thursday, September 9: Reykjavik
Enjoy a full day of sightseeing exploring the splendor of
Reykjavik’s offerings.
We will set out to the magnificent waterfall Gullfoss; visit
the volcanic crater Kerid and the greenhouse village
Hveragerdi. Drive across Gjabakkavegur Pass to the
Thingvellir National Park, a unique place of beauty, with its
interesting geology and history; then cross Mosfellsheidi
Heath to Reykjavik.
On the agenda are volcanic craters, geysers, waterfalls,
the meeting of tectonic plates, and the national park
Thingvellir, which is Iceland’s national
treasure and one of its most beautiful spots.
Hotel: Hotel Borg
Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner included
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Day 5 - Friday, September 10: Reykjavik, Iceland (BIRK) Day 6 – Saturday, September 11: Stockholm
Bergen, Norway (ENBR) Stockholm, Sweden (ESSB)
790 + 390 NM
Fly over Iceland for a technical stop in Bergen, Norway, then Enjoy a city tour with our local guide to visit the wealthy
continue on to our destination, Stockholm, Sweden. Ostermalm District, with the central city areas of Hotorget
and Sergel Plaza and the Renaissance styled Royal
Palace.
We will transfer to the Grand Hotel Stockholm. Rich in history
and tradition, the more than 130 year old property holds a Next we will explore the18th to 20th century building in the
prime position on the city’s waterfront overlooking the Royal Jungsholmen district including City Hall (this is where the
Palace and Gamla Stan, Stockholm’s old town. The town is a Nobel prize Award dinners are held every year).
timeless classic that has played a pivotal role in shaping
Stockholm as the cosmopolitan city that it is today. Our drive continues to the southern shore of Saltsjon island
for an amazing view of the city from the top of picturesque
The hotel has borne witness to some of the world’s greatest Fjallgatan Street, continuing to Stockholm’s charming Old
achievements. Since 1901, the Nobel Prize laureates and their Town, “Gamla Stan”, with time to stroll along the charming
families have all been guests of the Grand Hotel Stockholm cobblestoned streets.
and the list of royalty, heads of state, and artists who have
stayed there is impressive.
Hotel: Grand Hotel Stockholm Hotel: Grand Hotel Stockholm
Breakfast and Dinner included Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner included
Day 7 - Sunday, September 12: Stockholm
Today is at leisure to relax or explore on your own.
The hotel’s convenient location allows for ease in further
exploration of town, as it sits just across the way from
Stockholm Castle and Old Town.
Hotel: Grand Hotel Stockholm
Breakfast and Dinner included
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Day 8 - Monday, September 13: Stockholm, Sweden (ESSB)
Salzburg, Austria (LOWS) 715 NM
Fly to Salzburg – birthplace to classical music genius
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. Situated on the northern edge
of the Alps, Salzburg sits like a baroque jewel on the banks
of the River Salzach.
Hotel Sacher was built in 1866, set on the riverbank
overlooking the Baroque Old Town and the Fortress
Hohensalzburg, has welcomed leaders and luminaries from
the Sir Karl Popper to Placido Domingo.
Hotel: Hotel Sacher Salzburg
Breakfast and Dinner included
Day 9 - Tuesday, September 14 : Salzburg Day 10 - Wednesday, September 15: Salzburg,
Austria (LOWS) Florence, Italy (LIRQ) 250 NM
Today we will view the historical and architectural landmarks in Fly to Florence. This capital of Italy’s Tuscany region is
the city as well as a part of the picturesque Lake District and home to many masterpieces of Renaissance art and
breathtaking landscapes. architecture.
We will visit The Salzburg Marionette Theater, founded in 1913 Upon arrival, transfer to Villa San Michele, where modern
by Professor Anton Aicher. It’s original production was Bastien luxury meets Renaissance splendor. Nestled in the Fiesole
and Bastienne, a marionetter version of Mozart’s famous opera. Hills, this former medieval monastery succeeds in capturing
the romance of Florence.
The rest of the afternoon is free to relax or explore Salzburg on
your own.
Hotel: Hotel Sacher Salzburg Hotel: Villa San Michelle
Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner included Breakfast and Dinner included
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Day 11 - Thursday, September 16: Florence
Today we will go for a half-day city tour and discover a myriad
of architectural wonders and a profusion of exquisite artwork,
that make up this cultural masterpiece of a city.
The rest of the day is at leisure. Should you choose to
continue visiting the city on your own, the hotel offers a variety
of optional ways to do so, including taking the city in an Ape
Calessino, the 3-wheeled electric car so emblematic of Italy in
the 50’s and 60’s.
Hotel: Villa San Michelle
Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner included
Day 12 - Friday, September 17: Florence Day 13 – Saturday, September 18: Florence, Italy (LIRQ)
Olbia, Italy (LIEO) 190 NM
Today is at leisure to relax or explore on your own. Overlooking one of the most beautiful bays of the Costa
Smeralda, the Hotel Cala di Volpe was built to resemble
an ancient fishing village, with porches, granite flooring,
arches and stairs.
The Villa San Michelle offers many areas to unwind and relax,
including their Alfresco oasis, the pool set on a grassy plateau
above the gardens that offers stunning views as you soak up
the sun. A wooden bridge plunges into the crystalline waters of the
sea while the beach is surrounded by juniper and myrtle
bushes, typical Sardinian rocks span the bay, helping to
create the unique atmosphere for one of the most beautiful
landscapes in the Mediterranean.
Hotel: Villa San Michelle Hotel: Cala di Volpe Cota Smeralda
Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner included Breakfast and Dinner included
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Day 14 - Sunday, September 19: Olbia
Since 1994 this archipelago is a World Heritage Site by
Unesco and consists of seven major islands.
Today we’ll spend the day discovering the wild beauty of the
beaches and coves accessible only by boat.
There will be time to dive into the crystal-clear water where it
will be a treat to see hundreds of fishes passing around us.
Hotel: Cala de Volpe Cota Smeralda
Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner included
Day 15 - Monday, September 20: Olbia
Today is at leisure to relax or explore on your own.
Hotel: Cala di Volpe Cota Smeralda
Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner included
Day 16 - Tuesday, September 21: Olbia, Italy (LIEO)
Caen, France (LFRK) 650 NM
Fly to Caen where we will spend three nights at the private
and most unique chateau of Count Denis de Kergolay in
Canisy.
Enjoy the lifestyle of French royalty in this privately-owned
Normandie castle.
Set on 800 acres of verdant Normandie countryside and in
existence for 1,000 years, the Chateau de Canisy is a historic
presence of monumental proportions. Even more special still,
is the fact that for those thousand years it has belonged to the
same family, and it’s their home.
Hotel: Chateau de Canisy
Breakfast and Dinner included
Day 17 - Wednesday, September 22: Caen
We embark on a journey of discovery, of the sites of
D-day (June 6, 1944) - the largest invasion force in
history! Codenamed OVERLORD, it delivered five naval
assault divisions to the beaches of Normandy
(codenames UTAH, OMAHA, GOLD, JUNO and
SWORD).
We will walk among the cliffs, bunkers and edges that old
soldiers still talk about, visit several museums, D-Day
memorials and the very moving American Cemetery.
Hotel: Chateau de Canisy
Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner included
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Day 18 - Thursday, September 23: Caen Day 19 - Friday, September 24: Caen, France (LFRK)
Prestwick, UK (EGPK) Reykjavik, Iceland (BIRK)
410 + 740 NM
The Chateau de Canisy is a French Heritage Monument After breakfast and an in-depth briefing, we will launch for
open only to guests of the chateau. Its 800 acres park has our over-water crossing to Iceland. There will be a stop in
lakes and colorful gardens. Prestwick for lunch and to refuel.
We will enjoy a guided tour of the Chateau Estate and the
Park.
Hotel: Chateau de Canisy Hotel: Hotel Borg
Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner included Breakfast and Dinner included
Day 20 – Saturday, September 25: Reykjavik, Iceland (BIRK) Kangerlussuaq, Greenland (BGSF) Goose Bay,
Canada (CYYR) Bangor, ME (KBGR) Home 730 + 880 + 610 NM
After breakfast and another in-depth briefing, we will fly to Goose Bay for a technical stop to refuel before flying our separate
ways as we head home.
Breakfast included
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JOURNEY PRICE
PRICE PER PERSON PLANE COVID Test Antigen
SINGLE
(based on double Day Before Journey
REGISTRATION FEE SUPPLEMENT
occupancy) (per person)
$20,995 $4,695 On Request $199
Landing Points, Identifier and Runway Lengths
Bangor KBGR 11,440’
Goose Bay, Canada CYYR 9,580’
Kangerlussuaq, Greenland BGSF 9,219’
Reykjavik, Iceland BIRK 5,141
Bergen, Norway ENBR 9,810’
Stockholm, Sweden ESSB 5,472’
Salzburg, Austria LOWS 9,022’
Florence, Italy LIRQ 5,118’
Olbia, Italy LIEO 9,006’
Caen, France LFRK 6,234’
Prestwick, UK EGPK 6,250’
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Terms and Conditions
Our land program includes: Cancellation, refunds:
• Presence of an Air Journey tour leader who will facili- • Cancellation by the client: Is always required in writing
tate clearances, Immigration, refueling, flight planning, and is subject to the following schedule of dates, whereby
and provide help with any difficulty that might arise some or all moneys paid will be retained:
• Accommodation based on double occupancy Given outside of 120 days of departure: AJ retains depos-
• Meals as indicated in the itinerary it per person and plane registration fee
• Wine selected by Air journey is included with dinner. All Between 120 and 90 days of departure: AJ retains 50%
other beverages are not included. of tour cost and plane registration fee
• Welcome cocktail Between 89 and 60 days of departure: AJ retains 75% of
• Round trip transfers between airport and hotel tour cost and plane registration fee
• Tours and admission to all planned group sightseeing Less than 60 days or no show of departure: AJ retains
• All service charges and taxes 100% of tour cost and plane registration fee
• Customs expediting
• Cancellation by AJ:
• Customs and Immigration forms (filled by Air Journey
when possible) Should AJ cancel the tour after deposits have been received
due to fewer than the minimum participants required, the full
Our land program does not include: deposit will be refunded. Should AJ cancel the tour at any
• Travel Insurance (available, call us for details) time due to factors beyond their control (including war, flood,
force of nature, disease, riot, civil action), they will refund the
• Airport departure taxes client whatever portion of moneys are reimbursed by ground
• Beverages except as noted above operators and accommodation suppliers.
• Personal expenses such as laundry, room service,
communication charges and other incidentals
Valid Passports are mandatory for this Journey.
• Covid 19 testing requirements
**Our quoted prices include planning, handling and opera-
Please note that hotel accommodations and sightseeing tional charges; they are based on current rates of ex-
are subject to change due to unforeseen circumstances. change, tariffs and taxes as of April 2020. Air Journey re-
serves the right to increase tour prices to cover increased
Air Journey reserves the right to amend the order of sight- costs, tariffs and taxes, and to reflect fluctuations in for-
seeing as necessary. Every effort will be made to operate eign exchange markets.
tours as planned but alterations may occur after the final
Survival equipment is available for rental on a daily basis
itinerary has been issued.
and will be waiting for you at our departure point airport.. Life
vests are mandatory. A life raft is recommended. Contact us
Air Journey has quoted this itinerary with a minimum partic-
for details
ipation of 5 aircraft.
Travel and Cancellation Insurance
The Registration fee includes:
Travel and Cancellation Insurance is strongly recommended
• Extensive Navigation log (airports, route, frequen- and not included in the package but it can be purchased from
cies, information of airspace, nav-aids, reporting Air Journey. There are varying packages available. The price
is based on a person’s state of residency, birth date and
points, international flight plan) tailored for each
amount covered. Contact Anais (561 841-1551 ext. 3) at Air
aircraft Journey for more details and to provide you with a quote.
• Flight plans and eAPIS manifest (departure and
arrival) filed on your behalf Air Journey Contact Details:
• Pilot briefing prior to each day’s flight
• Weather website with constant updates showing Air Journey LLC
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of flight Tel. +1 (561) 841-1551
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• Flight bag and collared cotton shirt for the pilot with
his name, aircraft tail number embroidered on the
upper front.
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