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This year, we are going to
return to one of the larger ski areas in the Alps. While our hotel is
in St. Anton, within 15 minutes by shuttle bus are the equally large and
classy resorts of Lech, Zurs Stuben and St. Christoph. Together they
form “Ski Arlberg”. If that was not enough, local busses will also take
you to Ischgl, and I promise you that is well worth the trip!
St. Anton has enjoyed “cult”
status among skiers for as long as skiing has been a winter passion! It
is the cradle of alpine skiing. Most ski schools in the world use the
ski instructions methods as founded by Hannes Schneider. It is the site
of the first drag lift and the first cable car ever employed at a ski
area. The area averages over 22 feet of snow per year and has 60
percent coverage of snow-making. You will not have a snow coverage
issue. Lifts? 84 of them serving 170 miles of ski runs!
We will fly from St. Louis
to Zurich, Switzerland and then will bus to St. Anton. That trip should
take less than two hours. After our week in St. Anton, we will return to
Zurich and fly to Amsterdam, Netherlands and spend four nights in the
Eden Lancaster Hotel. You will then return home from Amsterdam. While
in St. Anton, we will be staying at the Hotel Alpenhof. Located in a
peaceful, elevated position in St Anton and has fabulous panoramic views
of the valley from a large sun terrace. Situated near the resort centre
and lifts, the owners provide guests with a private shuttle bus service
and the resort ski bus stops just outside. While there, you will have
the usual skier’s buffet breakfast, and first class evening meals daily.
This year, our extension will be to the Amsterdam
which is one of the most important cultural centers in Europe. With
around 75 festivals held in the city each year, Amsterdam’s reputation
as a City of Festivals is justly deserved. It is also steeped in culture
and history with many phenomenal museums and sites. It also rivals
Venice as a City of Canals. Our hotel will be the Eden Lancaster hotel
near the center of the city and across from the Artis Amsterdam Zoo.
Dating back to 1838, Artis is set in lush tropical gardens and is
Holland’s oldest zoo and the third oldest zoo in Europe. Museums? Ann
Franke House, Rembrandt and Van Gogh are on display in Amsterdam!
Your cost for the base trip to
St Anton is $2,160.00
(St. Louis, Chicago and Kansas City)
You will receive:
∙ Round Trip air from St. Louis to
Munich on KLM Airlines;
∙ 7 nights with buffet breakfast and 4 course dinner daily in
St Anton
∙ airport departure taxes and transfers.
Your cost for the extension package will be $350.00. You will receive:
4 nights in Amsterdam
∙ 4
nights in Amsterdam at the Eden Lancaster Hotel with breakfast
∙ all transfers and hotel taxes.
This trip is limited to 45 persons!!!
** Pricing
for European costs are based on an exchange rate of E1.00 to $1.45. It
may fluctuate up or down. As of this printing, it is $1.41 to 1 Euro.
Your costs may decrease or increase accordingly
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