William Penn Life, 2014 (49. évfolyam, 1-12. szám)
2014-02-01 / 2. szám
The Best of Hungary • September 13-26 by Endre Csornán RESERVATIONS are now being accepted for the 2014 WPA tour of Hungary which will focus entirely inside the present day borders of Hungary. The WPA tour will depart from Pittsburgh on Saturday, Sept. 13, and include 13 days and 12 nights in and around Budapest and other towns inside of Hungary. Here is an overview of the itinerary: • Visit Budapest’s shopping district near Váci Street and Vörösmarty Square. • Dinner on a Danube River boat cruise. • Free time to explore Budapest. • Visit Esztergom’s Basilica with wine tasting in its Primas wine cellar. • Renaissance Knights tournament in Visegrad. • Boat trip on Lake Balaton, visit Balatonfüred and Tihany, Bory Castle in Székesfehérvár, peasant wedding party in Lovas Csárda. • Visit Veszprém and the Herend Porcelain factory, attend the Reformed Age Days Festival that has a 19th Century theme, cross the Danube, view a live horse show in Varga Tanya. • Visit Kecskemét and its City Hall. • Travel to Nyíreygháza and Máriapócs, pálinka distillery and farewell dinner in hotel. We will stay in beautiful hotels, travel in an air-conditioned bus and have an English-speaking guide. Breakfast daily and one other meal daily is included in the land tour price. Some mornings are free for optional sightseeing tours and shopping for folk art. • Travel to northeastern Hungary to visit the Tokaj Wine growing region. For the second year in a row, we have adjusted the payment method to better meet the needs of our travelers, and so we require separate payments for the flights and land tour. The land tour payments must be made payable to William Penn Association and must be paid in full by May 30. The land tour price for WPA life benefit members is $ 1,740 for double occupancy and $2,239 for single occupancy. Non-members must add $500 to the land tour price. If you are interested in becoming a William Penn Association member for the trip discount (and other fraternal benefits), please contact Barbi Tew at I -800-848- 7366, ext. 120, for more information. Roundtrip airfare from Pittsburgh is $ 1,358.50 for both WPA members and non-members, and is payable by check only to Discover Africa, our travel agent for the tour, by May 30. Please make airfare checks payable to “Discover Africa” and write “WPA Hungary Tour” in the memo section along with your phone number. Since the tickets and trip are non-refundable, we recommend all travelers purchase cancellation/medical insurance, just in case. Hadas Rudy at Discover Africa can help you choose the right policy for you. Please note that the itinerary and applicable fuel surcharges are subject to change. Travelers must fly with Discover Africa to go on our land tour. Again, the deadline for reservations and full payment is May 30, 2014. All airfare and land tour payments, your name as its appears on your passport, your date of birth, and your gender are due at that time. Hadas at Discover Africa will need you to send her a copy of the first page of your passport as soon as you register for the trip. She suggests you scan it, then either email it to her at hadas@discoverafrica.net, fax it to her at 314-454-5733 or mail it to her with your airfare payment at: Discover Africa Attn: Accounting 2381 I Chagrin Blvd., Suite 105 Beachwood, OH 44122 Please make sure that your passport is valid for at least six months beyond your return date. If you are holding a foreign passport, please let us know right way to see if you will need an entry visa into Hungary. For more information about the tour, please contact Endre Csornán at I -800-848-7366, ext. 136. For questions about flight arrangements and airfares, contact Hadas Rudy at Discover Africa at 866-495-7417 or 314-367-9180. (Photo by Joe Amosky)
