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About this trip
France: Paris, Loire Valley
June 15-June 24, 2025
Join the Berkeley Community Chorus & Orchestra for an exciting French experience. Experience the beauty of the Loire Valley and all that Paris has to offer both musically and culturally.
Perform the Fauré Requiem in the Madeleine Church where Fauré served as organist, choirmaster, and composer, and where this work premiered in 1888! Collaborate with local French choirs and L'Orchestre Musici Europae. Visit the newly-reopened Notre-Dame Cathedral in its most beautiful restored state!
The Berkeley Community Chorus & Orchestra has contracted Classical Movements to arrange this concert tour to France. You are invited to participate either as a member of the ensemble or a guest. Please note that the itinerary is a work in progress and is subject to change as we continue to refine the tour.
To submit your traveler information, you will create a WeTravel account with a username and password. You can log into your account after the initial form has been submitted to make changes if needed.
Please check each field carefully and be sure to accurately input all requested information in detail. Fields with a red asterisk are required. Your passport details will be used for your airline tickets and hotel bookings which must match your legal travel documents exactly.
Please complete this form (one for each passenger) by Monday, September 30, 2024. You will receive a confirmation email after successfully submitting the form.
If you have questions about the tour, please reach out to Linda Berti. She is your primary liaison with Classical Movements and will relay any questions she cannot answer to us.
Thank you for your assistance. We look forward to having you on tour!
Travel Insurance
Classical Movements strongly recommends that tour participants purchase travel insurance.
Many travel insurance companies offer plans with and without trip cancellation and cancel for any reason insurance. Some plans require purchase within 14-21 days +/- of your first deposit to get a pre-existing condition waiver or cancel for any reason coverage. You can choose any plan that meets your preferences.
Here are two companies that offer cancel for any reason coverage:
1. Travel Insured link to get quotes for an individual or family plan:
http://www.travelinsured.com/agency?agency=53985
Contact for more information: 1-855-752-8303
2. Travelex link to get quotes for an individual or family plan: https://www.travelexinsurance.com/?location=46-6022&go=bp
Contact for more information: 1-800-228-9792
Plans are subject to change until purchased.
What’s included
- Roundtrip AirfareSan Francisco-Paris
- 4-star HotelsDouble room Accomodations
- Ground TransportationMotorcoaches in France
- Tour ManagersTwo English-speaking tour managers from arrival in Paris to departure
- English-speaking Guideslocal English-speaking guides as needed for sightseeing as per the final itinerary
- SightseeingAs detailed on the final itinerary
- Tips for guides/drivers
- BreakfastBuffet breakfast at the hotel each day
- Two group dinnersWelcome Dinner and Farewell Dinner
- 3 concertsvenue rental, promotion, programs
- Orchestra for concerts42-piece orchestra
- Collaborating ChoirFrench choir to join performance
- Tour appCustomized tour app to view your trip details, accommodations, activities, tour itinerary, etc.
What’s not included
- Drinking waterWater is only included at group meals. Travelers are responsible to provide their own water for all other activities, including rehearsals, concerts, and sightseeing.
- Additional mealsMeals not included in the final itinerary, including meals at airports and on flights (aside from those provided on a complimentary basis by the airline)
- Special mealsClassical Movements will try to accommodate requests for special dietary needs whenever possible, but any surcharge for such meals is the responsibility of the traveler.
- personal itemsItems of a personal nature, such as laundry and phone calls
- porteragePorterage/handling costs at airports and hotels
- excess luggage feesprice includes one checked bag per passenger
- Passport Cost
- Visa/Entry/Exit FeesBeginning in 2025, the European Union has announced a €7 ETIAS requirement for all US citizens
- exchange rate increasesif exchange rates fluctuate significantly, there may be some increase in the price
- increases in airfarefare is based on estimated taxes and fees
- flight disruptionClassical Movements will assist to provide alternatives and minimize any costs resulting from changes made by the scheduled airline, but any costs resulting from such changes will be charged to you
- Transportation in the US
- Travel insuranceClassical Movements highly recommends each participant have a travel protection plan for the duration of the tour. Travel protection plans are widely available.
Available Packages
FULL TOUR PACKAGE includes round-trip airfare from California to Paris. Payments are due on the following dates:
1. Individual deposit of $500 per person due by Monday, September 30, 2024
2. Individual deposit of $1500 per person due by Friday, November 1, 2024
3. Individual deposit of $2000 per person due by Friday, December 6, 2024
4. Final balance per person due by Monday, March 3, 2025
Please note the following cancellation/refund policy:
All individual cancellations must be in writing from the Organization and are subject to the following charges:
Oct 1, 2024 – November 1, 2024: $500/person is nonrefundable
November 2, 2024– December 6, 2024: $2000/person is nonrefundable
December 7, 2024 – March 3, 2025: $4000/person is nonrefundable
March 4, 2025 or later: the total tour cost is non-refundable
LAND ONLY TOUR PACKAGE does not include round-trip airfare from California to Paris. Participant is responsible for transfers to/from the airport if their flights do not coincide with the group flights.
Note: there are a limited number of land only tour packages available on a first come, first served basis.
Payments are due on the following dates:
1. Individual deposit of $500 per person due by Monday, September 30, 2024
2. Individual deposit of $1500 per person due by Friday, November 1, 2024
3. Individual deposit of $2000 per person due by Friday, December 6, 2024
4. Final balance per person due by Monday, March 3, 2025
Please note the following cancellation/refund policy:
All individual cancellations must be in writing from the Organization and are subject to the following charges:
Oct 1, 2024 – November 1, 2024: $500/person is nonrefundable
November 2, 2024– December 6, 2024: $2000/person is nonrefundable
December 7, 2024 – March 3, 2025: $4000/person is nonrefundable
March 4, 2025 or later: the total tour cost is non-refundable
Available options
For travelers who would like a single-occupancy hotel room throughout the tour. Based on availability.
Itinerary
Sunday June 15,2025
DAY 1: USA – PARIS
Subject to change
•2:40 PM Depart San Francisco International Airport on overnight Lufthansa flight 455 to Frankfurt. Dinner and breakfast will be served on this flight.
Monday June 16,2025
DAY 2: PARIS
•10:25 AM Arrive in Frankfurt
•12:35 PM Depart on Lufthansa flight 1034 to Paris.
•1:50 PM Arrive in Paris.
•Upon arrival, meet with your Tour Manager at the airport.
•Check in to hotel: Mercure Montparnasse Gare TGV in the 14th district of Paris.
•1 hour boat cruise on the Seine River
•Welcome Dinner
•Overnight in Paris
Please press the arrow in the photo above to advance to the next day.