Trips at a Glance

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»    Extend your Buddy Bombard balloon trip with the indicated program
  Combine two consecutive Buddy Bombard balloon trips

Burgundy’s Medieval Castles & World Famous Vineyards
5 days • 4 nights

Highlights Include:

• 4 Nights at deluxe Hotel le Cep, Beaune
• Visit centuries-old wine cellars, barrel maker, more
• The monastic winery of Confrerie des Chevalier du Tastevin
• Vineyards of Montrachet, Mersault, Pommard, Romanee Conti
• Elegant chateaux lunches
• Private luncheon with Countess de Loisy at her wine estate
• Four scheduled afternoon balloon adventures in Burgundy
• 14th century fairytale Chateau de la Rochepot & village
• Dinners at medieval castles & at Buddy Bombard’s chateau
  All-Inclusive from Paris

Additional Options
   Combine Burgundy & Loire Valley, 12 days ·11 nights includes French Countryside extension

The Medieval Splendor of Siena & its Palio
7 days • 6 nights

Highlights Include:

• Four nights at 5 star Grand Hotel Continental, Siena
• Two nights at 5 star Hotel le Fontanelle, Siena
• Full day Palio festivities; parade, pageant, race
• Reserved premium seating for Siena’s Palio
• Private luncheons with some of Tuscany's most important noble families
  at their magnificent ancestral castles
• Four scheduled morning balloon adventures in Tuscany
• Guided sightseeing in Siena, historic San Gimignano
• Evening dinner parties with authentic Tuscan cuisine
  All-Inclusive from Florence

Additional Options
»    Extension by private car, 4 nights, Portofino, Megeve, & Zermatt
   Combine Siena/Palio & Heidi’s Swiss Summer, 15 days • 14 nights
      (includes Portofino, Megeve, Zermatt extension)

Istanbul & Remarkable Cappadocia
10 days • 9 nights

Highlights Include:

• Three nights Istanbul at 5 star Ciragan Palace Hotel
• Five nights Cappadocia at 5 star Tourist Hotel
• One night Istanbul at 4 star Polat Renaissance (overnight near airport)
• Guided sightseeing Istanbul, Topkapi Palace, Grand Bazaar, Bosphorous cruise,
  St. Sohpia’s, Blue Mosque, Dolmabache Palace, more
• Five scheduled mid-morning balloon adventures in Cappadocia among the fairy
  chimneys, caves, & underground cities
• Guided sightseeing at Goreme, caves of Avanos, underground city of Kaymakli, Pasabag, Ortahisar, 10th century church of Avnali, more
• Private dinners in dramatic, ancient settings
• Exotic evenings of whirling dervish, dancing girls floor shows
• Elaborate catered picnics with Turkish carpets, grills, umbrellas
• Inter-air Istanbul, Kayseri, Istanbul
  All-Inclusive from Istanbul

Additional options
   Combine Salzburg & Istanbul/Cappadocia, 14 days • 13 nights
   Combine Istanbul/Cappadocia & Romance of Florence/Siena, 18 days • 17 nights

Austria, Salzburg Lakes & Alpine Foothills
5 days • 4 nights

Highlights Include:

• Four nights at 5 star Hotel Schloss Fuschl, the restored 13th century hunting
  castle of the Archbishops of Salzburg
• Walking tour of Old Salzburg, birthplace of Mozart
• Shop the Getreidegasse, lined with medieval houses
• Lake steamer cruise to 15th century village of St. Wolfgang
• Private luncheon with Princess Manni Wittgenstein at her home
• Cruise the shore of Hallstaat’s ancient village in tiny electric boats
• Four scheduled late afternoon balloon adventures through the scenery made famous
  in The Sound of Music
  All-Inclusive from Salzburg

Additional options
»    Extension by private car, 3 nights, Germany/King Ludwig’s Fairytale Castles
   Combine Salzburg & Heidi’s Swiss Summer, 12 days • 11 nights
      (includes Germany/King Ludwig Castles extension)

Heidi’s Swiss Summer, the Emmental & Jungfrau
5 days 4 nights

Highlights Include:

• Four nights at the 5 star Hotel Bellevue Palace, Bern
• Walking tour of medieval Bern
• Lake steamer luncheon cruise to villages on the Thunsee
• Cog railway up the majestic Jungfrau mountain
• Chartered helicopter to Aletch glacier and the north face of the Eiger
• Cable car to Piz Gloria for lunch, the revolving mountaintop restaurant made famous
  in Her Majesty’s Secret Service
• Trummelbach Falls, melt water from the Jungfrau, the Monk & the Eiger rage in
  10 cascades inside the mountain
• Four scheduled late afternoon balloon adventures through farm and chalet country
  All-Inclusive from Zurich

Additional options
»    Extension by private car, 3 nights, Germany/King Ludwig’s Castles
   Combine Heidi’s Swiss Summer & Salzburg, 12 days • 11 nights
      (includes Germany/Ludwig Castles extension)

The Loire Valley & its Royal Chateaux
5 days 4 nights

Highlights Include:

• Four nights at deluxe, 18th century Domaine de Beauvois, Loire Valley
• Visits to magnificent castles of Azay le Rideau, Chateau d’Usse, and a richly furnished,
  10th century Middle Ages fortress
• Four scheduled late afternoon balloon adventures just-above the rooftops of
  spectacular 11th-16th century Royal chateaux; Villandry, Chenanceau, more
• Lunches at Michelin star restaurants, Chateau Choiseul & Coty’s Chateau d’Artigny
• Dinners prepared by our chef in candle lit, 11th century castle
• Shop in Place Plumereau, Tours’ medieval quarter
  All-Inclusive from Paris

Additional Options
»    Extension by private car, 4 nights in Normandy
   Combine Loire Valley & Burgundy, 12 days • 11 nights
      (includes 3 nights French Countryside extension)

The Romance of Florence & Siena
8 days 7 nights

Highlights Include:

• Three nights at 5 star Westin Excelsior Hotel, Florence
• Four nights at 5 star Grand Hotel Continental, Siena
• Three full days escorted visits in Baroque & Renaissance Florence, includes David, Pitti Palace, Boboli Gardens, Duomo, Ponte Vecchio, Uffizi Gallery, Old Quarter of Oltrarno & Brancacci Chapel, private visit of Vasarian Corridor, much more
• Exceptional private luncheons with some of Tuscany’s most important noble families
  at their ancestral castles and historic wine and olive oil estates
• Four scheduled morning balloon adventures in Siena, San Gimignano
• Guided visits in Siena, San Gimignano
• Festive dinner parties with authentic Tuscan cuisine
• Optional shopping

Additional Options
   Combine Istanbul/Cappadocia & Florence/Siena, 18 days • 17nights
   Combine Florence/Siena & Burgundy, 16 Days • 15 nights

Swiss Winter Alps & Chateau d’Oex International Balloon Festival
9 days • 8 nights

Highlights Include

• Eight nights at charming Hotel le Grand Chalet, Gstaad
• Four days participation in Chateau d’Oex (Switzerland) Winter Balloon Festival
• Four days of Festival flying in Buddy Bombard’s balloons, with nearly 100 other colorful and special shaped balloons from all over Europe
• Three days Buddy Bombard long distance flying through snow covered villages
  and the majestic Alps
• Luncheons with fine wine enjoyed in our balloons while drifting through some of the most spectacular winter scenery in the world
• Romantic horse drawn sleigh ride, mountain museums, cheese maker, more
• Private parties hosted by Buddy Bombard’s friends in their chalets
• Intimate dinner parties in Gstaad’s finest gourmet restaurants
  All-Inclusive from Geneva

Highlights of the Swiss Winter Alps
6 days 5 nights

Highlights Include:

• Five nights at charming Hotel le Grand Chalet, Gstaad
• Four Buddy Bombard long distance balloon flights through snow covered villages
  and the majestic Alps
• Luncheons with fine wine enjoyed in our balloons while drifting through some of the most spectacular scenery in the world
• Romantic horse drawn sleigh ride, mountain museums, cheese maker, more
• Private parties hosted by Buddy Bombard’s friends in their chalets
• Intimate dinner parties in Gstaad’s finest gourmet restaurants
  All-Inclusive from Geneva