Academic Achievers USA 2024

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31 January 2024

1. COMPLETE THE ONLINE BOOKING FORM: 31 January 2024

Please follow the link to access the booking form: https://travelandsport.com/school-tour-booking-form/ select the AA Ireland and England 2024 from the dropdown list.

2. KEEP TO THE PAYMENT SCHEDULE

Deposit Period	As per invitation letter	R7 500
2nd Payment		R 11 000
3rd Payment	28 Feb 2024	R 11 000
4th Payment	30 Mar 2024	R 11 000
5th Payment	30 Apr 2024	R 11 000
6th Payment	30 May 2024	R 11 000
Balance	31 Jul 2024	Balanced payment

3. EMAIL PASSPORT & UNABRIDGED BIRTH CERTIFICATE COPY: 30 April 2024

Before you can continue with the following steps please ensure:

• Your child has a valid passport (6 months after the tour return date)
• Your child has an Unabridged Birth Certificate

PLEASE EMAIL COPIES OF THE ABOVE 2 DOCUMENTS to natasha@travelandsport.com

4. PREPARE FOR THE VISA PROCESS (REFER TO THE VISA EMAIL/ ENVELOPE)

Complete UK Visa Application Form	Jul – Aug 2024
Prepare visa supporting documents
Check visa documents
Submit application & supporting documents at the visa application center during the visa appointment
Go for biometrics during visa appointment
Collect passport(s) with visa printed inside

5. PREPARE FOR MINOR TRAVEL DCOUMENT PROCESS (REFER TO THE MINOR TRAVEL DOCUMENTS EMAIL/ ENVELOPE)

Prepare immigration documents	End Jul 2024
Send documents to school for Travel and Sport to pre-check	Beginning Aug 2024
Have documents at the airport ready for departure	18 Sep 2024

6. RECEIVE THE FINAL TRAVEL INFORMATION & TOUR BACKPACK

Itinerary	Sep 2024
Flight Ticket	Sep 2024
As soon as the whole groups payments is received.
Tour Backpack & Travel Wallet (luggage tags, pouch)	Sep 2024

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• Day 1:Depart SA on your flight to Berlin.

• Day 2:Arrive in Berlin this afternoon! On arrival at the airport you will be met and shown to your coach for transfer to your accommodation for check in Enjoy a brief guided orientation tour en route to your accommodation.

• Day 3:After breakfast, you will meet your full day guide and set off to get better acquainted with Berlin! First stop, The Brandenburg Gate followed by Reichstag. Thereafter, enjoy visiting the following: Holocaust Memorial, Check Point Charlie & Wall Museum, Topography of Terror as well as remnants of the Berlin Wall.

• Day 4:This morning you will bid farewell to Berlin as you continue with your journey. En route to Prague, you will be visiting the beautiful town of Dresden. Whilst in Dresden you will have time for lunch (own account) and some exploring! Later this afternoon arrive in Prague, another jewel in Europe! Check into your accommodation.

• Day 5:Today you have a guided walking tour of Prague! Including: Charles Bridge, Astronomical Clock, St Vitus Cathedral, Prague Castle and the Jewish Cemetery.

• Day 6:After breakfast, you will head off to the Auschwitz Concentration and Extermination Camp for a guided visit. Arrival in Krakow, late this afternoon for check in.

• Day 7:After breakfast, enjoy an exciting half day guided tour of Krakow through the life of Oskar Schindler on the Schindler’s List Tour.
  
  On your tour, you will explore much of the world that Oskar Schindler knew in Krakow such as The Schindler Factory, the owner’s wartime apartment and the eerie house that was the residence of Camp Kommandant Amon Goeth. Director Steven Spielberg shot his movie ‘Schindler’s List’ here in Krakow, using many locations that Schindler knew intimately.
  
  Later this afternoon visit Wieliczka Salt Mine.
  This evening catch your overnight sleeper train to Vienna.

• Day 8:This morning you will get better acquainted with Vienna as you start your guided full day city tour including guided visits of Schonbrunn Palace, Mozarthaus and St Stephen’s Cathedral! Enjoy your afternoon at Prater Amusement Park. Since this is the City of Music, it would only be right to experience it first-hand. For tonight you have tickets to a show at Wiener Rathauskeller – The Austrian Dinner Show!

• Day 9:After breakfast, you will head out of Vienna and onto another one of Austria’s beautiful cities, Salzburg! En route, enjoy a stop in Melk! Whilst in Melk, visit the must-do Melk Abbey.
  
  From Melk to Salzburg! On arrival in this glorious city, embark on a guided tour where you are bound to see the best of Salzburg – The Sound of Music Tour.
  
  – Mirabell Gardens
  – Visit Nonnberg Convent
  – Entrance to Castle Hellbrunn
  – Visit Rock Riding school – from the famous theatre scene
  – Residence Square
  – View Leopoldskron Palace

• Day 10:Enjoy a day of leisure in the beautiful city of Salzburg.

• Day 11:After breakfast, bid farewell to Austria as you make your way back into Germany, this time to the Bavarian capital of Munich. Hit the ground running as you meet your guide an enjoy getting to know your new surroundings a little better on your half day guided city tour.
  
  Some of the highlights waiting for you:
  
  – Marienplatz
  – Entrance Frauenkirche
  – Viktualienmarket (a perfect spot for lunch)
  – Entrance to Residenz Palace
  – English Garden

• Day 12:This morning you will head into the magnificent mountains where you will find one of Europe’s most amazing and unique castles, The Neuschwanstein Castle! On arrival enjoy a guided tour. Return to Munich this afternoon and enjoy some leisure time for shopping and exploring.

• Day 13:After breakfast, enjoy some leisure time before your transfer to the airport for your flight back to South Africa.

• Day 14:Arrive in SA