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July 18th
to July 25th,
2010
7 nights
| Limited to 7 participants
$3,025 USD per person, land only | Single supplement is 14% of trip cost
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discounts for repeat clients, early enrollment, room sharing, and back-to-back trips etcetera
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Updated Wednesday the 8th of September, 2010
Gateway airport:
Marseille, France [MRS]
Arrival window:
By 11 a.m. on Day 1.
Departure airport:
Nice, France [NCE]
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Provence photo gallery
The tour fee details are
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Please note: This photo
workshop
is classified as 'mildly strenuous' to 'moderately strenuous'.
Each day we will visit various hill towns and explore them on foot.
Consequently there are steps and inclines, but as you'll be exploring
with your camera the pace will be slow, and the distances quite short. |
Also see
Paris
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Normandy/Brittany/Loire
European Alps |
Cinque Terre |
Tuscany |
Venice
OVERVIEW: 'Tis
the season to be purple in terms of the
photographing lines of blooming Lavender,
plus the medieval towns of Gordes, Avignon, Roussillon, Sault, Montfuron,
Manosque, and Sisteron. Also included is Senanque Abbey,
Pont du Gard,
Arles, plus the canyons of Verdon, and
Gourdon etcetera.
LAVENDER NOTES: The dates of
this photography workshop have been specifically chosen to
coincide with the flowering Lavender, and it should be noted
that local weather conditions will dictate whether or not
this will be an average, or very good year for Lavender.
TRAVEL TO THE GATEWAY AIRPORT
o It is recommended that clients arrive a day early to be fresh for the trip, and to also counteract possible flight delays.
o Early arrival also enables you to explore the gateway city should you wish to do so.
o When booking flights, add a day for overnight travel or two days if also crossing the Pacific Ocean/International Dateline.
o The last day of the trip is the date you should arrange your flight home unless you plan to stay on. Thank you!
DAYS 1, 2, 3 and
4 | PROVENCE
Following your late morning
arrival into Marseilles we'll make our way
north to Gordes by crossing the
Durance River, and pausing for a photo shoot
in the quaint Provencal village of Lourmarin. On to Gordes to check into our accommodations, with
images of the late light falling on this spectacular hill town.
At the start of day 2 we'll photograph the first light falling
on the tumbling hilltop village of Gordes, one of the best
scenes in all of Provence. The remainder of
day 2, plus days 3 and 4, will include the walled city of
Avignon with the St. Benezet bridge etcetera; Pont du Gard; Arles and the Roman amphitheatres; plus Les Baux-de-Provence, Bonnieux, Saignon, the classic Senanque Abbey image, ochre-tinted Roussillon,
Sault, plus colorful Lavender
fields, lesser known ancient hill towns and much more.
Near
GORDES, 4 nights
DAYS
5 and 6 | PROVENCE
Following early light photography we go east today via more
hill top villages such as Montfuron, then on to Manosque.
We'll continue east to the Verdon region for a change of scenery as the hills
rise before us. We'll pass through the Verdon Grand Canyon
and continue on the Castellane area for two nights.
On day 6 we'll explore our new surroundings and take a
trip northwards to take in Castillon Lake. Then via Saint-Andre-les-Alpes
to Sisteron, plus much more throughout the day.
CASTELLANE, 2 nights
DAY
7
| To NICE
Dawn photography back in
the Verdon Grand Canyon before breakfast, and then down to
Nice on the Mediterranean coast via the Napoleon Route.
We'll take our time and pause for a smattering of rural life
scenes and rustic villages including Saint Vallier de Thiey,
and a detour to take in the Gourdon Gorge loop for great
views, Gourdon village, waterfalls and more. On to Nice.
Near NICE airport, 1 night
DAY 8
| Flights home
Departing flights can be arranged
for any time this morning. USA residents will arrive home on
the same calendar day. I can provide free
transport onward to my
Cinque Terre
photography tour.
Photographer/Leader
John Baker
This above itinerary is copyrighted by John T. Baker Photographer LLC, and Travel Images.com,
and authorization is NOT granted to business entities for professional use of said material.
PHOTOGRAPHY TOUR FEES
TRIP COST: $3,025 per person, double occupancy [land only]
SINGLE ROOM SUPPLEMENT: 14% of the trip cost
SMALL GROUP SUPPLEMENT:
For groups of
2 and 3 only: Add $200 to the trip cost above.
For 1-person ‘groups’ only, the rate is negotiable.
INCLUDED IN THE TRIP COST:
The following items are included in the trip cost: personalized photography instruction throughout the trip by John; all accommodations; all breakfasts; on-vehicle
snacks and bottled water; all ground transportation; airport
transfers on the first and last days of the trip only; entrance fees for sites and activities listed below under ‘Admissions’; and following the trip, field notes describing the time, place and subject of each photo stop, and a disc containing images of clients 'in action' on the trip.
NOT INCLUDED IN THE TRIP COST: The costs for these items are
the responsibility of each participant: airfare; travel costs
between your home and the gateway airport and return; any
transportation or travel costs incurred prior to or after the tour’s
inclusive dates; pre-tour and/or post-tour accommodation; lunches and
dinners; alcoholic beverages; entrance fees or costs related to
optional sites or activities not included in the itinerary or a part
of the trip; excess baggage charges; medical costs; personal items;
incidental charges incurred at our accommodations such as internet
access, phone calls or laundry; baggage and/or travel insurance;
passport or visa expenses; and airport departure taxes.
ADMISSIONS: TBD
ENROLLMENT
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