Adventure Club
Have you ever wanted to explore new places in the company of like-minded people, just like you did as a student at NJC? Now you can!
NJC is launching a series of travel opportunities for our alumni and friends. Whether it’s a family-trip for you and your children, a special holiday just for two or a dream trip for the solo traveler, you will find it here. These trips have been selected to give you an authentic and unique experience of the amazing places you will be visiting.
January 28 to February 4, 2012
Zermatt 2012
The great annual NJC tradition
Experience the thrill of high alpine skiing at its best
Relax in the comfort of the 4 Star Deluxe Hotel National
Enjoy the camaraderie of the Neuchâtel community
Zermatt offers a unique experience, with almost one-third of all the 4,000 metre peaks in the Alps surrounding the village, famous since the first ascent of the Matterhorn in 1865. You’ll explore four distinctive ski areas in one week: Sunnega, Gornegratt, Klein Matterhorn and Cervinia (Italy). After the challenge and excitement of the slopes, return to the comfort of the National Hotel with its spa facilities, spacious rooms and delicious food. Take a leisurely stroll to discover the shops, cafes, bars and restaurants in the quaint and car-free village.
The Zermatt Winter Holiday is a long-standing Neuchâtel Junior College tradition and this will be the 18th year that Georgia Hardy Tours has organized the trip for us. George Hardy and Brian Collinson are there to ensure you get the most out of each day. Your après-ski options include hockey games, outdoor skating to music, curling and a disco night. There’s so much to see and do, and you’ll experience it all with a great group of people – the NJC family of alumni, parents and students. It’s your turn to find out why so many people say this is the best holiday of their lives.
$2595 per person, double occupancy
INCLUDES:
> Private airport transfer Zermatt to Zurich
> 7 nights accommodation at the Hotel National with buffet breakfast & dinner daily
> Gratuities
> Hotel taxes and service charges
NOT INCLUDED:
> Airfare
> Lunches, beverages
> Ski-lift pass
Travel insurance available upon request
+$380
single supplements
$2465 per person
triple occupancy
$2395 per person
quad occupancy
Special note for parents:
This family-friendly holiday offers a price reduction of $250 for children aged 6-12
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Contact:
George Hardy, Managing Director
Georgia Hardy Tours Inc.
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1.800.813.4509 or 416.483.7533 ext. 24
July 13 to July 26, 2012
Teens On The Trail: Peru
An active itinerary in an ideal location, taking advantage of Peru’s varied terrain, perfect for families with teenagers.
Enjoy the vibrant city of Cusco, the colourful Sacred Valley and the chance for all the family to trek the Inca Trail. From Lima, on the arid Pacific coast, you fly to Cusco, the seat of Inca rule for some 500 years and then drive to your base in the Sacred Valley. From here you enjoy activities including biking, walking and optional rafting, passing remote farming villages, Inca ruins and the curious terraces of actively mined salt pans. Continuing through the Sacred Valley you join the Inca Trail and set off on a four-day trek through dramatic mountain scenery to the lost city of Machu Picchu, isolated amongst jungle-clad mountains and swirling mists. Leaving the solitude of Peru’s most enchanting Inca citadel you return to Cusco, the seat of Inca rule for some 500 years. As a final contrast you could take the optional extension to the Amazon rainforest, home to a diversity of life unequalled anywhere on Earth.
$3,148.00 per person (not including airfare)
INCLUDES:
> Transport - Minibus, train, boat, mountain bike, on foot, domestic flight, raft.
> Accommodation - Hotels (7nts), camping (3nts), village house (1nt), basic hotel (1nt).
> Meals - 12 breakfasts, 5 lunches & 3 dinners.
NOTE: You must book this trip by MARCH 2012, five (5) months ahead of time to secure an Inca Trail permit.
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Contact:
Tom Gehrels
Adventure Center - The Adventure Travel Specialists
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1.866.338.8735 ext. 104
October 6 to October 20, 2012
Classic Peru
Exploration of Peru and the Inca Trail trek with a little extra luxury , featuring comfortable hotels and other upgraded elements. Extra local tours are included, and we stay in a hotel near Machu Picchu on the last night of the Inca Trail trek, rather than camping. Our rainforest lodge features solar heated showers and each room has a porch with hammocks for relaxing in the evenings. We now offer the Moonstone Trek as a fantastic, more challenging and isolated trekking alternative to the Inca Trail route on this trip - and no permits are required! This is an isolated route with unexplored ruins, discovery at every turn and great mountain views – an excellent introduction to high Andean trekking.
The trek starts in a quiet, rural valley between Cuzco and the Sacred Valley and finishes in Ollantaytambo, only seven miles upstream from the start of the Inca Trail. It passes through seldom-visited Andean villages, Inca and pre-Inca ruins and heads onto a beautiful altiplano plateau surrounded by glaciated peaks. Most groups won’t encounter any other tourists for the entire trek and the combination of stunning mountain scenery and wildlife, fascinating relics and real isolation is truly rewarding.
Mode of travel: 4 days point-to-point walking with full porterage. Altitude maximum 4200m, average 3050m.
Group size: Min. 5, max. 16, plus leader and appropriate local staff.
$3570 per person (airfare not included)
INCLUDES:
> Accommodation: 8 nights hotels, 3 nights rainforest lodge, 3 nights camping.
> Food: Breakfast only in hotels, full board in jungle and on trek.
> Optional Single Supplement: from $516.25
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Contact:
Tom Gehrels
Adventure Center - The Adventure Travel Specialists
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1.866.338.8735 ext. 104
Choose your own dates, subject to hotel availability
Self-Guided Bike Tours of France or Italy
Butterfield & Robinson offers Self-Guided Biking Tours of Burgundy or Tuscany, featuring itineraries developed specifically for those who welcome all the style, service and comforts that define a B&R adventure, just without our signature guides. These are a perfect option for couples or small groups of friends to travel at a time that suits their schedule.
Price ranges from $3295 to $3595 per person 6 days/5 nights with a minimum of 4 people.
Single Supplement: $900 to $1000
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Contact:
Simon Elliott, Sales Manager
Butterfield & Robinson
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1.800.678.1147
February 19 – 29, 2012
South Africa: Discover the Cape
Our adventure begins in Cape Town and we take some time to explore this beautiful city and visit its highlights, including the penguin colony at Boulders Beach and the Cape of Good Hope. We then head out into the wine regions of Stellenbosch for wine tasting and spend the night in Franschoek, known as the ‘gastronomic capital’ of South Africa. As we head down the Garden Route coast we pass breathtaking scenery, lovely beaches and pristine forest of the Tsitsikamma National Park, which can be explored. The coastal town of Hermanus offers excellent whale watching (in season) and a chance to relax.
$1750 per person
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Contact:
Tom Gehrels
Adventure Center - The Adventure Travel Specialists
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1.866.338.8735 ext. 104
