Venture Magazine Issue 4

Switzerland by day
(left), and Moulin
EUROPE WINTER COACH TOURS
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EASONS TO CHOOSE
A KUMUKA EUROPEAN TOUR
1 MORE FREE TIME Kumuka generally stays 2 nights in most major cities, which
means more time to explore on your own.
2 QUALITY HOTELS Value for money at Kumuka does not mean shoddy hotels or
campsites.
3 ORIENTATION TOURS OF MAJOR CITIES Before setting you free to explore,
Kumuka provides tours to give you a sense of the history and culture.
4 FREE EUROSTAR CONNECTIONS For travellers starting or fi nishing their tour in
London, Paris is only three hours away.
5 MULTIPLE GATEWAYS You can start and fi nish your tour in London, Madrid,
Paris, Rome or Vienna. For Aussies and Kiwis who want to delay the starting date
of your UK working visa, begin your tour in Paris.
6 EASTERN EUROPE Kumuka is one of the few companies to include Budapest
and Prague on their itineraries.
7 GUARANTEED DEPARTURES There I just returned from
are no last minute re-scheduling of
the European Waltz
tours. Your holiday starts on time and
ends on time.
tour. Our tour leaders, Susan and
8 FANTASTIC FOOD Kumuka provides
Kev, were so wonderful and made
all your breakfasts and approximately
the trip so much fun. Susan was
TOP 5 HIGHLIGHTS
half your dinners. You’ll always have
the chance to sample local cuisines.
very good, giving us information
WINTER ESCAPADE TOUR 9 PROFESSIONAL STAFF Experienced
about each city, including history
1 PARIS Cruise past the Louvre, Notre and knowledgeable, they are
Dame and Eiffel tower on a scenic complemented by expert local guides.
– I loved this. I made a heap of
Seine River cruise (let’s not forget 10 LIKE-MINDED TRAVE friends. Thank you again for a
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the crêpes!) Kumuka’s age guide is 18-45 and
superb tour with such
2 SWISS ALPS While in Interlaken, the focus is in on exploring and
you can ski, snowboard, paraglide sightseeing. There is t
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or bungy jump night out, but these trips are not a KAT TAYLOR, NEW ZEALAND
3 LEANING TOWER OF PISA Is pub crawl.
there a more famous bell tower in Arriving in Florence was a wake-up
the world? call – no city on earth is packed with more
4 FLORENCE Wade through the history and art. Here, you are walking
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astounding art and history of this around the neighbourhood of Dante, Galileo,
magical Italian city Donatello, Leonardo da Vinci, Michelangelo Kumuka Is now in its eighth successful year of operating
5 ROME With the Sistine Chapel, and other immortals. Immersed in a crush European Coach Tours. Our programme bears all
Colosseum and St Peter’s Basilica, of seething humanity, we were greeted by the hallmarks of Kumuka’s touch and experience: a
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our way past the pavement artists, we entertaining and educational activities, run by professional
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were led to the centre of the Piazza della crew, and offering you a different perspective on this
of this journey is through a magniﬁ cent Signoria where, by standing on tiptoes, it fascinating continent. Escape the winter blues with a Kumuka European
tunnel hewn out of solid alpine rock. After was just about possible to see the replica coach tour! Transport, hotels, many meals and most activities and sights included.
scaling the ﬁ nal 117m in a lift we reached of Michelangelo’s David (the original was
The Sphinx, an observation tower standing moved to the Galleria dell’Academia in 1873).
WINTER ESCAPADE
at what feels like the roof of the world. The After a few hours exploring museums, we
LONDON – ROME 7 DAYS
view completely deﬁ es reality. This type of ventured into the cobbled labyrinth of alleys.
£505, €770, AU$1315, NZ$1495, US$1010, CAD$1165, ZAR8585
panorama is usually reserved for those who We eventually glimpsed the city’s oldest
ENGLAND, FRANCE, SWITZERLAND, ITALY
dedicate their lifetime to conquering the bridge, the Ponte Vecchio. Spanning the river
globe’s highest summits. The Jungfrau region Arno, it has housed a collection of goldsmiths Grab the ideal winter break, with this hugely popular seven-
is truly a jewel in Switzerland’s alpine crown. and jewellers for the past 400 years. Even day Kumuka coach tour which runs between London and
Interlaken also boasts some of the most Hitler was captivated by its legacy – it was the Rome, taking in Paris, the Alps, the Tuscan countryside and
stunning paragliding and hang-gliding only bridge not destroyed during the Nazi’s the glory of Florence. It offers perfect opportunities to climb
territory in the world. For just 160 Swiss occupation of Florence. the Eiffel Tower, ski down the Swiss slopes and visit some of
Francs (£65) you can enjoy a true bird’s eye After wrapping things up in Rome, I Italy’s fi nest museums.
perspective as the alpine scenery unfolds in a realised that these trips, like any other, are
360-degree kaleidoscope beneath you. Once what you make of them. At times the pace
WINTER RHAPSODY VIENNA – LONDON 10 DAYS
airborne, you can give your pilot the nod and can seem fast, with some mornings bearing
£595, €905, AU$1565, NZ$1775, US$1200, CAD$1385, ZAR10,200
you’ll be subjected to an onslaught of tricks an uncanny resemblance to The Amazing
AUSTRIA, CZECH REPUBLIC, GERMANY, NETHERLANDS, FRANCE, ENGLAND
and stunts. This left one of our Kumuka Race. However, with all the tedious stuff
family screaming from take-off to landing, taken care of, your only worries are whether
WINTER SYMPHONY LONDON – VIENNA 12 DAYS
much to everyone’s delight. If you would it’s the Louvre or the
£800, €1205, AU$2095, NZ$2360, US$1595, CAD$1845, ZAR13,600
prefer a more tranquil descent, paragliding Pompidou museum
ENGLAND, FRANCE, SWITZERLAND, ITALY, AUSTRIA
allows you to ﬂ oat on thermal air pockets for you see. The key is
about half an hour. If falling is more up your simply to decide
WINTER WALTZ ROME – LONDON 15 DAYS
alley, there’s also a gravity-defying bungy what sights to focus
£855, €1290, AU$2245, NZ$2525, US$1705, CAD$1970, ZAR13,022
jump at Interlaken. For those who like their on and which to
ITALY, AUSTRIA, CZECH REPUBLIC, GERMANY, NETHERLANDS, FRANCE, ENGLAND
feet on the ground, skiing and snowboarding leave behind for
offer plenty of thrills. next time!
EUROPEAN WINTER LONDON – LONDON 21 DAYS
£1205, €1835 , AU$3200, NZ$3605, US$2440, CAD$2810, ZAR18,605
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