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DEPARTURE02ND APRIL - LISBON / LONDON - HEATHROW - TP 374 ( 7h35 )

NOVOTEL LONDON CITY SOUTH53-61 Southwark Bridge Rd - London, EnglandSE1-9HH - England

Novotel London City South is a hotel with an ideal location. Within walking distanceyou will find great tourist attractions such as the Shard, the Tate Modern, St. Paul’sCathedral and Borough Market, as well as multiple tube station to get youto the rest of London. The hotel features include functions rooms for upto 100 guest to suit your conference, meeting or wedding, as well as ahotel restaurant and bar.

DAY 1

LEAVE AIRPORT

LUNCHSt. James Park

AFTERNOON

Bus Tour Sightseeing: - Westminster Abbey;- Big Ben;- London Eye;- Houses of Parliament;- Downing Street;- St. Paul’s Cathedral.

Piccadilly Circus:- M&M'S® shop.

DINNERHotel

LONDONEYE

The London Eye is a giant Ferris wheel located along the River Thames in London, England.

Today it is Europe’s tallest Ferris wheel. It is 443 feet tall and its diameter is 394 feet. It has 32 air-conditioned and sealed passenger capsules that can hold as many as 25 people. Inside the capsule passengers can move around or sit on the chairs provided. It takes 30 minutes to ride the London Eye, and it does not stop to allow passengers on and off.

BIG BENIs the name for the Great Bell of the clock located at north end of the Palace of Westminster in London and is usually extended to refer to both the clock and the clock tower. This tower is officially Elizabeth Tower, renamed to celebrate the Diamond Jubilee of Elizabeth II in 2012; Before that, it was known simply as the Clock Tower.

HOUSES OFPARLIAMENT

The Houses of Parliament offer a unique combination of one thousand years of history, modern day politics and stunning art.

WESTMINSTER ABBEY


Westminster Abbey is a Gothic monastery church in London that is the traditional place of coronation and burial for English monarchs.

Located next to the Houses of Parliament in the heart of London, Westminster Abbey is a must-see for any London visitor. With its oldest parts dating to the year 1050, the Abbey contains some of the most glorious medieval archi-tecture in London.

DOWNING STREETDowning Street, the home to the British Prime Minister since 1735, vies with the White House as being the most important political building anywhere in the world in the modern era. Behind its black door, the most important decisions, affecting Britain in the last 275 years, have been taken.

PICCADILLY CIRCUSM&M'S SHOP

Picadilly Circus is a busy square in the heart of London. It is famous for the fountain that was installed here at the end of nineteenth century and for the neon adver-tising that turned the square into a miniature version of Times Square. The name ‘Piccadilly’ originates from a seventeenth-century frilled collar named piccadil. Roger Baker, a tailor who became rich making piccadils lived in the area. Piccadilly Circus is now partly pedes-trianised and favourite place for people to congregate befor going to the nearby shopping and entertainment areas. Soho, Chinatown, Leicester Square and Trafal-gar Square are all within walking distance. The word‘-Circus’ refers to the roundabout around which the traffic circulated.

M&M'S®, Among the world's favorite candy snacks since 1941, M&M'S® are the original fun bites. Probably the most famous candy treat in the world, the snack sized pieces of chocolate in a candy shell are instantly recognizable all over the globe. Over 400 million M&M'S® Chocolate Candies are produced in the US every day.

DAY 1

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DAY 2

MORNING

Natural Science Museum andNatural History Museum.

LUNCH

Museum Gardens / Packed Lunch

BUS to Harry Potter

AFTERNOON DINNERHotel

NATURAL HISTORY MUSEUM

The Natural History Museum in London exhibits a vast range of specimens from various segments of natural history. The museum is home to life and earth science specimens comprising some 80 million items within five main collections: botany, entomology, mineralogy, paleontology and zoology. The museum is a world-renowned centre of research specialising in toxonnomy, identification and conservation. Given the age of the institution, many of the collections have great historical as well as scientifical value, such as specimens collected by Charles Darwin. The museum is particularly famous for its exhibition of dinosaur skeletons and ornate architecture - sometimes debbed a cathedral of nature. A museum that cannot be left out.

NATURAL SCIENCE MUSEUM

The Science Museum is one of the three large museums on Exhibition Road, in London. It is part of the National Museum of Science and Industry. The Science Museum is a great place. The science museum is equally a place of great interest and, although called a museum of science, it is really more a museum of industrial. It has working models and real equipment of industry revolution in the 18th century, the great Victorian engineering, such the age of aeroplanes and space in the 20th century. The Science Museum holds over 300,000 itens. A must see in London with youngsters.

THE MAKING OF HARRY POTTER

The Making of Harry Potter is the behind-the-scenes one-way walking tour of the Harry Potter set where the films were made, which opened on 31st March, 2012. The tour features authentic sets, conceptual art, scale models, costumes and props from the Harry Potter series. The tour is located 20 miles from Central London at Warner Bros. Studios, Leavesden.

Harry Potter

Hamleys Toy Shop

DAY 2

MORNING

Natural Science Museum andNatural History Museum.

LUNCH

Museum Gardens / Packed Lunch

BUS to Harry Potter

AFTERNOON

Harry Potter

Hamleys Toy Shop

DINNERHotel

HAMLEYS


HAMLEYS was established in 1760, Hamleys is London’s oldest toyshop, moving to its present location in Regent Street in 1881. The ultimate play experience, Hamleys has been delighting adults and children from years from their famous London store, which is one of the largest toyshops in the world. Even the nurseries and playrooms of the Queen and her children have been stocked from this legendary store. This huge shop has seven floors filled with more that 50,000 toys, including computer games, plush toys, latest gadgets, classic games and specialist collector areas.


DAY 3

MORNING

Buckingham PalaceChanging of the Guard

LUNCH AFTERNOON DINNER

Planet HollywoodBuckingham Palace GardensSt. James Park

Madame Tussauds

THEATREThe Lion King

Lyceum Theatre

BUCKINGHAM PALACE Buckingham Palace is the London residence and administrative headquarters of the monarch of the United Kingdom. Located in the City of Westminster, the palace is often at the centre of state occasions and royal hospitality. It has been a focal point for the British people at times of national rejoicing and mourning. Originally known as Buckingham House, the building at the core of today's palace was a large townhouse built for the Duke of Buckingham in 1703 on a site that had been in private ownership for at least 150 years. It was acquired by King George III in 1761 as a private residence for Queen Charlotte and became known as The Queen's House.

MADAME TUSSAUDSMadame Tussauds is a wax museum in London with smaller museums in a number of other major cities. It was founded by wax sculptor Marie Tussaud. It used to be known as "Madame Tussaud's"; the apostrophe is no longer used. Madame Tussauds is a major tourist attraction in London, displaying the waxworks of famous and historical figures people and also popular film characters.

PLANET HOLLYWOODPlanet Hollywood, the world’s one and only dining experience inspired by the glamour of Hollywood, was lauched in New York on 22nd October 1991. This innovative restaurant chain was lauched with the backing of Hollywood megastars Sylvester Stallone, Bruce Willis, Arnold Schwarzenegger and Demi Moore. Planet Hollywood, an American restaurant has been in London for the last 16 years, located in Haymarket minutes from the center of Piccadilly Circus. From pasta and pizza to burgers and noodles, Planet Hollywood’s menu can satisfy any appetite!

DAY 3

MORNING

Buckingham PalaceChanging of the Guard

LUNCH AFTERNOON DINNER

Planet HollywoodBuckingham Palace GardensSt. James Park

Madame Tussauds

THEATREThe Lion King

Lyceum Theatre

THEATRE - THE LION KING


There has been a theatre in the Covent Garden area called the Lyceum since 1765. The theatre has been used for a variety activities in the last 247 years and is one of the UK’s most prominent and important theatres.The current Lyceum Theatre is an amalgamation of styles and eras. The ‘English Opera House’ as the Lyceum was then known burnt down in 1830 and construction of the new ‘Theatre Royal Lyceum & English Opera House’ began in 1834, the only part of the original building left is the main portico pillared entrance. In 1878, Henry Irving took over as the Theatre Manager and appointed Mr Bram Stoker as his Business Manager. Bram Stocker is famous for writing ‘Dracula’, which was written within the walls of the Lyceum during 1897 and Irving provided real life inspiration for the character. In 1904, the theatre was re-built as it currently is by Bertie Crewe. The theatre played host to a range of melodramas until the Lyceum was bought by London City Council in 1939 who had plans to demolish the building along with the Aldwych, Novello, Vaudeville and Adelphi theatres to make way for road improvements. The theatre closed in 1939 with a landmark performance of “Hamlet” starring Sir John Gielgud in the title role.

DAY 4

MORNING & AFTERNOONLEGOLAND

LEGOLAND

LEGOLAND Windsor Resort, also known as Legoland Windsor, is a child-orientated theme park and resort in Windsor Berkshire in England, themed around the Lego toy system. The park opened in 1996. In common like the other Legolands across the world, the park’s attractions consist of a mixture of Lego-themed rides, models and building workshops. The facilities are mainly targeting atchildren between three and twelve years age. The park had 2.138 million visitors in 2016, making it the most visited theme park in the United Kingdom and the 10th-most visited in Europe.


ARRIVAL @ LISBON

WINDSOR CASTLEWindsor Castle, the family home to British kings and queens for over 1,000 years. Since William the Conqueror built a wooden fortress here over 900 years ago, this has been a royal palace and residence. Despite its daily use for royal business, much of the palace is open to the public and well worth a visit. Parts of the castle are open to visitors, including the State Apartments, Queen Mary’s intricate dolls’ house, and George VI’s private apartments. St. George’s Chapel is another highlight, where many royal weddings and funerals have occurred, as well as where the Queen Mother’s and King Henry VII’s tombs are found. The size of the Castle (5 hectares/13 acres) is breath taking, in fact it is the largest and oldest occupied Castle in the world and it’s where Her Majesty The Queen chooses to spend most of her private weekends. You might even time your visit to where she is in residence! Look at the flag flying from the Castle’s Round Tower; if it’s the Royal Standard, The Queen will be there too.

IMPORTANT INFO.


DAY 5

MORNINGShrek’s Adventure

AFTERNOONWindsor Castle

ARRIVAL @ LISBON06TH APRIL - LONDON - HEATHROW / LISBON - TP 369 ( 18h45 )

IMPORTANT INFO.

- Flights by TAP;

- All meals (5 days) are included;

- St. Peter’s International School provides

transportation between the Airport, Hotel

and sites.


NOTES

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