ANAHEIM, Calif., April 3, 2013 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Award-winning guided vacations company, Trafalgar, celebrates family travel this month with limited-time discount offerings on its 18 popular, worldwide Family Experiences, a sweepstakes giveaway to win a trip for four and a live Facebook chat April 9th with expert hosts. Families save up to $1,300 in 2013 with a 5% Early Payment Discount on Europe vacations, a special 5% discount on its other worldwide family trips and a combinable 10% Young Travelers Discount when booked and paid for by April 30, 2013**.
For those interested in family travel tips and more about guided travel options, Trafalgar is hosting a live Facebook chat on Tuesday, April 9th at 12 p.m. PST / 3 p.m. EST with popular Family Travel Blogger Luisa Frey and Trafalgar Travel Director Korie Goff. Questions are encouraged and can be posted now on Trafalgar's Facebook wall at www.facebook.com/TrafalgarTravel.
Also, families have a chance to win Trafalgar's best-selling, 8-day Wild West, Cowboys & Buffalos vacation for four when they enter the Family Experiences sweepstakes giveaway by April 30th. This insider's journey of the Wild West takes families to Yellowstone and Grand Teton National Parks, The Ranch at Ucross in Wyoming, Mount Rushmore and Black Hills of South Dakota, and Western towns like Jackson, Cody, and Keystone. Families will enjoy Insider Experiences like a Western-style Chuckwagon dinner and show, stay on a real working dude ranch, ride aboard an authentic steam engine train and more.
Get a first-hand look at what this Family Experiences trip is like with a short video.
Trafalgar offers 18 perfectly-planned Family Experiences guided vacations in Europe, the USA, Canada, Costa Rica and Peru that offer families a fun and educational adventure for all ages. Including hotels, sightseeing, coach transportation, Expert Travel Director and many meals, Trafalgar handles every detail to ensure families make the most of their time together. Vacations are action-packed with unique Insider Experiences like creating your own chocolate bar at America's famous Hershey's Chocolate World, flying along ziplines above the jungle floor in Costa Rica, learning about ancient life and the basics of sword fighting at Gladiator School in Rome and more.
"For over 65 years Trafalgar has been taking families on vacation, sharing local culture and unique Insider Experiences for an experience they just couldn't get anywhere else," says President Paul Wiseman. "We know many families book vacations in April so we're offering special family savings to help make that trip more affordable on top of an already incredible value."
For a complete listing of Trafalgar's Family Experiences, visit: http://familytravelexperiences.com
Best-selling Trafalgar Family Experiences include:
Gladiators, Gondolas & Gold
11 days from $2575*
Save up to $136 per person, plus kids save an additional $260 with Young Traveler Discount**
Guests of all ages will get to admire the ancient wonder of Rome and experience a truly authentic Italy while visiting Assisi, Florence, Pisa, Bologna, and Venice with Local Guides, canal cruises, and special evening meals on this guided vacation. Sightseeing highlights include the mighty Colosseum, Sistine Chapel, Michelangelo's statue of David at the Academy of Fine Arts, and St. Marks Basilica. Insider Experiences include a morning at Gladiator School, learning how to make authentic Italian pizza, and a Be My Guest dinner at a magnificent Tuscan villa with views across olive groves and vineyards. http://www.trafalgar.com/usa/gladiators-gondolas-and-gold-2013
Samples of other Europe family vacations include:
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Castles and Kilts – 11 days from $2599*
Save up to $135 per person, plus kids save an additional $260 with Young Traveler Discount** -
European Wonderland – 14 days from $3099*
Save up to $171 per person, plus kids save an additional $330 with Young Traveler Discount**
Aloha Hawaii
9 days from $2895*
Save up to $144 per person, plus kids save an additional $290 with Young Traveler Discount**
On this beautiful Hawaiian guided vacation, families will spend time on Oahu, Maui and Hawaii with First Class accommodations and many adventures. Enjoy a Be My Guest dining experience at an organic working farm on Maui to learn about sustainable farming and fresh produce. Spend time with chocolate flavormeisters for a fun, hands-on, bean-to-bar workshop. Learn how the voyaging Polynesians traveled to the Islands more than 1,000 years ago with a "Tour of the Stars" with a Local Guide then relax on a glass-bottom boat to view Green Sea Turtles grazing, hundreds of species of colorful tropical fish, and unique coral. Visit the Pearl Harbor Memorial Park, Maui Ocean Center, Hawaii Volcanoes National Park, and more.
http://www.trafalgar.com/usa/aloha-hawaii-2013
Samples of other North America family vacations include:
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Trails of Liberty – 8 days from $1950*
Save up to $97 per person, plus kids save an additional $195 with Young Traveler Discount** -
California Dreamin' – 8 days from $2125*
Save up to $106 per person, plus kids save an additional $213 with Young Traveler Discount**
Conquistadors, Sacred Valleys & Inca Mysteries
11 days from $2595*
Save up to $129 per person, plus kids save an additional $235 with Young Traveler Discount**
Explore the wonders of South America on this family adventure through Lima, Cusco, Ica and the Ballestas Islands. On the way to the Sacred Valley, travelers will visit Awanakancha - a breeding center for wooly llamas and alpacas, see an exciting performance of dancing and horsemanship featuring Peruvian Paso horses, and create your own pottery masterpiece with Peru's beloved ceramicist, Pablo Seminario. Ride the rails on an adventure to mysterious Machu Picchu "The Lost City of the Incas," one of the New Seven Wonders of the World. Enjoy an exclusive Be My Guest dining experience at Casa Diez Canseco, the private estate of the illustrious Lima family as they host an authentic Peruvian lunch and share the history of their country, home and ancestors.
http://www.trafalgar.com/usa/conquistadors-sacred-valleys-and-inca-mysteries-2013
Sample of other exotic family vacations include:
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Monkeys, Jungles & Volcanoes – 8 days from $1375*
Kids save $105 with Young Traveler Discount**
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°NO PURCHASE NECESSARY. A purchase will not increase your chances of winning a prize. Click to enter (complete entry form) and for Official Rules. Prize is for two adults and two children (ages 5-17), land-only, on Trafalgar's 8-day Wild West, Cowboys & Buffalos for travel in 2013 or 2014 and is valued up to $7,500. Sweepstakes period is from 04/01/13 through 04/30/13. Conditions apply. *Prices are per person, land only and based on double occupancy. **Save up to 5% on the land-only portion of 2013 Family Experiences vacations on new bookings made and paid in full between 4/1/13 and 4/30/13. For Europe bookings save with Trafalgar's 5% Early Payment Discount and for all other bookings save with a limited-time special offer (code 13FAMILY5). Savings will vary by itinerary and are not valid on all vacations and/or departure dates. Sample savings of up to $1,300 is based on a family of four (two adults and two children ages 5-17) traveling on Trafalgar's European Wonderland departing 9/25/13. Savings combines Young Traveler Discount and 5% Early Payment Discount when full payment is received by 4/30/13. Not all discounts and offers are combinable. See Trafalgar's brochure or talk to your Travel Agent for full details and conditions. Offers are subject to availability and may be withdrawn at any time without notice. Other conditions apply. CST#2077132-20
About Trafalgar
Trafalgar is the world's leading guided vacation company offering exceptional quality and value itineraries to a range of exciting destinations. With 65 years of experience and unrivaled local expertise, Trafalgar provides an authentic insider's view to create truly unique travel experiences in Europe, Britain, Eastern Mediterranean, Australia, New Zealand, Asia, Mexico, Central and South America, USA and Canada. Visit www.trafalgar.com for more.
2007 to 2012: Winner, Best Tour Operator category, Travel Weekly Readers' Choice Awards
2010, 2011, 2012: Winner, Best Tour Operator, Europe, TravelAge West WAVE Awards
2010, 2011: Winner, Travel Weekly Gold Magellan Awards
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