London/Beyoncé

May 28-June 1, 2023

May 27:
Depart Toronto

Today you will depart the USA for your trip to Europe! You will fly into Heathrow airport (LHR).

(self arranged)

May 28:
Arrival London

Today you will arrive in London. After your flight you will transfer (self arranged) to your hotel.

Enjoy the rest of your evening in the city!

The Good Hotel
St Katharine’s Way
London,Greater London E1W 1LD
United Kingdom

(If you’d like to add on a tour- the Musical Marylebone Walking Tour is offered today (only on May 28th)!

(See details below in the “Add on Tours” section!)

* Lodging (4nt): The Good Hotel

The Good Hotel

Western Gateway, Royal Victoria Dock
London, E16 1FA

May 28-June 1

Waterview Room (King bed)

Every one of the bedrooms is cleverly designed to maximize space, style and sleep. Minimal Dutch design and extra comfy beds with fluffy down pillows make catching Zs a dream. The rooms are well equipped with kettle for your morning coffee or tea, no minibar but a great bar to get some drinks in the Lobby and no TV but windows in all bedrooms for you to enjoy the view.

Your Waterview Room includes a king size bed, features original artwork from Brazilian artists and are approx. 13 square meters in size.
Rooms include a desk area, in-room laptop size safe, fluffy down pillows, UK and EU power plugs, tea/coffee facilities and complimentary high-speed WiFi.
The en-suite bathroom boasts a stand-up shower with full set of towels and toiletries by The Perfumer's Garden.


This stay will satisfy our Zone Travel Ethos:
For every good night’s sleep, you help a disadvantaged child go to school for a week.

The Good hotel is a social business. That means 100% of their profits go towards helping people that need it. They believe in human potential. So they put their profits where the people are and invest in their local communities.

Every day breakfast is included in your stay in London.

The sustainable restaurant serves vegetarian and vegan-friendly dishes all day. Their menus are great for sharing and the long dining tables encourage people to strike up a conversation. If you fancy winding down with a drink, head to the bar or the rooftop for locally brewed beers and our signature sustainable cocktails. If you feel like heading out, we can recommend some great places nearby to grab a drink or a bite to eat.

 

May 29:
Self-guided + Beyonce Concert!

BEFORE your amazing night with Beyonce, enjoy the city a bit!

Today is a self guided day in London. We recommend visiting the British Museum and the Globe Theater today as they are close in distance to each other.

British Museum

The British Museum is a public museum dedicated to human history, art and culture located in the Bloomsbury area of London. Its permanent collection of eight million works is among the largest and most comprehensive in existence. It documents the story of human culture from its beginnings to the present.

Note: A ticket is required to go inside the British Museum. This has not been included in the package.

Globe Theater

The Globe Theatre in London is a theatre famous for its association with England's best-known playwright, William Shakespeare.

Shakespeare's Globe is a reconstruction of the Globe Theatre. You can visit it and walk around or you could visit one of their famous plays. Their summer schedule will be announced later this year.

May 30:
Self guided - London

Relax after your night of entertainment, today is a free day in London!

You may want to consider a small-group walking tour of the historical Pubs of London!

Pubs have been at the heart of London ever since it was first settled. And with one on seemingly every corner, it's tricky to know where to begin.

Follow your local expert guide on a stroll through the City of London, hopping from historic pubs serving classic pub grub to taverns that literary greats once frequented. Eat and drink your way through the history of this buzzing metropolis with fascinating tidbits of London revealed along the way.

(See details below in the “Add on Tours” section!)

May 31:
Self guided - London

This is a free day- but perhaps you may want to consider spend your last day in London exploring the area outside of the city.,

Swap the bustle of London for the rural beauty of the Cotswolds on a full-day trip, including a 2-course lunch.
Traveling to the Cotswolds from London by comfortable, air-conditioned coach, drink in the rolling countryside and slow pace of this enchanting region, famous for its stone-built villages, lush pastures and old-world atmosphere.

Enjoy free time to stroll around gorgeous towns and villages such as Burford, Bibury and Stow-in-the-Wold; and break midway to enjoy a traditional English lunch at an old Cotswolds hotel restaurant, complete with stone fireplace and oak beams.


See details below in the “Add On Tours” section

June 1:
Departure

Today is time to say goodbye (for now).

After breakfast you will check out of your hotel. You will transfer to the airport (self arranged) for your flight home. (self arranged)



Safe Travels!

 

TRAVEL DETAILS

HOTELS

London, United Kingdom
May 28-June 1
The Good Hotel

More add-on tours…

Jack the Ripper Tour

Dare to discover the legend of London’s notorious Jack the Ripper on a tour like no other! Using state-of-the-art RIPPER-VISION™, innovative hand-held projectors help to recreate the atmosphere of Victorian London using spooky images, film clips and moving images.

Follow your guide on a walking tour to explore the dimly lit backstreets of Whitechapel and hear the harrowing tales and conspiracy theories of London’s most notorious serial killer.

1 hour 45 minutes (approx.)

$25 pp

Lunch in the Cotswolds Tour from London

Depart central London by comfortable, air-conditioned coach and venture into the countryside on your journey to England’s oh-so-pretty region of the Cotswolds.

Stroll around the almost impossibly quaint 17th-century weavers’ cottages at the heart of the village, and then travel to an old Cotswolds hotel to enjoy a 2-course lunch from a menu that includes classic English dishes such as bread-and-butter pudding for dessert. As you eat, soak up the medieval atmosphere of the oak-beamed restaurant, and admire the stone fireplace that bears what are thought to be witches’ marks.

Duly refreshed, journey onward to the village of Bourton-on-the-Water and enjoy around an hour of free time here to explore. Then, make your last stop at Stow-on-the-Wold, a small market town that’s one of the Cotswolds’ most charming spots. Get another spell of free time to delve into this picturesque place, perhaps discovering its charming tea and gift shops, and snapping photos of its limestone townhouses.

(10 hours (approx.)

$180 pp

Liverpool & The Beatles Tour

Discover The Beatles’ hometown on this rail day trip to Liverpool from London. Visit The Beatles Story attraction, packed with memorabilia and replicas of Beatles’ sites; and enjoy a Magical Mystery coach tour of locations linked to the Fab Four including Penny Lane and the Cavern Club.

13 hours (approx.)

$259 pp

Musical Marylebone Walking Tour

ONLY AVAILABLE MAY 28TH

Tour meets at Bond Street Tube (Marylebone Lane Exit)

For once the showbiz and performing arts types have been elbowed off centre stage by the nurses, the doctors and the sportsmen. This tour aims to put the musicians back where they belong.

Marylebone is home to both BBC – from Teddy Bear’s Picnic to Relax by Frankie Goes to Hollywood we’ll delve into Auntie Beeb’s often bothersome relationship with music.

The word-famous Proms music festival has its genesis in not one but TWO Marylebone concert halls.

Its streets have been home to such pillars of the English classical music establishment as Sir Henry Wood and Constant Lambert – as well as music hall (vaudeville) venues at the other end of the musical class system.

One of London’s most scandalous pleasure gardens is buried beneath its polite, geometric elegance – where we’ll find the music of Henry Purcell and more.

Paul McCartney composed Yesterday in Marylebone.

So we’ll ask the medicos to move aside for an hour or so – although in Hector Berlioz who lived in the area we have a representative of both the medical AND musical communities.

(2 hours (approx.)

$25 pp

The Making of Harry Potter and Oxford Tour

As part of this magical day out from London, you will visit the world famous University city of Oxford, enjoy a 60 minute walking tour in the company of a professional guide. Founded in 1167, Oxford is England's oldest university.

You will end your visit to Oxford with some free time, a chance for you to explore further at your own leisure before continuing onto the next stop of your tour, the Warner Bros Studio Tour London: The Making of Harry Potter & Oxford.


10 hours 30 minutes (approx.)

$187 pp

Small-Group Tour: Historical Pub Walking Tour of London

Your afternoon pub tour begins at St. Paul's, where you will meet your guide and set off for the first stop of your tour. As you walk, check out city attractions like St. Paul's Cathedral and the bustling Fleet Street. Pass the site of a Shakespearean playhouse, then pop into the art nouveau Blackfriars for a drink. Grab a pint (own expense) and enjoy colorful stories from this neighborhood's banking community.

Next, head down Fleet Street, flush with pubs and gin palaces to service the journalists and literary greats of the day. Stop at a proper London boozer for a civilized drinking experience. Buy yourself a delicious local ale (or two), admire the authentic medieval decor, and enjoy the buzz as regulars and newcomers fill up the wooden tables surrounding the horseshoe bar.

Continue along Fleet Street, the former stomping grounds of Charles Dickens, who once resided in Furnival’s Inn (now Holborn Bars). Visit a 17th-century pub that was a favorite of Dickens and fellow writers Sir Arthur Conan Doyle and Alfred Lord Tennyson. Sip on a delicious beer and cider (not included) and soak up the literary history of the place.

Your tour ends at the edge of Covent Garden with plenty of time (and insider information) to continue the fun at another local pub.

(3.5 hours (approx.)

$38 pp

F.A.Q.

WHAT TIME SHOULD I ARRIVE IN London?

We do suggest arriving in London around 11a or 12pm.

WHAT TIME IS THE CHECK IN TO THE HOTEL?

Check in at your hotel will not be until 1pm at the earliest.

  • If you arrive early, or your room is not yet ready for you to check in when you arrive, you may be able to leave your bags with the front desk and they will keep them securely held behind the desk while you go out and eat or explore the city until your room is ready.

Where’s the hotel?

You’ll find Good Hotel London by the Western Gateway of the Royal Victoria Dock.
The O2 Arena, ExCeL Exhibition Centre, City Airport and Canary Wharf Business District are all nearby. And they are less than five minutes walk from the Royal Victoria station on the DLR light rail, Elizabeth line at Custome House station is 5 mins away, Jubilee Line at Canning Town is 12 mins away on foot, City Airport is 9 mins away by taxi and a 7-min Cable Car ride will bring you to North Greenwich.

If you need to park, you can download the car park map here which shows you the location of the car parks on campus. You can also check the parking information on ExCel's website, as they are located nearby.


DO I HAVE TO WEAR MY MASK THE WHOLE TIME?

At this time, No.

IS BREAKFAST INCLUDED?

Yes!

The serving times vary by hotel (they will tell you at check-in), but usually breakfast is served starting at 6:30am.

Can I pay by Zelle?

Yes!

We started taking Zelle payments last month and we found this to be a fast and FREE way to pay!
For those who don’t know what Zelle is… it is very much like a wire transfer (but it is not a wire transfer).

Everyone’s bank is different, though, so you may want to call/go in to your local bank and ask to have the maximum amount available to transfer every day.

Example: Some banks only allow $500/day transfer. Other banks will allow $1200/day.

Always be careful when making payments through Zelle to people that you do not know. There is no protection guarantee provided and you cannot reverse the fee.

The Pros for using Zelle:

  • It is FREE (no processing fees)!

  • It is instantaneous (funds will go directly to Zone Travel- so this is the absolute fastest way to make a payment)

The Cons for using Zelle:

  • Every bank is different when it comes to maximum amount available to be transferred every day. So, this may mean that you need to make multiple payments to Zone Travel, multiple days in a row.

  • It does require an app download onto your phone, and you need to set up your account with your bank information.

Can I pay by check?

Yes!

If you would like to avoid the 4%processing fees, you may pay by check.
It is very important that you pay in advance of the deadlines and allow ample time for delivery.

You can make checks payable to “Zone Travel”

Please mail your checks (allowing 3-5 business days for delivery - PRIOR to deadline) to:
Zone Travel
PO Box 12052
Columbus, OH 43212

Payments received after the deadline could result in cancelation of your reservation or increased fees.

REGISTRATION FORM

PLEASE TYPE CAREFULLY! INACCURATE INFORMATION WILL RESULT IN TRAVEL DELAYS AND/OR CHANGE FEES.

(Please submit one registration form per household -max 2 people per registration form)

Pricing details

package price: 

$1885

*All pricing & availability is subject to change until completed through the booking process. If your vacation package includes airfare, baggage fees may be an additional cost. For international travel, a passport book is required. Most locations require at least 6 months before expiration on your passport, as well as 2 blank visa pages. Please make sure to have the correct and updated documents if applicable. If you have a criminal background, you are responsible for knowing the travel restrictions pertaining to the offense.

INCLUDED IN THE QUOTE

  • Hotel accommodations

    • as described above

  • Some Meals

    • Breakfast daily

  • Most taxes and fees

    • Service fees and commissions (NON REFUNDABLE)

    • Current VAT- if this fee changes, we will need to collect additional charges.

NOT INCLUDED

  • Transportation

    • Airfare

    • Ground

  • Tours

  • Incidental charges 

  • Local Tax

  • 4% processing fee per payment (only if paying w/credit card)

  • Most meals/beverages (unless included in the itinerary)

  • Optional Travel Insurance *DUE AT TIME OF BOOKING- PLEASE REVIEW THE DETAILS OF EACH PLAN THOROUGHLY

    • World Wide Trip Protector Edge ‘Basic’ (starting at $148/pp)

    • World Wide Trip Protector ‘Premium’ (starting at $205/pp)

    • Other insurance options are available, if you have questions or want more coverage options, please let us know at time of booking.

 

REGISTRATION 

  • A completed registration form (one per household -max 2 people per registration form)

    • If you have more than 2 people from the same household going on this trip, please fill out multiple forms, as the maximum per form is 2 people.

 

FINAL PAYMENT

  • Payments not received on time will result in reservation cancellation without refund.

  • Additional bookings after the final payment deadline may result in higher prices, less availability and additional administrative fees.

  • Fee amounts imposed are at the discretion of Zone Travel.

 

CANCELLATION

Cancellation in writing must be received by Zone Travel 60 days prior to departure for appropriate refund on the land tour cost minus the following fees:

  • Commissions and Travel insurance are non-refundable.

Zone Travel LLC and its cooperative destination incur unrecoverable charges preparing for your trip therefore, no refunds if cancellations occur less than 60 days before departure. Cancellations more than 60 days prior to departure are based on individual group bookings per the outlined confirmation document you receive.

We sell a variety of travel related products from different suppliers and service providers ("Suppliers"). Each Supplier has its own terms and condition that are applicable to your particular arrangements in addition to our general terms and conditions, and you should make sure you understand them.

Zone Travel is acting as intermediary or a "Booking Agent" for products and services that are not directly supplied by us (e.g., air carriage and ground transportation, hotel accommodations, meals, tours, cruises, etc.). We are not a co-vendor of such products and services. You will be entering into a separate contract with such Suppliers in connection with such products and services.

By making payments to Zone Travel for this trip you are agreeing to all Terms and Conditions listed on the Zone Travel website.

Vendor Cancel policy: Each vendor has their own policies, which we have to apply. This information may vary and is listed in full detail on the contract signed for each vendor.

WE STRONGLY RECOMMEND TRAVEL INSURANCE

 

Travel Insurance

TRAVEL INSURANCE - AVAILABLE FOR ALL USA CITIZENS - DUE WITH INITIAL PAYMENT

Zone Travel LLC strongly suggests purchasing Trip Cancellation insurance. Be sure to check with your healthcare provider as most U.S. medical coverage will not cover you outside of the country.

Insurance costs are based on the total package cost, including air taxes and charges listed under "Included."

Approximate amounts can be given at time of reservation in order to purchase the appropriate amount of insurance.

EDGE PLAN:
(BASIC PROTECTION)

Extensive coverage for everyone; designed with families in mind.

  • Pre-existing Medical Conditions coverage if purchased within 14 days of deposit (other eligibility conditions must also be met)

  • Wide range of reasons for trip cancellation or interruption

  • Trip Delay and Missed Tour or Cruise Connection coverage

  • Baggage Protection and Travel Accident Protection

  • Medical and Evacuation coverage 

 
 

WORLDWIDE TRIP PROTECTOR:
(PREMIUM PROTECTION)

Extensive coverage for everyone; designed with families in mind.

  • Pre-existing Medical Conditions coverage if purchased within 21 days of deposit (other eligibility conditions must also be met)

  • Wide range of reasons for trip cancellation or interruption

  • Trip Delay and Missed Tour or Cruise Connection coverage

  • Baggage Protection and Travel Accident Protection

  • Medical and Evacuation coverage