Club Tour 2024 - The Alps

[RogNeedham]

Great news!

And again with apologies for the delay in being able to announce these indicative details.

Given the relatively tight timescales, the Club has decided to partner with Scenic Car Tours for this 2024 Alpine Tour. Securing accommodation for what will hopefully be a good size group, in an area such as the Alps, is no mean task and above all requires 'having the right, well established contacts'. 

A deposit of 20% to be paid by the end of Feb is required to secure a place. As soon as confirmations for 5x rooms minimum with associated deposits are secured, the Tour is then fixed and deposits become non-refundable.

PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS WILL BE AN 'ACCOMPANIED' EXCLUSIVE TOUR FOR CATERHAM AND LOTUS CLUB MEMBERS ONLY (member of the Club LT will be on hand throughout the Tour)

Those wishing to dovetail this Tour with the Lotus Seven Club of Switzerland "Swiss Trip" will need to make their own arrangements with the organisers. Look out for further updates from Debbie Stott on BlatChat

Tour Inclusions / hotels 

• 8 day/7 night tour 
• Depart Channel Tunnel breakfast time June 22, return Tunnel afternoon / evening June 29
• PLEASE NOTE: THOSE WISHING TO JOIN THE SWISS CLUB "SWISS TRIP' WILL TRANSIT TO SCHOTZ JUNE 28 (OPTIONAL)
• Return Le Shuttle Crossings from Folkestone to Calais 

• 1 night in the Nancy area OR similar 
• 2 nights in the Dormitz area OR similar 
• 2 nights in the near Stelvio OR similar 
• 1 night in the Lucerne area OR similar 
• 1 night in the Troyes area OR similar 
• Dinner, bed and breakfast throughout – 7 x included breakfasts and 7 x included dinners 
• Dinners provided will be a 3 course meal– if everyone is dining together each evening, the hotel(s) may propose a set menu i.e. the same menu for everyone, if they feel it will ensure a good standard of service. Others may offer 2 or 3 choices per course
• 1 route guide, per car, which will feature details and maps on attractions and places of interest
• TBC - 1 rally plaque / sticker, per car – tailored to L7 GB specification 
• 24 hour out of hours Scenic Car Tours emergency helpline available to customers whilst on the tour, if required/applicable 
• Full financial protection via ABTOT – SCT is ABTOT registered number 5405 – see https://www.abtot.com
• All administration taken care of 
• Ease of booking for members - bookings will be via SCT using a unique booking code and quoting Club membership number
• This is based on a minimum number of 10 paying persons booking the tour* (5-6 bedrooms*) – a supplement may/might apply if numbers fall below this*. We have a maximum of 20 x rooms available on this tour.
• Members will be responsible for their own travel insurance, breakdown cover and any vignettes required

 

PLEASE NOTE THE FIGURES BELOW ARE INDICATIVE 

£1419 per person sharing a car/ bedroom throughout - £2838 in total

£1880 per person in their own car, cabin and standard bedroom throughout - £800 reduction vs the total 2 person price

This should be a fantastic return to Continental Touring for the Club and further detailed booking information and unique booking codes will be released in due course.

Could I please therefore ask that those wishing to join the Tour indicate their firm interest by email to tours@caterhamlotus7.club. Please advise single or double / twin room requirement. Given that we have a maximum of 20 rooms available, I will monitor email receipts chronologically and note names accordingly. 

Time to get your calendars out!

All the best

Rog

Edited January 12 by RogNeedham

[Clive420R]

Hi Roger,

Just checked and this trip clashes with other commitments.

Kind regards,

Clive

Edited January 12 by Clive420R

[BernardW]

Sounds great.   Email sent and I look forward to more detail when available.

Bernard

[Dobson_justin]

I would be interested in this trip, email sent 

Edited January 30 by Dobson_justin

[Les R400]

Hi, I would be very interested, dependent on cost and security of cars overnight etc. Also as I have just come back from Switzerland please be reminded that you need to pay Swiss road tax to drive on thier motorways. About £40 for the year. I think you need one even if your just there for a few days or passing through.

Regards Les 

[RogNeedham]

On behalf of the Club, I am a delighted to outline below the package for the tour to the Alps, starting on Saturday 22nd June 2024 over 7 nights.

Please note that some of our preferred hotels were full on the dates we had originally indicated, being at a peak time for them, in popular locations.

You will note, for this reason, we have had to change three of the hotels, meaning a slightly higher price than we had originally estimated. With this said, we still feel the slightly higher price represents good value for money, as the hotel near the Stelvio is a far superior upgrade to the Stocker that we had originally planned on and the hotel in Switzerland is also an upgrade versus the original.

The Stocker is an entry level 4* hotel, 30 mins drive to the Stelvio. The Alpin hotel is a superior 4*+ property, just 15 minutes from the Stelvio. Likewise the Alexander Hotel in Weggis was rated 4/5 on tripadvisor and 8.5/10 on booking.com, the Seethotel you are now provisionally booked into is a 4*+ rated 4.5/5 on tripadvisor and 8.9/10 on booking.com.

Tour Inclusions

·         8 days/7 night tour from Saturday 22^nd – Saturday 29^th June 2024

·         Return LeShuttle Crossing from Folkstone to Calais

·         1 nights accommodation at the Lorraine Nancy

·         2 nights accommodation at Naturresort Fernsteinsee

·         2 nights accommodation at Alpin Hotel

·         1 nights accommodation at Seethotel Waldstatterhof

·         1 nights accommodation at Golden Tulip Troyes

·         Breakfast included each morning at the hotels

·         5 dinners included

• 1 at Lorraine Nancy
• 2 at Alpin Hotel
• 1 at Seethotel Waldstatterhof
• 1 at Golden Tulip Troyes

 Dinner

• Evening meals provided will be a 3-course meal with at least 2 options per course – if everyone is dining together each evening, the hotel may propose a fixed menu i.e. the same menu for everybody, if they feel it will ensure a good standard of service
• Dinner at Naturresort Fernsteinsee Hotel is paid directly to the hotel in the evening. We have made a group reservation for everyone to dine together, but sadly for 2024, the hotel no longer allow groups to pre-pay via a third party agent, such as ourselves.

 

·         1 Road Book, per car, which will feature details and maps on attractions and places of interest

·         1 rally plaque, per car – tailored for Caterham and Lotus 7 Club Alps Tour

·         24 hour out of hours helpline whilst on the tour

·         Full financial protection via ABTOT – we are ABTOT registered number 5405 – see https://www.abtot.com

·         All administration taken care of – SCT will handle all of the bookings, collecting money, supplier payments etc

·         Ease of booking - members book everything with Scenic Car Tours rather than having to worry about booking many different elements themselves with various suppliers

·         This quote is based on a minimum number of 10 paying persons booking the tour (approx. 5-6 bedrooms) – a supplement may apply if numbers fall below this

·         All bookings are bound by our conditions of booking, which you can find HERE

·         20% deposit required to confirm a space, full balance payable 10 weeks prior.

 

IMPORTANT NOTES

• Please note some hotels may have a German/Austrian style room, whereby the rooms will have 2 mattresses, 2 duvets on 1 bed frame or 1 mattress, 2 duvets on 1 bed frame. This is regardless of if members have booked a double or a twin bedroom. If anyone in the group is sharing a twin room, they may therefore wish to consider requesting a quotation to have their own room for these locations. 

 

Pricing

£1519 per person in a car and bedroom (based on 2 persons sharing in a car/bedroom throughout the tour –£3038 per couple)

£1965 per person in a car and bedroom on their own throughout 

Please feel free to contact me tours@caterhamlotus7.club or call on 07990 865869, should you have any specific questions.

Regards

Rog Needham

Tours Lead 

Caterham and Lotus 7 Club

[Sumo]

Re petrol cans on ferries etc, EMPTY ones are fine as I understand the rules.