Haunted Europe: 10 days in London, Paris and Munich

Haunted Europe: Spend 10 days in England, France and Germany visiting some of the darker, spooky, and magical destinations in Europe. With this tour package, will you find paranormal activity at Hampton Court palace, Tower of London or in the labyrinth like Catacombs of Paris?

 

Haunted European Tour departs Friday, October 14, 2022 & returns Tuesday, October 25, 2022.

 

Highlights of the stop in London:

•                     Guided tour of Hampton Court Palace as you learn the tales of paranormal activity and resident ghosts, rumored to be two of King Henry VIII’s wives.

•                     You'll want to put on the sorting hat after the Harry Potter-themed tour of the streets of London., including sites where scenes of Diagon Alley were filmed. Visit the entrance to the Ministry of Magic and see the famous Platform 9 ¾ at King’s Cross Station.

•                     Enjoy a Murder Mystery Dinner.

•                     Explore the dark, confined streets of the Whitechapel and Spitalfields neighborhoods in London’s East End. Will you find a clue regarding the unsolved murders committed by Jack the Ripper?

•                     Optional add on is a visit the Tower of London and explore some of the ground’s forbidding areas and torture sites, including the Bloody Tower, the Tower Green, and the scaffold site.

Highlights of the stop in Paris:

•                     Climb down to the labyrinth like corridors of Les Catacombes de Paris which holds the remains of over 6 million Parisians.

•                     Seek out the ghosts of Frédéric Chopin, Oscar Wilde, Marcel Proust, Jim Morrison, and Edith Piaf while visiting the Père Lachaise Cemetery.

•                     Optional add on is a visit the Palace of Versailles; Does Marie Antoinette Still Roam the Halls of Versailles?

Highlights of the stop in Munich:

•                     Visit Dachau, the first Nazi concentration camp during World War II.

•                     Visit Schloss Neuschwanstein, the Bavarian wonderland made for the “fairytale king” which inspired Sleeping Beauty’s Castle at Disneyland. Ludwig II didn’t get a happily ever after, he was found dead in Lake Starnberg not long after he moved into the nearly finished castle.  Oddly enough, so was his psychiatrist, who had declared him insane.

Tour package starts at $3879 per person and includes:

•                     10 nights in handpicked hotels

•                     10 breakfasts

•                     5 dinners with beer or wine (Including a Murder Mystery Dinner)

•                     7 sightseeing tours and 2 optional tours (Day 5 - The Tower of London’s Dark Past and Day 7 - The Palace of Versailles)

•                     Expert Tour Director & local guides

•                     Private deluxe motor coach

•                     1 train ride from London to Paris

•                     1 on-tour flight from Paris to Munich

•                     Plenty of time to explore

 

See full Itinerary here

Questions, call 1-800-438-7672 & Reference Tour Number: 70387661

Important information: 

• Travel dates: 10/14/22 - 10/25/22
• Must book by 5/19/21 - 15 Spots left on tour
• Deposit: $450 per person at the time of reservation with Final payment date: 7/16/22
• OR $99 deposit with monthly autopayments
• Current promotions: 
• Travelers who book by 3/31/21 will receive $100 off their reservation. 

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So anytime I hear a major casino resort in Las Vegas may have plans to revamp and de-theme like Monte Carlo which is now Park MGM, Treasure Island which is now TI, Imperial Palace which is now Linq and MGM Grand forgoing its “Wizard of Oz” roots; It saddens me.

I do understand the need for remodels and updates and even them changes, but would prefer Vegas keep resorts and casinos themed.

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While no official announcement has been made by MGM Resorts, the iconic Las Vegas Luxor Resort and Casino could be facing demolition if the gossip is to be believed. The consideration is believed to be based on the distinctive and limiting design, which does not allow for much in the way of change. There is also some possible issues regarding inability to repair structure and talk of a MLB ballpark looking for a spot on the strip.

The same face-lift dilemma is rumored to be a topic possibly being discussed regarding the Excalibur Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas as well.

Luxor opened 26 years ago, on October 15, 1993. During a time when Las Vegas was much more focused on attracting families. In recent years it has tried to return to its Sin City roots. Las Vegas spent the 1990s trying to attract families by transforming into a kid friendly entertainment destination, but children don't gamble and neither do parents who are entertaining children.

Some de-theming of casinos in Las Vegas began earlier this decade and many changes have already been made at Luxor and other casinos to move away from the original themes. However, it’s nearly impossible to re-image a massive pyramid.

Sources say MGM company officials have discussed the demolition of both Luxor and Excalibur for the last five years and perhaps the COVID-19 shutdowns may contribute to rumors.

MGM Resorts’ real estate investment trust MGM Growth Properties (NYSE: MGP) owns the physical assets of Luxor.