Kindersley Community Travel Club dusts off their passports

By Joan Janzen
joanjanzen@yahoo.com

Are you looking forward to travelling once again? If you are, the Kindersley Community Travel Club has some encouraging news to share. Heidi Marchant, a teacher at Kindersley Composite School, said it looks very hopeful that the club will be touring at Easter 2022.

“We couldn’t be more excited to dust off our passports again!” Heidi said and everyone in the community would likely agree with her. But there’s good news! The club’s tour to Berlin, Prague, Krakow, Budapest and Vienna has eighteen open spots available, and enrolment rules are first registered, first served. Once the tour is filled up, additional names will be placed on a waiting list. A full group for this tour is 48 travellers.

Heidi said the minimum age to travel without a parent is Grade 9, but they’ll accept younger students if their parent or another adult accompanies them. No matter what your age may be, as long as you’re in good health and are willing and able to walk many miles every day, you are more than welcome to join the tour.

The Kindersley Community Travel Club is community-based, and is not associated with the school. The tour group usually consists of adults travelling with or without their kids and students who come independently. If a single person registers, they will automatically be paired with another single adult of the same gender on the tour, or they can pay a little extra to ensure a single room accommodation on the tour.

“It’s great to see people of all ages who didn’t necessarily know each other come together and become friends over their shared experiences!” Heidi said. Those travellers enrol on the tour directly through the EF Educational Tours website.

An additional advantage of this tour is more flexibility. “Due to the uncertainty of travel surrounding the pandemic, EF’s policies have become more flexible,” Heidi explained. She recommended those registering read EF’s cancellation policies and safety and security policies prior to enrolling.

“This type of travel is perfect for people who prefer not to do all of the extensive planning that an international tour requires. All transportation, admissions and accommodations are included, as well as daily breakfast and lunch,” Heidi explained. “Each day is planned with a good mix of free time balanced in to explore!”

This type of tour is ideally suited for people who love to learn for multiple reasons. First of all, a knowledgeable tour director meets the group at the airport and travels with them throughout the tour. Secondly, licensed local guides lead tours of various attractions throughout the tour, and are always available to answer questions.

“EF has a monthly payment plan that makes paying for the tour a little easier,” Heidi said. “The earlier a traveller enrols, the smaller the monthly payment.” The tour link is https://www.eftours.ca/tour-website/2395138PD