New Year Dine & Cruise on the River Thames
3 days - by Coach

New Year in London 2011 With a New Year’s Eve party night on the River Thames.

London is the ideal place to welcome in the New Year; Big Ben, parties on the River Thames, the crowds beside the River and on the many famous bridges, the fireworks at midnight which become more spectacular every year... it has got the lot!

London is known the world over for its spectacular sights; royal history and traditions; fabulous West End shows; and fantastic shopping. London has many attractions to offer and is packed with things to see and do, and is a very special place to visit at any time of the year but, during the festive period, the city truly sparkles.

London is the shopping capital of the world. From the market stalls at Covent Garden to the bustling fashion stores of Oxford Street and the luxury department stores of Harrods, and Fortnum & Mason, there is retail therapy to appeal to the most discerning of shoppers.

With the festive lights of Oxford Street and Regent Street, and stunning shop windows offering bargains galore in the sales, you are assured of a New Year to remember.

• Return coach travel from your chosen local departure point
• Two nights stay in a twin/double bedded room* at an outer London hotel
• Dinner on Thursday 30 December 2010 followed by a disco
• Dinner on Friday 31 December 2010 at Chez Gerard's restaurant, Trinity Square
• Breakfast on Friday 31 December 2010 and Saturday 1 January 2011
• Evening river cruise on the River Thames on a Thames Clipper sight-seeing boat on New Year's Eve
• Free time in London and Royal Windsor
• Services of an Omega Holidays coach driver / tour representative
• VAT at the government's prevailing rate at the date of travel

Thursday 30 December 2010 - After a morning departure from your local area, we will travel directly to central London where there will be time at leisure to enjoy this historic city’s attractions or shop ‘til you drop in this shoppers paradise. We will depart in the late afternoon for your hotel in the outer London area for the first of your two nights stay. After time to check in and freshen up, dinner will be followed by a disco hosted by your hotel’s D.J.

New Years Eve 2010 - After a full English breakfast, we will depart late morning for nearby stylish Windsor where the magnificent castle has been home to English monarchs for almost 1000 years. Browse the town’s shops, or take a stroll along the banks of the beautiful River Thames, or cross the pedestrian bridge into historic Eton, famous for its public school, or perhaps wander along a stretch of The Long Walk in Windsor Great Park. We will return to your hotel in plenty of time for you to get ready for the New Year’s Eve celebrations!

We will depart in the early evening for central London and Chez Gerard’s restaurant (or similar).After dinner at about 10pm, we will take a short stroll to Tower Pier, where we will board a Thames Clipper sight-seeing boat#. A welcome drink and a drink at midnight are included as you soak up the New Year’s Eve party atmosphere. As midnight approaches, your boat will sail as close as possible to Westminster, for you to have the chance to hear Big Ben strike and to see the fireworks†. Let the countdown to midnight and the New Year begin!After disembarkation#, we will return to your hotel for your second night’s stay. (Central London and especially the area around the River Thames will be particularly busy after midnight, so please be aware that it is anticipated that you will arrive back at your hotel between 2am and 3am).

New Years Day 2011 - Following a leisurely full English breakfast, we will commence our homeward journey in the late morning with a stop at a place of interest en-route, after a most memorable 3 day capital break with a difference!

_{# Clients may be required to walk a short distance to their coach to the Pier to embark/disembark their Thames Clipper sight-seeing boat.}

_{† Important note: The boat’s pilot will make every best effort to secure a position on the River at midnight as close as possible to Big Ben and the fireworks, and whilst we do not anticipate too much difficulty, we must advise you that due to the amount of traffic on the river, this cannot be guaranteed. The choice of route the boat takes during its cruise on the River Thames will be at the discretion of the ship’s pilot.}

Here are some example hotels or similar ones that we use for this break, actual availability may change with the travel date you choose.

Some hotels have an additional supplement per person, as shown below. Supplements are stated for the break (not per night)

To be confirmed - 4 star outer London hotel,
	4 star hotel in the outer London area.