Institute for CultureTravel

12/06/2024

Two days to go..all very exited here for Dante Opera !

Experience Patrick Cassidy's opera 'Dante - From Inferno to Paradise' in Bavaria, Germany. Book a 4-night cultural tour package with the Institute for Culture Travel.

13/05/2024

Don Giovanni in Bratislava with River Cruise to Vienna

3 Nights | Departing 18 October 2024

▪️ Return flight from Dublin
▪️ Four nights in the Falkensteiner Hotel
▪️ Half day panoramic city tour of Bratislava
▪️ Pre-opera dinner
▪️ Don Giovanni in the Slovak National Theatre
▪️ Excursion to Vienna via City Twin Liner on the Danube
▪️ Private coach and local guide

€1099 per person sharing | Single Supplement €289

Book Today with a deposit of just €350pp

Call us on 01 888 7840 to make a booking 📞

https://www.instituteforculturetravel.ie/don-giovanni-in-bratislava

09/05/2024

Our current list of 2024 Holidays
Limited places available - Book Today!

07/05/2024

Turandot in the Hungarian State Opera

22 November 2024 📅
3 Nights Only €859 per person🌙

Experience the beautiful city of Budapest on our Budapest Opera tour. This tour offers you the chance to see beautiful Budapest as well as taking in Turandot opera in the sumptuous Hungarian State Opera House.

Includes:
Return flight from Dublin
3-nights in the four-star K+K Hotel Opera with breakfast
Highlights of Pest City tour
Three-course pre-performance dinner in hotel
Turandot in the the Hungarian State Opera
Private transfers and local guide

https://www.instituteforculturetravel.ie/opera-in-budapest

03/05/2024

Opera in Enchanting Riga: Madama Butterfly
3 Nights | 20 September 2024

- Return Flights
- Stay in the 5 star Grand Poet Hotel with breakfast
- 3 evening meals
- Tickets to Madama Butterfly in the Latvian National Opera
- Guided Tour & Visit to Rundale Palace.

Booking Deposit: €350

See full itinerary here -> www.instituteforculturetravel.ie/madama-butterfly-in-riga

02/05/2024

Opera, Art and Palaces in Berlin with Don Giovanni

4 Nights, Departs 13 September 2024

Return flight from Dublin, taxes and transfers
Four-nights in a 4* Hotel with breakfast
Buffet dinner in hotel
Guided coach tour of historic Berlin
Don Giovanni in the Deutsche Oper
Guided tour of the Boros Collection, a private collection of contemporary art displayed in a converted bunker in Berlin
Lunch at the Kafter Restaurant on top of the Reichstag
Visit the Charlottenburg Palace, a magnificent Baroque Palace
Private coach and guide assistance for all transfers and excursions

https://www.instituteforculturetravel.ie/opera-art-and-palaces-in-berlin-don-giovanni -art-palace-s-in-berlin-13-september-2024

01/05/2024

See Don Giovanni in Bratislava with Excursion to Vienna
3 Nights, Departing October 2024

Just €1099 per person

https://www.instituteforculturetravel.ie/don-giovanni-in-bratislava (€350 Booking Deposit)

01/05/2024

Opera in Riga - Madama Butterfly
3 Nights | 20 September 2024

• Return scheduled flight from Dublin
• 3 nights in the 5* Grand Poet Hotelwith breakfast
• Lunch on three days
• Three evening meals
• Guided tour of Old Ria town with tour of the Latvian Opera House
• Visit Rundale Place, an outstanding example of the early work of Italian architect Francesco Bartolomeo Rastrelli.
• Puccini’s Madama Butterfly in the Latavian Opera House
• Private coach and guide assistance as per the tour itinerary

Just €1279 per person sharing

https://www.instituteforculturetravel.ie/madama-butterfly-in-riga

01/05/2024

Happy 25th Birthday to Lyric FM!

Tune in to Lyric FM today and this week and be in with a chance to win a place on our tour to cultural Germany and immerse yourself in the best of Opera.

The prize includes a two-night stay in Hof and a 2-night stay in Dresden. During the tour, attend two opera performances; Dante – From Inferno to Paradise by Patrick Cassidy in Hof and Mozart’s enchanting opera Die Zauberflöte at the world famous Semper Opera House. Tune in now for details on how to enter!!

https://www.instituteforculturetravel.ie/opera-in-hof-dresden-with-patrick-cassidy

23/04/2024

Cultural Lisbon with André Rieu in Concert

4 Nights Departs 31 October 2024

Price includes:
• Return flight from Dublin, taxes and transfers
• 4-nights in the 4* Lisboa Plaza Hotel with breakfast
• City tour of Lisbon • Fado Dinner Show
• Excursion to Sintra, Cabo da Roca, Cascais and Estoril with lunch
• Excursion to Bucelas and Caves Velhas with wine tasting
• Pre-concert three-course dinner in hotel
• VIP STAGE ticket to see André Rieu in concert
• Private coach and guide assistance for all transfers and excursions

All this for Just €1549 per person sharing

16/04/2024

Opera in The Quarry Aida 2024 - St Margarethen Opera Festival
4 Nights, Departs 13 August 2024

Return scheduled flight from Dublin
Four-nights in the Park Hotel Schonbrunn
Welcome dinner in hotel Half day city tour of Vienna with tour of the Schoenbrun Palace
Excursion to Lake Neusiedl with wine tasting in one of Austis’s famous vineries
Pre-performance dinner followed by Aida at the St.Margarethen Opera Festival An evening at the Schoenbrunn Palace: 3-course dinner followed by concert in the Place Orangerie
Private coach and guide assistance for all transfers and excursions

€1693 per person
Book Here: https://www.instituteforculturetravel.ie/aida-at-the-st-margarethen-opera-festival

16/04/2024

New IFC Tours Now on Sale!
For More information or to Book your place
Call us on 01 888 7840

These Tours have limited places so ensure you book early!

16/04/2024

WIN a trip to Verona this August in conjunction with Institute for CultureTravel and Lyric FM. Prize includes flight, 4-nights hotel and tickets to see Puccini's Tosca with Jonas Kaufmann at the Arena di Verona. Winner must be available to travel 27 August 2024.

Tune into Marty Whelan on Lyric FM every morning this week from 7:00 for details on how to enter! 🎼

11/04/2024

NEW TOUR ALERT | Charming Cornwall & The Eden Project

4 Nights, 21 October 2024

Price Includes
- Return flight from Dublin, taxes and transfers
- Four nights in the 4* St Michaels Hotel with breakfast
- Welcome Dinner in hotel
- Explore Newquay and St Isaacs (lunch included)
- Excursion to the Eden Project, Polperro & Charlestown
- Excursion to St.Ives and Cornwalls Costal towns
- Excursion to The Lost Garden of Heligan, and coastal towns
- Private transfers and local guide according to the programme

Just €1379 per person! No Single Supplement!

Call 01 888 7840

10/04/2024

Budapest in November with Turandot in the Hungarian State Opera

Just €859 per person

https://www.instituteforculturetravel.ie/opera-in-budapest

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10/04/2024

NEW OFFER ALERT | Tosca with Jonas Kaufmann in the Arena di Verona

Departs 27 August: 4 Nights, from €1379pps

• Return flights with Aer Lingus to Verona
• Return airport transfers
• 4-nights in the 4* Hotel Giberti & Spa with breakfast
• Poltronissima Ticket to Tosca on 30 August 2024 at the Arena di Verona

https://www.instituteforculturetravel.ie/arena-di-verona-opera-festival-travel-packages

09/04/2024

🔔 NEW TOUR
St. Margarethen Opera Festival in Austria

4 Nights- Departing 13 August 2024

The St.Margarethen Opera Festival festival takes place against the unique natural backdrop of the Roman quarry which was listed as a World Heritage Site in 2001. The Roman quarry in St. Margarethen is one of the oldest stone quarries in Europe.

The tour is based in Vienna, a city that more than lives up to its centuries old tradition of civilised culture. Beautiful buildings of many architectural styles including beautiful palaces, ancient streets, public gardens and street cafes make it one of Europe’s most beautiful cities.

From €1693 per person

https://www.instituteforculturetravel.ie/aida-at-the-st-margarethen-opera-festival

04/04/2024

Oxford, Blenheim & The Cotswolds
3 Nights, Departing 09 June 2024

Return flights from Dublin
4* Doubletree by Hilton
Entrance to Warwick Castle
Full day excursion to Oxford and Blenheim Palace
Full day excursion visiting Entrance to Shakespeare’s Birthplace and Anne Hathaway’s Cottage
Excursion to the Cotswolds; admire the scenic Cotswolds as you wander the cobblestoned villages

From Just €1039 per person

https://www.instituteforculturetravel.ie/oxford-blenheim-palace-and-the-cotswolds

02/04/2024

Luxurious Lisbon featuring André Rieu

4 Nights, 31 October 2024

Return Flights from Dublin
Stay at the 4* Lisboa Plaza Hotel with breakfast
Fado Dinner Show
Lisbon City Tour
Excursion to Sintra, Cabo da Roca, Cascais and Estoril with lunch
Excursion to Bucelas and Caves Velhas with wine tasting
Pre-concert 3 course dinner
VIP ticket to see André Rieu in Concert

Just €1549 per person sharing

https://www.instituteforculturetravel.ie/andre-rieu-in-lisbon-departing-30-october-2024

27/03/2024

RHS Hampton Court Palace Garden Festival Package

Departs 05 July 2024

❖ Return flight to London from Dublin, Cork or Shannon
❖ Two nights in the Millennium Gloucester Hotel
❖ Buffet breakfast daily
❖ Ticket to the RHS Hampton Court Palace Garden Festival

From €675 per person sharing

https://www.instituteforculturetravel.ie/rhs-hampton-court-flower-show-ticket-packages

27/03/2024

Just 1 Place Remaining on our André Rieu Concert Holiday to Krakow

4 Nights | Departing 29 May 2024.

For More Information or to Book, Call 01 888 7840

26/03/2024

Opera in Budapest 11 June 2024

• Return scheduled flight from Dublin, taxes
• Three nights in the four-star K+K Hotel Opera Hotel
• Dinner in hotel on evening of arrival
• Highlights of Pest City tour
• Backstage tour of the Hungarian State Opera House
• Three-course pre-performance dinner in Callas Café Restaurant
• Visit the Buda Castle District
• Category 1 ticket for Aida the Hungarian State Opera
• Private transfers and local guide assistance

ONLY €997 Per Person Sharing

26/03/2024

Oxford, Blenheim Palace & The Cotswolds

3 Nights, Departing 09 June 2024

Return flight from Dublin, taxes and transfers
Three-nights in the 4* Doubletree by Hilton Stratford-Upon-Avon
Four lunches and one evening meal
Entrance to Warwick Castle
Full day excursion to Oxford and Blenheim Palace
Full day excursion visiting Entrance to Shakespeare’s Birthplace and Anne Hathaway’s Cottage
Excursion to the Cotswolds; admire the scenic Cotswolds as you wander the cobblestoned villages
Private transfers and local guide according to the programme

Only €1039 per person sharing

19/03/2024

Opera & Music in Vienna

4 Nights, Departing 05 May 2024

• Return scheduled flight from Dublin
• Four-nights in the Quality Hotel with breakfast
• Half day excursion; with a panoramic city tour by bus and guided tour of the Schönbrunn Palace.
• Die Fledermaus in the Vienna Volksoper
• An evening at the Schoenbrunn Palace: 3-course dinner followed by concert in the Place Orangerie
• Private coach and guide assistance for all transfers and excursions

€1239 per person sharing
Single Supplement €180

12/03/2024

The world premiere of Patrick Cassidy's opera, Dante – From Inferno to Paradise.

https://www.instituteforculturetravel.ie/opera-in-hof-dresden-with-patrick-cassidy

12/03/2024

See the amazing Andrea Bocelli in Warsaw in August
Stay 4 nights in the 4⭐️ Polonia Palace Hotel

https://www.instituteforculturetravel.ie/andrea-bocelli-in-warsaw

12/03/2024

See Andre Rieu in Lisbon in October
Stay 4 Nights in the 4⭐️ Lisboa Plaza Hotel

https://www.instituteforculturetravel.ie/andre-rieu-in-lisbon-departing-30-october-2024

12/02/2024

Book your place today.. contact IFC on 01 888 7840 for information and to book..

World premiere of Mayo native's opera - What's on - Western People