The Bus2alps Weekly Ride – February 15, 2011

Experience the best of Morocco as you breathe in the smells of the famous souks of Marrakech and enjoy traditional local cuisine. Take in the sounds of the dessert as you camp out in the Sahara. Try your skills at sand boarding and experience a camel trek over the dunes. Soak up the sun on the beach and enjoy fresh local seafood. Get ready for a spring break like no other.

Point your compass North as you get to the bottom of the romantic, ultra-liberal, and post-communist spots of Northern Europe. Spend 10 days looping Europe’s hottest cities where you’ll dance with the Green Fairy in Prague, take in the alternative atmosphere of a city very recently divided at Berlin, soak up the eclectic vibe of Amsterdam, and be romanced in Paris. On this tour you will see everything that Prague, Berlin, Amsterdam and Paris have to offer.

‘Eastern Arc’ Trips departing Paris go to Vienna, Prague, Berlin, and Amsterdam.

DEPARTS: Florence | Rome | Paris

Join the masquerade as you wander through this city of narrow pathways and canals. With up to 120,000 tourists crowding onto Venice’s streets and piazzas, Carnivale is one of the most famous of all festivals in Europe. So grab your mask and don’t miss your chance to visit this sinking city and all the grandeur it has to offer.

Join us in celebrating Valencia’s festival of fire, “Las Fallas”. At midnight, the street lights fade to black, the crowd goes wild and the sky lights up into a white hot dance of 350 flaming Ninots (decorative sculptures). The party and the flaming sculptures rage late into the night. Get ready to experience a combination of insanity, fun, tradition, and pyrotechnics. We get you there late in the afternoon and have you home before sunrise, hungover, covered in ash, ready to sleep in your own bed all day Sunday.