Portsdown Travel

(Formerly Hospice Travel) Tours and Cruises to raise funds for Rowans Hospice

Past Tours

Previously we ran these Tours and Cruises :

SPAIN, ITALY & GIBRALTAR CRUISE IN P&O ‘Ventura’

6th October to 20th October 2019

P&O Ventura – 14 nights, full board – Departing and returning to Southampton visiting:
SPAIN
: Cadiz, Barcelona, and Cartagena
GIBRALTAR
Italy
: Livorno, Civitavecchia (Rome)
 
Soak up the late rays, as well as oodles of atmosphere and culture on this Mediterranean cruise. This is a holiday of UNESCO World Heritage Sites, classic destinations and some hidden gems. You’ll have plenty of time to explore ashore, and relax at sea.
Join Ventura in Southampton and enjoy two days at sea before Seville (tours from Cádiz), awash with cultural and artistic heritage. Barcelona is living proof you can have it all : a stunning beach front, Gaudi architecture, plus a vibrant shopping, drinking and dining scene. An evening call gives you longer to stroll the cobbled lanes of the gothic quarter, tuck into tapas, or take the cable car across the harbour to Montjuic.  From Livorno, it’s a short hop to Pisa and Florence. The Leaning Tower is just one of many towers in Pisa (though, admittedly, most are boringly vertical) while, in Florence, the Duomo, Uffizi Gallery and the Ponte Vecchio await. Civitavecchia opens the door to the history, architecture,food and effortless style of Rome.  Following ancient Cartagena, your final call before Southampton is Gibraltar, for awesome duty-free shopping, excellent beach life and Barbary ape watching!

 

U.K. COACH TOUR

YORKSHIRE

26-30 August 2019 – Luxury Coach Tour

History and mystery await in the city of York and its stunning Minster.  Pretty, medieval Ripon offers a beautiful cathedral and award-winning law and order museums. In quaint, cobbled Haworth, the tragic lives of the Bronte sisters are revealed, while train enthusiasts can ride on the line made famous by The Railway Children.  Our tour includes a wonderful scenic drive that delves into the Dales

LAKE GARDA

3 -10 MAY 2017

By Air+ 4* Half Board Hotel Accommodation

Lake Garda is the largest lake in Italy and certainly one of the most charming. Nestling between the green hills and mountainous peaks you will find beaches and coves showered in fragrances and colours. For those looking for utopia, Lake Garda is as close as you’ll get!  Riva Del Garda, the tour base, is largely built on the flat, preserves its small-town charm with its idyllic harbour.  Admire paintings, frescoes, elegant villas, diverse architecture, stunning countryside with contrasting landscapes, vineyards and gardens. You will have the opportunity to discover too places that the Italians like to keep to themselves!

CRUISE in P&O ‘ORIANA’

ITALY – SPAIN – MONACO

20 SEPTEMBER – 7 OCTOBER 2017

17 nights round-trip from Southampton visiting:

ITALY: Olbia (Sardinia) – Naples – Civitavecchia (for Rome)

SPAIN: El Ferrol – Cadiz – Ciudadela (Menorca) – Palamos

MONACO: Monte Carlo – Gibraltar – Southampton

Breeze around the beauties of the Mediterranean.  Admire the pure scale of Rome’s Colosseum! Cultural capitals, stunning coastlines, sophisticated Riviera towns, inviting beaches – the cruise will have something to capture everyone’s imagination.