Floral tour to Ecuador - please read and pass along

**"* D* <d*@icangarden.com>**

Hi everyone...I am getting down to the crunch on this tour...I thought it
would have been a no brainer because of the price...Peter, our supplier in
Ecuador, worked his butt off to get us this tour, and I kind of pushed it
because I thought it would be something garden writers would jump at...great
opportunities to meet with the owners...prime time to visit as we will be
there during the busiest time just prior to shipping for Valentines
Day...etc etc plus of course it's the tropics!  Where else would you rather
be than somewhere warm in February...

And the price...this tour includes everything but your air to get to Quito
and home...for 1595.00 per person US sharing.  Tour date Feb 2-9, 2008.

If you know of anyone who would like to join this tour, would you please
point them to me...my other tours are doing just great, but this one is
lagging a bit and you know me...you never get unless you ask...and I am
asking!  Here is the press release on it...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE - Floral Tour to Ecuador Closes for Booking December
14th, 2007 

Join us for a truly unique floral tour to Ecuador Feb 2-9th, 2008.  We will
be there just in time to see the flowers getting prepared and shipped for
Valentines Day orders!  As a special thank you for coming, our tour guests
will receive a thought provoking copy of Amy Stewarts New York Best Seller
"Flower Confidential"  Booking for the tour closes December 14th.

It's rare that exclusive flower growers will even allow strangers onto their
plantations, and it's even rarer still that they will show you blooms and
blossoms in development and produced for the mass market. Now, you can get
an insider's look at the flower industry, from the ground up, with this
exclusive tour from   www.gardeningtours.com .   This tour is designed for
those wanting to know more, a truly educational and knowledge filled
experience, with of course culture and history thrown in to round out this
beautiful tour to the tropics.

Your incredible land itinerary will include Quito airport pickup & return,
exclusive visits to Bellaflor rose plantation, the largest Orchid producer
in South America and the Tropical Flower Plantation, Magic Flowers all with
senior staff hosting us.  City tours of Quito, Cuenca and Guayaquil, Quito
Botanical Garden, a cruise on the Guayas River and much more!  Included in
land price:  Room accommodation in 4 Star Hotels, All breakfasts, all
lunches and all dinners, Private English speaking Tour Leader during the
whole trip, Local guides / Senior Plantation personal at every location,
Entrance fees to all major sights you will visit during this trip, National
flights Quito - Cuenca and Guayaquil - Quito in Economy Class  $1595.00 US
per person sharing with single supplement $400.00  See the full day by day
itinerary on the site.  Call 1-866-642-7120

The full day by day itinerary is at  

http://www.gardeningtours.com/TourDetails/Ecuador2008-long.pdf

Donna Dawson, Master Gardener

Member Region 7 Garden Writers Association 

Affiliate Member Canadian Institute of Travel Counsellors 

Member North American Travel Journalists Association

Member Royal Horticultural Society 

http://www.ICanGarden.com 

http://www.gardeningtours.com 

See our 2008 Garden Tours - Ecuador, China, Paris/London Chelsea and Ireland

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