HOME AT FIRST’S CURRENT TRAVEL BARGAINS

LATE-SUMMER–AUTUMN 
SPECIAL SALE

What’s special about autumn in Iceland?

• Iceland Celebrates the fall Harvest.

• Iceland hosts its annual International Film Festival 28SEP-8OCT23 in Reykjavik.

• Iceland hosts its annual Iceland Airwaves Music Festival 2-4NOV23 in Reykjavik.

• Longer nights mean the return of the Northern Lights.

TRAVEL BARGAIN!

7-Day Full-Package Self-Driving Independent Tour of Iceland with Flights, Lodgings, Rental Car

NEW OFFER!

BOOK THIS TRAVEL BARGAIN
BY JUNE 26, 2023

TRAVEL to ICELAND

LATE-SUMMER & AUTUMN

TRAVEL 12SEP — 4NOV, 2023

$AVE 23.6% – $690/person!

$2,240

PER PERSON DOUBLE OCCUPANCY

Special low rate 23.6% below our official,
published 2023 Late-Summer/Autumn prices to Iceland.

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THIS FULL-PACKAGE TRIP INCLUDES:

• ROUND-TRIP FLIGHTS from JFK, EWR, or BOS.

Flights from all USA & Canada airports available.

Please inquire about fares from your home airport.

• AIRPORT BUS TRANSFER ARRIVAL DAY.

From Keflavik Airport to your Reykjavik hotel.

• 7 NIGHTS LODGING (INNS) with BREAKFAST.

Choose 2 of 3 exceptional regions of Iceland:
1. REYKJAVIK: Iceland’s outstanding capital city, plus
2. AKUREYRI: Iceland’s 2nd city on an arctic fjord, or
3. THE SOUTH COAST, packed with volcanic wonders

• 5 DAYS USE of CAR RENTAL

following first 2 nights in Reykjavik city.

Pick-up in Reykjavik; drop-off at Keflavik Airport.

Includes taxes, unlimited mileage, & liability insurance.

• GUIDEBOOK FOR TOURING ICELAND

Sightseeing, Activities, Restaurants, Scenic By-Ways.

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CONSIDER THIS POPULAR ADD-ON:

For a more leisurely trip with more time for activities en route around Iceland,

ADD 3 NIGHTS LODGING & CAR RENTAL FOR:

$732

PRICE PER PERSON DOUBLE OCCUPANCY

THE FINER DETAILS:

• FLY TRANSATLANTIC OVERNIGHT to REYKJAVIK,  ICELAND : Departures Tuesdays through Friday between September 12 and October 27, 2023 from Boston (BOS) or New York City (JFK) or Newark (EWR), USA. (Departures & Connecting Flights are available from other USA & Canada airports — please inquire.) Arrive the following morning at your destination airport in Reykjavik/Keflavik (KEF). Self-transfer by pre-paid airport bus to your reserved hotel in downtown Reykjavik, Iceland’s capital city. Take occupancy at your first Iceland lodging, the hotel in Reykjavik, that afternoon.

• RETURN FLIGHT 8 DAYS LATER: Daytime flight from Reykjavik/Keflavik (KEF) back to Boston (BOS), New York (JFK), Newark (EWR), or to other USA/Canada airports after 7 full days & nights in Iceland.

• LODGINGS: 7 total Nights Lodging in pre-reserved hotels &/or inns at your choice of 2 of 3 set locations: Reykjavik city plus either Akureyri in the far north on a whale-filled arctic fjord, or on the South Coast region dense with volcanic wonders, active geo-thermal sites and amazing waterfalls.

• OPTIONAL ADDITIONAL LODGING: Although this special package is priced for 7 nights of lodging, you may pre-reserve extra days of lodging plus car rental to your trip to permit a more thorough Iceland experience. 

• HOME AT FIRST‘s Iceland specialists will help you plan an individualized, independent Icelandic fly/drive itinerary that meets your needs, tastes, interests, pace, and budget. Note that minimum occupancy numbers and some luxury upgrade supplements may apply to a few specific lodgings.

• NOTE: for this 7-night visit we recommend visiting just one or two regional locations: the Icelandic capital Reykjavik plus either Akureyri (small city in the far north of Iceland near the Arctic Circle), or in locations along Iceland’s dramatic, tectonically active South Coast. These three locations offer remarkable scenery and a wide selection of activities. By limiting the amount of driving you do, you will have much more time to pursue activities like whale watching, thermal spa-ing, visiting waterfalls, glaciers, geysers, lava fields, and geothermal sites, and, if the weather permits, seeing the Northern Lights.

• GROUND TRANSPORT: Guests in Iceland have use of a RENTAL CAR for 5 days. Pick-up in downtown Reykjavik following 2 days in the city where you get around on foot, by public transport, or by taxi. At the end of your week in Iceland, return your rental car at Reykjavik’s Keflavik Airport. Rental Cars come with unlimited mileage, basic liability insurance, and most taxes included, but rental may be subject to some locally charged fees. Note that you will find pre-paid gas cards the best way for obtaining fuel as you circumnavigate sparsely-populated Iceland. We recommend purchasing gas cards in Reykjavik prior to setting off for the driving journey.

• ACTIVITY GUIDE: Guests staying in Iceland receive an Iceland guidebook with dozens of pages of suggestions for touring by car, walking/hiking, whale watching, national parks, geothermal & volcanic sites, restaurants, shopping, churches & cathedrals, villages, towns, cities, and scenic inland and coastal byways.

• THIS OFFER EXPIRES MIDNIGHT JUNE 26, 2023: To take advantage of this special Travel Bargain offer, you must book and pay for your trip prior to midnight June 26, 2023. These special prices are great travel values, but are non-refundable. We recommend you purchase travel insurance to cover (at the least) potential losses due to your needing to cancel your trip or needing to interrupt your trip to return home early. HOME AT FIRST reserves the right to end this offer early for any reason.

• RETURNING HOME: There are no longer any Covid restrictions for travel to Iceland or returning to the USA or Canada. Nevertheless, because Covid variants are still in circulation, being fully-vaccinated is the best kind of travel insurance for your trip.

England,

LATE-SUMMER–AUTUMN 
SPECIAL SALE

5 DESTINATIONS TO CHOOSE FROM:

• LONDON (Fab Capital of England)
• CORNWALL (SW England)
• COTSWOLDS (Heart of England)
• NORTH YORKSHIRE (NE England)
• THE LAKE DISTRICT (NW England)

EXTENDED OFFER!

BOOK THIS TRAVEL BARGAIN
BY JUNE 23, 2023

CURRENT TRAVEL BARGAIN!

7-Day Full-Package 
Independent Travel with
Apartment or Cottage Lodgings, Flights, & TransPass or Car Rental

TRAVEL to LONDON or rural ENGLAND

LATE-SUMMER & AUTUMN

TRAVEL 8SEP — 4NOV, 2023

$AVE 22% – $624/person!

$2,210

PER PERSON DOUBLE OCCUPANCY

1-Week, Full-Package!

Special low rate 22% below our official, published 2023 High Season prices to London & England. NOTE: supplements may apply for 2-person occupancy in larger lodgings.

UPGRADE TO BUSINESS CLASS!

$AVE 15%!

$3,853

ROUND-TRIP PER-PERSON SUPPLEMENT TO THE BUILT-IN AIRFARE FROM NEW YORK (JFK & EWR) INCLUDED IN THE ABOVE BASE SALE PRICE. 

Upgrade price includes arrival transfer by private limo service for London guests from Heathrow Airport to your London apartment.

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THIS FULL-PACKAGE TRIP INCLUDES:

• ROUND-TRIP FLIGHTS from NEW YORK (JFK/EWR) to LONDON (LHR or LGW).

Flights from all USA & Canada airports available.

Please inquire about fares from your home airport.

• 7 NIGHTS  LODGINGS in the destination of your choice:

• CENTRAL LONDON APARTMENTS near Tower Bridge
• Coverack seaside village cottages, Cornwall
• Chipping Campden area cottages of the Cotswolds
• Village cottages & town apartments in North Yorkshire
• The Lake District village cottages or apartments in Hawkshead

• GROUND TRANSPORTATION:

• LONDON TRANSPORT PASSES for your use on the Underground, Red Buses, certain train lines (including the Docklands Light Railway, and the hyper-modern Elizabeth Line), even certain Thames River cruisers

• 1-WEEK OF CAR RENTAL: Pick-up and return at your arrival/departure airport. Includes unlimited miles, most taxes (some local taxes cannot be pre-paid), and basic insurance. 

• LONDON/ENGLAND ACTIVITIES GUIDE 

Comprehensive guide keyed for your visit with suggestions for sightseeing & touring, shopping, museums, restaurants, pubs, churches, castles, Royal England, activities including walks, day-trips out of London, and much more.

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CONSIDER A SECOND WEEK!

For a more leisurely trip & more time to enjoy your travels. 

ADD 7 NIGHTS LODGING & TRANSPORT FROM:

$1,200

PRICE PER PERSON DOUBLE OCCUPANCY FOR ADDING 1 WEEK OF LODGING & TRANSPORT. PRICE CAN VARY BY LODGING SELECTED & SEASONALITY. A HIGHER RATE APPLIES IF CHANGING LODGINGS OR REGIONS.

THE FINER DETAILS:

• TRIP PLANNING: HOME AT FIRST‘s London & England specialists help you plan an individualized, independent itinerary that meets your needs, tastes, interests, pace, & budget.

• FLY TRANSATLANTIC OVERNIGHT to LONDON, UK. Departures DAILY between September 8, 2023 and October 27, from New York City (JFK) or Newark NJ (EWR), USA. (Departures & Connecting Flights are available from all other USA & Canada airports — please inquire.) Arrive the following morning at your destination airport in London, UK.

• ARRIVAL NEXT DAY: Getting to your LONDON lodging.
      After flying all night from North America to London, you self-transfer via Underground or the new Elizabeth Line (or both) to your London apartment where you will be met by your landlord/host at a specific time introduced to your lodging when you take occupancy. 
     Alternatively, be met at the airport by our dedicated car service for a comfortable, personalized cross-London drive to your apartment. Your driver will show you and your luggage to your London apartment.

(This service free for guests who upgrade to Business Class airfare. This service option comes for an additional fee to all others. Please inquire.)

• ARRIVAL NEXT DAY: Getting to your rural ENGLAND lodging. After flying all night from North America to the UK, you pick-up your rental car at the airport and drive to your English destination where you will be met by your landlord/host at a specific time introduced to your lodging when you take occupancy.

• 1-WEEK’S LODGING: 7 total Nights in your pre-reserved cottage or apartment. Note that minimum occupancy numbers and some luxury upgrade supplements may apply to a few specific lodgings. 
    Your landlord, host, or their representative provides support during your visit if you have questions, or if problems or emergencies arise.

• OPTIONAL ADDITIONAL LODGING: Although this special package is priced for 7 nights of lodging, you may add a week in the same London apartment or change locations to other regions of ENGLAND or WALES where HOME AT FIRST has lodgings. We are British Isles specialists and can custom-make all the arrangements. Please inquire!

• GETTING AROUND LONDON using your London TransPass on London’s comprehensive transport network requires a little getting used-to. You will find the directions in our “London Activities Guide” quite useful in helping you get to your destinations efficiently and securely whether by Tube, bus, train, or river cruiser.

• GETTING AROUND RURAL ENGLAND driving a rental car on the left side of the road can initially be challenging. However, after a few hours of acclimatization, exploring England by car will become comfortable.
      Home At First’s lodgings throughout England are ideally located for regional exploration.

• ACTIVITY GUIDE: Guests receive Home At First’s London or England “Activity Guides”, loaded with scores of pages of suggestions for exploring London by public transport or rural England by rental car: sightseeing, touring, visiting historic sites, museums, pubs, restaurants, shopping, churches & cathedrals, and activities such as walking, shopping, and theatre-going.

• THIS OFFER EXPIRES MIDNIGHT JUNE 23, 2023: To take advantage of this special Travel Bargain offer, you must book and pay for your trip prior to the end of June 23, 2023. These special prices are great travel values, but are non-refundable. We recommend you purchase travel insurance to cover (at the least) potential losses due to your needing to cancel your trip or needing to interrupt your trip to return home early. HOME AT FIRST reserves the right to end this offer early for any reason.

• RETURNING HOME: There are no longer any Covid restrictions for travel to England or returning to the USA or Canada. Nevertheless, because Covid variants are still in circulation, being fully-vaccinated is the best kind of travel insurance for your trip.

7-Day Full-Package:
Independent Travel with Flights, Lodgings, Car Rental or City TransPass

 BACK AGAIN – LOWER PRICE!

BOOK THIS TRAVEL BARGAIN
BY JUNE 16, 2023

END-OF-SUMMER & AUTUMN

• TRAVEL SEPT. 15 – NOV. 4, 2023

$AVE 23.6% – $599/person!

$1,941

PER PERSON DOUBLE OCCUPANCY

Special low rate 23.6% below our official 2023 Main Season prices to Ireland.

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THIS FULL-PACKAGE TRIP INCLUDES:

• ROUND-TRIP FLIGHTS from NEW YORK (JFK/EWR) to DUBLIN (DUB) or SHANNON (SNN), Ireland.

Flights from all USA & Canada airports available.

Please inquire about fares from your home airport.

• 7 NIGHTS COTTAGE or APARTMENT LODGINGS in:
• Dublin (Ireland’s Capital City)
• Central Ireland (Counties Clare & Tipperary)
• SW Ireland (Counties Cork & Kerry)
• NW Ireland (Counties Sligo & Donegal)

• GROUND TRANSPORTATION:

• DUBLIN: 5-Day TransPass OR:
• 1-WEEK of CAR RENTAL for ALL OTHER LOCATIONS. (Pick-up and return at your arrival/departure airport. Includes unlimited miles, most taxes (some local taxes cannot be pre-paid), and basic insurance.)

• IRELAND ACTIVITIES GUIDE 

Comprehensive guidebook keyed for your visit with suggestions for sightseeing & car touring, shopping, museums, restaurants, pubs, churches, castles, activities including golf & fishing, and much more.

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CONSIDER A SECOND WEEK!

For a more leisurely trip & more time to enjoy your time in Ireland. 

ADD 7 NIGHTS LODGING & GROUND TRANSPORTATION FROM:

$972

PRICE PER PERSON DOUBLE OCCUPANCY FOR ADDING 1 WEEK OF LODGING & CAR RENTAL &/or a 5-DAY DUBLIN TRANSPASS. PRICE CAN VARY BY LODGING SELECTED & SEASONALITY. A HIGHER RATE APPLIES IF CHANGING LODGINGS OR REGIONS.

THE FINER DETAILS:

• TRIP PLANNING: HOME AT FIRST‘s Ireland specialists help you plan an individualized, independent itinerary that meets your needs, tastes, interests, pace, & budget.

• FLY TRANSATLANTIC OVERNIGHT to DUBLIN, IRELAND. Departures Fridays between September 15 and October 27, 2023, from New York City (JFK) or Newark NJ (EWR), USA. (Departures & Connecting Flights are available from all other USA & Canada airports — please inquire.) Arrive the following morning at Dublin (DUB) airport in Ireland.

• ARRIVAL NEXT DAY: Getting to your RURAL Irish lodging. After flying all night from North America to Dublin in Ireland, you pick-up your rental car at the airport and drive to your rural Irish destination where you will be met by your landlord/host at a specific time introduced to your lodging when you take occupancy.

• ARRIVAL NEXT DAY: Getting to your DUBLIN lodging.
      After flying all night from North America to Dublin, you self-transfer via bus or taxi to your central Dublin apartment where your concierge will check you in to begin your week’s occupancy.

• 1-WEEK’S LODGING: 7 total Nights Lodging in your pre-reserved Irish cottage or apartment. Note that minimum occupancy numbers and some luxury upgrade supplements may apply to a few specific lodgings. 
    Your landlord, host, or their representative provides support during your visit if you have questions, or if problems or emergencies arise.

• GETTING AROUND IRELAND BY RENTAL CAR: driving a rental car on the left side of the road can initially be challenging. However, after a few hours of acclimatization, exploring Ireland by car will become comfortable.
      Home At First’s lodgings throughout rural Ireland are ideally located for regional exploration.

• GETTING AROUND DUBLIN using your Dublin TransPass on transport network of buses and trams requires a little getting used-to, but after a short learning curve you will reach your destinations efficiently and securely whether by city bus or tram. You will also find that your apartment’s Central Dublin location makes getting to most prime attractions quite easy by walking.

• ACTIVITY GUIDE: Guests receive Home At First’s exclusive “Ireland Activity Guide”, loaded with suggestions for getting the most out of your visit by public transport: sightseeing, touring, visiting historic sites, museums, bars, restaurants, shopping, churches & cathedrals, and activities such as golf, fishing, cycling, walking, shopping, and theatre-going.

• THIS OFFER EXPIRES MIDNIGHT JUNE 16, 2023: To take advantage of this special Travel Bargain offer, you must book & pay for your trip by midnight June 16, 2023. These special prices are great travel values, but are non-refundable. We recommend you purchase travel insurance to cover (at the least) potential losses due to your needing to cancel your trip or interrupt your trip to return home early. HOME AT FIRST may end this offer early for any reason.

• COVID: HOME AT FIRST strongly recommends that visitors be fully vaccinated and currently boostered in accordance with CDC guidelines.

• TRAVELING WITH CHILDREN: The best plan is to have the children vaccinated, if permitted.

• RETURNING HOME: There are no longer any Covid restrictions for travel to Ireland or returning to the USA or Canada. Nevertheless, with Covid variants still in circulation, being fully-vaccinated is the best kind of travel insurance.

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