Start Date: Thursday, 3rd July 2008 - End Date: Thursday, 10th July 2008
This is a 7-day teaching and practice course for Forms, Application, Push Hands and Qigong exercises suitable for all levels of Students. This course will combine an intensive training course with the opportunity of meeting instructors from the Chen Style Tai Chi Centre. It will be attended by students and instructors from other European countries. There will be an extra 6 hours of additional training on Tai Chi in depth and detailed as part of the course for all instructors and liming's senior students who signed up on the training course at free of charge.
Places on this course are strictly limited so it is advised student book as far in advance as possible to avoid disappointment. Everybody will receive a course completion certificate signed by Master Liming Yue and a group photograph will be available to download from our web site.
Total cost: £395.00 per person at half board and two/three people sharing basis; (Extra £105.00 for single stay supplement may be applied, so please find somebody to share a room with you or we will arrange somebody who is on the course to stay with you. )
Date and Duration: 7 days from Thursday on 3rd July 2008 to Thursday on 10th July 2008; (Early leave and short stay option are available for those people who short of time upon request).
Instructors: Master Liming Yue (English and Chinese speaking) with assistance of: Marco Fasanotti (Italian); Pepe Arlandis (Spainish); Aamir Rafi & Nick Taylor (English); Sergio Terramoto (Portugal local instructor); Pluto Vlachopoulos (Greek);
Training: 12 hours training with Master Liming Yue over 6 days for everybody is covered by the price; 6 hours extra training for instructors and senior students will be at free of charge; Training covers Tai Chi Foundation exercises, Silk Reeling energy, Qigong exercises, 11 short form, reviewing and polishing the 18 Form, Laojia first routine, 83 Form, Push Hands and application. People on the course will be separated into groups to suit their individual levels.
According to the request from the people who had sigen up for the course, there will be an additional Qigong training opportunity with Master Liming Yue during the week on Tuesday and details are listed below in the itenerary.
Venues of training: Early morning training will be located in the park near to the hotel and the city park. All other courses and instructor training will be host in the local school Gym (see picutre below) in the city centre area with 2km walking distance or taxi is also available from the hotel where you stay at approx. of £1.00 per person for 4 people sharing a taxi.
Flights, baggages and transportation: flight tickets with Ryanair from Liverpool, London Stansted, Bristol & Birmingham (Friday), Dublin, Frankfurt, Madrid, Barcelona (Girona), Milan, Paris and any other available airports in European are included subject to the availability. Airport pick up and drop off service can be arranged in advance and we will receive you at the airport. It takes about 30 minutes to get to the hotel by taxi or 50 minutes by metrolink; Only one baggage for check in and one cabin baggage to take on borad. The allowance for check in baggage is 15.00kg and for cabin baggage is 10.00kg;
Hotel and breakfast: Based at shared twin, tripple or double room includes breakfast in a 3 star hotel - Tuela Oporto; TV, airconditioning, en-suit, Telephone are served in the room; Internet facilities are also available with separate charges.
Location of hotels: the hotel is siting in the middle of Boavista city centre in Porto and next to the Boavista Shopping Centre. the Douro river and nice parks are just on the corner with walking distance. Bars and restaurants are everywhere around the hotel and it opens until 12:00 at middle night if you are interested in your own drink and meals.
Meals: 6 main meals (Buffer and traditional local style food excludes drinks) will be served in the restaurant and covered by the price. We will go out to eat on Saturday evening with a group of local Tai Chi people and bills will be shared on the table. idea cost for the meal will be around £15.00 per person.
Sightseeing: The Douro river boat journey and many nearby historic sightseeing places are very attractive to visit. We will discuss with the group upon arrival in Oporto to arrange sightseeing activities. Cost will be approximately at £30.00 and it is not included at the price.
Wine: Porto Wine is well-known and we will visit the manufactory to see the wine production line and warehouse. It is also a great opportunity to buy some excellent Porto wine back to home at manufactory supplied price.
Travel insurance and medication card is at your own cost and responsibility.
Weekend event: The weekend seminar will be mixed with a group of local students and instructors. Local TV station, newspaper and magazines will also interview, report and broadcast the events as well.
(This is just a proposal for the Trip and the final itinerary will be confirmed on the first day of the trip, everybody who takes part on the trip is very welcome to express your own opinions)
Date |
Activities |
Stay |
Day 1 - 3rd Thursday |
Take flight to Oporto. Early arrival group will be arranged to have your own lunch in the shopping centre then walk around in the city centre area together followed by beach tour. 5:00-7:00pm training on the beach under the tree for all. 8:00pm: local style buffet meal. There will be a great opportunity to meet the whole group and get to know each other. It is also a great chance to express your opinion about the course as well. |
Stay in the hotel |
day 2 - 4th Friday |
Sightseeing will be arranged at your own cost (river journey, Wine manufactory, and city tours by bus and traditional train) and there will be no training all day. Please book your place in advance. The price for the sightseeing is approximately at £30.00 plus tips. Please prepare your own snack during the trip. 8:00pm: local style buffet meal followed by a bar visit. |
Stay in the hotel |
day 3 - 5th Saturday |
8:00 to 9:00am breakfast; 10:00 to 13:00; Qigong, Silk Reeling Energy and Tai Chi Form seminar for all (School Gym); Short break from 11:50am to 12:10pm to have your own snack. 1:00 - 2:00pm. Open Tai Chi class for public Your own lunch in the shopping centre then have a rest in the hotel; 8:00pm go out with the local Tai Chi group and eat in a local restaurant, bill to be shared on the table. |
Stay in the hotel |
day 4 - 6th Sunday |
7:30 to 9:00am breakfast; 10:00 to 13:00 Tai Chi Form and Push Hands seminar for all (School Gym); 2:00 to 3:00pm: Buffet meal; Followed by a group beach visit. Free evening for your own activities and dinner. |
Stay in the hotel |
Day 5 - 7th Monday |
8:00am to 9:00am training for all in the park 4:00 - 7:00pm Intensive Training: Senior students and instructors only (in the School Gym) |
Stay in the hotel |
Day 6 - 8th Tuesday
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8:00am to 9:00am training for all (in the park) 4:00 - 7:00pm Additional Healing Qigong training for all students at £40.00 per person (in the School Gym) 8:00pm: local buffet style meal followed by Tai Chi and Qigong thoery talk (questions and answering). |
Stay in the hotel |
Day 7 - 9th Wednesday | 8:00am to 9:00am training for all (in the park) 4:00 - 7:00pm Intensive Training: Senior students and instructors only (in the School Gym) |
Stay in the hotel |
Day 8 - 10th Thursday | 7:30am to 10:30am Breakfast Check out the hotel by 12:00 mid-day and go to airport. |
back to your home |
Reservations can be made by sending the payment of deposit and administration charge, or a full payment of the training course along with the booking form to Tai Chi Centre, PO Box 137, Manchester, M60 1WL.
Alternatively, please make a payment online at: www.gegeshop.com; Please leave your full name shown on passport at the Order comments section or email to: liming.yue@taichicentre.com
Once we receive your payment we will send you all the booking details with flight details as confirmation of your booking.
Total price of £395.00 consist of: A non-refundable deposit and administration charge of £160 (required upon reservation) and a final balance of £235 (should be paid in full by the end of May 2008). Bookings made after 1st of June 2008 requires full payment at the time of booking, plus a £50 surcharge.
Total Payment for the trip includes: Tuition fees for the training with Master Liming Yue, air-tickets, airport tax, breakfast, 6 main meals (excluding drinks and snack), accommodation, training insurance (subject to individual's health condition and ages) and transportation by metrolink between Oporto airport to the hotel (excluding taxis). Everybody who wishes to take part in the trip must provide their own valid travel insurance to cover the trip.
The price for the trip is £395 (half board basis). A £160 non-refundable deposit is required to secure a place and the final balance of £235 should be paid in full by the end of May 2008. Please note that we have to add an additional late booking charge for bookings made after the end of May (this is to cover the additional cost of making late flight and accommodation bookings). For the details please read the information below:
Clients who make cancellation on any confirmed bookings will be liable for the following cancellation charges based on the time when we receive the notice of cancellation in writing.
A. Once booked the trip and cancelled 61 days prior to the departure date, the deposit of £160 is non-refundable.
B. 31-60 days prior to departure date -50% of total cost.
C. 3-30 days prior to departure date -75% of total cost.
C. 3 days or less prior to departure date - 100% of total cost.
If, after acceptance of the booking, the customer alters the confirmed arrangements, an amendment fee of £100 per person plus any communication charges may be charged. If major alteration is required, the booking may be treated as a cancellation to which cancellation charges will apply.
We reserve the right to cancel or alter holiday arrangements at any time up to and including the departure date. Full refund of all monies will be made in the event of cancellation. Cancellations will be notified to clients without reasonable delay.
As part of the trip package the Chen Style Tai Chi Centre will complete all visa application procedures on behalf of the client at your own cost. However all clients are themselves responsible for ensuring that they are in possession of a valid passport and applicable visa at all times and places during the journey. Refunds or endorsement can not be claimed by clients who are rejected by local immigration for any reason.
As part of the Trip Package the Chen Style Tai Chi Centre will arrange standard training insurance for all clients. However the Chen Style Tai Chi Centre acts only in the capacity of Agent for the clients in all arrangements. Expressly the Chen Style Tai Chi Centre shall not be liable for any injury, death, accident, loss, damage, or irregularity which may be occasioned by neglect or default of any other company, or additional expenses due to delays or changes in flights, trains, coaches or other services, or because of strike, war, sickness, weather, quarantine or other causes.
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