Option 2: Deluxe Escorted Ashes Tour
This tour is a deluxe holiday experience & due to the small capacity of the English grounds a limited number of packages are available. Our tour includes an exclusive pre-Test formal dinner hosted by Michael Slater & guest speakers & a post match cocktail party.
Michael joins Club Gold in England; where he made his Test debut at Old Trafford in 1993 & also the scene of his last Test in Leeds during the 2001 tour.
Slats revelled in smashing the English bowlers around their grounds, none more famous than his brilliant century at Lords in only his second Test appearance.
"The Ashes tour is the biggest & most prestigious tour for an Australian cricketer. Its stands for everything you strive for, it's long & difficult & is without doubt the trump card of international cricket. Being chosen to tour in 1993 was mind blowing & for me it couldn't get any better.
For those of you travelling over with Club Gold you are in for a treat - this should be the closest series for decades & for mine Flintoff & Harmison hold the key. I hope to meet you in the old dart" - Michael Slater.
Tour A: 2nd Test-Edgbaston & 3rd Test-Old Trafford
Dates: 31st July - 19th August
Matches: 2nd & 3rd Tests
Duration: 20 Days, 19 Nights
"I love Edgbaston. It's an intimate ground where the spectators feel very much a part of the game. A win or loss here can determine the series & the atmosphere on day one is terrific.
Old Trafford is a ground staunched in history & tradition. The ground has kept with the historical look & its been the scene of some of the closest matches in Ashes history. Great place to visit." - M Slater
Our tour starts in London & heads to Birmingham and vibrant city located in the heart of the UK. With it’s award winning restaurants, great nightlife, history and fantastic shopping, the city never stops!
From Birmingham we head onto Manchester - the capital of cool. Since the Commonwealth Games, the city has undergone a transformation boasting great pubs, fantastic shopping & an exciting urban buzz.
Tour Includes:
- Nineteen (19) nights hotel accommodation.
- Reserved Test match ticket at Edgbaston.
- Reserved Test match ticket at Old Trafford.
- Fully inclusive formal dinner hosted by Michael Slater & guest speakers
- Luxury coach transfers from London to Birmingham to Liverpool to Manchester to London
- Daily return transfers from the hotel to the ground.
- Fully inclusive cocktail party hosted by Michael Slater on the last night of the match.
- Breakfast daily
- Exclusive Ashes collectors merchandise including polo, cap & fleece.
- Old Trafford soccer ground tour.
- Services of on site Club Gold tour manager.
- Ticket wallet & luggage tags.
- $6490 - Standard Hotel Package Land Only, p/p twin share
- $7695 - Deluxe Hotel Package Land Only, p/p twin share
Tour B: 2nd Test at Edgbaston
Dates: 31st July - 9th August
Matches: 2nd Test
Duration: 10 Days, 9 Nights
Tour Includes:
- Nine (9) nights hotel accommodation.
- Reserved Test match ticket at Edgbaston.
- Fully inclusive formal dinner hosted by Michael Slater & guest speakers
- Luxury coach transfers from London to Birmingham to London
- Daily return transfers from the hotel to the ground.
- Fully inclusive cocktail party hosted by Michael Slater on the last night of the match.
- Breakfast daily
- Exclusive Ashes collectors merchandise including polo, cap & fleece.
- Services of on site Club Gold tour manager.
- Ticket wallet & luggage tags.
- $3195 - Standard Hotel Package Land Only, p/p twin share
- $4290 - Deluxe Hotel Package Land Only, p/p twin share
Tour C: 3rd Test at Old Trafford
Dates: 31st July - 9th August
Matches: 2nd Test
Duration: 8 Days, 7 Nights
Tour Includes:
- Seven (7) nights hotel accommodation.
- Reserved Test match ticket at Old Trafford.
- Fully inclusive formal dinner hosted by Michael Slater & guest speakers
- Daily return transfers from the hotel to the ground.
- Fully inclusive cocktail party hosted by Michael Slater on the last night of the match.
- Breakfast daily
- Exclusive Ashes collectors merchandise including polo, cap & fleece.
- Services of on site Club Gold tour manager.
- Ticket wallet & luggage tags.
- $2975 - Standard Hotel Package Land Only, p/p twin share
- $3990 - Deluxe Hotel Package Land Only, p/p twin share
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Flight Options
Return flight to UK flying Malaysia airlines:
Economy Airfare add $1995 per person
Business Class Airfare add $5880 per person
Business Class Airfare (Senior 55+) add $5650 per person
First Class Airfare add $8990 per person
Airfares do not include taxes which are calculated at the time of issue. Taxes will be approx $160.
Notes: If you are travelling solo you can either pay the single supplement or we will endeavour to match you up with another passenger on a twin share basis.
Upcoming Tour: South Africa 2006
Australia tour beautiful South Africa in February 2006 in what promises to be a highlight on the international cricket calender.
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Upcoming Tour: West Indies 2007
The 2007 Cricket World Cup is to be held in the magnificent West Indies following the Australian Cricket Tour to the islands in early 2007. We have now started taking registrations of interest.
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