Travel destinations Europe by Geotrips

Travel destinations Europe by Geotrips

Geotrips ALFALAH travels have been working from its London originated offie since years for travel and tour services. Having high standards of service and dedicated facilities for its customers to travel multiple locations. We have the expertise to provide travel services along with accommodation and transport facility for its users to travel the world.

Expertise and care services

In the past few years GeotripsAlFalah travels has been able to provide a leadership market for holiday and tours. We have built up a reputation among the travel agencies to give sincere advice and best value prices to its customers. The care services and planned tours have given maximum facility to its users while keeping in view the budget requirements.

Destinations

Different destinations across the world including Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, Italy, Israel and United Kingdom are in the destinations list of Geotrips AlFalah travels. In Saudi Arabia for the performance of Hajj and Umrah for a spiritual journey, Geotrips AlFalah travels provide all the necessary facilities and hotel accommodation services to its customers.

We have been able to offer different packages for our users according to their budget. Stay in Makkah and Madina hotels has been booked according to the customer’s preference and demand. They can enjoy the accommodation luxury 5 star hotel experiences to budget 3 star hotel stay. Covering all the required details and services information, there is facility to book any hotel, villa or vacation home prior to visit. One can search for the desired destination and book an accommodation at his visiting place. There are total 11 accommodations available in Saudi Arabia for the pilgrims who wish to have a comfortable journey throughout. Four accommodations are available in Madina including hotel, villas and homes. This ensures the travellers to stay up at perfect locations according to their convenience and satisfaction.

Madina Accommodations

Lodge Mario                          3-STAR

 

Sirtaki Hotel                           3-STAR

Villa Barbara                        3-STAR

Villa Maria                             4-STAR (Recommended)

Mecca Accommodations

City Loft     2-STAR (minimum budget)

Cute and fun    4-STAR

Granny's house    3-STAR

 Northern Lodge     3-STAR

YOUTH HOTEL      5-STAR rating (Recommended)

Stone House (minimum budget)

Yellow Residence (minimum budget)

United Kingdom Accommodations

Perfect places are chosen as staying area for UK travellers. Those who wish to explore the most luxury places to budget cost hotels; they can look up on the website and will get all information. Rates are charged in pounds and no visa is required for EU citizens. It covers four accommodations in UK location.

Forest lodge                3-Star

 Janet's home               3-Star

 Oxford Inn                   4-star hotel
 

Queen Hotel                 5-star deluxe (starting price of £200)

 Activities provided here involve hiking, organized tours, skiing and climbing for tourists from all over the world. Wi-Fi facility is available all over and free of charge. Free parking service is provided to each visitor.

Italy Accommodations

On this tour designed for faith-based travelers you can get what you believe in! Italy is a mandatory place to visit as it is known for its churches and Basilicas and Rome is the favorite destination to visit for tourists around the globe. 

Pirate hotel     4-Star
 

Villa Elizabeth   4-Star

Green delight   3-Star (minimum budget)

Lodge Crowley 3-Star (minimum budget)

House Valeria   4-Star
 

Koala resort       5-Star (Recommended)

Secure Online Booking

One can choose from these accommodations easily and can book online for their perfect place! A secure online system enables the users to choose from the most unforgettable tours.

Ancient Britain in a day

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 Ancient Britain in a day

The American travel writer Bill Bryson once wrote: “Impressive as Stonehenge is, there comes a moment somewhere about 11 minutes after your arrival when you realize you’ve seen pretty well as much as you care to, and you spend another 40 minutes walking around the perimeter rope looking at it out of a combination of politeness, embarrassment ... .”

In many ways, Bill is spot on. The first time I visited England’s most iconic ancient site, I too had set aside a couple of hours to “take in,” “absorb,” “immerse” and “feel” the mystical stone circles that adorn the cover of almost every guidebook to Britain, and then, just like Bill, about 11 minutes in I looked at my watch, then back up at the huge stones and began to wonder what I should do next.

That’s the problem with ancient stones. Besides staring at them for a while, there really isn’t much else to do.

Fortunately, Stonehenge is in an area littered with ancient monuments that bring prehistoric Britain to life, and as spectacular as it is, Stonehenge is certainly not the only ancient site in the English county of Wiltshire. In fact, two historic sites are less than an hour away by car, making it the ideal region to spend a day exploring the very best of ancient Britain in a day, and here’s how ...

Avebury

Start in the little village of Avebury, as it is the easiest to access from London via the M4, and the one that will take the longest time to explore. This is because Avebury is home to the largest stone circle in Europe. It doesn’t have the impressive arches Stonehenge can boast, but Avebury’s size makes it clear it was probably more important than its headline-grabbing neighbor. It is certainly far more atmospheric and remains an important site for modern British pagans who frequent it for gatherings at various times of the year, including the summer and winter solstices.

Many of the original stones are missing, though quite a few were put back up by the circle’s late Victorian savior, Alexander Keiller. Keiller was a Scottish businessman-cum-archaeologist, who studied at nearby Eton and fell in love with the area’s ancient history. He had many of the stones dug up from where they had been buried by earlier fundamentalist Christians, and re-installed. Before Keiler, the stones were neglected and dismissed as a “shameful” reminder of England’s pagan past.

In total there are three circles around a henge – a bank and a ditch – the largest of which is 348m in diameter. Despite the village of Avebury cutting across the huge site, there is definitely an “atmosphere” about Avebury’s stone circles, which is no doubt enhanced by the fact that the crowds here are much smaller than those at Stonehenge.

Silbury Hill

From Avebury, head south on the B4003, turning right where it meets the A4. Do not drive too fast otherwise you’ll miss it, for Silbury Hill is on your right only minutes after the turn. It is true that in the pictures it looks just like any other hill, but when you are standing next to Europe’s largest man-made ancient structure, the perfection of the hill makes it clear this was not crafted by nature.

In truth, visiting Silbury Hill is no more thrilling than staring at a large grassy mound, for that is what it is. The excitement of reading the sign that tells you this is the largest prehistoric man-made structure in Europe is about as good as it will get – at least until English Heritage develop some kind of tourist access to the ancient monument. Until then, you’ll have to admire it from the roadside as you speculate what possessed ancient Britons to build the thing. No one knows the real reason of course, but I personally like the local legend that it is the final resting place of King Sil, represented as a life-size statue of gold and riding a horse.

Stonehenge

From Silbury Hill carry on toward the A361 and turn left to head south. From there you can follow signs all the way down to Britain’s most famous ancient site, Stonehenge, now accessed via the new visitor’s center. English Heritage appear to have taken Bill’s comments on board as the new center seems to have been designed specifically to occupy visitors for more than 11 minutes.

They do this first with the center’s exhibition where you can discover the Stonehenge story — essentially a rundown of all the latest theories about the possible purpose of the famous henge. Outside the center, there is a Neolithic village that has been built to show us how the prehistoric Brits who built the henge may have lived, and next to this is a replica of one of the huge sarsens they somehow brought all the way here and positioned in that spectacular style. This comes complete with a rope to pull and a screen that tells you just how many more of you are needed to move the real thing – 95 in my case.

The approach to the stones is either an “atmospheric” 30-minute walk or a short ride on the shuttle bus, with most people combining the two. After your 11 minutes admiring England’s most famous set of rocks, the visitor center’s cafe will make the ideal place to enjoy that other classic English institution, a cup of tea.

source: arabnews.com