OTHER FORTHCOMING TOURS FOR 2013

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PORTUGAL & SPAIN, FEBRUARY 2013

SPRING GATHERING - NORFOLK, MAY 2013

ISLE OF MULL, MAY 2013

GERMANY including Rhine, MAY 2013

ATLANTIC PROVINCES OF EASTERN CANADA, JUNE 2013

USA, JUNE/JULY 2013

CANADA including Calgary Stampede, JUNE 2013

AUSTRALIA including Lions Rugby Matches, JUNE/JULY 2013

FIELD FARM TOURS LTD

FIELD HOUSE, 3 STEPHENSON COURT, STEPHENSON WAY, NEWARK, NOTTS, NG24 2TQ

Tel no: 01636 616060 Fax no: 01636 640282

The air holiday package in this brochure is ATOL protected by the Civil Aviation Authority. Our ATOL number is ATOL 10350. Please

see our booking conditions for more information.

Uruguay is a small country between Brazil and Argentina, the Rio de la Plate and the South Atlantic Ocean. The countryside consists of rolling plains, low hill ranges and a fertile coastline. Of the 1.6 million inhabitants, approx 1 million live in and around the capital, Montevideo. Agriculture and the agri-industry account for 70% of the total exports and 84% of the land is used for agriculture. By comparison Argentina is a huge country - 1,438 kms at its widest point east to west and 3,800 kms north to south with a population of 36 million - of which 11 million live in the capital Buenos Aires. Argentina shares its borders with Brazil, Uruguay, Paraguay, Bolivia and Chile. Geographically the country has much to offer - the mighty Andes, with many active volcanoes, the dry sierras where wines are produced, the fertile central flat land known as the pampas, and Tierra del Fuego in the south with glaciers and mountains. The tour we offer will be full of contrasts and we aim to show you a range of farming practices with livestock and crops, whilst travelling through the countryside. Meet the country people on small farms and large ranches, stay in the best local small town hotels, excellent estancias, posadas or fincas (large farm houses with all facilities) and one or two large city hotels. En route you will experience some tourist highlights in both countries including Buenos Aries and the famous Argentine Tango! Enjoy the local food with beef steaks, local fish and bbq’s plus fresh fruits and wines. Note also that your fellow travellers will have the same interests – farming and the countryside.

FARMING TOUR TO URUGUAY AND ARGENTINA 16TH FEBRUARY - 8TH MARCH 2013

Day 1 Saturday 16th February Meals in flight Assemble at London Heathrow airport. 21.45 Depart on an overnight flight to Montevideo via Sao Paulo

Day 2 Sunday 17th February (--D) Arrive Sao Paulo with immediate transfer for onward short flight. 13.00 Arrive Montevideo and meet your English speaking guide. Transfer to the Four Points by Sheraton Hotel for 2 nights. Lunch own arrangement. Free time to recover from the flight. Relax by the indoor pool or take a stroll into the city prior to a “Welcome to Uruguay” dinner with tour briefing.

Day 3 Monday 18th February (BL-) Morning meeting with a farming expert to set the scene on ’’Agriculture in Uru-guay’’ with questions and answers. Lunch at the Port Market. Afternoon visit to a meat producer and exporter to learn about conditions and requirements in the beef industry. Return to the hotel. Dinner own arrangement.

Day 4 Tuesday 19th February (BLD) Depart from the hotel and visit the city fruit and vegetable markets to see the wide range of products on offer before a city sightseeing tour by coach to in-clude the Old City, Independence Square, the Stage Coach Monument. Drive along the coast for lunch at a local restaurant. Drive into the countryside to visit a farmer with a great interest in sheep – he has donated land to the Uru-guayan Wool Secretariat with the aim of improving sheep systems throughout the country. Check in to Finca Peidra Hotel for 1 night. Dinner.

Day 5 Wednesday 20th February (BLD) Depart from the Finca and visit to a large dairy farm (one of 11 run by this farming family in Colonia), milking 500 cows. They also runs a prize winning pedigree Holstein herd. Lunch en route. Continue to Colonia to Nirvana Hotel for 4 nights. Dinner.

Day 6 Thursday 21st February (BLD) Morning visit “KIKU”, the Hereford Breeders Bull Performance Station where bulls are offered for sale in October at the end of the trials. Lunch prior to a visit to Colonia Delta which was founded after World War II by German Men-nonites who became successful small farmers. Return to the hotel. Dinner.

Day 7 Friday 22nd February (BLD) Morning visit to INIA, agricultural research institute for cereals,(wheat, barley etc) sheep and dairy. (We will select the interests of the group when known). Visit their experimental sheep farm. Lunch at Estancia La Vigna, the only sheep dairy farm in Uruguay, followed by a visit to CALPROSE, a seed co-operative for forage seeds for both local and export markets. Return to hotel. Dinner.

Day 8 Saturday 23rd February (BLD) A morning visit to a long established traditional dairy farm with excellent man-agement and genetics using commercial cattle. Lunch and return to Colonia for a free afternoon. Final dinner in Uruguay.

Day 9 Sunday 24th February (BL-) After breakfast, depart from the hotel to drive to the port of Colonia del Sacre-mento for a mid-morning ferry across the Rio de la Plate (the River Plate) to Buenos Aires. On arrival meet your new guide and coach for a sightseeing tour of the gracious capital city, which includes a ride on the oldest metro now run by a private company, and a chance to see some historic landmarks. Lunch before continuing the tour to La Boca and the “Caminito” home of the tango. Check in at Hotel Americas Tower for 2 nights. Dinner own arrange-ment.

Day 10 Monday 25th February (BL-) Full day tour, with your “farming” guide, starting with the famous Liniers Live-stock Market located inside the city limits where 8000/12000 head of cattle are sold in many auctions all operating at the same time. The cattle are moved into the pens by gauchos whose horses are stabled in the market. All cattle are destined for the local market. Depart and visit Ville Maria, a cattle ranch breeding Brahman and Braford cattle (Brahman x Hereford). This ranch also breeds the fine Criollo horses which are used in parades at national shows. Lunch en route before returning to the hotel. Dinner own arrangement.

Tour Cost: Based on minimum of 20 travellers.

£4617.00 per person

(sharing a twin/double room) PLUS £417.43 Airport Taxes (subject to change at time of final ticketing)

£907.00 Single Supplement

Tour Includes:

Flights with Brazilian airline –TAM Good class hotels/posadas/fincas (18 nights) Meals as indicated B = Breakfast, L = Lunch, D = Dinner.

Private Coach Transportation English speaking guides Technical & touristic visits as stated, subject to local condi-tions at the time of travel (weather, crops etc) Escorted from London, and return

Day 11 Tuesday 26th February (BLD) Depart from the hotel for a transfer to the domestic airport for a short flight to Mendoza. On arrival board your private coach for a drive into the Uco Valley to the Posada Salentein Hotel for a stay of 2 nights. Visit a vineyard in the foothills of the Andes for a wine tasting experience. Dinner.

Day 12 Wednesday 27th February (BLD) Today’s visit is to Maipu to see a family run winery and a company producing gourmet products using olives, garlic, eggplants, onions, tomatoes, vegetables, raspberry jams, quince paste, fruits in wine jellies and cognac syrups!. Lunch on the property. Return to the Posada. Dinner.

Day 13 Thursday 28th February (B-D) Depart from the Posada with a visit prior to an afternoon flight from Mendoza to Cordoba. On arrival board your private coach and drive to estancIa La Grana-dilla, San Celemente for a stay of 2 nights. Dinner.

Day 14 Friday 1st March (BLD) Morning visit to a 800 hectare ranch with Aberdeen Angus and Braford plus the native Criollo horses. Return to the estancia for afternoon at leisure to enjoy the amenities. In the area of the estancia is the Quebrada del Condorito National Park which is the furthest east where condors, buzzard eagles and peregrine falcons nest (no guarantee to see them, but keep looking skywards!). Lunch and dinner.

Day 15 Saturday 2nd March (BLD) A day of leisure to enjoy the activities of the estancia – riding, walking, fly fishing and the pool area. Perhaps a visit to the National Park (not included). Lunch and dinner.

Day 16 Sunday 3rd March (BL-) Depart from the estancia and drive to Rosario, a busy city and port that handles farm products to be shipped down river to Buenos Aires. A cruise on the river to see the river front which has the highest concentration soybean crushing op-erations in the world. Lunch en route. Check in to the Hotel Savoy Esplendor, Rosario for 1 night. Dinner own arrangement.

Day 17 Monday 4th March (BL-) Depart from the hotel and visit a farm with a mixed operation of raising cattle and crops including maize, wheat and soya. Lunch and a visit to Patagonia Bioener-gia, a company involved in biodiesel from crude soy oil and more recently Jatro-pha oil. Check in to the Hotel Riviera, Venado Tuerto for 1 night. Dinner own arrangement.

Day 18 Tuesday 5th March (BL-) Depart from the hotel for a drive to Pergamino visiting a farm with cattle, grow-ing maize, and double crop soybeans. There is also a contracting business for local farmers using specialist equipment. Second visit to meet the manager with a ‘no-till’ farming policy for soybeans and wheat. Lunch followed by a visit to a machinery dealer/contractor – policy for most farmer’s to hire the heavy equip-ment. Check in to Hotel Raices for 1 night. Dinner own arrangement.

Day 19 Wednesday 6th March (BLD) Depart and drive to Buenos Aires to check in to the Hotel Americas Towers for 1 night. Lunch en route. Afternoon at leisure before attending a spectacular tango show and dinner for your last night in Argentina!!

Day 20 Thursday 7th March (B-Meals in flight) Some free time before transfer to the international airport for the return overnight flight to London Heathrow.

Day 21 Friday 8th March Afternoon arrival in London Heathrow.

End of tour arrangements.

Notes - The itinerary is subject to change without notice (local conditions, avail-

ability of visits at the time of travel, etc) and to terms and conditions as per the

Company’s booking conditions.

Tour Excludes:

Airport Taxes Travel to/from airport Upgrade flights. Meals other than stated Travel Insurance - you need to be insured to travel with Field Farm Tours Ltd. Gratuities Drinks / Personal items

Other Info:

Visas are not required for Uruguay or Argentina No compulsory health re-quirements, but consult your doctor or health centre for professional advice Passport needs to be valid for 6 months after your re-turn date.

To secure a place on this tour, please complete a booking form and return with your de-posit of £350.00 per person.