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A passport is required for this program. It must be valid for at least 6 months after your return date.
This information about travel documents pertains to participants holding U.S. passports. Non-U.S. citizens should refer to their country's requirements to ensure they have the necessary documentation for travel.
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Face masks will be required where obliged by local laws
If Road Scholar is arranging your air travel to and from the program, and you travel on the scheduled start and end dates, you’ll receive free round-trip transfers from the airport to the hotel.
Arrival day is on June 13, 2025
Meet the group at La Distillerie in Pezenas
Start of Trip: 3:00 p.m. hotel check-in; 6:00 p.m. Orientation followed by Welcome Dinner.
Getting to the site: An arrival transfer is organized for all participants who purchased an air inclusive program and arrive into Montpellier on the group arrival date. Transfer vehicles vary by group. Program Only Participants (POPs) should make their own way to the hotel at their own cost. Taxis are readily available at the airport, and the approximate transfer time is 45 minutes/170€ per car. Uber is also available in Montpellier and may be a cheaper option. Public buses depart from Montpellier Sabines station to Pezenas approximately every hour starting at 09:30am (line 604). Times vary over weekends. Further information available here: https://www.herault-transport.fr/lignes-regulieres/603-604-0 ***We do not recommend taking public transport unless you are able to speak some French, and are comfortable handling your luggage. Alternatively, you can book a transfer through the first hotel Hotel Distillerie, Pezenas: email: resa-distillerie@garrigae.fr (state that you belong to the RS group, give your program number, date & that you are arriving independently and require a car to the hotel).
Your trip ends on: Wednesday, June 25, 2025 in Barcelona at Catalonia Passeig de Gracia
End of Trip: 10:30 a.m. after breakfast; 11:00 a.m. hotel check-out. Airport transfers beginning at approximately 4:00 a.m.
Getting to the airport: A departure transfer is organized for all participants who purchased an air inclusive program and depart on the group departure date. Transfer vehicles vary by group. Program Only Participants (POPs) or participants who are departing post program must make their own way to the Barcelona-El Prat airport at their own cost. Please reach out to your Group Leader and/or hotel staff during your program to make the necessary reservations. Taxis from downtown Barcelona to the airport cost 35-45€ approx., depending on the time of day. Uber is also readily available in Barcelona.
Information if you are purchasing your own airfare: Participants who have not purchased airfare through Road Scholar are responsible for making their own transfer arrangements to the first site at the beginning of the program, as well as from the last site at the end of the program. The Information Packet Road Scholar sends in advance of the program includes details needed to make your transfer arrangements. If you wish to purchase airfare through Road Scholar, please call (800) 241-1404. Please note: In the unlikely event Road Scholar must make changes to the program's arrival or departure details, we will notify all participants as soon as possible. Participants who have purchased Road Scholar airfare are protected against airline change fees; however, anyone who has not purchased Road Scholar airfare will be required to make their own adjustments and may incur fees imposed by the airline.