Saturday, January 10, 2015

The Plan : 23APR2015 to 05MAY2015

And the journey begins ...

Day 1 : Thursday 23APR2015
Evening : Leave home for KLIA
Flying from KLIA for Paris CDG Airport (Terminal 1) : Malaysia Airlines (A380) : MH20 23:40 - 06:40 : 13 hrs 00 mins [RM 3,030.00 KUL-CDG-AMS]

Day 2 : Friday 24APR2015
Arrive into Paris CDG (Terminal 1) : on Malaysia Airlines MH20 @ 06:40
Pick rental car from AVIS/EUROPCAR/SIXT : 9 pax MPV (Renault Traffic/Merc Vito/Citroen Jumpy) : [EUR 1,799.64/EUR 1,648.99/EUR 1,176.96]
10 days 'unlimited kilometres' : (Renault Traffic/Merc Vito/Citroen Jumpy) : [estimated : EUR 2,000.00]
Leave CDG for City of Versailles : A86 : 51.4 km : 47 mins
Visit, roam and explore Chateau de Versailles
Leave City of Versailles for Millennium Hotel, Paris CDG : A1 : 43 km : 45 mins
Check-in into Millennium Hotel, Paris CDG [Agoda Booking No : 58917229 : 3 nights]
Sleep Millennium Hotel, Paris CDG : [EUR 54.99]

Day 3 : Saturday 25APR2015
Take Paris Metro to City of Paris OR drive into City of Paris
Visit, roam and explore City of Paris
Sleep Millennium Hotel, Paris CDG : [EUR 54.99]

Day 4 : Sunday 26APR2015
Visit, roam and explore City of Paris
Sleep Millennium Hotel, Paris CDG : [EUR 54.99]

Day 5 : Monday 27APR2015
Check-out of Millenium Hotel, Paris CDG
Leave Millennium Hotel to Reims : A4 : 150 km : 1 hr 28 mins
Visit, roam and explore City of Reims
Leave Reims to Luxembourg : A4 : 233 km : 2 hrs 13 mins
Check-in into Best Western, Place De la Gare, Luxembourg
[Direct Booking : Reservation Confirmation Number: 943965665 : 1 night]
Sleep Best Western Place De la Gare, Luxembourg : [EUR 62.00 (inc breakfast)]

Day 6 : Tuesday 28APR2015
Visit, roam and explore City of Luxembourg
Check-out of Best Western, Place De la Gare, Luxembourg
Leave City of Luxembourg to Atomium, Bruxelles : E411 : 224 km : 2 hrs 21 mins
Visit, roam and explore Mini Europe, Bruxelles : EUR 14.30 per pax (entrance fee)
Leave Mini Europe to Hotel Aviation, Bruxelles : N277 : 8.4 km : 21 mins
Check-in into Hotel Aviation [Agoda Booking No : 748074769 : 1 night]
Sleep Hotel Aviation, Bruxelles, Belgium [EUR 58.00 (inclusive breakfast) : not paid]

Day 7 : Wednesday 29APR2015
After breakfast walk about in the City of Bruxelles
Visit, roam and explore The Grand Place, Bruxelles
Visit, roam and explore Manneken Pis, Bruxelles
Walk back to Hotel Aviation and check-out
Leave Bruxelles to City of Eindhoven, Holland : E19 / A21 : 138 km : 1 hr 39 mins
Visit, roam and explore the City of Eindhoven
Check-in into NH Geldrop, Holland [Agoda Booking No : 59108143 : 1 night]
Sleep NH Geldrop, Holland [EUR 50.15]

Day 8 : Thursday 30APR2015
Check-out of NH Geldrop, Holland
Visit, roam and explore City of Eindhoven
Leave City of Eindhoven to City of Utrecht : A2 : 92 km : 1 hr 1 min
Visit, roam and explore City of Utrecht, Holland
Leave City of Utrecht to City of Lisse, Holland : A2 : 67 km : 55 min
Check-in Hotel NH Noordwijk Conference Centre, Leeuwenhorst [Agoda Booking No : 58916645 : 4 nights]
Sleep Hotel NH Noordwijk Conference Centre, Leeuwenhorst : [EUR 52.75]

Day 9 : Friday 01MAY2015
Leave Hotel NH for Keukenhof in Lisse : N206 : 9.5 km : 10 mins
Visit, roam and explore Keukenhof : entrance fee : EUR 16.00 per pax (parking : EUR 6.00)
Drive back to Hotel NH : N206 : 9.9 km : 11 mins
Sleep Hotel NH Noordwijk Conference Centre, Leeuwenhorst : [EUR 52.75]

Day 10 : Saturday 02MAY2015
Leave Hotel NH for City of Amsterdam : A4 : 45.7 km : 41 mins
Visit, roam and explore City of Amsterdam
Leave City of Amsterdam to Zanse Schans : S116 : 21.1 km : 23 mins
Visit, roam and explore Zanse Schans (windmills)
Drive back to Hotel NH : A5 : 52.5 km : 38 mins
Sleep Hotel NH Noordwijk Conference Centre, Leeuwenhorst : [EUR 52.75]

Day 11 : Sunday 03MAY2015
Leave Hotel NH for City of Marken
Leave City of Marken : take ferry to City of Volendam
Visit, roam and explore City of Volendam + Classic Photoshoot Photos
Leave City of Volendam by ferry back to City of Marken
Drive back to Hotel NH : A5 : 66.4 km : 54 mins
Sleep Hotel NH Noordwijk Conference Centre, Leeuwenhorst : [EUR 52.75]

Day 12 : Monday 04MAY2015
Check-out of Hotel NH Noordwijk Conference Centre, Leeuwenhorst
Leave Hotel NH Noordwijk Conference Centre for Amsterdam Schipol Airport : A44 / A4 : 24.7 km : 19 mins
Return Rental Car back to AVIS/EUROPCAR/SIXT at Amsterdam Schipol Airport
Flying from Amsterdam Schipol Airport to KLIA : Malaysia Airlines (B777-200) : MH19 12:00 - 06:10 13hrs 10 mins [RM 3,030.00 KUL-CDG-AMS]
Overnite night flight to KLIA

Day 13 : Tuesday 05MAY2015
Arrive into KLIA on MH19 @ 06:10  ... inn syaa Allah


Budget Calculation
(1) Ticket RM 3,100.00 X 7 pax = RM 21,700.00
(2) Car Rental : EUR 2,000.00 @ 4.30 = RM 8,600.00
(3) Hotel : EUR 60.00 X 4 bilik X 10 malam : EUR 2,400.00 @ 4.3 = RM 10,320.00
(4) Insurance, Minyak, Toll : EUR 1,000.00 @ 4.3 = RM 4,300.00
(5) Entrance Fees : EUR 60.00 X 7 pax = EUR 420.00 @ 4.3 = RM 1,806.00
(6) Makan, Minum : RM 100.00 X 10 hari X 7 pax : RM 7,000.00
(7) Others : RM 274.00
Total Budget : RM 54,000.00 for 7 Pax (optimistic figures)
One portion (for 6 pax paying) : RM 9,000.00



Actual Expenses ::: (up to 10JAN2015]

(1) Flight tickets : RM 23,817.00
(2) Hotels 3 nights at Paris CDG : RM 2,858.99
(3) Hotels 4 nights in Holland : RM 3,656.18
(4) Hotels 1 night in Geldrop : RM 866.70
(5) Hotels 1 night in Luxembourg : RM 1,090.03
(6) Hotels 1 night in Brussels : RM 0,000.00  [EUR232.00]