• Seven nights accommodations at 3- and 4-star hotels
• Daily services of a Professional Guide
• Hogwarts-style Banquet
• Ride on the train used as the Hogwarts Express in the filming of the Harry Potter movies, including a full day of activities
• Virtual reality flying game
• Professional Storyteller
• Falconry Demonstration
• Admissions to Alnwick Castle and Alnwick Gardens
• Presentation on the history of witches
• Wizarding Game
• Panoramic tour of Edinburgh
• Tour of the Edinburgh vaults
• Admissions to Edinburgh Castle
• Coach tour including the Glenfinnan Viaduct and other film locations
• Breakfast daily, 1 picnic lunch, 4 dinners including "Hogwarts"-style banquet and a special dinner in the Edinburgh Vaults and Alnwick Castle
• Transfers as noted on itinerary
• Baggage Handling
• Gratuities for Guide and Driver
• Customized Alivan's wands and other gifts
• Optional panoramic tour of London ($50.00 per person extra based on group size of 20 persons)

Arrival in London from overnight flights. Optional: transfer into the city of London via coach for a ½ day sightseeing tour that includes filming locations from the Harry Potter movies. Flights must be booked to arrive by 8:30 am for a 10:00 am departure to London.

Transfer via coach to Oxford where you will take a city tour. Buses will pick up arriving guests and depart every hour on the hour from 8:00am to 12:00 noon. For Accio conference attendees, we will provide transfers from Reading to Oxford if a minimum of 20 attendees have booked HP Fan Trips™ 2005 tours.

Oxford is the perfect place for a Harry Potter-themed celebration. It is referred to as the City of Dreaming Spires because of its beautiful architecture. The city is the home of England's oldest university and while it is also an industrial city on the Thames, the association with learning and the academic way of life remains paramount. Many scenes from the Harry Potter movies were filmed in Oxford, plus even more in the upcoming Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire.

Take some time to rest from your journey before this evening celebration of a very special birthday dinner, "Hogwarts"-style! You'll truly enjoy the banquet as you sit in an historic Oxford dining hall, renew friendships with HP Fan'ers from 2004 or make new friends. There's always a great deal to talk about when this crowd gets together!

Transfer to hotel 4-star accommodations.

Breakfast (included).

Transfer to the train depot for a 7:00 a.m. departure for the ride of your life! You will be sitting in the very carriages that were used in the filming of the Harry Potter movies. A diesel engine will speed you in these vintage carriages to a changing point where the carriages will be connected to the train used as the Hogwarts Express in the filming of the Harry Potter movies, and continue on a beautiful ride into the Lake District. You will be given some time to shop and eat there at your leisure.

Throughout the day there will be activities on the train such as games, divination classes, stories and socializing! Just as it took Harry and his classmates all day to travel to their school, you will be treated to an all-day adventure through the gorgeous English countryside. The scenery and activities throughout the day will inspire your own magical memories.

We don't need to tell you how special this is... Let the HP Fan'ers from 2004 tell you. You'll be riding in the actual train compartments that were used in the movies - a truly unique experience, as the train does not come out of the depot except for filming or museum exhibitions!

Transfer to 4-star accommodations.

Breakfast (included).

Visit Christ Church College and other locations that were used in the filming of Harry Potter.

Enjoy a virtual reality game called Wizard's Cavern throughout the day. Test your flying skills on a broomstick, with your image superimposed into the VR system in real-time. Feel the sensation of flying by making the broomstick travel with your whole-body movements – catch the golden rings to win!

Option (at no additional cost) to participate in a fascinating presentation by Oxford lecturer Robin Briggs who will discuss the history of witches and wizards based on his studies of witchcraft trials across Europe between the years of 1400 and 1700.

Great literature has come from masters based in Oxford – Lewis Carroll's Alice in Wonderland, C. S. Lewis's The Chronicles of Narnia and J.R.R. Tolkien's Lord of the Rings. You may want to visit the Museum of Oxford to see Alice's clothing and other items, or visit Alice's shop to buy some themed gifts. A visit to Tolkien's grave is an unique pilgrimage to make, where fans have left notes written in Elvish, laid rings as tokens of respect or just spent a quiet few moments paying homage to the creator of the legendary epic.

Enjoy a free evening! Stay at 4-star accommodations.

Breakfast (included).

Board your coach for a journey to Newcastle, our resting place on the way to Alnwick Castle. Along the way we'll stop for a falconry demonstration and have a picnic lunch.

Falconry is an age-old tradition in the UK and you will have the opportunity to witness a wonderful demonstration at the Leeds Royal Armouries Museum. You will also see exhibits of weapons and armour used throughout British History. The Leeds Museum offers five galleries and various demonstrations throughout the day, so there's something for everyone to enjoy!

Dinner will be included this evening. Transfer to 3-star accommodations in Newcastle.

Breakfast (included).

Transfer to Alnwick where Alnwick Castle and Alnwick Gardens are located. Here you will gaze upon the scenery used for Harry's first flying lesson. You will learn about the deadliest plants in the world at the new Poisonous Garden and take a lesson in herbology! Then enjoy some free time for lunch.

Test your skills at the wizarding game at a nearby park. Sorry - no flying allowed - but our land-based game designed by the National Governing Body for the Olympic sport of Team Handball is great fun! It was a huge hit for HP Fan'ers in 2004.

Alnwick Castle is the second largest inhabited such structure in England after Windsor Castle, and has been home to the Percys, Earls and Dukes of Northumberland since 1309.

A fabulous dinner is planned this evening at the Great Hall of Alnwick Castle. What fun to get together with other HP Fan Trips™ 2005 participants in the castle where so many scenes from the movies were filmed!

Transfer into Edinburgh and stay at 4-star accommodations.

Breakfast (included).

Spend the day in Edinburgh and enjoy the internationally famous Edinburgh Festival.

Edinburgh has become known as the "festival city" with over six festivals throughout the year. Perhaps the Edinburgh International Jazz & Blues Festival or the Edinburgh Military Tattoo will be your destination on this day!

This evening we will have a truly wonderful event in the historical Edinburgh Vaults. You will enjoy a themed dinner event that will fit in perfectly with your adventure – ghosts and spooks inhabit these corridors! (An alternative restaurant will be available for those who choose not to take the experience.)

The underground vaults in Edinburgh were only discovered in the mid 1980s as they had been abandoned for almost two hundred years. They were originally used as extra space for merchants who had their shops above, but they also have a dark past. The vaults will enlighten you on the history of Edinburgh.

Transfer to 4-star accommodations.

Breakfast (included).

Board your coach and take a trip past many locations used in the Harry Potter films. See the highest mountain in Britain (Ben Nevis), pass close by the deepest freshwater loch in Britain (Loch Morar) and also the deepest seawater loch in Europe – Loch Nevis.

See the world-famous 21-arch Glenfinnan Viaduct which has been used in the Harry Potter movies and offers wonderful views down Loch Shiel. See the country where many scenes from Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban were filmed – an unforgettable day.

Return to Edinburgh for a panoramic tour of Edinburgh and then stop at the Edinburgh Castle. Depending upon arrival time, take a walking tour or enjoy some personal shopping time.

Free evening. Stay at 4-star accommodations.

Breakfast (included).

Transfer to the airport where your journey ends and you head back home. Or... if you choose to stay longer, enjoy your extended trip!