Annual Au Pair River Cruise – Book NOW!
The date for the annual Au Pair River Cruise has been announced! Every year, Smartaupairs invites all au pairs who are placed with one of our host families to join us for the event. It's extremely popular so we recommend booking your place as soon as possible! Thames River Cruise Sunday 17th May 2015 All day excursion from just £10 per person Come and join hundreds of other BAPAA au pairs on a private boat trip to Greenwich. You will travel past famous bridges and historic buildings along the river from Central London, with many exciting views of Westminster including the Houses of Parliament and the London Eye, and then head downstream through the city to the Thames Barrier, Greenwich and back again. At Greenwich you will have time to have a look around – there are lively markets, historic buildings, the famous Royal Observatory and Meridian Line, the Maritime Museum and a beautiful park with wonderful views over London. Bring a picnic or buy lunch in Greenwich.
- 11am – boat leaves Festival Pier
- 1pm – boat arrives at Greenwich
- 4pm – boat leaves Greenwich
- 5pm – boat arrives back at Festival Pier
The trip costs £10 per person or £12 for friends (non-BAPAA) You must arrive by 10.45am as the boat leaves promptly at 11am from Festival Pier, in front of The Royal Festival Hall on the South Bank. (Opposite side of the river to Embankment tube.) Nearest tube station: Waterloo or Embankment. Nearest mainline train station: Waterloo. If you wish to stay in London for the night of Saturday 16th May, hostel accommodation is available through International Students House, 229 Great Portland Street, London W1. (www.ish.org.uk) Telephone 020 7631 8310, quoting BAPAA. [caption id="attachment_2324" align="aligncenter" width="300"]
Au Pair Britt won our photo competition in 2014. This is her entry taken in Greenwich Park.[/caption] Payment details: You can pay via PayPal (even if you don't have a PayPal account) – go to www.paypal.co.uk and make the payment to finance@bapaa.org.uk. You must include your FULL name, the name of your agency in the UK (Smartaupairs) and your host family, plus the names of any friends going on the trip with you (stating BAPAA or non-BAPAA). You must print off the PayPal receipt or ticket and bring it with you on the day, as you will need to show it when you board the boat (tickets displayed on smartphones will not be accepted)! You must pay in advance for your ticket and refunds are not given. Smartaupairs will be running a photo competition so REMEMBER TO BRING YOUR CAMERA! Entries are to be emailed to aupairs@smartaupairs.com by 29th May 2015 and the winner will receive a £20 Amazon voucher. Smartaupairs reserves the right to use any images from the boat trip for the purpose of future promotions. Any questions? Please e-mail aupairs@smartaupairs.com