With over half of global travellers (53%) hoping to take more weekend trips in 2019[1], Hilton’s luxury brands, Waldorf Astoria and Conrad Hotel & Resorts, offer a range of unique new experiences that allow travellers to make the most of their time spent on a city break during the Easter and May bank holiday weekends.
Guests can partake in an array of creative workshops where they will be given an insight into local culture and art including learning to make traditional Ebru Art in Istanbul, designing authentic Italian sandals in Rome or creating their own perfume in Versailles.
Alternatively, they can take in the city’s sites by embarking on a private boat tour on Berlin’s River Spree, taking to the skies in a helicopter overlooking Amsterdam or sailing along the River Nile in Cairo at twilight.
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Guests staying at Conrad Istanbul Bosphorus can partake in a private traditional Ebru workshop with a professional tutor. Known as paper marbling, the Turkish practice of Ebru painting is a unique form of art. Artists use water and dye to produce colourful paintings. They will learn how to mix the dye, form images and transfer that work to paper, in order to create their own masterpiece to take home.
The private Ebru Art Masterclass at Conrad Istanbul Bosphorus costs €150 (£129 approx.) for two people and lasts two – three hours including a professional tutor. The class is held at Conrad Istanbul Bosphorus and is available year-round. To book, please visit www.explore.hilton.com/luxury or call +90 212 310 2525.
Guests staying at Waldorf Astoria Trianon Palace Versailles can take a sensory journey with an expert perfumier, discover historic fragrances and create their own scent in the privacy of their own suite. With an expert from Osmothèque, the only fragrance conservatory in the world, guests can trace the history of perfumery and learn about royal perfumes and seasonal scents before being given a private class in order to create their own fragrance to take home.
The perfume making workshop at Waldorf Astoria Trianon Palace Versailles costs €825 (£xx approx.) per person and lasts approximately four hours. The experience is available year-round. To book, please visit www.explore.hilton.com/luxury or call +33 1 30 84 51 20.
Waldorf Astoria Berlin offers a private boat tour along the scenic River Spree and its canals, with the city home to over 100 miles of waterways and more bridges than Venice. Guests will pass through the historical city-centre, viewing Berlin's first settlement which was on Spree Island in the 13th century, now called Museums-Island, it is a treasure trove of historical exhibitions. They will also the Palace of Tears, the separation point for friends and families when the city was divided by the Berlin Wall.
The private boat tour at Waldorf Astoria Berlin is available from May to October and the price is available upon request. To book, please visit www.explore.hilton.com/luxury or call +49-30-814000-2160.
What better way to see Amsterdam and the brilliance of the multicoloured petals carpeting miles and miles of Dutch countryside than embarking on a private helicopter tour with Waldorf Astoria Amsterdam. Guests will be transported to the heliport in a stylish Maybach before embarking on a helicopter tour of the city and surrounding countryside where the captain will share insight into the history of the Dutch landscape. Guests will touchdown near De Cocksdorp on route, the most northerly town for a view of the Wadden Sea, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Here they will enjoy a champagne picnic lunch set on the beach, prepared exclusively for them by the Waldorf Astoria team.
The private helicopter tour with Waldorf Astoria Amsterdam is priced at €4,500 (£3,870) for two people including return transfers to the heliport and is available year-round. To book, please visit www.explore.hilton.com/luxury or call +31 20 718 4620.
Guests staying at Conrad Cairo can sail along the Nile at twilight in a traditional wooden sailboat for a serene scenic experience. Here they will enjoy the sights of bustling city life whilst the sun sets and a neon colour gradually illuminates the skyline and palm trees along the Nile banks.
The sailing trip along the Nile at Conrad Cairo is priced at $60 (£46 approx.) for two people and is available year-round. To book, please visit www.explore.hilton.com/luxury.
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