Tour European Jewels
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England, Holland, Germany, Austria, Italy, Switzerland, France
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Starts in London
Ends in Paris
12 days (13) incl. air
c4600
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USA departure
Tuesdays
From Feb 6 to Nov 20
Thursdays
From Mar 29 to Oct 11
and Dec 17
2007
Tuesdays
From Feb 5 to Mar 11
2008
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Starts in London
Ends in London
13 days (14) incl. air
c4605
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Tour price (London/Paris) land only - - - -
from
$ 1190 to $
1475
Tour price (London/London) land only - -
- from $ 1320
to $ 1605
Airline tickets from your home city also
available
Your Travel Package Includes:
SIGHTSEEING:
Visits to Innsbruck, Cortina, Lugano, Lucerne
SCENIC HIGHLIGHTS:
Rhineland, Romantic Road, Italian Dolomites
Inside visits are shown in UPPERCASE in the tour description, including admission charges when applicable
GUIDES:
Host service in London. Local Guides for city sightseeing in Venice, Florence, Paris. Professional Tour Director while touring
TRANSPORTATION:
Scheduled transatlantic flights and airport transfers in London if
Tour Operator issues the tickets; Roundtrip transportation between London and the Channel ports; on the Continent, private first-class air-conditioned
motorcoach. Cross-Channel ferry; canal transfer boat in Venice
MEALS:
11 buffet breakfasts (B); 4 dinners (D)
AIRPORT TRANSFERS:
Airport transfers may be included when you make your flight
arrangements with Tour Operator.
OPTIONALS:
Choice of optional excursions at reasonable prices to customize your
own experience. Please find a detailed list in your travel documents
Itinerary - tour European Jewels
(London/Paris)
Day 1 BOARD YOUR OVERNIGHT TRANSATLANTIC FLIGHT.
Day 2 ARRIVAL IN LONDON, ENGLAND. Check into your hotel. Uniformed Hosts are available to help you make the most of your stay.
Day 3 LONDON. A full day to savor our rich program of optional activities: take a panoramic tour of London’s landmarks, visit the Tower, or choose an excursion to Windsor Castle. Tonight maybe a leisurely cruise on the River Thames? (B)
Day 4 LONDON-AMSTERDAM AREA, HOLLAND. Leave London in the early morning and head through the lush English countryside to the Channel port, where you board your ferry for the Continent. Here you meet your Tour Director and join your luxury coach for the drive to the Amsterdam area. (B)
Day 5 AMSTERDAM AREA-THE RHINELAND, GERMANY. A morning to enjoy Holland’s busy metropolis. After your included visit to a famous diamond center, it’s time for sightseeing with a Local Guide pointing out the city highlights. Finally, a canal cruise to see Amsterdam at water level. In the afternoon travel southwards to reach the Rhineland for overnight.
(B,D)
Day 6 RHINELAND-ROMANTIC ROAD-MUNICH. Start the day with a scenic drive along the shores of the Rhine or opt for a Rhine cruise. Admire the pretty villages, the castles perched high above the river, and the numerous terraced vineyards. Next, a drive along the Romantic Road, through towns and villages protected by medieval towergates and battlements, with squares of half-timbered houses and richly decorated fountains. Stop awhile in
Rothenburg. Overnight in Munich. (B)
Day 7 MUNICH-INNSBRUCK, AUSTRIA-VENICE AREA, ITALY. A fast drive from Munich to Austria for a stop in the capital of the Tyrol, Innsbruck. In the afternoon drive over Brenner Pass into the Dolomites for a stop in the world famous resort of
Cortina, before the descent into the Piave Valley to the Venice area. (B,D)
Day 8 MORNING IN VENICE-FLORENCE AREA. The included tour starts with a boat ride and is followed by highlights such as a visit to St. Mark’s Basilica and a chance to watch Venetian glassblowers fashion their delicate objects as they did centuries ago. Southwards into the hilly Tuscan countryside to reach the Florence Area for overnight. (B)
Day 9 FLORENCE. This Renaissance gem and city of the Medicis will keep you enthralled for a whole day. Traffic is banned in part of the historic center, so visitors can wander at leisure and admire the city’s timeless beauty in relative peace and quiet. Don’t miss out on the included walking tour with a Local Guide that features most of the city highlights. You will see the Piazza Santa
Croce; the beautiful Piazza Signoria; the Palazzo Vecchio and its courtyard; the Loggia dei
Lanzi; and, to top it all, the Piazza del Duomo and its cathedral with the Giotto Campanile, and the magnificent East Door of the Baptistry known as the "Gate to Paradise."
(B,D)
Day 10 FLORENCE AREA-LAKE LUCERNE, SWITZERLAND. Across the Lombardy Plain this morning to Canton Ticino’s subtropical resort of
Lugano. Here you take a break to stroll along the lakeside promenade, before climbing towards the St. Gotthard tunnel. Emerge on the German-speaking side of Switzerland and then descend into the gentle landscape around Lake Lucerne. Time to enjoy an optional Swiss Folklore evening.
(B,D)
Day 11 LAKE LUCERNE-PARIS, FRANCE. This morning join an optional boat trip. Then vistas of green pastures and attractive chalets with rustic timbering and luxuriant flowers. Then into France, on the comfortable highway, past some of its most famous vineyards, to Paris. Arrive in time to enjoy an optional cabaret show. (B)
Day 12 PARIS. Included sightseeing with a local expert of many of the best-known Parisian sights: La Sorbonne, Arc de
Triomphe, Opéra, Madeleine, the Eiffel Tower, the Pyramid near the Louvre, the
Invalides, and Champs Elysées. Optional excursions are also available to visit some of the highlights and, to celebrate the success of your tour, a French farewell dinner might be just the ticket. (B)
Day 13 YOUR HOMEBOUND FLIGHT FROM PARIS ARRIVES THE SAME DAY. (B)
Itinerary - tour European Jewels
(London/London)
Days 1 to 12 Like tour London / Paris
Day 13 PARIS-LONDON, ENGLAND. Relax and let the countryside whiz by on the road north to the coast, where you board your Channel ferry. Through Kent return to London for an evening arrival. (B)
Day 14 YOUR HOMEBOUND FLIGHT FROM LONDON ARRIVES THE SAME DAY. (B)
Quality Hotels:
Rooms with private bath or shower, hotel taxes, porterage, tips, and service charges
LONDON Thistle Euston (ST), AMSTERDAM AREA Tulip Inn Amsterdam City West (ST) or Ibis (ST) at
Schiphol, RHINELAND Zum Anker (ST) at Andernach or Holiday Inn (F) at Cologne-Bonn Airport or Holiday Inn Stadtwald (F) at Cologne, MUNICH Rivoli (ST) or Tryp (F), VENICE AREA Poppi (ST) at Mira, FLORENCE AREA Europa (ST) at Signa or Ibis (ST) at Sesto
Fiorentino, LAKE LUCERNE Pilatusblick (ST) at Kriens or Seehof (T) at Flüelen, PARIS Ibis Paris Berthier (ST) or Kyriad (ST) at Ivry or Campanile Berthier (ST)
Hotel Rating Abbreviations:
F = First Class
ST = Superior Tourist Class
T = Tourist Class
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