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Day 1 Depart USA Overnight flight to London.
Day 2 Arrive London (2nights) After checking into your
Trafalgar hotel, the rest of the day is at leisure.
Day 3 London sightseeing and at leisure Many major sights
are included on today's morning sightseeing tour. (Continental Breakfast)
Day 4 London - Brussels Greetings from our Tour Director
as we drive to Dover. Admire the White Cliffs before the Channel crossing
to Calais in France. From here we drive through Belgian countryside
to Brussels. After a welcome drink with our Tour Director, orientation
includes the Grand' Place. Tonight, the bistros nearby in the Rue
des Bouchers offer excellent cuisine. (Continental Breakfast)
Day 5 Brussels - Rhine Cruise - Heidelberg - Rhineland
(Karlsruhe) After breakfast our day will begin in Cologne to see its
gothic Cathedral. Then on via Bonn to Boppard where we embark on a
relaxing Rhine cruise. We disembark at St. Goar and drive to Heidelberg,
where we take a tour of the Castle courtyards, admire the view over
the baroque city from the Castle terrace and visit the Castle cellars
to admire the largest wine barrel in Europe! Finally on to our hotel
for dinner and overnight. (Buffet breakfast/ Dinner)
Day 6 Rhineland (Karlsruhe) - Munich - Innsbruck Today
we cross the Swabian Uplands into Bavarian Munich. Here an orientation
includes the Olympic Stadium, Marienplatz and Hofbräuhaus. Then
on to Austria and the Tyrolean capital Innsbruck. An orientation tour
shows us the Golden Roof and Wilten Basilica. (Buffet Breakfast/ Dinner)
Day 7 Innsbruck - Venice (Mestre) (2nights) Today a
spiralling drive takes us to the Brenner Pass into Italy. Then via
Brunico we drive into the Dolomite Mountains. We'll view the Olympic
ski-jump at Cortina d'Ampezzo, with time for lunch. Afterwards we
continue to magical Venice. Tonight a gondola ride would be hard to
resist! (Buffet breakfast/ Dinner)
Day 8 Venice sightseeing & at leisure Today we discover
the sights and sounds of this floating city on our canal cruise to
St. Mark's Square, viewing the Bridge of Sighs. After, we visit a
glass-blowing factory, before free time to do as you please. (Buffet
breakfast/ Dinner)
Day 9 Venice (Mestre) - Rome (2nights) We cross the
Po Valley to Bologna and join the Autostrada del Sole for our journey
over the Apennine Mountains. Later, we arrive in Rome, the 'Eternal
City'. (Buffet breakfast)
Day 10 Rome sightseeing & at leisure Today's sightseeing
tour includes a visit of St. Peter's Basilica, Where we admire the
Pieta of Michelangelo, the tomb of the Unknown Soldier, views of the
Forum, Colosseum and the Circus Maximus, scene of "Ben Hur"
style chariot races. Later why not take an excursion to the Vatican
Museums? (Buffet breakfast)
Day 11 Rome - Florence Through the Chianti wine-producing
region of Tuscany to Florence. Here sightseeing on foot includes the
Cathedral, Baptistry, Signoria Square and visit the Santa Croce Basilica.
Then time at leisure to perhaps walk to the Ponte Vecchio. This evening,
enjoy dinner in a Florentine Trattoria. (Buffet Breakfast/ Restaurant
dinner in Florence.)
Day 12 Florence - Pisa - Nice (2night)- Monte Carlo
Excursion First we stop at Pisa to see its Leaning Tower. Then we
pass the quarries of Carrara and drive along the Motorway of Flowers
via Genoa to the Principality of Monaco. Here we have time to visit
the Casinos in Monte Carlo. Next we drive to jet-set Nice where tonight
dinner is at a typical French restaurant. (Buffet breakfast/ Dinner
on the French Riviera)
Day 13 St. Paul de Vence & Grasse Excursion We enjoy
an excursion to hilltop St. Paul de Vence with its Art Galleries and
handicraft shops, an artists' paradise! Then we Visit the Fragonard
Perfumery before returning to our hotel. Your afternoon is at leisure
back in Nice. (Buffet Breakfast)
Day 14 Nice- Lake Maggiore - Zermatt We travel back
into Italy and in the direction of Alessandria and Novara. Soon we
are in the Italian Lakes and driving along Lake Maggiore. We stop
in elegant Stresa opposite the picturesque Borromean islands. Next
we drive up into the foothills of the Alps climbing towards Switzerland
and the Simplon Pass. At the small village of Tasch we disembark from
our coach where we will take electric mini-buses to Zermatt overlooked
by the mighty Matterhorn. (Buffet breakfast/ Dinner)
Day 15 Zermatt - Lausanne Our Tour Director shows us
the highlights of this Alpine resort. With some free time you maybe
take an excursion to the 'Kleine Matterhorn'for magnificent views.
Later we drive along the Rhone Vally to Lake Geneva, stopping to take
a photo of Chateau Chillon so chillingly evoked by Byron's poetry.
After a short break in lakeside Montreux, we drive to nearby Lausanne
dominated by its magnificent Cathedral. We visit the pretty area of
Ouchy before dinner tonight. (Buffet breakfast/ Dinner)
Day 16 Lausanne-Beaune-Paris (2nights) Today's drive
takes us along the shores of Lake Geneva to the French border. Through
the hills near Nantua and Bourg-en-Bresse, into Burgundy and Beaune.
This wine-town is criss-crossed with ancient, cobbled streets and
attractive cafe-filled squares, maybe enjoy some lunch with a glass
of local Burgundy. Then on past Auxerrois vineyards and through Fontainebleau
forest to Paris for two nights. (Buffet breakfast)
Day 17 Paris sightseeing & at leisure Today's sightseeing
with a local guide includes a drive from the Place de la Concorde
along the Champs Elysees to the Arc de Triomphe. Then on to the Eiffel
Tower which we ascend to its second level. Next we enjoy a seine cruise
which highlights Notre Dame Cathedral and other great monuments. At
leisure perhaps take an excursion to Versailles. Later, why not experience
a typical Parisian Caberet show? (Buffet breakfast)
Day 18 Paris - USA 'Au revoir' as we transfer to Charles
de Gaulle Airport for our return flight to America. (Buffet Breakfast)
Free London Return Passengers on the 'Land only' option may return
to London by Trafalgar motorcoach at NO EXTRA CHARGE, instead of departing
from Paris. Accommodation will be required, as arrival in London is
late afternoon/early evening. Ask your Travel Agent to book this for
you.
