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Tour Code: XL
Tour Length: 16 days
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EUROPEAN WINTER SAMPLER
Overview Click map for larger sizeAs the name implies, this vacation is a sample of some of the major highlights of Europe. Start with London, then travel by Eurostar train to Brussels and continue by motorcoach to Amsterdam. Stay one night at the Rhine and enjoy a Rhine River cruise (weather depending) before entering the Alps. Explore Lucerne and Lugano in Switzerland, then enter Italy across spectacular Brenner Pass and arrive in Venice. Sail by private boat to St. Mark's Square. In Rome, guided sightseeing includes visits to the Vatican Museums and Sistine Chapel, St. Peter's, the Colosseum, and the Roman Forum. After admiring Michelangelo's David in the Academy of Fine Arts in Florence, follow the Mediterranean coast to Nice, from where you will travel the next morning on a high-speed TGV train to Paris. In the “City of Light,” guided sightseeing includes a ride to the second floor of the Eiffel Tower.
Special Departure:
December 11 - Christmas Eve in Paris City Highlights
London:
Guided sightseeing, see the Changing of the Guard, if held
London'Brussels:
By Eurostar train
Amsterdam:
Welcome dinner; canal cruise
Rhine Cruise
Lucerne:
Walking tour including the Lion Monument and the Chapel Bridge
Lugano:
Orientation
Venice:
Private boat ride; visit St. Mark's Square; glassblowers' demonstration
Rome:
Guided sightseeing including headsets, visit the Vatican Museums and Sistine Chapel, St. Peter's Square and Basilica, the Colosseum and Roman Forum
Florence:
Guided walking tour including headsets, visit Michelangelo's David, the cathedral, and Signoria Square
Nice-Paris:
By TGV train
Paris:
Guided sightseeing, ascend the Eiffel Tower
Note:
- In the rare event that the Eurostar train or the TGV train is unavailable, alternative services will be provided.
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