European Splendour
Day 1 - Depart USA Overnight transatlantic flight to Rome.
Day 2 - Arrive Rome (2 nights) We transfer you to your hotel. Tonight, enjoy a Welcome dinner and drink with your Tour Director in a lively Bistro. (Welcome Dinner).
Day 3 - Rome sightseeing & at leisure Rome sightseeing & at leisure Our sightseeing tour with with a local expert includes a visit to St. Peter's Basilica where we see the Pieta of Michelangelo. We will also enjoy a walking tour featuring the Forum and the Colosseum. (Buffet Breakfast)
Day 4 - Rome - Florence Through the Chianti Hills to Florence and Piazzale Michelangelo before our walking tour with a local guide to Piazza Signoria and visiting Santa Croce Basilica. (Buffet Breakfast/ Dinner)
Day 5 - Florence - Venice (Main) We drive to Venice and take a private motor launch to St. Mark's Square. Later, we visit a glass-blowing factory. (Buffet Breakfast/ Dinner)
Day 6 - Venice (Main.) - Vienna (2 nights) We travel into Austria and on to Vienna for two nights. (Buffet Breakfast)
Day 7 - Vienna sightseeing & at leisure Morning sightseeing highlights St. Stephen's Cathedral, the Hofburg, Imperial Boulevards and includes a walking tour into the oldest part of the city. (Buffet breakfast)
Day 8 - Vienna - Salzburg - Innsbruck Past Melk Abbey to Salzburg. A walking tour with a local guide highlights Mozart's birthplace. Then, to Innsbruck and an orientation including the "Golden Reef" in the Old Town and the baroque Wilten Basilica by the ski-jump, before dinner in a local restaurant. (Buffet Breakfast/ Highlight Dinner)
Day 9 - Innsbruck - Liechtenstein - Lucerne (2 nights) We stop in Vaduz in Liechtenstein before continuing to lakeside Lucerne. (Buffet Breakfast/ Dinner)
Day 10 - Lucerne orientation & at leisure Our orientation shows us the Lion Monument and Chapel Bridge. Then free time to shop. (Buffet breakfast/ Dinner)
Day 11 - Lucerne - Paris (2 nights) First to the Burgundy region to view the Savigny-Lès-Beaune vineyards. Then through to Paris. (Buffet Breakfast)
Day 12 - Paris sightseeing & at leisure Today's sightseeing includes a drive along the Champs Elysées and an ascent of the Eiffel Tower (second level). We view Notre Dame Cathedral and enjoy a walking tour through the Luxembourg gardens before time at leisure. Tonight, why not enjoy a Parisien cabaret" (Buffet Breakfast)
Day 13 - Paris - London (2 nights) We drive past World War I Battlefields for our ferry crossing and to London. (Buffet breakfast)
Day 14 - London sightseeing & at leisure Major sights are included on our morning sightseeing tour. Then enjoy time on your own.
(Buffet Breakfast)
Day 15 - London - USA Return flight to the USA. (Buffet Breakfast)
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