European Vistas
Day 1 - Depart USA Overnight transatlantic flight to London.
Day 2 - Arrive London (2 nights) Time to relax after checking into your Trafalgar hotel.
Day 3 - London at leisure After breakfast enjoy a full day at leisure to explore Britains exciting capital. (Buffet Breakfast)
Day 4 - London - Amsterdam A warm welcome from our Tour Director as we drive to Dover bidding farewell to the White Cliffs
on our sea crossing to Calais in France. Here we continue through Belgium to Amsterdam, where an orientation tour reveals the canals and bridges of this friendly city, and stops in Dam Square. (Continental Breakfast)
Day 5 - Amsterdam - Frankfurt Today, after visiting a diamond cutting and polishing factory we leave Holland via the city of Arnhem — where the 'Bridge was too far' in the World War ll battle against Germany. We stop in Cologne with its astonishing Gothic Cathedral — spared from devastation in the last war. Then on to Boppard where we embark for our Rhine Cruise past crumbling castles and steeply terraced vineyards. Tonight we'll enjoy dinner in our Frankfurt hotel. (Buffet breakfast / Dinner)
Day 6 - Frankfurt - Prague (2 nights) This morning we head east via Wurzburg to stop in the splendidly restored walled city of Nuremberg.
We will see the Castle, the Market Square and St. Sebald's Church before continuing to the Czech border. Then via the beer-brewing town of Pilsen we approach the exciting city of Prague — one of the most lively cultural cities in Europe since the Velvet Revolution. (Buffet Breakfast / Dinner)
Day 7 - Prague sightseeing Our guided morning sightseeing features Hradçany Castle, the Charles Bridge and the old Town Square. Later why not shop for bargains in Bohemian crystal and take a lunch cruise on Smetana's Moldau" — the river Vlatva. (Buffet Breakfast / Dinner)
Day 8 - Prague — Munich A journey through the pleasant Czech countryside brings us across the border into Germany to the river Danube at Regensburg, a busy river port. Then south to the Bavarian capital, Munich. Orientation of this fun-loving city includes the Olympic Stadium, Marienplatz with its world-famous Glockenspiel
and the Hofbrauhaus. We go on to our hotel for dinner and overnight. (Buffet Breakfast / Dinner)
Day 9 - Munich — Venice (Main.) A scenic journey through the quaint farmhouses of Bavaria brings us to the Austrian border and the Tyrol, where we pause in the Alpine resort of Innsbruck. Time to the old town with its famous Golden Roof before continuing over the spectacular Brenner Pass to Vipiteno in Italy. Through the snow-capped Dolomite mountains to the Veneto plain. This evening why not enjoy an introduction to the unique floating city of Venice by gondola" (Buffet Breakfast / Dinner)
Day 10 - Venice orientation — Lugano This morning we cruise along the canals and visit a glass-blowing factory. Then there is time at
leisure, perhaps to enjoy a cruise to the islands of the Venetian Lagoon, before we drive through to Switzerland and our hotel in Lugano. (Buffet Breakfast / Dinner)
Day 11 - Lugano — Lucerne Today's drive takes us via the St. Gotthard highway. From here we descend to lakeside Lucerne, where orientation includes the Lion Monument (Buffet breakfast/ Dinner )
Day 12 - Lucerne — Paris (2 nights) After breakfast this morning we will drive to Basel and cross the French border to the wine-producing area of Burgundy. Then we continue en route to romantic Paris. (Buffet Breakfast)
Day 13 - Paris sightseeing & at leisure This morning's sightseeing tour includes views of the Eiffel Tower, Arc de Triomphe, Champs Elysées and of course Notre Dame. Your afternoon is at leisure in this fabulous city. (Buffet Breakfast).
Day 14 - Paris — USA This morning there's time to bid farewell to France on your return flight to the USA. (Buffet Breakfast)
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