European Supreme
Day 1 - Depart USA Overnight flight to London.
Day 2 - Arrive London (2 nights) After checking into your Trafalgar hotel, the remainder of your day is at leisure. Why not check out Britain's capital city" Day 3 - London sightseeing & at leisure Many major sights are included on our morning sightseeing tour. Later, enjoy time on your own in this exciting city. (Buffet Breakfast)
Day 4 - London - Amsterdam We cross the Channel to Calais , then via Belgium to Amsterdam. Tonight , we enjoy a Welcome Drink with our Tour Director before we glide along Amsterdam's canals in our glass topped boat. (Continental Breakfast)
Day 5 - Amsterdam — Rhine Cruise — Rhineland (Mannheim) First we visit a diamond-polishing factory before heading for Germany and Cologne. Later we enjoy a Rhine cruise before reaching our hotel where we dine tonight. (Buffet Breakfast / Dinner)
Day 6 - Rhineland (Mannheim) — Heidelberg — Munich — Innsbruck Our first stop is Heidelberg to view its Castle. Then on to Munich where an orientation tour shows us the Marienplatz and Olympic Stadium. Then, a scenic drive to mountain ringed Innsbruck. (Buffet Breakfast / Dinner)
Day 7 - Innsbruck — Venice (Mestre) (2 nights) Orientation features the Golden Roof and Wilten Basilica. Then across the Brenner Pass into Italy and Shakespeare's Verona where we see the Roman Arena and Juliet's balcony. Then we continue to the magical city of Venice. (Buffet Breakfast)
Day 8 - Venice sightseeing & at leisure Enjoy a cruise to St. Mark's Square to see the Bridge of Sighs and the Doges' Palace. Our Tour Director shows us our first fascinating Hidden Treasure and we visit a Murano glass-blowing factory. (Buffet Breakfast / Dinner)
Day 9 - Venice (Mestre.) — Vienna (2 nights) Back to the mainland and the Austrian Lake District. Then across the Styrian Alps en route to the musical city of Vienna. (Buffet Breakfast)
Day 10 - Vienna sightseeing & at leisure Sightseeing shows us the Opera, Parliament, the Imperial Boulevards, the Hofburg and Stadtpark. Then time at leisure. (Buffet Breakfast)
Day 11 - Vienna - Budapest (2 nights) We cross the Hungarian border stopping at Györ. On through the vineyards of Transdanubia to Budapest. (Buffet Breakfast)
Day 12 - Budapest sightseeing & at leisure Sightseeing in the twin cities of Buda and Pest features the Great Synagogue and a walking tour in old Buda including the Fishermen's Bastion with views over the Parliament and Danube. Then free time. Tonight, we enjoy a traditional Hungarian dinner with music. (Buffet Breakfast / Highlight Dinner)
Day 13 - Budapest - Sibiu Across the Great Hungarian Plain, Szeged, into Romania. Then via Arrad through the Transylvanian Alps en route to Sibiu for the night. (Buffet Breakfast / Dinner)
Day 14 - Sibiu - Bucharest A morning orientation, then on to Bucharest. Here sightseeing shows us the Metropolitan Cathedral, Triumphal Arch, Opera and Atheneum. Tonight, we enjoy dinner at our hotel. (Buffet Breakfast / Dinner)
Day 15 - Bucharest - Sofia (2 nights) Today we cross the River Danube and enter Bulgaria where we soon reach the capital, Sofia for the next two nights. (Buffet Breakfast / Dinner)
Day 16 - Sofia sightseeing & at leisure Orientation, includes the onion-domed Alexander Nevsky Cathedral. Later free time, perhaps to discover the impressive Rila Monastery. (Buffet Breakfast / Dinner)
Day 17 - Sofia — Kalambaka We follow the valley of the River Struma into Greece. Later we enjoy fine views of the Plains of Thessaly en route to Kalambaka. (Buffet Breakfast / Dinner)
Day 18 - Kalambaka — Athens (4 nights) First we see the site of the Battle of Thermopylae, then on to the Oracle at Delphi on Mount Parnassus, before arriving in the capital, Athens, for the next four nights. (Buffet Breakfast)
Days 19, 20 & 21 - Athens at leisure Three full days at leisure or take a three day Aegean islands cruise — (Buffet Breakfast / Buffet Breakfast / Buffet Breakfast)
Day 22 - Athens - At Sea First we have a guided tour of the Acropolis, then we cross the impressive Corinth Canal and continue on to Patras for our ferry to Italy. (Buffet Breakfast / Dinner)
Day 23 - Bari — Pompeii — Sorrento (Sant Agnello) We see the old port and castle in Bari before heading west for the Bay of Naples, where we take a guided walking tour of the extensive excavations of Pompeii. (Buffet Breakfast / Dinner)
Day 24 - Sorrento (Sant Agnello) — Isle of Capri — Rome (3 nights) We cruise to Capri, where we enjoy a guided walking tour using our excellent audio equipment before continuing to Rome, the "Eternal City", for our three-night stay. (Buffet Breakfast)
Days 25 & 26 - Rome sightseeing & at leisure Our sightseeing includes a guided visit of Michelangelo's Sistine Chapel, St. Peter's Basilica and the scene of gladiatorial combat, the Colosseum. The rest of the time is at leisure to explore this awe-inspiring city. (Buffet Breakfast / Buffet Breakfast)
Day 27 - Rome — Florence — Montecatini We drive to Florence where our guided tour shows us the Duomo, Signoria Square and visits Santa Croce. We are shown another Hidden Treasure in Florence before continuing to Montecatini. (Buffet Breakfast / Dinner)
Day 28 - Montecatini — Pisa — Nice (2 nights) — Monte Carlo Excursion First the Leaning Tower of Pisa , before we follow the Italian Riviera to France and jet set Nice , with an included visit to the Principality of Monaco and dinner tonight in a typical restaurant. (Buffet Breakfast / Highlight Dinner)
Day 29 - Nice — Côte d'Azur Excursion After breakfast, we make our way to Cannes, famous for its Film Festival. After a visit to a local perfumery we return to Nice with time to relax. (Buffet Breakfast)
Day 30 - Nice — Engelberg (2 nights) We head north, through Italy to Switzerland and the pretty ski resort of Engelberg, near Lake Lucerne.
(Buffet Breakfast / Dinner)
Day 31 - Lucerne orientation & at leisure We see the Lion Monument & Chapel Bridge, then free time to shop for watches and chocolate or ascend a mountain peak! (Buffet Breakfast / Dinner)
Day 32 - Engelberg — Paris (2 nights) We return to France, passing the Burgundy vineyards, and to the beautiful city of Paris for two nights. (Buffet Breakfast)
Day 33 - Paris sightseeing & at leisure Sightseeing includes the ascent to the second level of the Eiffel Tower, a drive along the Champs Elysees and views of Notre Dame. Later we get together for our celebration Farewell Dinner to say "au revoir"! (Buffet Breakfast / Farewell Dinner)
Day 34 - Paris - London We see the Canadian War Memorial at Vimy Ridge en route to Calais to board our ferry to Dover. Then by coach back to London. (Buffet Breakfast)
Day 35 - London — USA Time to bid farewell to new-found friends as we transfer you to the airport for your return flight to America.
(Buffet Breakfast)
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