European Delight
Day 1 - Depart USA Overnight transatlantic flight to Rome.
Day 2 - Arrive Rome (2 nights) On arrival at Fiumicino Airport, you'll be met and transferred to your hotel. After check-in, there's time to relax and unwind.
Day 3 - Rome sightseeing & at leisure Today's morning sightseeing tour includes St. Peter's Basilica in the Vatican and views of the Forum and Colosseum. Later, enjoy time on your own to sightsee further or relax. (Buffet Breakfast)
Day 4 - Rome - Florence A scenic drive through Tuscany bring us to Renaissance Florence. Here we enjoy a panoramic view of the city from Piazzale Michelangelo before reaching our hotel for the night. (Buffet Breakfast / Dinner)
Day 5 - - Florence - Venice (Main.) Our drive takes us via Bologna to Venice. We enjoy a cruise by vaporetto to St. Mark's Square, viewing the Bridge of Sighs. Afterwards we visit a glass-blowing factory. (Buffet Breakfast / Dinner)
Day 6 - Venice (Main.) - Vienna (Augarten) (2 nights) Today we travel into the Carnian Mountains to the Austrian Lake District. From here we cross the Alps, via Klagenfurt, to the Danube Plains and Imperial Vienna. (Buffet Breakfast)
Day 7 - Vienna sightseeing & at leisure Morning sightseeing includes the Imperial Boulevards, Parliament and the City Hall. The rest of the day is free perhaps to visit Schönbrunn Palace or shop in the chic Kärntnerstrasse. (Buffet Breakfast)
Day 8 - Vienna (Augarten) - Innsbruck (Igls) First past the Abbey of Melk as we drive along the Danube valley. Next on through the Salzkammergut to pretty Salzburg, where orientation shows us the Mirabell Palace and gardens as well as Mozart's birthplace. Then on to Innsbruck. Here there's the opportunity to take a horse and carriage ride around the Tyrolean countryside. (Buffet Breakfast/ Dinner)
Day 9 - Innsbruck( Igls) - Lake Lucerne (2 nights) Today our orientation tour of Innsbruck, shows us the city's architectural heritage and includes
the Golden Roof. Then we drive through the prime-skiing country of the Arlberg region to Vaduz, capital of the small Principality of Liechtenstein. From here we travel through Switzerland and on to Lake Lucerne.(Buffet Breakfast / Dinner)
Day 10 - Lucerne orientation & at leisure An orientation shows us the medieval Old Town and the beautiful Lion Monument. At leisure don't miss the chance to ascend one of the surrounding mountains.(Buffet Breakfast /Dinner)
Day 11 - Lake Lucerne - Paris (2 nights) We descend the Alps today to the French border. From here we continue through Burgundy vineyards to Paris. (Buffet Breakfast)
Day 12 - Paris sightseeing & at leisure Views of the Eiffel Tower, Champs Elysées, the Louvre and Notre Dame Catheral all feature on our morning sightseeing. The rest of your day is at leisure. Perhaps take an excursion to Montmartre. Tonight, why not sample its legendary nightlife" (Buffet Breakfast)
Day 13 - Paris - London (2 nights) This morning we cross Northern France and World War I Battlefields to Calais. Here it's a short sea crossing to the White Cliffs of Dover, where we join our coach back to London. (Buffet Breakfast)
Day 14 - London at leisure A full day at leisure to explore Britains capital. (Buffet Breakfast)
Day 15 - London - USA Bid farewell on your return flight to the USA. (Buffet Breakfast)
|
