European Encounter (including London)
Day 1 - Depart USA Overnight flight to London.
Day 2 - Arrive London (2 nights) After checking into your Trafalgar hotel, the rest of your day is at leisure.
Day 3 - London sightseeing & at leisure A panoramic sightseeing tour with a London guide includes the Tower of London and Tower Bridge, as well as Big Ben and the Houses of Parliament, Westminster Abbey and lots more. This afternoon perhaps
shop in some of London's many boutiques. (Buffet Breakfast)
Day 4 - London — Paris (2 nights) Greetings from our Tour Director. Off to Dover for our sea crossing to Calais in France. We drive across Somme Battlefields to Paris. Time to relax before meeting your Tour Director and fellow travelling companions for a welcome drink and dinner. (Continental Breakfast / Welcome Dinner)
Day 5 - Paris sightseeing & at leisure Today's sightseeing tour includes views of the Champs Elysees, the Arc de Triomphe, Place de la Concorde and Notre Dame Cathedral on the Ile de la Cite. We also ascend to the second level of the Eiffel Tower for awe inspiring views over the whole city and then have time at leisure to relax or explore. This evening, why not enjoy dinner in Montmartre or go out on the town and enjoy a Cabaret show" (Buffet Breakfast)
Day 6 - Paris — Champagne — Luxembourg Today we travel east to visit a Champagne cellar where we ride on a small railway to see how this delicious wine is made! We cross the World War I Battlefields to arrive in Luxembourg where our orientation tour shows us the Cathedral of Our Lady, the Grand Ducal Palace and General Patton's grave.
(Buffet Breakfast / Dinner)
Day 7 - Luxembourg — Baccarat — Alsace wine country — Engelberg (2 nights) We drive south into France and the Alsatian town of Nancy. Then we climb to Baccarat in the Vosges mountains, renowned for its crystal glass, and on to the charming wine village of Riquewihr. Finally via Colmar we enter Switzerland at Basel on the Rhine and continue on to Engelberg, the pretty ski resort.
(Buffet Breakfast / Dinner)
Day 8 - Lucerne Sightseeing and at leisure This morning an orientation tour of this medieval city shows us the Kappelbrucke, the wooden Chapel Bridge, the Jesuit Church and of course the famous Lion Monument. Then free time to perhaps take a trip up a nearby mountain for splendid views and enjoy a Swiss folklore show. (Buffet Breakfast)
Day 9 - Engelberg — Liechtenstein — Innsbruck First to Vaduz , the capital of tiny Liechtenstein, with time to shop for collectors" stamps. Then to Austria, through the Aarlberg region to Innsbruck, the Tyrolean capital. Orientation shows us the Olympic ski-jump, the Wilten Basilica, the Golden Roof and our Tour Director shows us a Hidden Treasure!
(Buffet Breakfast / Dinner)
Day 10 - Innsbruck — Venice (Lido) Over the Brenner Pass to the Italian border and on to magical Venice. Enjoy an excellent introduction by private launch as we cruise along the Giudecca Canal to see St. Mark's Basilica, the Doges' Palace and Bridge of Sighs. Then we witness a demonstration of the ancient craft of glass-blowing before time at leisure. (Buffet Breakfast / Dinner)
Day 11 - Venice (Main.) — Florence — Rome (2 nights) Today's scenic drive takes us along the Autostrada del Sole and over the Apennine Mountains into Tuscany, where we stop in Florence for a walking tour with a local guide using our effective audio system and highlighting the Piazza Signoria and Duomo .Later, we continue through the Umbrian countryside to Rome, the 'Eternal City', for two nights. (Buffet Breakfast)
Day 12 - Rome sightseeing & at leisure Our guided sightseeing tour, includes a visit to St. Peter's in the Vatican, and we cross the Tiber to see the Forum and the Colosseum, as well as the Circus Maximus, scene of 'Ben Hur' style chariot races. The remainder of your day is free to sightsee further, or simply relax at a café. (Buffet Breakfast)
Day 13 - Rome — Pisa — Italian Riviera (Santa Margherita) Today, we drive to Pisa to see the Leaning Tower with time to visit the marble Cathedral and the Baptistery. Later, on past Carrara to the Italian Riviera and the resort of Santa Margherita for the night. (Buffet Breakfast / Dinner)
Day 14 - Santa Margherita — Monaco — Nice We drive past Genoa to the French border, and on to the Old Town of the Principality of Monaco to see the Royal Palace and the Cathedral where Princess Grace is buried. Then to Nice , the capital of the Cote D - Azur. (Buffet Breakfast)
Day 15 - Nice — Arles — Barcelona (2 nights) We drive along the Riviera coast and pass by the Camargue region , renowned for its horses and flamingos. Later we reach Barcelona where we stay for the next two nights. (Buffet Breafkast / Highlight Dinner)
Day 16 - Barcelona sightseeing & at leisure Our sightseeing tour reveals the Art- Nouveau fantasies of Gaudi's "Sagrada Familia", and shows us the Ramblas and the Paseo de Gracia. Our Tour Director shows us one more Hidden Treasure and tonight perhaps experience a fiery Flamenco show" (Buffet Breakfast)
Day 17 - Barcelona — Zaragoza — Madrid (2 nights) Our first stop this morning is at Zaragoza to see the impressive Cathedral, known as 'El Pilar'. Next we drive past the Guadarrama Mountains and on to Spain's capital Madrid. (Buffet Breakfast)
Day 18 - Madrid sightseeing & at leisure Today's morning sightseeing tour shows us the Plaza de Espana, the Paseo de la Castellana and the Cibeles Fountain. Later we enjoy a Farewell Dinner with our Tour Director and fellow travellers. (Buffet Breakfast / Farewell Dinner)
Day 19 - Depart Madrid Bid farewell as we transfer you to the airport for your return flight home. (Buffet Breakfast)
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