Travel Discount Source
 

European Horizon
18 Days visit to England, Belgium, Germany, Austria, Italy, Monaco, Switzerland, France
Send me a quote 
European Horizon
  • London: Sightseeing tour.
  • Dover: See the White Cliffs.
  • Brussels: Orientation seeing the Grand' Place, Royal Palaces, Atomium and Manneken Pis.
  • Cologne: See the gothic Cathedral.
  • Rhine Valley: Cruise past the Lorelei Rock (weather permitting).
  • Heidelberg Castle: Visit its inner courtyards and the Great Vat.
  • Munich: Orientation includes the Olympic Stadium and Marienplatz.
  • Innsbruck: Orientation including the Golden Roof and Wilten Basilica.
  • Cortina d'Ampezzo: Visit this premier ski–resort.
  • Venice: Canal cruise by private motor launch. See St. Mark's Square, Dogs'Place and the Bridge of Sighs. Visit a glass–blowing factory.
  • Rome: Sightseeing includes views of the Forum, Colosseum and Circus Maximus plus visit to St. Peter's Basilica.
  • Florence: Sightseeing including Signoria Square, the dumo and a visit to Santa Croce Basilica.
  • Pisa: View the Leaning Tower.
  • Monaco/Monte Carlo: Visit a casino, see the Grand Prix circuit.
  • St. Paul de Vence: Visit this medieval hilltop town.
  • Perfumery: Visit the Fragonard Perfumery, home of French perfume.
  • Lake Maggiore: See the Borromean Island and visit eleant stresa.
  • Zermatt: Orientation of this traffic–free alpine resort.
  • Lake Geneva: Drive along the shores and stop for a photo at Chateau Chillon.
  • Montreux: Visit the town of the TV festival.
  • Lausanne: Orientation includes the pretty resort of Ouchy.
  • Paris: Sightseeing includes the ascent of the Eiffel Tower, plus veiws the Champs Elysees and Arc de Triomphe. Enjoy a scenic cruise with views of Notre Dame Cathedral.
  • Scenic drives along the Rhine Valley, the Swabian Uplands, the Europa Bridge and Brenner Pass in the Austrian Alps, through the Dolomites, the Bavarian Alps, across the Apennine Mountains, through the hilltop towns of the Umbria, Italy's Chianti wine region, along the French Riviera, the shores of Lake Maggiore and Lake Geneva, along the Rhone Valley, over the Simplon Pass, through the Swiss Alps, the Savory and France's Burgundy wine region.
    Dining Highlights
    • A welcome drink with your Tour Director in Brussels
    • 2 Continental breakfasts in London and 14 Buffet breakfasts
    • 6 three–course dinners in hotels
    • 2 local speciality restaurant dinners in Florence and on the French Riviera

    24 meals in total (see day–by–day itinerary)


    First Class Travel Highlights
    The services of one of Trafalgar's top professional multi–lingual Tour Directors. A qualified local city guide in Rome, Florence and Paris. The services of a qualified Representative at your Trafalgar London hotel. Chauffeur driven on Trafalgar's luxury air–conditioned motorcoaches with reclining seats and washroom. Cross–Channel ferry. A stylish travel bag and wallet containing tour documents and helpful information.
    First Class Hotel

    You'll stay in twin–bedded rooms with private facilities at these superb hotels:

    London: Copthorne Tara Brussels: Renaissance Rhineland(Karlsruhe): Renaissance Innsbruck: Innsbruck Venice (mestre): Burchiello Rome: Atlantico Florence: Grand Mediterraneo Nice: Radisson SAS Zermatt: Alpenroyal Lausanne: Alpha–Palmiers Paris: Sofitel La Defense Grande Arche.

    All hotel service charges and tips, baggage handling fees and local taxes included.



    Airport Transfers
    Hotelink transfers between Heathrow and Gatwick Airports and Central London are available for all passengers, providing you stay in a Trafalgar London hotel (booked by Trafalgar Tours). Note: Passengers should arrive at Gatwick Airport between 06:00–12:30 or Heathrow between 06:00–21:30. Departure transfers arrive back to Gatwick Airport and London Heathrow Airport between between 08:00–23:00.

    For passengers who book Trafalgar's Land only package and who choose to make their own flight arrangements, a transfer will be provided at a charge of $25 per person round trip. Your Travel Agent must provide Trafalgar accurate flight details no less than 21 days prior to tour departure and must arrange your flights to coincide with our specific arrival and departure transfer times. If however, you arrive outside the scheduled transfer times, then you must make your own alternative transfer arrangements at your own expense.

    However, if arriving after these times and Trafalgar Tours has booked your air reservation, then you will receive Britrail Tickets. Transfers via train link from London Heathrow Airport to Paddington Station on the Heathrow Rail Express, and from London Gatwick Airport to Victoria Station on the Gatwick Rail Express. From Paddington or Victoria it's a short and inexpensive journey by taxi to your London Hotel. Note: Heathrow Express operates between 05:10–23:30. Gatwick Express operates inbound services between 06:50–20:50 and outbound services from 06:50–20:00. Transfers outside of these times are at the passengers own expense.

    Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport transfer will arrive at the airport at 8:00 on Day 18.

    Free London Return Passengers on the Land only option may return to London by Trafalgar motorcoach at NO EXTRA CHARGE, instead of departing from Paris. Accomodation will be required as arrival in London is late afternoon/early evening. Ask your Travel Agent to book this for you.

  • Call (917) 882-7651 for more information or to book today!
    Tour Operator
    Trafalgar Tours
    General
    18 Days
    Escorted – Yes
    Itinerary
    DayDestinationDescription
    Day 1Depart USAOvernight flight to London.
    Day 2 LondonAfter checking into your Trafalgar hotel, the rest of the day is at leisure.
    Day 3 LondonMany major sights are included on today's morning sightseeing tour. (Continental Breakfast)
    Day 4 BrusselsGreetings from our Tour Director as we drive to Dover. Admire the White Cliffs before the Channel crossing to Calais in France.From here we drive through Belgian countryside to Brussels. After a welcome drink with our Tour Director, orientation includes the Grand' Place. Tonight, the bistros nearby in the Rue des Bouchers offer excellent cuisine. (Continental Breakfast)
    Day 5RhinelandAfter breakfast our day will begin in Cologne to see its gothic Cathedral. Then on via Bonn to Boppard where we embark on a relaxing Rhine cruise. We disembark at St. Goar and drive to Heidelberg, where we take a tour of the Castle courtyards, admire the view over the baroque city from the Castle terrace and visit the Castle cellars to admire the largest wine barrel in Europe! Finally on to our hotel for dinner and overnight. (Buffet breakfast/ Dinner)
    Day 6RhinelandToday we cross the Swabian Uplands into Bavarian Munich. Here an orientation includes the Olympic Stadium, Marienplatz and Hofbräuhaus. Then on to Austria and the Tyrolean capital Innsbruck. An orientation tour shows us the Golden Roof and Wilten Basilica. (Buffet Breakfast/ Dinner)
    Day 7 VeniceToday a spiralling drive takes us to the Brenner Pass into Italy. Then via Brunico we drive into the Dolomite Mountains. We'll view the Olympic ski–jump at Cortina d'Ampezzo, with time for lunch. Afterwards we contiune to magical Venice. Tonight a gondola ride would be hard to resist! (Bufet breakfast/ Dinner)
    Day 8 VeniceToday we discover the sights and sounds of this floating city on our canal cruise to St. Mark's Square, viewing the Bridge of Sighs. After, we visit a glass–blowing factory, before free time to do as you please. (Buffet breakfast/ Dinner)
    Day 9 VeniceWe cross the Po Valley to Bologna and join the Autostrada del Sole for our journey over the Apennine Mountains. Later, we arrive in Rome, the 'Eternal City'. (Buffet breakfast)
    Day 10 RomeToday's sightseeing tour includes a visit of St. Peter's Basilica, Where we admire the Pieta of Michelangelo, the tob of the Unknown Soldier, views of the Forum, Colosseum and the Circus Maximus, scene of Ben Hur style chariot races. Later why not take an excursion to the Vatican Museums? (Buffet breakfast)
    Day 11 FlorenceThrough the Chianti wine–producing region of Tuscany to Florence. Here sightseeing on foot includes the Cathedral, Baptistry, Signoria Square and visit the Santa Croce Basilica. Then time at leisure to perhaps walk to the Ponte Vecchio. This evening, enjoy dinner in a Florentine Trattoria. (Buffet Breakfast/ Restaurant dinner in Florence.)
    Day 12 NiceFirst we stop at Pisa to see its Leaning Tower. Then we pass the quarries of Carrara and drive along the Motorway of Flowers via Genoa to the Principality of Monaco. Here we have time to visit the Casinos in Monte Carlo. Next we drive to jet–set Nice where tonight dinner is at a typcal French resturant. (Buffet breakfast/ Dinner on the French Riviera)
    Day 13 NiceWe enjoy an excursion to hilltop St. Paul de Vence with its Art Galleries and handicraft shops, an artists' paradise! Then we Visit the Fragonard Perfumery before returning to our hotel. Your afternoon is at leisure back in Nice. (Buffet Breakfast)
    Day 14 ZermattWe travel back into Itlay and in the direction of Alessandria and Novara. Soon we are in the Italian Lakes and driving along Lake Maggiore. We stop in elegant Stresa opposite the picturesque Borromean islands. Next we drive up into the foothills of the Alps climbing towards Switzerland and the Simplon Pass. At the small village of Tasch we disembark from our coach where we will take electric mini–buses to Zermatt overlooked by the mighty Matterhorn. (Buffet breakfast/ Dinner)
    Day 15 LausanneOur Tour Director shows us the highlights of this Alpine resort. With some free time you maybe take an excursion to the 'Kleine Matterhorn'for magnificent views. Later we drive along the Rhone Vally to Lake Geneva, stopping to take a photo of Chateau Chillon so chillingly evoked by Byron's poetry. After a short break in lakeside Montreux,we drive to nearby Lausanne dominated by its magnificent Cathedral. We visit the pretty area of Ouchy before dinner tonight. (Buffet breakfast/ Dinner)
    Day 16 ParisToday's drive takes us along the shores of Lake Geneva to the French border.Through the hills near Nantua and Bourg–en–Bresse, into Burgundy and Beaune. This wine–town is criss–crossed with ancient, cobbled streets and attractive cafe–filled squares, maybe enjoy some lunch with a glass of local Burgundy. Then on past Auxerrois vineyards and through Fontainebleau forest to Paris for two nights. (Buffet breakfast)
    Day 17 ParisToday's sightseeing with a local guide includes a drive from the Place de la Concorde along the Champs Elysees to the Arc de Triomphe. Then on to the Eiffel Tower which we ascend to its second level. Next we enjoy a seine cruise which highlights Notre Dame Cathedral and other great monuments. At leisure perhaps take an excursion to Versailles. Later, why not experience a typical Parisian Caberet show? (Buffet breakfast)
    Day 18Return USA'Au revoir' as we transfer to Charles de Gaulle Airport for our return flight to America. (Buffet Breakfast)
    Free London ReturnPassengers on the 'Land only' option may return to London by Trafalgar motorcoach at NO EXTRA CHARGE, instead of departing from Paris. Accommodation will be required, as arrival in London is late afternoon/early evening. Ask your Travel Agent to book this for you.
    Dates/PricingClick Quote or call us to get additional information on your chosen travel date. Special offers or competitive pricing may be available!

     
    Other Tours

      Best of Brazil & the Amazon
    From $1,550.00 (USD)
    Featuring: Rio de Janeiro, Iguassu Falls, Sao Paulo, Amazon Jungle, Manaus

      Best Of Egypt
    From $1,299.00 (USD)
    Cairo, Luxor & a 4-night Nile Cruise, Karnak, Edfu, Kom-Ombo, Aswan, Memphis, Sakkara, Giza

      Best of Greece
    From $1,125.00 (USD)
    9 days Trafalgar Tour Featuring: Athens, Corinth, Mycenae, Epidaurus, Nauplia, Olympia, Delphi, Kala

      Best of Holland Belgium Luxembourg
    From $1,860.00 (USD)
    Featuring: Amsterdam, Bastogne, Luxembourg, Bruges, Gent, Brussels, Antwerp, Rotterdam

      Best of Ireland
    From $1,699.00 (USD)
    Limerick, Killarney, Ring of Kerry, Waterford, Dublin, Sligo, Connemara, Galway, Moher, Ennis

      Best of Israel
    From $1,260.00 (USD)
    Visit Israel 10-day Fully Escorted by Trafalgar Tours

      European Supreme
    From $6,250.00 (USD)
    This is a classic by Trafalgar, and includes over 30 destinations.

      Italian Concerto
    From $2,425.00 (USD)
    Featuring: Rome, Amalfi Coast, Isle of Capri, Pompeii, Florence, Chianti Vineyards, Pisa, Como

      Italian Glory
    From $2,725.00 (USD)
    Features: Como, Lugano, Verona, Venice, Florence, Pisa, Isle of Capri, Pompeii, Rome

      Italian Magic & Monte Carlo
    From $1,385.00 (USD)
    Featuring: Milan, Torino, Monaco, Nice, Monte Carlo, Pisa, Florence, Bologna, Venice, Verona
     

    ©Copyright 2007 - CTI Travel Group. - New York - London - Milan - Sydney - Los Angeles
    Terms  All Rights Reserved  Disclaimer

    Developed by Louis Berger - DBM, CFCD/CFWD E-Commerce Designer
    For Internet Database Architecture & Development
    Visit me: www.coldfusionplus.com