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Traditional Europe
A Quality in-depth Tour full of European Tradition
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London Dover Amsterdam Cologne Rhine Valley Heidelberg Strasbourg Lucerne Liechtenstein Innsbruck Venice Rome Isle of Capri Sorrento Pompeii Monte Cassino Assisi Florence Pisa Nice Cannes St. Paul de Vence Perfumery Avignon Beaune Paris
Sightseeing Highlights
London: Sightseeing tour. Dover: See the White Cliffs. Amsterdam: Visit a diamond factory plus enjoy a canal cruise. Orientation includes the Tower of Tears and Dam Square. Cologne: See the gothic Cathedral. Rhine Valley: Cruise past the Lorelei Rock (weather permitting). Heidelberg: View the Castle. Strasbourg: Visit this medieval city. Lucerne: Orientation includes the Lion Monument and Chapel Bridge. Liechtenstein: Visit the capital, Vaduz. Innsbruck: Orientation including the Golden Roof. Venice: Canal cruise by private motor launch. See St. Mark's Square and the Bridge of Sighs. Visit a traditional glass–blowing factory. Rome: Sightseeing includes views of the Forum and Colosseum and the Circus Maximus, plus a visits St. Peter's Basilica in the Vatican. Isle of Capri: Visit this picturesque Isle on the Bay of Naples. Sorrento: Orientation tour. Pompeii: A guided tour. Monte Cassino: View the Abbey. Assisi: Orientation including St. Francis' Basilica. Florence: Sightseeing including Signoria Square, the Baptistry and a visit to the Santa Croce Basilica. Admire the panoramic view from Piazzale Michelangelo. Pisa: View the Leaning Tower. Nice: Excursion to Monaco to see the Monte Carlo Casinos. Cannes: See this famous resort. St. Paul de Vence: Explore the hilltop medieval village. Perfumery: Visit a local perfumery. Avignon: See the Papal Palace and St. Benezet Bridge. Beaune: Visit the medieval town. Paris: Sightseeing includes views of the Opéra, Champs Elysées, Louvre plus a guided visit of Notre Dame Cathedral and the ascent of the Eiffel Tower. Plus an included Seine cruise with views of Notre Dame Cathedral. Scenic drives along the Rhine Valley, the Alsace wine region, Alpine Switzerland, over the Europa Bridge and Brenner Pass in the Austrian Alps, through the foothills of the Dolomites, along the Lake of Trasimeno, across the Apennine Mountains, the Chianti wine region the French Riviera and the Burgundy wine region.
Dining Highlights
A welcome drink with your Tour Director in Amsterdam. 2 Continental breakfasts in London and 17 Buffet breakfasts 10 three–course dinners in hotels 1 local speciality restaurant dinner on the French Riviera 30 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 Your first class hotel accommodation includes twin–bedded rooms with private facilities at these superb hotels: London: Chelsea Village Hotels Amsterdam: Novotel Rhineland (Niederhausen): Ramada Micador Engelberg: Ramada Treff Regina Titlis Innsbruck: Grauer Bar Venice (Mestre): Ramada Rome: Mercure Colosseum Sorrento: La Residenza Assisi: Grand bar Florence: Raffaello Nice: Park Inn Lyon: Mercure Charpennes 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. 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. Transfers outside of these times are at the passengers own expense. Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport transfer will arrive at the airport at 08:00 on Day 21. 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.
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| | | Day | Destination | Description | | Day 1 | Depart USA | Overnight flight to London. | | Day 2 |  London | After checking into your Trafalgar hotel, the rest of the day is at leisure. | | Day 3 | London | Many major sights are included on today's morning sightseeing tour. (Continental Breakfast) | | Day 4 | Amsterdam | Greetings from our Tour Director as we drive to Dover. Admire the White Cliffs on our Channel crossing to Calais in France. We drive through Belgium en route to lively Amsterdam, where we are introduced to the city with a canal cruise in a glass–topped boat. Tonight enjoy a welcome drink with your fellow passengers. (Continental Breakfast/ Dinner) | | Day 5 | Rhineland | A morning visit to a diamond–polishing factory before our orientation tour of the city seeing the Mint Tower and Dam Square.Next we head into Germany, past the town of Arnhem, stopping at Cologne to see its gothic Cathedral. Then we travel via Bonn to Boppard for our Rhine cruise past castles and vineyards to St. Goar. Finally, on to our Rhineland hotel. (Buffet breakfast/ Dinner) | | Day 6 | Engelberg | First we drive to Heidelberg Castle, before arriving in medieval Strasbourg. Here an orientation tour shows us the Cathedral. Then we enjoy a scenic drive through Alsace vineyards to the Swiss border at Basel and the resort of Engelberg for two nights. (Buffet breakfast/ Dinner) | | Day 7 | Lucerne | We drive to nearby Lucerne where Orientation of this medieval town this morning includes a visit to the Lion Monument, built in memory of Louis XVI's Swiss Guard and the Chapel Bridge. Later, there's time perhaps to scale a Swiss mountain by cable car and shop for delicious chocolates! (Buffet breakfast/ Dinner) | | Day 8 | Innsbruck | Today we pass the Walensee to Liechtenstein, stopping in the capital of this small principality, Vaduz. Then we cross the border into Austria and follow the Arlberg route into the Tyrol and mountain–ringed Innsbruck. Our orientation highlights the legacy of the one–time Hapsburg rulers. (Buffet breakfast/ Dinner) | | Day 9 | Venice | Today we drive to the 620 foot–high Europa Bridge and Brenner Pass into Italy. Next, we travel through the foothills of the Dolomites to magical Venice. Tonight after dinner, why not enjoy a romantic gondola serenade? (Buffet breakfast/ Dinner) | | Day 10 | Venice | We discover this Byzantine city on an included canal cruise by private motor launch to St. Mark's Square. We view the Bridge of Sighs and the Doges' Palace before visiting a glass–blowing factory. Then you are free to shop or perhaps cruise to Burano for a fresh seafood lunch. (Buffet breakfast/ Dinner) | | Day 11 | Venice | Today we leave the plains of the Veneto and drive into the Apennine hills past Bologna, into Tuscany and Umbria.Soon we are in the Latium en route to Rome,the 'Eternal City'.Tonight,why not experence a little of 'La Dolce Vita'? (Buffet breakfast) | | Day 12 | Rome | Today's sightseeing with a local guide includes a visit to St. Peter's Basilica where we see Michelangelo's Pieta, spectacular views of the Colosseum, a stop at the Forum plus a photo–stop at the Circus Maximus where the chariot race in Ben Huris said to have taken place. Then perhaps visit the Sistine Chapel or relax over a long and lazy lunch! (Buffet breakfast) | | Day 13 | Sorrento | An early start through the vineyards of Frascati and into the province of Campania.We reach Naples and embark on our cruise to the Isle of Capri. Here we ascend to Capri town by funicular and stop at the Piazzetta before free time. We also visit some of the gardens and view the Fraaglioni Rocks. Then we take our ferry to Sorrento – a clifftop summer resport for the night. (Buffet breakfast/ Dinner) | | Day 14 | Assisi | Off to Pompeii where we visit the excavations with a local guide.Then past the Abbey of Monte Cassino we reach the hills of the Umbria and Assisi, St.Francis' town. We dine at our hotel (Buffet breakfast/ Dinner) | | Day 15 | Florence | A morning orientation shows us the Basilica of St. Francis with its Frescoes by Giotto. Next we're off to Florence via the lake of Trasimeno. On arrival sightseeing on foot with a local guide features the Duomo, Piazza Signoria and a visit to the Basilica of Santa Croce. See how leather is embossed with gold, with time to shop for leather and gold. We also make a stop at Piazzale Michelangelo, for breathtaking views of this Renaissance city. (Buffet breakfast) | | Day 16 | Nice | Our first stop this morning is at Pisa to see its Leaning Tower. Then we continue past the quarries of Carrara and drive along the Motorway of Flowers via Genoa, Columbus' birthplace, to jet–set Nice. Later, we sample the high life on a visit to the Principality of Monaco where we see the Monte Carlo Casino before we enjoy dinner in a French restaurant. (Buffet breakfast/ Dinner on the French Riviera) | | Day 17 | Côte d'Azur | We start the day with a drive along sparkling shores to fashionable Cannes. We continue into the hills, stopping at the medieval town of St. Paul de Vence. Then we visit a local perfumery before returning to Nice. (Buffet breakfast) | | Day 18 | Lyon | Today along the coastline through Provence to Avignon. Here orientation includes the Papal Palace and St. Benezet Bridge. Then we head to Lyon, ancient capital of Gaul. (Buffet breakfast/ Dinner) | | Day 19 | Paris | We drive along the Rhône Valley on our way to charming Beaune. From here we travel through the wine–producing Burgundy region to Paris for two nights. (Buffet breakfast) | | Day 20 | Paris | Today's guided sightseeing tour features a drive along the Champs Elysees from the Place de la Concorde to the Arc de Triomphe, the ascent of the Eiffel Tower to its second level by elevator and Scenic Seine cruise featuring such highlights as Notre Dame Cathedral with its flying buttressed and the ornate Alexander III bridge. This evening, why not celebrate with your fellow traveling companions and take in an exciting Parisian cabaret? (Buffet breakfast) | | Day 21 | Return USA | Bid farewell this morning as we transfer to Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport for our return flight to America (Buffet breakfast) 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. |
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