Essentials Inclusions

Superior Touring

• Arrival & departure transfers between the airport & your Insight London hotel (see savings page).
• Comfortable Moderate First Class & First Class hotels specially selected for each departure.
• Luxury, air-conditioned touring coach with 49 reclining seats.
• Hotel service charges, taxes & porterage.
• Insight Traveller document wallet, map book journal and information pack.
• Cross channel transportation by modern ferry.

Professional Service

• Experienced professional Tour Director to escort you.
• Qualified local city guides in London & Paris.
• Helpful staff on hand at our London Service Centre to assist you with sightseeing, theatre tickets etc.

More Included Meals

• 11 Breakfasts (B) 6 three course evening meals (D)

Highlights & Sightseeing

• Guided tour of London & Paris;
• Orientation tours of Amsterdam, Cologne, Heidelberg, Munich, Innsbruck, Venice, Verona and Lucerne

England

• See the sights of London including Big Ben

Holland

• Visit a diamond-polishing factory
• Visit Amsterdam’s Dam Square & see the Royal Palace

Germany

• View Cologne Castle
• Scenic Rhine cruise
• See the Hofbrauhaus & Marienplatz, Munich

Austria

• See Innsbruck’s Palace & Golden Roof
• Cross Europa Bridge & Brenner Pass

Italy

• Cruise to St. Mark’s Square by private launch to see the Doges’ Palace & Bridge of Sighs
• Venetian glass-blowing demonstration
• See Juliet’s Balcony & the Roman Arena, in Verona

Switzerland

• View the Lion Monument Lucerne

France

• In Paris see the Arc de Triomphe, Eiffel Tower & Notre Dame Cathedral

VISITING ENGLAND, BELGIUM, HOLLAND, GERMANY, AUSTRIA, ITALY, SWITZERLAND AND FRANCE

Day 1 – Depart USA
Overnight flight to London.

Day 2 – Arrive London
Welcome to London! On arrival you are transfered to your London tour hotel.
Hotel: Holiday Inn Kings Cross/Bloomsbury.

Day 3 – London Sightseeing
Your half day London sightseeing tour shows you all the major sights including Big Ben and Westminster Abbey. This afternoon is at leisure. (B)

Day 4 – London – Amsterdam
Meet your Tour Director before heading to Europe. Cross the English Channel and continue through Belgium’s Flanders Fields, into Holland and on to Amsterdam. See the Royal Palace and Dam Square before enjoying a visit to a diamond-polishing factory to see the precious stones being cut and polished. The evening is spent in the Dutch countryside. (B)
Hotel: Tulip Inn Riverside.

Day 5 – Amsterdam – Rhineland
Travel to Germany to visit Cologne and see its Gothic Cathedral, before passing through Bonn and following the Rhine to join your Highlight Cruise along the most romantic stretch of the river. Here, castles stand guard over vineyards and villages as they have done since the days of Charlemagne. Rejoin your coach and pass the legendary Loreley Rock and Pfalz Castle before arriving at your hotel.
Hotel: Ramada Micador. (B,D)

Day 6 – Rhineland – Innsbruck
Stop in Heidelberg to view the magnificent castle built out of red sandstone and overlooking the Student Prince’s town. Travel on to Bavaria and its capital, Munich, to see the Hofbrauhaus, the Marienplatz and the Olympic complex. Head into the Alps and over the Austrian border to Innsbruck, capital of the Tyrol.
Hotel: Alpin Park. (B,D)

Day 7 – Innsbruck – Venice
Sightseeing here includes the Golden Roof and the Imperial Palace in the old town, built by the Hapsburg Empress Maria Theresa. Visit the decorative Wilten Basilica before crossing the Alps at the spectacular Brenner Pass, which takes you into Italy’s Veneto region.
Hotel: Tritone (Mestre). (B,D)

Day 8 – Venice Sightseeing
Drive to the Venetian Lagoon where a private launch takes you to St Mark’s Square. See the ornate Basilica of St Mark, Doges’ Palace and the Bridge of Sighs. Watch a demonstration of Venetian glass-blowing before spending the rest of the day at leisure. (B,D)

Day 9 – Venice – Italian Lakes
Stop in Verona to see see Juliet’s balcony and the first century Roman arena. Continue to your hotel in the Italian Lake District.
Hotel: Albavilla. (B,D)

Day 10 – Italian Lakes – Lucerne
Drive through the Swiss Alps, with snow-covered mountains and flower-covered chalets to Lucerne. See the covered Chapel Bridge and the Lion Monument before relaxing, shopping or joining a cable-car excursion to take in the mountain views.
Hotel: Luzernerhof. (B,D)

Day 11 – Lucerne – Paris
Leave the mountains and tranquil lakes behind, cross the Rhine at Basel and travel into France. Skirt the Jura Mountains and drive past the vineyards of Burgundy en route to the capital, Paris.
Hotel: Novotel Porte D'Asnieres. (B)

Day 12 – Paris Sightseeing
A local guide will show you the Eiffel Tower, Arc de Triomphe, Champs Elysees, Notre Dame Cathedral and the Place de la Concorde. Spend an afternoon at leisure to visit the Mona Lisa in the Louvre or to experience a Parisian cabaret. (B)

Day 13 – Return to USA
Your memorable tour ends after breakfast with a transfer to the airport. (B)

Essentials Inclusions

Superior Touring

• Arrival & departure transfers between the airport & your Insight London hotel (see savings page).
• Comfortable Moderate First Class & First Class hotels specially selected for each departure.
• Luxury, air-conditioned touring coach with 49 reclining seats.
• Hotel service charges, taxes & porterage.
• Insight Traveller document wallet, map book journal and information pack.
• Cross channel transportation by modern ferry.

Professional Service

• Experienced professional Tour Director to escort you.
• Qualified local city guides in London & Paris.
• Helpful staff on hand at our London Service Centre to assist you with sightseeing, theatre tickets etc.

More Included Meals

• 11 Breakfasts (B) 6 three course evening meals (D)

Highlights & Sightseeing

• Guided tour of London & Paris;
• Orientation tours of Amsterdam, Cologne, Heidelberg, Munich, Innsbruck, Venice, Verona and Lucerne

England

• See the sights of London including Big Ben

Holland

• Visit a diamond-polishing factory
• Visit Amsterdam’s Dam Square & see the Royal Palace

Germany

• View Cologne Castle
• Scenic Rhine cruise
• See the Hofbrauhaus & Marienplatz, Munich

Austria

• See Innsbruck’s Palace & Golden Roof
• Cross Europa Bridge & Brenner Pass

Italy

• Cruise to St. Mark’s Square by private launch to see the Doges’ Palace & Bridge of Sighs
• Venetian glass-blowing demonstration
• See Juliet’s Balcony & the Roman Arena, in Verona

Switzerland

• View the Lion Monument Lucerne

France

• In Paris see the Arc de Triomphe, Eiffel Tower & Notre Dame Cathedral