| Day 1 – London –
Amsterdam Meet
your Tour Director at the Holiday Inn Kings Cross/Bloomsbury 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. Hotel: Tulip Inn Riverside.
Day 2 – 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. (Full Breakfast, Dinner)
Day 3 – 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. (Full Breakfast, Dinner)
Day 4 – 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). (Full Breakfast, Dinner)
Day 5 – 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. (Full Breakfast, Dinner)
Day 6 – Venice –
Engelberg
Stop in Verona to see see
Juliet’s balcony and the first century Roman arena. Continue through the
Italian Lake District to the Swiss Alps, complete with snow-covered mountain
peaks and flower- covered chalets. Hotel: Crystal. (Full Breakfast,
Dinner)
Day 7 – Lucerne
Sightseeing
See the covered Chapel Bridge
and the emotive Lion Monument before relaxing, shopping or joining a cable-
car excursion to take in the mountain views. (Full Breakfast, Dinner)
Day 8 – Engelberg –
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. (Full Breakfast)
Day 9 – 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. (Full Breakfast)
Day 10 – Paris – London
Pass poignant reminders of
World War One as you cross the River Somme en route to London, where your
tour ends after a return English Channel crossing. (Full Breakfast) |
