Best of Europe

with optional Portugal Extension

Length: 23 - 26 days  
 

Best of Europe | Students
 
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Best of Europe | Florence
 
  • Day 1 Start Tour
  • Day 2 Hello London
    Meet your Tour Director and check into hotel
    London City Walk 
    Thames River, Trafalgar Square, National Gallery Visit, Piccadilly Circus, Covent Garden, Leicester Square, Soho
    Fish & chips dinner 
  • Day 3 London Landmarks
    London Guided Sightseeing Tour 
    Buckingham Palace, Big Ben, Houses of Parliament, Westminster Abbey, Tower Bridge, Hyde Park, St. Paul’s Cathedral
  • Day 4 London--Amsterdam
    Eurostar Chunnel crossing to Brussels 
    Brussels Tour Director-led Sightseeing Tour 
    Grand Place, Manneken Pis
    Travel to Amsterdam
  • Day 5 Amsterdam Landmarks
    Amsterdam Tour Director-Led Sightseeing Tour 
    Canal guided cruise, Diamond factory visit, Anne Frank’s house visit
    Hard Rock Café dinner
  • Day 6 Amsterdam--Heidelberg
    Travel to Heidelberg via Cologne 
    Heidelberg Tour Director-Led Sightseeing Tour 
    Castle & wine barrel visit, University, Marktplatz
  • Day 7 Heidelberg--Munich
    Travel to Munich via Rothenburg and Dachau
    Dachau visit 
  • Day 8 Munich Landmarks
    Munich Guided Sightseeing Tour 
    Residenz, Nymphenburg Palace, Alte Pinakothek, Deutsches Museum, BMW headquarters, Olympic site of 1972, Frauenkirche, Neues Rathaus, Marienplatz, Hofbräuhaus
    Bratwurst dinner
  • Day 9 Munich--Venice
    Travel to Venice via Innsbruck
  • Day 10 Venice Landmarks
    Venice Guided Walking Sightseeing Tour with Whisper headsets 
    St. Mark’s Square, Basilica, Doges’ Palace visit, Glass-blowing demo
  • Day 11 Venice--Rome
    Travel to Rome
    St. Francis' Basilica visit 
    Rome City Walk 
    Spanish Steps, Trevi Fountain, Pantheon, Piazza Navona
  • Day 12 Rome Landmarks
    Rome Guided Walking Sightseeing Tour with Whisper headsets 
    Vatican Museums & Sistine Chapel visit, St. Peter’s Basilica visit, Colosseum visit, Piazza Venezia, Forum Romanum visit
    Authentic Trattoria Dinner
  • Day 13 Rome--Florence
    Travel to Florence
    Orvieto Cathedral visit 
    Italian Pizza dinner
  • Day 14 Florence Landmarks
    Florence Guided Walking Sightseeing Tour with Whisper headsets 
    Palazzo Vecchio, Piazza della Signoria, Chiesa di Santa Croce, Ponte Vecchio, Duomo visit, Leather workshop, Gates of Paradise, Giotto’s Bell Tower, Dante's house
  • Day 15 Florence--Lucerne
    Travel to Lucerne via Lugano
  • Day 16 Lucerne Landmarks
    Lucerne Tour Director-Led Sightseeing Tour 
    Löwendenkmal, River Reuss, Kapellbrücke
    Fondue Dinner
  • Day 17 Lucerne--Dijon
    Travel to Dijon via Besancon 
    Tour director-led sightseeing of Besancon 
  • Day 18 Dijon--Paris
    Travel to Paris
    Dinner in Latin Quarter
  • Day 19 Paris Landmarks
    Paris Guided Sightseeing Tour 
    Arc de Triomphe, Champs-Élysées, Eiffel Tower, Champ de Mars, École Militaire, Les Invalides, Conciergerie, Tuileries, Place Vendôme, Opera House
    Optional Versailles Guided Excursion (pre-book only)  $75
    State Apartments, Hall of Mirrors, Gardens of Versailles
    Seine cruise 
  • Day 20 Paris--Madrid
    Paris City Walk 
    Ile de la Cité, Notre Dame Cathedral visit, Ile St. Louis, Latin Quarter visit 
    Louvre visit 
    Overnight train to Madrid
  • Day 21 Madrid Landmarks
    Madrid Guided Sightseeing Tour 
    Calle Mayor, Gran Via, Cibeles fountain, Alcala Gate, Columbus square, Royal Palace visit
    Tapas dinner 
  • Day 22 Madrid
    Optional Toledo excursion  $65
    Madrid City Walk 
    Puerta del Sol, Plaza Mayor, Plaza de España
    Prado visit 
  • Day 23 End Tour
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  • Day 23 Start Extension to Portugal
    El Escorial, Segovia & Valley of the Fallen Guided Excursion 
    El Escorial visit, Valley of the Fallen visit, Segovia Alcazar visit
    Overnight train to Lisbon
  • Day 24 Lisbon Landmarks
    Lisbon Guided Sightseeing Tour 
    Castelo de São Jorge visit, The Monument to the Navigators, Mosteiro dos Jerónimos visit
  • Day 25 Sintra Excursion
    Sintra excursion 
    National Palace visit
    Fado evening 
  • Day 26 End Tour
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    Tour Includes:

    • Round-trip airfare
    • 20 overnight stays (22 with extension) in hotels with private bathrooms
    • 1 overnight stay (2 with extension) in couchette sleeping berths on train
    • Full European breakfast daily
    • Dinner daily
    • Full-time services of a professional Tour Director
    • Guided sightseeing tours and city walks as per itinerary
    • Visits to select attractions as per itinerary
    • Guided sightseeing tours with high-tech headset as per itinerary
    • High-speed Eurostar Chunnel crossing
    • Seine Cruise
    • Tapas Dinner
    • Tour Diary™
    • Fado evening on extension
    • Please note: Dinner included on arrival day, breakfast on day of departure
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