European Highlights

with optional Dublin Extension

Length: 15 - 17 days  
 

European Highlights | Nymphenburg Palace
 
Map of European Highlights Educational Tour
 
European Highlights | Versailles
 
  • Day 1 Start Tour
  • Day 2 Hallo Amsterdam
    Meet your Tour Director and check into hotel
    Amsterdam city walk 
    Traditional Dutch Pannekoeken Dinner
  • Day 3 Amsterdam Landmarks
    Amsterdam Tour Director-Led Sightseeing Tour 
    Canal guided cruise, Diamond factory visit, Anne Frank’s house visit
    Hard Rock Café dinner
  • Day 4 Amsterdam--Heidelberg
    Travel to Heidelberg via Cologne 
    Heidelberg Tour Director-Led Sightseeing Tour 
    Castle & wine barrel visit, University, Marktplatz
  • Day 5 Heidelberg--Munich
    Travel to Munich
    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 6 Munich--Venice
    Travel to Venice via Innsbruck
  • Day 7 Venice Landmarks
    Venice Guided Walking Sightseeing Tour with Whisper headsets 
    St. Mark’s Square, Basilica, Doges’ Palace visit, Glass-blowing demo
  • Day 8 Venice--Lucerne
    Travel to Lucerne via Verona 
    Romeo and Juliet balcony
  • Day 9 Lucerne Landmarks
    Lucerne Tour Director-Led Sightseeing Tour 
    Löwendenkmal, River Reuss, Kapellbrücke
    Optional Mt. Pilatus Excursion  $65
    Fondue Dinner
  • Day 10 Lucerne--Dijon
    Travel to Dijon via Besancon 
    Tour director-led sightseeing of Besancon 
  • Day 11 Dijon--Paris
    Travel to Paris via Auxerre 
    Dinner in Latin Quarter
  • Day 12 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 13 Paris--London
    Eurostar Chunnel crossing 
    London City Walk 
    Thames River, Trafalgar Square, National Gallery Visit, Piccadilly Circus, Covent Garden, Leicester Square, Soho
  • Day 14 London Landmarks
    London Guided Sightseeing Tour 
    Buckingham Palace, Big Ben, Houses of Parliament, Westminster Abbey, Tower Bridge, Hyde Park, St. Paul’s Cathedral
  • Day 15 End Tour
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  • Day 15 Start Extension to Dublin
    Fly to Dublin
    Dublin City Walk 
    O’Connell Street, Parnell Square, Henry Street
  • Day 16 Dublin Landmarks
    Dublin Guided Sightseeing Tour 
    Phoenix Park, St. Patrick’s Cathedral, Trinity College Book of Kells visit
    Traditional Public House Dinner
  • Day 17 Flight Home from Dublin
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    Tour Includes:

    • Round-trip airfare
    • 13 overnight stays (15 with extension) in hotels with private bathrooms
    • 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
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