European Highlights (Winter 20092010)

A 10-Day Trafalgar Tours tour starting from $1,350

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Tour Length: 10 Days
Countries Visited: France, Germany, Holland, Switzerland, England
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More Information About This Tour:
Tour Type: Autumn, Winter & Spring 2009/2010
Tour Category: Discovery
Tour Operator: Trafalgar Tours
Tour Code: TT-WHIL-2010
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Cities Visited:
London, Amsterdam, Rhineland, Lucerne, Paris

This comfortably-paced travel experience shows you the beguiling cities of London, Amsterdam, Lucerne, and Paris, plus the fairytale Black Forest and Rhine Falls of Germany.

 

Sightseeing Highlights
  • London: Half day sightseeing shows us Buckingham Palace, the Houses of Parliament, Westminster Abbey, Big Ben and much more.
  • Dover: See the famous White Cliffs.
  • Amsterdam: Orientation includes the Mint Tower and Royal Palace.
  • Cologne: Marvel at the gothic Cathedral.
  • Rhine Valley: Cruise past the Lorelei Rock (weather permitting).
  • Heidelberg: View the ancient Castle.
  • Schaffhausen: View the mighty Rhine Falls.
  • Lucerne: Orientation tour including the Lion Monument and the walled Old Town.
  • Savigny-Les-Beaune: Admire the Burgundy vineyards.
  • Paris: Sightseeing includes views of the Louvre, Champs Elysées and Notre Dame Cathedral.

Dining Highlights
  • Welcome drink with your Tour Director.
  • 1 buffet breakfast in London
  • 1 continental breakfast in London
  • 6 hot buffet breakfasts on tour
  • 3 three-course dinners
  • Farewell Dinner with wine in Paris

First Class Travel Highlights
  • First Class hotel accommodation includes twin-bedded rooms with private facilities, all hotel service charges and tips, baggage handling fees and local taxes
  • Touring by luxury air-conditioned coach with reclining seats and a washroom onboard
  • Pick-up at your Trafalgar London hotel
  • Cross-Channel ferry
  • London Airport shuttle service available (Conditions apply). Paris Airport transfer is provided on Day 10
  • Escorted by one of Trafalgar’s top professional, multi-lingual Tour Directors
  • Services of Trafalgar''s London Reception Centre
  • A qualified local city guide in Paris
  • A stylish wallet, tour documents and map book journal

Airport Transfers
Return transfers from the last hotel will arrive at Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport at 08.00.
  • London Gateway: Trafalgar passengers purchasing either “Land Only” or “Land and Air” will receive Hotelink transfers during published hours of operation. This is providing that:
  • Passengers are staying at a London hotel, booked by Trafalgar on the night of their arrival and the night before their departure.
  • Passengers or their Travel Agents supply Trafalgar with accurate flight information not less than 21 days prior to departure.
  • European Gateways: Trafalgar passengers purchasing “Land Only” will receive coach transfers at the times published in the brochure at NO extra charge. However, if these “Land Only” passengers arrive outside the brochure advertised coach transfer times they must make their own arrangements at their own expense.
  • Passengers purchasing “Land and Air” from Trafalgar will receive coach transfers at times published in the brochure or, if they arrive outside of these set times, then a separate transfer will be booked for them. These transfers will be available only on the days of arrival and departure of the tour.
  • Passengers purchasing pre and post tour accommodation must arrange their own transfers regardless of whether or not they have bought “Air” from Trafalgar.

     
    • Day 1 - Depart USA Overnight flight to London.


    • Day 2 - Arrive London (2 nights) After checking into your Trafalgar hotel, the rest of your day is at leisure to relax or to start to explore this exciting capital city.

      Hotel: Hilton Olympia


    • Day 3 - London sightseeing and at leisure Many major sights are included on our morning guided sightseeing tour, including Big Ben, the Houses of Parliament and Buckingham Palace. Your sightseeing tour will finish in central London, so the rest of the day is at leisure to discover more of the city for yourself, or perhaps time for some last minute shopping. (Buffet breakfast)



    • Day 4 - London – Amsterdam Greetings from our Tour Director before a scenic drive to the White Cliffs of Dover. Here we board our ferry for our cruise to Calais in France. Then we continue by coach through Belgium to Holland and Amsterdam, one of Europe’s friendliest cities. Tonight, we’ll enjoy a Welcome Drink with our Tour
      Director and fellow travelers. Afterwards why not explore Amsterdam’s nightlife? (Continental breakfast)

      Hotel: Mercure Aan De Amstel


    • Day 5 - Amsterdam – Mannheim After a morning orientation tour featuring the Mint Tower and the Royal Palace we travel past Arnhem en route to Cologne to see its Cathedral. Then via Bonn to the Rhine Valley where we embark on a relaxing Rhine cruise gliding past terraced vineyards and medieval castles. We will enjoy a guided commentary on the Rhine and have the chance to maybe enjoy some of the delicious white wine, which this area is famous for, as we glide slowly past fabulous scenery to St. Goar. Here we disembark and pass by the Lorelei Rock before arriving in our Rhineland hotel. (Buffet breakfast / Dinner)

      Hotel: Park Inn Manheim


    • Day 6 - Mannheim – Lucerne (2 nights) Today’s first stop is at Heidelberg to view its red sandstone Castle, towering above the university city of ‘Student Prince’ fame. Then on through the fairytale Black Forest, where cuckoo clocks were first invented, then on to Switzerland for views of the mighty Rhine Falls at Schaffhausen. Next past picturesque wooden chalets en route to the lakeside resort of Lucerne for our two-night stay. (Buffet breakfast / Dinner)

      Hotel: Schiller


    • Day 7 - Lucerne orientation and at leisure Our morning orientation features the covered Chapel Bridge straddling the River Reuss, and the poignant Lion Monument, plus our Tour Director reveals a Hidden Treasure to us all in this charming town. Then free time to take a trip up a nearby mountain to shop for Swiss timepieces in the old town or to take a leisurely cruise across the Lake. (Buffet breakfast / Dinner)


    • Day 8 Lucerne – Paris (2 nights) This morning we drive northwards to the Swiss border with France to Basel on the River Rhine. Here we head into France, passing Belfort and the remains of the Maginot Line. Then past the onion-domed churches of Montbeliard and through the Burgundy countryside with a stop to admire the vineyards at Savigny-Lès-Beaune. Finally we arrive in romantic Paris. (Buffet breakfast)

      Hotel: Holiday Inn la Villette


    • Day 9 - Paris sightseeing and at leisure Our morning guided sightseeing tour includes views of Notre Dame Cathedral, beautifully located on an island in the River Seine, the renowned Champs Elysées which lead to the Arc de Triomphe, the magnificent Opera House and the Louvre featuring the glass pyramid entrance as described in the Da Vinci Code. The rest of the day is free to enjoy this wonderful city, perhaps to cruise the Seine, or visit the Chateau of Versailles. You may wish to shop or just sit in a café and watch the world go by. This evening we celebrate our tour together with a Farewell Dinner with wine in a local restaurant! (Buffet breakfast / Farewell dinner)


    • Day 10 - Paris – USA Today time to say ‘au revoir’ to our fellow travelers and Tour Director. An airport transfer is available, conditions apply. (Buffet breakfast)


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    • London
    • Dover
    • Amsterdam
    • Cologne
    • Rhine Valley
    • Heidelberg
    • Schaffhausen
    • Lucerne
    • Savigny-Les-Beaune
    • Paris
     

    Taxes, security fees and fuel surcharges are not included.
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