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  • Tour Code:HY0
  • Length: 15 Days
  • Tour Quality: First Class
  • Tour Type: Escorted Tour
  • Single Supp.: $707
  • Triple Room Disc.: $85
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Itinerary

Continental Introduction 2010 Map

Tour Highlights

Countries Visited: Austria, England, France, Germany, Holland, Italy, Switzerland
City Highlights: Amsterdam, Cologne, Como, Florence, Innsbruck, London, Lucerne, Paris, Rome, Venice

Tour Itinerary

The name already tells you that this vacation from Paris to Amsterdam is paced to give you a quick taste of Europe. Your European trip starts with a special welcome dinner with wine at a fine Parisian restaurant on your first night. Enjoy two-night stays in Paris, Rome, Venice, and Amsterdam. A guided sightseeing tour is included in each city with major sights like the second floor of the Eiffel Tower in Paris, Michelangelo’s David in Florence, the Colosseum and Sistine Chapel in Rome, and St. Mark’s Basilica and Doges’ Palace in Venice. The sightseeing tours in all major cities are with a Local Guide. An overnight stay at Lake Como, a private boat transfer in Venice, a cruise down the romantic Rhine, and a canal cruise in Amsterdam have been included in this vacation. Stop in Ferrara, Italy; Innsbruck, Austria; in picturesque Rothenburg in Germany; and enjoy an overnight stay in Munich. This is the best way to see and tour Europe in just two weeks! You’ll arrive home from this European vacation with plenty of stories and photos to share.
Day 1: (Fri.) Board your overnight transatlantic flight.

Day 2: Arrive in Paris, France.
(Sat.) The day is free to rest or to start exploring the splendid French capital. At 6 pm, meet your Tour Director and traveling companions for a special welcome dinner with wine at one of Paris’ fine restaurants. (D)

Day 3: Paris.
(Sun.) Sightseeing with a Local Guide features Arc de Triomphe, Opéra, Madeleine, Louvre, Notre Dame Cathedral, and Champs-Elysées. For a panoramic view, take the elevator to the second floor of the EIFFEL TOWER. Afternoon at leisure. An optional excursion to the Palace of Versailles is available. Tonight, a lively cabaret show might just be the ticket. (B)

Day 4: Paris–Lucerne, Switzerland.
(Mon.) A comfortable ride skirting Fontainebleau Forest and through the vineyards of Burgundy to the Swiss border. Enjoy vistas of the Alps as you arrive in picture-book Lucerne. (B,D)

Day 5: Lucerne–Lugano.
(Tue.) Admire Thorwaldsen’s LION MONUMENT and walk through the Old Town, then cross the famous covered CHAPEL BRIDGE to the Jesuit Church. Why not join an optional excursion to the top of the mountain? In the afternoon, admire the towering majesty of the Swiss Alps and St. Gotthard on the way to Lake Lugano. (B,D)

Day 6: Lugano–Pisa, Italy–Florence.
(Wed.) Past Italy’s commercial capital of Milan reach Pisa, where you stop for pictures of its amazing Leaning Tower. Arrive in Florence, the “Cradle of the Renaissance.” Time to explore the many gold and leather shops, then, enjoy dinner with Tuscan specialties at a local restaurant. (B,D)

Day 7: Florence–Rome.
(Thu.) During your walking tour with a Local Guide, visit Michelangelo’s celebrated David in the ACADEMY OF FINE ARTS and the magnificent CATHEDRAL. Admire Giotto’s Bell Tower, the Baptistry’s heavy bronze “Gate of Paradise,” and sculpture-studded SIGNORIA SQUARE. Next, a fast and easy ride on the Highway of the Sun to the “Eternal City.” (B)

Day 8: Rome.
(Fri.) Sightseeing with your Local Guide starts with a visit to the VATICAN MUSEUMS and SISTINE CHAPEL, world famous for Michelangelo’s ceiling paintings. Continue to monumental ST. PETER’S SQUARE and BASILICA. Cross the Tiber and visit the COLOSSEUM and the ROMAN FORUM, where Roman legions marched in triumph. Then, time for independent activities and exciting optional excursion possibilities. (B)

Day 9: Rome–Ferrara–Venice.
(Sat.) Morning break in Ferrara. Walk along the impressive Este Castle to the marble cathedral. Browse through the attractive little shops before continuing to the Adriatic coast. Exciting optional activities are available. (B)

Day 10: Venice.
(Sun.) Enter Venice in style by PRIVATE BOAT. Highlights of your walking tour with a Local Guide are ST. MARK’S SQUARE and its basilica, lavish DOGES’ PALACE and the BRIDGE OF SIGHS. Also watch skilled GLASSBLOWERS fashion their delicate objects. (B,D)

Day 11: Venice–Innsbruck, Austria–Munich, Germany.
(Mon.) Leave Italy on the spectacular Brenner Pass, which leads through the barrier of the Tyrolean Alps to Austria. In Innsbruck, enjoy a pleasant stroll through quaint medieval lanes to Emperor Maximilian’s GOLDEN ROOF before continuing through the Bavarian Alps to Munich, Germany’s “Secret Capital.” How about a stein of beer at the famous Hofbräuhaus tonight? (B,D)

Day 12: Munich–Rothenburg–Rhineland.
(Tue.) Your orientation drive features Munich’s most famous landmarks: Olympic Stadium, 1,000-foot-high Television Tower, and the 17th-century Nymphenburg Palace. Then, continue through the Swabian Jura to Rothenburg for a walking tour of this walled town. Enjoy free time before continuing to the Rhineland. (B,D)

Day 13: Rhineland–Amsterdam, Holland.
(Wed.) This morning’s highlight is a romantic RHINE CRUISE past castle-crested hills, terraced vineyards, and the Lorelei rock. Then, continue to Cologne and visit the awesome twin-spired gothic CATHEDRAL before traveling through the Dutch region best known as the locale of A Bridge Too Far on the way to Amsterdam, capital of Holland. (B,D)

Day 14: Amsterdam.
(Thu.) A Local Guide shows you the 700-year-old city, and the highlight is a CANAL CRUISE past patrician mansions, gabled façades, and humpback bridges. Time to visit a major DIAMOND CENTER or one of Amsterdam’s famous museums. The afternoon is at leisure, and an optional excursion to Volendam can be arranged. (B)

Day 15: (Fri.) Your homebound flight from Amsterdam arrives the same day. (B)

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What's Included

Paris:
Welcome dinner at a local restaurant; guided sightseeing, ascend the Eiffel Tower

Lucerne:
Walking tour including the Lion Monument and the Chapel Bridge

Pisa:
Take pictures of the Leaning Tower

Florence:
Dinner at a local restaurant; guided sightseeing including headsets, visit Michelangelo’s David, the cathedral, and Signoria Square

Rome:
Guided sightseeing including headsets, visit the Vatican Museums and Sistine Chapel, St. Peter’s Square and Basilica, the Colosseum and Roman Forum

Ferrara:
Walk along Este Castle to the cathedral

Venice:
Private boat ride; guided walking tour including headsets, visit St. Mark’s Square, Doges’ Palace and the Bridge of Sighs; glassblowers’ demonstration

Innsbruck:
Walk through the Old Town to the Golden Roof

Munich:
Orientation drive

Rothenburg:
Walking tour of the walled town

Rhine Cruise

Cologne:
Visit the cathedral

Amsterdam:
Guided sightseeing, canal cruise; visit a major diamond center

MEALS
Full buffet breakfast (B); 8 three-course dinners (D), including a special welcome dinner with wine in Paris and a special Tuscan dinner in Florence.
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Accommodations

Paris Holiday Inn La Villette (F), Lucerne Grand Hotel Europe (F) or Best Western Flora (F), Lugano Holiday Inn Lugano Centre (F), Florence Hilton Garden Inn (F), Rome Albani (F), Venice Plaza (F) at Mestre, Munich Holiday Inn City Centre (F), Rhineland NH Bingen (F) at Bingen am Rhein, Amsterdam Mercure Aan de Amstel (F) or NH Carlton (F)

Single room supplement:
$443, $608 (Mar 26th-Oct 22nd, 2010 departures), $470 (Apr 8th, 2011 departure)

Triple room reduction per person:
$41

Extra nights per person in Paris:
in single room $284, in twin room $152, in triple room $147

Extra nights per person in Amsterdam:
in single room $200, in twin room $142, in triple room $130

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