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Essential Britain & Ireland Tour
This comprehensive vacation gives you an insight into all five countries of the British Isles. Start your trip in England with visits to prehistoric Stonehenge, Salisbury with its famous cathedral, and the extraordinary excavations of the Roman Baths in Bath. Then travel to Cardiff, the capital of Wales, and through South Wales to board the ferry for the crossing to Ireland. Watch the craftsmen at work at the Waterford Crystal factory, admire the stallions at the Irish National Stud, and relax in Dublin, Ireland’s capital, before heading north past the Mountains of Mourne to vibrant Belfast. Another ferry crossing takes you to Scotland and its capital city, Edinburgh, where a guided city tour includes a visit to Edinburgh Castle. The final highlights of this vacation include the Duke and Duchess of Roxburghe’s magnificent Floors Castle, a walking tour through York, and last but not least, Shakespeare’s birthplace in Stratford-upon-Avon. You’ll arrive home with lots of stories and photos to share from your vacation to the British Isles.
The Best of Italy & France Tour
Enjoy a leisurely vacation to Italy and France with two-night stays in Rome, Venice, Florence, Nice, and Paris. Your trip begins with a special welcome dinner with wine at a lively Roman restaurant. A sightseeing tour of Rome includes St. Peter’s, the Sistine Chapel, the Colosseum and the Forum. Then head for Venice, stopping in Assisi with a visit to the massive 13th-century Basilica of St. Francis. In Venice, your guided tour includes St. Mark’s Square and Basilica, lavish Doges’ Palace and the Bridge of Sighs. Stop in Ferrara before continuing through the wooded Apennine Mountains to Florence, where your guided sightseeing tour includes Michelangelo’s David and the sculpture-studded Signoria Square. Next, on your way to Nice in the French Riviera, enjoy a scenic drive along the Mediterranean via Pisa and its Leaning Tower. In Nice, enjoy a visit to the famous artist town of St. Paul de Vence. An exciting ride on the fastest “TGV” train to Paris follows. In Paris, your guided tour includes all the famous sights—the Opéra, Arc de Triomphe, Notre Dame Cathedral, and more. Enjoy spectacular views of Paris on your included ascent to the second floor of the Eiffel Tower, a perfect ending to your vacation highlighting the best of Italy and France
Bordeaux Wine Country, Lourdes & Provence Tour
Enjoy Paris and the romantic French countryside on this exciting vacation! Start your trip with two nights in Paris and enjoy a welcome dinner at a local restaurant. A guided sightseeing tour includes a visit to magnificent Notre Dame Cathedral and an ascent to the second floor of the Eiffel Tower. Then continue by high-speed “TGV” train to Bordeaux and enjoy an excursion to St. Emilion for a tour of the most famous wine region of France plus a wine tasting. Travel via Biarritz to Lourdes, where two nights offer enough time for a guided walking tour and to follow the pilgrims to St. Bernadette’s Grotto. Stop in the beautifully preserved medieval walled city of Carcassonne on your way to Nîmes. In Nîmes, enjoy a walking tour. Visit Pont du Gard, the 2,000-years-old Roman Aqueduct, and Avignon. Also stop in famous Aix-en-Provence and Cannes before arriving at your beachfront hotel in Monte Carlo in the Principality of Monaco, where two nights allow exciting excursion possibilities. This vacation to France and the Principality of Monaco is a trip of a lifetime
Austria, Slovenia, Croatia & Hungary Tour
This romantic vacation takes you through Eastern Europe. Start your trip in Vienna, Austria’s capital, with a guided sightseeing tour and welcome dinner. From Vienna, once the center of the mighty Habsburg empire, travel via scenic Semmering Pass, through Styria and Carinthian lakes and resorts and via the Alps to Ljubljana in Slovenia. In Ljubljana, the capital city of Slovenia, a sightseeing tour features a visit to magnificent St. Nicholas Cathedral. Then enter Croatia, where you stay for a week. Explore the Dalmatian coast and Split, Croatia’s second-largest city. On your guided walking tour of Split, visit the 4th-century Diocletian’s Palace, a well-preserved fortress and a living part of the Old Town. Enter Bosnia-Herzegovina and visit Medjugorje, a famous pilgrimage town. Next is Dubrovnik, where you stay for three nights. Admire the impressive ramparts, erected during the Crusades, and 15th-century Rector’s Palace, plus an entire day at leisure. Continue to Plitvice National Park, famous for its lakes, waterfalls, and forests. On to Zagreb, capital of Croatia, where a guided sightseeing tour features all the major sights. Leave Croatia and enter Hungary. End your trip with two nights in Budapest, Eastern Europe’s most cosmopolitan city. On your guided sightseeing tour, admire St. Matthias Coronation Church and take pictures from Fishermen’s Bastion. Enjoy a farewell dinner in Budapest to celebrate the success of your Eastern Europe vacation.
A Taste of Italy Vacation
This perfect one week vacation to Italy covers Rome, Florence, and Venice with enough time to do your own explorations. Sightseeing tours with a Local Guide in all cities cover the must-see sights, such as the Colosseum, the Roman Forum, St. Peter’s Square and Basilica, the Vatican Museums and Sistine Chapel in Rome; Michelangelo’s celebrated David statue, the cathedral, and sculpture-studded Signoria Square in Florence; St. Mark’s Square and Basilica, and the Doges’ Palace and the Bridge of Sighs in Venice. The full day at leisure in Venice gives you the opportunity to join an optional excursion to the island of Burano. Of course, a special welcome dinner in Rome and a private boat-ride in Venice are included on this tour. If you want to see the highlights of Italy, this vacation is for you!
The Scandinavian Vacation
This Scandinavian vacation offers sparkling lakes, spectacular fjords, and more. Your trip starts in Copenhagen, Denmark, with a guided sightseeing tour. See the Little Mermaid and visit the Royal Reception Rooms in Christiansborg Palace. Of course, no trip to Copenhagen would be complete without a visit to Tivoli Gardens (open mid-April to mid-September), the city’s colorful amusement park. From Copenhagen, you travel to Arhus, where you visit Den Gamle By, a fascinating collection of completely furnished old Danish town houses. In Sweden, travel to Gothenburg, Sweden’s second-largest city, then Stockholm, Sweden’s capital. Enjoy Karlstad on Lake Vänern before heading into Norway and Lillehammer, host of the 1994 Winter Olympics. Enjoy majestic mountains, dark pine forests, sparking lakes, and silvery trout streams on the way to Flam, where you have a special treat—a cruise on the spectacular Sognefjord. Next up: Bergen, Norway’s second-largest city and the most characteristic of Scandinavian towns. Your trip ends in Oslo, Norway’s capital, with a tour including a visit to the ornate City Hall and Frogner Park with Gustav Vigeland’s famous stark sculptures. All special features are included on this Scandinavia tour, like Hans Christian Andersen’s home in Denmark and Gripsholm Castle in Sweden. This vacation offers a great variety of transportation including cruising from Denmark to Sweden and, of course, a beautiful cruise on the Sognefjord. In Oslo, enjoy a farewell dinner to celebrate the success of your Scandinavian vacation. An unforgettable Scandinavian trip!
Highlights of Portugal & Spain Tour Vacation
Starting in Lisbon, Portugal’s capital, this vacation offers you the highlights of both Portugal and Spain. Two-night stays in Lisbon, Santiago de Compostela, Madrid, Seville, and the Algarve ensure that you get the most out of these amazing destinations. In-depth city sightseeing tours include the most important sights: like Lisbon’s Jeronimos Monastery, Santiago de Compostela’s Cathedral Vieja, Madrid’s Prado Museum, Cordoba’s Mosque of the Caliphs, and Seville’s cathedral with the tomb of Columbus. In Oporto, visit the prestigious House of Sandeman and the Stock Exchange. Enjoy an entire day at leisure at the Algarve, Portugal’s most popular holiday area, with the possibility to join an optional excursion to Henry the Navigato’s Promontory of Sagres near Cape St. Vincent. Your Highlights of Portugal & Spain tour ends in Lisbon, leaving you with wonderful vacation memories.
The Splendors of Greece & Turkey Tour Vacation
This vacation offers the best of Athens plus a weeklong cruise to Turkey and the Greek Isles. Visit the Acropolis and Athens’ other famous landmarks before boarding your cruise ship to set sail in the Aegean Sea. Settle into the cruising routine of sunbathing and sipping cool drinks. Cruise to Istanbul, Turkey, the fascinating gateway between Asia and Europe. Then cruise to the windmill-dotted island of Mykonos, where you have time to wander through the narrow paved streets lined with trendy boutiques and shady tavernas. Other stops include the Turkish port of Kusadasi; Heraklion on the island of Crete; Santorini, the “Black Pearl of the Aegean” (weather permitting); and the tiny Greek island of Patmos, where St. John the Divine wrote the Revelation. The 11th-century monastery with its valuable manuscript collection is well worth a visit. Also, cruise to the historic island of Rhodes and explore the sights in the historic Old City with its ramparts and palaces built by the Knights of St. John during the Crusades. Rhodes also offers beaches and shopping within easy walking distance of the port. Your trip ends back in Athens, Greece’s capital. This trip, including the tour of Athens and cruise in the Aegean Sea, will leave you with wonderful vacation memories!
Munich, Salzburg & Viena Tour Vacation
On this vacation, spend a week to see the magnificent cities of Munich, Salzburg, and Vienna. In addition to the in-depth city sightseeing tours in the main cities, highlight visits are included to King Ludwig’s fairy-tale castle in Neuschwanstein, Mozart’s birthplace in Sound of Music Salzburg, and Schönbrunn Palace in Vienna. Schönbrunn Palace was the residence of the Habsburg emperors and is one of Austria’s most important cultural monuments. On this tour, you also stop in Innsbruck, Austria, host of the 1964 and 1976 Winter Olympics. From Salzburg, an optional excursion to Berchtesgaden, Hitler’s Eagle’s Nest, is available. An entire day at leisure in Vienna allows the possibility to join an optional excursion to Bratislava, capital of Slovakia. You may also wish to visit one of the operetta concerts in one of Vienna’s elegant concert halls. On the way back to Munich, enjoy a relaxing cruise down the Danube River. This is a lovely trip for romantics. An unforgettable vacation!
Holland, Luxembourg & Belgium at Leisure Tour
For those who wish to visit the Benelux countries at a leisurely pace, this is the perfect vacation. Enjoy three nights in Amsterdam and Brussels and a two-night stay in Luxembourg. Special highlights have been included, like the bulb fields of South Holland and Keukenhof Flower Park during spring time (departures 0411-0509. Departures 0516-1004 visit the Anne Frank House in Amsterdam instead), an Amsterdam canal cruise, and a visit to the Rijksmuseum to see Rembrandt’s masterpieces. Enjoy the Aalsmeer Flower Auction, where more than 17 million flowers and two million plants are sold each day. Also enjoy stops in quaint Maastricht, where the famous treaty for a stronger unified Europe was signed. Cross into Belgium and stop at the American Memorial in Bastogne and Waterloo. In Luxembourg, visit General Patton’s grave. An excursion to Bruges, one of Western Europe’s most perfectly preserved medieval cities, features a guiding sightseeing tour, a canal cruise, and your Platinum Exclusive: you choose your experience: enjoy a beer tasting or free time to visit the market. In Brussels, enjoy a guided walking tour including a visit to Grand’ Place. Your Platinum Discovery is a special visit to a chocolate museum. A day at leisure in Brussels is a perfect ending to your vacation featuring Holland, Luxembourg, and Belgium.
