| Day 1 | Depart USA | Overnight flight to London. |
| Day 2 | London | After checking into your Trafalgar hotel, the remainder of your day is at leisure, perhaps to explore Britain's capital city. Hotel: Hilton Olympia (2 nights) |
| Day 3 | London | Many major sights are included on our morning sightseeing tour. Then enjoy time on your own to explore this exciting city. (Buffet Breakfast) |
| Day 4 | Amsterdam | Greetings from our Tour Director, as we drive to the White Cliffs of Dover for our sea crossing to Calais in France. We drive into Belgian Flanders and via Antwerp, the city of spires to the Dutch border and fields of turning windmills. Then via Utrecht we arrive in friendly Amsterdam. We enjoy a Welcome Drink with our Tour Director before we have a wonderful introduction to the city with our canal cruise in a glass topped boat which glides past 17th century gabled houses along the spider's web of canals. (Continental Breakfast)Hotel: NH City Centre (2 nights) |
| Day 5 | Amsterdam | After breakfast we visit a diamond cutting and polishing factory before heading out to the Dutch Amsterdam orientation and excursion to Volendam. After breakfast we visit a diamond cutting and polishing factory before heading out to the Dutch countryside. We arrive in the quaint seaside port of Volendam, protected by a well-constructed dyke and where many of the inhabitants still dress in tradtional costume. We also visit a cheese farm and wooden clog workshop and our Tour Director reveals a special Hidden Treasure to us! The balance of the day is at leisure. (Buffet Breakfast) |
| Day 6 | Frankfurt | We drive past Arnhem, scene of famous World War II action and into Germany making a stop at Cologne to see its gothic Cathedral. Next we by-pass Bonn to embark on a relaxing Rhine cruise at Boppard, gliding past medieval castles and ancient vineyards. Disembarking in St. Goar, we rejoin our coach and drive to our hotel for the night. (Buffet Breakfast / Dinner)Hotel: Sheraton Offenbach |
| Day 7 | Lucerne | Today begins with a drive to Heidelberg to see its Castle. Then on through the picturesque Black Forest to the Swiss border, stopping at the mighty Rhine Falls at Schaffhausen en route to beautiful lakeside Lucerne. (Buffet Breakfast / Dinner)Hotel: Grand Hotel Europe (2 nights) |
| Day 8 | Lucerne | Our morning orientation tour features the Chapel Bridge and the moving Lion Monument. Then free time to shop for Swiss watches and chocolate and perhaps take a trip up a nearby mountain peak. (Buffet Breakfast / Dinner) |
| Day 9 | Innsbruck | We pass the Walensee to Liechtenstein, stopping in its capital Vaduz. Later we cross into Austria via the Arlberg Pass and the Tyrol, to mountain-ringed Innsbruck. Here we see the Golden Roof and more on our orientation tour. Tonight after dinner, why not join in the fun of a Tyrolean Folklore show? (Buffet Breakfast / Dinner)Hotel: Grauer Bär |
| Day 10 | Vienna | This morning it's back into Germany to Salzburg in Austria! Here our walking tour with a local expert explores the city that featured in "The Sound of Music" and is best known as Mozart's birthplace. From here we will drive to Imperial Vienna. (Buffet Breakfast)Hotel: Austria Trend Parkhotel Schönbrunn (2 nights) |
| Day 11 | Return USA | The Opera, Hofburg, City Hall, Stadtpark, Parliament and the Imperial Boulevards are all highlighted on our sightseeing tour. Later, time at leisure to relax or maybe explore this fascinating city further. Tonight, perhaps enjoy dinner at a nearby 'heurige' wine village. (Buffet Breakfast) |
| Day 12 | Venice | Today's journey takes us across the Alps to the Semmering Pass and on to the Austrian Lake District and Italy's border. From here we continue to the Carnian Alps which give way to the plains of Italy and magical Venice where we stay for two nights. (Buffet Breakfast / Dinner)Hotel: Novotel Castellana (2 nights) |
| Day 13 | Venice | Today we enjoy a canal cruise by private launch to St. Mark's Square viewing the Bridge of Sighs and Doges' Palace. After a visit to a glass-blowing factory, there's time at leisure, perhaps to experience a relaxing gondola serenade. (Buffet Breakfast / Dinner) |
| Day 14 | Rome | After breakfast our drive today will take us along the Autostrada del Sole and over the Apennine Mountains past Umbrian hilltop towns to Rome for our two-night stay. This evening, why not dine at a local trattoria? (Buffet Breakfast)Hotel: Mövenpick Central Park (2 nights) |
| Day 15 | Rome | Today's sightseeing tour with a local guide using our effective audio system starts with one of the World's most important art works Michelangelo's ceiling of the Sistine Chapel situated in the Vatican Museums. Next we visit St. Peter's Basilica before we cross the Tiber to overlook the Forum and see the mighty Colosseum. Your afternoon is at leisure to explore or relax. (Buffet Breakfast) |
| Day 16 | Florence | We drive through the Chianti wine-producing region of Tuscany to Florence, birthplace of the Renaissance. Our guided walking tour includes the Cathedral, Signoria Square, the Baptistery and a visit to Santa Croce Basilica. Later, our Tour Director shares a Hidden Treasure with us before time to shop for high quality leather and gold. (Buffet Breakfast / Dinner)Hotel: Holiday Inn |
| Day 17 | Nice | We are off to Pisa with its Leaning Tower. Then on past Carrara and along the Motorway of Flowers via Genoa, Columbus' birthplace. We reach the Principality of Monaco where we visit one of the Casinos in Monte Carlo. After a dinner of typical Provencal cuisine this evening we make our way to Nice. (Buffet Breakfast / Highlight Dinner)Hotel: Boscolo Plaza (2 nights) |
| Day 18 | Nice | This morning we drive to medieval St. Paul de Vence, a wonderful place to shop for hand-made souvenirs and works of art. Then off to the Fragonard Perfumery, home of French perfume before returning to Nice. (Buffet Breakfast) |
| Day 19 | Lyon | Today we drive along the Riviera and through Provence to Avignon. From here we soon reach Lyon, the second city of France, where orientation shows us the Place Bellecour and the Fourvière hill, before dinner and our overnight stay. (Buffet Breakfast / Dinner)Hotel: Park & Suites Part-Dieu |
| Day 20 | Paris | This morning we stop at medieval Beaune. Then we drive past the vineyards of Nuits St. Georges and Gevrey Chambertin as we approach the Forest of Fontainebleau and the glittering city of Paris, with the chance to go the cabaret tonight! (Buffet Breakfast)Hotel: Evergreen Laurel (2 nights) |
| Day 21 | Paris | After breakfast, our morning sightseeing tour with a local guide begins with a drive from the Place de la Concorde along the Champs Elysees to the Arc de Triomphe and then to the Eiffel Tower where we ascend to the second level by elevator. Then we enjoy views of Notre Dame Cathedral on the Ile de la Cite and other great monuments. Tonight, we enjoy a Farewell Dinner together with our Tour Director and fellow travellers in a local restaurant. (Buffet Breakfast / Farewell Dinner) |
| Day 22 | Return USA | Bid farewell to new-found friends as we transfer you to Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport for your return flight to America. (Buffet Breakfast) |