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EUROPEAN HORIZONS
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operated by Trafalgar First Class: The Company of Choice - Land only flights not included - ATOL 2688
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Sightseeing Highlights- Dover See the White Cliffs.
- Brussels Orientation includes views of the Grand' Place, Royal Palaces, Atomium and Manneken Pis.
- Cologne See the gothic Cathedral.
- Rhine Valley Cruise past the Lorelei Rock (weather permitting).
- Heidelberg Castle Visit its inner courtyards and the Great Vat.
- Munich Orientation includes the Olympic Stadium and Marienplatz.
- Innsbruck Orientation including the Golden Roof and Wilten Basilica.
- Cortina d'Ampezzo Visit this premier ski-resort.
- Venice Canal cruise by private motor launch.See St.Mark's Square, Dogs'Place and the Bridge of Sighs. Visit a glass-blowing factory.
- Rome Sightseeing tour includes views of the Forum, Colosseum and Circus Maximus plus visit to St. Peter's Basilica.
- Florence Sightseeing with an audio system including Signoria Square, the Duomo and a visit to Santa Croce Basilica.
- Pisa View the Leaning Tower.
- Monaco/ Monte Carlo Visit a casino, see the Grand Prix circuit.
- St. Paul de Vence Visit this medieval hilltop town.
- Perfumery Visit the Fragonard Perfumery, home of French perfume.
- Lake Maggiore See the Borromean Island and visit eleant stresa.
- Zermatt Orientation of this traffic-free alpine resort.
- Lake Geneva Drive along the shores and stop for a photo at Chateau Chillon.
- Montreux Visit the town of the TV festival.
- Lausanne Orientation includes the pretty resort of Ouchy.
- Savigny-Les-Beaune View the vineyards.
- Paris Sightseeing includes the ascent of the Eiffel Tower, plus views the Champs Elysees and Arc de Triomphe. Views of Notre Dame Cathedral.
- Vimy Ridge See the Memorial
- Scenic drives along the Rhine Valley, the Swabian Uplands, the Europa Bridge and Brenner Pass in the Austrian Alps, through the Dolomites, the Bavarian Alps, across the Apennine Mountains, through the hilltop towns of the Umbria, Italy's Chianti wine region, along the French Riviera, the shores of Lake Maggiore and Lake Geneva, along the Rhone Valley, over the Simplon Pass, through the Swiss Alps, the Savoy and France's Burgundy wine region and across World War I Battlefields.
- Where Trafalgar considers that our excellent audio system will enhance the commentary made by our local guides, making your tour of a city clearer and more entertaining, it will be included.
Dining Highlights- A Welcome dinner and drink in a Brussels bistro with your Tour Director
- 1 Buffet breakfast and 1 Continental Breakfast in London and 14 Buffet breakfasts on tour.
- 6 three-course dinners in hotels
- 1 local speciality restaurant dinners in Florence
23 meals in total (see day-by-day itinerary)
First Class Travel Highlights- The services of one of Trafalgar's top professional multi-lingual Tour Directors.
- A qualified local city guide in Rome, Florence and Paris.
- The services of a Trafalgar Representative if you stay at Trafalgar's recommended London hotel.
- Chauffeur driven on Trafalgar's luxury
air-conditioned motorcoaches
with reclining seats and washroom.
- Cross-Channel ferry.
- Complimentary pick-up and drop-off if you stay at Trafalgar's recommended London Hotel..
- You'll stay in twin-bedded rooms with private facilities.
- All hotel service charges and tips, baggage handling fees and local taxes included.
- A stylish travel bag and wallet containing tour documents and helpful information.
Airport Transfers- London Gateways: Transfers can be expensive, particularly between the Airport and central London. When you book your tour with Trafalgar your transfers to and from the airport are included. It's that simple. Trafalgar has included a Free transfer to and from your airport and Central London.
- Important - Please Note: Passengers will only be entitled to transfers to and from London Airports providing the following conditions are met:
- You are staying at a London hotel, booked by Trafalgar, on the night of your arrival and the night prior to the date of your departure.
- Flights are either booked by Trafalgar or detailed information on flights is provided by your Travel Agent not less than 21 days prior to departure.
- Only one included transfer both inbound and outbound per tour is included by Trafalgar. Transfers are by express train to a Central London Rail Station.
- Heathrow Airport: Inbound transfers operate between 06.00-21.30. Outbound transfers are timed to connect with scheduled flights departing between 08.00-23.00. Transfers will be by coach. Gatwick Airport: Inbound transfers operate between 06.00-12.30. Outbound transfers are timed to connect with scheduled flights departing between 08.00-23.00. Transfers will be by express train and coach. Transfers outside these times will be at the passengers own expense.
- In the event of unforeseen events (road or rail works, demonstrations, strikes) Trafalgar will not be held responsible for delayed or cancelled transfers.
- No refund is available for passengers not utilising this service.
- Why not upgrade to a Hotelink transfer from the Airport to-the-door of your Trafalgar London hotel? (please ask Trafalgar or your travel agent of the additional upgrade price per person when booking)
- European Gateways: With Trafalgar all passengers will receive complimentary arrival and departure transfers on the scheduled arrival and departure day of their tour at the times specified below. Please ensure your Travel Agent reserves your flight to co-ordinate with the transfer times shown.
- Trafalgar Bonus - Passengers who book Trafalgar's Land+Air package and who arrive or depart outside of these specified times on the scheduled arrival and departure day of the tour will also be provided with a transfer.
- Passengers arriving before or leaving after the scheduled tour days are not entitled to a transfer but may book and purchase one through Trafalgar providing that they also purchase the additional pre and/or post tour hotel night(s) from Trafalgar. Please ask for prices of transfers at the time of booking your extra night accommodation.
- Land only passengers arriving or departing on the scheduled tour arrival or departure days but whose flights don't coincide with the listed transfer times below may also book and purchase these transfers. Flight details must be provided to Trafalgar not less than 21 days before the flight departure.
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Explore Hidden Treasures - NEW for 2007- Leisurely guided walking Tours of around 30 minutes duration into the very fabric of the city included in Brussels, Heidelberg Castle, Rome, Florence and Paris.
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Your itinerary Map - Day 1 - London - Brussels A warm welcome from our Tour Director as we drive to Dover. Admire the White Cliffs before the Channel crossing to Calais in France. From here we drive through Belgian countryside to Brussels where an orientation includes the Atomium and Royal Palaces and we enjoy a walking tour of the Grand Place and to the Mannekin Pis. Savour an included meal of Belgian specialities and drinks as a Welcome to Europe with your Tour Director and fellow travellers in one of the bistros on the rue des Bouchers. (Welcome Dinner)
Hotel: Renaissance
- Day 2 - Brussels - Rhine Cruise - Heidelberg - Rhineland (Ettlingen) Our day starts in Cologne to see its Cathedral. Then via Bonn to Boppard to embark on a Rhine cruise. We disembark at St. Goar and drive to Heidelberg. Here we take a walking tour of the Castle courtyards, admire the view over the baroque city from the Castle terrace and visit the Castle cellars to see the largest wine barrel in Europe! Finally on to our hotel for the night. (Buffet Breakfast/ Dinner)
Hotel: Radisson SAS
- Day 3 - Rhineland (Karlsruhe) - Munich - Innsbruck Today we cross the Swabian Uplands into Bavarian Munich. On our arrival an orientation tour includes the Olympic Stadium, Marienplatz and Hofbräuhaus. Then on to Austria and the Tyrolean capital Innsbruck for
the night. Here an orientation tour shows us the Golden Roof and Wilten Basilica. (Buffet Breakfast/ Dinner)
Hotel: Innsbruck
- Day 4 - Innsbruck - Venice (Main.) (2 nights) Today a spiralling drive takes us to the Brenner Pass into Italy. Then via Brunico we drive into the Dolomite Mountains. We'll view the Olympic
ski-jump at Cortina d'Ampezzo, with time for lunch. Afterwards we continue to magical Venice
for the next two nights. This evening a gondola ride would be hard to resist! (Buffet Breakfast/ Dinner)
Hotel: Novotel Castellana (2 nights)
- Day 5 - Venice sightseeing & at leisure This morning we will discover the sights and sounds of this floating city on our canal cruise by private launch to St. Mark's Square, viewing the Bridge of Sighs. After, we visit a glass-blowing factory, before time at leisure to do as you please. (Buffet Breakfast/ Dinner)
- Day 6 - Venice (Main.) - Rome (2 nights) After breakfast our drive takes us across the Po Valley to Bologna where we join the Autostrada del Sole for our journey over the Apennine Mountains. Later, we arrive in Rome, the 'Eternal City', where we spend the next two nights. (Buffet Breakfast)
Hotel: Melia Aurelia Antica (2 nights)
- Day 7 - Rome sightseeing & at leisure This morning after breakfast, our sightseeing tour with a local guide includes a visit to St. Peter's Basilica where we admire the Pieta of Michelangelo, the tomb of the Unknown Soldier, and a walking tour taking in views of the Forum, Colosseum and the Circus Maximus, scene of 'Ben Hur' style chariot races. Later why not take an excursion to the Sistine Chapel and Vatican Museums? This evening perhaps dine out in one of the city's many fine trattorias. (Buffet Breakfast)
- Day 8 - Rome - Florence Today we travel through the Chianti wine-producing region of Tuscany to Renaissance Florence. Here our guided walking tour on foot, with an audio system, includes the Cathedral, Baptistry, Signoria Square and visits the Santa Croce Basilica. Then time at leisure to perhaps walk to the Ponte Vecchio. This evening, we will enjoy dinner in a Florentine trattoria. (Buffet Breakfast/Highlight Dinner)
Hotel: Raffaello
- Day 9 - Florence - Pisa - Nice (2 nights) - Monte Carlo Excursion Our first stop is at Pisa to see its Leaning Tower. Then we pass the quarries of Carrara and drive along the Motorway of Flowers via Genoa to the Principality of Monaco. Here we have time to visit the Casinos in Monte Carlo. From here we continue our journey arriving at our hotel in jet-set Nice, for the next two nights. (Buffet Breakfast)
Hotel: Beau Rivage (2 nights)
- Day 10 - St. Paul de Vence & Perfumery Excursion Today we enjoy an excursion to hilltop St. Paul de Vence with its Art galleries and handicraft shops, an artist's paradise! Then we stop to visit the Fragonard Perfumery before returning to our hotel. The remainder of your afternoon is at leisure in Nice, perhaps take a stroll along the Promenade des Anglais. (Buffet Breakfast)
- Day 11 - Nice- Lake Maggiore - Zermatt Today we travel back into Italy and in the direction of Alessandria and Novara. Soon we are in the Italian Lakes and driving along Lake Maggiore. We stop at elegant Stresa opposite the picturesque Borromean islands. Then we drive up into the foothills of the Alps climbing towards Switzerland and the Simplon Pass. At the small village of Tasch we disembark from our coach where we will take electric mini-buses to Zermatt overlooked by the mighty Matterhorn. (Buffet Breakfast/ Dinner)
Hotel: Albana Real
- Day 12 - Zermatt - Lausanne Today our Tour Director shows us the highlights of this Alpine resort. With free time, maybe take an excursion to the 'kleine Matterhorn' for magnificent views. Later we drive along the Rhône Valley to Lake Geneva, stopping to take a photo of Château Chillon so chillingly evoked by Byron's poetry. We drive through lakeside Montreux, famous for its jazz festival, then to the pretty area of Ouchy, before reaching Lausanne for the night. (Buffet Breakfast/ Dinner)
Hotel: Alpha Palmiers
- Day 13 - Lausanne- Savigny-Lès-Beaune- Paris (2 nights) Today, we drive through the region of Burgundy, via Bourg-en-Bresse, famous for its high quality chickens, and the valley of the river Rhone - famous for its excellent wines. Here we stop to take a picture of the Savigny-Lès-Beaune vineyards. Next on past Auxerrois vineyards and through Fontainebleau forest to Paris. (Buffet Breakfast)
Hotel: Sofitel La Grande Arche (2 nights)
- Day 14 - Paris sightseeing & at leisure Today's sightseeing tour with a local guide includes a drive from the Place de la Concorde along the Champs Elysées to the Arc de Triomphe. Next on to the Eiffel Tower which we ascend to its second level. We also view Notre Dame Cathedral and other great monuments as well as enjoying a walking tour along the Meridian (notorious due to the 'Da Vinci Code') enhanced by our audio system. Later, time is your own perhaps to take an excursion to Versailles. Finally, why not experience the excitement of a typical Parisian Cabaret show? (Buffet breakfast)
- Day 15 - Paris - London London Today we cross Northern France over the Somme Battlefields and via the Canadian War Memorial at Vimy Ridge. Then on to Calais for our ferry crossing to Dover and coach drive back to London.
(Buffet Breakfast)
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