Itinerary
- Day 1
Amsterdam
- Meals
- Dinner (Dinner and wine at a local restaurant in the heart of Amsterdam with Travel Director and fellow guests)
- Accommodation
- Hotel (Hilton, Amsterdam), Hotel (The Manor Amsterdam)
Included Activities
- Canal cruise through Amsterdam's Old City with tree-lined waterways and architectural gems from the Golden Age of the 17th century
- Dinner and wine at a local restaurant in the heart of Amsterdam with Travel Director and fellow guests
- Day 2
Amsterdam to Heidelberg
- Meals
- Breakfast
- Accommodation
- Hotel (Marriott, Heidelberg), Hotel (ATLANTIC Heidelberg)
Included Activities
- Rhine cruise from Boppard to Sankt Goar with views of Lorelei Rock and vineyard-covered hills with local wine
- Guided walk through Heidelberg's Old Town with Local Expert exploring squares, student cafes and baroque façades beneath hillside castle ruins
Landmarks Lorelei Rock - Day 3
Heidelberg to Innsbruck
- Meals
- Breakfast
- Accommodation
- Hotel (AC, Innsbruck)
Included Activities
- Guided stroll through Innsbruck's Old Town with Travel Director exploring Baroque and Gothic architecture, Imperial Palace and Golden Roof
Optional Activities
- Tyrolean Evening & Dinner featuring dancers in national costume, yodelling and entertainment typical of Tyrolean life, crafts and traditions with drinks included (EUR 67.00)
Landmarks Neuschwanstein Castle Hohenschwangau Castle Golden Roof (Goldenes Dachl) Imperial Palace (Hofburg) - Day 4
Innsbruck to Venice
- Meals
- Breakfast, Dinner
- Accommodation
- Hotel (Indigo - Sant'Elena, Venice), Hotel (Hyatt Centric Murano Venice)
Included Activities
- Guided winery visit and tasting at local family-run winery in Veneto exploring spumante production traditions
Optional Activities
- Private cruise to Burano island for a meal sampling local specialities with wine included (EUR 72.00)
Landmarks Dolomites - Day 5
Venice
- Meals
- Breakfast
- Accommodation
- Hotel (Hyatt Centric Murano Venice)
Included Activities
- Traditional glassblowing workshop visit witnessing the ancient skill and artisans creating delicate works using rare traditional practices from the 15th century
- Private cruise to St. Mark's Square viewing St. Mark's Basilica, Doge's Palace and Bridge of Sighs
Optional Activities
- Gondolas and the Grand Canal scenic cruise by private water taxi along Venice's Grand Canal with views of magnificent palazzi, Rialto Bridge and St. Mark's Square, followed by gondola ride along narrow waterways (EUR 70.00)
- Hidden Venice guided walk through lesser known quarters with Local Expert exploring back lanes and small squares where locals gather (EUR 34.00)
- Burano Excursion & Meal private cruise around Venetian lagoon islands, visit the island of Burano with candy coloured houses and artisan lace makers, and superb meal sampling local specialities with wine included (EUR 72.00)
Landmarks St. Mark's Basilica St. Mark's Square Doge's Palace Bridge of Sighs Burano - Day 6
Venice to Rome
- Meals
- Breakfast, Dinner (Italian home-cooked meal with local host)
- Accommodation
- Hotel (Room 007 Select, Rome), Hotel (Crowne Plaza® Rome - St. Peter's hotel)
Included Activities
- Italian home-cooked meal experience with local host discovering how food and family are central to Italian culture and way of life
Landmarks Tiber River - Day 7
Rome
- Meals
- Lunch, Dinner (Invitation from your local host to join them for a truly Italian, home-cooked meal)
- Accommodation
- Hotel (Room 007 Select, Rome), Hotel (Crowne Plaza® Rome - St. Peter's hotel)
Included Activities
- Guided visit to Vatican Museums
- View Michelangelo's ceiling fresco in the Sistine Chapel
- Visit to St. Peter's Basilica
- Visit to the Colosseum - exterior stroll and history
Optional Activities
- Piazzas & Fountains walking tour - explore Pantheon, 17th-century fountains and piazzas (EUR 33.00, Code: ROM0004)
- Piazzas & Fountains walking tour - visit Trevi Fountain, Pantheon, Piazza Navona with Fountain of Four Rivers (EUR 33.00, Code: ROM0004)
- Guided Visit to the Colosseum - priority reserved entrance with Local Expert, includes Arch of Constantine (EUR 50.00, Code: ROM0006, subject to availability, 50% cancellation fee applies)
- Roman Dinner Party and Trevi Fountain - Roman cuisine with drinks, visit to Trevi Fountain (EUR 61.00)
Landmarks Vatican Museums Sistine Chapel St. Peter's Basilica St. Peter's Square Colosseum Pantheon Trevi Fountain Piazza Navona Fountain of Four Rivers Arch of Constantine River Tiber - Day 8
Rome to Florence
- Meals
- Breakfast, Dinner (Authentic meal at a local trattoria in the heart of Florence with local Florentine flavours and wine)
- Accommodation
- Hotel (NH Firenze, Florence)
Included Activities
- Guided visit to the Duomo viewing the Gates of Paradise adorning the baptistery
- Visit to Piazza della Signoria, the political heart of Florence with fountains, statues and Renaissance masterpieces
- Dinner at a local trattoria in the heart of Florence with local Florentine flavours and wine
Optional Activities
- Jewels of the Renaissance guided visit with Local Expert to the Accademia di Belle Arti with priority reserved entry viewing Renaissance paintings by Uccello, Ghirlandaio, Botticelli and Michelangelo's unfinished 'Prisoners' and his famed 'David' masterpiece (EUR 47.00 - subject to availability with 50% cancellation fee)
Landmarks Duomo Gates of Paradise Piazza della Signoria Accademia di Belle Arti - Day 9
Florence to Lake Maggiore
- Meals
- Breakfast, Dinner (Choose your dining experience from a selection of hand-picked local restaurants, each offering their own unique cuisine and ambience on your Dine-Around Evening in Baveno)
- Accommodation
- Hotel (Grand Hotel Dino, Baveno)
Optional Activities
- Isola Bella guided tour including private boat over to the largest and most famous Borromean Island with its incredible privately owned palace and stunning Botanical Gardens with free time to explore gardens (EUR 43.00)
Landmarks Isola Bella - Day 10
Lake Maggiore to Lucerne
- Meals
- Breakfast
- Accommodation
- Hotel (Astoria Lucerne)
Included Activities
- Mount Stanserhorn visit via open-top solar-powered cable car to summit with panoramic views, scenic pathways and conservation talk by Swiss ranger about wildlife and flora
Optional Activities
- Lake Lucerne Cruise and Drinks scenic cruise on the loveliest of the mountain lakes viewing spectacular homes on scenic shores with two drinks included (CHF 49.00)
Landmarks Mount Stanserhorn Lake Lucerne 
- Day 11
Lucerne
- Meals
- Breakfast
- Accommodation
- Hotel (Astoria Lucerne)
Included Activities
- Lion Monument viewing—limestone carving memorial to Swiss Guards who died defending King Louis XVI during the French Revolution
- Chapel Bridge stroll viewing the ornate Jesuit Church
Optional Activities
- Carriages & Countryside delightful horse-drawn ride through bright green pasture in a typical rural community meeting local farmers, viewing traditional white church spire and wooden storehouses, with homemade drinks and snacks served at a local farm (CHF 67.00)
- Swiss Evening Swiss meal in typical restaurant with lively folklore show featuring flag throwing, yodelling, Alpenhorn blowing and other Swiss entertainment (CHF 99.00)
Landmarks Lion Monument Chapel Bridge Jesuit Church - Day 12
Lucerne to Paris
- Meals
- Breakfast
- Accommodation
- Hotel (Marriott Rive Gauche, Paris)
Included Activities
- Sightseeing viewpoints of Eiffel Tower, Seine banks with romantic bridges, Place de la Concorde obelisk and Arc de Triomphe
Optional Activities
- Seine Cruise and Illuminations specially designed sightseeing boat cruise along the Seine beneath famous bridges appreciating the Left and Right Banks and Île de la Cité & St Louis, followed by illuminations tour with Local Expert viewing Champs-Élysées and Eiffel Tower lit up (EUR 38.00)
- Moulin Rouge Cabaret and Dinner dinner and cabaret including wine and champagne at the world-famous Moulin Rouge—the original Paris Cabaret with 60 dancers and entertainers and over 1000 costumes (EUR 165.00)
- Nouvelle Eve Dinner and Cabaret one of the oldest and most elegant revue theatres in Paris with meeting the Director and two cast members, four-course dinner with wine, and world-famous Can-Can entertainment (EUR 139.00)
- The Eiffel Tower and Notre Dame ascend to viewing platforms of the Eiffel Tower for panoramic city views, guided visit to Notre Dame Cathedral viewing amazing stained glass windows and Gothic architecture, stroll through Latin Quarter with free time for sidewalk bistros and boutiques (EUR 47.00 - subject to availability with Montmartre offered as alternative)
Landmarks Eiffel Tower Seine River Place de la Concorde Champs-Élysées Arc de Triomphe Notre-Dame Cathedral Latin Quarter 
- Day 13
Paris
- Meals
- Breakfast, Dinner (Dinner at the historic restaurant La Coupole with French cuisine and delicious wine)
- Accommodation
- Hotel (Marriott Rive Gauche, Paris)
Included Activities
- Dinner at the historic restaurant La Coupole with French cuisine and delicious wine with fellow travelers
Optional Activities
- Montorgueil District guided walk exploring the car-free pedestrianised neighbourhood discovering school, food stores, housing, heritage landmarks, sports facilities, theatres, covered passages and Patrick Blanc's spectacular jardin vertical 'oasis d'Aboukir'
- Paris Food Tour with avid food lover visiting streets where Parisians go about daily lives, exploring small shops and sampling local treats and delicacies at patisseries, boulangeries and chocolatiers
Landmarks Montorgueil District 
- Day 14
Paris
