Itinerary
- Day 1
Paris
- Meals
- Dinner (Welcome dinner at a local brasserie)
- Accommodation
- Hotel (Marriott Rive Gauche, Paris)
Included Activities
- Welcome dinner at a local brasserie with Travel Director and fellow guests
Optional Activities
- View Eiffel Tower
- Visit the Louvre
- Explore Place de la Concorde
- Stroll Champs-Élysées
- See Arc de Triomphe
Landmarks Eiffel Tower Louvre Place de la Concorde Champs-Élysées Arc de Triomphe 
- Day 2
Paris
- Meals
- Breakfast
- Accommodation
- Hotel (Marriott Rive Gauche, Paris)
Included Activities
- Orientation tour with Travel Director: Arc de Triomphe, Champs-Élysées, Place de la Concorde
Optional Activities
- Visit the Louvre Museum
- Stroll Tuileries Gardens
- Explore the Marais boutiques
- Discover the Left Bank
- Join a cabaret experience with dazzling costumes, live music and dinner
Landmarks Arc de Triomphe Champs-Élysées Place de la Concorde Louvre Tuileries Gardens Marais - Day 3
Paris - Loire Valley - Bordeaux
- Meals
- Breakfast
- Accommodation
- Hotel (Novotel Gare St Jean, Bordeaux)
Included Activities
- Scenic drive through Loire Valley UNESCO World Heritage Site
- Visit Château de Chenonceau
Landmarks Château de Chenonceau River Cher - Day 4
Bordeaux - San Sebastián
- Meals
- Breakfast, Dinner (Progressive dinner in small groups in Old Town, enjoying pintxos and local Txakoli wine in Basque gastronomic tradition)
- Accommodation
- Hotel (Barceló Costa Vasca, San Sebastián)
Included Activities
- Guided tour of Bordeaux with Local Expert: quayside facades, Grand Théâtre, Triangle d'Or, Esplanade des Quinconces
- Progressive dinner in San Sebastián Old Town with locals, featuring pintxos and local Txakoli wine
Landmarks Grand Théâtre de Bordeaux Esplanade des Quinconces - Day 5
San Sebastián - Madrid
- Meals
- Breakfast
- Accommodation
- Hotel (Barceló Torre de Madrid)
Optional Activities
- Evening drive to see Madrid illuminated along grand avenues and past spectacular fountains
Landmarks Sierra de Guadarrama 
- Day 6
Madrid
- Meals
- Breakfast
- Accommodation
- Hotel (Barceló Torre de Madrid)
Included Activities
- Sightseeing tour with Local Expert: Old Town, Paseo de la Castellana, Plaza de Cibeles, Old Quarter
- Visit Reina Sofía Museum with art historian to see Picasso's Guernica
Optional Activities
- Join a neighbourhood walking tour to discuss social equity empowerment and learn about the history of women's movements in Spain
Landmarks Paseo de la Castellana Plaza de Cibeles Reina Sofía Museum - Day 7
Madrid - Barcelona
- Meals
- Breakfast
- Accommodation
- Hotel (Labtwentytwo, Barcelona, Torre Melina Gran Meliá, Barcelona)
Optional Activities
- Try delicious local Catalan cuisine in the evening
- View the city from the heights of Montjuïc at night
Landmarks Montjuïc - Day 8
Barcelona
- Meals
- Breakfast
- Accommodation
- Hotel (Labtwentytwo, Barcelona, Torre Melina Gran Meliá, Barcelona)
Included Activities
- Guided tour with Local Expert: Gothic Quarter, cathedral, Ramblas, Passeig de Gràcia, Eixample district
- View Sagrada Familia
Landmarks Gothic Quarter Sagrada Familia Ramblas Passeig de Gràcia - Day 9
Barcelona - Nice
- Meals
- Breakfast
- Accommodation
- Hotel (Apollinaire, Nice)
Included Activities
- Stroll along Promenade des Anglais
Landmarks Promenade des Anglais Bay of Angels - Day 10
Nice - Monaco
- Meals
- Breakfast
- Accommodation
- Hotel (Apollinaire, Nice)
Included Activities
- Drive along Monaco's Grand Prix circuit
Optional Activities
- Visit the Oceanographic Museum, founded by Prince Albert I in 1910, home to over 6,000 marine species
- Visit the Royal Palace of Monaco and see the 19th-century Monaco Cathedral, final resting place of Princess Grace
Landmarks Oceanographic Museum of Monaco Royal Palace of Monaco Monaco Cathedral - Day 11
Monaco - Pisa - Florence
- Meals
- Breakfast
- Accommodation
- Hotel (Villa Neroli, Florence), Hotel (Columbus Urban Resort)
Included Activities
- Stop at Square of Miracles in Pisa with Local Expert to see Leaning Tower, cathedral, and baptistery
Landmarks Leaning Tower of Pisa Pisa Cathedral Pisa Baptistery - Day 12
Florence
- Meals
- Breakfast
- Accommodation
- Hotel (Villa Neroli, Florence), Hotel (Columbus Urban Resort)
Included Activities
- Walk with Local Expert to cathedral and baptistery with Ghiberti's Gates of Paradise
- Visit Piazza della Signoria with Renaissance masterpieces and Palazzo Vecchio
Landmarks Florence Cathedral Florence Baptistery Piazza della Signoria Palazzo Vecchio - Day 13
Florence - Rome
- Meals
- Breakfast, Dinner (Traditional meal at a local restaurant)
- Accommodation
- Hotel (Radisson Blu GHR, Rome), Hotel (Golden Tulip Rome Piram)
Included Activities
- Traditional dinner at a local restaurant
- Day 14
Rome
- Meals
- Breakfast
- Accommodation
- Hotel (Radisson Blu GHR, Rome), Hotel (Golden Tulip Rome Piram)
Included Activities
- Guided tour of Vatican City with Local Expert
- Visit Vatican Museums
- Admire Michelangelo's ceiling fresco in Sistine Chapel
- Visit St. Peter's Basilica to view the Pietà and Bernini's Papal Altar
Landmarks Vatican Museums Sistine Chapel St. Peter's Basilica - Day 15
Rome
- Meals
- Breakfast
- Accommodation
- Hotel (Radisson Blu GHR, Rome), Hotel (Golden Tulip Rome Piram)
Optional Activities
- Visit Pompeii, frozen in time from the 79 AD eruption of Vesuvius
- Shop at Via del Corso boutiques
- Shop at Via Nazionale boutiques
- Shop at designer stores near Spanish Steps
Landmarks Pompeii Via del Corso Spanish Steps - Day 16
Rome - Venice
- Meals
- Breakfast, Dinner (Dinner at a local restaurant)
- Accommodation
- Hotel (Eurostars Residenza Cannaregio, Venice)
Included Activities
- Arrive at Venice by boat
- Sunset cocktail in St Mark's Square with serenading ensemble
- Dinner at a local restaurant
Landmarks St. Mark's Square - Day 17
Venice
- Meals
- Breakfast
- Accommodation
- Hotel (Eurostars Residenza Cannaregio, Venice)
Included Activities
- View Doge's Palace and Bridge of Sighs
- Visit traditional glassblowing arts centre to witness artisans at work
- Private cruise to St. Mark's Square
- Visit St. Mark's Basilica
Landmarks Doge's Palace Bridge of Sighs St. Mark's Basilica - Day 18
Venice - Ljubljana
- Meals
- Breakfast
- Accommodation
- Hotel (Exe Lev Ljubljana)
Included Activities
- Depart Venice by water taxi
- Guided tour with Local Expert: Prešeren Square, Triple Bridge, Franciscan Church, Ljubljanica River banks
Optional Activities
- Join Optional Experience to Lake Bled: traditional wooden pletna boat ride across turquoise glacial waters to the island
Landmarks Prešeren Square Triple Bridge Franciscan Church Lake Bled - Day 19
Ljubljana - Maribor - Vienna
- Meals
- Breakfast
- Accommodation
- Hotel (Hilton Vienna Park, Hilton Vienna Danube Waterfront), Hotel (Hilton Vienna Park)
Landmarks Maribor 
- Day 20
Vienna
- Meals
- Breakfast
- Accommodation
- Hotel (Hilton Vienna Park, Hilton Vienna Danube Waterfront), Hotel (Hilton Vienna Park)
Included Activities
- Drive around Ring Road with views of Opera House, Hofburg Imperial Residence, Parliament
- Walk through Innere Stadt (historic core) with Local Expert
Optional Activities
- Private tour of Schönbrunn Palace and formal gardens
- Visit traditional Viennese café for coffee and Sachertorte
- Visit Capuchins Crypt, burial place of the Habsburg family
Landmarks Schönbrunn Palace Vienna State Opera Hofburg Imperial Palace Austrian Parliament Building Capuchins Crypt Innere Stadt - Day 21
Vienna - Salzburg - Innsbruck
- Meals
- Breakfast
- Accommodation
- Hotel (AC, Innsbruck)
Included Activities
- Visit Mirabell Palace formal gardens with Local Expert
- See Residence Square
- View imposing fortress
- Visit immense cathedral
- See Mozart's birthplace on Getreidegasse
- View Golden Roof in Innsbruck
- View Imperial Palace in Innsbruck
Optional Activities
- Join excursion to Eagle's Nest
Landmarks Melk Abbey Mirabell Palace Salzburg Cathedral Salzburg Fortress Mozart's Birthplace Golden Roof Innsbruck Imperial Palace Eagle's Nest - Day 22
Innsbruck - Liechtenstein - Lucerne
- Meals
- Breakfast, Dinner (Dine-Around Evening: choose from a selection of restaurants and hand-pick your preferred ambience, cuisine and drinks)
- Accommodation
- Hotel (Astoria Lucerne)
Included Activities
- Visit Lucerne's Lion Monument
- Dine-Around Evening at choice of restaurants in Lucerne
Optional Activities
- Spend time in Vaduz, capital of Liechtenstein
Landmarks Vaduz Castle Lion Monument - Day 23
Lucerne
- Meals
- Breakfast
- Accommodation
- Hotel (Astoria Lucerne)
Included Activities
- Mount Stanserhorn: solar-powered open-top cable car ride to summit
- Walk scenic pathways on Mount Stanserhorn
- Conservation talk by Swiss ranger on local wildlife and flora
- Stroll across Chapel Bridge in Lucerne
- View baroque Jesuit Church in Lucerne
Landmarks Mount Stanserhorn Chapel Bridge Jesuit Church - Day 24
Lucerne - Rhine Valley - Königswinter
- Meals
- Breakfast
- Accommodation
- Hotel (Maritim, Königswinter)
Included Activities
- Scenic Rhine cruise with wine experience, passing riverside villages, vineyards, and hilltop castles
Landmarks Rhine Valley Lorelei Rock - Day 25
Königswinter - Amsterdam
- Meals
- Breakfast, Dinner (Special dinner served on board canal cruise through Amsterdam's UNESCO-listed waterways)
- Accommodation
- Hotel (Apollo, Amsterdam)
Included Activities
- Canal cruise through UNESCO-listed canal district admiring 16th- and 17th-century merchant houses
- Dinner on board canal cruise with fellow travellers
Landmarks Amsterdam Canal District 
- Day 26
Amsterdam - Brussels - London
- Meals
- Breakfast
Included Activities
- Transfer to Brussels
- High-speed Eurostar train journey to London
- Transfer to Insight Vacations London hotel
