Commercial Flights

Board Your Overnight Transatlantic Flight.

Hotels

Check into your hotel. In the afternoon you may want to start exploring the lively British capital. Uniformed Hosts are available to help you make the most of your stay.

Buses

Leave London in the early morning and head through the lush English countryside to the Channel port, where you board your ferry for the Continent. Here your Tour Director and comfortable coach wait to take you to Brussels. (B)

Sightseeing

Start the day by traveling south into Germany to reach the shores of the mighty Rhine to enjoy a scenic drive. Even better, opt for a Rhine cruise. Admire the pretty villages, the castles perched high above the river, and the numerous terraced vineyards. Next, to Würzburg on the banks of the River Main and famous for its baroque architecture.

Hotels

Overnight in Würzburg, one of Bavaria's many famous cities. (B,D)

Sightseeing

Drive along the Romantic Road, through villages protected by medieval tower gates and with squares of half-timbered houses and richly decorated fountains. Stop awhile to visit the picturesque town of Rothenburg. Travel into southern Bavaria for an included visit to the legendary Castle of Neuschwanstein.

Hotels

Just a few more miles into Austria for an overnight in Innsbruck. (B,D)

Sightseeing

A magnificent drive this morning through Austrian and Swiss grand Alpine scenery. South into Switzerland’s lower Engadine Valley and past the Swiss National Park to the world-famous resort of St. Moritz. Plenty of time to enjoy the sight of the great mountain peaks and the blue water lake just below the town. Take a stroll and let it all sink in. (B)

Sightseeing

Enjoy the highlight of the whole tour and a wonderful way of crossing the Alps. One of Europe’s most spectacular train rides begins in St. Moritz and takes you across lofty Bernina Pass via the Swiss Poschiavo area to Tirano in the Italian Valtellina

Hotels

Here rejoin your coach for the journey to the shores of Lake Como and then Lugano, where you’ll overnight. (B)

Sightseeing

Another lovely journey today through the valleys of the Canton Ticino, through the Gotthard Tunnel, and into more magnificent Alpine scenery as you descend to the shores of Lake Lucerne. This afternoon, visit one of Switzerland’s finest cities, nestled amid its snow-capped Alps, surrounded by its lake, and embellished by the clear mountain waters of the River Reuss. Your visit takes in the impressive city walls, a covered wooden bridge, ornate patrician houses lining cobblestone streets, and the Lion Monument—a masterful stone sculpture in honor of the heroic Swiss Guard of Louis XVI.

Sea Cruises

A grand selection of optional activities completes the day: a funicular and cable car ride to the 6,227-foot summit of the Stanserhorn or a cruise on the fjord-like lake.

Shopping

Time to shop for that very Swiss watch. (B,D)

Sightseeing

day packed with a variety of scenery and places to visit. First to Interlaken, a vacationer’s dream. It’s all picture postcard perfect, lying beneath the towering Jungfrau and between two sparkling lakes. Motor along the shores of Lake Thun, then on to the small but lovely village of Gruyère with only a few more miles before reaching Switzerland’s most international city, Geneva.

Hotels

Overnight in this area. (B,D)

Sightseeing

Vistas of famous vineyards on the way to Beaune. Visit the medieval Burgundian town, known the world over for its wine production. Later, via the fast and comfortable autoroute to Paris.

Nightlife

Tonight maybe an optional cabaret show? (B)

Sightseeing

One full day to explore the city that’s known throughout the world for its fashions, art and museums, delicious food and joie de vivre. Included sightseeing with a local expert of many of the best-known Parisian sights: La Sorbonne, Arc de Triomphe, Opéra, Madeleine, the Eiffel Tower, the Pyramid near the Louvre, the Invalides, and Champs Elysées.

Optional excursions are also available to the Palace and Gardens of Versailles and, to celebrate the success of your tour, a French farewell dinner might be just the ticket. (B)

Airport Transfers

Your homebound flight arrives the same day. (B)