Continental Odyssey
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Athens; Bay of Naples; Florence; London; Lucerne; Olympia; Paris; Rome; Sightseeing; Vacation in London; Venice;
This London to Athens 19-day vacation is a true historic all-Europe vacation. In all major cities, We give you included sightseeing with inside visits to the famous cathedrals and our special features like visiting the second floor of the Eiffel Tower, the Colosseum, the Sistine Chapel, Michelangelo's David, and more. ...
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Athens, Greece; Bari, Italy; Capri, Italy; Florence, Italy; London, United Kingdom; Lucerne, Switzerland; Paris, France; Rome, Italy; Venice, Italy
Greece
- Trip Length:
- 19 days
- Price Range:
- From $3000 to $4000 per person See what this includes and what this excludes
- Best Time to Go:
- May, June, July, August, September, October
- Recommended for:
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(15-18), (18-24), (25-30), (31-35), (36-40), (41-50), (51-55)
Family Trip, Group Retreat, Trip Around the World
Detailed Trip Description
This London to Athens 19-day vacation is a true historic all-Europe vacation. In all major cities, We give you included sightseeing with inside visits to the famous cathedrals and our special features like visiting the second floor of the Eiffel Tower, the Colosseum, the Sistine Chapel, Michelangelo's David, and more. An exciting Eurostar train ride from London to Paris, a private boat transfer in Venice, a jet- or hydrofoil ride to Capri, and an overnight cruise across the Ionian Sea are all part of this comprehensive vacation. The overnight stay in Naples allows for included visits to the Isle of Capri and Pompeii. In Greece you'll visit Olympia, Delphi, and the excavations, as well as the Archaeological Museum. Then travel past Thebes and Marathon to end in Athens where city sightseeing also includes the Acropolis.
Trip Itinerary
Day 1 - On the Plane
Flight to London.
Commercial Flights
Board your overnight transatlantic flight.
Day 2 - London, United Kingdom
Arrival in London, England.
Hotels
Uniformed Hosts are available to help you make the most of your stay.
Day 3 - London, United Kingdom
Sightseeing
Sightseeing with a Local Guide includes all the famous landmarks: Knightsbridge with Harrods, the Houses of Parliament and Big Ben, Westminster Abbey, and Buckingham Palace. Highlights are a visit to ST. PAUL’S CATHEDRAL and the ceremonial pageantry of the Changing of the Guard, if held. (FB)
Day 4 - Paris, France
London–Paris, France.
Trains
Meet your Tour Director and traveling companions and transfer to the railway station to board the EUROSTAR TRAIN to Paris. Tonight join your Tour Director for a toast to happy touring. (FB)
Day 5 - Paris, France
Sightseeing
Discover the world capital of chic and style with a Local Guide and admire its most famous sights: the Opéra, Arc de Triomphe, Champs-Elysées, Notre Dame Cathedral, and more. For a bird’s-eye view take the elevator to the second floor of Paris’ most famous landmark, the EIFFEL TOWER. An optional excursion to the lavish baroque Palace of Versailles is available.
Nightlife
Tonight a lively cabaret show might just be the ticket. (BB)
Day 6 - Lucerne, Switzerland
Paris–Lucerne, Switzerland.
Sightseeing
A comfortable ride on the highway skirting Fontainebleau Forest and the vineyards of Burgundy to the Swiss border. Enjoy vistas of the Alps as you arrive in picturesque Lucerne. (BB,D)
Day 7 - Lucerne, Switzerland
Sightseeing
Admire Thorwaldsen’s LION MONUMENT on your walking tour through the Old Town and cross the famous covered CHAPEL BRIDGE to the Jesuit Church.
Shopping
Afterwards, shop for Swiss watches and choose from our optional activities: climb a mountain by cable car, take a cruise on the fjord like lake, or sign up for a folklore party with yodeling and alphorn blowing. (BB)
Day 8 - Venice, Italy
Lucerne–Lugano–Venice, Italy.
Sightseeing
Drive along the comfortable St. Gotthard highway from the German to the Italian part of Switzerland. After a lunch break in the lakeside resort of Lugano, cross the Italian border and drive past Milan to the Adriatic coast and Venice, a glittering maze of islands, canals, and bridges. (BB,D)
Day 9 - Florence, Italy
Venice–Florence.
Sightseeing
Enter in style by PRIVATE BOAT to ST. MARK’S SQUARE. Admire its Basilica, the Clock Tower, lavish Doges’ Palace and the Bridge of Sighs. Also watch skilled GLASSBLOWERS fashion their delicate objects. In the afternoon drive across the Apennine Hills to Florence, cradle of the Renaissance. (BB,D)
Day 10 - Rome, Italy
Florence–Rome.
Sightseeing
Follow your Local Guide to visit the ACADEMY OF FINE ARTS with Michelangelo's celebrated David, the magnificent CATHEDRAL, Giotto’s Bell Tower, the Baptistry’s heavy bronze “Gate of Paradise,” and sculpture-studded SIGNORIA SQUARE. Time to shop for Florentine leather goods and gold jewelry before you speed south to the Eternal City. (BB)
Day 11 - Rome, Italy
Sightseeing
Meet your Local Guide and start with a visit to the VATICAN MUSEUMS and SISTINE CHAPEL, world famous for Michelangelo’s ceiling paintings. Continue to monumental ST. PETER’S SQUARE and BASILICA. Cross the Tiber and visit the COLOSSEUM and the ROMAN FORUM, where Roman legions marched in triumph. (BB)
Day 12 - Rome, Italy
Rome–Pompeii–Bay of Naples.
Sightseeing
On the way to the Bay of Naples visit POMPEII, the Roman city both destroyed and preserved by an eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 A.D. (BB,D)
Day 13 - Capri, Italy
Excursion to Capri.
Sightseeing
Speed across the bay to the Isle of Capri, a royal retreat for 2,000 years. Sightseeing with a Local Guide includes a visit to VILLA SAN MICHELE in Anacapri. (BB)
Day 14 - Bari, Italy
Bay of Naples–Bari–Ionian Sea Crossing.
Ferries
A fast drive to Bari in the southern part of Italy. Board your overnight FERRY bound for Greece. (BB,D)
Day 15 - Greece
Ionian Sea–Patras, Greece–Olympia.
Sightseeing
Sail across the sea which Ulysses explored in the Odyssey. Dock at Patras and continue by coach to Olympia. Learn about the history of the original Olympic Games as you walk among the impressive remains of the GYMNASIUM and the Temples of Hera and Zeus and visit the MUSEUM. (BB,D)
Day 16 - Greece
Olympia–Delphi.
Museums
Drive to mythical Delphi and visit the ancient sanctuary of the god Apollo in its dramatic setting on the slopes of Mount Parnassus. Hear about the Oracle, tour the EXCAVATIONS with a Local Guide, and visit the ARCHAEOLOGICAL MUSEUM. (BB,D)
Day 17 - Athens, Greece
Delphi–Athens.
Sightseeing
History comes alive this morning on your way to Athens as your Tour Director will tell you about Thebes, the setting of Sophocles’ Oedipus Rex, and Marathon, where in 490 B.C. 10,000 Athenians defeated more than twice that number of Persian invaders. In Athens, sightseeing with a Local Guide features the Parthenon’s crowning beauty atop the ACROPOLIS, the Erechtheum with its Porch of Maidens, the beautifully preserved Theseum, Roman Temple of Zeus, and more. Vistas of the Royal Palace, government buildings, and elegant homes in the modern city provide a striking contrast to the remains of a glorious past. (BB)
Day 18 - Athens, Greece
At Leisure in Athens.
Adventure
A full day at leisure. How about an optional day cruise to the islands of Aegina, Hydra, and Poros? Also ask your Tour Director for exciting evening outings to celebrate your last night in Greece. (BB)
Day 19 - Athens, Greece
Departure flight.
Airport Transfers
Your homebound flight arrives the same day. (BB)
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Accommodation for 17 nights. Meals : 2 full English breakfasts (FB); 15 buffet breakfasts (BB); 7 three-course dinners (D), a welcome drink in Paris. Prices are per person, land or cruise only, based on double occupancy. Entrance fees as mentioned in the itinerary, Transfers & sightseeing as per itinerary.
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