European Capitals and Culture Tour

Itinerary

Departs June 7, 2012
Prices from £1,820 plus 4500 points per person

Day 1 - London

Airport / hotel transfer. Rest of day at leisure.

Thistle Marble Arch Hotel - buffet breakfast and dinner
Welcome drink

Day 2 - London

Half-day sightseeing with English speaking guide
See Westminster Abbey, Big Ben, Houses of Parliament, Trafalgar Square, Buckingham
Palace and Guard Change (if possible). Rest of day at leisure.

Thistle Marble Arch Hotel - buffet breakfast

Day 3 - London to Amsterdam

Hotel to Dover transfer; Dover/Calais or vice versa.
See the Market Square.

Moevenpick City Centre - buffet breakfast and dinner

Day 4 - Amsterdam

See the Mint Tower , visit Dam Square, see the Royal Palace and enjoy an Amsterdam
Canal Cruise. Visit Volendam and learn how to make cheese and clogs.

Moevenpick City Centre - buffet breakfast

Day 5 - Amsterdam to Heidelberg

Via Arnhem where we highlight A Bridge Too Far. Lunch in Boppard and then
a cruise to St. Goar.
Marriot Hotel - buffet breakfast and dinner

Day 6 - Heidelberg to Lucerne

View Heidelberg Castle via Black Forest. Enjoy a Black Forest Cuckoo Clock making
demonstration. Make your way to Lucerne via Rhine Falls

Hotel Astoria - buffet breakfast and dinner

Day 7 - Lucerne

Orientation tour/drive where you will see Lion Monument, Chapel Bridge and the Jesuit
Church. Rest of day at leisure.

Hotel Astoria - buffet breakfast

Day 8 - Lucerne to Paris

Via Belfort and Burgundy

Pullman Tour Eiffel - buffet breakfast and dinner

Day 9 - Paris

See Versailles Palace, Versailles Gardens, Notre Dame Cathedral, the Louvre, the
Opera House, Place de la Concorde, the Champs Élysées, Arc de Triomphe
and the Eiffel Tower 2nd level with English speaking guide.
Pullman Tour Eiffel - buffet breakfast; farewell dinner

Day 10 - Paris to London

Travel to Calais
Calais/Dover or vice versa
Dover/Hotel transfer

Thistle Marble Arch Hotel - buffet breakfast and dinner

Day 11 - London to Heathrow for departure

Included:

• 10 nights accommodation based on half twin rooms as stated in the itinerary,
or similar, subject to availability.
• Services of a Tour Director starting Day 1 London and ending Day 11 London.
• 6 dinners, 10 breakfasts throughout the tour.

• Luxury air conditioned/heated coach starting Day 3 Calais to Day 10 Calais.
• Porterage: One suitcase per person included in/out hotel only.

Excluded:

• Any item not listed in the itinerary above.

Additional Information:

Porterage is included at the hotels only, one piece of luggage per person only.
Audio headsets included for the Paris sightseeing tour.

B = breakfast, L = lunch, D = dinner included in price

Airline and schedule subject to change.

** UK Regional Connecting flights are available for an additional supplement **

** Please consult your local GP in regards to any vaccinations required for this
trip **

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