Winter Explorer
MASSIVE DISCOUNTS ON EVERY TOUR, UP TO 18% !!!
| Tour Duration |
13 Days |
| Tour Code |
W100 |
| Brochure |
European Winter Holidays |
| Prices From: |
$3,099[Tour Dates] |
Introduction
This tour stays in Venice, Rome, Lucerne & Paris. Florence is just a short drive from Rome, requiring only a one night stay here.
Tour Map
Highlights
Hotels - The hotels featured on this tour range
in style from the traditional Sant’Elena, which overlooks the Venetian lagoon,
to the modern Hilton hotel in the heart of Innsbruck, and the Movenpick City Centre
in Amsterdam.
Highlights -
Lakeside Lucerne on a crisp, clear, winter’s day can’t be beaten - except
for the stunning views from nearby Mt Pilatus! The history of Rome, the art treasures
of Florence and the atmosphere of Venice are all pure magic.
Enjoy our Premium Highlights plus
these extra tour features
Excursions & Sights
- See Amsterdam’s canals, Royal Palace and Mint
Tower
- See the soaring spires of Cologne Cathedral
- See NeuschwansteinVisit
the village of Oberammergau
- Visit Innsbruck’s Wilten Basilica
- See Juliet’s
Balcony & the Roman arena in Verona
- Cruise to St Mark’s Square to see the
Basilica, Doges’ Palace & Bridge of Sighs
- Visit St Peter’s Basilica
and St Peter’s Square in the Vatican City
- See Florence’s Signoria Square,
immense Cathedral & Gates of Paradise
- See Lucerne’s Lion Monument and covered
bridges
- See Notre Dame Cathedral & the Arc de Triomphe in Paris
Guided City Tours
- Indepth sightseeing tours, with audio headsets
where appropriate, in Rome, Florence & Paris
- Orientation tours in Amsterdam,
Cologne, Innsbruck, Venice and Lucerne
Insight's First Class Services
- Escorted by a professional Tour Director
- Luxury 40 seat touring coach with extra legroom & onboard toilet
- First Class hotels
with all service charges, taxes and porterage
- Insight Traveller document wallet,
map book journal and information pack
- Free Airport transfers when booking our London
hotel
Quality Dining
- Highlight Dinner of Italian cuisine in Rome
(HD)
- 12 enhanced or buffet breakfasts (BB),
5 three course table d’hôte dinners, or buffets, plus tea or coffee (D)
Tour Itinerary
13 Days ~ England ~
Belgium ~ Holland ~ Germany - Austria ~ Italy ~ Switzerland
~ France
Tour Pace - This tour slows down considerably
after Venice, with two night stays in Venice, Rome, Lucerne & Paris. Florence
is just a short drive from Rome, requiring only a one night stay here.
Fellow Passengers -
This tour attracts visitors who want a more comprehensive tour of Europe that includes
the three main historical cities of Italy. Passengers on this tour often have a
passion for art and culture.
DAY 1 – LONDON – AMSTERDAM
Meet your Tour
Director at London’s Thistle Marble Arch and travel to Dover for your channel
crossing to France. Continue through Belgium, past medieval Bruges and the port
of Antwerp, into Holland. See the first windmills on your way to Amsterdam - ‘City
of Canals’. Here your orientation tour shows you the Royal Palace and Mint
Tower. Tonight, enjoy a Welcome Drink with your fellow guests.
Hotel: Movenpick
City Centre.
DAY 2 – AMSTERDAM – MANNHEIM
Travel into Germany today to visit Cologne. Take time to view the impressive Gothic
Cathedral and wander down the pedestrian mall. Then continue via Bonn, to the scenic
Rhine Gorge. Board your highlight Rhine cruise past medieval castles, steep vineyards
and the legendary Loreley Rock. Now on to your hotel in the river port of Mannheim
at the confluence of the Rhine and the Neckar.
Hotel: Maritim. (BB,D)
DAY 3 – MANNHEIM –
INNSBRUCK
Head into Bavaria today to admire the fairytale castle of Neuschwanstein.
Continue to Oberammergau to see the renowned theatre and painted chalets before
crossing the Austrian border to lively Innsbruck.
Hotel: Hilton. (BB,D)
DAY 4 – INNSBRUCK –
VENICE
This morning your Tour Director shows you the Golden Roof before a
visit to the superb rococo Wilten Basilica - its interior richly decorated with
cherubs and angels. Leaving Innsbruck, cross into Italy and follow the Adige River
through spectacular scenery to Verona. Walk with your Tour Director through the
narrow streets past the Roman Arena to Juliet's Balcony. Now on to the romantic
city of Venice.
Hotel: Sant’Elena/Continental. (BB,D)
DAY 5 – VENICE SIGHTSEEING
Cruise by private launch to St Mark’s Square. Walk past the Bridge of Sighs
and adjoining Doges’ Palace to view the ornate Basilica and the Moors atop
the clock tower. After a demonstration of Venetian glass blowing, you are at leisure
to explore or shop! (BB)
DAY 6 – VENICE – ROME
Follow the ‘Highway of the Sun’ over the wild Apennine Mountains to your
Rome hotel, scenically located in beautiful gardens. This evening, drive to a local
restaurant for a highlight dinner of pasta, wine and music!
Hotel: Crowne Plaza
St Peters. (BB,HD)
DAY 7 – ROME SIGHTSEEING
Sightseeing with your local guide takes you into St Peter’s Basilica in the
Vatican City to see Michelangelo’s ‘Pieta’. Then cross the River
Tiber to visit one of the wonders of ancient Rome - the Colosseum. Round off your
tour with a view over the Roman Forum, once the bustling centre of commerce, law
and religion. There is time at leisure this afternoon. (BB)
DAY 8 – ROME – FLORENCE
Follow the Tiber north to Florence this morning. Join your local guide to visit
the statue of ‘David’ inside the Academy Gallery. Then continue to the
Cathedral, Gates of Paradise and the open air art gallery in Signoria Square. Later
enjoy a leatherwork demonstration in the Santa Croce area, before time at leisure!
Hotel: Palazzo Ognissanti/Grand Hotel Mediterraneo. (BB,D)
DAY 9 – FLORENCE –
LUCERNE
Journey north today past Italy's industrial nerve centre of Milan
and the Italian Lake District. Cross into Switzerland amidst spectacular Alpine
scenery, to reach the lakeside resort of Lucerne.
Hotel: Astoria. (BB)
DAY 10 – LUCERNE SIGHTSEEING
A full day in this beautiful city with its covered wooden bridges, painted gables,
medieval fortifications, Lion Monument, baroque church, lake-side walks and excellent
shops. Later take a spectacular cable-car ride up to the the summit of Mount Pilatus
for snow-capped views and true Alpine majesty. (BB,D)
DAY 11 – LUCERNE –
PARIS
Travel into France and continue through the wine area of Burgundy to
Paris. Tonight, perhaps sample some French cuisine?
Hotel: Marriott Rive Gauche.
(BB)
DAY 12 – PARIS SIGHTSEEING
Your guided sightseeing tour shows you Notre Dame Cathedral and the immense facades
of the Louvre. Drive through the Place de la Concorde and along the elegant Champs
Élysées to the Arc de Triomphe. Now ascend the famous Eiffel Tower for
spectacular panoramas over the city! Enjoy free time to shop this afternoon. (BB)
DAY 13 – PARIS – LONDON
This morning cross the battlefields of WW1 en route to Calais. Sail back across
the channel to Dover and continue back to London where your tour ends. (BB)
Tour Dates
| Start Date |
End Date |
Single |
Teen |
Twin |
| 30 Nov 2008 |
12 Dec 2008 |
$3,999 |
$3,099 |
$3,099 |
| 14 Dec 2008 |
26 Dec 2008 |
$3,999 |
$3,099 |
$3,099 |
| 20 Dec 2008 |
01 Jan 2009 |
$3,999 |
$3,099 |
$3,099 |
| 28 Dec 2008 |
09 Jan 2009 |
$4,199 |
$3,299 |
$3,299 |
| 11 Jan 2009 |
23 Jan 2009 |
$4,199 |
$3,299 |
$3,299 |
| 25 Jan 2009 |
06 Feb 2009 |
$3,999 |
$3,099 |
$3,099 |
| 08 Feb 2009 |
20 Feb 2009 |
$3,999 |
$3,099 |
$3,099 |
| 22 Feb 2009 |
06 Mar 2009 |
$3,999 |
$3,099 |
$3,099 |
| 01 Mar 2009 |
13 Mar 2009 |
$4,035 |
$3,135 |
$3,135 |
| 08 Mar 2009 |
20 Mar 2009 |
$4,035 |
$3,135 |
$3,135 |
| 15 Mar 2009 |
27 Mar 2009 |
$4,035 |
$3,135 |
$3,135 |
| 22 Mar 2009 |
03 Apr 2009 |
$4,035 |
$3,135 |
$3,135 |
| 29 Mar 2009 |
10 Apr 2009 |
$4,175 |
$3,275 |
$3,275 |
| 05 Apr 2009 |
17 Apr 2009 |
$4,250 |
$3,350 |
$3,350 |
Notes
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