Discovery Tours by Gate 1

Highlights

• Thanks to our small group size, we can get to the heart of our destination, visit places that other tours miss, and get to know the locals. Share a meal with a Dubrovnik family as guests in their home. Explore the magnificent Dalmatian Islands of Korcula and Hvar. Visit a family-owned tavern in Hvar and enjoy delicious local fare along with traditional music. Tour magnificent Plitvice Lakes National Park, a network of 16 terraced basins. Board an authentic pletna on Lake Bled, a unique rowing boat used for generations. Stop at the Sheppard Museum in Bohinj, where farm-fresh cheeses are ripe for your tasting.

Highlights

• Experience a traditional Afternoon High Tea at world-famous Harrods Visit Chartwell, family home of Winston Churchill, now a museum dedicated to the beloved Prime Minister Experience 700 years of history at romantic 13th century Hever Castle, childhood home of Anne Boleyn View astounding Avebury Stone Circle, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, erected over 4500 years ago Walking tour in the medieval market town of Stratford-upon-Avon, traces the footsteps of William Shakespeare Journey into the unique Cotswold countryside with its charming thatch cottages and rolling hillsides Tour Blenheim Palace, a masterpiece of Baroque architecture and birthplace of Winston Churchill Visit the Ironbridge Gorge Museum, birthplace of the Industrial Revolution, a World Heritage Site Enjoy a peaceful cruise on stunning Windermere Lake with its breathtaking panoramas Walk through Levens Hall, a grand manor house with its fine Elizabethan interior and topiary garden In dazzling Grasmere visit the resting place of William Wordsworth and tiny Dove Cottage where he once lived Pay respects at the somber Garden of Remembrance and imposing Air Disaster Memorial in Lockerbie Tour the Royal Yacht Britannia, floating residence of the Queen and the Royal Family for over 40 years Visit splendid Edinburgh Castle perched high above the city; view the magnificent crown jewels Tour Stirling Castle and its beautiful gardens, a favored residence of the Stewart kings and queens A walking tour of York reveals the striking medieval center of this ancient city enclosed by towering walls

Highlights

• Tour Broc’s Maison Cailler factory with its irresistible scent of freshly-made chocolates In the small medieval village of Gruyere enjoy a lunch of bubbling cheese fondue Visit 13th century Chillon Castle with its unending maze of courtyards and halls filled with priceless art Leisure time in the glitzy mountain resort of Zermatt dominated by the mythical Matterhorn Travel on Europe’s highest open-air cogwheel railway surrounded by wondrous picture-postcard views Journey across the iconic Simplon Pass with its staggering vistas of the Swiss and Italian Alps In Lugano, a private cruise on the pristine lake coupled with a traditional Swiss-Italian dinner From chic St. Moritz, a carriage ride into the enchanting Roseq Valley known for its rich flora and fauna Travel on the astonishing Glacier Express, one of the world’s most spectacular train rides Stand before roaring Staubbach Waterfalls in the Lauterbrunnen Valley, a nature-lovers paradise In Brienz, view the village's 18th-century wooden chalets, sculptures and unique Woodcarving Museum Visit the giant Sonnenberg Bunker and its subterranean building with medical and control offices Visit Lucerne’s inspirational Lion Monument, covered Chapel Bridge and Spreuer Bridge

Highlights

• Thanks to our small group size, we can get to the heart of our destination, visit places that other tours miss, and get to know the locals. Visit the renowned Prado Museum - stand before masterpieces by Goya and El Greco Tour a traditional Spanish winery and cellar in the Rioja region and enjoy a wine tasting In the Basque city of Bilbao, visit the inspirational and glittering Guggenheim Museum Visit the stunning seaside resort of San Sebastian, called the "Pearl" of northern Spain Stay at a Chateau in the countryside near the UNESCO World Heritage village of St. Emilion Specially arranged wine tasting at a local vineyard of fabulous Bordeaux wines Travel to the exquisite pilgrimage site at Rocamadour, set precariously into limestone cliffs Visit the impressive fortified walled city of Carcassonne, a UNESCO World Heritage Site In the Catalonian city of Figueres, visit the Dali Theatre-Museum, designed by the artist Visit Gaudi's masterpiece, the unfinished fanciful La Sagrada Familia in Barcelona