Wonders of Europe
Overview
Highlights
- You'll cover most of the highlights of Europe in one trip.
- Special experiences along the way will include the Swiss Alps and wine regions in France.
- Before the actual guided journey begins, your first two days will be spent in London, seeing and doing what you please
- We’ve selected some of the best hotels for you considering convenience, nightlife and amenities.
- See the oldest preserved wooden bridge in Europe in Lucerne, the 14th century Chapel Bridge!
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Travel Themes
Destinations
Activities
Trip includes
- Round-trip economy class air to London (LHR) and from Paris (CDG)
- Round-trip airport transfers
- Accommodations in hotels listed, or similar:
- 2 nights in London at the Novotel Hotel London West
- 1 night in Brussels at the Golden Tulip Brussels Airport at Diegem or Park Inn Brussels
- 1 night in Lucerne at the Hotel Drei Konige, Luzernhof, Ibis Styles or Waldstatterhof
- 1 night in Innsbruck at the Ramada Hotel Tivoli
- 1 night in the Venice area at the Hotel Poppi at Mira or Hotel Antony Palace at Marcon
- 2 nights in Rome at the Hotel Fleming
- 1 night in Montecatini at the Grand Hotel Plaza & Locanda Maggiore or Hotel Bellavista Palace
- 1 night in Nice (French Riviera) at the Park Inn Nice, NH Hotel Nice or Campanile Nice Airport
- 1 night in the Lyon area at the Park Inn Macon, Park Inn Lyon or Hotel Des Congres Lyon
- 2 nights in Paris at the Hotel Kyriad at Bercy, Campanile Porte d’Italie or Forest Hill La Villette
- Buffet Breakfast daily
- 3 dinners
- Host service in London
- Services of a Professional Travel Director (starting on Day 3)
- City sightseeing with a local guide in Rome, Florence & Paris
- Transportation by private first-class air-conditioned motorcoach
- English Channel ferry transportation
- Canal transfer in Venice
- Hotel tips, taxes, porterage and service charges
Itinerary
Accommodation: Novotel London West Hotel
You will be met at the airport and transferred to your hotel. You will be on your own to explore London for the next two days, but uniformed hosts will be available at the hotel to help you make the most of your stay.
Meals: Breakfast
After breakfast, you will have a full day to savor this majestic and vibrant city. Please check with the uniformed host at your hotel if you’d like recommendations on what to see and do!
Meals: Breakfast
Accommodation: Park Inn Hotel
Leave London in the early morning and head through the lush English countryside to the Channel port, where you board your ferry for the European Continent. Upon arrival, you’ll meet your Tour Director and join your luxury coach for the drive across Belgium to Brussels.
Meals: Breakfast
Accommodation:Ibis Styles Hotel
Enjoy the extraordinary vistas on your drive south today! Take a break in Luxembourg, capital of the world's only sovereign Grand Dutchy, then drive through the wine-growing farmland of Alsace before crossing the border into Switzerland. Finally, approach the Swiss Alps before arriving in Lucerne.
Meals: Breakfast and Dinner
Accommodation: Ramada Tivoli Hotel
This morning, you’ll visit the beautiful city of Lucerne. Later, head for Vaduz in the tiny but very wealthy Principality of Liechtenstein. To the east are the picture-perfect villages of Aus...
Meals: Breakfast and Dinner
Accommodation: Antony Palace Hotel
Enjoy vistas of the Tyrolean Alps and the foothills of the Dolomites while crossing Brenner Pass into Italy. Reach Venice by private motorboat to view the Bridge of Sighs and Doges' Palace plus St. Mark's Square, before visiting a glassblowing factory.
Meals: Breakfast
Accommodation: Holiday Inn Express San Giovanni
Embark on an interesting drive southward, cutting across the Po plain, then through the gentle Umbrian hills to Assisi, where St. Francis was born in 1182. Visit the world-famous basilica with its beautiful frescoes by Giotto, before heading to Rome.
Meals: Breakfast
Today's sightseeing of the “Eternal City” with a local guide features St. Peter’s Square, and includes an inside visit of the Colosseum and the Roman Forum.
Meals: Breakfast
Accommodation: Settentrionale Esplanade at Montecatini
Say "Arrivederci, Roma" this morning as you drive northwards through lovely Tuscan countryside to reach Florence in the afternoon. On the included walking tour with a local guide, di...
Meals: Breakfast
Accommodation: Park Inn Nice
Stop in Pisa to see the Leaning Tower and the Square of Miracles. Bypassing the great port of Genoa, head northwest, getting glimpses of the Italian and French Rivieras. Visit one of the famous perfume workshops in Èze before reaching your overnight destination on the lovely French Riviera.
Meals: Breakfast and Dinner
Accommodation: Hotel Lyon Ouset
Leave the French Riviera this morning and head inland, crossing sun-drenched Provence into the vineyards of the Rhône Valley. Overnight in the Lyon area.
Meals: Breakfast
Accommodation: Kyriad Prestige Boulogne Hotel
Take in the vistas of famous vineyards on the way to Beaune, famous for wines such as Chambertin and Nuits-Saint-Georges. Its Hôtel-Dieu is one of the oldest hospitals in Europe. Get ready for the excitement of Paris, as you head to the most sparkling city in the world.
Meals: Breakfast
Enjoy one full day exploring the city that’s known throughout the world for its fashion, art and museums, delicious food, and joie de vivre. Included sightseeing with a local expert shows off 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.
Meals: Breakfast
Bid “adieu” to your travel companions, as your vacation ends with breakfast this morning. You will be transferred to the airport to in time to begin your journey home.
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Accommodation
Novotel London West Hotel
The hotel offers a restaurant. A bar/lounge is on site where guests can unwind with a drink. This 4-star property offers access to a business center and a meeting/conference room.
Park Inn Hotel
The hotel offers a restaurant. A bar/lounge is on site where guests can unwind with a drink. This 3-star property offers access to a 24-hour business center, secretarial services, and technology support staff.
Ibis Styles Hotel
The hotel offers a restaurant. A bar/lounge is on site where guests can unwind with a drink. This 3.5-star property offers access to a business center and audiovisual equipment.
Ramada Tivoli Hotel
After a day on the slopes, indulge in a treatment at the full-service spa or enjoy the other amenities, including a fitness center and a steam room. For a free ride to the slopes, hop on the hotel's complimentary ski shuttle. Ramada Innsbruck Tivoli helps provide the perfect winter holiday with ski storage and ski passes. At the end of the day, order apres-ski drinks at the hotel's bar.
Antony Palace Hotel
The bold architectural style arose from the desire to decline in contemporary shapes colors and materials of the Venetian tradition. An imposing hall, 3 floors high, welcomes the customer in an elegant atmosphere that involves and charms him from the first moment. The five storeys of the hotel are a mixture of situations of Venetian atmosphere, following one another, that culminate in the executive floor, where a wellness centre expands with gymnasium, sauna, turkish bath and solarium. Three modular halls form the congress center, up to 250 seats, provided with the modernest technologies which involves and satisfies also the needs of business guests. The 140 rooms "Venetian style" are a feather in Sogedin Hotels Group's cap and the card of one of the most all-around and refined structures of the territory.
Holiday Inn Express San Giovanni
The Holiday Inn Express Rome San Giovanni provides a charming and relaxing atmosphere in the city center, thanks to its comfortable guestrooms and spacious courtyard. It features 120 well-appointed and modern guestrooms, complete with soundproofed windows, and a complimentary breakfast buffet that offers a daily choice of over 100 items, many of which are home made.This hotel is set two miles from the Colosseum, this casual, contemporary hotel is five miles from the Pantheon and seven miles from the Sistine Chapel.
Settentrionale Esplanade at Montecatini
Dining options at this Montecatini Terme hotel include a restaurant and a bar/lounge. This 4-star hotel features business amenities including a meeting/conference room and audio-visual equipment. The staff can arrange concierge services, tour/ticket assistance, and currency exchange. Additional amenities include an outdoor pool, multilingual staff, and a garden. Guest parking is available on a limited first-come, first-served basis (surcharge). Dining options at this Montecatini Terme hotel include a restaurant and a bar/lounge. This 4-star hotel features business amenities including a meeting/conference room and audio-visual equipment. The staff can arrange concierge services, tour/ticket assistance, and currency exchange. Additional amenities include an outdoor pool, multilingual staff, and a garden. Guest parking is available on a limited first-come, first-served basis (surcharge).Dining options at this Montecatini Terme hotel include a restaurant and a bar/lounge. This 4-star hotel features business amenities including a meeting/conference room and audio-visual equipment. The staff can arrange concierge services, tour/ticket assistance, and currency exchange. Additional amenities include an outdoor pool, multilingual staff, and a garden. Guest parking is available on a limited first-come, first-served basis (surcharge).Dining options at this Montecatini Terme hotel include a restaurant and a bar/lounge. This 4-star hotel features business amenities including a meeting/conference room and audio-visual equipment. The staff can arrange concierge services, tour/ticket assistance, and currency exchange. Additional amenities include an outdoor pool, multilingual staff, and a garden. Guest parking is available on a limited first-come, first-served basis (surcharge).Dining options at this Montecatini Terme hotel include a restaurant and a bar/lounge. This 4-star hotel features business amenities including a meeting/conference room and audio-visual equipment. The staff can arrange concierge services, tour/ticket assistance, and currency exchange. Additional amenities include an outdoor pool, multilingual staff, and a garden. Guest parking is available on a limited first-come, first-served basis (surcharge)Dining options at this Montecatini Terme hotel include a restaurant and a bar/lounge. This 4-star hotel features business amenities including a meeting/conference room and audio-visual equipment. The staff can arrange concierge services, tour/ticket assistance, and currency exchange. Additional amenities include an outdoor pool, multilingual staff, and a garden. Guest parking is available on a limited first-come, first-served basis (surcharge).Dining options at this Montecatini Terme hotel include a restaurant and a bar/lounge. This 4-star hotel features business amenities including a meeting/conference room and audio-visual equipment. The staff can arrange concierge services, tour/ticket assistance, and currency exchange. Additional amenities include an outdoor pool, multilingual staff, and a garden. Guest parking is available on a limited first-come, first-served basis (surcharge).Dining options at this Montecatini Terme hotel include a restaurant and a bar/lounge. This 4-star hotel features business amenities including a meeting/conference room and audio-visual equipment. The staff can arrange concierge services, tour/ticket assistance, and currency exchange. Additional amenities include an outdoor pool, multilingual staff, and a garden. Guest parking is available on a limited first-come, first-served basis (surcharge).Dining options at this Montecatini Terme hotel include a restaurant and a bar/lounge. This 4-star hotel features business amenities including a meeting/conference room and audio-visual equipment. The staff can arrange concierge services, tour/ticket assistance, and currency exchange. Additional amenities include an outdoor pool, multilingual staff, and a garden. Guest parking is available on a limited first-come, first-served basis (surcharge).
Park Inn Nice
Enter the world of the French Riviera from this 4-star hotel beside Nice Côte d'Azur Airport and the famous Promenade des Anglais. Play at the beaches and look out over the dazzling blue waters of the Mediterranean, or laze beside our equally blue swimming pool. Enjoy the view from one of our 151 soundproof rooms, which all have Free Wireless High-speed Internet and plush beds. Try regional and international fare at Bocca Buona, the hotel’s TWO restaurants, or sip on a glass of wine or a cocktail at the bar.
Hotel Lyon Ouset
Nestled in a haven of greenery, the Hotel Lyon-ouest welcomes you in a soothing setting across the bank of the Saône river, in the heart of a dynamic area offering multiple assets such as stores, restaurants and movies. Enjoy 102 spacious, bright and comfortable rooms, an Italian restaurant (homemade food), and a cardio-training room. Private parking, Internet TV, free WiFi.
Kyriad Prestige Boulogne Hotel
Kyriad Prestige Paris Ouest Boulogne features a fitness center, multilingual staff, and complimentary newspapers in the lobby. Event facilities measuring 1292 square feet (120 square meters) include a meeting/conference room. An Internet point is located on site and high-speed wireless Internet access is complimentary. A bar/lounge is on site where guests can unwind with a drink. This Boulogne-Billancourt hotel also offers dry cleaning/laundry services, secure parking, and a safe deposit box at the front desk. Limited onsite parking is available on a first-come, first-served basis (surcharge).
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