Coach Tours 2009 UK Europe
European Horizons - 15 days
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ITINERARY
Day 1- London – Brussels
A warm welcome from our Tour Director as we drive to Dover. Admire the White Cliffs before the Channel crossing to Calais in France. From here we drive through Belgian countryside to Brussels where an orientation includes the Atomium and Royal Palaces and we enjoy a walking tour of the Grand Place and see the Mannekin Pis. Later we enjoy a Welcome Drink with our Tour Director and fellow travellers.
Day 2- Brussels – Rhine Cruise – Heidelberg – Rhineland (Ettlingen)
Our day starts in Cologne to see its Cathedral. Then via Bonn to Boppard to embark on a Rhine cruise. We disembark at St. Goar and drive to Heidelberg. Here we walk to the castle terraces where we admire the view over the baroque city and then we continue to our hotel for dinner and overnight.
(Buffet Breakfast / Dinner)
Day 3- Rhineland (Karlsruhe) – Munich – Innsbruck
Today we cross the Swabian Uplands into Bavarian Munich. On our arrival an orientation tour includes the Olympic Stadium, Marienplatz and Hofbräuhaus. Then on to Austria and the Tyrolean capital Innsbruck for the night. Here an orientation tour shows us the Golden Roof and Wilten Basilica. (Buffet Breakfast / Dinner)
Day 4- Innsbruck – Venice (Mestre) (2 nights)
Today a spiralling drive takes us to the Brenner Pass into Italy. Then via Brunico we drive into the Dolomite Mountains. We'll view the Olympic ski-jump at Cortina d'Ampezzo, with time for lunch. Afterwards we continue to magical Venice for the next two nights. This evening a gondola ride would be hard to resist! (Buffet Breakfast / Dinner)
Day 5- Venice sightseeing & at leisure
This morning we will discover the sights and sounds of this floating city on our canal cruise by private launch to St. Mark's Square, viewing the Bridge of Sighs. After, we visit a glass-blowing factory, before time at leisure to explore, shop or maybe take a trip out to the islands of the Lagoon? (Buffet Breakfast / Dinner)
Day 6- Venice (Mestre) – Rome (2 nights)
After breakfast our drive takes us across the Po Valley to Bologna where we join the Autostrada del Sole for our journey over the Apennine Mountains. Later, we arrive in Rome, the 'Eternal City', where we spend the next two nights. (Buffet Breakfast)
Day 7- Rome sightseeing & at leisure
This morning after breakfast, our sightseeing tour with a local guide includes a visit to St. Peter's Basilica where we admire the Pieta of Michelangelo, then we cross the Tiber to view the Forum, the mighty Colosseum and the Circus Maximus , scene of chariot races in the past. Later why not take an excursion to the Sistine Chapel and Vatican Museums? This evening perhaps dine out in one of the city's many fine trattorias. (Buffet Breakfast)
Day 8- Rome – Florence
Today we travel through the Chianti wine-producing region of Tuscany to Renaissance Florence. Here our guided walking tour includes the Cathedral, Baptistery, Signoria Square and a visit to Santa Croce Basilica. Later our Tour Director shares a Hidden Treasure of the city with us before we enjoy dinner in a Florentine trattoria. (Buffet Breakfast / Highlight Dinner)
Day 9- Florence – Pisa – Monte Carlo – Nice (2 nights)
Our first stop is at Pisa to see its Leaning Tower. Then we pass the quarries of Carrara and drive along the Motorway of Flowers via Genoa to the Principality of Monaco. Here we have time to visit the Casinos in Monte Carlo. From here we continue our journey arriving at our hotel in jet-set Nice, for the next two nights. (Buffet Breakfast)
Day 10- St. Paul de Vence & Fragonard perfumery
Today we enjoy an excursion to hilltop St. Paul de Vence with its art galleries and handicraft shops, an artist's paradise! Then we stop to visit the Fragonard Perfumery before returning to our hotel. The remainder of your afternoon is at leisure in Nice, perhaps take a stroll along the Promenade des Anglais. (Buffet Breakfast)
Day 11- Nice – Lake Maggiore – Zermatt
Today we travel back into Italy and in the direction of Alessandria and Novara. Soon we are in the Italian Lakes and driving along Lake Maggiore. We stop at elegant Stresa opposite the picturesque Borromean islands. Then we drive up into the foothills of the Alps climbing towards Switzerland and the Simplon Pass. At the small village of Tasch we disembark from our coach where we will take electric mini-buses to Zermatt overlooked by the mighty Matterhorn. (Buffet Breakfast / Dinner)
Day 12- Zermatt – Geneva
Our Tour Director shows us around this Alpine resort and reveals to us another Hidden Treasure! Then maybe take an excursion to the ‘Kleine Matterhorn’ before we drive along the Rhône Valley to Lake Geneva where the Chateau de Chillon stands , so chillingly evoked by Byron’s poetry. We drive around the lake to the city of Geneva where we see the United Nations Headquarters, the Jet d’Eau and the Reformation Monument. (Buffet Breakfast / Dinner)
Day 13- Geneva – Savigny-Lès-Beaune – Paris (2 nights)
Today we leave Switzerland and drive through the French region of Burgundy , famous for its excellent wines. Here we stop to take a picture of the Savigny-Lès-Beaune vineyards. Next on past Auxerrois vineyards and past the Fontainebleau forest to Paris. (Buffet Breakfast)
Day 14- Paris sightseeing & at leisure
Today's sightseeing tour with a local guide includes a drive from the Place de la Concorde along the Champs Elysées to the Arc de Triomphe. Next on to the Eiffel Tower which we ascend to its second level and we have views of Notre Dame Cathedral. Later, maybe take an excursion to Versailles, but then we all come together for our Farewell Dinner tonight! (Buffet Breakfast / Farewell Dinner)
Day 15- Paris
Today we cross Northern France over the Somme Battlefields and see the Canadian War Memorial at Vimy Ridge. Then on to Calais for our ferry crossing to Dover and coach drive back to London. (Buffet Breakfast)
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