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Continental Introduction
| | Globus Tours - Land Discount with Air: 10% |
| Land only discount: 10% |
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| Package Information |
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Tour Operator |
Globus |
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Tour Code |
HY |
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Vacation Quality |
First Class |
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Vacation Type |
Escorted Tour |
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Number of Days |
15 |
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Starting Price |
$2949 (Select Dates) * |
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Single Supplement |
$653 |
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Triple room disc. |
$57 |
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Countries Visited |
Switzerland
Italy
Holland
Germany
France
Austria
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City Highlights |
Lucerne, Venice, Rome, Pisa, Florence, Como, Assisi, Amsterdam, Rhineland, Munich, Paris, Innsbruck |
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PARIS
Welcome dinner at a local restaurant; guided sightseeing, ascend the Eiffel Tower
LUCERNE
Walking tour including the Lion Monument and the Chapel Bridge
PISA
Picture stop at the Leaning Tower
FLORENCE
Dinner at a local restaurant; guided sightseeing including headsets, visit Michelangelos David, the cathedral, and Signoria Square
ROME
Guided sightseeing including headsets, visit the Vatican Museums and Sistine Chapel, St. Peters Square and Basilica, the Colosseum and Roman Forum
ASSISI
Visit St. Francis Basilica
VENICE
Private boat ride; guided sightseeing including headsets, visit St. Marks Square, Doges' Palace and the Bridge of Sighs; glassblowers demonstration
INNSBRUCK
Orientation including the Golden Roof
MUNICH
Orientation
ROTHENBURG
Orientation of the walled town
RHINE CRUISE
COLOGNE
Visit the cathedral
AMSTERDAM
Guided sightseeing, canal cruise; visit a major diamond center
MEALS
13 buffet breakfasts (BB); 7 three-course dinners (D), including a special welcome dinner with wine in Paris and a special Tuscan dinner in Florence
AIRPORT TRANSFERS
Airport transfers are included with land and air price.
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Day 1: (Fri.)
Board your overnight transatlantic flight.
Day 2: Arrival in Paris, France. (Sat.)
The day is free to rest or to start exploring the splendid French capital. At 6 p.m. meet your Tour Director and traveling companions for a special welcome dinner with wine at one of Paris fine restaurants. (D)
Day 3: Paris. (Sun.)
Sightseeing with a Local Guide features Arc de Triomphe, Opera, Madeleine, Louvre, Notre Dame Cathedral, and Champs-Elysees. For a panoramic view take the elevator to the second floor of the EIFFEL TOWER. Afternoon at leisure. An optional afternoon excursion to the Palace of Versailles is available. Tonight a lively cabaret show might just be the ticket. (BB)
Day 4: Paris-Lucerne, Switzerland. (Mon.)
A comfortable ride skirting Fontainebleau Forest and through the vineyards of Burgundy to the Swiss border. Enjoy vistas of the Alps as you arrive in picture-book Lucerne. (BB,D)
Day 5: Lucerne-Como, Italy. (Tue.)
Admire Thorwaldsens LION MONUMENT and walk through the Old Town, then cross the famous covered CHAPEL BRIDGE to the Jesuit Church. Why not join an optional excursion to the top of the mountain? In the afternoon, continue on the St. Gotthard highway via Lake Lugano to the Italian border and arrive in Como, beautifully situated on the lake, for your overnight stay. (BB,D)
Day 6: Como-Pisa-Florence. (Wed.)
Past Italys commercial capital of Milan reach Pisa where you stop for pictures of its amazing Leaning Tower. Arrive in Florence, cradle of Renaissance art and architecture. Time to explore the many gold and leather shops, then enjoy dinner with Tuscan specialties at a local restaurant. (BB,D)
Day 7: Florence-Rome. (Thu.)
Visit Michelangelos celebrated David in the ACADEMY OF FINE ARTS and the magnificent CATHEDRAL with a Local Guide, admire Giottos Bell Tower, the Baptistrys heavy bronze "Gate of Paradise," and sculpture-studded SIGNORIA SQUARE. Time to shop for Florentine leather goods and gold jewelry. Early afternoon departure for a fast and easy ride on the Highway of the Sun to the Eternal City. (BB)
Day 8: Rome. (Fri.)
Sightseeing with your Local Guide starts with a visit to the VATICAN MUSEUMS and SISTINE CHAPEL, world famous for Michelangelos ceiling paintings. Continue to monumental ST. PETERS SQUARE and BASILICA. Cross the Tiber and visit the COLOSSEUM and the ROMAN FORUM, where Roman Legions marched in triumph. Then time for independent activities and exciting optional excursion possibilities. (BB)
Day 9: Rome-Assisi-Venice. (Sat.)
Morning break in peaceful Assisi. Visit the massive 13th-century BASILICA OF ST. FRANCIS built above the saints grave. Next, drive across the Apennine Mountains and through the flat Po area to the Adriatic coast and enter Venice in style by PRIVATE BOAT. (BB)
Day 10: Venice. (Sun.)
Highlights of your walking tour with a Local Guide are ST. MARKS SQUARE and its basilica, lavish DOGES PALACE and the BRIDGE OF SIGHS. Also watch skilled GLASSBLOWERS fashion their delicate objects. Exciting optional activities are available. (BB)
Day 11: Venice-Innsbruck, Austria-Munich, Germany. (Mon.)
Leave Italy on the spectacular Brenner Pass which leads through the barrier of the Tyrolean Alps to Austria. In Innsbruck enjoy a pleasant stroll through quaint medieval lanes to Emperor Maximilians GOLDEN ROOF before continuing through the Bavarian Alps to Munich, Germany's "secret capital." Your orientation tour features the most famous landmarks: Olympic Stadium, 1,000-foot-high Television Tower, and the 17th-century Nymphenburg Palace. How about a stein of beer at the famous Hofbre€uhaus tonight? (BB,D)
Day 12: Munich-Rothenburg-Rhineland. (Tue.)
Drive through the Swabian Jura to Rothenburg for an orientation of this walled town. Enjoy free time before continuing to the Rhineland. (BB,D)
Day 13: Rhineland-Amsterdam, Holland. (Wed.)
This morning's highlight is a romantic RHINE CRUISE past castle-crested hills, terraced vineyards, and the Lorelei cliff. Then continue to Cologne and visit the awesome twin-spired gothic CATHEDRAL before traveling through the Dutch region best known as the locale of A Bridge Too Far on the way to Amsterdam, capital of Holland. (BB,D)
Day 14: Amsterdam. (Thu.)
A Local Guide shows you the 700-year-old city, and the highlight is a CANAL CRUISE past patrician mansions, gabled fae§ades, and humpback bridges. Time to visit a major DIAMOND CENTER or one of Amsterdam's famous museums. The afternoon is at leisure, and an optional excursion to Volendam can be arranged. (BB)
Day 15: (Fri.)
Your homebound flight from Amsterdam arrives the same day. (BB) |
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Land & Air and Land Only prices are based on per person in a double occupancy room. Single (Land & Air) and Single (Land Only) prices are based on per person in a single room. Land & Air prices are based from New York (JFK/EWR), for air supplement prices from your departure airport please call us toll-free at 1-800-935-2620. Taxes are not included on the listed prices.
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Land & Air |
Land Only |
Single
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Single
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| Apr 18 - May 02, 2008 | Call Us | $2949 | Call Us | $3602 | | Apr 25 - May 09, 2008 | Call Us | $2969 | Call Us | $3622 | | May 09 - May 23, 2008 | Call Us | $2969 | Call Us | $3622 | | May 16 - May 30, 2008 | Call Us | $2969 | Call Us | $3622 | | May 23 - Jun 06, 2008 | Call Us | $2969 | Call Us | $3622 | | May 30 - Jun 13, 2008 | Call Us | $2969 | Call Us | $3622 | | Jun 06 - Jun 20, 2008 | Call Us | $2969 | Call Us | $3622 | | Jun 13 - Jun 27, 2008 | Call Us | $2979 | Call Us | $3632 | | Jun 20 - Jul 04, 2008 | Call Us | $2979 | Call Us | $3632 | | Jun 27 - Jul 11, 2008 | Call Us | $2979 | Call Us | $3632 | | Jul 11 - Jul 25, 2008 | Call Us | $2969 | Call Us | $3622 | | Jul 18 - Aug 01, 2008 | Call Us | $2969 | Call Us | $3622 | | Jul 25 - Aug 08, 2008 | Call Us | $2969 | Call Us | $3622 | | Aug 08 - Aug 22, 2008 | Call Us | $2969 | Call Us | $3622 | | Aug 22 - Sep 05, 2008 | Call Us | $2969 | Call Us | $3622 | | Sep 05 - Sep 19, 2008 | Call Us | $2979 | Call Us | $3632 | | Sep 12 - Sep 26, 2008 | Call Us | $2979 | Call Us | $3632 | | Sep 19 - Oct 03, 2008 | Call Us | $2969 | Call Us | $3622 | | Sep 26 - Oct 10, 2008 | Call Us | $2969 | Call Us | $3622 | | Oct 03 - Oct 17, 2008 | Call Us | $2969 | Call Us | $3622 | | Oct 10 - Oct 24, 2008 | Call Us | $2969 | Call Us | $3622 | | Oct 17 - Oct 31, 2008 | Call Us | $2969 | Call Us | $3622 | | Oct 24 - Nov 07, 2008 | Call Us | $2949 | Call Us | $3602 |
* All prices are subject to change without notice and at any time by the tour operators. Availability is limited and must be reconfirmed at time of booking. Please call us toll free at 1-800-935-2620 to confirm availability and current pricing on all our discounted specials. The prices on this website are not guaranteed until a deposit has been made. We are not responsible for errors, omissions, or changes in these prices until a booking has been confirmed by one of our agents.
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