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Essential Europe
| | Globus Tours - Land Discount with Air: 10% |
| Land only discount: 10% |
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Tour Operator |
Globus |
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Tour Code |
HF |
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Vacation Quality |
First Class |
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Vacation Type |
Escorted Tour |
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Number of Days |
12 |
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Starting Price |
$2499 (Select Dates) * |
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Single Supplement |
$666 |
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Triple room disc. |
$49 |
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Countries Visited |
France
England
Switzerland
Italy
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City Highlights |
Paris, Lugano, Lucerne, London, Florence, Venice, Rome |
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ROME
Welcome dinner at a local restaurant; guided sightseeing including headsets, visit the Vatican Museums and Sistine Chapel, St. Peter's Square and Basilica, the Colosseum and Roman Forum
FLORENCE
Guided sightseeing including headsets, visit Michelangelos David, the cathedral, and Signoria Square
VENICE
Private boat ride; visit St. Marks Square; glassblowers demonstration
LUGANO
Lunch stop
LUCERNE
Walking tour including the Lion Monument and the Chapel Bridge
PARIS
Guided sightseeing, ascend the Eiffel Tower
PARIS-LONDON
By Eurostar train
LONDON
Guided sightseeing, visit St. Pauls Cathedral and see the Changing of the Guard, if held
MEALS
8 buffet breakfasts (BB); 2 full English breakfasts (FB); 4 three-course dinners (D), including a special welcome dinner with wine in Rome
AIRPORT TRANSFERS
Airport transfers are included with land and air price.
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Day 1:
Board your overnight transatlantic flight.
Day 2: Arrival in Rome, Italy.
Time to rest or start exploring the Eternal City. At 6 p.m. meet your Tour Director and traveling companions and leave the hotel for a special welcome dinner with wine at one of Romes lively restaurants. (D)
Day 3: Rome.
Sightseeing with your Local Guide starts with a visit to the VATICAN MUSEUMS and SISTINE CHAPEL, world famous for Michelangelos ceiling paintings and The Last Judgement. 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 4: Rome-Florence.
An easy morning drive north to Florence, cradle of the Renaissance. Follow your Local Guide to visit the ACADEMY OF FINE ARTS with Michelangelos celebrated David, the magnificent CATHEDRAL, Giottos Bell Tower, the Baptistrys heavy bronze Gate of Paradise, and sculpture-studded SIGNORIA SQUARE. Later, take a moment to check out the enticing shops with Florentine leather goods and gold jewelry. (BB,D)
Day 5: Florence-Venice.
Drive across the Apennine Hills and through the plains of the mighty River Po to Venice. Enter the city in style by PRIVATE BOAT to ST. MARKS SQUARE. Admire the byzantine Basilica, the Clock Tower, lavish Doges Palace and the Bridge of Sighs. Watch skilled GLASSBLOWERS fashion their delicate objects, then time to explore or to join an optional gondola ride. (BB,D)
Day 6: Venice-Lugano, Switzerland-Lucerne.
Through the Lombardian plains, past Milan and Lake Como to the Swiss Alps. Stop in flowerfestooned Lugano, then continue north over 6,935-foot-high St. Gotthard Pass and through William Tell country to the captivating charm of Lucerne. Why not sign up for a folklore party with yodeling and alphorn blowing for a first-hand impression of Alpine merrymaking? (BB)
Day 7: Lucerne.
Admire Thorwaldsens LION MONUMENT and the ornate patrician houses lining the cobbled streets of the Old Town, then cross the famous covered CHAPEL BRIDGE to the Jesuit Church. Afterwards, shop for Swiss watches and choose from our optional activities: climb a mountain by cable car or take a cruise on the fjord-like lake. (BB,D)
Day 8: Lucerne-Paris, France.
Today cross the border into France and enjoy a fast ride on the modern highway skirting the vineyards of Burgundy and Fontainebleau Forest. Tonight you are in Paris, the traditional climax of every European tour. (BB)
Day 9: Paris.
Discover the world capital of chic and style with a Local Guide and admire its most famous sights: the Opera, Arc de Triomphe, Champs-Elysees, Notre Dame Cathedral, and more. For a birds eye view take the elevator to the second floor of Paris most famous landmark, the EIFFEL TOWER. An optional excursion to the lavish baroque Palace of Versailles is available. Tonight, a lively cabaret show might just be the ticket. (BB)
Day 10: Paris-London, England.
Board the EUROSTAR TRAIN for a smooth ride to London arriving in the late afternoon. Why not take in a West End show tonight? (BB)
Day 11: London.
Sightseeing with a Local Guide includes all the famous landmarks: Knightsbridge with Harrods, the Houses of Parliament and Big Ben beside the River Thames, Westminster Abbey, Whitehalls mounted horseguards and the Prime Ministers Downing Street, and Buckingham Palace. Highlights are a visit to ST. PAULS CATHEDRAL and the ceremonial pageantry of the Changing of the Guard, if held. Afternoon at leisure. You may wish to sign up for an optional excursion to the Tower of London with its fabulous Crown Jewels or an evening cruise on the River Thames. (FB)
Day 12:
Your homebound flight arrives the same day. (FB) |
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| Apr 14 - Apr 25, 2008 | Call Us | $2499 | Call Us | $3165 | | Apr 19 - Apr 30, 2008 | Call Us | $2529 | Call Us | $3195 | | Apr 21 - May 02, 2008 | Call Us | $2529 | Call Us | $3195 | | Apr 26 - May 07, 2008 | Call Us | $2529 | Call Us | $3195 | | Apr 28 - May 09, 2008 | Call Us | $2529 | Call Us | $3195 | | May 03 - May 14, 2008 | Call Us | $2529 | Call Us | $3195 | | May 05 - May 16, 2008 | Call Us | $2529 | Call Us | $3195 | | May 07 - May 18, 2008 | Call Us | $2529 | Call Us | $3195 | | May 10 - May 21, 2008 | Call Us | $2529 | Call Us | $3195 | | May 12 - May 23, 2008 | Call Us | $2529 | Call Us | $3195 | | May 14 - May 25, 2008 | Call Us | $2529 | Call Us | $3195 | | May 17 - May 28, 2008 | Call Us | $2529 | Call Us | $3195 | | May 19 - May 30, 2008 | Call Us | $2529 | Call Us | $3195 | | May 21 - Jun 01, 2008 | Call Us | $2529 | Call Us | $3195 | | May 24 - Jun 04, 2008 | Call Us | $2529 | Call Us | $3195 | | May 26 - Jun 06, 2008 | Call Us | $2529 | Call Us | $3195 | | May 28 - Jun 08, 2008 | Call Us | $2529 | Call Us | $3195 | | May 31 - Jun 11, 2008 | Call Us | $2529 | Call Us | $3195 | | Jun 02 - Jun 13, 2008 | Call Us | $2529 | Call Us | $3195 | | Jun 04 - Jun 15, 2008 | Call Us | $2529 | Call Us | $3195 | | Jun 07 - Jun 18, 2008 | Call Us | $2529 | Call Us | $3195 | | Jun 09 - Jun 20, 2008 | Call Us | $2529 | Call Us | $3195 | | Jun 11 - Jun 22, 2008 | Call Us | $2539 | Call Us | $3205 | | Jun 14 - Jun 25, 2008 | Call Us | $2539 | Call Us | $3205 | | Jun 16 - Jun 27, 2008 | Call Us | $2539 | Call Us | $3205 | | Jun 18 - Jun 29, 2008 | Call Us | $2539 | Call Us | $3205 | | Jun 21 - Jul 02, 2008 | Call Us | $2539 | Call Us | $3205 | | Jun 23 - Jul 04, 2008 | Call Us | $2539 | Call Us | $3205 | | Jun 25 - Jul 06, 2008 | Call Us | $2539 | Call Us | $3205 | | Jun 28 - Jul 09, 2008 | Call Us | $2539 | Call Us | $3205 | | Jun 30 - Jul 11, 2008 | Call Us | $2529 | Call Us | $3195 | | Jul 02 - Jul 13, 2008 | Call Us | $2529 | Call Us | $3195 | | Jul 05 - Jul 16, 2008 | Call Us | $2529 | Call Us | $3195 | | Jul 07 - Jul 18, 2008 | Call Us | $2529 | Call Us | $3195 | | Jul 09 - Jul 20, 2008 | Call Us | $2529 | Call Us | $3195 | | Jul 12 - Jul 23, 2008 | Call Us | $2529 | Call Us | $3195 | | Jul 14 - Jul 25, 2008 | Call Us | $2529 | Call Us | $3195 | | Jul 16 - Jul 27, 2008 | Call Us | $2529 | Call Us | $3195 | | Jul 19 - Jul 30, 2008 | Call Us | $2529 | Call Us | $3195 | | Jul 21 - Aug 01, 2008 | Call Us | $2529 | Call Us | $3195 | | Jul 23 - Aug 03, 2008 | Call Us | $2529 | Call Us | $3195 | | Jul 26 - Aug 06, 2008 | Call Us | $2529 | Call Us | $3195 | | Jul 28 - Aug 08, 2008 | Call Us | $2529 | Call Us | $3195 | | Jul 30 - Aug 10, 2008 | Call Us | $2529 | Call Us | $3195 | | Aug 02 - Aug 13, 2008 | Call Us | $2529 | Call Us | $3195 | | Aug 04 - Aug 15, 2008 | Call Us | $2529 | Call Us | $3195 | | Aug 09 - Aug 20, 2008 | Call Us | $2529 | Call Us | $3195 | | Aug 11 - Aug 22, 2008 | Call Us | $2529 | Call Us | $3195 | | Aug 16 - Aug 27, 2008 | Call Us | $2529 | Call Us | $3195 | | Aug 18 - Aug 29, 2008 | Call Us | $2529 | Call Us | $3195 | | Aug 23 - Sep 03, 2008 | Call Us | $2529 | Call Us | $3195 | | Aug 25 - Sep 05, 2008 | Call Us | $2529 | Call Us | $3195 | | Aug 27 - Sep 07, 2008 | Call Us | $2529 | Call Us | $3195 | | Aug 30 - Sep 10, 2008 | Call Us | $2529 | Call Us | $3195 | | Sep 01 - Sep 12, 2008 | Call Us | $2539 | Call Us | $3205 | | Sep 03 - Sep 14, 2008 | Call Us | $2539 | Call Us | $3205 | | Sep 06 - Sep 17, 2008 | Call Us | $2539 | Call Us | $3205 | | Sep 08 - Sep 19, 2008 | Call Us | $2539 | Call Us | $3205 | | Sep 10 - Sep 21, 2008 | Call Us | $2539 | Call Us | $3205 | | Sep 13 - Sep 24, 2008 | Call Us | $2539 | Call Us | $3205 | | Sep 15 - Sep 26, 2008 | Call Us | $2539 | Call Us | $3205 | | Sep 17 - Sep 28, 2008 | Call Us | $2539 | Call Us | $3205 | | Sep 20 - Oct 01, 2008 | Call Us | $2529 | Call Us | $3195 | | Sep 27 - Oct 08, 2008 | Call Us | $2529 | Call Us | $3195 | | Oct 04 - Oct 15, 2008 | Call Us | $2529 | Call Us | $3195 | | Oct 11 - Oct 22, 2008 | Call Us | $2529 | Call Us | $3195 | | Oct 18 - Oct 29, 2008 | Call Us | $2529 | Call Us | $3195 | | Oct 25 - Nov 05, 2008 | Call Us | $2499 | Call Us | $3165 |
* 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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