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Highlights of Italy and Eastern Europe
| | 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 |
HE |
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Vacation Quality |
First Class |
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Vacation Type |
Escorted Tour |
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Number of Days |
14 |
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Starting Price |
$2399 (Select Dates) * |
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Single Supplement |
$650 |
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Triple room disc. |
$57 |
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Countries Visited |
Hungary
Slovakia
Italy
Germany
Czech Republic
Austria
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City Highlights |
Budapest, Bratislava, Berlin, Vienna, Venice, Rome, Prague, Florence, Dresden |
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ROME
Welcome dinner at a local restaurant; guided sightseeing including headsets, visit the Colosseum, Roman Forum, Vatican Museums and Sistine Chapel, and St. Peters Basilica and Square
FLORENCE
Guided sightseeing including headsets, visit Michelangelos David, the cathedral, and Signoria Square
VENICE
Private boat-ride; guided sightseeing including headsets, visit St. Marks Basilica and Square, Doges Palace and the Bridge of Sighs; glassblowers demonstration
VIENNA
Guided sightseeing, visit St. Stephens Cathedral
BUDAPEST
Guided sightseeing, picture stop at Fishermens Bastion; visit Matthias Coronation Church
BRATISLAVA
Afternoon stop
PRAGUE
Guided sightseeing, Astronomical Clock, visit Hradcany Castle and St. Vitus Cathedral
DRESDEN
Orientation
BERLIN
Guided sightseeing, visit Kaiser Wilhelm Memorial Church; farewell dinner
MEALS
12 buffet breakfasts (BB); 5 three-course dinners (D), including a special welcome dinner in Rome and a farewell dinner in Berlin
AIRPORT TRANSFERS
Airport transfers are included with land and air price.
NOTE
Please check visa requirements with your local consulate(s); responsibility for obtaining visas rests with the traveler.
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Day 1: (Sat.)
Board your overnight transatlantic flight.
Day 2: Arrival in Rome, Italy. (Sun.)
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. (Mon.)
Sightseeing with your Local Guide this morning concentrates on ancient Rome: visit the COLOSSEUM, where gladiators fought, and explore the ROMAN FORUM, where Roman Legions marched in triumph. Balance of the day is free for independent activities and exciting optional excursion possibilities. (BB)
Day 4: Rome-Florence. (Tue.)
This morning is dedicated to religious Rome: follow your Local Guide into the VATICAN MUSEUMS and SISTINE CHAPEL and admire Michelangelos work. Next, enter ST. PETERS BASILICA and SQUARE. In the afternoon enjoy a comfortable drive into Tuscany and arrive in the late afternoon in Florence, cradle of the Renaissance. Evening at leisure. (BB)
Day 5: Florence-Venice. (Wed.)
Sightseeing with a Local Guide starts with a visit to the ACADEMY OF FINE ARTS with Michelangelos celebrated David and the magnificent CATHEDRAL. Admire Giottos Bell Tower, the Baptistrys heavy bronze Gate of Paradise, and sculpture-studded SIGNORIA SQUARE. Time to explore the many gold and leather shops, then leave for Venice, a powerful magnet for romantics and art lovers. Tonight is your chance to sample Venetian fare. (BB)
Day 6: Venice. (Thu.)
Enter in style by PRIVATE BOAT to meet your Local Guide and visit ST. MARKS SQUARE, the byzantine BASILICA, lavish DOGES PALACE and the BRIDGE OF SIGHS. Also watch skilled GLASSBLOWERS fashion their delicate objects in an age-old traditional manner. Balance of the day is free to wander through the narrow streets or to have a cappuccino at a sidewalk cafe. Exciting optional outings are available. (BB,D)
Day 7: Venice-Vienna, Austria. (Fri.)
Leave Italy and enter the loveliest part of Austria where Carinthian lakes and resorts, stately Styrian crossroad towns, and scenic Semmering Pass provide the ever changing Alpine backdrop of todays journey to Vienna, once the center of the mighty Habsburg Empire. (BB)
Day 8: Vienna. (Sat.)
Sightseeing with a Local Guide features vistas of the Prater Park with its giant Ferris wheel, and the United Nations City on the banks of the Danube River. Then drive along Ring Boulevard, pass the State Opera House, the Jewish quarter, and stop at the Hofburg Palace, winter residence of the Austrian Imperial family. Marvel at the impressive courtyards and famous Heldenplatz and visit awesome ST. STEPHENS CATHEDRAL. Optional excursions to Schenbrunn Palace as well as to one of Viennas many concert halls are available. (BB)
Day 9: Vienna-Budapest, Hungary. (Sun.)
Drive through the Hungarian plains to Budapest, Eastern Europes most cosmopolitan city. Afternoon sightseeing with a Local Guide includes elegant Andrassy Avenue, the Thermal Baths, and the worlds second-largest Jewish Synagogue. From the lacy lookout towers of Fishermens Bastion enjoy a panoramic view of the sprawling city. Then visit the 13thcentury MATTHIAS CORONATION CHURCH and Heroes Square. (BB,D)
Day 10: Budapest-Bratislava, Slovakia-Prague, Czech Republic. (Mon.)
Time this morning for an optional visit to the Parliament before a leisurely departure for Bratislava, the economic and political center of Slovakia. Next, enter Moravia, where Napoleon established his headquarters during the Battle of Austerlitz, and arrive in Prague, the Golden City. (BB,D)
Day 11: Prague. (Tue.)
Sightseeing with a Local Guide reveals why Prague is considered one of Europes most attractive capitals. See 1,000-year-old HRADCANY CASTLE, ST. VITUS CATHEDRAL, the Old Town, the Jewish ghetto, and the ASTRONOMICAL CLOCK, once the envy of all Europe. Afternoon at leisure. This evening why not join an optional dinner outing? (BB)
Day 12: Prague-Dresden, Germany-Berlin. (Wed.)
Stop in Dresden, the former capital of Saxony. Badly damaged by Allied bombing in February 1945, the city has since been restored to its former baroque splendor. Youll love the architecture of the Zwinger Palace and Semper Opera! In the afternoon continue to Berlin, the once-divided metropolis. (BB)
Day 13: Berlin. (Thu.)
Morning sightseeing with a Local Guide features the Kudamm, the restored Reichstag, monumental Brandenburg Gate, Charlottenburg Palace, the 210-foot Victory Column in the vast Tiergarten Park, and a visit to the KAISER WILHELM MEMORIAL CHURCH. Drive along Unter Den Linden Boulevard, and pass the German State Opera House and Checkpoint Charlie. This evening enjoy a farewell dinner to celebrate the success of your vacation. (BB,D)
Day 14: (Fri.)
Your homebound flight 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.
| Touring Date |
Land & Air |
Land Only |
Single
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Single
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| Apr 26 - May 09, 2008 | Call Us | $2399 | Call Us | $3049 | | May 03 - May 16, 2008 | Call Us | $2439 | Call Us | $3089 | | May 10 - May 23, 2008 | Call Us | $2439 | Call Us | $3089 | | May 17 - May 30, 2008 | Call Us | $2439 | Call Us | $3089 | | May 24 - Jun 06, 2008 | Call Us | $2439 | Call Us | $3089 | | May 31 - Jun 13, 2008 | Call Us | $2439 | Call Us | $3089 | | Jun 07 - Jun 20, 2008 | Call Us | $2439 | Call Us | $3089 | | Jun 14 - Jun 27, 2008 | Call Us | $2459 | Call Us | $3109 | | Jun 21 - Jul 04, 2008 | Call Us | $2459 | Call Us | $3109 | | Jun 28 - Jul 11, 2008 | Call Us | $2459 | Call Us | $3109 | | Jul 05 - Jul 18, 2008 | Call Us | $2439 | Call Us | $3089 | | Jul 12 - Jul 25, 2008 | Call Us | $2439 | Call Us | $3089 | | Jul 19 - Aug 01, 2008 | Call Us | $2439 | Call Us | $3089 | | Jul 26 - Aug 08, 2008 | Call Us | $2439 | Call Us | $3089 | | Aug 02 - Aug 15, 2008 | Call Us | $2439 | Call Us | $3089 | | Aug 09 - Aug 22, 2008 | Call Us | $2439 | Call Us | $3089 | | Aug 16 - Aug 29, 2008 | Call Us | $2439 | Call Us | $3089 | | Aug 23 - Sep 05, 2008 | Call Us | $2439 | Call Us | $3089 | | Aug 30 - Sep 12, 2008 | Call Us | $2439 | Call Us | $3089 | | Sep 06 - Sep 19, 2008 | Call Us | $2459 | Call Us | $3109 | | Sep 13 - Sep 26, 2008 | Call Us | $2459 | Call Us | $3109 | | Sep 20 - Oct 03, 2008 | Call Us | $2439 | Call Us | $3089 | | Sep 27 - Oct 10, 2008 | Call Us | $2399 | Call Us | $3049 |
* 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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