European Sampler
Details
- Tour Operator
- Globus
- Duration
- 10 Days
- Escorted
- Escorted - Yes
| Day | Destination | Description |
| Day 1 | Board your overnight transatlantic flight | (Thu.) Board your overnight transatlantic flight. |
| Day 2 | London | (Fri.) Uniformed Globus Hosts are available to help you make the most of your stay. |
| Day 3 | London | (Sat.) 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, Whitehall's mounted horseguards and the Prime Minister's Downing Street, and Buckingham Palace. Highlights are a visit to ST. PAUL'S CATHEDRAL and the ceremonial pageantry of the Changing of the Guard, if held. Optional excursions are available to the Tower of London or to Windsor Castle. (FB) |
| Day 4 | Amsterdam | (Sun.) Meet your Tour Director and traveling companions and head for the railway station to board the EUROSTAR TRAIN to Brussels, Belgium. From here a comfortable drive will bring you to Amsterdam, Holland's 700-year-old capital. Enjoy an included CANAL CRUISE aboard a glass-roofed launch, which is the best way to get a good impression of how this city was built and how much still remains from the Golden Age. You may want to join an optional Dutch dinner with local specialties. (FB) |
| Day 5 | Heidelberg | (Mon.) This morning drive past the Dutch region best known as the locale of A Bridge Too Far near Arnhem to Germany. In Cologne visit the awesome twinspired gothic CATHEDRAL, and then the afternoon's highlight: a romantic RHINE CRUISE. Continue to Heidelberg and take pictures of the famous red-walled ruins of Heidelberg Castle. (BB,D) |
| Day 6 | Lucerne | (Tue.) A scenic drive through the lush valleys and pine-clad hills of the BLACK FOREST, renowned for its cuckoo clocks. On the Swiss border stop at the thundering RHINE FALLS, then continue to picture-book 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 | (Wed.) Admire Thorwaldsen's LION MONUMENT and the ornate patrician houses lining the cobbled streets of the walled Old Town, then cross the famous covered CHAPEL BRIDGE to the Jesuit Church. Balance of the day is at leisure to 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 | Paris | (Thu.) Cross the Swiss border into France and enjoy a comfortable drive through the Burgundy wine area and past Fontainebleau Forest to Paris. (BB) |
| Day 9 | Paris | (Fri.) 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 bird's-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 | Return Home | (Sat.) Your homebound flight from Paris arrives the same day. (BB) |
- Dates/Pricing
- Lodging
LONDON Novotel London West (F) AMSTERDAM Jolly Carlton (F) HEIDELBERG Best Western Rega (F) LUCERNE Monopol (F) or Astoria (F) PARIS Holiday Inn Republique (F)
- Disclaimer
- Popular Departure - due to itinerary and time of year, this departure historically sells out quickly. Early booking is encouraged.
US$ Price Details
Applicable air fare taxes and fees
Single room supplement:
HD $464 (0106-0330); $541Triple room reduction per person:
HD $40Extra nights per person in London:
Jan.-Apr.: in single room $142, in twin room $86, in triple room $75
May.-Oct.: in single room $232, in twin room $165, in triple room $146
Nov.-Apr.'09: in single room $159, in twin room $95, in triple room $85Extra nights per person in Paris:
Jan.-Apr.: in single room $218, in twin room $129, in triple room $115
May-Apr.'09: in single room $248, in twin room $137, in triple room $124Departures Nov.'08 to Mar-'09 are subject to itinerary and price modification. Details will be available in June 2008.
- 1221 Christmas Eve in Lucerne
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-Additional accommodations before or after your tour may be available at our low prices.Departure/arrival taxes and fares from other cities will be advised at the time of booking.
Price Guarantee: All vacation prices are based on rates (including foreign exchange rates) expected to be in effect at the time of departure. Prices are subject to increase without notice if such rates change prior to departure. The current price will be confirmed at the time of reservation. However, once Globus has received your deposit for any vacation departing during the current year, that land price is guaranteed, and any subsequent land cost increases are at our expense, not including any government tax increases. Airfares included as part of air-inclusive vacation prices are guaranteed when we receive confirmation of air itinerary and full payment. Vacation prices are per person, based on double occupancy. Single room supplements and triple room reductions may be applicable.
Not included in the tour price: Federal Inspection Fees for the U.S. Customs and immigration; International Air Transportation Tax; agricultural tax; any other taxes; security fee; airport taxes and fees; passports; visas and vaccinations; tips to your tour director; tour host; tour driver; local city guides; gratuities on ferries, trains and cruise ships; laundry; telephone; mini bar; alcohol; beverages and food not on the regular table d'hote menu (these extra items will be billed to you before leaving the hotel or restaurant); optional excursions; porterage at airports; travel protection; excess baggage fees; all other items of a personal nature.
