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| 10 days London to London London, Paris, Lucerne, Oberammergau, Rhineland, Amsterdam This is the ideal Western Europe experience. Enjoy a fast Eurostar train ride from London to Paris, a welcome dinner at a fine Parisian restaurant and ascend the Eiffel Tower. Stops are made in the Principality of Liechtenstein, Innsbruck, Austria, romantic Rothenburg, and in Cologne. Enjoy a visit of the castle in Heidelberg and a scenic Rhine River cruise and wine tasting. Head to Oberammergau in the Bavarian Alps for the highlight of your trip – a once-a-decade performance of the famous Passion Play staged by by the town’s locals to fulfil a promise made to God in 1634. Two nights stays in London, Paris, Lucerne, and Amsterdam include guided sightseeing tours. |
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Itinerary |
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| Day 01 |
LONDON - PARIS, FRANCE. Meet your Tour Director and travelling companions and transfer from the railway station to board the EUROSTAR TRAIN to Paris, the splendid capital of a beautiful country. This evening, you may wish to join an optional dinner at a local restaurant followed by an illumination drive of the city. |
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| Day 02 |
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 bird's-eye view, take the elevator to the second floor of 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. (B) |
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| Day 03 |
PARIS - LUCERNE, SWITZERLAND. A comfortable ride on the highway skirting Fontainebleau Forest and the vineyards of Burgundy to the Swiss border. Enjoy vistas of the Alps as you enter picture-book Lucerne. (B,D) |
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| Day 04 |
LUCERNE. During your walking tour, 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. Afterwards, shop for Swiss watches and choose from our optional activities: climb a mountain by cable car, take a cruise on the fjord-like lake, or join a folklore party with yodeling and alphorn blowing. (B) |
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| Day 05 |
LUCERNE - VADUZ, LIECHTENSTEIN - INNSBRUCK, AUSTRIA - OBERAMMERGAU, GERMANY. Morning break is in Vaduz, capital of the pocket-sized Principality of Liechtenstein. In Innsbruck, take a pleasant stroll through quaint medieval lanes to Emperor Maximilian's GOLDEN ROOF. After Innsbruck, arrive in Oberammergau. (B,D) |
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| Day 06 | OBERAMMERGAU. Morning at leisure, afternoon and evening devoted to the PASSION PLAY. (B,L,D) |
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| Day 07 |
OBERAMMERGAU - MUNICH - ROTHENBURG - RHINELAND. After an orientation of Munich, continue north to fabulous Rothenburg with its ramparts and towers, cobbled lanes, and 16th-century houses. Next, arrive in your hotel, where you will stay for the next ywo nights. (B,D) |
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| Day 08 |
RHINELAND. Today, a romantic RHINE CRUISE past castle-crested cliffs, terraced vineyards and trim, half-timbered towns, enjoy a special highlight: a RIESLING WINE TASTING, the wine the area is famous for. The afternoon and evening are at leisure, and an optional excursion to one of the Rhine castles is available. (B) |
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| Day 09 |
RHINELAND - COLOGNE - AMSTERDAM, HOLLAND. A leisurely departure this morning for Cologne, where you will visit the awesome twin-spired gothic CATHEDRAL. Then, continue through the Dutch region best known as the locale of A Bridge Too Far to Amsterdam, the Dutch capital. (B,D) |
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| Day 10 |
AMSTERDAM. Enjoy a CANAL CRUISE with a Local Guide to see the patrician mansions, gabled facades, and humpback bridges, and hear about the history of the 700-year-old capital. Next, visit a major DIAMOND CENTRE. Later, you may wish to join an optional excursion to Volendam. (B) |
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| Day 11 |
AMSTERDAM - BRUSSELS, BELGIUM - LONDON, ENGLAND. Transfer to Brussels by motorcoach. Visit GRAND'PLACE. Then, board the EUROSTAR TRAIN to London, arriving in the late afternoon, where the holiday ends. (B) |
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*** End of tour *** |
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