TASTE OF EUROPE

view of saone river in lyon city at sunset
port of honfleur with the buildings reflecting on the water under a cloudy sky in france
historic city center of downtown lucerne with chapel bridge and
famous view of lyon with saone river

About

3 Countries/ 11 Days
Italy, Switzerland, France
Full Description

DAY 01

Departure reporting time at airport 1000pm, Overnight on board
ARRIVAL TO ROME
Arrival at Rome airport. Meet your tour escort and transfer by deluxe coach from the airport to the hotel for accommodation.
PM: Guided walk of the city: Trevi Fountain and the Spanish Steps, the Pantheon, Piazza Navona with the famous Bernini’s fountains and Campo de’ Fiori. Return to hotel, dinner and overnight.
 
VATICAN MUSUEM / BASILICA OF ST PETER & ST JOHN
After breakfast, transfer to Vatican city, at the end guided tour of St.Peter’s Basilica and the tomb of Pop John Paul II. In the afternoon guided sightseeing of the Ancient Rome Empire includes visits to the Roman Imperial Forum, the Coliseum, the Palatine Hill, St. Mary Major Basilica, St. John Lateran. Return to hotel and dinner.
 
ROME-PISA-FLORENCE AREA
After Breakfast, Vistas of undulating hill, austere rows of cypress tree, terraced vineyards, olive groves, and rural villages form the backdrop of your journey through beautiful Tuscany. Take a break in Pisa to see the square of Miracles and the amazing Leaning Tower, then on to the Florence area. Check in the hotel and overnight.

 

DAY 05

FLORENCE – VENICE
Traffic is banned in part of the historic center, so visitors can wander at Leisure and admire the cities timeless beauty in relative peace and quiet. Don’t miss out this morning on the included walking tour with a local Guide that features most of the city highlights. You will see the Pizza Santa Croce; the beautiful Pizza Signoria; the Palazzo. Vecchio and its courtyard; the Loggia dei Lanzi;and, to top it all, the Piazza del Duomo and its canthedral with the Giotto Campanile, and the magnificent East Door of the Baptistry know as the “Gate of Paradise”. Overnight in Padova.
 
VENICE

Transfer from Padova to Venice, Venice is more like a marvelous film set than a real live city, with like a marvelousfilm set than a real live city, with its criss-crossing canals, gondolas and water buses, arched bridges, places, and little quite piazzas. The orientation starts with a boat ride and is followed by a chance to watch Venetian glassblower fashion their delicate objects as they did centures ago. Don’t miss out on the gondola trip, gliding along the picturesque canals with a local troubadour to serenade you. Back to the hotel and overnight.

 

DAY 07

MILAN – ENGELBERG
After Breakfast, transfer from Padova to Milan , stop in Milan for Duomo Cathedral visit, free time for lunch, continue to Engelberg, local dinner & overnight
 

DAY 08

ENGELBERG – MT. TITLIS – LAKE LUCERNE – ENGELBERG
After Breakfast, proceed to Mt. Titlis visit, a cable car ride to the 10,000-foot Summit of Mount Titlis, and then Drive from Engelberg to Lake Lucerne, One of Switzerland’s finest cities nestled amid its snowcapped Alps, surrounded by its lake, and embellished by the clear mountain water of the Rives Reuses. Your visit takes in the impressive city walls a covered wooden bridge, ornate patrician houses lining Cobblestone Street, and the Lion Monument-a masterful stone sculpture in honor of the Swiss Guard of Louis XVI; a cruise on the fjord-like lake and of course time to shop for that very Swiss watch. Back to the hotel and overnight.
 

DAY 09

ENGELBERG – PARIS,FRANCE.
Drive Into France on the highway past some of its most famous vineyard, to Paris.. Check in the hotel & over night.
 
 

DAY 10

PARIS

After Breakfast, Full day city tour in Paris (Rue de Bac, Montmarte district,Sacre Coeur Basilica (Sacred Heart), Notre-Dame, La Sorbonne, Arc de Triomphe,Opera Madeleine, the Eiffel tower the pyramid near the Louvre, and Champs Elysees. Back to the hotel & over night.

 

DAY 11

PARIS

After Breakfast, Free day on own. Optional Disneyland . overnight [No Diner]

 
DAY 12
DEPARTURE
After Breakfast, transfer to Airport to fly back Home >>>>> End of Program
Included
Air Ticket
Accommodation
Transportation
Meals
Tours
Travel guide

TASTE OF EUROPE

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