Europe
Europe is a continent located entirely in the Northern Hemisphere and mostly in the Eastern Hemisphere. It is bordered by the Arctic Ocean to the north, the Atlantic Ocean to the west, Asia to the east, and the Mediterranean Sea to the south.
| DAYS | DESTINATION | DESCRIPTION |
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| DAY 1 | ROME | MEET AND GREET UPON ARRIVAL AND PROCEED DIRECTLY TO YOUR HOTEL FOR CHECK IN BY 1400HRS. THEN YOU CAN TAKE YOUR ROME OPEN TOP DOUBLE DECKER BUS TOUR. THIS IS A TREMENDOUS WAY TO SEE THIS INCREDIBLE CITY FOR THE FIRST TIME, TO GET YOUR BEARINGS AND TO VISIT MANY OF THE MAJOR SIGHTS IN A RELATIVELY SHORT TIME PERIOD. COMFORTABLE AND CONVENIENT, THIS TOUR OFFERS YOU THE OPPORTUNITY TO REMAIN ON THE BUS FOR THE ENTIRE LOOP, LISTENING TO THE INFORMATIVE AUDIO COMMENTARY, OR TO HOP ON AND OFF AT EACH ATTRACTION. THERE ARE 2 ROUTES FOR THIS TOUR. THE RED LINE TRAVELS VIA MARSALA,COLOSSEO, CIRCO MASSIMO, BOCCA DELLA VERITÀ, PIAZZA VENEZIA AND VATICANO. THE BLUE LINE GOES THROUGH LARGO DI VILLA PERETTI, COLOSSEO, CIRCO MASSIMO, ISOLA TIBERINA, PIAZZA VENEZIA AND VATICANO. THERE ARE SO MANY THINGS TO SEE IN THE ETERNAL CITY, FROM THE TREVI FOUNTAIN TO THE COLOSSEUM. ROME’S ABUNDANT SIGHTS RIVAL THOSE OF ANY OTHER CITY ON THE PLANET, IN TERMS OF THEIR BEAUTY, HISTORICAL IMPORTANCE AND ABILITY TO SIMPLY TAKE YOUR BREATH AWAY. WHETHER YOUR INTERESTS LIE IN ANTIQUITY, ARCHITECTURE, CUISINE, CULTURE, RELIGION, SHOPPING OR SPORT, ROME HAS SOMETHING TO SUIT ALL TASTES. STROLL THROUGH THE PANTHEON, MARVEL AT MICHELANGELO’S PIAZZA DEL CAMPIDOGLIO AND ADMIRE THE SWISS GUARDSMEN OF VATICAN CITY. TRY A ‘PROPER’ SPAGHETTI ALLA CARBONARA NEAR THE SPANISH STEPS OR SIT BACK WITH A COFFEE AND PEOPLE-WATCH IN PIAZZA NAVONA. ALTERNATIVELY, IF YOU FANCY A BREAK FROM ROME SIGHTSEEING, ACT LIKE A LOCAL AND TAKE IN A LAZIO OR ROMA MATCH AT THE.OLYMPIC STADIUM. OVERNIGHT AT HOTEL. |
| DAY 2 | ROME - FLORENCE | BREAKFAST AT HOTEL. TAKE THE ROME OPEN TOP DOUBLE DECKER BUS. THIS IS A TREMENDOUS WAY TO SEE THIS INCREDIBLE CITY FOR THE FIRST TIME, TO GET YOUR BEARINGS AND TO VISIT MANY OF THE MAJOR SIGHTS IN A RELATIVELY SHORT TIME. COMFORTABLE AND CONVENIENT, THIS TOUR OFFERS YOU THE OPPORTUNITY TO REMAIN ON THE BUS FOR THE ENTIRE LOOP, LISTENING TO THE INFORMATIVE AUDIO COMMENTARY, OR TO HOP ON AND OFF AT EACH ATTRACTION. THERE ARE 2 ROUTES FOR THIS TOUR. THE RED LINE TRAVELS VIA MARSALA, COLOSSEO, CIRCO MASSIMO, BOCCA DELLA VERITÀ, PIAZZA VENEZIA AND THE VATICANO. THE BLUE LINE GOES VIA LARGO DI VILLA PERETTI, COLOSSEO, CIRCO MASSIMO, ISOLA TIBERINA, PIAZZA VENEZIA AND VATICANO.THERE ARE SO MANY THINGS TO SEE IN THE ETERNAL CITY, FROM THE TREVI FOUNTAIN, TO THE COLOSSEUM. ROME’S ABUNDANT SIGHTS RIVAL THOSE OF ANY OTHER CITY ON THE PLANET, IN TERMS OF THEIR BEAUTY, HISTORICAL IMPORTANCE AND ABILITY TO SIMPLY TAKE YOUR BREATH AWAY. WHETHER YOUR INTERESTS LIE IN ANTIQUITY, ARCHITECTURE, CUISINE, CULTURE, RELIGION, SHOPPING OR SPORT, ROME HAS SOMETHING TO SUIT ALL TASTES. STROLL THROUGH THE PANTHEON, MARVEL AT MICHELANGELO’S PIAZZA DEL CAMPIDOGLIO AND ADMIRE THE SWISS GUARDSMEN OF VATICAN CITY. TRY A ‘PROPER’ SPAGHETTI ALLA CARBONARA NEAR THE SPANISH STEPS OR SIT BACK WITH A COFFEE AND PEOPLE-WATCH IN PIAZZA NAVONA. ALTERNATIVELY, IF YOU FANCY A BREAK FROM ROME SIGHTSEEING, ACT LIKE A LOCAL AND TAKE IN A LAZIO OR ROMA MATCH AT THE OLYMPIC STADIUM. THEN MAKE YOUR OWN WAY BACK TO YOUR HOTEL. IN THE AFTERNOON AROUND 2PM DEPARTURE TRANSFER TO RAILWAY STATION TO CONNECT YOUR TRAIN TO FLORENCE. MEET UPON ARRIVAL AND TRANSFER TO YOUR HOTEL. THE REST OF THE DAY YOU ARE FREE TO ENJOY FLORENCE. OVERNIGHT AT HOTEL. |
| DAY 3 | FLORENCE - VENICE | BREAKFAST AT HOTEL. TODAY TAKE THE HOP ON HOP OFF TOUR OF FLORENCE. EXPLORE FLORENCE WITH 2 ROUTES ON THIS HOP ON HOP OFF TOUR. IN THE ROMANTIC REGION OF TUSCANY LIES THE JEWEL CITY OF THE RENAISSANCE, FLORENCE. SURROUNDED BY THE APPENINE MOUNTAIN CHAIN, IT LIES IN A FERTILE VALLEY SURROUNDED BY THE CHARMING TUSCAN VINYARDS AND OLIVE GROVES. THE ART GALLERIES AND MUSEUMS OF FLORENCE ARE RENOWNED THROUGHOUT THE WORLD AND HOLIDAYMAKERS FLOCK TO ADMIRE THE SUPERB DAVID OF MICHELANGELO, THE VENUS OF BOTTICELLI AND THE STUNNING DUOMO WITH ITS MARBLE FACADE WHICH GLOWS IN THE GOLDEN SUNLIGHT. THE START POINT FOR LINE A IS S M NOVELLA STATION AND FOR LINE B IS S. FREDIANO. LATER IN THE AFTERNOON AT AROUND 2PM DEPARTURE TRANSFER TO FLORENCE RAILWAY STATION TO CONNECT YOUR TRAIN TO VENICE ST LUCIA STATION. ARRIVE IN VENICE AND YOU WILL BE TRANSFERRED TO YOUR HOTEL. OVERNIGHT AT HOTEL. |
| DAY 4 | VENICE | BREAKFAST AT HOTEL. IN THE MORNING MAKE YOUR OWN WAY TO THE TOURIST OFFICE, PLAZA SAN MARCOS BY 0900HRS. TAKE A GUIDED WALKING TOUR OF VENICE (SIC BASIS). THIS INTERESTING TOUR IS CENTERED AROUND THE HISTORY OF ST. MARK'S SQUARE AND ITS MAIN MONUMENTS. VISIT THE ST. MARK'S BASILICA WITH ITS MARBLE AND MOSAICS AND THE DUCAL PALACE. THIS IS WHERE THE OLD REPUBLIC OF VENICE EXERCISED THEIR POLITICAL AND COMMERCIAL POWERS IN THE DOGE PALACE. CROSS THE BRIDGE OF SIGHS ARRIVING AT THE FAMOUS VENICE JAIL. FINISHING OFF THE TOUR IS THE OPPORTUNITY TO VISIT THE GLASS FACTORY ON THE ISLAND OF MURANO (THE VISIT TO MURANO IS OPTIONAL AND NOT INCLUDED IN THE WALKING TOUR). THE REST OF THE AFTERNOON FREE TO EXPLORE VENICE. OVERNIGHT AT HOTEL. |
| DAY 5 | VENICE - MILAN | BREAKFAST AT HOTEL. DEPARTURE TRANSFER TO TRAIN STATION TO CONNECT TRAIN TO MILAN. ARRIVE AND TRANSFER TO YOUR HOTEL BY AFTERNOON. CHECK INTO HOTEL BY 1400HRS. LATER MAKE YOUR OWN WAY TO THE STARTING POINT OF THE HOP ON HOP OFF MILAN TOUR WHICH OFFERS TWO ROUTES WITH ONE TICKET. ENJOY A PANORAMIC VIEW OF THE CITY ON AN OPEN TOP DOUBLE-DECKER RED BUS. WITH TWO LINES AND 12 STOPS, BOTH LINES TOUCH THE MOST POPULAR SIGHTS OF MILAN WHICH INCLUDE THE MAGNIFICENT GOTHIC CATHEDRAL OF DUOMO, THE WORLD FAMOUS LA SCALA OPERA HOUSE AND THE BEAUTIFUL FORTRESS OF THE CASTELLO SFORZESCO. OVERNIGHT AT HOTEL. |
| DAY 6 | VENICE - MILAN | BREAKFAST AT HOTEL. TODAY IN THE MORNING CONTINUE WITH YOUR HOP ON HOP OFF MILAN TOUR WHICH OFFERS TWO ROUTES WITH ONE TICKET. WITH ITS PANORAMIC OPEN TOP DOUBLE-DECKER RED BUSES, THIS TOUR OFFERS YOU THE OPPORTUNITY TO DISCOVER THIS BUSY AND ATTRACTIVE CITY FROM A PREFERENTIAL POINT OF VIEW. WITH TWO LINES AND 12 STOPS, BOTH LINES TOUCH THE MOST POPULAR SIGHTS OF MILAN. WHICH INCLUDE THE MAGNIFICENT GOTHIC CATHEDRAL OF DUOMO, THE WORLD FAMOUS LA SCALA OPERA HOUSE AND THE BEAUTIFUL FORTRESS OF THE CASTELLO SFORZESCO. LATER DEPARTURE TRANSFER IN THE AFTERNOON TO THE TRAIN STATION TO CONNECT YOUR TRAIN TO ZURICH (STANDARD CLASS TRAIN TICKET INCLUDED). ARRIVAL TRANSFER TO YOUR HOTEL. OVERNIGHT AT HOTEL. |
| DAY 7 | ZURICH – MT TITLIS – LUCERNE - ZURICH | BREAKFAST AT HOTEL. PROCEED TO THE STARTING POINT OF THIS TOUR AT ZURICH BUS STATION. FULL DAY TOUR OF MT TITLIS AND LUCERNE (SIC BASIS). AN ADVENTURE EXCURSION TO THE HIGHEST VANTAGE POINT IN CENTRAL SWITZERLAND. A PLEASANT RIDE WITH OUR DELUXE MOTOR COACH TAKES YOU TO THE MOUNTAIN RESORT OF ENGELBERG IN CENTRAL SWITZERLAND. HERE YOU WILL BOARD THE AERIAL CABLEWAY FOR A 45 MINUTE JOURNEY FROM THE GREEN VALLEY BOTTOM TO THE HIGH ALPINE GLACIER REGION AT 3020 M/10000 FT WHICH GUARANTEES SNOW THE WHOLE YEAR ROUND. ENJOY A MAGNIFICENT RIDE IN THE WORLD'S FIRST EVER REVOLVING 'ROTAIR' GONDOLA, WHICH OFFERS A 360° PANORAMIC VIEW INTO THE ALPS. DURING THE 2 HOUR STAY ON THE MOUNTAIN VISIT THE ICE GROTTO AND EXPERIENCE THE NEW ICE FLYER. THIS IS A CHAIR LIFT RIDE OVER THE GLACIER WITH FANTASTIC VIEWS INTO CREVASSES AND ICE FALLS. ALSO ENJOY A SNOW SLIDE ON THE 'FUN LIFT' (THESE ACTIVITIES ARE INCLUDED IN OUR TOUR). AFTER THE DESCENT TO ENGELBERG WE BOARD OUR COACH FOR A DRIVE TO LUCERNE, TIME AT LEISURE APPROXIMATELY 1 HOUR FOR SIGHTSEEING AND SHOPPING BEFORE THE COACH TAKES YOU BACK TO ZURICH. OVERNIGHT AT HOTEL. |
| DAY 8 | ZURICH - PARIS | BREAKFAST AT HOTEL. LATER WILL BE A DEPARTURE TRANSFER TO ZURICH TRAIN STATION TO CONNECT TO YOUR TRAIN TO FRANKFURT (STANDARD CLASS TRAIN TICKET INCLUDED). MEET UPON ARRIVAL IN PARIS TRAIN STATION AND TRANSFER TO YOUR HOTEL. CHECK INTO HOTEL BY 1400HRS. REST OF THE AFTERNOON FREE AT LEISURE. OVERNIGHT AT HOTEL. |
| DAY 9 | PARIS | BREAKFAST AT HOTEL. ENJOY PARIS AT YOUR LEISURE ON AN OPEN TOP BUS TOUR. DISCOVER THE MAIN SITES OF PARIS IN AN ORIGINAL AND RELAXED WAY. THE ROUND TOUR LASTS APPROXIMATELY 2 HOURS AND 15 MINUTES WITH FREQUENT DAILY DEPARTURES. YOU MAY BREAK YOUR TOUR AT ANY OF OUR NINE STOPS AND CONTINUE LATER. YOU CAN STOP AT THESE STOPS AND ALSO SHOP. A MULTI-LINGUAL SYSTEM IS AVAILABLE ON ALL BUSES ALLOWING YOU TO HEAR COMMENTARIES IN ONE OF THE 8 LANGUAGES. YOUR TICKET WILL BE VALID FOR 2 CONSECUTIVE DAYS. OVERNIGHT AT HOTEL. |
| DAY 10 | PARIS | BREAKFAST AT HOTEL. ENJOY PARIS AT YOUR LEISURE ON AN OPEN TOP BUS TOUR. DISCOVER THE MAIN SITES OF PARIS IN AN ORIGINAL AND RELAXED WAY. THE ROUND TOUR LASTS APPROXIMATELY 2 HOURS AND 15 MINUTES WITH FREQUENT DAILY DEPARTURES. YOU MAY BREAK YOUR TOUR AT ANY OF OUR NINE STOPS AND CONTINUE LATER.YOU CAN STOP AT THESE STOPS AND ALSO SHOP. A MULTI-LINGUAL SYSTEM IS AVAILABLE ON ALL BUSES ALLOWING YOU TO HEAR COMMENTARIES IN ONE OF THE 8 LANGUAGES. YOUR TICKET WILL BE VALID FOR 2 CONSECUTIVE DAYS. OVERNIGHT AT HOTEL. |
| DAY 11 | PARIS | BREAKFAST AT HOTEL. DAY FREE UNTIL DEPARTURE TRANSFER TO AIRPORT OR TRAIN STATION. |
| DAY 12 | PARIS – LONDON | UPON ARRIVAL, YOU WILL MEET OUR EXPERIENCED TOUR MANAGER AT THE ARRIVAL HALL. CHECK-IN TO THE HOTEL. IN THE EVENING, YOU WILL ENJOY A RIDE TO THE LONDON EYE FOLLOWED BY DINNER AT AN INDIAN RESTAURANT AND STAY OVERNIGHT IN A HOTEL. |
| DAY 13 | LONDON | AFTER BREAKFAST, YOU WILL TAKE A GUIDED CITY TOUR OF LONDON WITH PHOTO STOP AT FEW OF THE ATTRACTIONS SUCH AS BUCKINGHAM PALACE TO SEE THE PARADE AND THE CHANGE OF GUARDS (SUBJECT TO OPERATION). THEREAFTER, WE HEAD TO THE LONDON BRIDGE, BIG BEN, TRAFALGAR SQUARE AND TOWER BRIDGE. GO BACK TO STAY IN THE HOTEL. |
| DAY 14 | LONDON | AFTER BREAKFAST, YOU CAN VISIT MADAME TUSSAUDS WAX MUSEUM. AND GO FOR SHOPING. OVERNIGHT STAY AT HOTEL. |
| DAY 15 | LONDON - DELHI | AFTER BREAKFAST. TRANSFER TO LONDON AIRPORT FOR CATCH THE FLIGHT FO RRETURN TO INDIA |
SUGGESTIVE ITINERARY OF 14 NIGHTS / 15 DAYS