| Day | Destination | Description |
| Day 1 | Depart USA | Overnight flight to London. |
| Day 2 | London | After checking into your Trafalgar hotel, the remainder of the day is at leisure. Why not explore Britain's capital city?Hotel: Hilton Olympia (2 nights) |
| Day 3 | London | Many major sights are included on our morning sightseeing tour. Then enjoy time on your own to explore this exciting city. (Buffet Breakfast) |
| Day 4 | Amsterdam | Greetings from our Tour Director as we drive to Dover. Admire the White Cliffs on our Channel crossing to Calais in France. We drive through Belgium en route to lively Amsterdam, where an orientation tour shows us the Mint Tower and Dam Square. Later we enjoy a Welcome Drink with our Tour Director and then we have a wonderful introduction to this city with our included canal cruise in our glass topped boat. (Continental Breakfast)Hotel: Mercure aan de Amstel |
| Day 5 | Frankfurt | A morning visit to a diamond polishing and cutting factory starts off the day. Next we head into Germany, past Arnhem, stopping at Cologne to see its gothic Cathedral. Then we travel via Bonn to Boppard for our Rhine cruise past castles and vineyards to St. Goar. Finally, on to our hotel in Rhineland for dinner and overnight stay. (Buffet Breakfast / Dinner)Hotel: Sheraton Offenbach |
| Day 6 | Engelberg | Our first stop is at Heidelberg, to view the castle. Next we make our way to medieval Strasbourg where an orientation shows us the Cathedral. Then we enjoy a scenic drive through Alsace vineyards to the Swiss border at Basel and the resort of Engelberg for two nights. (Buffet Breakfast / Dinner)Hotel: Schweizerhof (2 nights) |
| Day 7 | Lucerne | It's only a short drive to nearby Lucerne. Here we have an orientation of this town including a visit to the Lion Monument, built in memory of Louis XVI's Swiss Guard and the Chapel Bridge. Later, there's time at leisure perhaps to scale a Swiss mountain by cable car and shop for delicious chocolates before we return to Engelberg! (Buffet Breakfast / Dinner) |
| Day 8 | Innsbruck | We pass the Walensee en route to the Principality of Liechtenstein, stopping in the capital Vaduz. Then we cross the border into Austria and follow the Arlberg route into the Tyrol and Innsbruck. During our orientation tour our Tour Director introduces us to a Hidden Treasure! (Buffet Breakfast)Hotel: Grauer Bär |
| Day 9 | Venice | Today we drive over the 620 foot-high Europa Bridge and Brenner Pass into Italy. Next, we travel through the foothills of the Dolomites to magical Venice. This evening maybe enjoy a gondola serenade along the canals of Venice, listening to Italian melodies! (Buffet Breakfast)Hotel: Novotel Castellana (2 nights) |
| Day 10 | Venice | We discover this Byzantine city on an included canal cruise by private motor launch to St. Mark's Square. We'll view the Bridge of Sighs and the Doges' Palace before visiting a glass-blowing factory. Then free time to shop, explore or cruise to the island of Burano for a seafood lunch. (Buffet Breakfast / Dinner) |
| Day 11 | Rome | Today we leave the plains of the Veneto and drive into the Apennine hills past Bologna, into Tuscany and Umbria. Soon we are in the Latium en route to Rome, the 'Eternal City'. Tonight, why not experience a little of 'La Dolce Vita'? (Buffet Breakfast)Hotel: Diana (2 nights) |
| Day 12 | Rome | Today's sightseeing with a local guide using our effective audio system, includes a visit to St. Peter's Basilica where we see Michelangelo's Pieta, then we cross the Tiber to see the Forum, the mighty Colosseum and to overlook the Circus Maximus where the chariot races took place in the past. Then perhaps visit the Sistine Chapel or relax over a long and lazy lunch! (Buffet Breakfast) |
| Day 13 | Sorrento | An early start through the vineyards of Frascati and into the province of Campania. We reach Naples and embark on our cruise to the Isle of Capri. Here we ascend to Capri town by funicular and enjoy a guided walking tour enhanced by our audio system before a stop at the Piazzetta to enjoy some free time. We also visit some of the gardens and view the Faraglioni Rocks. Then we take our ferry to Sorrento a clifftop summer resort, for the night. (Buffet Breakfast / Dinner)Hotel: Parco del Sole |
| Day 14 | Assisi | Off to Pompeii where a walking tour with a local guide takes us around the excavations. Then past the Abbey of Monte Cassino we reach the Umbrian hills and Assisi, St. Francis' town. (Buffet Breakfast / Dinner)Hotel: Il Castello |
| Day 15 | Florence | A morning orientation shows us the Basilica of St. Francis with its frescoes by Giotto. Next we're off to Renaissance Florence via the lake of Trasimeno. On our arrival a walking tour with a local guide, features the Duomo, Piazza Signoria and a visit to the Basilica of Santa Croce. See how leather is embossed with gold, with time to shop for leather and gold. We also make a stop at Piazzale Michelangelo, for breathtaking views of this city. (Buffet Breakfast / Dinner)Hotel: Mediterraneo |
| Day 16 | Nice | Our first stop is at Pisa to see its Leaning Tower. Then we pass the quarries of Carrara and drive along the Motorway of Flowers via Genoa, to Nice. Later, we sample the high life on a visit to the Principality of Monaco where we see the Monte Carlo Casino before we enjoy dinner in a French restaurant. (Buffet Breakfast / Highlight Dinner)Hotel: Boscolo Park (2 nights) |
| Day 17 | Nice | We drive along sparkling shores to fashionable Cannes. Then into the hills, we stop at medieval St Paul de Vence where another Hidden Treasure is revealed to us. Next we visit a local perfumery before returning to Nice. (Buffet Breakfast) |
| Day 18 | Lyon | Along the highway past Aix-en-Provence to arrive in the papal city of Avignon on the river Rhone. Time to admire the broken bridge as well as the magnificent Papal palace before we head to Lyon the ancient capital of Gaul. Here orientation shows us the Fourvière hill and the Place Bellecour one of the largest squares in France. Tonight, we enjoy dinner in a typical French restaurant. (Buffet Breakfast / Highlight Dinner)Hotel: Park Suites Part Dieu |
| Day 19 | Paris | Today's drive takes us along the Rhone Valley on our way to charming Beaune. From here we travel through the wine-producing Burgundy region to Paris for two nights with the chance to take in an exciting Parisian cabaret! (Buffet Breakfast)Hotel: Novotel Tour Eiffel (2 nights) |
| Day 20 | Paris | Today's guided sightseeing tour features a drive along the Champs Elysees from the Place de la Concorde to the Arc de Triomphe, the ascent of the Eiffel Tower to the second level by elevator, plus views of Notre Dame and the ornate Alexander III bridge. This evening , we join our Tour Director and fellow travellers for a Farewell Dinner. (Buffet Breakfast / Farewell Dinner) |
| Day 21 | Return USA | Bid farewell this morning as we transfer to Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport for our return flight to America. (Buffet Breakfast) |