European Horizons (18 Days starting from $3,550)

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European Horizons
18 Days starting from $3,550

Countries Visited:
Austria, Belgium, France, Germany, Italy, Monaco, Switzerland, United Kingdom

Length:	18 Days
Type:	First Class 2008
Category:	Europe Discoveries
Operator:	Trafalgar
Tour Code:	EHOR-2008

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About This Tour

Cities Visited:
England, Belgium, Germany, Austria, Italy, Monaco, Switzerland, France

What's Included
Itinerary
Dates & Prices
Sightseeing
Details
SPECIALS

Sightseeing Highlights

London Sightseeing tour.
Dover See the White Cliffs.
Brussels Orientation includes views of the Grand Place, Royal Palaces, Atomium and Manneken Pis.
Cologne See the gothic Cathedral.
Rhine Valley Cruise past the Lorelei Rock (weather permitting).
Heidelberg Castle Views from the terraces.
Munich Orientation includes the Olympic Stadium and Marienplatz.
Innsbruck Orientation including the Golden Roof and Wilten Basilica.
Cortina d''Ampezzo Visit this ski-resort.
Venice Canal cruise by private motor launch. See St. Mark''s Square, Doges'' Palace and the Bridge of Sighs. Visit a glass-blowing factory.
Rome Sightseeing tour includes views of the Forum, Colosseum and Circus Maximus plus a visit to St. Peter''s Basilica.
Florence Sightseeing includes Signoria Square, the Duomo and visits the Santa Croce Basilica.
Pisa View the Leaning Tower.
Monaco / Monte Carlo Visit a casino, see the Grand Prix circuit.
St. Paul de Vence Visit this hilltop town.
Perfumery Visit the Fragonard Perfumery, home of French perfume.
Lake Maggiore See the Borromean Islands and visit elegant Stresa.
Zermatt Orientation tour of this traffic-free alpine resort.
Lake Geneva Drive along the shores and stop for a photo at Château Chillon.
Geneva Orientation including the UN Building, Jet d’Eau and Reformation Monument
Savigny-Lès-Beaune View the vineyards.
Paris Sightseeing includes the ascent of the Eiffel Tower plus views of the Champs Elysees, Arc de Triomphe and Notre Dame Cathedral.
Paris Sightseeing includes the ascent of the Eiffel Tower, plus views the Champs Elysees and Arc de Triomphe. Views of Notre Dame Cathedral.
Scenic drives Rhine Valley, Brenner route, Bavarian Alps, Apennine Mountains, Umbria’s hilltop towns, Chianti wine region, French Riviera, Lake Maggiore and Lake Geneva, Rhone Valley, Simplon Pass, Swiss Alps and Burgundy wine region.

Dining Highlights

1 Welcome Drink with your Tour Director in Brussels
1 Buffet breakfast and 1 Continental breakfast in London
14 Buffet breakfasts on tour
6 three-course dinners in hotels
1 local speciality restaurant dinner in Florence
Farewell Dinner with wine in Paris

24 meals in total (see day-by-day itinerary)

First Class Travel Highlights

Escorted by one of Trafalgar''s top professional multi-lingual Tour Directors whilst touring.
A qualified local city guide in Rome, Florence and Paris.
The services of a Trafalgar Representative at your London hotel.
Chauffeur driven on Trafalgar''s luxury air-conditioned coaches with onboard washroom.
Cross-Channel ferry.
For London Airport Transfer please see Airport Transfers section.
Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport departure transfer will arrive at the airport at 08.00 on Day 18.
Stay in twin-bedded rooms with private facilities.
All hotel service charges, tips, baggage handling fees and local taxes included.
A stylish wallet, tour documents and map book journal.

Airport Transfers

London Gateways: Transfers can be expensive, particularly between the Airport and central London. When you book your tour with Trafalgar your transfers to and from the airport are included. It''s that simple. Trafalgar has included a Free transfer to and from your airport and Central London.
Important – Please Note: Passengers will only be entitled to transfers to and from London Airports providing the following conditions are met:
You are staying at a London hotel, booked by Trafalgar, on the night of your arrival and the night prior to the date of your departure.
Flights are either booked by Trafalgar or detailed information on flights is provided by your Travel Agent not less than 21 days prior to departure.
Only one included transfer both inbound and outbound per tour is included by Trafalgar. Transfers are by express train to a Central London Rail Station.
Heathrow Airport: Inbound transfers operate between 06.00-21.30. Outbound transfers are timed to connect with scheduled flights departing between 08.00-23.00. Transfers will be by coach. Gatwick Airport: Inbound transfers operate between 06.00-12.30. Outbound transfers are timed to connect with scheduled flights departing between 08.00-23.00. Transfers will be by express train and coach. Transfers outside these times will be at the passengers own expense.
In the event of unforeseen events (road or rail works, demonstrations, strikes) Trafalgar will not be held responsible for delayed or cancelled transfers.
No refund is available for passengers not utilising this service.
Why not upgrade to a Hotelink transfer from the Airport to-the-door of your Trafalgar London hotel? (please ask Trafalgar or your travel agent of the additional upgrade price per person when booking)
European Gateways: With Trafalgar all passengers will receive complimentary arrival and departure transfers on the scheduled arrival and departure day of their tour at the times specified below. Please ensure your Travel Agent reserves your flight to co-ordinate with the transfer times shown.
Trafalgar Bonus - Passengers who book Trafalgar''s Land+Air package and who arrive or depart outside of these specified times on the scheduled arrival and departure day of the tour will also be provided with a transfer.
Passengers arriving before or leaving after the scheduled tour days are not entitled to a transfer but may book and purchase one through Trafalgar providing that they also purchase the additional pre and/or post tour hotel night(s) from Trafalgar. Please ask for prices of transfers at the time of booking your extra night accommodation.
Land only passengers arriving or departing on the scheduled tour arrival or departure days but whose flights don''t coincide with the listed transfer times below may also book and purchase these transfers. Flight details must be provided to Trafalgar not less than 21 days before the flight departure.
Click here to see scheduled transfer times.

Free London Return
Passengers on the ''Land only'' option may return to London by Trafalgar motorcoach at NO EXTRA CHARGE, instead of departing from Paris. Accommodation will be required, as arrival in London is late afternoon/early evening. Ask your Travel Agent to book this for you.

Day 1 - Depart USA Overnight flight to London.

Day 2 - Arrive London (2 nights) After checking into your Trafalgar hotel, the remainder of your day is at leisure. Perhaps explore Britain''s capital city.

Hotel: Riverbank Park Plaza (2 nights)

Day 3 - London sightseeing & at leisure Many major sights are included on our morning sightseeing tour. Then enjoy time on your own. (Buffet Breakfast)

Day 4 - London – Brussels A warm welcome from our Tour Director as we drive to Dover. Admire the White Cliffs before the Channel crossing to Calais in France. From here we drive through Belgian countryside to Brussels where an orientation includes the Atomium and Royal Palaces and we enjoy a walking tour of the Grand Place and see the Mannekin Pis. Later we enjoy a Welcome Drink with our Tour Director and fellow travellers. (Continental Breakfast)

Hotel: Renaissance (Deluxe)

Day 5 - Brussels – Rhine Cruise – Heidelberg – Rhineland (Ettlingen) Our day starts in Cologne to see its Cathedral. Then via Bonn to Boppard to embark on a Rhine cruise. We disembark at St. Goar and drive to Heidelberg. Here we walk to the castle terraces where we admire the view over the baroque city and then we continue to our hotel for dinner and overnight.
(Buffet Breakfast / Dinner)

Hotel: Radisson SAS

Day 6 - Rhineland (Karlsruhe) – Munich – Innsbruck Today we cross the Swabian Uplands into Bavarian Munich. On our arrival an orientation tour includes the Olympic Stadium, Marienplatz and Hofbräuhaus. Then on to Austria and the Tyrolean capital Innsbruck for the night. Here an orientation tour shows us the Golden Roof and Wilten Basilica. (Buffet Breakfast / Dinner)

Hotel: Innsbruck

Day 7 - Innsbruck – Venice (Mestre) (2 nights) Today a spiralling drive takes us to the Brenner Pass into Italy. Then via Brunico we drive into the Dolomite Mountains. We''ll view the Olympic ski-jump at Cortina d''Ampezzo, with time for lunch. Afterwards we continue to magical Venice for the next two nights. This evening a gondola ride would be hard to resist! (Buffet Breakfast / Dinner)

Hotel: Novotel Castellana (2 nights)

Day 8 - Venice sightseeing & at leisure This morning we will discover the sights and sounds of this floating city on our canal cruise by private launch to St. Mark''s Square, viewing the Bridge of Sighs. After, we visit a glass-blowing factory, before time at leisure to explore, shop or maybe take a trip out to the islands of the Lagoon? (Buffet Breakfast / Dinner)

Day 9 - Venice (Mestre) – Rome (2 nights) After breakfast our drive takes us across the Po Valley to Bologna where we join the Autostrada del Sole for our journey over the Apennine Mountains. Later, we arrive in Rome, the ''Eternal City'', where we spend the next two nights. (Buffet Breakfast)

Hotel: Villa Torlonia (2 nights)

Day 10 - Rome sightseeing & at leisure This morning after breakfast, our sightseeing tour with a local guide includes a visit to St. Peter''s Basilica where we admire the Pieta of Michelangelo, then we cross the Tiber to view the Forum, the mighty Colosseum and the Circus Maximus , scene of chariot races in the past. Later why not take an excursion to the Sistine Chapel and Vatican Museums? This evening perhaps dine out in one of the city''s many fine trattorias. (Buffet Breakfast)

Day 11 - Rome – Florence Today we travel through the Chianti wine-producing region of Tuscany to Renaissance Florence. Here our guided walking tour includes the Cathedral, Baptistery, Signoria Square and a visit to Santa Croce Basilica. Later our Tour Director shares a Hidden Treasure of the city with us before we enjoy dinner in a Florentine trattoria. (Buffet Breakfast / Highlight Dinner)

Hotel: Raffaello

Day 12 - Florence – Pisa – Monte Carlo – Nice (2 nights) 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 the Principality of Monaco. Here we have time to visit the Casinos in Monte Carlo. From here we continue our journey arriving at our hotel in jet-set Nice, for the next two nights. (Buffet Breakfast)

Hotel: Beau Rivage (2 nights)

Day 13 - St. Paul de Vence & Fragonard perfumery Today we enjoy an excursion to hilltop St. Paul de Vence with its art galleries and handicraft shops, an artist''s paradise! Then we stop to visit the Fragonard Perfumery before returning to our hotel. The remainder of your afternoon is at leisure in Nice, perhaps take a stroll along the Promenade des Anglais. (Buffet Breakfast)

Day 14 - Nice – Lake Maggiore – Zermatt Today we travel back into Italy and in the direction of Alessandria and Novara. Soon we are in the Italian Lakes and driving along Lake Maggiore. We stop at elegant Stresa opposite the picturesque Borromean islands. Then we drive up into the foothills of the Alps climbing towards Switzerland and the Simplon Pass. At the small village of Tasch we disembark from our coach where we will take electric mini-buses to Zermatt overlooked by the mighty Matterhorn. (Buffet Breakfast / Dinner)

Hotel: Albana Real

Day 15 - Zermatt – Geneva Our Tour Director shows us around this Alpine resort and reveals to us another Hidden Treasure! Then maybe take an excursion to the ‘Kleine Matterhorn’ before we drive along the Rhône Valley to Lake Geneva where the Chateau de Chillon stands , so chillingly evoked by Byron’s poetry. We drive around the lake to the city of Geneva where we see the United Nations Headquarters, the Jet d’Eau and the Reformation Monument. (Buffet Breakfast / Dinner)

Hotel: Cornavin

Day 16 - Geneva – Savigny-Lès-Beaune – Paris (2 nights) Today we leave Switzerland and drive through the French region of Burgundy , famous for its excellent wines. Here we stop to take a picture of the Savigny-Lès-Beaune vineyards. Next on past Auxerrois vineyards and past the Fontainebleau forest to Paris. (Buffet Breakfast)

Hotel: Pullman Paris La Defense (2 nights)

Day 17 - Paris sightseeing & at leisure Today''s sightseeing tour with a local guide includes a drive from the Place de la Concorde along the Champs Elysées to the Arc de Triomphe. Next on to the Eiffel Tower which we ascend to its second level and we have views of Notre Dame Cathedral. Later, maybe take an excursion to Versailles, but then we all come together for our Farewell Dinner tonight! (Buffet Breakfast / Farewell Dinner)

Day 18 - Paris - USA ''Au revoir'' as we transfer to Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport for our return flight to America. (Buffet Breakfast)

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All Land & Air Prices: Additional taxes and fees will apply, please visit www.trafalgar.com/taxesandfees. Airline fuel surcharges are included in the base fare. Additional restrictions will apply; please visit www.trafalgar.com/restrictions. Prices shown are from New York City (Europe vacations), Los Angeles (South Pacific & Asia vacations) and Miami (South America vacations). * This list indicates brochure rates and dates. For single travellers purchasing the twin-share option, please note that there is a no smoking policy in all shared rooms. Please note: In addition to being sold out or on a request basis only, a tour departure may not be displayed on this site for operation reasons.** For details on discounts that apply to this tour please refer to a brochure or see your Travel Agent. The displayed prices are based on twin-share accommodation. A single supplement price is available on request.

London
Dover
Brussels
Cologne
Rhine Valley
Heidelberg Castle
Munich
Innsbruck
Cortina d''Ampezzo
Venice
Rome
Florence
Pisa
Monaco/Monte Carlo
St.Paul de Vence
Lake Maggiore
Zermatt
Lake Geneva
Montreux
Lausanne
Savigny-Les-Beaune
Paris

All Land & Air Prices: Additional taxes and fees will apply, please visit www.trafalgar.com/taxesandfees. Airline fuel surcharges are included in the base fare. Additional restrictions will apply; please visit www.trafalgar.com/restrictions. Prices shown are from New York City (Europe vacations), Los Angeles (South Pacific & Asia vacations) and Miami (South America vacations).
* This list indicates brochure rates and dates.
** For single travellers purchasing the twin-share option, please note that there is a no smoking policy in all shared rooms.
Please note: In addition to being sold out or on a request basis only, a tour departure may not be displayed on this site for operation reasons.
For details on discounts that apply to this tour please refer to a brochure or see your Travel Agent.
The displayed prices are based on twin-share accommodation. A single supplement price is available on request.

CURRENT SPECIALS:

Take advantage of Trafalgar's great savings and discounts

Take advantage of Trafalgar's great savings and discounts.

EARLY PAYMENT DISCOUNT - Save up to 10%

Many Trafalgar tours sell out months before the departure date, so book NOW to avoid disappointment.The earlier you pay, the more you save! If you book and pay in full you'll save up to 10% off the Land-only portion of your trip. Below is our Early Payment Saving options - pay between:

4-6 months SAVE 2.5%

7-9 months SAVE 5%

10-12 months SAVE 7.5%

1 year or more SAVE 10%

All tours must be booked and paid for in full for this discount to apply. This discount does not apply to our Free & Easy Series, Greek Cruises, Egypt, European Express tour and extra night accommodation.*When booking our Basel to Amsterdam River Cruise please check our River Cruise brochure for the savings and discounts exclusions. Conditions apply.

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SAVE ON YOUR 2nd TOUR - Save 5%

Book two Trafalgar holidays, each 8 days or longer for a reduction of 5% off the land portion of the tour with the shortest duration. Take three tours and save on two! Ask your travel professional for suggestions on your perfect tour combination.

IMPORTANT: Tours are combinable with second and subsequent additional tours. Tours must be booked at the same time. Discount is per person only and does NOT apply to our Free & Easy Series, Cruises, Egypt and extra night accommodation or any combination of a tour plus a cruise or rail journey as shown in brochures. Please see our Trafalgar brochures for their saving or discount exclusions. Conditions apply.

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TRAVEL WITH FRIENDS - Save 5%

A party of five or more friends - Travel with 5 to 8 friends or family members on the same tour and everyone will receive a discount of 5% off the Land portion of the tour.

A party of 9 or more friends - Further significant savings are available for larger groups of friends and families traveling together. Ask your Travel Agent for full details.

IMPORTANT: Space is limited to one group per motorcoach, so book early! These discounts cannot be combined with any other rooming, Young Traveler or Triple Room Discounts. Names of all passengers traveling must be advised to Trafalgar at the time of booking in order to qualify. These discounts do not apply to extra night accommodation, are not combinable with our Frequent Traveler offer and are not available on Winter tours, Free & Easy Series, Cruises, Egypt, Turkey, Israel and Greece tours. Conditions apply.

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YOUNG TRAVELER AGES - SAVE 10%

Share your holiday memories with your family and take advantage of a discount on the Land-only portion of your tour. Young Travelers must be under the age of 18 years old on the tour departure date, and MUST be accompanied by and adult (limit of one young traveler per room).

On all escorted tours, children under 5 years old are NOT accepted. The Young Traveler must be the specified age at the time of travel to be eligible for this discount. This discount cannot be combined with our TRAVEL WITH FRIENDS DISCOUNTS, and is limited to one young traveler discount per room. It also does not apply to our Free & Easy Series, Cruises, Egypt, Turkey or Israel tours, extra night accommodation or London and gateway accommodation. Conditions apply.

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SINGLE TRAVELER room share and save

One of the great benefits of Escorted Travel is the ease of traveling solo, and with Trafalgar we make it simple by offering the following options:

Guaranteed Room Share

When traveling alone, we understand that some clients do not want to incur the expense of an additional single room supplement. With this in mind, on the majority of our itineraries, Trafalgar offers you the opportunity to purchase these tours on a 'room sharing' basis. We will accommodate you with a fellow passenger of the same sex on a 'twin room' basis (non-smoking rooms only). Please note that regrettably, we cannot guarantee that room mates will be of a similar age group. Even so, it is an enjoyable way to travel and get to make new friends and a positive way to stretch your vacation budget further. If we fail to match you we will provide a single room at no extra cost.

This service does not apply to our Free & Easy Series, Cruises, European Express tour, Egypt, Turkey, Israel and extra night accommodation. Conditions apply.

Single Supplement Value

If you prefer the privacy of your own room, you'll appreciate our low single room supplement.

TRIPLE ROOM DISCOUNT

Travel with three people, sharing one room and each of you will receive a discount off the land-only portion of your tour price. Each itinerary page will list the price reduction, see the tour of your choice.

Triple room discounts are based on sharing a twin-bedded room with an extra bed which may be a rollaway. This discount is applicable to itineraries featuring the Triple Room Reduction offer only.

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