Euro Spree Tour

Package Overview

The Euro Spree starts with the fun of biking in Holland and a cruise on Germany’s Rhine River. Explore romantic Venice and conquer the Swiss Alps, then the glitter of Paris awaits. A super sampling of Europe’s great diversity.

Day wise Itinerary

• Day 1 : TRAVEL TO AMSTERDAM

  Your adventure begins as you depart by overnight flight to the “city below sea level” – Amsterdam.

  • Meals & Drinks In-flight
• Day 2 : AMSTERDAM

  The hotel is available for check-in after 2:00 pm. You are in for a real treat in the land of windmills and tulips. Leisure time before making new friends this evening at our orientation and Dutch-Indonesian “Rice Table” welcome dinner and a relaxing ride in the glass-covered boat through Amsterdam’s flower-lined canals.

  • Meals & Drinks In-flight, Dinner
• Day 3 : AMSTERDAM

  Let the good times roll on your optional excursion as we go biking through 13th century Dutch fishing villages along the Ijssel Lake beaches. Watch wooden shoes being carved and sample Edam cheese at a cheese farm. Back in Amsterdam enjoy free time to tour the Van Gogh or Rijksmuseum with Rembrandt’s “Night Watch,” the Anne Frank house or shop for famous Delftware china.

  • Meals & Drinks Breakfast Optional activity: Dutch countryside excursion
• Day 4 : AMSTERDAM - GERMANY’S RHINE VALLEY

  Cross the German border into Cologne, famous for the world’s largest Gothic cathedral that took over 600 years to complete. From Cologne we cruise down the fabled Rhine River past steeply sloped vineyards, medieval castles, and the legendary Lorelei Rock. Tonight, enjoy traditional German fare.

  • Meals & Drinks Breakfast, Dinner
• Day 5 : RHINE VALLEY - MUNICH

  This morning, we continue to the Bavarian capital of Munich, host city of Oktoberfest. We’ll see the Glockenspiel chimes in the Town Hall Square and the world-renowned Hofbräuhaus.

  • Meals & Drinks Breakfast
• Day 6 : MUNICH - INNSBRUCK - AUSTRIAN ALPS

  We drive along the “Romantic Road” past the Bavarian Lake District and the Zugspitze, Germany’s highest mountain, to Innsbruck, surrounded by majestic snowcapped mountain peaks. Visit the Golden Roof of Friedrich the Penniless, the Royal palace and the giant Olympic Ski Jump. Enjoy a dinner of Austrian specialties tonight.

  • Meals & Drinks Breakfast, Dinner
• Day 7 : AUSTRIAN ALPS - VENICE

  The snow-covered peaks of the Alps loom above us as we journey over the Brenner Pass. We’ll leave the mountains behind as we enter sunny Italy and arrive in Venice on the Adriatic Sea. Here we’ll walk through narrow streets and alleys lined with old-world shops and watch skilled artisans in a Murano glass-blowing workshop make Venetian glass. A trip along the Grand Canal fills us with the romance, mystery and intrigue of Old Venice. Leisure time may find you on a gondola gliding past moonlit palaces.

  • Meals & Drinks Breakfast
• Day 8 : VENICE - ROME

  The Highway of the Sun” weaves its way through medieval hillside villages to the Eternal City of Rome. Tonight indulge in a lavish Roman Banquet complete with mouth-watering Italian specialties and wine. Then our illumination drive takes us by this fascinating city’s ancient ruins.

  • Meals & Drinks Breakfast, Dinner
• Day 9 : ROME

  A free day in Rome to view the Colosseum where gladiators fought to death and the Forum Romanum where Caesar was assassinated in 44 B.C. Consider a visit to Vatican City, the world’s smallest state, to visit St. Peter’s Basilica housing Michelangelo’s magnificent “Pieta.” Stop to throw 3 coins in the Trevi Fountain to ensure your return to Rome.

  • Meals & Drinks Breakfast Optional activity: City tour of Rome with local historian
• Day 10 : ROME - FLORENCE

  We journey through the Chianti vineyards to the cultural magnificence of Florence, birthplace of Michelangelo. We’ll follow our art historian guide past the Ponte Vecchio Bridge, the Gates of Paradise, Giotto’s Belltower and more. After sundown, you can watch the carnival of street performers at the Piazza del Duomo. Get ready for an optional dinner of pure Italian delights at a rustic trattoria tonight.

  • Meals & Drinks Breakfast Optional activity: Tuscan feast
• Day 11 : FLORENCE - SWISS ALPS

  From Piazzale Michelangelo, we view the sunlit rooftops of Florence and bid her a fond adieu. Today, experience another dramatic change of scenery as our motor coach continues on our way to the Swiss Alps. Climb high over the St. Gotthard Pass surrounded by snow-dusted peaks and chalet-studded valleys below. On the other side of the pass is the Four Forest Cantons Lake whose shore leads us to the land of William Tell and shops filled with Swiss watches and chocolates.

  • Meals & Drinks Breakfast, Dinner
• Day 12 : SWISS ALPS - Train to PARIS

  Enjoy some leisure time this morning before boarding our train to Paris, the “City of Romance.” Our route takes us through the Swiss border town of Basel into France where we’ll pass quaint chateaux and Burgundy vineyards.

  • Meals & Drinks Breakfast Optional activity: French cabaret show
• Day 13 : PARIS

  An introduction to Paris’ familiar landmarks takes us past the Opéra, the Arc de Triomphe, Champs Elysées, the Eiffel Tower, as well as the hunchback “Quasimodo’s” beloved Notre Dame. We’ll also visit a local perfume center. Spend the free afternoon exploring the Paris that appeals to you most: cultural Paris including the Louvre Museum or fashionable Paris with Cardin. Sampling pastries goes with either choice. Enjoy French cuisine at our bistro dinner tonight followed by a cruise on a glass-topped “bateau” gliding down the Seine through the heart of the city.

  • Meals & Drinks Breakfast, Dinner

Inclusions

• Hotel
• Sightseeing
• 12 nights in superior tourist class hotels with private bath/shower, 2-share room occupancy
• 12 continental breakfasts
• Six specialty dinners incl. one beverage
• Comfort class train from Zurich to Paris
• Guided sightseeing tour of Florence and Paris
• Private tour director for the entire duration of the land tour
• All scheduled sightseeing
• Intra-European transportation by air-conditioned motor coach as per itinerary
• All service charges and local taxes
• Luggage tag and travel guides

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