EUROPE a N HIGHLIGHTS

7 Days starting from $2,179/person

Trip Highlights

Dive Into Culture Watch as skilled craftsman capture the distinctive sound of the cuckoo demonstrating the centuries’ old craft of clock making in the Black Forest

Connect With Locals In a medieval castle high above the Rhine River Valley, you’ll enjoy an exclusive Be My Guest lunch and be transported back to a time of kings and knights

Explore Paris with a Local Specialist

Discover Amsterdam and Lucerne

Visit the Rhine Falls in Schaffhausen and a cuckoo clock factory in the Black Forrest

View the Lion Monument and the Chapel Bridge in Lucerne, the Champs-Élysées, the Eiffel Tower, the Arc de Triomphe and Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris

See the Lorelei Rock and the vineyards of Burgundy

Scenic Cruise along the canals of Amsterdam and the Rhine River

Travel to Europe often requires an overnight flight. Please arrange for flights to arrive on or before Day 1.

Day 1 Welcome to Amsterdam

Welcome to the colorful city of Amsterdam. Explore this city of bicycles and boats before joining your Travel Director and fellow travelers this evening, on a scenic canal cruise including a light dinner and welcome drinks.

City

Optional Eurostar Extension

Consider extending your vacation with a visit to London. Travel from Paris to London by high-speed Eurostar™ train. This extension includes a standard class Eurostar™ ticket, transfer to the station in Paris and to your hotel in London as well as one night’s hotel accommodation in London.

D ay 7 Catch the Eurostar™ to London

Transfers are provided to Paris Gare du Nord station, where you’ll board the Eurostar™ train to London. The journey time to London St. Pancras International is 2 hours and 20 minutes. On arrival in London you are met and transferred to your hotel.

 Park Plaza Riverbank  Breakfast

D ay 8 Journey Home on trips operated by Trafalgar only when you book with us!

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2023 DEPARTURES

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Enjoy an English breakfast at the end of your vacation.

Day 2 Enjoy a Scenic Cruise in the Rhineland

Journey through Germany to the highest castle in the Rhine River Valley for an exclusive ‘Be My Guest’ experience where you’ll ‘Connect With Locals’ over lunch in medieval surrounds and be transported back to a time of kings and knights. We’ll board a river cruise to St. Goar then head to the old university town of Heidelberg, with its impressive Renaissance structures, Baroque Old town, and views of the ruined red sandstone castle. We venture to our Rhineland hotel, where we’ll spend our evening at leisure.

 Holiday Inn Mannheim  Breakfast, Lunch Day 3 Journey through the Black Forest to Lucerne (2 Nights)

In the enchanting Black Forest, we’ll ‘Dive Into Culture’ and witness the fine craft of cuckoo clock making, before crossing the Swiss border. We’ll visit the dramatic Rhine Falls at Schaffhausen, the largest waterfall in Europe and arrive on the shores of Lake Lucerne, where we will stay for the next two nights.  Grand Europe  Breakfast

Day 4 Explore Lucerne

MAY 14, 21, 28

JUN 4, 11, 13, 18, 20, 25

JUL 2, 9, 11, 16, 18, 23, 30

AUG 6, 13, 20, 27, 29

SEP 3, 5, 10, 17, 24

OCT 1, 8, 15

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DEC 3, 10, 17, 24

2024 DEPARTURES

MAR 21, 31

APR 7, 14, 21, 18

MAY 5, 12, 19, 26

JUN 2, 9, 16, 23, 30

JUL 7, 14, 21, 28

AUG 4, 11, 18, 25

SEP 1, 8, 15, 22, 29

OCT 6, 13

DEC 1, 8, 15, 22

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Day 5 Off through the Burgundy Wine Region to Paris (2 Nights)

See the changing landscape as you travel into France through Alsace and cross the Maginot Line. Admire the scenic Burgundy Wine Region, before arriving in Paris. Indulge in a free evening to explore the grand boulevards of the French capital. Experience the pageantry of Paris firsthand and opt for an Optional Experience to a Parisian Cabaret.

Day 6 Explore Magical Paris

 Breakfast

Soak up the relaxed lakeside atmosphere before your morning orientation begins. Cross the solid wooden Chapel Bridge, visit the solemn Lion Monument, commemorating the massacre of the Swiss Guards in 1792 and spend your afternoon shopping in the Old Town. Consider an ‘Optional Experience’ ascending the surrounding mountains for panoramic alpine views or wander along the tranquil lake shore.

Code: EHIG/WHIL. Prices based on two people sharing a twin room.

Solo Room Supplement: Call for pricing.

Gratuities: Ask your Travel Specialist if you’d like to pre-pay the gratuities for your Travel Director & Driver.

Festive Meals: Christmas & New Year’s Eve dinners have been arranged for Dec 23 & 26 departures.

*These departures may vary in itinerary, hotels, & inclusions in line with seasonal changes.

 Pullman La Défense  Breakfast

Join a Local Specialist today and delve into the artistic and historic treasures of Paris, including views of the elegant Champs-Élysées, the Arc de Triomphe and the Eiffel Tower. View Notre Dame Cathedral and enjoy a stroll through the Latin Quarter. This afternoon, amble through the city’s stylish gardens, avenues, and lanes, admiring the sophisticated atmosphere or consider joining an Optional Experience to the exquisite Palace of Versailles. This evening we enjoy a Farewell Dinner with our travel companions and Travel Director.  Breakfast, Dinner

Day 7 Farewell Paris

After breakfast, say a fond au revoir to your fellow travelers and Travel Director.  Breakfast