HOLLAND, LUXEMBOURG & BELGIUM 9 DAYS WITH GLOBUS THE DETAILS ARE DONE You'll aiways visit the key sights and enjoy more inclusions; inside visits and special features are shown in UPPERCASE in the tour description, including admission charges where applicable. For standard inclusions, see page XX.
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ALL THIS IS INCLUDED • SIGHTSEEING AND MORE AMSTERDAM VVelcome dinner; guided sightseeing, canal cruise, visit Rembrandt's masterpieces in the Rijksmuseum: visit a major diamond ahr-iter; visit the Anne Frank House
INKLSMEER Visit the world's largest flower auction
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KEUKENHOF Visit the Flower Park (departures 0404-0516) DELFT Visit the Royal Pottery factory THE HAGUE Orientation drive NUENEN
Visit the "Vincent van Gogh Village" and museum and learn about his early work
BASTOGNE Visit the Bastogne War Museum; take pictures of the American Memorie]
LUXEMBOURG Guided sightseeing, visit the Cathedral of Our Lady, General Patton's grave
WATERLOO Visit the battle site with included Lion Hamlet Pass and enjoy lunch with local specialties at the Wellington Café
BRUSSELS Walking tour including the Grand'Place and a picture stop at Manneken Pis; Efarewell dinner with wine at a local restaurant
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Canal cruise with Belgian chocolate bonbons; guided walking tour, visit the Church of Our Lady and the market square; enjoy a traditional lace demonstration
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RANSPORTATION Motorcoach; canal cruise in Amsterdam and in Bruges; high-speed first-class Thalys train (Tour HWE)
• MEALS Full buffet breakfast (B); 1 special lunch with a drink (L) in Waterloo; 3 three-course dinners with wine (D), including a welcome dinner in Amsterdam and a special farewell dinner in Brussels
• HEADSETS Throughout the tour • FREE WI-Fl
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CUSTOMIZE YOUR VACATION • EXTRA NIGHTS in Amsterdam, Brussels, Paris • EXTEND YOUR VACATION to Paris (Tour HWE) II AIRPORT TRANSFERS Included if you purchase air from Globus. Private transfers available for purchase if you book extra nights.
• MyGLOBUS Personalize your tour ahead of time with additional excursions. Visit our website for details and conditions.
DAY 1 ARRIVE IN AMSTERDAM, HOLLAND. (Sat.) Welcome to Amsterdam! At 6 pm, meet your Tour Director and traveling companions for a welcome dinner with wine at your hotel. (D) DAY 2 AMSTERDAM. (Sun.) Your discovery of Holland features a morning sightseeing tour of the capital with a Local Guide. Enjoy a CANAL CRUISE past gabled merchant houses, arched drawbridges reminiscent of the Golden Age, and the strikingly modern buildings of a young-at-heart city. Next, visit the fabulous RIJKSMUSEUM with priceless paintings by Rembrandt and other Dutch masters. Then, time to explore Dam Square and the city center on your own, or to join your Tour Director for a visit to a major DIAMOND CENTER to appreciate how a rough mineral is transformed into a sparkling jewel. Afternoon at leisure. An optional excursion is available to a cheese farm, a dog maker, a working windmill, and dinner in the fishing village of Volendam at the former Zuiderzee. (B) DAY 3 AMSTERDAM. EXCURSION TO AALSMEER (OR KEUKENHOF), DELFT & THE HAGUE. (Mon.) Start with an early highlight visit to the impressive AALSMEER FLOWER AUCTION (departures 0523-0926), where more than 17 million flowers and two million plants are sold each day. (Departures 0404-0516 visit the famous bulbfields of South Holland and the extraordinary flower park of KEUKENHOF instead.) Next, continue to the world-renowned ROYAL DELFT POTTERY FACTORY with its magnificent collection of handpainted earthenware pieces, and see skilled craftsmen at work. After an orientation drive of The Hague, seat of the Dutch government and the International„Court of Justice, return to Amsterdam and visit the ANNE FRANK HOUSE. (B) DAY 4 AMSTERDAM-NUENEN-BASTOGNE, BELGIUM-LUXEMBOURG. (Tue.) Enter the Province of Brabant, and stop In the picturesque town of Nuenen, the "Vincent Van Gogh Village". Enjoy a unique experience: follow Van Gogh's footsteps in the town where he lived and worked from 1883-1885, visa the fascinating MUSEUM, and learn about his life, family, and early paintings like the world-famous Potato Eaters, which he painted there. Next, cross the border and stop in Bastogne. Here, visit the fascinating BASTOGNE WAR MUSEUM, then see the AMERICAN MEMORIAL of the Battle of the Bulge, where thousands of soldiers and civilians dient during the winter of 1944-1945. Arrive in Luxembourg, the capital of one of Europe's smallest sovereign states. (B,D)
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DAY 5 LUXEMBOURG. (Wed.) Morning sightseeing with your Local Guide covers the city's past and present—from the fortifications and the Old Town, perched high atop a sandstone outcrop with striking views of the Alzette and Pétrusse Gorges, to the modern administrative center of European institutions. Visit the CATHEDRAL OF OUR LADY, see the turreted Grand Ducal Palace, take a stroll along the panoramic cliff path known as "the most beautiful balcony in Europe," and see the GRAVE OF GENERAL PATTON. An optional excursion to Trier in Germany can be arranged. (B)
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DAY 6 LUXEMBOURG-WATERLOO, BELGIUM-BRUSSELS. (Thu.) A highlight visit today: drive through the Belgian Ardennes to Flanders and arrive in WATERLOO, where Napoleon was defeated and European history changed course. Your Lion Hamlet Pass gives you access to the Visitor's Center, where the Lion Mound, the films, and the Panorama help you relive the famous Batte of Waterloo. Enjoy lunch with local specialties and Belgian beer at the Wellington Café. Arrive in Brussels, the thriving capital, where your orientation features the Rue Royale, the Parliament Buildings, the Royal Palace, and St. Michael Cathedral. Continue on foot and enter GRAND'PLACE to admire its baroque guild houses and the gothic Town Hall. You cannot leave Brussels without touching the statue of Everard 't Serclaes, a 14th-century hero, for good luck, and taking pictures of the tiny but world-famous statue of Manneken Pis. (B,L)
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DAY 7 BRUSSELS. EXCURSION TO BRUGES. (Fri.) Focus on Bruges, one of Western Europe's most perfectly preserved medieval towns. A CANAL CRUISE (weather permitting), during which you can try Belgian CHOCOLATE BONBONS, will give you a first taste of this delightful town. The Local Guido will show you the Madonna of Bruges by Michelangelo, featured in the movie The Monuments Men, in the CHURCH OF OUR LADY and the famous MARKET SQUARE. Also enjoy a traditional LAGE DEMONSTRATION, a reminder of Bruges' history of cloth-making. Time for souvenir hunting and exploring on your own before returning to Brussels. (B) DAY 8 AT LEISURE IN BRUSSELS. (Sat.) This morning is your chance to join a half-day optional excursion to Antwerp, the second-largest Belgian city and one of the world's most important ancient seaports. Tonight, an included farewell dinner with wine at one of Brussels' lively restaurants, is the perfect way to celebrate the success of your vacation. (B,D)
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DAY 9 BRUSSELS-PARIS, FRANCE. (Sun.) You will be transferred by highspeed THALYS TRAIN to Paris, arriving at lunchtime. The remainder of the day is at leisure. (B)
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DAY 10 PARIS. (Mon.) Morning sightseeing features Paris' most famous highlights, including gothic NOTRE DAME CATHEDRAL, THE LOUVRE, and a photo stop at the Eiffel Tower. (B) DAY 11 AT LEISURE IN PARIS. (Tue.) Full day at leisure. Ask your Local Host for suggestions. (B) DAY 12 PARIS. (Wed.) Your vacation ends with breakfast this morning. (B) All services, including Local Host assistance, are provided by Monograms. Your hotel is the Crowne Plaza Paris llépublique (Cr).
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