Overnight flight to London.

Welcome to London! There are transfers from the airport to the tour hotel. After checking into your hotel, the afternoon is yours to relax. Hotel: Thistle Marble Arch.

Your half day sightseeing tour of London's West End shows you Buckingham Palace, Picadilly Circus, Trafalgar Square, Big Ben, the Houses of Parliament and Westminster Abbey. The remainder of the day is at leisure. (BB)

Meet your Tour Director at London's Thistle Marble Arch and travel to Dover for your channel crossing to France. Continue through Belgium, past medieval Bruges and the port of Antwerp, into The Netherlands. See the first windmills on your way to Amsterdam - 'City of Canals'. Here your orientation tour shows you the Royal Palace and Mint Tower. Tonight, enjoy a Welcome Drink with your fellow guests.
Hotel: The Convent Hotel

Travel into Germany today to visit Cologne. Take time to view the impressive Gothic Cathedral and wander down the pedestrian mall. Then continue via Bonn, to the scenic Rhine Gorge. Board your highlight Rhine cruise past medieval castles, steep vineyards and the legendary Loreley Rock. Now on to Heidelberg to see its red sandstone castle, towering above the university city of 'Student Prince' fame, before continuing to our hotel.
Hotel: NH Heidelberg (BB, D)

Head into Bavaria today to admire the fairytale castle of Neuschwanstein. Continue to Oberammergau to see the renowned theatre and painted chalets before crossing the Austrian border to lively Innsbruck.
Hotel: Hilton Innsbruck (BB, D)

This morning your Tour Director shows you the Golden Roof before a visit to the superb rococo Wilten Basilica - its interior richly decorated with cherubs and angels. Leaving Innsbruck, cross into Italy and follow the Adige River through spectacular scenery to Verona. Walk with your Tour Director past the Roman Arena and learn about Romeo & Juliet. Now on to the romantic city of Venice.
Hotel: Continental (BB, D)

Cruise by private launch to St Mark's Square. Walk past the Bridge of Sighs and adjoining Doges' Palace to view the ornate Basilica and the Moors atop the clock tower. After a demonstration of Venetian glass blowing, you are at leisure to explore or shop! (BB)

Follow the 'Highway of the Sun' over the wild Apennine Mountains to your Rome hotel, scenically located in beautiful gardens. This evening join your fellow passengers for a Dine-Around evening of local cuisine offered from a selection of restaurants!
Hotel: Cicerone (BB, HD)

Sightseeing with your local guide takes you into St Peter's Basilica in the Vatican City to see Michelangelo's 'Pieta'. Then cross the River Tiber to visit one of the wonders of ancient Rome - the Colosseum. Round off your tour with a view over the Roman Forum, once the bustling centre of commerce, law and religion. There is time at leisure this afternoon. (BB)

Follow the Tiber north to Florence this morning. Join your local guide to visit the statue of 'David' inside the Academy Gallery. Then continue to the Cathedral, Gates of Paradise and the open air art gallery in Signoria Square. Later enjoy a leatherwork demonstration in the Santa Croce area, before time at leisure!
Hotel: Croce Di Malta (BB, D)

Journey north today past Italy's industrial nerve centre of Milan and the Italian Lake District. Cross into Switzerland amidst spectacular Alpine scenery, to reach the lakeside resort of Lucerne.
Hotel: Astoria (BB)

A full day in this beautiful city with its covered wooden bridges, painted gables, medieval fortifications, Lion Monument, baroque church, lake-side walks and excellent shops. Later take a spectacular cable-car ride up to the summit of Mount Pilatus for snow-capped views and true Alpine majesty. (BB, D)

Travel into France and continue through the wine area of Burgundy to Paris. Tonight, perhaps enjoy a tour of the glittering Illuminations of the city?
Hotel: Pullman Bercy (BB)

Your guided sightseeing tour shows you Notre Dame Cathedral and the immense facades of the Louvre. Drive through the Place de la Concorde and along the elegant Champs Elyses to the Arc de Triomphe. Now ascend the famous Eiffel Tower for spectacular panoramas over the city! Enjoy free time to shop this afternoon. (BB)

This morning there is a transfer to Charles de Gaulle Aiport where you board your flgiht home. (BB)