• Day 1: Fly overnight to England

• Day 2: London

  Meet your Tour Director at the airport

  Take a walking tour of London

  With your tour director you will see:
  

  • The Strand
  • Trafalgar Square
  • Leicester Square
  • Covent Garden

• Day 3: London

  Take a guided tour of London

  With your expert local guide you will see:
  

  • Big Ben and Houses of Parliament
  • Piccadilly Circus
  • St. Paul’s Cathedral
  • Westminster Abbey
  • Changing of the Guard at Buckingham Palace (if scheduled)

  Enjoy an authentic fish and chips dinner

• Day 4: London

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  Oxford and Stratford

  Visit two of England’s most acclaimed towns on a full-day excursion into the English countryside. First, visit ivy-draped Oxford, home to the oldest university in the English-speaking world. After free time, it’s on to Stratford-upon-Avon, where Shakespeare was born, married and buried. You’ll also see the English gardens and orchard belonging to his wife at Anne Hathaways Cottage.

• Day 5: London • Paris

  Travel by Eurostar train to Paris

  Arrive in Paris

• Day 6: Paris

  Take a guided tour of Paris

  With your expert local guide you will see:
  

  • Place de la Concorde
  • Champs-Élysées
  • Arc de Triomphe
  • Les Invalides
  • Eiffel Tower

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  Versailles

  Enjoy an excursion to the grand palace of Versailles, where Louis XIV held court in the most lavish style imaginable. On a tour, stroll through the elegantly landscaped gardens, the historic Hall of Mirrors, and the ornately decorated State Apartments. Note: Versailles is closed on Mondays.

• Day 7: Paris

  Visit the Louvre

  Take a walking tour of Paris

  With your tour director you will see:
  

  • Latin Quarter
  • The Louvre
  • Notre Dame Cathedral

  Catch a glimpse of Notre-Dame Cathedral

• Day 8: Central Swiss Alps

  Travel via Burgundy to the Lucerne region

• Day 9: Central Swiss Alps

  Take a tour of Lucerne

  With your tour director you will see:
  

  • Lion Monument
  • Kapellbrücke
  • Lake Luzern

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  Swiss Alps Experience

  Venture to the top of Mount Pilatus, the majestic 6,387-foot peak that towers over Lucerne. In the summer, take a boat across Lake Lucerne and then ride the Pilatus cog railway—the steepest in the world—to the top. During other seasons, take a motorcoach to the base and a 45-minute cable car ride to the top, where you’ll enjoy splendid views. (Note: Warm clothes and appropriate shoes recommended.)

• Day 10: Florence

  Travel to Florence

• Day 11: Florence

  Take a guided tour of Florence

  With your expert local guide you will see:

  • Piazza della Signoria
  • Ponte Vecchio
  • Chiesa di Santa Croce
  • Gates of Paradise

  Visit the Duomo

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  Pisa

  Journey to Pisa on this half-day excursion. Enjoy a guided tour of the city’s Field of Miracles, where you can snap a picture of the 12th-century Leaning Tower, aslant ever since the third floor was built. This is where Galileo was said to have developed his laws of gravity. Also visit the adjacent cathedral and baptistery, which contain exquisite marble pulpits carved in the Gothic style.

• Day 12: Assisi • Rome

  Travel to Assisi

  Visit the Basilica of St. Francis

  Continue on to Rome

• Day 13: Rome

  Take a guided tour of Vatican City

  Visit the Sistine Chapel

  Visit St. Peter’s Basilica

  Take an expertly guided tour of Rome

  Visit the Colosseum

  Visit the Roman Forum

  Take a self-guided walking tour of Rome:

  • Trevi Fountain
  • Pantheon
  • Piazza Navona
  • Spanish Steps

• Day 14: Rome

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  Pompeii

  Gain unparalleled insight into the lives of the ancient Roman elite on this optional excursion. Buried in volcanic ash in 79 A.D., the former resort town of Pompeii is now fully excavated and, uniquely preserved as it was, one of the world’s richest archaeological sites. After a guided tour, enjoy an included lunch and free time before returning to Rome for dinner. Note: Comfortable shoes are recommended.

• Day 15: Venice

  Travel to Venice

• Day 16: Venice

  Take a guided tour of Venice

  • St. Mark’s Square
  • Grand Canal

  Visit the Doge's Palace

  See a glass-blowing demonstration

• Day 17: Venice • Tyrol

  Travel via Innsbruck to the Tyrol Region

• Day 18: Munich

  Visit Neuschwanstein Castle

  Continue on to Munich

• Day 19: Munich

  Take a guided tour of Munich

  With your expert local guide you will see:
  

  • Olympic Stadium
  • Residenz
  • Marienplatz

  Visit Dachau

  Take a walking tour of Munich

  With your tour director you will see:
  

  • Frauenkirche
  • Neues Rathaus
  • Hofbräuhaus

• Day 20: Depart for home

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• Day 20: Berlin

  Visit the Mödlareuth wall museum

  Continue on to Berlin

  Take a walking tour of Berlin

  With your tour director you will see:
  

  • Unter den Linden
  • Reichstag

• Day 21: Berlin

  Take a guided tour of Berlin

  With your expert local guide you will see:
  

  • Brandenburg Gate
  • Kurfürstendamm
  • Remains of the Berlin Wall

  Photo stop at Checkpoint Charlie Museum

  Visit the Topography of Terror Museum

• Day 22: Depart for home