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European Capitals: LONDON, PARIS & ROME

UK – France – Italy 10/1    10 days tour     Spring 2024/2025

From NEW YORK:

$3,799.00

From WASHINGTON DC:              

$3,899.00

If booked by July 31st, 2023 for the trips in 2024 and by July 31st, 2024 for the trips in 2025.

The price is based on 30 paying travelers and 5 free chaperones. For smaller independent groups we will adjust the price. The ratio for free chaperones stays at 1/6. The lowest number of paying participants for an independent group is 10.

LONDON, WINDSOR, PARIS, VERSAILLES, ROME, VATICAN

 Day-1. DEPARTURE CITY- LONDON: Overnight flight to London.

 Day-2. LONDON: Arrive in London in the morning. Board your bus at the airport and go on a guided city tour of this cosmopolitan city. See London’s famous landmarks: Buckingham Palace where Queen Elizabeth lives, 10 Downing Street where the Prime Minister of the UK lives and works, Trafalgar Square, Westminster Abbey, and the Houses of Parliament as well as the Clock Tower or Big Ben one of London’s best-known landmarks. Check into your hotel. In the evening, join your tour director on a walking tour.

 Day-3. LONDON: Continue exploring London. First, visit the British Museum for a guided tour. Established in 1753 it is dedicated to human history, art, and culture. Its permanent collection consists of about 8 million works. Walk on to see Tower Bridge and then visit the Tower of London where the Crown Jewels are kept. In the afternoon, go for a ride on the London Eye and enjoy the beautiful view of London.

Day-4. LONDON – WINDSOR CASTLE: Go for a guided visit to Windsor Castle the largest inhabited castle in the world and the oldest in continuous occupation. It is one of the principal official residences of the British Monarch. Queen Elizabeth II spends many weekends at the castle using it for both state and private entertaining. See the magnificent State Apartments furnished with treasures from the Royal Collection, St. George’s Chapel, and Queen Mary’s Doll’s House. Free afternoon.

Day-5. LONDON – PARIS: Transfer to the train station and board the Channel Train for a tunnel train ride to Paris. Upon arrival, start with a guided city tour. See: Eiffel Tower, Opéra Garnier, Place de la Concorde, Place de la Bastille, Place de la République, the Obelisk, Champs Élysées, Ecole Militaire, Tuileries Gardens, Les Invalides, Latin Quarter and Jardin de Luxembourg. At the end of the city tour arrive at your centrally located hotel and check in. In the evening, take the elevator to the highest platform of the Eiffel Tower for a great view over “The City of Lights.”

Day-6. PARIS – VERSAILLES: Take a local train to Versailles to visit the lavish palace built by Louis XIV. On a guided tour visit the Royal Chambers, Hall of the Mirrors, Drawing Rooms, Royal Chapel, and more. Walk in the magnificent gardens just like Marie Antoinette used to do. In the evening walk to Pont d’Alma and board Bateaux Mouches for a cruise on the Seine.

Day-7. PARIS – LOUVRE – ROME: Walk to Louvre for a guided tour. The professional guide from the museum will show you the most important artifacts and tell you about the history of the museum and the history of art. Explore the wonderful collection of sculptures and paintings including Mona Lisa by Leonardo da Vinci, Venus de Milo, Nike the Winged Victory of Samothrace, and more. Proceed to Ile de la Cité and see the Notre Dame Cathedral. In the evening board a sleeper train to Rome.

Day-8. ROME: Arrive in Rome in the morning. Transfer to your centrally located hotel and go for a walking city tour of Ancient Rome. Visit the remains of the Roman civilization from the founding of the city of Rome in the 8th century BC to the collapse of the Western Roman Empire in the 5th century AD. Walk through Colosseum and imagine how it must have looked when the games were going on. Go on to Forum Romanum where there is the spot where Julius Ceasar was cremated. On the Eades of March, every year someone still puts flowers on it. Also see the Arch of Constantine, Titus Arch, and more. Admire the Victor Emanuel Monument celebrating the unity of Italy in the modern-day. Free afternoon for exploring on your own and shopping.

Day- 9. ROME – VATICAN: Take the metro for a guided visit to the Vatican Museum, one of the best museums in the world. End the visit in the Sistine Chapel. It is the seat of the Conclave where the Popes are elected. View the magnificent ceilings painted by Michelangelo. Continue to St. Peter’s Basilica, the largest Catholic Church in the world. Admire another of Michelangelo’s masterpieces, the sculpture of La Pieta. Then visit the Catacombs of St.Peter’s Basilica housing tombs of several late Popes. Walk on to see the sites of Baroque Rome: Piazza Navona, Trevi Fountain, Pinzio Hill, Piazza del Popolo, and more. Visit Pantheon, one of the best-preserved of all Ancient Roman buildings. The Pantheon’s large circular dome was unique in Roman architecture and has been copied many times by architects later on. In the evening some free time around the Trevi Fountain and the Spanish Steps where you can try the best Italian gelato.

Day-10. DEPARTURE: Transfer to the airport for your flight home.

7 nights in centrally located hotels (rooms with private bathrooms)
7 European buffet breakfasts
7 dinners (3 courses)

Channel Train London–Paris
Sleeper train Paris-Rome
Bus per program

GUIDED TOURS OF:
London, British Museum, Windsor Castle, Tower of London, Paris, Louvre, Versailles, Ancient Rome, Baroque Rome, and Vatican Museum

EXCURSIONS TO:
Windsor, Versailles, Vatican

ENTRANCES TO:
British Museum, Windsor Castle, Tower of London, London Eye, Eiffel Tower(top platform), Versailles, Louvre, Notre Dame Cathedral, Colosseum, Forum Romanum, Vatican Museum, St. Peter’s Basilica, Sistine Chapel, and Catacombs.

Bateaux Mouches cruise on the Seine
10 metro tickets

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