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European Capitals: LONDON, PARIS & AMSTERDAM

UK – France – Netherlands 9/1    9 days tour     Spring 2024/2025

From NEW YORK:

$3,599.00

From WASHINGTON DC:              

$3,699.00

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, PARIS, VERSAILLES, AMSTERDAM

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: the 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 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 and have a guided tour. The museum was established in 1753 and 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 – 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 walk to Pont d’Alma and board Bateaux Mouches for a cruise on the Seine.

Day- 5. PARIS – LOUVRE: 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 the Mona Lisa by Leonardo da Vinci, Venus de Milo, Nike the Winged Victory of Samothrace, and more. Proceed to Île de la Cité and see the Notre Dame Cathedral. The rest of the day is free to visit the other attractions of Paris like the Seine Book Market or to explore French fashion at Galleries Lafayette and Printemps. Later join your tour director on a walking tour to Basilica Sacré-Coeur and Montmartre.

Day-6. PARIS – VERSAILLES: Take a local train to Versailles to visit the lavish palace built by Louis the XIV. Have a guided tour and 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. Return to Paris on a local train and stop at Champ de Mars to take the elevator to the highest point of the Eiffel Tower for a great view over the city.

Day-7. PARIS – AMSTERDAM: Take a short train ride to Amsterdam. Upon arrival transfer to your centrally located hotel and join your tour director on a walking tour of Amsterdam. Walk alongside the historic canals and admire the architecture. See the Amsterdam Stock Exchange building. Amsterdam Stock Exchange is the oldest stock exchange in the world. Visit the Van Gogh Museum and Anne Frank House.

Day-8. AMSTERDAM: Start your day with an exciting city tour by boat. See Dom, Jordaan, Waterlooplein, Albert Cuyp Market, and more. Go on to the Rijksmuseum, the largest museum in Holland. The museum has on display 8,000 objects of art and history, from their total collection of 1 million objects from the years 1200–2000, among which are some masterpieces by Rembrandt, Frans Hals, and Johannes Vermeer.

Day-9. DEPARTURE: Transfer to the airport for your flight home.

PACKAGE INCLUDES:

Round trip airfare

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

Channel Train London – Paris
Fast train Paris – Amsterdam
Bus per program

GUIDED TOURS OF:
London, British Museum, Tower of London, Paris, Louvre Museum, Versailles, Amsterdam by boat

EXCURSION TO:
Versailles

ENTRANCES TO:
British Museum, Tower of London, London Eye, Louvre, Notre Dame, Versailles, Eiffel Tower (top Platform), Rijksmuseum, Van Gogh Museum, Anne Frank House

Bateaux Mouches cruise on the Seine
Amsterdam boat tour
8 metro tickets

Expert local guides

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