European Highlights
From CAD $3,397 Was CAD $3,775
Guarantee
Group Tour
Easy
Rating
(10 reviews)
Experience Overview
From Amsterdam to Paris, this trip reveals Europe’s diverse cultures and landscapes. Cruise the Rhine past hilltop castles and riverside towns, then witness the force of the Rhine Falls in Schaffhausen. Meet local winemakers on a Be My Guest experience and hear their story over a glass from their vineyard. Cross the Alps to Lucerne and take in its historic charm and mountain views. Then it’s Paris, a city that needs no introduction, where you’ll discover grand boulevards, charming quartiers and unforgettable icons.
Highlights
Dining Summary
- 3 Dinner (D)
- 7 Breakfast (B)
Be My Guest
- Rhineland: On this Be My Guest experience you’ll enjoy a tour of the family-owned Weingut Wehweck vineyard, followed by dinner. The vineyard was founded in 1955 and is currently headed up by the third generation of the family, Herr Philipp Wehweck.
Dive into Culture
- Black Forest: Watch as skilled craftsman capture the distinctive sound of the cuckoo demonstrating the centuries' old craft of clock making in the Black Forest.
Iconic Experience
- Amsterdam: Cruise along the old waterways with your Travel Director and fellow travelers. Discover the architectural gems of the old city, including mansions dating from the Golden Age of the 17th Century.
- Rhineland: Cruise beneath the semi-ruined castles and terraced vineyards. Sleepy villages slip by as you saunter upstream to the Lorelei Rock where the enchantress lured sailors to their doom.
- Heidelberg: See the magnificent castle built in red sandstone, overlooking the Student Prince’s town.
- Rhine Falls: See these spectacular falls.
- Switzerland: Take in Alpine views as you travel the Brünig Pass, passing turquoise lakes, pine forests and the dramatic peaks of the Bernese Oberland.
- Lucerne: During an orientation with your Travel Director, see the Lion Monument, Old Town Hall and Chapel Bridge, the oldest wooden covered bridge in Europe.
- Paris: Join a Local Specialist to discover the hidden squares and secret lanes of Paris.
MAKE TRAVEL MATTER®
- Lucerne: Visit Max Chocolatier's boutique, an ethical chocolate experience, to learn why sustainable and fair trade chocolate tastes better. Leave with the knowledge of why ethical chocolate makes a difference and a gift of Swiss chocolate to nibble on. Your visit supports United Nations Sustainable Development Goal 12: Responsible Production and Consumption.
Must-see Highlights
- Explore Paris
- Discover Amsterdam and Lucerne
- Visit the Rhine Falls in Schaffhausen and a cuckoo clock factory in the Black Forest
- View the Lion Monument and the Chapel Bridge in Lucerne, the Champs-Élysées, the Eiffel Tower, the Arc de Triomphe in Paris
- See the Lorelei Rock and the vineyards of Burgundy in France
- Scenic Cruise along the canals of Amsterdam and the Rhine River
Trip Details
Product Code: 34464
Tour Type: Group Tour
Accommodation: Deluxe
Transport: Private
Guide Language: English
Travel Styles:
Family, 55+
Tour Operator:
Trafalgar (CA)
Supplier Code: 76.625A
Starts: Amsterdam, Netherlands
Finishes: London, United Kingdom
Duration: 8 days
Departures: Guaranteed
Physical Rating:
Easy
Includes
Whats Included
- An expert Travel Director and professional Driver
- Cherry-picked hotels, all tried and trusted
- All porterage and restaurant gratuities
- All hotel tips, charges and local taxes
- Breakfast daily and up to half of your evening meals
- Must-see sightseeing
- Audio headsets for flexible sightseeing
- Luxury air-conditioned coach with Wi-Fi in most countries or alternative transportation (such as rail journeys)
- Optional Experiences and free time
Price
Price per person: (Double Occupancy) CAD $3,397 ($425 /day)
Itinerary
Welcome to the colorful city of Amsterdam. Explore this city of bicycles and boats before joining your Travel Director and fellow travelers this evening, on a scenic canal cruise including a light dinner and drinks.
Accommodation: Mercure City
Meals: Dinner
Journey through Germany where you’ll board a river cruise to St. Goar then head to the old university town of Heidelberg, with its impressive Renaissance structures, Baroque Old Town and views of the ruined red sandstone castle. Tonight, enjoy a Be My Guest experience where you’ll Connect With Locals over dinner at the family-owned Weingut Wehweck vineyard. Currently headed up by the third generation of the family, Herr Philipp Wehweck
Accommodation: IntercityHotel Heidelberg
Meals: Breakfast, Dinner
Delve into a world of legends and fairy tales today as you enter the enchanting Black Forest. Here, you’ll Dive Into Culture and witness the fine craft of cuckoo clock making. Cross the Swiss border, admiring the exquisite alpine setting before visiting the dramatic Rhine Falls in Schaffhausen, the largest waterfall in Europe. Admire the exquisite alpine setting and arrive on the shores of Lake Lucerne. Enjoy a MAKE TRAVEL MATTER® Experience at Max Chocolatier's boutique to learn about why sustainable and fair trade chocolate tastes better. Enjoy a gift of swiss chocolate to nibble on while you explore Lucerne.
Accommodation: Grand Europe Lucerne
Meals: Breakfast
Soak up the lakeside atmosphere before your morning orientation begins. Cross the solid wooden Chapel Bridge, visit the solemn Lion Monument, commemorating the bravery of the Swiss Guards who died protecting the French Royals in 1792. Spend your afternoon shopping in the Old Town for Swiss souvenirs and chocolates. Consider an Optional Experience ascending the surrounding mountains for panoramic alpine views, wander along the tranquil lake shore or stroll around the city admiring the decorative signposts and ornate façades lining the city's streets.
Accommodation: Grand Europe Lucerne
Meals: Breakfast
See the changing landscape as you travel into France through Alsace and cross the Maginot Line. Admire the scenic Burgundy Wine Region, famous for its delicious Chardonnay and Pinot Noir grape varieties, before arriving in Paris. Indulge in a free evening to explore the grand boulevards of the French capital. Experience the pageantry of Paris first-hand and consider joining an Optional Experience to a Parisian Cabaret.
Accommodation: Novotel Paris Belleville
Meals: Breakfast
Join a Local Specialist today and delve into the artistic and historic treasures of Paris, including views of the elegant Champs-Élysées, the Arc de Triomphe and the Eiffel Tower. View Notre Dame Cathedral and enjoy a stroll through the Latin Quarter. This afternoon, amble through the city’s stylish gardens, avenues and lanes, admiring the sophisticated atmosphere. Later this evening, enjoy dinner with our travel companions and Travel Director.
Accommodation: Novotel Paris Belleville
Meals: Breakfast, Dinner
Transfers are provided to Paris Gare du Nord station, where you'll board the Eurostar™ train to London. The journey time to London St. Pancras International is 2 hours and 20 minutes.
Accommodation: Park Plaza Riverbank
Meals: Breakfast
Enjoy an English breakfast at the end of your holiday.
Meals: Breakfast
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Tour Operator
Trafalgar (CA)
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Reviews
Trusted Customer - Traveled, November 2024
Trafalgar provides a first class experience. Everything ran smoothly and efficiently, both with Trafalgar’s travel plans and at all of our stops. Everyone seemed genuinely pleased to see us and treated us as we were their first customers. Trafalgar has a great reputation with we travelers and the people and places we visited. This trip was an excellent opportunity to view many traditional highlights of Europe from a wonderful evening Canal Cruise in Amsterdam to a beautiful afternoon cruise on The Rhine, a facinating journey through The Black Forest, a quick visit to historic Heidelberg a two night rest in Lucerne Switzerland where some of us experienced glorious Mountain View’s and ending in Glorious Paris. Our wonderful guide *Personal information removed by Feefo* made sure everything ran.smoothly, gave us wonderful cultural and historical insights and was a friendly skilled leader. Thank you.
Source: Tour operator Submitted: 11/25/2024
Trusted Customer - Traveled, October 2024
My third trip with Trafalgar, always happy, contended and enjoyed my trips with them!??
Source: Tour operator Submitted: 11/02/2024
Trusted Customer - Traveled, November 2024
Love the experience. Great and well prepared. It’s my first time going to Europe and first time joining a tour with Trafalgar. I really enjoyed the 7-day European Highlights tour. My tour guide is *Personal information removed by Feefo* and she’s great. Very knowledgeable and always well prepared. She always prepped us with a bit of a history and a video presentation in advance, which is very nice. I’d go with them again and hope to get *Personal information removed by Feefo* again as well.
Source: Tour operator Submitted: 11/23/2024
Christine Gillette - Traveled, October 2024
European highlights fall 2024. Outstanding customer service. I had a medical episode while on this trip, and I could not have asked for better care. Our tour guide was excellent, the activities were lined up. Well, the meals were good, all in all it was an excellent experience.
Source: Tour operator Submitted: 11/09/2024
Barbara Riordan - Traveled, October 2024
It was a great trip, Sarah was just wonderful. Probably spent more time on the coach than I would have liked. The experiences were wonderful..
Source: Tour operator Submitted: 10/26/2024
Michel Pohl - Traveled, September 2024
It was a nice trip, however for me it did feel a little rushed. Also, a couple of places that were booked for the tour dinner seemed a little understaffed. They may have been new places so I’m not sure if that’s normal. Tour guides were very good and extremely knowledgeable. Overall we were happy with the trip.
Source: Tour operator Submitted: 10/13/2024
Claire Falkov Gomer - Traveled, September 2024
I wish we had one more day in Paris. Sarah was the best. Caring, attentive to details, really good service. It was short, but we enjoyed every bit of it.
Source: Tour operator Submitted: 10/15/2024
Trusted Customer - Traveled, October 2024
Not happy! Poor service and no regard to personal choice on menus. Too hurried. We got tickets for the garden show at Versailles, but didn’t get to see it due to being rushed out for the bus. Very disappointing.
Source: Tour operator Submitted: 10/22/2024
Trusted Customer - Traveled, September 2024
Tour leader and driver were marvellous. The rest was “meh”. The tour leader and the driver were top notch. Although the itinerary states 2 days in Switz and 2 days in Paris you really only have 1 day due to late aft or early evening arrival time.
Source: Tour operator Submitted: 10/12/2024
Trusted Customer - Traveled, September 2024
Trafalgar is affordable, but its Return Police is not humane. The Trafalgar is affordable, and I will chose it again for the travels, and I will definitely recommend it to others, but, I will also tell them to pay attention to their return Policy, which is not the best, because it doesn't take in consideration some special circumstances that hold them back from takin g a tour. One will lose 80% of the cost if something unexpected happens before the trip. The Director of the tour, *************, made this experience lovely.
Source: Tour operator Submitted: 10/13/2024
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