Tour Description

Across 14 days and seven countries, you'll travel from Amsterdam’s canal water to Austria’s alpine roads, crossing the pale rock of the Dolomites into Italy. In Rome, you'll sit down in a local home as your host sets warm regional dishes on the table in front of you. Fast-track access takes you into the Vatican Museums, before you stand beneath Michelangelo’s ceiling in the Sistine Chapel, eyes lifted to its frescoed drama. From there, the journey continues through the Chianti Hills towards Florence, then on to lakeside Lucerne, where cool air wafts in from the mountains. Paris closes the journey with cafe chatter, glowing lamplight and the gentle rippling of the Seine beside you.

Priced From:

$ 10785pp ^*

From: 2027-04-18

To: 2027-10-23

Start Location: Amsterdam, Netherlands

End Location: Paris, France

Trip Type: European Discovery

Tour Advisors

Beccy Hayes

Travel Specialist

Tiffany McCrea-Lennon

Managing Director

Russell Mein

Travel Specialist

Caitlin Lennon

Travel Coordinator

Gaylyn Murdoch

Administration Manager

Holly Skene

Travel Co-ordinator

Kim Thomas

Broker

Itinerary

Cruise Amsterdam’s Tree-Lined Canal City

Day 1

Duration: 1

Accommodation: The Manor Amsterdam

In Amsterdam, bicycle bells ring beside you along the canals, with gabled houses shimmering in the water. This evening, join your Travel Director and fellow travellers for a cruise through the Old City, passing under bridges and between tree-lined banks as the city’s narrow waterways guide you towards dinner. At a local restaurant, dinner and wine with your fellow travellers mark the start of your Europe journey.

Germany’s River Castles: Rhine to Heidelberg

Day 2

Duration: 1

Accommodation: ATLANTIC Heidelberg

From Amsterdam, your route runs into Germany, taking you to Boppard before you board your Rhine cruise to Sankt Goar. On board, a cool glass of local wine rests in your hand as river air moves across the deck and the water curves past terraced vineyards, stone castles and the steep Lorelei Rock. Later, you'll follow the Neckar River into Heidelberg, a university town of cobbled lanes and old squares, where your Local Specialist leads you through the historic quarter as the sound of church bells drift between the sandstone buildings.

See Neuschwanstein and Innsbruck’s Old Town

Day 3

Duration: 1

Accommodation: AC, Innsbruck

Beyond Heidelberg, your road skirts the northern Black Forest, passing towering pines before the Bavarian Alps rise ahead. Beneath Hohenschwangau and King Ludwig’s Neuschwanstein, you stand below pale towers and steep rooftops, with mountain rock around the castles that are said to have inspired Walt Disney’s famous fairytale design. Across the Austrian border, you catch sight of the Golden Roof gleaming above Innsbruck’s Old Town, with 14th-century houses lining the lanes and cool alpine air around the Imperial Palace.

Cross the Dolomites into Venice

Day 4

Duration: 1

Accommodation: Melia Venezia Lido, Venice

Across the Italian border, your route winds through the Dolomites, past sheer peaks, valley villages, forested slopes and hillside vineyards. In the Veneto region, known for its crisp white wines, you'll stop at a family-run winery to learn the craft behind spumante, with the pop of corks, fine bubbles in the glass and a tasting that lingers on the tongue. Venice waits beyond, Queen of the Adriatic, before you join your Travel Director and fellow travellers for dinner.

Venice’s Treasures: Glass, Gondolas and St. Mark’s

Day 5

Duration: 1

Accommodation: Melia Venezia Lido, Venice

At a traditional Venetian glassblowing workshop, you catch golden flashes of molten glass glistening in the furnace as expert artisans shape it into delicate forms with centuries-old skill. Your private cruise carries you towards St Mark’s Square, where you look up at the basilica’s gold mosaics, Byzantine arches and marble detail, traces of Venice’s former wealth and power. Nearby, you can admire the Doge’s Palace and the Bridge of Sighs before setting out to make your own discoveries, or you might choose today’s Optional Experience: a cruise across the Venetian lagoon to Burano for local specialities and wine.

Follow the Tiber into Rome

Day 6

Duration: 1

Accommodation: Cardo Roma Autograph collection, Rome

The road south from Venice leads you into the Apennine Mountains, through the soft folds of Tuscany and Umbria as cypress trees, stone farmhouses and distant hill towns pass by. Following the Tiber, you'll enter Rome with church bells overhead, scooter engines at the kerb and trattoria tables laid out for the evening. At dinner, you pass shared plates, with local Roman hospitality in the poured wine and dishes set down in front of you.

Italian Icons: Vatican City to the Colosseum

Day 7

Duration: 1

Accommodation: Cardo Roma Autograph collection, Rome

Through the Vatican Museums, you'll follow your Local Specialist past papal treasures, cool marble corridors and ceilings crowded with colour. In the Sistine Chapel, you lift your eyes to Michelangelo’s painted architecture, tracing the nine Genesis stories across the ceiling as Prophets and Sibyls sit high around the vault. Continue into St Peter’s Basilica, one of the largest churches in the world, where you'll walk beneath vast stretches of carved stone and gold. Later, you'll cross the River Tiber to the Colosseum, the Roman Empire’s largest amphitheatre, where tiers of weathered arches curve around the ancient arena, their immense stonework bearing the marks of almost 2,000 years of Roman history.Please note: On some departures, access to St Peter’s Basilica may be restricted due to the Papal Audience. You’ll still have time to experience St Peter’s Square during your visit to Vatican City.

Explore Florence’s Renaissance Streets

Day 8

Duration: 1

Accommodation: NH Firenze, Florence

Past the Chianti Hills’ vineyards and olive groves, you'll travel towards Florence, where terracotta rooftops climb above the streets, church bells sound and the scent from trattoria kitchens drifts through the air. Your Local Specialist accompanies you to the Duomo and the Baptistery, where you trace Ghiberti’s Old Testament scenes carved into the gilded bronze Gates of Paradise. In Piazza della Signoria, you'll wander among fountains, statues and Renaissance masterpieces standing in the open air. The afternoon is yours to browse Florentine craft, running your hand over soft leather or lingering at glass cases of worked gold. You might also choose today’s Optional Experience: a visit to the Accademia Gallery with an art historian to see Michelangelo’s David. Later, Florence moves from gallery grandeur to the simple pleasure of dinner, as you settle into a local trattoria and taste the city through its food.

Italian Lake District: Gardens, Water and Peaks

Day 9

Duration: 1

Accommodation: Grand Hotel Dino, Baveno

Leaving Florence, you travel past Milan, Lombardy’s capital, towards the Italian Lake District, where lake air wafts through alpine peaks, villa gardens and dark blue water. At your lakeside resort, the afternoon is yours to watch boats skim the water, feel the mountain breeze or choose today’s Optional Experience: a cruise to Isola Bella, with a guided tour through its palace and botanical gardens. For your Dine-Around Evening, you choose from a selection of hand-picked local restaurants, each with its own cooking style, atmosphere and sense of place.

Switzerland’s Peaks: Stanserhorn to Lucerne

Day 10

Duration: 1

Accommodation: Astoria Lucerne

On Mount Stanserhorn, you step into the solar-powered open-top CabriO cable car for your MAKE TRAVEL MATTER® Experience and ride towards the summit as the cable car hums above the slopes. Up here, you can walk the scenic pathways with the mountains wide around you, scanning the rocks and grass for marmots and native wildlife. On a clear day, your gaze may reach as far as Alsace and the Black Forest in Germany, with a chance to hear a Swiss ranger sharing how the mountain’s flora and fauna are protected. Later, you continue to lakeside Lucerne, where the afternoon is yours to wander at leisure or choose today’s Optional Experience: a cruise on Lake Lucerne, with steep slopes rising from the water and Switzerland opening out in every direction.

Lucerne’s Landmarks: Lion Monument and Chapel Bridge

Day 11

Duration: 1

Accommodation: Astoria Lucerne

Before the Lion Monument, you stand with the limestone cliff in front of you, taking in the wounded lion carved in memory of the Swiss Guards who died defending King Louis XVI during the French Revolution. Cross Chapel Bridge over the Reuss, its covered timber walkway leading you towards the ornate Jesuit Church. With the day free, you can browse Lucerne’s traffic-free Old Town for smooth Swiss chocolate and polished watches glimmering in bright shop windows. You might also choose today’s Optional Experience: a horse-drawn carriage ride into the countryside, where you'll meet local farmers and trade city stone for open fields.

Lucerne to Paris: Vineyards and Boulevards

Day 12

Duration: 1

Accommodation: Marriott Rive Gauche, Paris

Vineyards and village roofs pass outside your window as you travel through the rural French countryside of Alsace and Burgundy towards Paris. In the capital, you gaze up at the iron lattice of the Eiffel Tower and follow the Seine past stone quays and bridge-laced banks. As your coach winds through Paris' streets, your Travel Director adds local insight to the scenes beyond your window. With the evening free, you might choose today’s Optional Experience: a world-famous cabaret show, with stage lights, music and Paris glittering after dark.

Explore Paris Your Own Way

Day 13

Duration: 1

Accommodation: Marriott Rive Gauche, Paris

Paris opens up around you on a panoramic tour with your Local Specialist, from the iron lattice of the Eiffel Tower to the sweeping Arc de Triomphe and Champs-Élysées. At Place de la Concorde, you'll see one of Paris’s grandest squares and hear how this elegant setting became the site of the guillotine during the French Revolution. Later, you'll dine at a local restaurant, where good cheer accompanies French cuisine.

Say Farewell to Your Europe Journey

Day 14

Duration: 1

Say goodbye to your travelling companions as your Europe journey finishes. Your transfer takes you to Charles de Gaulle Airport.

Dates & prices

Start Date: 2027-04-18

End Date: 2027-05-01

twin

Child Price: 10375

Adult Price: 11575

twinShare

Child Price:

Adult Price: 11575

triple

Child Price: 10350

Adult Price: 11550

single

Child Price:

Adult Price: 14595

Start Date: 2027-05-09

End Date: 2027-05-22

twin

Child Price: 11125

Adult Price: 12325

twinShare

Child Price:

Adult Price: 12325

triple

Child Price: 11085

Adult Price: 12285

single

Child Price:

Adult Price: 15545

Start Date: 2027-05-23

End Date: 2027-06-05

twin

Child Price: 11125

Adult Price: 12325

twinShare

Child Price:

Adult Price: 12325

triple

Child Price: 11085

Adult Price: 12285

single

Child Price:

Adult Price: 15485

Start Date: 2027-06-06

End Date: 2027-06-19

twin

Child Price: 9900

Adult Price: 11100

twinShare

Child Price:

Adult Price: 11100

triple

Child Price: 9860

Adult Price: 11060

single

Child Price:

Adult Price: 14390

Start Date: 2027-07-04

End Date: 2027-07-17

twin

Child Price: 10775

Adult Price: 11975

twinShare

Child Price:

Adult Price: 11975

triple

Child Price: 10735

Adult Price: 11935

single

Child Price:

Adult Price: 14915

Start Date: 2027-07-25

End Date: 2027-08-07

twin

Child Price: 10875

Adult Price: 12075

twinShare

Child Price:

Adult Price: 12075

triple

Child Price: 10835

Adult Price: 12035

single

Child Price:

Adult Price: 15065

Start Date: 2027-08-08

End Date: 2027-08-21

twin

Child Price: 9625

Adult Price: 10825

twinShare

Child Price:

Adult Price: 10825

triple

Child Price: 9585

Adult Price: 10785

single

Child Price:

Adult Price: 13595

Start Date: 2027-09-05

End Date: 2027-09-18

twin

Child Price: 11600

Adult Price: 12800

twinShare

Child Price:

Adult Price: 12800

triple

Child Price: 11560

Adult Price: 12760

single

Child Price:

Adult Price: 15990

Start Date: 2027-09-25

End Date: 2027-10-08

twin

Child Price: 11600

Adult Price: 12800

twinShare

Child Price:

Adult Price: 12800

triple

Child Price: 11560

Adult Price: 12760

single

Child Price:

Adult Price: 16270

Start Date: 2027-10-23

End Date: 2027-11-05

twin

Child Price: 10025

Adult Price: 11225

twinShare

Child Price:

Adult Price: 11225

triple

Child Price: 9985

Adult Price: 11185

single

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Adult Price: 13855

Highlights of Europe start Amsterdam

Tour Advisors

Itinerary

Dates & prices