Description
Day 1, London
Upon arrival in London, meet your car at the airport and transfer to the hotel. Check in and spend the rest of the afternoon exploring the city. If it’s shopping that takes your fancy, head towards Oxford Street, which is best known for Selfridges and other big department stores. A visit to the world famous department store ‘Harrods’ in Knightsbridge is also a must! Overnight at the hotel
Day 2, London
After breakfast begin your discovery of London with a city tour conducted on the original London Double Decker bus the BIG BUS COMPANY. This is the best way to discover London as you can hop on and off as you wish and your ticket is valid for the entire day. The major sights include Buckingham Palace, the Houses of Parliament, Westminster Abbey, Tower of London and Piccadilly Circus. During your hop and hop off tour you can also visit London’s most famous attractions, such as Mme Tussauds, where you can have your photos taken with the celebrities or the Tower of London, where you can see the Crown Jewels. Why not experience breathtaking views of London on one of London’s most popular attractions ‘The British Airways London Eye. Why not spend the evening wondering around lively Leicester Square in the heart of London, where there’s plenty to see and do – including cinemas, restaurants, clubs and everything else that makes London such a vibrant city. Overnight at hotel
Day 3, London – Paris
After breakfast, your car will pick you up and take you to the station where you will board your train to Paris. The journey time is approximately two and a half hours long. Upon arrival in Paris, meet your car and transfer to the hotel. Spend the afternoon at leisure. Overnight at the hotel
Day 4, Paris
After breakfast, begin your discovery of Paris by taking a stroll along some of the charming Parisian
avenues. Early afternoon, board the Seinorama coach (1 daily departure) for your tour of Paris, where you will be provided with individual earphones with recorded commentary in fifteen languages. The tour includes Paris’s main monuments, the Champs Elysées, Arc de Triumph, Place de la Concorde, Invalides Napoleon’s tomb), the Tulieries Gardens, as well as other sights. This tour also includes a cruise on the river Seine and the Eiffel Tower to the 2nd floor. In the evening why not venture out to the Latin Quarter which is renowned for it’s lively atmosphere and French “bistros.” Overnight at the hotel
Day 5, Paris – Lucerne
Meet your car at the hotel and transfer to the station where you will catch your train to Lucerne. Check into your hotel and spend the rest of the day exploring this lovely medieval town with its many attractions such as the Lion Monument, Chapel Bridge, the Town Hall and the Jesuite Church. Overnight at hotel
Day 6, Lucerne – Mount Titlis – Lucerne
After breakfast, embark upon a full day excursion to Mt Titlis. From Lucerne take the train to Engelberg, where you will board the Titlis Rotair cable car, which takes you up to the top. From here, you will be able to see stunning views of Alps. Up at the top there is plenty to do, you could go to one of the restaurants for lunch or visit the glacier cave and ride the Ice Flyer chairlift. (*From May – September, you also have the option of wandering along the mountain flower trail. The flower
trail, Gerschnialp is a beautiful trail for 2km leading to the Untertruebsee – this is included in the cable car ticket) Early evening return back to Lucerne. If you’re looking for something to do in the evening, why not take a boat trip on the beautiful Lake of Lucerne. Overnight at the hotel
Day 7, Lucerne – Interlaken
After breakfast, check out of your hotel and make your own way to the station where you will take a train to Interlaken. Check in to the hotel and spend the rest of the day at leisure. Overnight at the hotel
Day 8 Interlaken –Jungfrau – Interlaken
After breakfast, embark upon a full day excursion to Jungfraujoch, the highest railway station in Europe. You will get there by taking the cogwheel train from Interlaken Ost up to Jungfraujoch. Once at the top, you will see that there is a mountain to restaurant where you can have lunch or you may choose to ice palace with it’s beautiful ice sculptures. Return to Interlaken in the early evening. Overnight at the hotel
Day 9, Departure
After breakfast, you car will pick you up from the hotel and take you to Zurich Airport
Be the first to review “9 Day European Glimpses”