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Day-01
Paris
Hotel: Holiday Inn Express Paris – Place d’Italie / Kyriad Prestige Joinville-Le-Pont or similar
*Pursuant to EU regulations, each booking is allowed only one free airport transfer on Day 1 (7:00am – 10:00pm). Out of this time, we will have an extra charge of EUR 18.00/per person per way, based on minimum 2 Pax. We will take 4 hours before the flight departure times of the Airport Transfer arrangement. If your flight departure time is earlier than 11:00am, extra charges will apply since the driver need to pick you before 7:00am. This service is only purpose for the convenience, you can also make it or by your own arrangement.
This is a shared transfer and your pick-up/drop-off may be combined with fellow travelers.
Visiting Attractions
Paris
Day-02
Paris – Lucerne – Zurich
Hotel: Radisson Blu Hotel Zurich Airport / Park Inn by Radisson Hotel Zurich Airport or similar
Today you’ll get your first taste of the Swiss Alps as we drive through the fabled town of Lucerne and on to Zurich, the financial capital of Switzerland.
Visiting Attractions
Zurich
Lucerne- Paris
Day-03
Zurich – Rhine Falls – Titisee – Frankfurt
Hotel: Mercure Hotel & Residenz Frankfurt Messe / Novotel or similar
After breakfast we’ll go out into beautiful Zurich, the financial capital of Switzerland. Our first stop will be Lake Zurich for some of the best photo opportunities of the day, followed by a trip to Schaffhausen to see Rhine Falls. Then we’ll take the mountain roads back across the German border to see the Black Forest and Lake Titisee. The optional lunch by the lake includes pork knuckle and authentic black forest cake. Accommodations for the evening are in Frankfurt.
Visiting Attractions
Frankfurt
Schaffhausen
Zurich
Lake Zurich
Rhine Falls
Lake Titisee
Black forest
Day-04
Frankfurt – Bonn – Cologne – Amsterdam
Hotel: Tulip Inn City West / Radisson Blu Amsterdam Airport or similar
We will breakfast at the hotel, then make our way to Bonn, the former capital of West Germany. There we will visit Beethoven House and University of Bonn, then head to Cologne to see the iconic Cologne Cathedral, followed by a stroll along the shopping street Schildergasse. After lunch we will depart for Holland, staying overnight in Amsterdam or a neighboring city.
Visiting Attractions
Amsterdam
Cologne
Bonn
Beethoven-Haus
Cologne Cathedral
Day-05
Amsterdam – Zaanse Schans – Amsterdam
Hotel: Tulip Inn City West / Radisson Blu Amsterdam Airport or similar
After breakfast at the hotel, we will tour all the major attractions in Dam Square, including the Royal Palace and the National Monument. You will have the option of hopping onto a glass-topped boat for an hour-long cruise through the storied canals. We will then visit Coster Diamond Factory to see how diamonds are cut and prepared for market, using techniques that have been in use since the 16th century. Our first stop in the afternoon will be Zaanse Schans, the windmill capital of Holland. There we will visit the Wooden Shoe Workshop & Museum and the Cheese Farm to see how clogs and cheese are made. Back at the hotel, you might be interested in an optional tour of Amsterdam’s world-famous Red Light District.
Visiting Attractions
- Amsterdam
Zaanse Schans
Amsterdam Canals
Coster Diamonds Factory
De Catherina Hoeve (The Cheese Farm)
Wooden Shoe Workshop
Day-06
Amsterdam – Brussels – Paris
Hotel: Holiday Inn Express Paris – Place D’Italie or Kyriad Prestige Joinville Le Pont or similar
After breakfast we’ll head to Brussels, the Belgian capital and political center of the European Union. Our first stop will be the Atomium monument, a cell-shaped structure of stainless steel spheres and tubes built for the 1958 World’s Fair. Then it’s on to Grand Place and Town Hall, the crowning achievement of Gothic civil architecture. After a look at Manneken Pis, the famous tinkling cherub, we’ll head to the French border and make a beeline for Paris.
Visiting Attractions
- Paris
Brussels
Atomium
Grand Place
Manneken Pis
Day-07
Paris – Versailles – Paris
Hotel: Holiday Inn Express Paris – Place D’Italie / Kyriad Prestige Joinville Le Pont or similar
We’ll begin our Paris adventure with a drive along the famous Champs Elysees to the Place de la Concorde, which played a key role in one of darkest chapters of the French Revolution. You’ll also get to see the iconic Arc de Triomphe. Next we’ll head to L’Hotel National des Invalides, which houses Napoleon’s tomb and a number of other monuments relating to the military history of France.
Next we’ll travel on coach through the Parisian suburbs to the splendid Palace of Versailles, residence of the royal family until the start of the revolution in 1789. We’ll return to Paris in the evening. After dinner you may want to avail yourself of the optional cruise along the river Seine.
Visiting Attractions
Versailles- Paris
Arc de Triomphe
Champs-Elysees
Place de la Concorde
River Seine
Hotel National des Invalides
Palace of Versailles
Day-08
Paris
Hotel: Holiday Inn Express Paris – Place D’Italie / Kyriad Prestige Joinville Le Pont or similar
The second day of our Paris experience begins with a visit to the Louvre, the grande dame of art museums. Here you will set your eyes upon some of the highest-valued masterpieces of the Western world, including the Venus de Milo, Winged Victory of Samothrace, and the Mona Lisa. After lunch we’ll head to Boulevard Haussmann, a shopper’s paradise in the heart of Paris, where you will be free to shop till you drop. Accommodations for the evening will either be in Paris or a neighboring city. Before you leave this captivating city don’t miss the world-famous cabaret shows at Lido and Moulin Rouge (optional).
Visiting Attractions
- Paris
Louvre Museum
Galeries Lafayette Department Store
The Lido
Moulin Rouge
Montparnasse
Day-09
Paris
Airport drop-off service is available from 7:00am to 10:00pm.
WHAT’S INCLUDED
Package Includes
- Complimentary airport pick-up and drop-off
- 8-night hotel accommodations
- Breakfast (coffee or tea, juice and bread)
- Ground transportation in air-conditioned motorcoach
- Professional tour guide
Package Excludes
- Mandatory Service Fee: EUR 7.00 per day, per person, payable to the guide
- Paris city tax and overnight tax of EUR 15 per person, per day
- Airfare & Visa Chatge
- All personal expenses and additional hotel servicesLunch and dinnerOptional tours (prices and availability subject to change):