Heart of Europe Grand Tour
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Highlights
- Visit to Heidelberg
- Visit Romantic city of Venice
- Explore a glass-blowing workshop where highly skilled artisans craft anything from delicate figurines to grand, multi-colored chandeliers
- Visit the Swiss Transport Museum, or relax on one of the lovely lakeshore promenades
- Visit the intriguing Hospices Museum
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- Accommodation: Superior Tourist Class (3-star) and First Class (4-star) hotels
- Meals: The included dinners follow a fixed menu;
- Breakfast Daily: Breakfasts are commonly served buffet style at your hotel
- Tips for all aspects of the tour that are pre-arranged by Image Tours, such as hotels, restaurants and other services.
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Refer to 'Preparing for your Departure' in your Trip Documents for easy check-in procedures. Take time to relax on your transatlantic flight with the assurance that Image Tours has taken care of all the details.
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Transfer to the London airport for the return flight home.
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i had a wonderful time
In May of 2016 we did the Heart of Europe Grand Tour which started in Amsterdam and ended in London. Both my husband and i had a wonderful time and saw sites we may ...
well informed and comfortable during the tour!
Just got back from 2 wonderful weeks touring Germany, Austria and Switzerland with Image Tours. I researched European tours for months and am so happy I chose Image....
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What's excluded
- Tips for the tour manager and motor coach driver are not included.
Accommodation
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NH Hotel Atlanta Rotterdam, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
- NH Hotel Capelle, Capelle, The Netherlands
- Novotel Maastricht, Maastricht, The Netherlands
- NH Maastricht, Maastricht, The Netherlands
- Mercure Hotel Köln West, Köln, Germany
- Hotel Scheid, Schriesheim, Germany
- Parkhotel Schmid, Adelsried, Germany
- Hotel Schempp, Bobingen/Augsburg, Germany
- Hotel Purner, Thaur, Austria
- Hotel Leon D'Oro, Verona, Italy
- Holiday Inn Rome-Eur Parco dei Medici, Rome, Italy
- Hotel Da Vinci, Montecatini-Terme, Italy
- Hotel Boston, Montecatini-Terme, Italy
- Hotel Eierhals Royal, Oberägeri, Switzerland
- Ibis Beaune Centre, Beaune, France
- Mercure Paris Montmartre, Paris, France
- Arbor City Hotel, London, England
- Copthorne Tara Hotel London Kensington, London, England
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