• Day 1: Fly overnight to England

• Day 2: London

  Meet your Tour Director at the airport

  Take a walking tour of London

  With your tour director you will see:
  

  • The Strand
  • Trafalgar Square
  • Leicester Square
  • Covent Garden

• Day 3: London

  Take a guided tour of London

  With your expert local guide you will see:
  

  • Big Ben and Houses of Parliament
  • Piccadilly Circus
  • St. Paul’s Cathedral
  • Westminster Abbey
  • Changing of the Guard at Buckingham Palace (if scheduled)

• Day 4: Paris

  Travel by Eurostar train to Paris

  Arrive in Paris

  Visit the Louvre

  Take a walking tour of Paris

  With your tour director you will see:
  

  • Latin Quarter
  • The Louvre
  • Notre Dame Cathedral

  Catch a glimpse of Notre-Dame Cathedral

• Day 5: Paris

  Take a guided tour of Paris

  With your expert local guide you will see:
  

  • Place de la Concorde
  • Champs-Élysées
  • Arc de Triomphe
  • Les Invalides
  • Eiffel Tower

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  Versailles

  Enjoy an excursion to the grand palace of Versailles, where Louis XIV held court in the most lavish style imaginable. On a tour, stroll through the elegantly landscaped gardens, the historic Hall of Mirrors, and the ornately decorated State Apartments. Note: Versailles is closed on Mondays.

• Day 6: Lucerne region

  Travel via Burgundy to the Lucerne region

• Day 7: Lucerne region

  Take a tour of Lucerne

  With your tour director you will see:
  

  • Lion Monument
  • Kapellbrücke
  • Lake Luzern

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  Swiss Alps Experience

  Venture to the top of Mount Pilatus, the majestic 6,387-foot peak that towers over Lucerne. In the summer, take a boat across Lake Lucerne and then ride the Pilatus cog railway—the steepest in the world—to the top. During other seasons, take a motorcoach to the base and a 45-minute cable car ride to the top, where you’ll enjoy splendid views. (Note: Warm clothes and appropriate shoes recommended.)

• Day 8: Florence

  Travel to Florence

• Day 9: Florence

  Take a guided tour of Florence

  With your expert local guide you will see:

  • Piazza della Signoria
  • Ponte Vecchio
  • Chiesa di Santa Croce
  • Gates of Paradise

  Visit the Duomo

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  Pisa

  Journey to Pisa on this half-day excursion. Enjoy a guided tour of the city’s Field of Miracles, where you can snap a picture of the 12th-century Leaning Tower, aslant ever since the third floor was built. This is where Galileo was said to have developed his laws of gravity. Also visit the adjacent cathedral and baptistery, which contain exquisite marble pulpits carved in the Gothic style.

• Day 10: Assisi • Rome

  Travel via Assisi

  Visit the Basilica of St. Francis

• Day 11: Rome

  Take a guided tour of Vatican City

  Visit the Sistine Chapel

  Visit St. Peter’s Basilica

  Take an expertly guided tour of Rome

  Visit the Colosseum

  Visit the Roman Forum

  Take a self-guided walking tour of Rome:

  • Trevi Fountain
  • Pantheon
  • Piazza Navona
  • Spanish Steps

• Day 12: Sorrento

  Continue on to the Sorrento region

• Day 13: Pompeii • Night ferry

  Take a guided tour of Pompeii

  Visit the Pompeii Roman Ruins

  Board a night ferry to Greece

• Day 14: Meteora region

  Travel from Igoumenitsa to the Meteora region

  Visit a Meteora monastery

• Day 15: Athens

  Take a guided tour of Delphi

  With your expert local guide you will see:
  

  • Temple of Apollo

  Visit the Delphi Museum

  Continue on to Athens

  Time to explore on your own or

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  Greek Evening

  Immerse yourself in Greek culture during an evening of festive entertainment and local cuisine! Witness the fancy footwork of traditional Greek dancing accompanied by musicians playing on bouzoukis, stringed instruments unique to Greece. Music and dancing have long played a central role in Greek culture with over 4,000 dances from all regions of the country.

• Day 16: Athens

  Take a guided tour of Athens

  With your expert local guide you will see:
  

  • Olympic Stadium

  Visit the Acropolis:

  • Parthenon
  • Temple of Athena Nike

  Visit the Acropolis Museum

  Take a walking tour of Athens

  With your tour director you will see:
  

  • Plaka District
  • Temple of Olympian Zeus

• Day 17: Depart for home

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• Day 17: Greek island cruise • Mykonos

  During your cruise, you may add shore excursion packages for two or three islands

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  Shore Excursion Package 1: Vathi and Knossos Palace

  Your optional shore excursion package includes visits to Vathi and the Minoan Palace of Knossos in Crete.

  In Samos, visit Vathi, the Wine Museum and see the archaeological site of Heraion, a large sanctuary to the goddess Hera. After a trip to Samos' bustling town square, enjoy the white sand beaches of Pythagorio village, namesake of the ancient Greek philosopher and scientist, Pythagoras.

  While in Crete, visit the Minoan Palace of Knossos, one of the Bronze Age’s most impressive archaeological sites in the world. Also known as the Labyrinth, the palace appears as a maze of workrooms, living spaces, and store rooms close to a central square. Sir Arthur Evan’s archaeological excavations and restorations from 1900 suggest that this was the site of the ancient Minoan Kingdom.

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  Shore Excursion Package 2: Vathi, Knossos Palace and Oia Village

  Your optional shore excursion package includes visits to Knossos Palace in Crete and Oia in Santorini.

  In Samos, visit the Wine Museum and see the archaeological site of Heraion, a large sanctuary to the goddess Hera. After a trip to Samos' bustling town square, enjoy the white sand beaches of Pythagorio village, namesake of the ancient Greek philosopher and scientist, Pythagoras.

  While in Crete, visit Knossos Palace, one of the Bronze Age’s most impressive archaeological sites in the world. Also known as the Labyrinth, the palace appears as a maze of workrooms, living spaces, and store rooms close to a central square. Sir Arthur Evan’s archaeological excavations and restorations from 1900 suggest that this was the site of the ancient Minoan Kingdom.

  In Santorini, take a scenic excursion to the village of Oia and explore its unique architecture, quaint shops and charming port of Ammoudi. Along the way, enjoy spectacular views. 

  
  

  
  

  Cruise the Greek islands:

  • Visit the island of Mykonos

• Day 18: Greek island cruise • Samos • Patmos

  Cruise the Greek islands:

  • Visit the island of Samos
  • Visit the island of Patmos 

• Day 19: Greek island cruise • Crete • Santorini

  Cruise the Greek islands:

  • Visit the island of Crete

  • Visit the island of Santorini

• Day 20: Depart for home