August Best of Europe Tour 2024

Check in with your tour guide at OR Tambo. We fly to Paris. Flight times to be confirmed. (Dinner on board flight)

FLIGHTS
We have included R16,000 for your return flights to Europe on this package. If total flight price (Fare and taxes) are less than R16,000, this amount will be subtracted from your final payment. If the total flight price (Fare and taxes) are more than R16,000, this will be added to your final bill. If you would like to book your own flights, we can offer you a land package price of R16,000 less than the selling price.

Bonjour Paris! We arrive in Paris. After clearing customs and collecting our luggage, we depart to our hotel to refresh. This afternoon we take you on a guided tour of the Sacré-Cœur, Montmartre and Moulin Rouge.
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After breakfast we explore all the main sights of Paris on foot. Your tour leader will show you the Opera house, Tuileries Garden, the Louvre Museum, Pont Neuf and the Notre Dame. After free time and lunch in the Latin quarter we continue to the most famous landmark in Paris, the Eiffel Tower. The afternoon is yours to explore Paris at your own pace.
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After breakfast we continue South to the Swiss Alps. We will travel through the French countryside as well as Burgundy wine district, before arriving at our hotel in the Jungfrau district. Sit back, relax and enjoy the spectacular views of the Swiss Alps.
(Breakfast, Dinner)

A free day to explore the Jungfrau region. C the World recommends the world heritage site of Jungfraujoch.
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A spectacular drive through the Swiss Alps takes us to Italy. We pass close by Lake come and Milan on our way to Pisa. to view the leaning tower of Pisa. We spend the evening in the Tuscan town of Montecatini.
(Breakfast, Dinner)

We make our way to the ancient city of Rome to “do as the Romans do”. A late afternoon guided tour of Rome shows you the Colosseum, Trevi Fountain, Spanish steps and much more.
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A free day in Rome. C the world recommends the Vatican City.
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Today we enter the rolling hills of Tuscany as we make our way towards Florence for a city tour. See the famous cathedral of Florence, Bridge of Ponte Vecchio and Piazza della Signoria (Copy of Michelangelo’s St David’s statue) After lunch we make our way to Venice and show you the best of Venice, including the Rialto bridge and St Mark Square. A free evening after the guided tour for you to explore Venice.
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A free day in Venice. C the world recommends the glass blowing island of Murano, the lace shops on Burano or head to Lido’s beach. Perhaps a Gondola ride?
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We continue North through Italy, enter Austria and visit Innsbruck. See the golden roof, and ladies get ready to shop at Swarovski! The buzzing streets of Munich awaits! Dinner tonight is in a traditional German bierkeller serving the famous Oktoberfest 1 liter beers (Steins).
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We depart Munich and enter the Rhine Valley. Early afternoon we board our Rhine valley cruise and enjoy a cruise through one of the most concentrated stretches of castles in the entire Europe.
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The Dutch countryside awaits as we visit Zaanse Schans windmill village and the beautiful harbour village of Volendam. We then see how the traditional Clogs (wooden shoes or klompe) are made and we taste famous Edam cheese. Later in the evening it’s time to enter Amsterdam. The night is yours to explore Amsterdam, the coffee shops and to paint the town red.
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A free day to explore Amsterdam. C the World recommends a canal cruise, the Heineken Brewery, Anne Frank House or Leidse Plein’s unlimited ribs.
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After some last minute shopping we make our way to the airport for our flight back to Johannesburg. Flight times to be confirmed.
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We arrive back in Johannesburg. Say goodbye to new friends made and start thinking about the reunion party.
(Breakfast on board flight)