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EUROPEAN CHARM 13 DAYS
WITH GLOBUS THE DETAILS ARE DONE
You’ll always visit the key sites and enjoy more inclusions; inside visits
and special features are shown in UPPERCASE in the tour description,
including admission charges where applicable.
For standard inclusions, see page 8.
TRIP SCALE Leisurely ■ On the Go
LOCAL FAVORITES
Globus has created special experiences that will bring you behind the
scenes, spotlight the unique stories of your journey, and bring to life
the local flavor of your destination. Just look for the icon to see
what we’ve included for you.
ALL THIS IS INCLUDED
■ SIGHTSEEING AND MORE
AMSTERDAM Welcome dinner; guided sightseeing; canal cruise;
visit a major diamond center
RHINE CRUISE
HEIDELBERG Take pictures of the castle;
Kulturbrauerei Heidelberg restaurant
ROTHENBURG Walking tour of the walled town
MUNICH Orientation including Marienplatz
OBERAMMERGAU AREA
NEUSCHWANSTEIN
dinner with beer at the
Visit Ettal Benedictine Abbey; liquor tasting
Visit King Ludwig’s castle
INNSBRUCK Walk through the Old Town to the Golden Roof
CORTINA D’AMPEZZO Stay overnight in Italy’s most famous ski resort
CONEGLIANO
Prosecco wine tasting
VENICE Private boat ride; guided walking tour, visit St. Mark’s Square,
Doges’ Palace and the Bridge of Sighs; glassblower demonstration
LAKE MAGGIORE Stop in the town of Stresa
TÄSCH–ZERMATT–TÄSCH By mountain train
LAUSANNE–PARIS By high-speed TGV train (first-class)
PARIS Guided sightseeing, ascend the Eiffel Tower
■ HOTELS AMSTERDAM Room Mate Aitana (SF), HEIDELBERG NH
Heidelberg (F), OBERAMMERGAU AREA Klosterhotel Ludwig der Bayer (F)
at Ettal, CORTINA D’AMPEZZO Ancora (F), VENICE NH Laguna Palace (F)
at Mestre, ZERMATT Pollux (F), MONTREUX Eurotel Montreux (F), PARIS
Pullman Paris Bercy (SF)
■ MEALS Full buffet breakfast (B) daily; 7 three-course dinners (D)
with wine, including a welcome dinner in Amsterdam and a special
dinner in Heidelberg
■ TRANSPORTATION Motorcoach; canal cruise in Amsterdam; Rhine River
cruise; private boat in Venice; mountain train in Zermatt; high-speed, firstclass
TGV train; high-speed Eurostar train (Tour HBT)
■ HEADSETS Throughout the tour
■ FREE WI-FI
available on your motorcoach and in most hotel lobbies
CUSTOMIZE YOUR VACATION
■ EXTRA NIGHTS in Amsterdam, Paris, London
■ EXTEND YOUR VACATION to London (Tour HBT)
■ AIRPORT TRANSFERS Included if you purchase air from Globus.
Private transfers available for purchase if you book extra nights.
■ MyGLOBUS Personalize your tour ahead of time with additional
excursions. Visit our website for details and conditions.
NOTE For operational reasons, slight schedule changes for the Paris
program cannot be excluded.
MATTERHORN
LOCAL FAVORITE VISIT KING LUDWIG’S NEUSCHWANSTEIN,
INSPIRATION FOR DISNEY’S SLEEPING BEAUTY CASTLE
DAY 1 ARRIVE IN AMSTERDAM, HOLLAND. (Sun.)
Welcome to Amsterdam! At 6 pm, meet your traveling companions and
Tour Director for a welcome dinner with wine at your hotel. (D)
DAY 2 AMSTERDAM. (Mon.)
See the main sights of the 700-year-old capital with a Local Guide,
like the Royal Palace, Mint Tower, the original Heineken Brewery,
the Rijksmuseum, and more. Highlight is a leisurely CANAL CRUISE
along the patrician mansions and gabled façades. Also visit a major
DIAMOND CENTER. Later, you may wish to join an optional excursion
to visit a cheese farm, a clog maker, and a working windmill, followed
by dinner in the pretty fishing village of Volendam. (B)
DAY 3 AMSTERDAM–HEIDELBERG, GERMANY. (Tue.)
On the way to Germany, pass the Dutch region best known as the
locale of A Bridge Too Far. Highlight of the day is a romantic RHINE
CRUISE past castle-crested cliffs, terraced vineyards, and halftimbered
towns. Arrive in Heidelberg, walk the cobblestoned streets of
the Old Town, and take photographs of its castle. Next, enjoy dinner
with beer at Kulturbrauerei Heidelberg restaurant. (B,D)
DAY 4 HEIDELBERG–ROTHENBURG–MUNICH–OBERAMMERGAU
AREA. (Wed.)
Admire the ramparts, towers, and 16th-century houses in medieval
Rothenburg, famous for Christmas ornaments. Hear why this town was
spared during the Thirty Years’ War. Next is Munich, capital of Bavaria.
Drive by the Olympic Stadium with its 1,000-foot-high Olympic Tower,
and visit MARIENPLATZ with its Old and New Town Halls, before
continuing to the peaceful village of Ettal. (B,D)
DAY 5 OBERAMMERGAU AREA. (Thu.)
A special highlight today: visit beautiful ETTAL ABBEY, nestled at
the foothills of the Bavarian Alps. Founded in 1330 by Benedictine
monks, the original structure was destroyed by a fire in 1744 and
later rebuilt in baroque style. See the beautiful frescoes that adorn the
ceilings and walls, and the marvelous altars. Also on the agenda: a
TASTING of the LIQUOR produced by the abbey monks. Later, free time
in Oberammergau to get acquainted with the history and traditions of
this Passion Play village. To round off your stay in this area, maybe join
the exciting optional excursions to Linderhof Castle with its beautiful
terraced gardens, and a Bavarian dinner to try out traditional dishes and
enjoy local entertainment. (B)
DAY 6 OBERAMMERGAU AREA–NEUSCHWANSTEIN–INNSBRUCK,
AUSTRIA–CORTINA D’AMPEZZO, ITALY. (Fri.)
In the heart of the Bavarian Alps you will see two castles practically facing
each other. Hohenschwangau is the castle where King Ludwig II grew up,
but the most famous one is the one you will visit: NEUSCHWANSTEIN
CASTLE, which inspired Walt Disney and was featured in the movie The
Monuments Men. Next is Innsbruck, capital of the Austrian Tyrol. Stroll
through the Old Town to Emperor Maximilian’s GOLDEN ROOF. Time to
shop for crystal, for which the city is famous, before continuing across
spectacular Brenner Pass into Italy and the Dolomites. Overnight is in
Cortina d’Ampezzo, Italy’s most famous ski resort. (B,D)
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