EUROPEAN RHAPSODY (START AMSTERDAM CLASSIC GROUP)

• Welcome to Amsterdam, enjoy a day of leisure.
• Join your Travel Director for a Welcome Reception.
• Mingle and get to know your fellow travellers as you cruise along some of the many quaint, tree-lined canals, to explore the heart of the Old City, before enjoying a pleasant evening of dinner and wine at a local restaurant.

Welcome Meet your Travel Director at 17:00

• In the morning venture to Rothenburg ob der Tauber, the most well-preserved town on the Romantic Road.
• Continue east to the Czech border, passing the town of Pilsen renowned for its beer, before reaching the Golden City of Prague
• In the evening, perhaps take a river cruise through the heart of the city?

• Explore Prague with Insight Choice.
• Choose to walk the courtyards of the Castle and visit the imposing St. Vitus Cathedral.
• Alternatively, join your Local Expert through the Jewish Quarter and hear about the history, traditions and legends of the Jewish people and taste Trdelník, a traditional Czech pastry.
• Then, the city is all yours to explore. Perhaps rummage through the renowned antique stores or shop for the nest Bohemian crystal?

• This morning, visit Lizt Academy.
• Continue your travels to the Austrian border and through pleasant farming country to Vienna.

• This day’s route takes you past quiet villages, through Styria’s forested mountains and into the Carinthian Lake District.
• Continue past Europe’s warmest lake, the Wörthersee, to cross into Italy near Tarvisio.
• Then follow mountain valleys and cascading streams down to the Veneto Plain en route to the unique city of Venice.
• Arrive by private boat to your hotel.
• In the late afternoon and early evening, sip a cocktail on the corner of Piazza San Marco, whilst you are serenaded by an ensemble of talented musicians.
• Afterwards, stroll past the Doges Palace and the famous ‘Bridge of Sighs’ to a local restaurant in the heart of the San Marco ‘sestieri’ for a magical dinner.

• In the morning, prepare to embrace this most romantic city.
• Visit St. Mark’s Square, dominated by its magnificent basilica and overlooked by the great Clock Tower.
• Also in the square stands the immense Campanile and Doge’s Palace which is connected to the ancient prisons by the Bridge of Sighs.
• Join a MAKE TRAVEL MATTER® Experience as you witness the skill of glassblowers on a visit to a traditional arts centre.
• The rest of the day is free.
• Perhaps shop in the small arcades or why not cruise the Venetian lagoon to the island of Burano for a meal of local specialties and wine?

• Alas, you must bid farewell to this enchanting city.
• Your departure transfer arrives at Venice Marco Polo Airport.
• On occasion, hotels of similar standard and location may be utilised.

Departure Transfer: Arrive at the airport at 08:00, 09:30