Trafalgar > Heart of Europe 2009

Heart of Europe 2009
12 Days starting from $2,250

Countries Visited:
Austria, Czech Republic, Germany, Italy, Liechtenstein, Switzerland

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Length: 12 Days
Type: First Class Europe & Britain 2009
Category: Regional
Operator: Trafalgar
Tour Code: TT-CHAR-2009
   
 
 
About This Tour


Cities Visited:
Switzerland, Italy, Austria, Czech Republic, Germany, Liechtenstein

Along this journey of many contrasts, we show you Munich''s gothic town hall, the concentration camp at Dachau, fashionable Prague, musical Vienna, St. Mark''s Square in Venice and cozy Lucerne.
 
  • What's Included
  • Itinerary
  • Dates & Prices
  • Sightseeing
  • Details
  • SPECIALS
Sightseeing Highlights
  • Munich: Orientation seeing the Olympic Stadium, Marienplatz and Ludwigstrasse.
  • Pilsen: Orientation of this beer-brewing town.
  • Prague: See Prague Castle, visit St. Vitus Cathedral and old town square.
  • Lednice: Visit the gardens and view the 13th century castle, one-time home of the Liechtenstein family.
  • Vienna: Sightseeing includes the Hofburg, City Hall, State Opera House and the Imperial Boulevards.
  • Venice: Canal cruise. See St. Mark''s Square, the Byzantine Basilica, Doge’s Palace and the Bridge of Sighs. Visit a traditional glass-blowing factory.
  • Verona: See the Roman Arena and Juliet’s balcony.
  • Lugano: Orientation of the Italian-speaking Swiss resort.
  • Lucerne: Orientation including the Chapel Bridge and the Lion Monument.
Dining Highlights
  • 10 hot buffet breakfasts.
  • 3 three-course dinners.
  • Local highlight restaurant dinner with wine in Vienna.
  • Farewell dinner with wine in Lucerne.
15 meals in total (see day-by-day itinerary)
First Class Travel Highlights
  • All hotel service charges and tips, baggage handling fees and local taxes included.
  • Touring by luxury air-conditioned coach with reclining seats and a washroom onboard.
  • The services of one of Trafalgar''s top professional multi-lingual Tour Directors.
  • Stay in twin-bedded rooms with private facilities.
  • A qualified local city guide in Vienna and Prague.
  • Airport transfers are provided on Day 1 and Day 11.
  • A stylish wallet, tour documents and map book journal.
Airport Transfers
  • London Gateways: Transfers can be expensive, particularly between the airport and your London hotel. But when you book your Trafalgar tour and take advantage of our land and air packages, we have included a FREE transfer to and from London’s airports and your Trafalgar London hotel. For passengers who have their own flight arrangements we offer you the opportunity to purchase inexpensive transfers to and from London’s Heathrow – Trafalgar has negotiated special rates for the Dot2Dot transfer from London’s Heathr
  • Important – Please Note: Passengers will only be entitled to transfers to and from London Airports providing the following conditions are met:
  • For included transfers: Your flights must be booked directly by Trafalgar no fewer than 21 days prior to departure. For chargeable transfers: Your Travel Agent provides detailed flight information to Trafalgar no fewer than 21 days prior to departure. Once transfers are booked they cannot be changed.
  • For London arrivals, you must stay at a London hotel booked by Trafalgar on the night of arrival and the night prior to your departure date.
  • Trafalgar only includes one inbound and one outbound transfer.
  • In the event of flight delays outside of Trafalgar’s control, the transfers will be deemed to be cancelled.
  • All transfers are based on group transfers. No refund is therefore available for missed transfers, or passengers not using this service.
  • In the event of unforeseen events (such as road or rail works, strikes or demonstrations), Trafalgar will not be responsible for delayed or cancelled transfers.
  • Heathrow Airport: National Express Dot2Dot will pick up and drop off in time to meet all flights to/from London’s Heathrow Airport. For guests arriving at the Dot2Dot desk after 22.00 hrs please make use of the courtesy phone to arrange your transfer to your Trafalgar hotel.
  • Gatwick Airport: Passengers who have booked Trafalgar’s Land and Air packages arriving at London’s Gatwick Airport are provided with a Gatwick Express train voucher. The Gatwick Express train journey from Gatwick Airport to London’s Victoria Station takes 30 minutes. Guests then need to make their way from Victoria Station to their Trafalgar hotel.
  • European Gateways: With Trafalgar all passengers will receive complimentary arrival and departure transfers on the scheduled arrival and departure day of their tour at the times specified below. Please ensure your Travel Agent reserves your flight to co-ordinate with the transfer times shown.
  • Trafalgar Bonus - Passengers who book Trafalgar''s Land+Air package and who arrive or depart outside of these specified times on the scheduled arrival and departure day of the tour will also be provided with a transfer.
  • Passengers arriving before or leaving after the scheduled tour days are not entitled to a transfer but may book and purchase one through Trafalgar providing that they also purchase the additional pre and/or post tour hotel night(s) from Trafalgar. Please ask for prices of transfers at the time of booking your extra night accommodation.
  • Land only passengers arriving or departing on the scheduled tour arrival or departure days but whose flights don''t coincide with the listed transfer times below may also book and purchase these transfers. Flight details must be provided to Trafalgar not less than 21 days before the flight departure.
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  • Day 1 - Depart USA Overnight flight to Munich.


  • Day 2 - Arrive Munich (2 nights) Welcome to Munich, capital of Bavaria. After check-in, there is time to relax or start to explore this fun-loving city. Later, we enjoy a Welcome Drink with our Tour Director and fellow traveling companions. 

    Hotel: Hilton Park (2 nights)


  • Day 3 - Munich – Excursion to Dachau This morning we delight in a short orientation tour of this fun-loving city revealing its charm and elegance. On our walking tour of the city we’ll see the Hofbräuhaus, the Marienplatz and the famous Glockenspiel on Munich’s gothic town hall. We also include an excursion to nearby Dachau to visit the original SS training centre as well as the infamous concentration camp. Later this afternoon, you may wish to visit one of the palaces or museums in the city or simply spend time in the ‘Englischer Garten’ and sample some of the delicious beers for which Munich is justly famous. (Buffet breakfast)


  • Day 4 - Munich – Prague (2 nights) This morning we drive to Regensburg on the Danube and then continue into the Czech Republic and the beer-brewing town of Pilsen. Later we arrive in the capital city, Prague, now vibrant and fashionable since the Velvet Revolution. (Buffet breakfast / Dinner)

    Hotel: Crowne Plaza (2 nights)


  • Day 5 - Prague sightseeing and at leisure Prague Castle, the old town square and a visit to St. Vitus Cathedral all feature on our walking tour. Then our Tour Director will show us a Hidden Treasure of this intriguing city before we have time to explore on our own. (Buffet breakfast)


  • Day 6 - Prague – Vienna (2 nights) This morning we travel via Brno and then to Lednice to visit the Italianate gardens of the castle. Then it’s but a short drive to the musical city of Vienna where we enjoy a Highlight Dinner in a local restaurant tonight. (Buffet breakfast / Highlight dinner) 

    Hotel: Park Hotel Schönbrunn (2 nights)


  • Day 7 - Vienna sightseeing and at leisure The Opera, Hofburg, Parliament, the Imperial Boulevards and more are all highlighted on our sightseeing tour. We will also enjoy a walking tour exploring the oldest part of the city and the Cathedral of St. Stephen. Later, with time at leisure to relax or maybe sightsee further. This evening perhaps take the opportunity to attend a concert of Strauss waltz music? (Buffet breakfast)


  • Day 8 - Vienna – Venice (Mestre) (2 nights) Today a full day of scenic splendours await us. First leaving the Vienna Woods we travel across the great Alpine highway to the Carnian Alps and then into Italy and the region known as the Friuli before arriving on the flat Veneto plain and the magical waterbound city of Venice – ‘la Serenissima.’ (Buffet breakfast / Dinner) 

    Hotel: Antony (2 nights)


  • Day 9 - Venice sightseeing and at leisure Enjoy an excellent introduction on an included canal cruise by private launch to see St. Mark''s Basilica, the Doge''s Palace and Bridge of Sighs. A short stroll brings us to one of the oldest Murano glass workshops where we will witness a demonstration of the ancient craft of glass-blowing. Then time on your own. Why not take a relaxing gondola ride or sip a cappuccino in St. Mark''s Square. (Buffet breakfast / Dinner)


  • Day 10 - Venice (Mestre) – Lucerne (2 nights) Our first stop this morning is the pink marble city of the star-crossed lovers – Verona! Here we’ll see the 2,000 year-old Roman arena as well as the courtyard where ‘Juliet’s ‘ balcony is located! Then via the fashion capital of Milan, our drive takes us to lakeside Lugano where we enjoy an orientation tour of this Italian-speaking Swiss resort. Later, we continue our journey through the Gotthard Route via Bellinzona to the lake of Lucerne. A scenic drive along the lake brings us to the place where the River Reuss enters the lake itself – the small city of Lucerne. (Buffet breakfast) 

    Hotel: Radisson SAS (2 nights)


  • Day 11- Lucerne orientation and at leisure This morning, orientation shows us the Lion Monument, Chapel Bridge and Jesuit church. Then you are free to perhaps take a trip by cable car or cogwheel train up a nearby mountain peak and later to shop in the traffic-free town for delicious Swiss chocolates and fine timepieces. This evening we’ll get together for a Farewell Dinner in a characteristic restaurant! (Buffet breakfast / Farewell dinner)


  • Day 12 - Lucerne – Zurich – USA Time to bid farewell to our Tour Director and new-found friends as our vacation comes to an end. There is a transfer available to Zurich airport, conditions apply. (Buffet breakfast)


  • Free airport transfers Transfers on Day 2 at Munich Airport will operate at 10.00 and 13.00. Passengers arriving later should make their own way to the first hotel. Return transfers on the last touring day will arrive at Zurich Airport at 08.30.



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* For single travellers purchasing the twin-share option, please note that there is a no smoking policy in all shared rooms.
Please note: In addition to being sold out or on a request basis only, a tour departure may not be displayed on this site for operation reasons.
For details on discounts that apply to this tour please refer to a brochure or see your Travel Agent.
The displayed prices are based on twin-share accommodation. A single supplement price is available on request.
  • Munich
  • Pilsen
  • Prague
  • Lednice
  • Vienna
  • Venice
  • Lugano
  • Lucerne
This list indicates brochure rates and dates.
* For single travellers purchasing the twin-share option, please note that there is a no smoking policy in all shared rooms.
Please note: In addition to being sold out or on a request basis only, a tour departure may not be displayed on this site for operation reasons.
For details on discounts that apply to this tour please refer to a brochure or see your Travel Agent.
The displayed prices are based on twin-share accommodation. A single supplement price is available on request.

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Cruise Solo at NO Additional Charge

Trafalgar / Uniworld Boutique River Cruise Collection has waived single supplements on a variety of 2009 Europe river cruises, which means solo travelers can cruise at no additional charge.

This offer is valid on the following cruises:

Burgundy & Provence

Tulips & Windmills

Enchanting Danube

Eastern Europe Explorer

Danube Discovery

Rhine Discovery

Grand European Discovery

Paris and Normandy

Grand France

Portugal, Spain, & the Douro River Valley (Cruise Only)

Paris & European River Romance

Paris & Grand European Waterways

Paris & the Heart of Europe

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