14 Days Grand Europe Adventure

Have breakfast at the hotel and guide will pick you at hotel for city tour of Paris. Highlights on tour You will see famous landmarks such as Champs Elysees, the Opera Garnier, the Arc de Triomphe, Louvre Museum and the Notre Dame Cathedral. You will also have a scenic boat-ride on river Seine with sights of Eiffel Tower, Notre Dame Cathedral, Musée d'Orsay and a small Sized Statue of Liberty as you cruise along. In the evening at Le Grand Elysée the Lido Show will be on and the show has more than 70 performers where the famous Bluebell Girls entertain the guests with glamorous costumes and fabulous setting to match. Have dinner in the evening and stay overnight in Paris.

After breakfast, you can choose to spend the day on your own or join us for tour to visit Disneyland Paris. This fun-filled and eye-catching park is suitable for visitors of all ages, offering exciting rides and Disney magic and entertainment in the variety of shows. Your 1-day/1-park pass will give you access to 5 dreamy lands at Disneyland Park: Main Street USA, Frontierland, Adventureland, Fantasyland, and Discoveryland. Disneyland Paris' top attractions are Peter Pan's Flight and Space Mountain and Star Tours and other thrilling rides. You will have dinner in the evening before retiring to your hotel room and spend the night in Paris.

You will board the coach head to Brussels, Belgium’s capital and the center of the European Union. On the way, we take a quick, posed photo in front of the Atomium, an impressive steel model of atoms constructed for the 1958 World Expo. The next stop is at Mini Europe, where Europe’s most beautiful monuments have been recreated to perfection in meticulous 1:25 scale. We will return to Brussels, do a brief walking tour of the Grand Place, the city’s gorgeous central square surrounded by grand guildhalls, the Town Hall, and snap a pic of the cheeky Manneken Pis statue. Check in to a hotel, spend the night in Netherlands.

Amsterdam invites you to experience its beautiful canals and history in the same way it welcomes revellers and party-goers. You can join a covered boat cruise at dawn to watch Amsterdam’s graceful 17th-century townhouses and arched bridges slip by as your guide recounts stories of the city’s famous painters and sailor and merchant sailors. Snap the Royal Palace on Dam Square with the National Monument and St Nicholas Church, Munt Tower and Golden Bend canal and Skinny Bridge. Disembarking the boat, witness master craftsmen making the famous traditional wooden clogs by hand in the same workshop where they have practised this ancient art for centuries. You will visit a local cheese farm, and have the chance to sample fresh Gouda cheese and see how farmers make cheese in their cool cellars. Snap a photo next to a typical Dutch windmill in a green field and it will be your holiday token for life. You’ll have just a passing glimpse of the street market and of local herring but also get an insight into cyclists weaving through the tight streets where bikes outnumber residents. Finish your day with a stroll through the Jordaan to browse art galleries and enjoy dinner before heading to the hotel. Spend the night in Netherlands.

We start our day off with breakfast and then journey to Cologne in Germany to see the GREATDAM CATHEDRAL. The Gothic church rises to 157 meters, with double spires and multihued stained-glass windows. You will have dinner and then return to the hotel Overnight in Rhine area.

Today we drive to Germany’s famed Black Forest, celebrated for its deep-green woods, rolling hills and crafts that include Bollenhut hats, Black Forest cake and what are widely believed to be the world’s best cuckoo clocks. Then we head across to Switzerland, stop at Schaffhausen. We will visit the Rhine Falls, the largest waterfall in Europe – hear the roar of spraying water and see mist rise around you from our viewing platforms. In the afternoon, we visit Zurich. Stroll along the Bahnhofstrasse, one of the world’s most exclusive shopping avenues, and see sights such as Grossmünster Church; Fraumünster, featuring stained glass windows designed by Marc Chagall; the town hall, situated on the Limmat River; and St.Peter’s Church, which boasts the largest clock face in Europe. In the evening have dinner and have a restful night at your hotel in Switzerland.

After breakfast we proceed to Mt. Titlis in Switzerland. You will enjoy cable car ride that cover the distance from green fields to snowy peaks in about 45 minutes. First a gondola — the Titlis Xpress — takes you above forests and lakes. Then you take the Rotair to the summit with its world’s first revolving cable car, which twirls its way up and offers a 360-degree view of glaciers, mountain peaks, valleys and a sea of white. If the weather is good, you can also ride the Ice Flyer chairlift over the glacier and stroll onto the Cliff Walk suspension bridge, which stands at an elevation of 3,041 meters (9,977 feet), making it the highest in Europe. We next head to Lucerne, a picturesque town that sits near the shores of Lake Lucerne. Here you visit the Lion Monument cut out of rock and commemorate Swiss guards and walk along the wooden Chapel Bridge, displaying old paintings. Stroll along the Spreuer Bridge and gaze at the water. We will get back to the hotel, check out and start the journey to Switzerland.

After breakfast, there is an option to spend the day doing what you want or visit to Jungfraujoch, the 'Top of Europe'. Catch the train in Interlaken and head to Grindelwald and then take the popular cogwheel train to the Jungfraujoch station located 3,466-metres above sea level. The most glaciated area of the Alps, which is designated as a UNESCO World Heritage site, it has ice fields and snow domes as far as the eye can see. Upon arrival, stop at the Ice Palace to walk through ice sculptures and visit the Alpine Experience exhibition, which explains the power behind the glacier. Walk out onto the Sphinx Observation Deck for wide-reaching views of the highest peaks of Switzerland and the Aletsch Glacier. If you decide not to partake, you can spend the day relaxing in Interlaken, a town sitting between Lakes Thun and Brienz, taking in the mountain landscape and breathing pure alpine air. Take a stroll on Höhematte Park or sample local pastries in a riverside café. Return to your Swiss hotel where you will dine and stay overnight.

After breakfast, our guide will pick you and visit Vaduz city. In Vaduz, look at some of the few surviving medieval, Gothic and Baroque buildings as you walk past the minuscule parliament, the old castle on the hill and the museum of modern art. Next, let’s travel to Innsbruck in the Tyrol region of Austria, which is situated in a deep river valley. Then, take an orientation drive (without guide) in its city center: Admire the Golden Roof (Goldenes Dachl) and its 2,657 gilded tiles, the ornate Helblinghaus façade, and the Stadtturm tower with its views over the area. Walk through the triumphal Arch (Triumphpforte); take a look inside Hofkirche at the tomb of Emperor Maximilian I, and large the Hofburg palace. In the afternoon, visit best of Swarovski Crystal Worlds showroom in Wattens to see the crystal art and glass art. Have dinner and then retire to your hotel room and overnight at Innsbruck.

After breakfast, we make our way to the Venice, the “Queen of the Adriatic,” which was constructed on 180 islands and is connected by more than 400 bridges. Come by boat, passing under the Bridge of Sighs and along the Grand Canal to St.Mark’s Square. Gaze up at St. Mark’s Basilica and its golden mosaics, admire the pink marble walls of the Doge’s Palace and hear the bells in the Clock Tower. Stroll beneath the Bridge of Sighs, across which prisoners were once driven, and from the Rialto Bridge, look down on sinuous canals. In the afternoon, board a boat to Murano to explore a glass factory and watch master glassblowers form molten crystal into vases, sculptures and ornaments using a method that dates back centuries. Tonight head back to Venice to have dinner and spend the night.

After a tasty breakfast, we're on our way to Florence, an enchanting central Italian city separated in half by the Arno River. The first activity on arriving is a tour of narrow cobbled medieval streets. You'll get a glimpse of Giotto's Campanile and its bell tower wrapped in multicolored marble and the Baptistery doors, which showcase the golden relief panels of the Gates of Paradise. The Baptistery doors dazzling because of their gold relief panels, Giotto’s Campanile revealing itself resting on a tall bell tower, its exterior covered in colored marble. See the statues at Loggia dei Lanzi and the Fountain of Neptune at the Piazza della Signoria and marvel at the medieval palace. Cross the Ponte Vecchio Bridge, gazing out at the Arno River’s green water beneath its shops. The small shops here are teeming with the opportunity to browse for leather goods and silver jewelry and hand-painted ceramics. We visit Pisa after lunch next. In the square of Piazza dei Miracoli one can see the Leaning Tower of Pisa that leans because the ground underneath is too soft. Beside one another, the Cathedral and Baptistery show their beautiful carvings on white marble walls. You’ll have free time to take photos and meander around the grassy square before we return to your hotel for dinner and an overnight stay in Italy.

After breakfast we drive to Rome where the past history of the vast Roman Empires is fusing with bustling street-life and awe inspiring structures. When you arrive, your guide takes you to the Colosseum, the massive amphitheater where gladiators fought, and you’ll hear the roar of the crowd in your head as you pass through its gates. Nearby, look at the Arch of Constantine, erected to celebrate a great victory, and then wander around the ancient paving stones of the Roman Forum, streaming with the ruins of temples, basilicas and the House of the Vestal Virgins. Make your way to the Trevi Fountain to throw a coin in the clear waters; this is said to guarantee that you return to Rome. Then see the great white marble Victor Emmanuel II Monument and hear why it was dedicated to the first king of Italy. In the afternoon visit St.Peter’s Basilica to see Michelangelo’s Pietà and look up into the great dome. Stroll through St.Peter’s Square and experience the ambiance of the pilgrim and visitors to this well-known site. The afternoon is free for you to do some independent sightseeing in the Vatican Museums or shop for souvenirs, prior to transferring back to your Italian hotel for a farewell dinner (or similar) and an overnight stay.

After breakfast, you will check out of your hotel and guide will drop you off at the airport for your departure flight home. As you travel back to Dubai, take some time to reflect on two weeks of beautiful cities, snow-capped mountains, winding canals and history.