EUROPE

2020 Select Land Journeys & Cruises Explore the Best of Europe...

where travel experiences are unlike any others and unforgettable moments are decidedly local.

As travel enthusiasts, we can’t help but be excited when interested travelers like you inquire about our trips to Europe. We’ve been exploring the continent with our guests for more than 25 years now, traveling by land, river and sea to experience the essence of each destination in ways that are different from anyone else. Part of the magic of travel is that there’s always something new to discover… which is why you’ll always discover new ways to see Europe with Tauck.

Whether it’s your first trip to Europe or your next, you’ll find that our journeys and cruises are grounded in authenticity, culturally immersive, thoughtfully crafted and continually enhanced with meaningful moments to enrich your travel experiences in every way. We’ll treat you to a taste of daily life on and off the beaten path, in private palaces, on family farms and vineyards centuries old. You’ll connect with the locals to learn firsthand about history, culture, arts and more, past and present, and meet royalty and celebrities at exclusive Tauck experiences included on your trip. You’ll visit must-see sites like the Vatican, the Louvre and the State Hermitage in St. Petersburg on after-hours or early-opening visits, without crowds, along with time to explore on your own during stays at Europe’s finest hotels.

Join us along Europe’s scenic Yellow Roads, cruise the rivers of kings through the heart of inland Europe or sail to hidden ports in seas steeped in maritime treasures, indulging in the carefree style of travel that has earned Tauck recognition among Travel + Leisure’s “World’s Best” travel companies for 22 consecutive years. We look forward to welcoming you to our world!

Daniel W. Mahar, CEO

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EUROPE LAND JOURNEYS BRIDGES FAMILY TRAVEL 08 The Best of Ireland 60 Italia Bella: Rome to Venice 10 The Best of Ireland, Small Groups 62 The Sweet Life: Rome & Sorrento 12 A Week In… Ireland 64 Castles & Kings: London to Paris 14 England, Scotland & Wales 66 NEW Douro Discovery: A Family River Cruise in Portugal 16 A Week In... Scotland 68 Blue Danube: Family Riverboat Adventure 18 A Week In... London and Paris 70 Castles on the Rhine: Family Riverboat Adventure 20 Normandy, Brittany, Paris & the Loire Valley 72 Bon Voyage! France Family River Cruise 22 NEW Northern Spain, the Rioja Valley and Madrid 24 A Week In… Spain CRUISE BY RIVER & SEA 26 Spain and Portugal 76 The Blue Danube 28 A Week In… Portugal 78 Budapest to Amsterdam by Riverboat 30 Classic Italy 80 32 Classic Italy, Small Groups Royal Danube, Berlin & Kraków 34 A Week In... Venice, Florence & Rome 82 Danube Reflections 36 Lake Como, Venice, Florence & Rome 84 The Rhine, Swiss Alps & Amsterdam 38 Bellissima Northern Italy 86 The Romantic Rhine: Basel to Amsterdam 40 A Week In... the Amalfi Coast, Capri & Rome 88 The Rhine and Moselle 42 Sicilian Odyssey 90 Venice & the Dalmatian Coast 44 Switzerland: Europe’s Crown Jewel 92 Norwegian Fjords & Coastal Treasures 46 Adriatic Treasures: Croatia to Venice 94 Norway’s Arctic Adventure 48 NEW Swiss Highlands & Bavarian Alps including Oberammergau 96 GENERAL INFORMATION 50 A Week In… Imperial Europe 52 Warsaw, Budapest, Vienna & Prague 98 MORE TRIPS IN EUROPE 54 NEW Scandinavia 56 Russian Glories, Baltic Treasures

Front Cover: Stavanger, Norway tauck.com 3 Château de Champchevrier, France Travel Beyond Ordinary

We’re a company, and a family, of passionate travelers – and as a family-owned travel company for 95 years, our values and vision remain true: always do the right thing. Deliver more than what’s expected. Embrace change by continually innovating, and enhance guests’ lives by broadening knowledge and fulfilling dreams. With journeys across 7 continents, in over 100 destinations and to 70+ countries, we keep moving forward to find new ways to enhance travel experiences that will be memorable for a lifetime – and we’re honored to have the trust and guest satisfaction to be named to Travel + Leisure’s “World’s Best” list for 22 consecutive years. Read on and discover what makes Tauck unique.

Closer Travel Exclusive Connections with the Best Access

Travel authentically and connect more Your Europe journey is fully guided Unique and exclusive access creates closely with the locals in the places by multi-talented Tauck Directors a journey unlike any other... one that you explore. Have lunch on an Irish who average over 10 years of service provides extraordinary experiences dairy farm. Sip wine with vintners in with us, come from 35 countries, such as exploring Musée du Louvre private vineyards. Chat with a Kremlin and collectively speak 46 languages; in Paris – after hours – without the insider, rethink cork in Portugal, make they are joined by our handpicked crowds. The difference between a music in Vienna, go truffle hunting... local experts and guides. trip – and a trip of a lifetime.

Call your travel advisor or Tauck at 800-468-2825 tauck.com 5 Andalusia, Spain Land Journeys

“With high expectations, we took off for our first Tauck trip in Rome. Lingering in the Sistine Chapel with only 20 of us was the most emotional moment of all my travels – and it begs the question: How in the world does Tauck get permission to ‘own’ the Vatican

Museums for the evening?” - Hank Kaestner

When we first traveled along the scenic Yellow Roads of Europe some 25+ years ago, we made it our mission to showcase the essence of the destination with authentic experiences you couldn’t do on your own. While our after-hours visit to the Vatican Museums is a huge highlight, it is also the little moments we share that make a big impact. An owner-hosted lunch in an English manor house in Beatrix Potter country. Sliding down a long slide into the Salt Mines of Austria for dinner. Sharing stories with the Fentons on their family-owned dairy farm in Ireland. A private Chopin piano recital in Warsaw. Dinner in a Viennese palace open only to Tauck. An opportunity to meet “the Habsburgs” during a VIP lunch at a Swiss castle. And so many other culturally rich experiences that speak volumes about daily life, past and present, as well as the long-standing relationships we enjoy along the way.

Join us on a classic Tauck land journey or a small group departure and experience Europe like you’ve always dreamed.

tauck.com 7 Giant’s Causeway THE BEST OF IRELAND

~ A culturally rich journey through Ireland with 4 nights in Northern Ireland ~ 14 DAYS FROM $6,590

1. ARRIVE DUBLIN 4. ANTRIM & GIANT’S CAUSEWAY 7. DRUMCLIFFE & AN ABBEY

Tour begins: 6:00 PM, Conrad Dublin. Travel along the Antrim Coast Road Head for the foothills of Benbulben A transfer is included upon arrival from through the haunting Glens of Antrim, Mountain, “Yeats Country,” to the final Dublin Airport to Conrad Dublin. Join arriving in Bushmills for lunch at the resting place of W. B. Yeats at Drumcliffe; us for a welcome reception and dinner. Bushmills Inn. Explore the Giant’s stop for lunch in Kylemore Abbey. Drive Conrad Dublin – Meals D Causeway, where over 40,000 basalt through Connemara to your Galway hotel. columns lead from the cliffs to the sea. Glenlo Abbey Hotel – Meals BLD The Merchant Hotel – Meals BL 2. SIGHTS OF DUBLIN 8. HARBORSIDE GALWAY City sightseeing includes Phoenix Park, 5. DERRY & A FOLK PARK St. Stephen’s Green, O’Connell Street, Cruise to Galway this morning for a the Lord Mayor’s residence, and a Explore Derry on a walking tour with a walking tour of this harborside city, guided visit to Trinity College and The local guide, and visit Omagh’s Ulster Book of Kells. The afternoon is free. American Folk Park, chronicling the Conrad Dublin – Meals B struggles of Irish emigrants who built new lives in North America. Maximum Elevation: 1,500 ft. Spend two nights in Enniskillen. Ulster American Giant’s Folk Park Bushmills Causeway 3. BELFAST & TITANIC HISTORY Lough Erne Resort – Meals BLD Derry

Belleek Head to Northern Ireland and the NORTHERN Belfast Sligo IRELAND capital city Belfast for a day that begins 6. EXPLORE BELLEEK Enniskillen in the Titanic Quarter with a visit to award-winning Titanic Belfast followed Today, choose a day in the Kylemore Abbey Glenlo Abbey by a guided city tour. This evening, a Fermanagh Lakelands or drive Galway IRELAND Dublin special treat – a nine-course Titanic to Belleek for a tour of its famed Cliffs of Moher Ennis tasting menu dinner in the sumptuous porcelain factory; visit the town, Kilmallock Great Room of The Merchant Hotel, renowned for its medieval heritage. Kilkenny Thomastown honoring the ship’s grand style. Dine at your leisure this evening. Killarney The Merchant Hotel – Meals BLD Lough Erne Resort – Meals BD Ring of Kerry Midleton

8 today; they wander for miles along Thomastown for a two-night stay at the coast, offering breathtaking views. the five-star Mount Juliet Hotel, born Uniquely Tauck Drive to medieval Ennis, a hub of as a private 18th-century baronial traditional Irish music, for a stay at a mansion. Its modern features include a • Discover the stories behind former 18th-century mansion. Dinner full-service spa and Ireland’s only Jack the Titanic at award- winning features Irish music and entertainment. Nicklaus signature golf course. Titanic Belfast, culminating with Old Ground Hotel – Meals BD Mount Juliet Hotel & Spa – Meals BLD a sumptuous 9-course Titanic tasting dinner in the historic Merchant Hotel 10. DAIRY FARM & KILLARNEY 13. TALES OF KILKENNY Tour the Molanna Dairy Farm to learn Explore the ruins of 12th-century • See the Book of Kells – an about Ireland’s agribusiness pursuits, Jerpoint Abbey en route to medieval, illuminated manuscript and savor a light Irish lunch. Then it’s riverside Kilkenny. Join a local guide handwritten by Celtic monks in on to Killarney, where your luxury hotel for an insightful walking tour including the 9th century – on display at overlooks Lake Leane. Enjoy legendary the Black Abbey, Rothe House, and Trinity College in Dublin Irish hospitality in the award-winning Kilkenny Castle. After free time in town, restaurant at Killeen House tonight. return to the hotel for this evening’s • Learn the secrets of making Aghadoe Heights Hotel & Spa – Meals BLD farewell reception and dinner. Irish whiskey during a tour and Mount Juliet Hotel & Spa – Meals BD lunch at the Jameson Distillery, where centuries of history are 11. THE RING OF KERRY chronicled in every sip Bring your camera for today’s scenic 14. JOURNEY HOME drive around the Ring of Kerry that Tour ends: Kilkenny. Fly home anytime. passes waterfalls and lakes, skirts the A transfer is included from Mount Juliet ruins of ancient monasteries, castles Hotel & Spa to Dublin Airport. Allow at designated a European Capital of and forts, and takes you to villages, least three hours for flight check-in at Culture for 2020. Amidst its medieval like seaside Waterville, that reveal a the airport. Meals B roots, modern magic has taken hold, glimpse of local life. Return to Killarney transforming the city into a bohemian for an afternoon spent at your leisure. getaway. Your hotel offers many Aghadoe Heights Hotel & Spa – Meals BLD activities (extra cost may apply). Glenlo Abbey Hotel – Meals BD 12. JAMESON & A MANOR HOUSE 2020 DATES Spend the morning discovering the 9. CLIFFS OF MOHER & ENNIS May 2, 9, 16⁄ , 23⁄ , 30⁄ Jun 13, 20, 27 Jameson Experience in Midleton, Jul 11, 18, 25⁄ Aug 8, 22, 29 Sep 5, 12, 19 The dramatic Cliffs of Moher, soaring County Cork, a journey through Irish Oct 3 ⁄ = Sold Out! high above the ocean along Ireland’s whiskey making that includes a tasting Go to tauck.com for up-to-the-minute space availability. “Wild Atlantic Way,” are your first visit and lunch in the distillery. Drive to

2020 PRICE PER PERSON May 1 – 29 Double $6590 Single $8198 Triple $6484 May 30 – October AN IRISH WELCOME ON THE FARM Double $6790 Single $8396 Triple $6681 Meeting Paddy and Margaret Fenton at their family-owned Special Solo Traveler Savings dates in red Activity Molanna Dairy Farm near Kilmallock in County Limerick indicate special departures where you save Level 2 is one of those simple travel moments that you’ll remember $300 on the single room price. Pace Level 2 for a lifetime. Enjoy the humor and hospitality of Paddy 2020 Price includes 31 meals and his family as they greet you with a warm Irish welcome, (13 Breakfasts, 7 Lunches & 11 Dinners), airport transfers take you on a tour of the farm to learn about the joys and as noted, service charges, and gratuities to local guides. challenges of agriculture in Ireland today, and invite you in International Airfare is additional; call Tauck for special rates on international air for travel originating in the US for a home-cooked Irish lunch… and a chat about days gone and Canada (subject to availability). Note: Tour of Aug 8 by on the farm that’s been in their family for generations. will stay at Dylan Hotel nights 1 & 2. Please go to page 96 for additional information.

Call your travel advisor or Tauck at 800-468-2825 tauck.com 9 Galway Bay THE BEST OF IRELAND, SMALL GROUPS

~ A more personal experience in Ireland, with stays in castles, grand hotels and manor houses ~ 14 DAYS FROM $7,890 | AVERAGING 24 GUESTS

1. ARRIVE DUBLIN oceanliner’s story. Later, tour Belfast 5. DERRY & ULSTER FOLK PARK – which has emerged from decades of Tour begins: 6:00 PM, The Westin Tour “Derry” with a local guide; see political strife as a hip, cosmopolitan Dublin. A transfer is included from the Peace Bridge, the cathedral, and destination – with a local guide. Dinner Dublin Airport to The Westin Dublin. the city’s famed street murals. Visit tonight is a Titanic-themed nine-course Join us for a welcome reception and Omagh’s Ulster American Folk Park, an tasting menu at your historic hotel. dinner this evening at the hotel. outdoor museum revealing 300 years of The Merchant Hotel – Meals BLD The Westin Dublin – Meals D Irish emigration to North America. Your

4. THE GIANT’S CAUSEWAY 2. A DAY WELL SPENT IN DUBLIN Experience the breathtaking Maximum Elevation: 1,500 ft. A guided tour of city sights includes Antrim Coast on one of the Ulster American Giant’s Trinity College and the illuminated Bushmills Causeway world’s great scenic drives, en Folk Park medieval Book of Kells, a national Derry route to the Giant’s Causeway, treasure. The rest of the day is free. Donegal NORTHERN a stunning seascape of Belleek IRELAND The Westin Dublin – Meals B Belfast basalt columns blanketing the Sligo rocky shore like thousands 3. BELFAST & TITANIC BELFAST of stepping stones. Lunch at Kylemore Abbey Ashford Castle Bushmills Inn, a charming 17th Galway IRELAND Dublin Drive to Belfast, Northern Ireland, century mansion just a stone’s Cliffs of Moher where the Titanic was built in 1911. throw from the world-famous Ennis At the site of the old shipyards, visit Bushmills Distillery. Return to Kilmallock Kilkenny Titanic Belfast, an interactive museum Belfast for time on your own. Killarney that guides you through the doomed The Merchant Hotel – Meals BL Ring of Kerry Midleton 10 7. YEATS & ASHFORD CASTLE Ring of Kerry; spend free time in Killarney. Dine tonight at Killeen House. Head to the Republic of Ireland; in Aghadoe Heights Hotel & Spa – Meals BLD Uniquely Tauck Drumcliffe, see the final resting place of W. B. Yeats, then on to Kylemore • Journey through Connemara and along Northern Ireland’s stunning Abbey for lunch. Continue through 12. THE JAMESON EXPERIENCE Antrim Coast Road, seeing for rugged Connemara to your hotel. Enjoy The Jameson Experience, located yourself why Ireland is called the Ashford Castle – Meals BLD in the famous 150-year-old distillery. enchanted Emerald Isle After lunch, drive to Kilkenny for two • Relive the ill-fated voyage of 8. A DAY IN GALWAY nights at a former manor house. Those the luxury liner Titanic at the wishing to reserve spa treatments should With a local guide, tour the bohemian award-winning Titanic Belfast contact the hotel directly. streets of seaside Galway, a picturesque interactive museum, and during Lyrath Estate Hotel & Spa – Meals BLD pleasure. Spend the afternoon at leisure a 9-course dinner inspired by the famous ship’s menu (additional cost may apply for activities). Ashford Castle – Meals BD 13. JERPOINT ABBEY / KILKENNY • Stay at country estates, lakeside After a visit to the ruins of 12th-century resorts and historic city-center Jerpoint Abbey, tour medieval Kilkenny. hotels – including two nights in the 9. CLIFFS OF MOHER / ENNIS Attend a farewell reception and dinner. heart of Dublin as you experience Experience the windswept Cliffs of Lyrath Estate Hotel & Spa – Meals BD warm Irish hospitality Moher, towering high above the Atlantic. Explore medieval Ennis, a mecca of traditional Irish music, then check into 14. JOURNEY HOME your ivy-clad historic hotel. Tour ends: Kilkenny. Fly home anytime. home for the next two nights is Lough The Old Ground Hotel – Meals BD Eske Castle, rated one of the top luxury A transfer is included from Lyrath hotels in Ireland. Those wishing to Estate Hotel & Spa to Dublin Airport. Allow 3 hours for check-in. Meals B reserve treatments at the hotel’s Spa 10. DAIRY FARM & KILLARNEY Solis should contact the hotel directly. Lough Eske Castle – Meals BLD Get a taste of life at a family run dairy farm, including lunch. Later, visit historic Muckross House and 2020 DATES its splendid garden estate outside 6. BELLEEK & ITS POTTERY Apr 28⁄ , 30⁄ May 5⁄, 7⁄, 12⁄ , 14⁄ , 19⁄ , 21⁄ , 26⁄ , 28⁄ Killarney. Continue on to your You have a choice today – a day at Jun 2⁄, 4⁄, 9⁄, 11⁄ , 16, 18⁄ , 23⁄ , 25, 30 contemporary five-star hotel. leisure at your hotel in the Fermanagh Jul 2, 7, 9, 16, 21, 23, 30 Aug 6, 11, 13⁄ , 20⁄ , 25, 27⁄ Aghadoe Heights Hotel & Spa – Meals BLD ⁄ ⁄ ⁄ ⁄ ⁄ ⁄ Lakelands, or a visit to the town of Sep 1, 3, 8, 10, 15, 17, 22, 24, 29 Oct 1, 6, 8 ⁄ = Sold Out! Belleek and the factory where Belleek hand-painted porcelain has been made Go to tauck.com for up-to-the-minute space availability. since 1858; enjoy time to explore the 11. THE RING OF KERRY medieval town on your own. Stunning views of the Iveragh Peninsula Lough Eske Castle – Meals BD unfold on a scenic drive around the 2020 PRICE PER PERSON April Double $7890 Single $9879 Triple $7786 May – October ASHFORD CASTLE Double $8190 Single $10,298 Triple $8081

Turrets and ramparts, armor and oak paneling, Waterford 2020 Price includes 31 meals (13 Activity chandeliers and gilt mirrors reflect the royal architectural Breakfasts, 7 Lunches & 11 Dinners), Level 2 décor you’ll find at Ashford Castle. Its first stones were airport transfers as noted, service charges, Pace laid by the Normans in 1228, and since that time eight gratuities to local guides, admission fees, Level 2 privileged Irish families (including the Guinness family, for taxes and porterage. International Airfare more than a century) have called this 83-bedroom castle – is additional; call Tauck for special rates on international air for travel originating in the US and Canada (subject to now one of Ireland’s most magnificent castle-hotels, availability). Tours of Jun 30 and Sep 1 will stay at Glenlo boasting sumptuous guest accommodations – home. And Abbey Hotel nights 7 & 8; tour of Jun 16 will stay at Great for two memorable nights during this journey, you can, too. Southern Killarney nights 10 & 11. Please go to page 96 for additional information.

Call your travel advisor or Tauck at 800-468-2825 tauck.com 11 Dromoland Castle A WEEK IN… IRELAND

~ A parade of the Emerald Isle’s must-see sights and hidden gems from coast to coast ~ 8 DAYS FROM $4,490 | SMALL GROUP DEPARTURES AVAILABLE

1. ARRIVE SHANNON 3. BLARNEY CASTLE TO CORK 5. COOKIN’ IN WICKLOW

Tour begins: 6:00 PM, Dromoland Depart Dromoland Castle and head Drive to County Wicklow today Castle. A transfer is included from to Blarney in County Cork – where for a cooking class and lunch at Shannon Airport to Dromoland Castle – you’ll pucker up for the “gift of gab” at Ballyknocken House & Cookery School, formerly the ancestral home of the legendary Blarney Castle, if you dare to operated by celebrity chef Catherine O’Brien clan, whose lineage goes back climb its ramparts to kiss the magical Fulvio from the Netflix show Lords & a thousand years to Brian Boru, the stone during your visit. Continue on Ladles in her childhood home, where High King of Ireland – and your royal to a two-night stay in the ancient city you’ll learn tips and recipes during your home for the next two nights. The of Cork; enjoy a private afternoon visit. Continue on to Ireland’s capital, enchantment begins with a welcome recital in Cork’s grand St. Fin Barre’s Dublin, where tonight’s dinner is also reception and dinner in the castle. Cathedral before dinner at your hotel. a very special affair. The Shelbourne, Meals D Meals BD Dromoland Castle – Hayfield Manor Hotel – Autograph Collection – Meals BLD

2. THE CLIFFS OF MOHER 4. CORK & KINSALE You’re off to see the awe-inspiring Head to the picturesque harbor Cliffs of Moher this morning, more than town of Kinsale for a visit to five miles long and towering up to 660 Charles Fort, one of Ireland’s NORTHERN feet above the Atlantic Ocean, reigning best examples of 17th-century IRELAND unrivaled over the Irish coastline – the fortifications, and have lunch as views are spectacular! Drive through you please. Return to Cork for a the Burren, an eerie landscape of free afternoon to explore more IRELAND Dublin limestone outcrops, stopping for lunch of this historic city, which began Cliffs of Moher Glendalough in the riverside town of Ennis in County life as a monastic settlement Newmarket-on-Fergus Glenealy Clare, and return to Dromoland Castle around the 6th century. Dinner Shannon for an afternoon spent as you wish. this evening is served at your Dine at your leisure with a choice of leisure in one of your elegant restaurants at your castle hotel tonight. hotel’s fine restaurants. Blarney Dromoland Castle – Meals BLD Hayfield Manor Hotel – Meals BD Cork Kinsale Maximum Elevation: 1,600 ft. 12 eclectic Grafton Street, strolling along the River Liffey, exploring St. Stephen’s Uniquely Tauck Green (on which your hotel is situated), or experiencing the grandeur of Merrion • Venture off the beaten path, from Square. This evening is free for you the towering Cliffs of Moher to to enjoy dinner as you please at one the lunar-like landscapes of the of Dublin’s many fine restaurants, Burren and the lush Wicklow Hills, of which there are many to choose postcard perfect! from close to your hotel; Irish cuisine • Be our guests for a private late has lately earned high marks on afternoon recital at centuries-old the European culinary scene. The Saint Fin Barre’s Cathedral in the Shelbourne, Autograph Collection – Meals B ancient city of Cork, featuring music from the cathedral’s organ boasting 4,000+ pipes 7. ANCIENT GLENDALOUGH • Stay at world-famous 15th-century Venture into the hills of Wicklow via Dromoland Castle, where the the scenic Yellow Roads to the early history of Irish kings dates back medieval monastic settlement of to the O’Brien clan, direct Glendalough (from Gleann Dá Loch, descendants of Brian Boru, and “glen of the two lakes”), originally where royal treatment still prevails founded sometime in the 6th century The Cliffs of Moher by Irish hermit, teacher and holy man, St. Kevin. Most of the ruins and sites 8. JOURNEY HOME you’ll discover here today date from the 10th century and are remarkably Tour ends: Dublin. Fly home anytime. 6. A DAY OF DUBLIN DELIGHTS preserved; learn about some of the A transfer is included from The Shelbourne, Autograph Collection, to Laid back and laden with charm, most significant on a guided tour. Dublin Airport. Allow three hours for “Dublin’s fair city” is small and compact Return to Dublin midday for more time flight check-in. Meals B and made for walking. Experience an to explore this legendary city at your in-depth introduction to the capital, leisure. Please join us tonight for a guided by a local expert, that includes farewell reception followed by dinner 2020 DATES lively O’Connell Street, elegant at your stately hotel on St. Stephen’s Georgian squares, and beautiful parks, Green; your Irish eyes will be smiling May 3, 10⁄ , 17⁄ , 24⁄ , 29, 31⁄ Jun 5, 7, 12, 19⁄ , 21, 26, 28⁄ ⁄ ⁄ and takes you inside Trinity College as you celebrate the new friendships Jul 3, 5, 12, 17, 19, 26 Aug 2, 9, 16, 21, 29, 30 Sep 4, 6, 11, 13, 18, 20, 24, 27 Oct 4 ⁄ = Sold Out! Library. The remainder of the day is you’ve made and the fun you’ve had yours to explore more of the city on on the Emerald Isle! The Shelbourne, Go to tauck.com for up-to-the-minute space availability. your own, perhaps wandering along Autograph Collection – Meals BD 2020 PRICE PER PERSON May Double $4490 Single $5986 Triple $4283 June – October Double $4890 Single $6396 Triple $4676 Dates in blue indicate Small Group Activity COOKIN’ AT BALLYKNOCKEN HOUSE Departures averaging 24 Tauck guests, Level 2 Situated on a 280-acre farm in the village of Glenealy priced from $5190 per person double; Pace in County Wicklow, Ballyknocken House is a Victorian specific dates apply. Dates in red indicate Level 2 Special Solo Traveler departures where you farmhouse and the childhood home of Irish celebrity chef, save $200 on the single room price; inquire at booking. TV host and food writer Catherine Fulvio – and is now 2020 Price includes 15 meals (7 Breakfasts, 2 Lunches home to Ballyknocken House & Cookery School, owned & 6 Dinners), airport transfers as noted, service charges, and managed by Catherine, who takes pride in her family’s gratuities to local guides, admission fees, taxes and traditions. Your visit includes a staff-taught private class porterage. International Airfare is additional; call Tauck for special rates on international air for travel originating in the for Tauck guests only in Ballyknocken’s state-of-the-art US and Canada (subject to availability). Note: Tours of Jun cooking school, as well as a delectable lunch. 5 and 12 will stay at the Dylan Hotel Dublin nights 5 – 7. Please go to page 96 for additional information.

Call your travel advisor or Tauck at 800-468-2825 tauck.com 13 Hampton Court Palace ENGLAND, SCOTLAND & WALES

~ A royal look at landmark sites and countryside gems in three storied countries ~ 14 DAYS FROM $6,990 | SMALL GROUP DEPARTURES AVAILABLE

1. ARRIVE EDINBURGH lunch in a manor house. Spend free time on the north coast of Wales for a in the village of Grasmere or visit Dove two-night stay. Tonight, artisan chefs Tour begins: 1:00 PM at the Sheraton Cottage, where William Wordsworth at the Bodnant Welsh Food Centre Grand Hotel & Spa, Edinburgh. A wrote some of his most famous poems. share the best of Welsh cuisine at a transfer from Edinburgh Airport or Continue to your hotel in Ambleside. Tauck-only cooking demonstration, Edinburgh Waverley train station to the The Langdale Hotel – Meals BLD followed by dinner with the chef. Sheraton Grand Hotel & Spa, Edinburgh, Quay Hotel & Spa – Meals BD is included. Enjoy a guided visit to Stirling Castle, and a welcome dinner. Sheraton 4. LEVENS HALL & GARDENS Grand Hotel & Spa, Edinburgh – Meals D Explore Levens Hall, renowned for its topiary garden, one of the most SCOTLAND 2. HOLYROODHOUSE & MORE NORTH extensive in the world (closed on SEA Stirling Edinburgh Tour Edinburgh’s Palace of Holyroodhouse Saturdays). Stop in Bowness- on-Windermere, reminiscent UNITED KINGDOM (if Her Majesty is not visiting), and Maximum Elevation: 1,500 ft. Hadrian’s Wall Edinburgh Castle. Enjoy a “Scotch Whisky of Beatrix Potter’s Rockcliffe children’s books. Dinner Grasmere Experience” tonight. Journeys departing Kendal is at a local pub. The Ambleside August 7 – 28 will attend the Royal ENGLAND Edinburgh Military Tattoo. Sheraton Grand Langdale Hotel – Meals BLD Deganwy Hotel & Spa, Edinburgh – Meals BD Caernarfon Chester

5. CHESTER & WALES WALES Stratford-upon-Avon 3. ENGLAND’S LAKE DISTRICT Woodstock Oxford En route to Wales, visit Chester, one London ATLANTIC Bath Visit Hadrian’s Wall this morning en route of England’s best preserved Roman OCEAN Stonehenge Hampton to England’s Lake District and stop for walled cities. Arrive in Colwyn Bay Court

14 Winston Churchill, followed by a private for a farewell reception and dinner at The tour of his birthplace, Blenheim Palace. Savoy. Note: Select 2020 small group Uniquely Tauck If you wish, explore nearby Woodstock. departures, specially priced, include an Macdonald Randolph Hotel – Meals BL exclusive culinary presentation by chef • Experience a taste of daily life Carolyn Robb. See box below. in Edinburgh, from a royal castle The Savoy – Meals BD fit for today’s Queen to whisky 9. STONEHENGE & BATH tasting at a dinner that celebrates At Stonehenge, a walk around the Scotland’s #1 export famous ring of stone introduces you 14. JOURNEY HOME to its mysteries. Continue to Bath for Tour ends: London. • Discover the poetic landscapes Fly home anytime. of England’s Lake District, seeing lunch at the Pump Room and a tour of A transfer is included from The Savoy William Wordsworth’s Dove the ancient Roman Baths. Francis Hotel to the train station or Heathrow Airport Meals BLD Cottage and Beatrix Potter’s Bath-MGallery Collection – or Gatwick Airport. Allow at least three Bowness-on-Windermere hours for check-in at the airport. Meals B • Enjoy a private tour of British 10. ELEGANT GEORGIAN BATH statesman Sir Winston Discover why Bath enjoys UNESCO Churchill’s birthplace at the 2020 DATES World Heritage status on a guided city Baroque Blenheim Palace and May 3⁄ , 10⁄ , 15, 17⁄ , 24⁄ , 29⁄ , 31⁄ Jun 7⁄, 12, 14, 21⁄ , 28 tour; see the Royal Crescent, the Circus, Park, and pay your respects at his Jul 5, 12, 26 Aug 7, 9, 12, 14⁄ , 16, 21, 23, 26 gravesite in nearby Bladon Pulteney Bridge and Bath Abbey. The Sep 2, 4⁄ , 6, 11⁄ , 13, 18, 20 ⁄ = Sold Out! rest of the day is free. Francis Hotel Bath-MGallery Collection – Meals B Go to tauck.com for up-to-the-minute space availability.

2020 PRICE PER PERSON 6. CAERNARFON & CONWY 11. HAMPTON COURT / LONDON May 3 – 14 Double $6990 Single $9083 Triple $6858 Drive to Caernarfon for a guided tour of Learn about the legends of royal life as you tour Henry VIII’s 1,000-room May 15 – August 6 Caernarfon Castle, a UNESCO World Double $7290 Single $9493 Triple $7177 Heritage Site. You may also explore the Hampton Court Palace with a local August 7 – September guide. Then it’s on to London for a city walled city of Conwy on your own. Double $7690 Single $9968 Triple $7625 Quay Hotel & Spa – Meals BD tour and the start of a three-night stay. The Savoy – Meals B Dates in blue indicate Small Group Departures averaging 24 Tauck guests, priced from $7990 per person double; specific dates apply. Special Solo Traveler Savings dates in 7. STRATFORD & OXFORD red indicate special departures where you save $300 on the 12. LONDON & THE WEST END single room price; inquire at booking. 2020 Price includes Walk in the footsteps of Shakespeare in 27 meals (13 Breakfasts, 4 Lunches & 10 Dinners), airport his hometown of Stratford-upon-Avon; After a day spent in London as you and train station transfers as noted, service charges, and discover his birthplace and the childhood wish, dine at a choice of restaurants, gratuities to local guides. International Airfare is additional; home of his wife Anne Hathaway. On followed by your choice of select theatre call Tauck for special rates on international air for travel originating in the US and Canada (subject to availability). to Oxford for an orientation walk and a performances in the West End. Due to the evening performance of the Activity hosted dinner at Oxford University. The Savoy – Meals BD Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo, guests on Level 3 Macdonald Randolph Hotel – Meals BD departures of August 7 – 28 will have dinner in the hotel; “Scottish Whisky Experience” Pace tickets will be provided. Please go to Level 3 13. A DAY IN LONDON page 96 for additional information. 8. BLENHEIM & THE COTSWOLDS Visit iconic Westminster Abbey on a Visit simple St. Martin’s Church in guided tour; explore more of London as Bladon and see the gravesite of Sir you wish this afternoon. Join us tonight UPGRADE TO JUNIOR SUITES Upgraded accommodations to Junior Suites at The Savoy are available at an additional cost per person; please CAROLYN ROBB, formerly Personal Chef to TRH Prince Charles and note, limited availability. For room Princess Diana, gives a special farewell dinner presentation on the evening of Day 13 descriptions, visit tauck.com and ask on select 2020 small group departures priced from $7990: for details at booking: May 10⁄ , 24⁄ ; Jun 7⁄, 21⁄ ; Jul 5; Aug 7, 14⁄ , 21, 26; Sep 4⁄ , 11⁄ and 18 Double $600 Single $1,200 Triple $400

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~ From Rob Roy country to the Highlands & Edinburgh, Scottish charms abound ~ 8 DAYS FROM $4,590 | SMALL GROUP DEPARTURES AVAILABLE

1. ARRIVE GLASGOW wilderness of the Trossachs – also 4. HISTORY AT CAWDOR known as “Rob Roy Country” for Tour begins: 5:00 PM, Kimpton Visit 14th-century Cawdor Castle local 18th-century Highland rebel Blythswood Square Hotel. A transfer this morning, the ancestral home and folk hero Rob Roy MacGregor – is included from Glasgow Airport of the Cawdor family, famous for and experience a hands-on falconry to the Kimpton Blythswood Square its association with Shakespeare’s presentation. Return to your Glasgow Hotel, a historic property in the heart Macbeth (although the 11th-century hotel for dinner this evening. Kimpton of Glasgow. Optional city sightseeing Thane was long gone before the castle Blythswood Square Hotel – Meals BLD excursions are available today, prior was built). Continue to the battlefield to tonight’s welcome reception and at Culloden, site of a defining battle dinner at your landmark hotel. Kimpton 3. A CRUISE ON LOCH NESS Blythswood Square Hotel – Meals D Depart for Glen Coe this morning, stopping for lunch at Loch Lochy 2. STIRLING & THE HIGHLANDS before setting off on a cruise on beautiful, mysterious Loch Today, begin your exploration of the Ness. Due to its great depth, Scottish Highlands with a guided visit the loch not only contains Inverness Culloden Battlefield to Stirling Castle – a sterling example more fresh water than all the of 14th – 16th-century Scottish LochLoch SCOTLAND lakes in England and Wales NessNess Renaissance architecture, whose roots combined, but is said to Blair Atholl Glen Coe date back to the 12th century – and be home to a fabled, very the town that subsequently grew up elusive monster – popularly St. Andrews around it. At Glenturret Distillery, a known as “Nessie” – for guided tour takes you behind the whom you can keep an eye Glasgow Edinburgh scenes in the Highlands’ oldest single Stirling out as you sail. Later, drive UNITED KINGDOM malt distillery; learn about the fine art to Inverness, where dinner is of whisky making, and enjoy lunch served at your hotel. and a tasting. Later, journey into the Kingsmills Hotel – Meals BLD Maximum Elevation: 1,500 ft. ENGLAND

16 and the soaring peaks of the Grampian range to Blair Castle where you’ll gain Uniquely Tauck expert insights into seven centuries of Scottish life. Spend the next three • Look for the legendary Loch Ness nights in Scotland’s capital, Edinburgh. monster as you cruise the storied The Balmoral – Meals BD lake aboard a private boat, sailing through the famous lock on the Caledonian Canal 6. PRIVATE PALACE VISIT

• Tap your feet to the skirls of Drive along Edinburgh’s Royal Mile to Scottish bagpipers, see tartan-clad the Palace of Holyroodhouse – once Highland dancers on the floor, and home to Mary, Queen of Scots, and view a kilt making demonstration today Queen Elizabeth II’s official during a Highlands dinner residence when in Edinburgh – for a private guided visit (subject to closure • Watch sheepdogs herd sheep when Her Majesty is in residence). with exacting precision, perfectly Next, tour the city’s imposing, attuned to the farmer’s call as they 1,100-year-old fortress, Edinburgh Castle. Note: tours departing August At a farm see how highly trained sheepdogs move with a grace that’s amazing guard their grazing flock on command. to witness in person 2 – 23 will attend a special evening performance of the Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo (see box below). 8. JOURNEY HOME The Balmoral – Meals B Tour ends: Edinburgh. Fly home anytime; in 1746 between the British and the a transfer is included from The Balmoral to Jacobites, before returning to your Edinburgh Airport. Please allow a minimum hotel. During dinner this evening, enjoy 7. EDINBURGH OR ST. ANDREWS of three hours for flight check-in at the bagpipers, Highland dancers, and a Today is yours to pursue what airport. Meals B tartan and kilt making demonstration. interests you most in Edinburgh and Kingsmills Hotel – Meals BLD environs. Stay in the city and explore more of Edinburgh as you wish, or 2020 DATES journey to seaside St. Andrews – site 5. SHEEPDOGS & EDINBURGH May 24, 27⁄ , 31 of Scotland’s oldest university and Jun 3⁄ , 7⁄ , 10, 14, 17, 21⁄ , 24, 28⁄ Jul 5, 12, 26 Synonymous with Scottish farm life, known as the “home of golf” with its Aug 2, 4, 5⁄ , 7, 9, 11⁄ , 12⁄ , 14⁄ , 16, 18, 19⁄ , 21, 23 sheepdogs play an important role St. Andrews Links, one of the oldest Sep 2⁄ , 6, 9⁄ , 13, 16⁄ , 20, 23, 27 ⁄ = Sold Out! here. See them at work when you golf courses in the world – for a day of visit a country farm for a sheepdog personal discovery. Join us tonight for Go to tauck.com for up-to-the-minute space availability. demonstration, a highlight of your visit. a farewell reception and dinner. Meals BD Drive through the Cairngorm mountains The Balmoral – 2020 PRICE PER PERSON May – August 1; August 30 – September Double $4590 Single $5469 Triple $4574 August 2 – 29: Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo Double $5190 Single $6432 Triple $5098

ROYAL EDINBURGH MILITARY TATTOO Dates in blue indicate Small Group Departures Activity Held on the esplanade of iconic Edinburgh Castle every averaging 24 Tauck guests, priced from $5190 Level 2 per person double; specific dates apply. August since 1950 and now part of the annual Edinburgh Pace Special Solo Traveler Savings dates in red Level 2 Festivals, the Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo is a grand indicate special departures where you save performance of military bands and performance teams $200 on the single room price; inquire at time of booking. from the Armed Forces of the United Kingdom and the 2020 Price includes 16 meals (7 Breakfasts, 3 Lunches & 6 Commonwealth, as well as the militaries of other nations. Dinners), airport transfers as noted, service charges, gratuities On tours departing August 2 – August 23, you’ll attend an to local guides, admission fees, taxes and porterage. evening performance of the 70th Anniversary “Platinum International Airfare is additional; call Tauck for special rates Edition” of this unforgettable event; ask at booking. on international air for travel originating in the US and Canada (subject to availability). Note: Tour of Jun 17 will stay at InterContinental Edinburgh George Street Hotel nights 5 – 7. Please go to page 96 for additional information.

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~ Explore English traditions and French fare from the heart of two world-favorite cities ~ 8 DAYS FROM $5,490 | SMALL GROUP DEPARTURES AVAILABLE

1. ARRIVE LONDON 3. THE TOWER & THE THEATRE 5. EUROSTAR TO PARIS

Tour begins: 6:00 PM, Hyatt Regency City sightseeing this morning includes a Enjoy premier class seats aboard the London – The Churchill. A transfer storytelling tour of the Tower of London and Eurostar to Paris, traveling under the is included from Heathrow Airport to chance to view the Crown Jewels. Board a English Channel to Paris in just a few Hyatt Regency London – The Churchill; boat on the Thames bound for one of the hours; have lunch on board the train. join us for our welcome reception and world’s highest ferris wheels, the London Upon arrival, you’ll have an introduction dinner. Note: On select, specially priced Eye; a ride in a private capsule invites with to some of the French capital’s Small Group Departures, former Royal panoramic views of London. This evening, landmark attractions on a sightseeing Chef Carolyn Robb shares stories and an early dinner is followed with a West End introduces the dinner menu. Hyatt Regency theatre performance. Hyatt Regency London – The Churchill – Meals D London – The Churchill – Meals BD UNITED KINGDOM

2. WINDSOR & WESTMINSTER 4. MUSEUM VISIT & TEA ENGLAND

Drive to Windsor Castle this morning for a Join our local guide for an London guided tour and free time, before returning informative visit to the British Windsor to London. A city tour this afternoon Museum, showcasing over includes a visit to Westminster Abbey. two million years of human English Channel

Eurostar Enjoy a special treat tonight when you dine history and culture. Partake in Maximum Elevation: 1,000 ft. Tunnel FRANCE out at chef Gordon Ramsay’s Maze Grill. a time-honored tradition at an Note: On select departures Celia Sandys, elegant Afternoon Tea at Fortnum Paris granddaughter of Sir Winston Churchill, & Mason, before free time to Versailles gives a special presentation. Hyatt Regency explore as you wish. Hyatt Regency London – The Churchill – Meals BD London – The Churchill – Meals BL

18 6. VERSAILLES & MONTMARTRE Uniquely Tauck Journey outside of the city this morning for a guided tour inside King Louis • Explore the Musée du Louvre as it XIV’s opulent 17th-century Château was meant to be enjoyed on a private de Versailles. View the ornate décor after-hours visit, without crowds of its ballrooms and salons, including (select departures only) the most famous room in the palace, the Hall of Mirrors boasting seventeen • Indulge in the gourmet specialties mirror arches and windows that of one of France’s acclaimed chefs overlook the park. After lunch at when you dine at a famed Alain Versailles, return to Paris for a walking Ducasse restaurant in Paris tour of hilltop Montmartre with a local guide – for centuries the artistic Parisian • Soar above London in a private neighborhood has been home to artists capsule aboard the London Eye, and writers. The rest of the day is free. providing you with an incomparable InterContinental Paris Le Grand – Meals BL city viewing experience AFTER-HOURS VISIT TO THE au revoir LOUVRE – SELECT DEPARTURES ONLY • Say to Paris on a private 7. MUSÉE DU LOUVRE & CRUISE farewell evening dinner cruise In Paris, Tauck guests skip the lines, and the general public, during our private after-hours along the River Seine when city Enjoy a locally guided tour of Musée du guided visit to Musée du Louvre on select 2020 Louvre this morning viewing its famed sights are all aglow departures: May 3, 31; Sep 13, 20 and 27; priced collections of prints, antiquities, paintings, from $6290. sculpture, and more, followed by additional sightseeing and time to explore as you please. Join us tonight for a farewell dinner cruise on the River Seine. Paris, in tour. Spend the remainder of the day evening’s glow, is magical. as you wish. Dinner tonight is at a InterContinental Paris Le Grand – Meals BD famed Alain Ducasse restaurant. Dating 2020 DATES from 1862, your opulent hotel is ideally Apr 19⁄ May 3⁄ , 10⁄ , 24, 31⁄ Jun 7⁄, 14, 21⁄ located near landmark attractions and Jul 5, 19, 26 Aug 2, 23 Sep 6, 13, 20, 27 overlooks the Palais Garnier opera 8. JOURNEY HOME Oct 11 ⁄ = Sold Out! Tour ends: Paris. house. Select departures enjoy a Fly home anytime. Go to tauck.com for up-to-the-minute space availability. private after-hours visit to Musée du A transfer is included from Louvre this evening, without the day’s InterContinental Paris Le Grand to crowds (see box at right). Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport. Allow InterContinental Paris Le Grand – Meals BLD three hours for flight check-in. Meals B 2020 PRICE PER PERSON April Double $5490 Single $6918 Triple $5143 May – August 22; October Double $5790 Single $7647 Triple $5296 August 23 – September SELECT DEPARTURES ENJOY SPECIAL GUEST SPEAKERS Double $5990 Single $7474 Triple $5619 Enriching your discoveries in London, select departures enjoy personal introductions to celebrity speakers as noted Dates in blue indicate Small Group Activity below. Ask at booking. Departures averaging 24 Tauck guests, priced Level 2 Carolyn Robb, Celia Sandys, from $6790 per person double; specific dates Pace apply. Special Solo Traveler Savings dates in Level 2 formerly Personal Chef to author, TV presenter and red indicate special departures where you TRH Prince Charles and granddaughter of Sir Winston save $200 on the single room price; inquire at booking. Princess Diana, gives a Churchill, shares her vast and 2020 Price includes 15 meals (7 Breakfasts, 3 Lunches, special welcome dinner intimate knowledge of Winston 5 Dinners), transfers as noted, service charges, gratuities presentation on the evening Churchill’s personal and to local guides and drivers, admission fees, taxes and political life with you during a of Day 1 on select 2020 porterage. International Airfare is additional; call Tauck for small group departures special presentation on Day 2 special rates on international air for travel originating in priced from $6790: on the following departures: the US and Canada (subject to availability). Please go to May 3, 31; Jun 21; Jul 19; Sep 6 and 27 Apr 19; May 3, 10, 24, 31; Jun 7, 14, 21; Jul 5, 19, 26; page 96 for additional information. Aug 2, 23; Sep 6, 13, 20, 27; and Oct 11 Note: Tour of Sep 20 will stay at Hotel Scribe nights 5 – 7.

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~ A procession of Parisian art, palaces and private châteaux to poignant D-Day beaches ~ 13 DAYS FROM $6,790 | SMALL GROUP DEPARTURES AVAILABLE

1. ARRIVE PARIS / VERSAILLES 3. THE LOIRE VALLEY scenic Golfe du Morbihan, home to some 40 small islands. Next it’s off to Tour begins: 3:00 PM, Trianon Palace Explore the Loire Valley today, pretty Rochefort-en-Terre in Brittany for Versailles. A transfer is included from including a guided tour of Château de a guided tour and time on your own. Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport to the Langeais, a private visit at Le Moulin Miramar La Cigale – Meals BL Trianon Palace Versailles, a Waldorf Bleu vineyards and a tour of the Astoria Hotel. Discover the small town Renaissance gardens of Château de of Versailles, before our welcome Villandry. Dinner is at your leisure. dinner. Trianon Palace Versailles, a Château de Rochecotte – Meals BLD Waldorf Astoria Hotel – Meals D

NE 4. CHÂTEAU D’ANGERS CHAN L 2. CHARTRES TO CHÂTEAUX ISH GL N Omaha En route to your seaside hotel E Beach Visit the Château de Versailles this NORMANDY in Port du Crouesty, view morning on a guided tour. Continue Bayeux Deauville the medieval Apocalypse Mont-Saint-Michel Giverny to medieval Chartres for a walking Versailles Paris Tapestry at Château S FRANCE e tour through the town’s historic heart ine d’Angers. Miramar La BRITTANY St-Malo River that visits the Chartres Cathedral, a Chartres Cigale – Meals BD Josselin UNESCO World Heritage Site. Continue re Riv Rochefort-en-Terre oi er Vannes L to Langeais in châteaux country Angers Langeais and spend the evening at Château 5. CRUISE Port du Crouesty de Champchevrier, where a private Villandry reception, dinner, and hunting hounds Enjoy a walking tour ATLANTIC demonstration are memorable. of “Petit Mont” and a OCEAN Château de Rochecotte – Meals BD luncheon cruise on the Maximum Elevation: 1,000 ft.

20 destination, invites discovery of a 12. MUSÉE D’ORSAY Uniquely Tauck unique place beautifully adapted to its natural tidal environment. Tour the Musée d’Orsay with a local • Mona Lisa Venus de Milo Meet , and Le Grand Hôtel des Thermes – Meals B guide. Join us for a farewell dinner with other celebrities of the Musée striking views of the Eiffel Tower. du Louvre without crowds of Le Scribe Paris Opéra – Meals BD admirers on an after-hours visit 8. HISTORY IN NORMANDY (select departure dates only) Travel along the Normandy coast to 13. JOURNEY HOME Bayeux to see the Bayeux Tapestry, • Join Le Baron at his family a UNESCO Memory of the World. Tour ends: Paris. Fly home anytime. château in the Loire Valley for a Drive to Le Mémorial de Caen, A transfer to Paris Charles de Gaulle private cocktail reception and commemorating the sacrifices of World Airport, Orly Airport, or the Paris train dinner made more memorable by Wars I and II, and continue to Deauville stations from Le Scribe Paris Opéra a hunting hounds demonstration where dinner is at leisure. is included. Allow three hours for Hôtel Barrière Le Normandy – Meals BLD check-in at the airport. Meals B • Enjoy a private visit to Le Moulin Bleu vineyards, where your wine tasting is followed by lunch 9. MEMORIES OF D-DAY Walk along the D-Day beaches with a local expert; view a private World War II memorabilia collection and a hands-on 2020 DATES exhibit honoring the troops who fought Apr 19⁄ , 24⁄ , 26 6. JOSSELIN & ST-MALO here; and visit the Normandy American May 1, 3, 8, 12, 15⁄ , 17⁄ , 22, 24⁄ , 26⁄ , 29⁄ , 31 ⁄ ⁄ Drive to Vannes this morning for a Cemetery and Memorial. Jun 5, 7, 12, 14, 26 Jul 10, 24 Aug 7, 21, 28 Meals BL Sep 4, 6, 8, 11, 13⁄ , 18⁄ , 20, 22, 25, 27 walking tour of this walled medieval Hôtel Barrière Le Normandy – Oct 2⁄ , 4, 9, 16, 18 ⁄ = Sold Out! town, seeing its immense Gothic cathedral, half-timbered houses Go to tauck.com for up-to-the-minute space availability. and the tree-lined Promenade de la 10. GIVERNY & ON TO PARIS Garenne. Continue to Josselin for a En route to Paris, stop for a guided 2020 PRICE PER PERSON visit to its three-towered château and visit to Giverny and Monet’s elegant April doll museum, then head to St-Malo. countryside home and gardens. Double $6790 Single $8542 Triple $6443 Meals BD Dinner is at leisure tonight. Le Scribe Paris Opéra – May – June; August 28 – October Le Grand Hôtel des Thermes – Meals BD Double $7790 Single $10,076 Triple $7337 July – August 27 11. PARISIAN PLEASURES Double $7190 Single $9098 Triple $6789 7. MONT-ST-MICHEL Join a local guide for an orientation Dates in blue indicate Small Group Departures Activity A well-timed visit to 1,000-year-old tour of Paris, then enjoy the remainder averaging 24 Tauck guests, priced from $8190 Level 3 per person double; specific dates apply. Special Mont-Saint-Michel, a UNESCO of the day as you like. Pace Solo Traveler Savings: dates in red indicate World Heritage Site and pilgrimage Le Scribe Paris Opéra – Meals B Level 2 special departures where you save $300 on the single room price; inquire at time of booking. 2020 Price includes 24 meals (12 Breakfasts, 4 Lunches & 8 Dinners), airport and train transfers as noted, service charges, gratuities to local guides and drivers, admission AFTER HOURS AT THE LOUVRE fees, taxes and porterage. International Airfare is additional; Enjoy an exclusive after-hours visit to the Musée du call Tauck for special rates on international air for travel Louvre, viewing world-famous art masterpieces like the originating in the US and Canada (subject to availability). Please go to page 96 for additional information. Mona Lisa without crowds or lines on Day 10, 11 or 12 of the following specially priced tours: May 15, 24, 26, Note: Small Group Departures (dates in blue) will enjoy 29; Jun 5; Jul 24; Aug 28; Sep 8, 13, 22; and Oct 2, 9 sea-view rooms at Le Grand Hôtel des Thermes in St. Malo nights 6 and 7 and will stay at Le Meurice in Paris and 18, specially priced from $7,990 per person double nights 10-12. Other departures will stay at Le Scribe Paris (small group departures priced from $8,790). Ask at Opéra nights 10-12. Tour of May 29 will stay at Hotel booking for details. Royal Barriere nights 8 and 9; tours of May 26 & Sep 22 will stay at Château de Beauvois nights 2 and 3; tour of Sep 8 will stay at Domaine de la Tortinière nights 2 and 3.

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Barcelona NORTHERN SPAIN, THE RIOJA VALLEY AND MADRID

~ Northern Spain captivates with a diversity of landscapes and cultural riches ~ 14 DAYS FROM $6,290 | SMALL GROUP DEPARTURES AVAILABLE

1. ARRIVE BARCELONA 3. CATALONIA demonstration at your castle hotel, a round of golf on a nine-hole course, Tour begins: 6:00 PM, Le Méridien Venture into the mountains today, or a 30-minute massage in the Barcelona. A transfer is included from stopping at saw-toothed Montserrat hotel’s spa. Feast on a seven-course Barcelona Airport or the Barcelona to visit Santa Maria de Montserrat, wine-tasting dinner in a medieval Franca Train station to Le Méridien the Benedictine abbey that contains 9th-century castle tonight. Barcelona on Las Ramblas. Join us for the shrine of Our Lady of Montserrat Hotel El Castell de Ciutat – Meals BLD a welcome dinner tonight. (or la Moreneta, the Black Madonna). Le Méridien Barcelona – Meals D Continue on to Cardona for a visit to the Romanesque Church of Saint Vicenç; enjoy lunch at Santillana San 2. ART AND ARCHITECTURE 9th-century hilltop Parador The WayOviedo del Mar Sebastián FRANCE of St. James de Cardona, and drive Santiago de Picos de Bilbao Pyrenees Explore Barcelona on a guided Compostela Europa Pamplona La Seu d’Urgell through the snow-capped Elciego walking tour from the lively pedestrian Cardona Catalonian Pyrenees to boulevard, Las Ramblas, to the city’s Montserrat your resort hotel. Hotel El Barcelona Gothic Cathedral tucked away in the ATLANTIC Castell de Ciutat – Meals BLD OCEAN MEDITERRANEAN medieval warren of Barri Gòtic. Drive Madrid SEA through Montjuic to see the Olympic PORTUGAL Stadium and visit Antoni Gaudí’s 4. LA SEU D’URGELL SPAIN unfinished whimsical masterpiece, la Sagrada Família slated to be completed After a morning in 2026. Spend the rest of the day walking tour in La Seu exploring the city on your own. d’Urgell, choose a guided Maximum Elevation: 6,300 ft. Le Méridien Barcelona – Meals B hike, a Catalan cooking

22 hotel in coastal San Sebastián, your home for two nights. Uniquely Tauck Hotel Maria Cristina – Meals BD

• Enjoy a seven-course wine-tasting dinner in the medieval fortress of 8. SEASIDE SAN SEBASTIÁN Castell de Ciutat Join a local guide for a walking tour of • Visit Santa Maria de Montserrat San Sebastián’s Old Town (Parte Vieja) to view the famous shrine “la this morning before time at leisure. Moreneta” (the Black Madonna) Hotel Maria Cristina – Meals B

• Discover the essence of La Rioja during a two-night stay at the 9. BILBAO‘S GUGGENHEIM Frank Gehry-designed Hotel Visit the iconic Guggenheim Museum in Marqués de Riscal in Elciego, Bilbao today, designed by Frank Gehry. centerpiece of the “City of Wine” Have lunch in medieval Santillana del Mar en route to Oviedo. • In Madrid, a guided visit to the Designed by Frank Gehry, Bilbao’s Meals BLD Thyssen-Bornemisza National Hotel de la Reconquista – Guggenheim Museum houses a treasure trove of contemporary art. Museum reveals art masterpieces spanning the centuries 10. OVIEDO & SANTIAGO 14. JOURNEY HOME Take a walking tour in Oviedo before Tour ends: Madrid. heading to Santiago de Compostela, Fly home anytime. stopping for lunch in a fishing village. A transfer from the Gran Meliá Palacio de Stay two nights in a historic parador, los Duques to Madrid–Barajas Airport or 5. ELCIEGO ELEGANCE regarded as the world’s oldest hotel. Madrid Atocha train station is included. Allow three hours for flight check-in at Travel to Basque Country, stopping for Parador de Santiago Compostela – Meals BLD the airport. Meals B lunch at a parador in Zaragoza. Arrive late afternoon in Elciego, home to the Marqués de Riscal winery and your 11. SANTIAGO DE COMPOSTELA 2020 DATES Frank Gehry-designed five-star hotel. Explore Santiago de Compostela with Marqués de Riscal – Meals BLD a local guide and visit the 11th-century Apr 1, 15, 17, 22⁄ May 1, 4, 6⁄ , 8, 15, 18, 20⁄ , 27, 29 Romanesque Cathedral of St. James. Jun 3⁄ , 5, 17⁄ , 24 Jul 15, 29 Aug 12, 26, 31 The remainder of the day is free. Sep 4, 9⁄ , 14⁄ , 16, 18, 21⁄ , 23, 28⁄ , 30 Oct 5, 7, 9, 12, 19 ⁄ = Sold Out! 6. WINE TASTING & HARO Parador de Santiago Compostela – Meals BL Go to tauck.com for up-to-the-minute space availability. Start your day with a tour and tasting at the Marqués de Riscal winery. Next, 12. FLY TO MADRID head to Haro, a thousand-year-old 2020 PRICE PER PERSON town in the heart of La Rioja, Spain’s Fly to Madrid, touching down for an April 1 – 7; June – August 11 red wine country. Spend the afternoon orientation tour and a guided tapas Double $6290 Single $8144 Triple $6225 at leisure at your hotel, perhaps tour through the literary Barrio de las April 8 – May; August 12 – October taking a bike ride or walk through the Letras. The remainder of the day is Double $7190 Single $9198 Triple $7116 yours to explore as you wish. Gran vineyards or enjoying the spa. Have Dates in blue indicate Small Group Departures Activity Meals BL dinner tonight at a local restaurant. Meliá Palacio de los Duques – averaging 24 Tauck guests, specially priced Level 3 from $7190 per person double. Special Solo Hotel Marqués de Riscal – Meals BD Pace Traveler Savings dates in red indicate special Level 3 departures where you save $400 on the single 13. EXPLORE MADRID room price; ask at time of booking. 7. LAGUARDIA & PAMPLONA Tour Madrid’s landmark sights with 2020 Price includes 29 meals (13 Breakfasts, 7 Lunches Enjoy a walking tour in Laguardia a local guide, including the Plaza & 9 Dinners), airport and train station transfers as noted, Mayor, the Mercado San Miguel, and a one on-tour flight, service charges, and gratuities to local before driving to Pamplona, guides. International airfare is additional. Please go to immortalized in Hemmingway’s The guided visit to the Thyssen-Bornemisza page 96 for additional information. Sun Also Rises, and strolling the route National Museum. Join us for a farewell Note: Tours of Apr 1, 17; May 1, 8, 15, 29; Jun 5; Sep 4, 18; followed by the annual running of the dinner at your hotel. Gran and Oct 9 will stay at Gran Hotel Domine nights 7 and 8. Tour bulls. Continue to your Belle-Époque Meliá Palacio de los Duques – Meals BD of Jul 15 will stay at Hotel Palacio Carmen nights 10 and 11.

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1. ARRIVE BARCELONA 3. FLY TO MÁLAGA Tour its interior treasures elaborately decorated and colorful, before strolling Tour begins: 6:00 PM, The One Fly from Barcelona to Málaga on the through the peaceful gardens of the Barcelona. A transfer is included from Costa del Sol – the Sun Coast on the Generalife outside the palace. Have Barcelona Airport and Barcelona França Mediterranean Sea – one of the oldest lunch at a local restaurant, then travel and Barcelona Sants train stations cities in Europe and today a popular on through the iconic whitewashed to The One Barcelona, conveniently seaside resort. Join a local guide for a villages of Andalucía to Seville. Spend located within walking distance of the panoramic tour of the city and a guided the next two nights at a landmark hotel city’s landmark sites. Join us tonight for walk through history, viewing relics of commissioned by King Alfonso XIII to a welcome reception and dinner. the myriad cultures that left their mark be the “best hotel in Europe,” centrally The One Barcelona – Meals D here. Enjoy free time for lunch and, if located in the historic quarter of Santa you like, visit Museo Picasso Málaga honoring the city’s native son. Continue 2. BARCELONA BEAUTIES to Granada for an overnight stay close to the Alhambra. Perched on a Discover where Olympic dreams came hillside overlooking Granada, FRANCE true on a drive through Barcelona’s your historic palace hotel Montjuic area high on a hill overlooking inspires with beautiful views Maximum Elevation: 3,200 ft. Pyrenees the harbor and visit Antoni Gaudí’s of the city. SPAIN unfinished cathedral, La Sagrada Hotel Alhambra Palace – Meals BD Barcelona ATLANTIC Família. Spain’s culinary specialties Madrid manifest in a parade of bite-sized OCEAN

n treats during a tasting tour of tapas PORTUGAL i 4. THE ALHAMBRA a r restaurants in the Born district. The T E Enjoy a guided tour of the V Sierra rest of the day is free for you to explore A Morena as you wish, perhaps discovering 14th-century fortress complex MEDITERRANEAN C—rdoba SEA Gaudí’s whimsical architecture at La of the Alhambra, a UNESCO Seville Andaluc’a Granada Pedrera (Casa Milà), just a few minute’s World Heritage Site that walk from your hotel. astonishes visitors with Moorish M‡laga The One Barcelona – Meals BL artistic splendors centuries old. MOROCCO 24 former Jewish Quarter, culminating with 7. MADRID & THE PRADO a guided tour in Seville Cathedral, the Take a guided city sightseeing tour this Uniquely Tauck third largest Roman Catholic church morning. See the ornate Royal Palace in the world. See the final resting built in the 18th century; grand avenues • Journey from Málaga to Granada place of Christopher Columbus and such as Gran Vía and Castellana; in the Sierra Nevada foothills and the cathedral’s famed minaret Giralda and pretty as a picture El Parque del through whitewashed Andalucían Bell Tower. You can climb to the bell Buen Retiro. With a local guide, visit villages to Seville chamber for a breathtaking view of the Museo Nacional del Prado, home to city – and a closer look at the intricate an outstanding collection of European • Learn about life in Granada’s details of the Gothic buttresses and art, including Spanish masterpieces by Moorish Alhambra and the statuary. The remainder of the day is Goya and El Greco. Enjoy time at leisure Generalife gardens, designated yours to experience the culinary treats this afternoon. Join us at our farewell a UNESCO World Heritage Site and cultural sights as you wish. Your cocktail reception and dinner tonight and currently the only preserved hotel is centrally located in the historic palatine city of the Islamic period featuring Castilian entertainment. quarter of Santa Cruz, next to Reales The Westin Palace, Madrid – Meals BD • Discover masterpieces of Alcázares and Seville Cathedral, with a Spanish art on an expertly guided variety of restaurants nearby. Hotel Alfonso XIII – Meals B tour of Museo Nacional del 8. JOURNEY HOME Prado, showcasing a collection Tour ends: Madrid. Fly home anytime. of works by Spanish and 6. LA MEZQUITA A transfer is included from The Westin international artists Palace, Madrid to Barajas Airport or Journey to multicultural Córdoba for Atocha Train Station. Allow three hours a panoramic city tour with a local for flight check-in at the airport. Meals B guide, followed by a walking tour through the former Jewish Quarter. Visit La Mezquita, the candy-striped Cruz. Tonight passions sizzle during a Mosque-Cathedral with a history that 2020 DATES flamenco spans eight centuries. Once one of the private show at your hotel. Apr 5⁄ ,12⁄ , 19⁄ , 26⁄ May 3, 6, 10⁄ , 13⁄ , 17⁄, 20, 24⁄ , 27, 3 1 Hotel Alfonso XIII – Meals BLD world’s largest mosques, La Mezquita Jun 3, 7⁄, 14⁄ , 21 Jul 5 Aug 26, 30 today is a Roman Catholic cathedral. Sep 6, 9, 13, 16, 18⁄ , 20, 25, 27, 30 This afternoon, board a high-speed Oct 4, 7, 11, 14, 18, 25 ⁄ = Sold Out! AVE train and travel in Preferente class 5. ROMANCING SEVILLE Go to tauck.com for up-to-the-minute space availability. to Madrid for a two-night stay. Spend Discover the romantic heart of Seville the evening as you wish. A city of today. Ride aboard a horse-drawn elegant boulevards, manicured parks carriage through beautiful María Luisa and world-famous art and architecture, 2020 PRICE PER PERSON Park, a paradise for photographers and Madrid has gained renown as one of April 1 – 11; June 28 – July garden lovers. A walking tour back in the richest culinary capitals of Europe Double $4590 Single $5761 Triple $4614 time takes you along the narrow lanes and your hotel is in the heart of it all. April 12 – June 27; August – October of the Barrio de Santa Cruz and the The Westin Palace, Madrid – Meals BL Double $4990 Single $6286 Triple $4943 Dates in blue indicate Small Group Activity Departures averaging 24 Tauck guests, priced Level 2 from $5690 per person double; specific dates Pace apply – ask at booking. Dates in red indicate Level 3 special solo traveler departures where you save $200 on the single room price; inquire at booking. FLAMENCO IN SEVILLE 2020 Price includes 14 meals (7 Breakfasts, 3 Lunches & 4 Dinners), airport and train transfers as noted, one A Southern Spanish art form dating back centuries, on-tour flight from Barcelona to Málaga, service charges, flamenco was declared a UNESCO Intangible Cultural gratuities to local guides, admission fees, taxes and Heritage of Humanity in 2010. Part storytelling, part porterage. International Airfare is additional; call Tauck for Andalucían folk tradition, part performance art, and special rates on international air for travel originating in the US and Canada (subject to availability). Please go to always sizzling with emotion, it is a passionate expression of page 96 for additional information. feelings and footwork that promises to mesmerize during a private dance performance for Tauck guests only during a Note: Tour of Sep 16 will stay at Ritz Carlton Hotel Arts Barcelona nights 1 and 2. Tours of Apr 5, 26; May 3, 6, two-night stay in the romantic city of Seville. 10, 20, 27; Sep 16; and Oct 7, 11 will stay at Gran Meliá Colón nights 4 and 5. Tours of Sep 6, 9, 13 will stay at Gran Meliá Palacio de los Duques nights 6 and 7.

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1. ARRIVE PORTO history, chronicling its achievements owned hacienda, before settling into in monuments and museums culturally your hotel in the city’s historic heart. Tour begins: 6:30 PM, InterContinental rich. Visit Jerónimos Monastery to Hotel Alfonso XIII – Meals BLD Porto. A transfer is included from view the tomb of Vasco da Gama, and Porto Airport or the train station to the tour the Maritime Museum with a local InterContinental Porto. Join us for a guide. Dine tonight at your hotel. Four 6. THE ROYAL ALCÁZAR dinner at your hotel this evening. Seasons Hotel Ritz Lisbon – Meals BLD InterContinental Porto – Meals D Experience the sights of Seville today by motor coach, by horse-drawn 4. SINTRA & CASCAIS carriage, and on a walking tour with a 2. A RABELO RIDE & PORT Not far from Lisbon, Sintra Ride a traditional rabelo boat along was once the summer retreat the Douro River, leading the way for for Portugal’s monarchs. Visit Maximum Elevation: 3,200 ft. a tasting lunch in a port wine cellar the town’s fairy-tale palace, in Gaia. Spend the rest of the day before free time in seaside PORTUGAL exploring as you wish. Your hotel is Cascais. The rest of the day is Porto Four Seasons Hotel Madrid ideally located in the heart of Porto. at leisure. ATLANTIC InterContinental Porto – Meals BL Ritz Lisbon – Meals B OCEAN Toledo SPAIN

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26 MOROCCO 9. RONDA TO GRANADA Uniquely Tauck Drive to Ronda, perched on cliffs high above the El Tajo gorge. Take a guided walking tour of Moorish sites • Drink in the days of wine and and Plaza de Toros, one of Spain’s rabelo boats in Porto, when you oldest bullrings, the perfect place to board a private boat for a river learn about bullfighting. After lunch at cruise, followed by a tasting lunch a parador, set off for Granada, where in a historic port house your hotel is steps from the Alhambra Palace. Tonight attend a private • Feel the passion of flamenco flamenco performance before dinner. Taste Port in the city where it was born during a sizzling private Hotel Alhambra Palace – Meals BLD performance in Granada during lunch at a port wine cellar in Gaia. • Experience the grandeur of an ancient Moorish palace on a 10. THE ALHAMBRA and join us tonight for a farewell dinner with Castilian entertainment! guided visit inside the Alhambra A guided tour takes you inside the Meals BLD and the gardens, blooming with Royal Palace and the Generalife Palace The Westin Palace, Madrid – novelties and surprises gardens, where ruling families used to retreat from public life for relaxation. • Visit one of the world’s most Explore the sights of Granada as you 14. JOURNEY HOME beautiful museums on an expertly please this afternoon. Join us for dinner Tour ends: Madrid. Fly home anytime. guided tour of the Prado, steps tonight at a local restaurant. A transfer from The Westin Palace, from your hotel in the Art Triangle Hotel Alhambra Palace – Meals BD Madrid to Madrid-Barajas Airport or the Atocha train station is included. Allow a minimum of three hours for your flight 11. CÓRDOBA & MADRID check-in at the airport. Meals B local guide. Schedule permitting, visit the Cathedral or 14th-century Royal Journey to Córdoba today for a walking Alcázar, renowned as one of the oldest tour through the Jewish Quarter and palaces in Europe and made famous a visit to the Mezquita de Córdoba. 2020 DATES today by the water gardens that Then it’s all aboard the AVE train in Preferente class seats for a train ride Apr 8⁄ , 15⁄ , 19⁄ , 22⁄ , 29⁄ starred in the Game of Thrones. Spend May 1⁄ , 3⁄ , 6⁄ , 8⁄ , 10⁄ , 13⁄ , 15⁄ , 17⁄ , 20⁄ , 22⁄ , 24, 27⁄ , 31 the remainder of the day at leisure. to Madrid. Enjoy a light dinner at your Jun 3, 7, 10⁄ , 17 Jul 8⁄ Aug 26, 28, 30 Hotel Alfonso XIII – Meals B hotel, ideally located in the Art Triangle. Sep 2, 4, 9⁄ , 11, 13⁄ , 16⁄ , 18⁄ , 20, 23⁄ , 25, 27⁄ , 30 The Westin Palace, Madrid – Meals BD Oct 2⁄ , 4, 7⁄ , 9, 11⁄ , 14, 16, 18, 21, 25 ⁄ = Sold Out! Go to tauck.com for up-to-the-minute space availability. 7. THE ROCK OF GIBRALTAR 12. ART IN THE PRADO Head to Marbella today on the 2020 PRICE PER PERSON An orientation tour introduces you to southern coast of Spain. En route, stop April 8 – 14; June 24 – August in British Gibraltar to see the “rock,” St. Madrid, known for its world-famous Double $5990 Single $8126 Triple $5639 Michael’s Cave, and the Barbary Apes’ art collections, inventive cuisine, and April 15 – June 23; September – October Den, and have lunch as you choose. nightlife. Experience a guided visit at Double $6690 Single $9012 Triple $6298 Continue to your Costa del Sol resort the Prado before time at leisure. where dinner tonight is at leisure. The Westin Palace, Madrid – Meals B Dates in blue indicate Small Group Activity Departures averaging 24 Tauck guests, Level 3 Gran Meliá Don Pepe – Meals BD specially priced from $6790 per person Pace double. Special Solo Traveler Savings dates Level 2 13. CULTURALLY RICH TOLEDO in red indicate special departures where you save $300 on the single room price; ask at booking. 8. SEASIDE MARBELLA This morning, set off for the UNESCO 2020 Price includes 26 meals (13 Breakfasts, 5 Lunches Spend a free day in Marbella, home World Heritage Site of Toledo. A & 8 Dinners), airport and train station transfers as noted, to whitewashed summer villas and guided walking tour with a local guide one on-tour flight, service charges, and gratuities to local sun-kissed beaches. Amenities at your visits the 12th-century Synagogue guides. International airfare is additional; call Tauck for special rates on international air for travel originating in beachfront hotel include a spa, fitness Santa María la Blanca and the Church the US and Canada (subject to availability). Please go to center, tennis courts, pools and a of Santo Tomé, home to El Greco’s page 96 for additional information. choice of restaurants. painting, The Burial of the Count of Note: Tours of Apr 19, 22; May 17, 24; Sep 13, 20, 25; and Meals B Gran Meliá Don Pepe – Orgaz. Return to Madrid after lunch Oct 4, 18 will stay at Gran Meliá Colón nights 4 and 5.

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1. ARRIVE PORTO sightseeing tour includes a visit to the World Heritage Site, it is renowned as Tour begins: 2:00 PM, Hotel Infante São Bento train station, a vision of one of the world’s oldest universities. storied blue tiles called azulejos that Continue on to the Templar city of Sagres. A transfer is included from also grace many of the buildings you’ll Tomar for a tour of the Convento de Porto International Airport to Hotel see on a guided walking tour. Touring Cristo, built in the 12th century by the Infante Sagres, ideally located in the a port wine cellar is a must do in Porto, Knights Templar. Explore the wonders heart of Porto, one of the world’s ten renowned for aging the liquid gold that inside this labyrinthine complex, wine capitals and a UNESCO World is produced in the Douro Valley and Heritage Site. Join us for a guided perfected here. Discover the secrets of Porto sightseeing tour of the historic city making port and enjoy a tasting during center, followed by a boat ride on a visit to one of the city’s acclaimed the Douro River aboard a traditional port wine cellars, followed by lunch at rabelo boat. Glimpse the six famous ATLANTIC a typical enoteca. The remainder of the OCEAN Maximum Elevation: 2,137 ft. bridges that span the river, including day is at leisure to do as you wish. the Ponte Dona Maria Pia, artfully Hotel Infante Sagres – Meals BL Coimbra designed by Gustave Eiffel, architect of Paris’ famous landmark. Join us for a welcome reception and dinner tonight. 3. COIMBRA & TOMAR Hotel Infante Sagres – Meals D Tomar SPAIN Venture inland today for a visit to Óbidos PORTUGAL 2. TILES & PORT WINES medieval Coimbra, rising over the Mondego River in a procession of Experience an authentic taste of majestic sights. Guided sightseeing Sintra Lisbon Portuguese culture today in a city includes a walking tour at the Cascais Queluz steeped in sensory delights. A city University of Coimbra; a UNESCO Évora

28 footwear, accessories and more. Your destination tonight is a restored Uniquely Tauck convent hotel just outside of medieval Évora, your home for two nights. • Experience a tour of lavish Convento do Espinheiro Hotel – Meals BLD 18th-century Palácio de Queluz in Lisbon, followed by a private dinner • Sip vintage port in the cellar where 5. MEDIEVAL ÉVORA it was aged, after it was transported Beautifully preserved and today a as liquid gold along the Douro River lively university city, Évora enchants from one of the world’s most ancient with history, past and present. Join a wine regions local guide for a walking tour along the narrow lanes of its 14th-century walls, • Have lunch on a wine estate that viewing its majestic cathedral and Maritime monuments reign in Lisbon. is renowned for its Alentejo wines, cloisters, Roman temple, picturesque and historic carriage collection squares and botanical garden. Enjoy lunch before returning to Lisbon. lunch and time at leisure in town or • Rethink cork on a visit to a Join us tonight for a tour of the return to your hotel as you wish. family-owned cork factory, where 18th-century Palácio de Queluz, Convento do Espinheiro Hotel – Meals BLD its sustainable practices turn bark followed by a private dinner. harvested from protected trees into Tivoli Lisboa Hotel – Meals BLD purses, shoes, tiles and more 6. THE ART OF LIFE IN LISBON It’s off to Lisbon today, where a guided 8. JOURNEY HOME city tour includes the Gulbenkian Tour ends: Lisbon. Fly home anytime. A including the fortified Round Church. Museum, home to one of the world’s transfer is included from Tivoli Lisboa Stay overnight at a beach resort near largest private art collections. Explore Hotel to Lisbon Airport. Allow 3½ hours the walled town of Óbidos where one of the city’s oldest neighborhoods, for flight check-in. Meals B dinner features local specialties. rich in cuisine, culture and architecture, Praia d’El Rey Marriott – Meals BLD while sampling typical culinary delights. The rest of the day is free. Tivoli Lisboa Hotel – Meals BL 2020 DATES 4. ALENTEJO WINE & CORK Apr 25⁄ May 2⁄ , 9⁄ , 16⁄ , 23⁄ , 30 Jun 6⁄ , 13⁄ , 20⁄ , 27 Aug 29 Sep 5, 12, 19⁄ , 26 Oct 3, 10, 17⁄ , 24 After a morning at leisure, head to ⁄ = Sold Out! Portugal’s Alentejo region for lunch at 7. SINTRA, CASCAIS & A PALACE Go to tauck.com for up-to-the-minute space availability. a wine estate renowned for its wines Drive along the coast to Sintra for a and its historic carriage collection. guided visit to the National Palace Visit a family-owned cork factory this of Sintra, crowning a mountain peak 2020 PRICE PER PERSON afternoon to discover the stories and with Gothic towers, Moorish minarets, April manufacturing processes of one of the Renaissance domes, crenellated Double $3990 Single $4814 Triple $4018 most important and highly sustainable turrets and studded archways that May – June industries in Portugal. Virtually as lead to a treasure trove of furnishings Double $4190 Single $5059 Triple $4225 durable as leather, cork products inside. Visit seaside Cascais on the August – October range from wine stoppers to purses, Portuguese Riviera for free time and Double $4390 Single $5264 Triple $4422 Dates in blue indicate Small Group Activity Departures averaging 24 Tauck guests, Level 2 priced from $4890 per person double; Pace PALÁCIO DE QUELUZ specific dates apply. Special Solo Traveler Level 3 Savings dates in red indicate special For years a hunting lodge, Lisbon’s lavish National Palácio departures where you save $200 on the single room price; de Queluz was transformed into an opulent royal summer inquire at time of booking. residence in the late 1700s for Queen Maria and her 2020 Price includes 18 meals (7 Breakfasts, 6 Lunches prince. With fountained gardens meticulously manicured, & 5 Dinners), airport transfers as noted, service charges, gilded splendors that will take your breath away, and an gratuities to local guides, admission fees, taxes and intriguing history of days gone by, your farewell dinner here porterage. International Airfare is additional; call Tauck for will inspire memories as unforgettable as the palace itself. special rates on international air for travel originating in the US and Canada (subject to availability). Please go to page 96 for additional information.

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1. ARRIVE NAPLES / SORRENTO visit the temple, the forum and a home Colosseum, the Forum, and the Baths adorned with frescoes. Arrive late of Caracalla. The rest of the day is free. Tour begins: 6:00 PM, Grand Hotel af ter noon in Rome for three nights. The Westin Excelsior, Rome – Meals B Excelsior Vittoria. A transfer is included The Westin Excelsior, Rome – Meals BLD from Naples International Airport or Naples Central Train Station to 6. HILLTOP ORVIETO the Grand Hotel Excelsior Vittoria in 4. THE VATICAN, AFTER HOURS Sorrento. An optional full-day excursion Journey into Umbria to hilltop Orvieto. to Capri is available; see box on p. 31. Spend the morning on a guided tour Visit the Duomo, one of Italy’s greatest Join us for a welcome dinner tonight. of St. Peter’s Square and St. Peter’s cathedrals. Following a traditional Grand Hotel Excelsior Vittoria – Meals D Basilica in Vatican City. The rest of the day is free until tonight’s special after-hours guided tour of the 2. THE AMALFI COAST Vatican Museums (subject

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CORSICA Rome 3. POMPEII AND ON TO ROME This morning’s locally guided sightseeing views the ruins of TYRRHENIANTYRRHENIAN Pompeii SEASEA Naples Travel to Pompeii for a walk through its the Imperial Palace, Circus Maximus, Sorrento Amalfi well-preserved ruins with a local expert; and other important sites. See the SARDINIA MEDITERRANEANMEDITERRANEAN SEASEA

30 8. SAN GIMIGNANO 13. VENICE AS YOU WISH Uniquely Tauck Travel to San Gimignano this morning The entire day is free to do as you like for time to explore on your own. in Venice. Join us for a farewell dinner • After-hours, on a specially Continue to coastal Viareggio for an this evening at the hotel. Hotel Danieli, A Meals BD guided tour, explore the Vatican overnight stay. Dinner is at your hotel. Luxury Collection Hotel, Venice – Museums and the Sistine Chapel Grand Hotel Principe di Piemonte – Meals BD

• Enjoy a private wine tasting 14. JOURNEY HOME in the Umbrian countryside, 9. VILLAGES OF CINQUE TERRE Tour ends: Venice. Fly home anytime. A sampling regional wines Weather permitting, take a boat ride to transfer is included from Hotel Danieli, the Cinque Terre village of Vernazza to A Luxury Collection Hotel, Venice to • Take a hands-on chocolate explore as you please. Ride the train Marco Polo Airport. Allow three hours making class in Perugia back to La Spezia and continue to for flight check-in. Meals B • Meet an art historian in Florence Florence for a three-night stay. before locally guided tours to The Westin Excelsior, Florence – Meals BD Galleria dell’Accademia and the Uffizi Gallery 10. THE ART OF FLORENCE • Cruise along the coastline of A lecture by an art historian precedes Cinque Terre and discover life in a guided walking tour to the Galleria centuries-old coastal villages dell’Accademia, home to Michelangelo’s 2020 DATES David. Have dinner at a local restaurant. Apr 6, 15, 20⁄ , 27, 29⁄ May 6, 13⁄ , 20⁄ , 27 The Westin Excelsior, Florence – Meals BLD Jun 3, 10, 24 Jul 8, 22 Aug 5, 19 Sep 2, 9, 16, 23, 30 Oct 7, 14, 21 ⁄ = Sold Out! trattoria lunch, continue through the Go to tauck.com for up-to-the-minute space availability. countryside to Perugia for a two-night 11. INSIDE THE UFFIZI GALLERY stay. Enjoy a tasting of local wines Join our local expert on a walking tour before dinner at your resort tonight. inside the Uffizi Gallery. The rest of the 2020 PRICE PER PERSON Borgo dei Conti Resort – Meals BLD day is free to explore as you wish. April; August 31; October 14 – 31 The Westin Excelsior, Florence – Meals B Double $8890 Single $11,874 Triple $8281 May – June; September – October 13 7. MEDIEVAL ASSISI Double $9490 Single $12,565 Triple $8848 Drive to Assisi, named a UNESCO 12. RIDE A TRAIN TO VENICE July – August 30 Double $8390 Single $11,212 Triple $7795 World Heritage Site for its significant A high-speed train whisks you to art and architecture. Visit St. Francis Venice for two nights. A guided walking Special Solo Traveler Savings dates in red Activity Level 3 Basilica and enjoy free time, before tour visits St. Mark’s Basilica and the indicate special departures where you save $300 on the single room price; inquire at returning to your hotel for a hands-on Doge’s Palace, before a serenade Pace time of booking. Level 3 chocolate making class and dinner. aboard a gondola. Hotel Danieli, A 2020 Price includes 26 meals (13 Breakfasts, 5 Lunches & 8 Meals BD Meals BL Borgo dei Conti Resort – Luxury Collection Hotel, Venice – Dinners), airport and train station transfers as noted, service charges, gratuities to local guides, taxes and porterage. International Airfare is additional; call Tauck for special rates on int’l air for travel originating in the US and Canada (subject to availability). Note: The Vatican is unavailable for the AFTER-HOURS VISIT TO THE VATICAN after-hours visit on the April 15 departure; we have arranged MUSEUMS AND SISTINE CHAPEL priority early morning entry (ahead of regular visitors). Please go to page 96 for additional information. If you’ve ever seen the lines of people queued outside of the Vatican Museums for an opportunity to go inside the Sistine Chapel to see Michelangelo’s mural on the ceiling, you may Optional 2020 Sightseeing to Capri not want to wait. But visit with Tauck, and bypass the crowds Guests may choose an optional guided excursion during a very special after-hours tour that lets you view to Capri that begins the morning of Day 1; the priceless artwork in the Candelabra Gallery, the Map includes an island tour, visits to the towns of Gallery, the Raphael rooms, the Tapestry Gallery and the Anacapri and Capri, and more. Additional $285 Sistine Chapel during a visit that is not rushed. per person; inquire at booking.

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1. ARRIVE IN NAPLES volcanic ash from the eruption of Mt. (subject to availability and day of the Vesuvius in 79 AD. Continue on to tour may vary). See the Candelabra Tour begins: 6:30 PM, Grand Hotel La Rome for a three-night stay. Gallery, Map Gallery, and the Tapestries; Favorita. A transfer is included from Grand Hotel de la Minerve – Meals BLD in the Sistine Chapel, gaze up at Naples Int’l Airport or Naples Train Michelangelo’s masterpiece ceiling Station to Grand Hotel La Favorita in as you wish, without crowds. Sorrento. An optional full-day excursion 4. IMPERIAL ROME Grand Hotel de la Minerve – Meals B to Capri is available; see box on p. 33. Join us for a welcome dinner tonight. Explore Rome with a local guide, Grand Hotel La Favorita – Meals D seeing the ruins of the Imperial Palace and Circus Maximus and visiting the Colosseum or the Forum 2. THE AMALFI COAST (subject to availability and ITALY in day of tour may vary). The a r T Venice Drive along the Amalfi Coast, stopping rest of day is free. Grand d e

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Grand Hotel serenaded gondola ride on the canals, a Meals BD farewell cocktail re cep tion at the hotel and Mark’s Basilica in Venice, when it’s Principe di Piemonte – a private after-hours guided tour inside St. closed to the public and its gilded Mark’s Basilica, without crowds! interior mosaics are yours to savor 9. CINQUE TERRE & FLORENCE Bauer Hotel Venice – Meals B • Linger longer in the Vatican Cruise to the Cinque Terre village of Museums & the Sistine Chapel, Vernazza for free time and lunch as you without being rushed, on an please. Travel back to La Spezia by train 14. CIAO! JOURNEY HOME after-hours visit and journey to Florence. Dine tonight at a Tour ends: Venice. Fly home anytime. historic villa in the Tuscan countryside. A transfer is included from Bauer • Experience a private opera recital Hotel Brunelleschi – Meals BD Palazzo to Marco Polo Airport or Santa in Umbria in the frescoed music Lucia Train Station; you should allow a room of the Donini Count minimum of 3 hours for flight check-in 10. THE ART OF FLORENCE Meals B • Learn about the masters of the at the airport. Renaissance in Florence when an A briefing by an art history lecturer art historian shares insights about enriches a guided walking tour of what you’ll see inside the Uffizi & Florence’s Renaissance heart and a visit Galleria dell’Accademia to the Galleria dell’Accademia, where Michelangelo’s David is a highlight. On 2020 DATES select departures, visit the Ferragamo Apr 5, 12⁄ , 19⁄ , 26⁄ , 30⁄ Museum; see details in box below. May 3, 7, 10⁄ , 14⁄ , 17⁄ , 21, 24, 28, 31 Hotel Brunelleschi – Meals BL Jun 7, 11, 14, 21, 28 Jul 5, 12 Aug 2⁄ , 30 6. ORVIETO & UMBRIA Sep 3, 6, 10⁄ , 13⁄ , 15⁄ , 20, 24, 27⁄ , 29 Oct 4⁄ , 8, 11, 18 Journey to Orvieto for a visit to the ⁄ = Sold Out! Duomo, built over a span of 300 years. 11. THE UFFIZI GALLERY Go to tauck.com for up-to-the-minute space availability. After a trattoria lunch near the Piazza Join our local expert for a guided tour of del Duomo, continue through Umbria to the Uffizi Gallery, home to such master 2020 PRICE PER PERSON San Martino in Campo. Tonight, attend works of art as Botticelli’s The Birth of April; October 13 – 31 a private recital in the frescoed music Venus and Michelangelo’s The Holy Double $9990 Single $12,787 Triple $9356 room of the Donini family, followed by Family. The remainder of the day is free. May – June 27; August 30 – October 12 dinner at the hotel. Hotel Brunelleschi – Meals B Alla Posta dei Donini – Meals BLD Double $10,690 Single $13,559 Triple $10,033 June 28 – August 29 12. VENICE & DOGE’S PALACE Double $9290 Single $11,997 Triple $8689 7. ASSISI & WINE TASTING Board a high-speed train to Venice where 2020 Price includes 25 meals (13 Activity Level 3 Drive to Assisi for a visit to St. Francis a canal boat brings you to your hotel. Breakfasts, 5 Lunches & 7 Dinners), airport and train transfers as noted, service charges, Basilica, housing some of Italy’s great A locally guided afternoon walking tour Pace gratuities to local guides, admission fees, Level 3 13th- and 14th-century frescoes, and free includes St. Mark’s Square and a visit taxes and porterage. International Airfare is time. This evening, join us for a private inside the Doge’s Palace. Join us for a additional; call Tauck for special rates on international wine tasting, followed by dinner. farewell dinner tonight at a local restaurant. air for travel originating in the US and Canada (subject to Alla Posta dei Donini – Meals BD Bauer Palazzo – Meals BLD availability). Note: The after-hours visit to the Vatican is not available for tour of Apr 5; we have arranged priority early morning entry ahead of regular visitors. Please go to page 96 for additional information. MEET FERRAGAMO… at a private wine-tasting reception on Day 10 in Florence! This exclusive 2020 Optional Sightseeing to Capri Tauck experience will be personally hosted by a member of the fashion Guests may choose an optional guided excursion icon Salvatore Ferragamo’s family and will feature locally produced to Capri that begins the morning of Day 1. It Ferragamo wines. Visit the Salvatore Ferragamo Museum and taste includes an island tour, visits to the towns of vintage Ferragamo wines on select departures priced from $10,990: Anacapri and Capri, and more. Additional $285 May 10, 24; Jun 7; Sep 6, 20 and Oct 4. per person; inquire at booking.

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1. ARRIVE VENICE 3. GALLERIA DELL’ACCADEMIA wish. Your conveniently located hotel is set in the historical heart of Florence, Tour begins: 6:00 PM, Baglioni Hotel Board a high-speed train in First Class steps from landmark sights like the Luna. A transfer is included from this morning to Florence. A private Uffizi Gallery, Piazza della Signoria, and Marco Polo Airport or Santa Lucia talk by a noted art historian upon the Ponte Vecchio. Train Station to Baglioni Hotel Luna. your arrival informs a guided walking Hotel Bernini Palace – Meals B Steps from St. Mark’s Square, your tour to Piazza della Signoria, Piazza 12th-century palazzo hotel has been della Repubblica and the Duomo this transformed from a convent to an afternoon, ending with a visit inside aristocratic palace cloaked in history the Galleria dell’Accademia, home and hospitality. Join us for a welcome to Michelangelo’s statue, David. dinner at a local restaurant tonight. Dinner at a local restaurant is Venice Baglioni Hotel Luna – Meals D ITALY in included tonight or tomorrow. ra T d Hotel Bernini Palace – Meals BLD e e p S - Maximum Elevation: 1,300 ft. h

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34 incorporating olive oil tastings with priceless treasures. This evening, culinary specialties as you sample join us for an after-hours guided tour Uniquely Tauck different wines from vineyards owned of the Vatican Museums and the by the Antinori family since 1385, when Sistine Chapel (subject to availability; • Take in Michelangelo’s Giovanni di Piero Antinori became day of the tour may vary). Viewing masterpiece on the ceiling of a member of the “Arte Fiorentina,” Michelangelo’s ceiling fresco without the Sistine Chapel, after hours, the winemakers guild of the city of the overwhelming lines and crowds of without the day’s crowds Florence. Twenty-six generations have the day is an unforgettable experience. continued the family’s wine making Baglioni Hotel Regina – Meals B • Drink in the beauty of the Chianti heritage. Return to Florence late this region during a wine-paired lunch afternoon where the remainder of the and an olive oil tasting at an ancient day is spent at your leisure. 8. JOURNEY HOME abbey set amidst vineyards owned Hotel Bernini Palace – Meals BL by the Antinoris Tour ends: Rome. Fly home anytime. A transfer is included from Baglioni Hotel • Experience a serenaded gondola 6. IMPERIAL ROME Regina to Leonardo da Vinci Airport ride on historic Venetian canals in Fiumicino or Rome’s Central Train after guided tours inside St. Travel to Rome this morning aboard a Station. Allow a minimum of three Mark’s Basilica and Doge’s Palace high-speed train in First Class, arriving hours for flight check-in. Meals B in time for lunch on the historic Appian • Discover the art of Florence Way. See landmark sights on a guided through the eyes of an art expert panoramic sightseeing tour around the and on tours of the Uffizi and the seven hills of Imperial Rome, seeing 2020 DATES Galleria dell’Accademia the Baths of Caracalla and the Roman Forum, and stopping for a visit to the Mar 8 Apr 5, 12, 19, 26⁄ May 3⁄ , 10⁄ , 13⁄ , 17⁄ , 20, 24⁄ , 31⁄ Jun 3, 14⁄ , 21⁄ ancient Colosseum. Due to tomorrow’s Jul 5, 12, 19, 26 Aug 9, 16, 30 special after-hours Vatican Museums Sep 6, 13⁄ , 16, 20, 27, 30 Oct 7, 11, 14⁄ , 25 5. WINE & OLIVE OIL TASTING visit, join us for our farewell dinner Nov 1, 15 Dec 21, 27 ⁄ = Sold Out! tonight at your hotel. Go to tauck.com for up-to-the-minute space availability. Leave Florence behind as you Baglioni Hotel Regina – Meals BLD drive through the picturesque Tuscan countryside to the famous 2020 PRICE PER PERSON Chianti region of Italy. Visit Badia di 7. AFTER-HOURS VATICAN March; November – December Passignano, a monastery dating back Double $4690 Single $6216 Triple $4439 to 395, for a tour of the ancient wine Drive to Vatican City this morning for cellars with an expert who provides a guided visit to St. Peter’s Square April 1 – 25; June 28 – August 29; October 11 – 31 fascinating commentary on the wine and St. Peter’s Basilica, home to Double $5190 Single $6861 Triple $4892 making process. Enjoy a special lunch Michelangelo’s Pietà and other April 26 – June 27; August 30 – October 10 Double $5590 Single $7427 Triple $5214

Dates in blue indicate Small Group Activity Departures averaging 26 Tauck guests, Level 2 priced from $5790 per person double. Pace Special Solo Traveler Savings: dates in red Level 3 indicate special departures where you save $200 on the single room price; inquire at time of booking. VENICE, A CLOSER LOOK 2020 Price includes 13 meals (7 Breakfasts, 3 Lunches Enjoy an insider’s perspective on the iconic cultural & 3 Dinners), airport and train transfers as noted, service treasures of Venice during a two-night stay at a historic charges, gratuities to local guides, admission fees, taxes palace hotel. Elected for life, Doges ruled the city for and porterage. Tours of Apr 5 and 12 will enjoy a morning some 1,000 years, building a sumptuous palace that still visit to the Vatican Museums. International Airfare is reigns unrivaled today. Nearby stands the church of gold, additional; call Tauck for special rates on international air for travel originating in the US and Canada (subject St. Mark’s Basilica. Considered one of the world’s best to availability). Please go to page 96 for additional examples of Byzantine architecture, it’s known for its opulent information. design. Throughout the city, gondolas ply the intricate Note: Tours of May 20, Aug 30 and Sep 6 will stay at lacework of canals, rich in tradition and song. Splendid Venice nights 1 and 2. Tours of May 10, 13, 20; Jun 3, 14; Aug 9, 16; Sep 16; Oct 7; and Dec 27 will stay at Grand Hotel Minerva nights 3, 4 and 5.

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1. ARRIVE MILAN / BELLAGIO Bond film Casino Royale. Cruise to St. Mark’s Basilica, one of the greatest Isola Comacina for lunch, returning to buildings in Europe with its exquisite Tour begins: 6:30 PM, Grand Hotel Villa Bellagio by private boat. mosaics and detailed carving. Spend Serbelloni. A transfer is included from Grand Hotel Villa Serbelloni – Meals BL the remainder of the day exploring the Milan’s Malpensa Airport to Grand canal city at your leisure. San Clemente Hotel Villa Serbelloni in Bellagio. Drive Palace Kempinski Venice – Meals B from Milan to your historic 19th-century 3. LAKE COMO TO VENICE grand hotel in Bellagio on the shores of Lake Como. Join us for a welcome Journey across northern Italy from the dinner at your hotel tonight. lakes to Venice. Upon arrival, head to Grand Hotel Villa Serbelloni – Meals D St. Mark’s Square for lunch at a local SWITZERLAND restaurant, followed by a serenaded Bellagio LakeLake ComoComo gondola ride. Take a private boat Venice

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36 7. TUSCANY AND TO ROME Uniquely Tauck Journey through lush Tuscan landscapes to the medieval hill town of Siena, and wander through its • Take in art masterpieces during narrow centuries-old streets. See the an after-hours guided visit to the Piazza del Campo where the Palio Vatican Museums and Sistine bareback horse race is held, and Chapel without crowds visit the Duomo, with scenes inlaid • Explore breathtaking scenery on in the marble floors and sculpture by private boat cruises on Lake Como Michelangelo. Continue through Umbria to an 18th-century lakeside villa and Lazio to Rome for a three-night & Isola Comacina where lunch stay at one of Europe’s finest hotels. showcases local specialties Dinner tonight is at a restaurant known for its traditional regional cuisine. The St. Regis Rome – Meals BD • Indulge in the Renaissance treasures Discover the treasures of Lake Como by of Florence with a private art history private boats that cruise to villa-lined islands. lecture before visiting the Uffizi & Galleria dell’Accademia 8. AFTER-HOURS VATICAN VISIT Visit St. Peter’s Basilica, and St. 10. ARRIVEDERCI, ROMA • Journey to hilltop Siena for a Peter’s Square. The remainder of the walking tour through contrade day is free to explore Rome as you Tour ends: Rome. Fly home anytime. A neighborhoods to the Piazza del please before this evening’s Tauck transfer is included from The St. Regis Campo where the Palio is held Exclusive! An after-hours guided visit to Rome to Leonardo da Vinci Airport in the Vatican Museums and the Sistine Fiumicino; allow a minimum of three Chapel (subject to availability; day hours for flight check-in. Meals B and time of the visit may vary) gives you privileged access to the treasures of the Vatican, without the day’s 5. TRAIN TO FLORENCE crowds. See the Candelabra Gallery, 2020 DATES Map Gallery and the Tapestries; Apr 16 May 7, 11, 18, 21⁄ Jun 1, 8, 11, 18 Jul 2 Board a high-speed train bound for it’s a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity Aug 13 Sep 3, 14⁄ , 21, 24 Oct 1, 5, 8 Renaissance Florence. A lecture by to see some of the world’s great ⁄ = Sold Out! a local art historian provides a great masterpieces, including Michelangelo’s Go to tauck.com for up-to-the-minute space availability. introduction to the sights you’ll see famous Sistine Chapel ceiling frescoes, during your stay. View Ghiberti’s without the usual crowds. Up close bronze doors at the Baptistry and visit and unhurried, you’ll have a chance to 2020 PRICE PER PERSON the Galleria dell’Accademia, home see firsthand why the chapel’s floor is April to Michelangelo’s statue of David. as famous as its celebrated ceiling! Double $7490 Single $9428 Triple $6977 The St. Regis Rome – Meals B Later, a walking tour explores the May – June city’s historical center, designated a Double $7990 Single $10,257 Triple $7536 UNESCO World Heritage Site. Dine at July – August; October Double $7690 Single $9614 Triple $7211 your leisure this evening at your hotel. 9. IMPERIAL ROME September The St. Regis Florence – Meals BLD Get an insider’s view of Imperial Rome Double $8190 Single $10,422 Triple $7776 from a local guide on a city sightseeing Dates in blue indicate Small Group tour – view such can’t-miss sights as the Activity Departures averaging 24 Tauck guests, priced Level 3 6. THE UFFIZI GALLERY Roman Forum, Piazza Venezia, Circus from $8990 per person double; specific dates Maximus, the Colosseum and more. Pace apply. Special Solo Traveler Savings: dates Level 3 Visit the Uffizi Gallery, one of the first Opened in AD 80, the Colosseum once in red indicate special departures where you art galleries in the world, on a guided reigned supreme as an entertainment save $300 on the single room price; inquire at booking. tour with a local expert. Admire art venue used by Roman emperors to 2020 Price includes 17 meals, (9 Breakfasts, 3 Lunches masterpieces by Leonardo da Vinci, maximize their popularity with the general & 5 Dinners), airport and train transfers upon arrival and Raphael, Michelangelo, Sandro public. Spend some more time this departure, service charges, gratuities to local guides and Botticelli, and more, followed by free afternoon exploring the “Eternal City” as drivers, admission fees, taxes and porterage. International Airfare is additional; call Tauck for special rates on time to explore the treasured sites of you wish prior to this evening’s farewell international air for travel originating in the US and Canada Florence as you please. cocktail party and dinner at your hotel. (subject to availability). Please go to page 96 for The St. Regis Florence – Meals B The St. Regis Rome – Meals BD additional information.

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1. BENVENUTI A MILANO! 3. LAKE COMO & A CRUISE 5. BERGAMO & WINE

Tour begins: 6:30 PM, Grand Hotel et Explore Lake Como today, regarded Today’s travels take you to ancient de Milan. A transfer is included from as one of Italy’s most beautiful lakes. Bergamo, set in the Lombardy region Milan’s Malpensa Airport or Linate Visit the gardens at Villa Carlotta in on the edge of the Alps, for a locally Airport to Grand Hotel et de Milan, Tremezzo before embarking on a guided walking tour. Visit Piazza ideally located in the heart of the city. private boat ride to Bellagio for free Vecchia, the 12th-century Church Join us for a welcome reception and time. After lunch on your own, board of Santa Maria Maggiore, and the dinner at your historic hotel. another private boat for a cruise across ornate Cappella Colleoni. Drive to Grand Hotel et de Milan – Meals D Lake Como passing by villas owned by famous celebrities. Have dinner at leisure tonight at your hotel on 2. ART OF MILAN Lake Maggiore. Grand Hotel des SWITZERLAND Iles Borromées – Meals BD Enjoy a panoramic tour of Milan; based on availability, view Leonardo da Vinci’s LakeLake Tremezzo MaggioreMaggiore Bellagio mural, The Last Supper, at the Convent 4. LAKE MAGGIORE Stresa LakeLake CComoomo of Santa Maria delle Grazie (alternate Como Bergamo visit may be scheduled), then take a Travel by private boat to Isola LakeLake GGardaarda Venice locally guided walking tour of the city. Bella on Lake Maggiore for a Franciacorta Verona You’ll have an opportunity to see a guided tour of the exquisite Villa Milan wealth of art and architecture, from Borromeo on the tiny, private ITALY views of the famous La Scala opera island. Cruise to Isola Pescatori house to the great Cathedral of Milan for lunch, then return to Stresa (the Duomo), and Castello Sforzesco. for free time. Grand Hotel des Iles Maximum Elevation: 1,300 ft. Modena Grand Hotel et de Milan – Meals B Borromées – Meals BL Bologna

38 Ferrari. Modena is equally famous for its balsamic vinegar, traditionally aged Uniquely Tauck for decades and used as “a special perfume for culinary dishes.” Visit a typical • Experience an after-hours family-owned azienda for a firsthand guided visit to St. Mark’s Basilica introduction to the art of balsamic in Venice, a rare opportunity to vinegar making, with a tasting of its aged view eight centuries of mosaics, products. Journey on to Bologna and have its gem studded altar and ancient dinner at a local restaurant. relics without crowds Grand Hotel Majestic – Meals BD • Cruise across Lake Como and Lake Maggiore by private boat, 8. COOKING IN BOLOGNA immersing in the scenery en route to garden-graced villas Today’s guided walking tour starts in Bologna’s main square, flanked by • Join in a chef-hosted cooking class Neptune’s Fountain and the Gothic San demonstration in Bologna Petronio’s Basilica. Visit the magnificent Renaissance Archiginnasio Palace, • Discover the art behind balsamic the old seat of Bologna’s 11th-century Discover monumental sites like Neptune’s vinegar at a family-owned university and resplendent with thousands Fountain during a two-night stay in Bologna. azienda, hearing how it is stored of coats of arms. See the Church of San and aged for decades before it Domenico, Piazza Santo Stefano and the makes its tasting debut city’s iconic medieval towers. This evening, 11. JOURNEY HOME learn the secrets of local cuisine at a Tour ends: Venice. Fly home anytime. chef-hosted cooking demonstration. A transfer is included from The Gritti Grand Hotel Majestic – Meals B Palace, Venice to Venice’s Marco Polo Franciacorta for a wine-pairing lunch at International Airport or Santa Lucia an agriturismo featuring regional wines train station. Allow a minimum of three and continue to Verona for a two-night 9. ST. MARK’S AFTER HOURS hours for flight check-in. Meals B stay. Your hotel is located in the city’s Travel to Venice today and board a private historic center, a stone’s throw from boat for a tour of the Venetian Lagoon, Juliet’s famous balcony. starting with Torcello, where you’ll enjoy 2020 DATES Due Torri Hotel – Meals BL lunch at a local restaurant. Afterwards, tour its 11th-century basilica. Continue on Apr 18 May 2, 4, 11, 16, 18⁄ , 25, 30 to nearby Burano, known for its exquisite Jun 1, 6, 8, 13, 27 Jul 11⁄ Aug 8, 31⁄ Sep 5, 7, 9, 12, 14, 19, 21, 23, 26, 28 Oct 3, 5, 10 lacemaking and picturesque colored ⁄ ⁄ ⁄ 6. VISIONS OF VERONA ⁄ = Sold Out! homes. Your home for the next two nights Verona is probably best known as was originally the 15th-century private Go to tauck.com for up-to-the-minute space availability. the home of Shakespeare’s ill-fated home of a Doge of Venice and overlooks love story about Romeo and Juliet. the Grand Canal. Tonight a Tauck 2020 PRICE PER PERSON A guided walking tour this morning Exclusive awaits – an after-hours guided reveals its storied charms, including visit to St. Mark’s Basilica in the heart of June 27 – August 30 Double $6590 Single $8533 Triple $6152 the Arche Scaligere, Piazza dei Signori, Venice (subject to availability and day of Juliet’s 13th-century house, and the tour may vary), during which you can April – June 26; August 31 – October Double $6990 Single $8997 Triple $6528 Piazza Bra with its 1st-century Roman explore the Basilica without crowds! amphitheatre. Enjoy dinner with wine at The Gritti Palace, Venice – Meals BL Dates in blue indicate Small Group Activity a local restaurant tonight. Departures averaging 24 Tauck guests, Level 2 priced from $7690 per person double; Due Torri Hotel – Meals BD Pace specific dates apply. Dates in red indicate Level 3 10. VENICE AS YOU PLEASE Special Solo Traveler departures where you save $200 on the single room price; inquire at booking. Experience the canal city of Venice as 7. MAGIC IN MODENA you please today, perhaps enjoying a 2020 Price includes 18 meals (10 Breakfasts, 3 Lunches Travel to Modena this morning to visit traditional gondola ride with a romantic & 5 Dinners), airport and train transfers as noted, service charges, gratuities to local guides, admission fees, taxes a Parmigiano Reggiano dairy farm for a serenade and a refreshing gelato. This and porterage. International Airfare is additional; call Tauck tour of the cheese-making process and a evening, join us for our farewell cocktail for special rates on international air for travel originating in tasting. Drive to the Enzo Ferrari Museum, reception and dinner at the hotel. the US and Canada (subject to availability.) Please go to chronicling the history and story of Enzo The Gritti Palace, Venice – Meals BD page 96 for additional information.

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1. ARRIVE NAPLES / POSITANO 3. SORRENTO & CAPRI ceramics to sandals, on a guided walking tour and visit 19th-century Tour begins: 6:00 PM, Le Agavi Hotel, Spend the morning at leisure in Villa San Michele, built around the turn Positano. A transfer is included from Sorrento, exploring the sights as you of the century by Swedish physician Naples Airport to Le Agavi Hotel in like. Board a high-speed ferryboat Axel Munthe and immortalized in his Positano, built into a cliff overlooking bound for the Isle of Capri, once a book, The Story of San Michele. The the bay. Join us for a welcome second home to Europe’s emperors reception and dinner tonight. and today a favorite destination for Le Agavi Hotel – Meals D celebrities and jet setters. Upon arrival, a private convertible taxi awaits to bring you to Capri for lunch ITALY ADRIATICADRIATIC 2. LIFE IN AMALFI & RAVELLO and free time. Stay at one of SEASEA Europe’s most celebrated Drive along the Amalfi Coast, stopping hotels, set on Via Camerelle, to explore the town of Amalfi before Rome H for two nights. Dinner tonight igh-S taking the winding roads up to Ravello, pe ed is included at your hotel. T where you’ll be greeted by dramatic ra Grand Hotel Quisisana – Meals BLD in views of the Gulf of Salerno. Savor TYRRHENIANTYRRHENIAN Maximum Elevation: 1,300 ft. homemade pasta at a fourth-generation SEASEA Naples Herculaneum family restaurant before wandering Positano 4. CAPRI & ANACAPRI Capri through the gardens that inspired Sorrento Amalfi composer Richard Wagner at Villa Today’s guided touring up Coast Rufolo. The remainder of the day is free to Anacapri is by private to enjoy the treasures of Positano. convertible car. Discover island MEDITERRANEANMEDITERRANEAN SEASEA Le Agavi Hotel – Meals BL specialties, from perfume and

40 remarkably preserved. A high-speed 7. ST. PETER’S & GARDENS train in First Class seats takes you to Visit St. Peter’s Square in Vatican City Uniquely Tauck Rome for a three-night stay. Settle this morning for a guided tour of St. into your hotel, ideally located on Via Peter’s Basilica. Built atop a 4th-century • Soak in views of the Mediterranean Veneto in the historic center of the church, its lavish interior is home to and terraced hillsides as you drive city, and join us this evening for a Michelangelo’s Pietà and his soaring along the curving Amalfi Coast special after-hours guided tour of the dome, and Bernini’s Baroque sculpted road through towns that seem to Vatican Museums. See the Candelabra, bronze canopy, called a baldachin, tumble down the steep cliffs Map and Tapestry galleries and linger over the papal altar. Enjoy free time this in the Sistine Chapel as you take in • Explore the Vatican Museums afternoon before joining us for private Michelangelo’s magnificent ceiling tour of the Barberini gardens at Castel and the Sistine Chapel after hours frescoes without the usual lines or without crowds Gandolfo, the former summer home crowds (subject to availability and day of the popes, followed by our farewell • Discover the Pope’s gardens of tour may vary). A once-in-a-lifetime reception and dinner. at Castel Gandolfo, where the experience, your after-hours visit will Hotel Majestic Roma – Meals BD priceless beauties you’ll find are be long remembered. both botanical and sculptural Hotel Majestic Roma – Meals B 8. JOURNEY HOME • Stay two nights on the Isle of Capri after the day’s crowds have left, for 6. ROME’S PIAZZAS Tour ends: Rome. Fly home anytime. A an opportunity to experience the transfer from the Hotel Majestic Roma sights the way the residents do Start your day with a locally guided is included to Rome’s Leonardo da walking tour of Rome’s impressive Vinci Airport in Fiumicino or Ciampino piazzas, including the Piazza del Airport in Rome or Rome’s Termini Pantheon, housing a place of worship or Tiburtina train stations. Allow a built in the 2nd century, and the minimum of three hours for flight Baroque Piazza Navona, home check-in at the airport. Meals B rest of the day is at leisure, giving to Bernini’s Fountain of the Four you an opportunity to indulge in the Rivers. Enjoy a traditional lunch at island’s pleasures as you wish. a local restaurant before spending Grand Hotel Quisisana – Meals B the remainder of the day exploring 2020 DATES on your own. You may wish to take Apr 19, 26⁄ May 3⁄ , 10, 17⁄ , 24, 31⁄ Jun 7⁄ , 14⁄ the opportunity to see the ancient Aug 30 Sep 6, 13, 20, 27 Oct 4, 11, 18 5. HERCULANEUM & VATICAN Colosseum, Circus Maximus, the Baths ⁄ = Sold Out! Board a high-speed ferryboat to Naples of Caracalla or other sites during time Go to tauck.com for up-to-the-minute space availability. and continue on to Herculaneum. A at leisure. Dining is a delight throughout guided tour reveals the remains of this Rome with an array of trattorias and ancient resort city, frozen in time after restaurants close to your hotel. 2020 PRICE PER PERSON April the eruption of Mount Vesuvius and Hotel Majestic Roma – Meals BL Double $5690 Single $7461 Triple $5438 May – June Double $5990 Single $8156 Triple $5598 August – October Double $6190 Single $8267 Triple $5831

Dates in blue indicate Small Group Activity CHARMS OF CAPRI Departures averaging 24 guests; priced Level 3 from $6290 per person double; specific Rich in history, glamour and scenic charms, the island of Pace dates apply. Special Solo Traveler Savings Level 3 Capri, set in the Tyrrhenian Sea, has seduced quite a few dates in red indicate special departures illustrious figures over the centuries. The Greeks settled where you save $200 on the single room price; inquire at it. Emperors Augustus and Tiberius built beautiful villas time of booking. here. Authors like Charles Dickens and Dr. Axel Munthe 2020 Price includes 13 meals (7 Breakfasts, 3 Lunches wrote about its irresistible allure. And today’s jet setters & 3 Dinners), airport and train station transfers as noted, and celebrities can’t get enough of it. When you discover service charges, gratuities to local guides and drivers, porterage and taxes. International Airfare is additional; the delights of Capri from your private convertible, you call Tauck for special rates on international air for travel might be inclined to feel the same. originating in the US and Canada (subject to availability). Please go to page 96 for additional information.

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1. ARRIVE CATANIA / SIRACUSA 3. GEMS OF NOTO 5. PIAZZA ARMERINA

Tour begins: 6:00 PM, Grand Hotel Drive to Noto, a UNESCO World Journey to Piazza Armerina, a UNESCO Ortigia. A transfer is included from Heritage Site renowned for its Baroque World Heritage Site, for a locally guided Catania-Fontanarossa Airport to Grand buildings, where a local guide leads tour of the Roman Villa del Casale, Hotel Ortigia. Join us for a welcome a walking tour that offers views of the residence of a high-level senatorial reception and dinner at the hotel. Basilica di San Salvatore and the aristocrat, renowned for the very best Grand Hotel Ortigia – Meals D Duomo with free time to explore as you preserved Roman mosaic floors in wish. Lunch is a fragrant, family-style the world. Enjoy lunch at a family-run affair at a local herb farm, featuring agriturismo masseria – a rural estate. Meals BLD 2. MYTHICAL SIRACUSA freshly picked aromatic herbs from the Hotel Villa Athena – A guided walking tour in Neapolis garden. Enjoy a tour with a naturalist Archaeological Park takes you to before driving to your hotel where MEDITERRANEANMEDITERRANEAN SEASEA the Teatro Greco, where the plays dinner tempts with regional fare. Masseria della Volpe – Meals BLD of Sophocles and Euripides are Palermo still produced. Step into the Ear of Cefalù Dionysius, a massive cave in the ITALY Taormina Mt. Etna shape of an ear lobe that the painter 4. RAGUSA IBLA Caravaggio imagined was used by SICILY On a walking tour in Ragusa Catania Dionysius I to spy on his subjects. Ibla, visit the botanical garden Piazza Armerina Visit the Theatre of Apollo, the Duomo, and the Arezzo family’s private Agrigento and see the Caravaggio painting in courtyard garden, intimate Siracusa the Basilica Santa Lucia al Sepolcro, Il Piccolo theatre, and the Noto schedule permitting. Enjoy lunch at a century-old “gentlemen’s club,” Ragusa Baron’s palazzo with his family wines. Circolo di Conversazione. Grand Hotel Ortigia – Meals BL Masseria della Volpe – Meals BD Maximum Elevation: 6,233 ft.

42 7. A PALAZZO IN PALERMO Sightseeing in Palermo includes visits to Uniquely Tauck 9th-century royal Palazzo dei Normanni and the Palatine Chapel. See Teatro • Be our guest for a private lunch Massimo, the opera house where scenes at a Baron’s palazzo in Siracusa, from The Godfather, Part III were filmed. dating back to the Middle Ages Join the son of a Baroness for a tour of and enticing today with a tasting of his family’s art collection in their historic his family wines villa designed by the same architect who designed Teatro Massimo in the center • Feel like part of the family when of town. Dine at the villa. you visit the private courtyard Grand Hotel Villa Igiea – Meals BLD garden, intimate theatre and The mosaic floors are a highlight of your tour “gentlemen’s club” of the Arezzo of Villa del Casale in Piazza Armerina. family who welcome you to their 8. SEASIDE VILLAGE OF CEFALÙ home in the hilltown of Ragusa Ibla 10. JOURNEY HOME Drive to Cefalù for a tour of this seaside • Experience an authentic taste city, which is home to a 12th-century Tour ends: Taormina. Fly home anytime. of la dolce vita during lunch at an Arab-Norman cathedral. Continue to A transfer is included from Belmond herb farm where freshly picked Taormina, approached by a twisting road Grand Hotel Timeo to Catania- aromatic herbs and a private up a hillside that’s well worth the climb Fontanarossa Airport. Allow three hours Meals B garden tour stir the senses for the views of the coast – and Mt. Etna, for flight check-in. weather permitting – from the cliffside town center. Taormina’s winding streets are lined with brightly decorated buildings 2020 DATES connected by narrow staircases. Your Apr 17⁄ , 20⁄ , 27⁄ May 1⁄, 8⁄ , 11⁄ , 18⁄ , 22⁄ , 29⁄ Jun 1, 8, 12 hotel has some of the best views in town. Aug 28 Sep 4, 7⁄, 11⁄ , 14⁄ , 18⁄ , 21, 25⁄ , 28 6. AGRIGENTO & PALERMO This evening in Taormina is free. Oct 2⁄ , 5⁄ , 9⁄ , 16, 19, 23⁄ ⁄ = Sold Out! Belmond Grand Hotel Timeo – Meals B Agrigento is built on a hillside facing Go to tauck.com for up-to-the-minute space availability. the sea. Start your day with a guided visit to the Valley of the Temples, a 9. TAORMINA OR MT. ETNA 2020 PRICE PER PERSON UNESCO World Heritage Site boasting April columned temples and tombs; you’ll Visit the Teatro Greco built in 3 BC, Double $6790 Single $8452 Triple $6481 see the temples of Zeus, Concord, and overlooking the sea, followed by time May 1 – 7; June 12 – August 27; October 23 – 31 to explore on your own. Or embark on Hercules, still remarkably awe-inspiring Double $6990 Single $8718 Triple $6662 today. After lunch, drive to your an optional 4x4 ride to Mt. Etna with May 8 – June 11; August 28 – October 22 Palermo hotel for a two-night stay and a wine tasting lunch (add’l $225 per Double $7190 Single $8997 Triple $6836 enjoy dinner at leisure. person). Join us for a farewell dinner. Grand Hotel Villa Igiea – Meals BLD Belmond Grand Hotel Timeo – Meals BD 2020 Price includes 21 meals (9 Breakfasts, Activity 5 Lunches & 7 Dinners), airport transfers Level 3 as noted, service charges, gratuities to local Pace guides, admission fees, taxes and porterage. Level 3 International Airfare is additional; call Tauck for special rates on international air for travel originating in the US and Canada (subject to availability). Note: Tour of Apr 27 will stay at Belmond Villa Sant’Andrea nights 8 and 9. Tours LUNCH WITH A BARON of Apr 20; May 11; Jun 8, 12; Sep 7, 14; Oct 5 and 19 will stay at Eremo della Giubiliana nights 3 and 4. Tours of May You are invited to a Tauck Exclusive lunch at the palazzo 8, Oct 9 and 16 will stay at Eremo della Giubiliana night 5. of Barone Beneventano del Bosco in the central piazza Tours of Apr 17, 20, 27; May 1, 8, 11, 18, 22 and 29 will on the island of Ortygia in Siracusa. The Baron welcomes stay at Hotel NH Palermo nights 6 and 7. Please go to you to his home and shares the wines that his family makes. page 96 for additional information. Constructed around an enclosed courtyard, his palace has roots as a medieval seat of government. It was rebuilt in Optional Sightseeing at Mt. Etna Sicilian Baroque style, complete with canted façades, ornate On Day 9, you may choose to take an optional statuary and frescoes, in the 18th century. This will be an naturalist-guided 4x4 adventure to Mt. Etna with occasion as sparkling as the palazzo’s crystal chandeliers. a wine tasting lunch. Additional fee of $225 per person applies; ask at booking.

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~ In-depth exploration of Alpine landscapes, the Top of Europe & a rail trip on the Glacier Express ~ 11 DAYS FROM $7,290 | SMALL GROUP DEPARTURES AVAILABLE

1. ARRIVE GENEVA 3. THE MATTERHORN Stresa, a private water taxi to the island of Isola Bella, owned by the noble Borromeo Tour begins: 6:00 PM, Lausanne Palace. Travel higher into the mountains by family, provides the opportunity to visit A transfer is included from Geneva cogwheel train to Gornergrat (its their impressive 17th-century palace and International Airport to Lausanne elevation is 10,225 ft.) for spectacular gardens, created in the shape of a ship. Palace in Lausanne. Enjoy our welcome views of the Matterhorn. Savor a cup Return to Switzerland and travel to Lake reception and dinner at the hotel. of coffee or an aperitif in this sublime Lugano for a two-night stay. Lausanne Palace – Meals D atmosphere before heading back to Hotel Splendide Royal – Meals BLD Zermatt either by train the entire way, if you choose, or including 2. CHILLON TO ZERMATT a hike with a naturalist. GERMANY Explore the Matterhorn Lord Byron made Château de Chillon Museum. Return to your and its dungeons famous with his hotel and spend the rest of poem “The Prisoner of Chillon.” Tour the afternoon and evening Maximum Elevation: 11,333 ft. Zurich the château, picturesquely situated on as you please. SWITZERLAND an islet in Lake Geneva this morning Mont Cervin Palace – Meals B LakeLake AUSTRIA and then head to Gruyères for free time FRANCE Lucerne LucerneLucerne Bern and lunch – perhaps with a taste of its Grindelwald Glacier celebrated cheese. A cogwheel train Gruyères Exp Interlaken re 4. LAKE MAGGIORE Andermatt s from Taesch takes you high into the Lausanne Lauterbrunnen s Kleine Scheidegg St. Moritz mountains to the car-free resort town Descend by rail from Zermatt, LakeLake Jungfraujoch Cogwheel Train (6,000 ft.) GenevaGeneva Chillon of Zermatt for a two-night stay at your then head through Simplon Castle Taesch historic grand hotel. Pass en route to Italy’s Lake Geneva Cogwheel Train LakeLake Zermatt MaggioreMaggiore Lugano LakeLake Mont Cervin Palace – Meals BLD Maggiore. After lunch in (5,000 ft.) LakeLake ComoComo Matterhorn Stresa Isola LuganoLugano Bella ITALY 44 8. TO THE TOP OF EUROPE Uniquely Tauck In a part of the Bernese Oberland known as Switzerland’s “jewel in the • Ascend to the sky aboard a train crown,” climb by cogwheel train, that winds through mountains and via the mountain station at Kleine meadows that make the heart sing Scheidegg, to the Jungfraujoch. A to Europe’s highest railroad station, local guide provides commentary where a private reception at the during your ascent. Here, at over Ice Palace of Jungfraujoch awaits 11,000 feet – which truly feels like the “top of Europe” – enjoy a Tauck • Board a private funicular in Exclusive private cocktail reception at Interlaken for a ride up Harder the Ice Palace and savor the views of Kulm – and have dinner the lofty peaks of the Eiger, Jungfrau surrounded by unparalleled views and Mönch. This evening a private of Eiger, Mönch, and Jungfrau ride on the Harderbahn funicular takes you up to the Harder Kulm • Let Mother Nature’s spectacle unfold viewpoint, overlooking Interlaken and as you sit comfortably ensconced in Take in the Alps aboard the Glacier Express Unterseen, for dinner at a restaurant Tauck’s private domed observation in a panoramic domed observation car. with panoramic views. Victoria-Jungfrau car aboard the Glacier Express from Grand Hotel & Spa – Meals BD snow-capped Andermatt to the chic 11. JOURNEY HOME resort of St. Moritz Tour ends: Zurich. Fly home anytime. 9. BERN & LUCERNE A transfer is included from Hotel Drive through more of the Bernese Schweizerhof Luzern to Zurich Airport, Oberland, bound for the Swiss capital an approximate travel time of 60 5. A DAY IN LUGANO city of Bern. Explore the Old City of minutes. Allow a minimum of three hours for flight check-in. Meals B Go for a walking tour in Lugano then Berne, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. sip wine as you soak in the scenery After a “Taste of Switzerland” buffet lunch at Bellevue Palace Bern, continue aboard a private boat cruise on glacial 2020 DATES Lake Lugano, straddling Switzerland to Lucerne. Stop at the Lion Monument and Italy, followed by lunch in a local en route to Hotel Schweizerhof Luzern, Jun 7, 10⁄ , 12⁄ , 14⁄ , 17⁄ , 19⁄ , 21⁄ , 24⁄ , 26⁄ , 28⁄ Jul 1, 3, 5, 8, 10, 12, 15, 17, 19, 22, 24, 26, 29, 31 grotto restaurant. a landmark built in 1845 ideally located ⁄ ⁄ ⁄ ⁄ ⁄ ⁄ Aug 2, 5, 7, 9, 12, 14⁄ , 19, 21⁄ , 23⁄ , 26⁄ , 28⁄ , 30⁄ Meals BL in the heart of Old Town. Hotel Splendide Royal – Sep 2⁄ , 4⁄ , 6⁄ , 9⁄ , 11⁄ , 13⁄ , 16⁄ , 18⁄ , 20⁄ ⁄ = Sold Out! Hotel Schweizerhof Luzern – Meals BLD Go to tauck.com for up-to-the-minute space availability. 6. THE ROAD TO ST. MORITZ 10. A LAKE CRUISE IN LUCERNE Traverse the Maloja Pass en route from 2020 PRICE PER PERSON Italy to St. Moritz. Dine at your historic While a thoroughly modern, culturally June – August 18 hotel in the glamorous resort town rich city, lakeside Lucerne retains much Double $7290 Single $8214 Triple $6969 of St. Moritz. Grand Hotel des Bains of its old-world charm and a strong August 19 – September Kempinski St. Moritz – Meals BLD sense of its history, as you’ll see for Double $7690 Single $8685 Triple $7348 yourself on a guided walking tour and Dates in blue indicate Small Group Activity time to explore on your own today. Departures averaging 24 Tauck guests, Level 3 Surrounded by an alpine panorama, priced from $8190 per person double; Pace 7. THE GLACIER EXPRESS inquire at time of booking. Level 3 stroll over its medieval covered Ride the Glacier Express high into wooden bridges and discover the many 2020 Price includes 23 meals (10 Breakfasts, 5 Lunches the Alps and view the majestic & 8 Dinners), transfers as noted, service charges, Renaissance and Baroque fountains that gratuities to local guides, admission fees, taxes and mountain scenery from the comfort of dot the city – along with many wonderful porterage. International Airfare is additional; call Tauck for a panoramic domed observation car. galleries, shops and cafés. Late special rates on international air for travel originating in You’ll pass silver streams, lush valleys afternoon, join us for a boat ride across the US and Canada (subject to availability). Please go to page 96 for additional information. and lakes. From Andermatt drive to the lake that brings us to a special your hotel in Interlaken, surrounded by farewell dinner at the popular restaurant Note: Tours of Jun 7,10,12 will stay at Schweizerhof St. Moritz night 6. Tour of Jun 7 will stay at Schweizerhof Zermatt nights alpine beauty. Victoria-Jungfrau Grand Seehotel Baumgarten. 2 and 3. Tours of Jun 17, 19 will stay at Romantik Hotel Hotel & Spa – Meals BD Hotel Schweizerhof Luzern – Meals BD Schweizerhof Grindelwald nights 7 and 8.

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~ A 5 country odyssey of UNESCO World Heritage Sites and Intangible Cultural Heritage experiences ~ 13 DAYS FROM $7,790 | ALL SMALL GROUPS AVERAGING 24 GUESTS

1. ARRIVE DUBROVNIK 4. ORAŠAC & MOSTAR 6. KRKA NATIONAL PARK

Tour begins: 6:30 PM, Hotel Excelsior Travel to the village of Orašac. A Take a scenic drive to Krka National Dubrovnik. A transfer is included from family-hosted visit to a farm shows you Park. A boat takes you to Skradin for a Dubrovnik Airport to Hotel Excelsior how olive oil is produced and includes a visit to ROCA, the House of Dalmatian Dubrovnik. Hear a lecture before a snack of cheese, vegetables, bread and Smoked Ham, a talk with a farmer and welcome dinner at a restaurant and a wine. Drive to Mostar for a walking tour a wedding-style lunch. Fly to Zagreb performance of “klapa” singing. that ends inside a Turkish house where a for a two-night stay. Hotel Excelsior Dubrovnik – Meals D resident who lived through the struggles of Esplanade Zagreb Hotel – Meals BLD the 1991-1995 war shares stories. Hotel Park – Meals BLD SLOVENIA 2. OLD TOWN BY LAND & SEA AUSTRIA HUNGARY Ride a cable car to the top of Srd Hill. Bled 5. SPLIT’S PALACE Radovljica Trakoˇs´can Go on a walking tour through Old Town Ljubljana Zagreb and a boat ride. Visit a winery. Postojna See works by sculptor Venice Buje Hotel Excelsior Dubrovnik – Meals B Ivan Meštrovíc at his Savudrija CROATIA ITALY gallery and private Rovinj home. Go on a walking Vodnjan Pula BOSNIA AND SERBIA 3. KOTOR & MONTENEGRO Krka HERZEGOVINA tour of vast Diocletian Nat’l Park Drive to Kotor for a walking tour and Palace. Ferry over to Stankovci Brac Island for lunch in Mostar visit the Maritime Museum. From the Split MONTENEGRO village of Perast, sail to the man-made Donji Humac and a visit B r a ˇc islet of Our Lady of the Rocks. to the Jaksíc gallery. Oraˇsac Gruda Hotel Excelsior Dubrovnik – Meals BD Hotel Park – Meals BL Dubrovnik Maximum Elevation: 1,792 ft. Kotor ALBANIA

46 9. CASTLES AND WINES Uniquely Tauck A funicular takes you to Ljubljana Castle to savor panoramic city views, and local cookies, teran liqueur, and • Check 5 UNESCO World Heritage Sites off your bucket list honey. Drive next to a gingerbread when you visit Diocletian Palace, making workshop in a village to see the Old City of Dubrovnik, Kotor, how these beloved decorated pastries Mostar Old Bridge and Venice have been made for centuries, with a tasting of course. A tour of Bled Castle includes a live printing demonstration, • Meet the former Croatian Minister of Tourism in Zagreb with a talk with the cellar master about an opportunity to learn firsthand castle wines, and entrance to the about local current affairs and upper courtyard museum to learn post-war tourism changes about the history of Bled. InterContinental® Ljubljana – Meals BL

• Experience an early opening A walking tour of Diocletian Palace in Split, morning visit and private electric built by Emperor Diocletian as his retirement underground train tour of Postojna 10. POSTOJNA CAVES home, includes a visit to the palace cellars. Caves where a subterranean On an exclusive early morning tour of paradise awaits your discovery a subterranean world of caverns, halls and passages some two million years in 13. JOURNEY HOME the making, explore the Postojna Caves aboard a private electric train and on a Tour ends: Venice. Fly home anytime. A transfer is included from Metropole 7. CROATIAN CURRENT EVENTS guided walk. Join us for another Tauck Exclusive – a tour of a family-owned Hotel to Venice’s Marco Polo Airport. Croatia’s capital city of Zagreb is a truffle farm, where you’ll learn about the Allow a minimum of three hours for blend of old and new, informed by wars truffle-hunting process, meet the dogs flight check-in at the airport. Meals B and steeped in culture. Start your day who sniff out this underground delicacy, by meeting Croatia’s former Minister and enjoy a tasting followed by a light of Tourism for a discussion on current lunch. Continue on to Savudrija on the 2020 DATES affairs before setting out for a walking Istrian Peninsula for a two-night stay. Apr 9, 16, 23, 30 May 3, 7, 10, 14, 17, 21, 24, 28 Kempinski Hotel Adriatic Istria – Meals BD ⁄ ⁄ ⁄ ⁄ ⁄ ⁄ ⁄ ⁄ tour that includes the Cathedral, a Jun 4⁄ , 7, 11, 18⁄ Aug 27⁄ , 30 cheese tasting at the market, the Sep 3⁄ , 6, 10⁄ , 13⁄ , 17⁄ , 20, 24, 27 main square, and a funicular ride to Oct 1⁄, 4, 8⁄ , 11, 15 ⁄ = Sold Out! the Upper Town for lunch at a local 11. OLIVE OIL & A BEER PAIRING Go to tauck.com for up-to-the-minute space availability. restaurant. The rest of the day is free. Go on a tasting tour at a family-run Esplanade Zagreb Hotel – Meals BL olive oil farm in Vodnjan, renowned for 2020 PRICE PER PERSON producing one of the top 15 olive oils in April 9 – 29 the world. In Pula, visit the amphitheatre 8. TRAKOŠCAN CASTLE constructed between 27 BC – 68 AD, Double $7790 Single $9398 Triple $7514 One of the most impressive castles in much of it still used today. At San April 30 – August 26 Croatia, Trakošcan Castle dates back Servolo brewery, go on a guided tour Double $8390 Single $10,475 Triple $7943 to the 13th century and reflects myriad of the production process with the beer August 27 – September architectural styles and restorations. master and enjoy a beer pairing dinner. Double $8690 Single $10,959 Triple $8223 Costumed knights and ladies-in-waiting A guitar player sings Istrian songs. October welcome you for a tour and lunch Kempinski Hotel Adriatic Istria – Meals BD Double $8090 Single $9998 Triple $7694 inside the Knights’ Hall, open All departures are Small Group Departures Activity exclusively for Tauck guests. Continue averaging 24 Tauck guests. Level 3 on to Ljubljana, Slovenia, where your 12. THE DOGE’S PALACE 2020 Price includes 26 meals (12 Pace Level 3 high-rise city-center hotel overlooks the Travel to Venice for a walking tour and Breakfasts, 6 Lunches & 8 Dinners), airport heart of the city. Take a walking tour a visit to the Doge’s Palace. We invite transfers as noted, service charges, and gratuities to local guides. International airfare is additional; call Tauck for before enjoying a taste of local culture you to join us for a farewell dinner at the special rates on international air for travel originating in during dinner at a restaurant. Michelin-starred restaurant in your hotel. the US and Canada (subject to availability). Please go to InterContinental® Ljubljana – Meals BLD Metropole Hotel – Meals BD page 96 for additional information.

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Appenzell SWISS HIGHLANDS & BAVARIAN ALPS

~ Scenic splendors, Alpine highs, historic treasures and the Oberammergau Passion Play ~ 8 DAYS FROM $5,490

1. ARRIVE ZURICH / BERN local guide on a walk through the rose 3. HABSBURG CASTLE gardens and Bear Park, followed by a Tour Begins: 6:00 PM, Bellevue Palace The legacy of the Habsburg stroll past the Einstein House, where Bern. A transfer is included from Zurich dynasty that ruled Europe’s vast Albert Einstein lived while working on Airport to the Bellevue Palace Bern. Austro-Hungarian Empire for centuries his Theory of Relativity. Then you’re off The official guesthouse of the Swiss comes alive today during a Tauck to the Bern History Museum for a tour government, the Bellevue Palace Bern Exclusive lunch at Habsburg Castle. of the Einstein Museum housed inside. is the only true grand hotel in the heart You’ll meet “the Habsburgs” as The museum pays tribute to Einstein’s of Switzerland’s capital. Join us for a costumed interpreters help explain how life, work and discoveries. Drive to the welcome reception and dinner. one of the royal houses came to be Emmental region for a tour with a local Bellevue Palace Bern – Meals D guide of the Craftsman’s Village in Wasen. You’ll have the opportunity 2. BEAUTY, BEARS & BRAINS to observe the working process Dachau of accordion, saddle, and GERMANY Munich Bern’s Rosengarten is a public park watch makers, blacksmiths, known for its floral diversity, sweeping and seamstresses. Attend Maximum Elevation: 2,800 ft. LakeLake city views, and the famous Bear Park. a Swiss folk wrestling ConstanceConstance Oberammergau Long a symbol of the city, bears were demonstration at the Habsburg Castle put on display as entertainment for the “Schwingen” club in St. Gallen FRANCE public in the 1500s. You’ll see bears Affoltern, followed by a Flawil Appenzell AUSTRIA featured on the city emblem and flag, cheese-making tour and Wasen SWITZERLAND as well as in the park, where a family of a light tasting dinner of Bern Emmental brown bears has lived in an enclosed local specialties. Bellevue riverside setting since 2009. Join a Palace Bern – Meals BD

ITALY 48 and most beautiful monastic libraries. concentration camps opened in Drive to Appenzell, at the foot of the 1933, and was used as a model for Uniquely Tauck Alpstein mountains, for a ride on a others that followed. Your visit to the cable car up Säntis Peak for views of memorial site will be a poignant one. • Enjoy a once-in-a-lifetime mountains and cliff-top chalets that Return to Munich for an afternoon at experience as you attend the will take your breath away, then spend leisure to enjoy lunch as you please 2020 Oberammergau Passion the afternoon exploring the sights in and experience more of this historic Play in person in Tauck’s Premier the town’s car-free center. Boasting a city on your own. Your day ends fairy tale setting, the old town invites with a farewell dinner at an iconic Category 1 seating with colorful buildings, frescoed and city restaurant serving up a feast of • Learn how the royal House of flowered, with old-fashioned signage regional fare. Meals BD Habsburg came to rule much of that takes you back in time. Bayerischer Hof – Meals B Europe for some seven centuries Einstein St. Gallen – during an exclusive private lunch with “the Habsburgs” at 8. JOURNEY HOME Switzerland’s Habsburg Castle 5. OBERAMMERGAU’S PLAY Tour Ends: Munich. Fly home anytime. Experience what the world has waited A transfer is included from Bayerischer • Explore the culture of the Bernese ten years to see when you drive to the Hof to Munich’s Franz Josef Strauss Oberland from Schwingen folk Bavarian village of Oberammergau for International Airport. Allow a minimum wrestling in Bern to an Emmental an overnight stay and premier Category of three hours for check-in. Meals B cheese tasting dinner, a textile 1 seating at the 2020 edition of the demonstration and a tour inside Oberammergau Passion Play. Take the medieval Abbey Library of St. your seats this afternoon when the play Gall in St. Gallen begins. There will be a dinner break 2020 DATES and then the performance will continue. ⁄ ⁄ ⁄ ⁄ ⁄ ⁄ ⁄ ⁄ ⁄ ⁄ ⁄ Alpenhof Murnau – Meals BLD May 13, 18, 20, 25 Jun 1, 2, 3, 8, 15, 17, 22, 29 Jul 1, 6⁄ , 13, 15, 20⁄ , 27, 29 Aug 3⁄ , 10, 12, 17, 24, 25, 26, 31⁄ Sep 7⁄, 9⁄ , 14⁄ , 21⁄ , 22⁄ , 23⁄ , 28⁄ ⁄ = Sold Out! during the Middle Ages. Next it’s on to a chocolate-making adventure that 6. A PALACE IN MUNICH Go to tauck.com for up-to-the-minute space availability. indulges your sweet tooth. Journey to Munich for a two-night stay. Meals BLD Einstein St. Gallen – Enjoy guided city sightseeing, including 2020 PRICE PER PERSON a visit to Nymphenburg Palace and its Carriage Museum. Dine in your choice Double $5490 Single $6565 Triple $5419 4. ALPINE HIGHS IN APPENZELL of restaurants at your hotel tonight. 2020 Price includes 15 meals (7 Breakfasts, Activity Bayerischer Hof – Meals BD 2 Lunches & 6 Dinners), airport and train Level 2 A guided tour of the cobblestoned transfers as noted, service charges, gratuities Pace town of St. Gallen includes a walk to local guides, admission fees, taxes and Level 3 through town, a visit and demonstration porterage. International Airfare is additional; call Tauck for special rates on international air for travel originating at the textile museum, and a tour of 7. DACHAU & MUNICH in the US and Canada (subject to availability). Hotel in the Abbey Library of Saint Gall itself, Depart this morning for Dachau, Oberammergau region on night 5 could be subject to change. considered one of the world’s richest where the first of Nazi Germany’s Please go to page 96 for additional information.

Note: Tours of Sep 22, 23 will stay at Hotel Schweizerhof Bern nights 1 and 2. Tours of Aug 10, 25 will stay at Griesbräu zu Murnau night 5. Tour of Jun 2 will stay at Parkhotel PASSION PLAY IN OBERAMMERGAU Sonnenhof in Oberammergau night 5. Tour of Sep 22 will stay at Riessersee Hotel night 5. Every decade for most of the past 800 years, a production of the Passion Play fulfills a promise made by villagers who survived the Bubonic Plague in the 1600s. They Begin in Munich vowed to perform a play depicting the suffering, death Featuring the same Tauck experiences and and resurrection of Jesus every ten years if God spared sightseeing but on different days, these their lives. No more cases of the plague occurred in departures travel from Munich to Bern, and Oberammergau, so the Passionsspiele, a five-hour, two-part enjoy the Passion Play on Day 3. Departures: ⁄ ⁄ ⁄ ⁄ ⁄ ⁄ ⁄ ⁄ theatrical production, goes on once a decade as promised May 22, Jun 3, 5 and 19, Aug 28, Sep 2, 11, 23, 25⁄ and 30⁄ . See day-to-day details at tauck.com. with a cast and crew of some 2,000 village residents. ⁄ = Sold Out!

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8 DAYS FROM $4,290 | SMALL GROUP DEPARTURES AVAILABLE

1. ARRIVE BUDAPEST 3. THE OPERA HOUSE visit to the Belvedere’s complex of palaces reveals galleries devoted to the Tour begins: 6:00 PM, Kempinski Visit the Hungarian State Opera artists Klimt and Schiele, and gardens Hotel Corvinus Budapest. A transfer House with a local guide followed adorned with fountains. Waltzing has is included from Budapest Ferenc by a tasty Hungarian strüdel making played an important role in Vienna’s Liszt International Airport to Kempinski demonstration and lunch at a local history – and 100-year-old Elmayer Hotel Corvinus Budapest. Join us for a restaurant. Then you’re off to the Dance School is the standard-bearer welcome cocktail reception and dinner Imperial city of Vienna for a three-night for this tradition. You’re invited to at a restaurant on the Buda side of stay in a palace hotel in the heart of the Danube River. Kempinski Hotel one of Europe’s grandest cities. Enjoy Corvinus Budapest – Meals D dinner at your hotel, long a center of Maximum Elevation: 1,610 ft. cultural life in Vienna. Hotel Imperial, a Luxury Collection Hotel, Vienna – Meals BLD 2. DISCOVERING PEST POLAND A sightseeing tour in Pest takes you to the old Jewish Quarter; go inside the 4. VIENNESE TREASURES Prague CZECH REPUBLIC Great Synagogue for a guided visit. Drive along the Ringstrasse, Enjoy lunch aboard a private cruise one of Europe’s most SLOVAKIA along the River Danube, then head stately boulevards. A guided GERMANY to the iconic Hungarian Parliament walking tour brings you to the Vienna building for a guided visit. Arrive at the courtyards of Hofburg Palace AUSTRIA Budapest hotel late afternoon. Kempinski Hotel and Judenplatz, long the center HUNGARY Corvinus Budapest – Meals BL of Jewish life in Vienna. A guided

50 visit to the Kunsthistorisches Museum (Fine Arts Museum) or a Cold War Uniquely Tauck walking tour with a local guide to The Third Man Museum. Enjoy dinner at • Go behind the velvet ropes at a coffeehouse and a private classical the Strahov Monastery Library in music concert. Hotel Imperial, a Luxury Prague to view Baroque treasures Collection Hotel, Vienna – Meals BD seldom seen by other visitors; be sure to look up at the ceiling frescoes – it may be hard to take 6. BOATING IN PRAGUE your eyes away Travel from Austria to the Czech Republic • See Viennese waltzing by experts and arrive in Prague. A visit to the steeped in the tradition – students Jewish Quarter includes the Jewish of the revered Elmayer Dance Museum, followed by a private cruise School – at a private performance along the Vltava River. Your evening is and etiquette demonstration; join free to spend as you wish. Augustine, a them for a lesson that may just Luxury Collection Hotel, Prague – Meals BLD sweep you off your feet A private performance by a waltzing school in Vienna will spirit you away to earlier days. • Discover centuries of culture and 7. HISTORIC PRAGUE history on a walking tour of the Jewish Quarter and a guided visit A special visit to the Strahov Monastery 8. “SBOHEM” TO PRAGUE Library includes treasures that other to the Jewish Museum in Prague Tour ends: Prague. Fly home anytime. A visitors don’t see. Discover the Castle transfer is included from Augustine, District on a walking tour, passing a Luxury Collection Hotel, Prague to Belvedere Palace and the Cathedral of Václav Havel Airport; allow three hours St. Vitus. You’ll have some free time a private champagne reception and for check-in. Meals B performance by students of the in Lesser Town prior to a walking tour dancing school in the Marble Ballroom through Prague’s ethereal Old Town. View the Charles Bridge, Old Town of your hotel. Join them for a lesson, 2020 DATES Square, the Astronomical Clock, and if you like. Hotel Imperial, a Luxury along the Royal Road to the Black May 3, 10⁄ , 24, 31 Jul 26 Aug 30 Sep 6, 13 Collection Hotel, Vienna – Meals B Madonna. Enjoy a farewell reception Oct 4 ⁄ = Sold Out! and dinner in your hotel, accompanied Go to tauck.com for up-to-the-minute space availability. by a musical quintet; your hotel was 5. A PALACE AND FINE ARTS originally built as a monastery in Go on a private tour at Schönbrunn the Middle Ages. Augustine, a Luxury 2020 PRICE PER PERSON May; September – October Palace. Then choose either a guided Collection Hotel, Prague – Meals BD Double $5290 Single $6321 Triple $5094 June – July 25; August 30 – 31 Double $4990 Single $6089 Triple $4798 July 26 – August 29 Double $4290 Single $5098 Triple $4129

Dates in blue indicate Small Group Activity Departures averaging 24 Tauck guests, Level 2 priced from $5990 per person double. Pace THE PEARL OF THE DANUBE Special Solo Traveler Savings dates in Level 3 Budapest is one of Europe’s most architecturally beautiful red indicate special departures where you save $200 on the single room price. cities, and we’ve arranged numerous ways for you to discover its charms. A private luncheon cruise along the Danube 2020 Price includes 15 meals (7 Breakfasts, 3 Lunches gives you a perspective from the river. Looking out from & 5 Dinners), airport transfers as noted, gratuities to Fisherman’s Bastion on Castle Hill, you’ll have the best views local guides, taxes, service charges, admission fees, and porterage. International Airfare is additional; call Tauck for of the river and the city. Tours of the ornately decorated special rates on international air for travel originating in 19th-century State Opera House and the iconic Parliament the US and Canada (subject to availability). Please go to building, rich with stained glass, gold, and aristocratic finery, page 96 for additional information. will enhance your appreciation of the city. Note: Tour of October 4 will stay at New York Palace Budapest nights 1 and 2.

Call your travel advisor or Tauck at 800-468-2825 tauck.com 51 Warsaw WARSAW, BUDAPEST, VIENNA & PRAGUE ~ Linger over pastries and kaffee, Chopin and Mozart, art that speaks from the heart & palaces forever ~

14 DAYS FROM $7,390 | SMALL GROUP DEPARTURES AVAILABLE

1. ARRIVE WARSAW 4. KRAKÓW YOUR WAY 7. PARLIAMENT AND BUDA Tour begins: 6:00 PM, Hotel Bristol, One choice is to see the Schindler Take a guided tour of the Parliament Warsaw. A transfer is included from Factory, the Remuh Synagogue building and go inside Matthias Church. Warsaw Frederic Chopin Airport to Hotel (holidays permitting) and the Galicia A private after-hours visit to the Imre Bristol, Warsaw. Join us for a welcome Jewish Museum. Or walk to Wawel Nagy Memorial House includes a talk on reception and dinner at your hotel. Castle and go inside the cathedral. the 1956 Revolution. Hotel Bristol, Warsaw – Meals D Join us for a tour of Auschwitz. Kempinski Hotel Corvinus – Meals BL Sheraton Grand Krakow – Meals BD

2. WARSAW PAST AND PRESENT Enjoy a walking tour in Old Town and 5. TO BUDAPEST Maximum Elevation: 3,000 ft. a private Chopin piano recital followed Travel to Hungary via the Tatra POLAND by a Polish dinner with authentic Mountains. In Budapest, take a Warsaw entertainment at a local restaurant. private Danube dinner cruise. Hotel Bristol, Warsaw – Meals BD Kempinski Hotel Corvinus – Meals BLD GERMANY

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52 9. ARTS & A PALACE IN VIENNA 13. CHOICES IN PRAGUE Uniquely Tauck Drive the Ringstrasse boulevard, take Join your local guide on a visit to the in masterworks from the Habsburg Estates Theatre. Then you have a • Give yourself over to life in art collections on a guided tour of the choice of either a guided architectural the Age of Empire during a Kunsthistorisches (Museum of Fine tour that takes you inside the Town special Imperial reception at the Arts). Enjoy an Imperial Reception at Hall and the Art Nouveau Municipal Gloriette, the crowning jewel the Gloriette, in the Schönbrunn Palace House... or a guided tour of Prague’s of the gardens of Schönbrunn gardens, and a guided tour of the Jewish Quarter; see the Jewish Palace, and an after-hours tour of Imperial Apartments after hours. Cemetery and Old-New, Pinkas the Imperial Apartments Hotel Bristol, Vienna – Meals BD and Maisel synagogues (holidays permitting). Join us at our farewell • Learn more about the people, reception and dinner. The magic of customs, and stories passed down 10. A PALACE CONCERT Mozart will send you off. through generations as you dine Four Seasons Hotel Prague – Meals BD on authentic dishes during your A walking tour explores the medieval stay in Poland section, St. Stephen’s Cathedral, and the Jewish Quarter. After dinner • Succumb to the magic of classical at Café Landtmann, attend a private 14. JOURNEY HOME music – at a private Chopin classical music concert at a palace. Tour ends: Prague. Fly home anytime. A piano recital in Warsaw, a private Hotel Bristol, Vienna – Meals BD transfer is included from Four Seasons classical concert in a Viennese Hotel Prague to Václav Havel Airport palace, and during our Mozart Prague. You should allow a minimum of evening in Prague 11. WALKING IN PRAGUE three hours for check-in. Meals B Travel to Prague for a walking tour of Old Town and the Charles Bridge. See 8. BRATISLAVA, REBORN the Powder Tower, the Black Madonna and the Astronomical Clock. 2020 DATES Head to Bratislava, and discover the Four Seasons Hotel Prague – Meals BLD Old Town center on a walking tour Apr 18 May 2⁄, 6, 16⁄ , 20, 23, 30⁄ with a local guide, over lunch at a Jun 3, 13⁄ , 20, 27 Jul 18, 25 Aug 8, 12, 19, 22 restaurant, and during some free time. Sep 2, 5⁄, 9⁄, 12, 16, 19⁄, 23, 26 Oct 3, 7 Your journey continues to Vienna for 12. PRAGUE’S CASTLE QUARTER ⁄ = Sold Out! a three-night stay at one of the most On a guided tour around Prague Castle, Go to tauck.com for up-to-the-minute space availability. celebrated hotels in Europe. Join a go inside the Cathedral of St. Vitus. local guide for a walk that takes you Enjoy a private guided tour of the Library to see the Hofburg complex and St. of Strahov Monastery and see treasures 2020 PRICE PER PERSON Stephen’s Square. hidden from the general public. April; July – August 18 Hotel Bristol, Vienna – Meals BLD Four Seasons Hotel Prague – Meals B Double $7390 Single $9382 Triple $6994 May – June; August 19 – October Double $8190 Single $10,265 Triple $7773

JEWISH HERITAGE DEPARTURES Dates in blue indicate Small Group Activity Level 3 Our special Jewish Heritage departures explore, in depth, more sites inextricably linked to Jewish heritage and Departures averaging 24 Tauck guests, Pace history; ask for day-by-day details at booking. Additional experiences include: priced from $8290 per person double. Special Solo Traveler Savings dates in red Level 2 • Visits to Warsaw’s Ghetto Memorial, Umschlagplatz, the Jewish indicate special departures where you save Historical Institute, Nozyk Synagogue & POLIN (Museum of the $300 on the single room price. History of Polish Jews) 2020 Price includes 28 meals (13 Breakfasts, 4 Lunches • Visit to Plaszów concentration camp in Kraków & 11 Dinners), airport transfers as noted, service charges, • Visits to Blocks 4, 5, 7 and 11 in Auschwitz-Birkenau and dinner gratuities to local guides, admission fees, taxes and in the Jewish Quarter with Klezmer music porterage. International Airfare is additional; call Tauck for special rates on international air for travel originating in • Walking tour of Budapest’s Jewish Quarter, with private access the US and Canada (subject to availability). Please go to to Frankel Synagogue and a Q & A with the rabbi; inside visits to page 96 for additional information. Dohány & Kazinczy synagogues; and a guided tour of Hungary’s Holocaust Memorial Center Priced from: $7,490 per person double plus airfare. 2020 Departure Dates: May 9, Jun 6, Jul 11, Aug 29, Oct 14. Note: Tours of September 26 and October 3 will stay at New York Palace Budapest nights 5 Ð 7.

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Copenhagen SCANDINAVIA

~ Discover what makes Sweden, Norway and Denmark three of the happiest countries in the world. ~ 13 DAYS FROM $7,290 | SMALL GROUP DEPARTURES AVAILABLE

1. ARRIVE STOCKHOLM 4. EARLY AT THE PALACE 7. FJORD COUNTRY

Tour begins: 5:00 PM, Sheraton Head to North Zealand for Travel to a glacier-forged mountain Stockholm Hotel. A transfer is included an early-entry, private visit to landscape where impossibly narrow from Stockholm Arlanda Airport to the Frederiksborg Palace. After lunch in a deep fjords are etched between steep Sheraton Stockholm Hotel. Join us for local restaurant, return to Copenhagen. cliffs and every waterfall has a legend. a welcome reception and dinner at the Radisson Collection Royal Hotel, Ferry across part of the Sognefjord Vasa Museum, open after hours for us. Copenhagen – Meals BLD from Oppedal to Lavik, and wind your Sheraton Stockholm Hotel – Meals D way through the countryside to Loen, your jumping off point for exploring 5. THE HOME OF A COMPOSER Norway’s fjordlands. A local expert 2. A CITY BUILT ON ISLANDS A morning flight takes you to Bergen gives a talk on Norwegian history. With a local guide, explore City Hall, for a special tour of the living museum Hotel Alexandra – Meals BLD where the Nobel Prize award festivities and concert center Troldhaugen, •lesund take place. Tour the Gold Room, the lakeside villa of the composer Maximum Elevation: 4,800 ft. named for the gold mosaic that covers Hellesylt Edvard Grieg. Clarion Collection Hotel Loen Geiranger Briksdal the walls. See the royal palace, Lake Havnekontoret – Meals BL Glacier Mälaren, the Strändvagen waterfront, Lavik Oppedal SWEDEN the inner harbor, and the cathedral. NORWAY Bergen Sheraton Stockholm Hotel – Meals B 6. A STAVE CHURCH Troldhaugen Oslo Accompanied by a local guide, Stockholm 3. COPENHAGEN’S CASTLE tour the Fantoft Stave Church, decorated with dragons. A Fly to Copenhagen. A local guide private boat takes you to a introduces the splendors of Rosenborg local restaurant, where the DENMARK Castle. We’ve included admission to owner shares stories over Tivoli Gardens for visiting as you wish. dinner; return by boat to your Frederiksborg Radisson Collection Royal Hotel, hotel. Clarion Collection Hotel Palace Copenhagen Copenhagen – Meals BL Havnekontoret – Meals BD

54 9. VISTAS FROM DALSNIBBA 12. VIGELAND & VIKING SHIPS Uniquely Tauck Follow the road to the highest A local guide leads you through the viewpoint in fjord country, Dalsnibba, popular Vigeland Sculpture Park, • Be the first to be admitted to for a look, weather permitting, at a home to life-sized granite and bronze Denmark’s Frederiksborg Palace panorama of fjords, snow-capped sculptures by Gustav Vigeland that and its royal gardens in the peaks, and high mountain terrain. Then celebrate all that it means to be morning for a private tour before you’re off for a cruise to Hellesylt on human. Skillful works of a different the general public arrives, and Geirangerfjord. A country drive brings kind are on display at the Viking Ship see its treasures in tranquility you to lunch at the Hotel Union Oye. Museum, featuring three well-preserved Continue on to Ålesund. ships dating to 800 AD – some of the • Surround yourself with natural Hotel Brosundet – Meals BLD best-preserved Viking ships in the beauty aboard a ferry cruise on world. We invite you to join us for our the blue waters of Geirangerfjord farewell reception and dinner at your as steep green cliffs rise beside 10. ART NOUVEAU IN ÅLESUND hotel in the heart of the city. you and snow-frosted mountains Grand Hotel Oslo – Meals BD touch the sky in the distance This morning, a walking tour with a local guide introduces you to the • Pass roaring waterfalls and ride seaport town of Ålesund, known for 13. JOURNEY HOME in a “Troll Car” up to Briksdal its Art Nouveau architecture. You can Glacier for a trail walk to stroll down the streets and feel as if Tour ends: Oslo. Fly home anytime. spectacular views of the glacier you’ve stepped into the turn of the A transfer from Grand Hotel Oslo to plunging to the valley below 20th century. The rest of the day is free Oslo Airport is included. Please allow a for exploring as you like. minimum of three hours for check-in at Hotel Brosundet – Meals BL the airport. Meals B

8. BRIKSDAL GLACIER 11. ON TO OSLO 2020 DATES Briksdal Glacier is one of Norway’s Spend the morning in Ålesund and fly May 15, 25⁄ , 29⁄ Jun 1, 8, 12, 15⁄ , 22⁄ , 26 most inspiring natural wonders, and to Oslo after lunch. Check into Grand Jul 6, 10, 20, 24 Aug 3, ⁄7, 17, 21, 31 you’ll find it in a setting of waterfalls Hotel Oslo, the city landmark that has Sep 4, 7⁄, 9, 11 ⁄ = Sold Out! and mountain peaks at the end of one hosted dignitaries, celebrities, and Go to tauck.com for up-to-the-minute space availability. of the Nordfjord’s three branches. A society events for generations. Always ride in a motorized “Troll Car” and a the place to see and be seen, Grand short hike to the foot of the glacier Hotel Oslo was the daily haunt of the 2020 PRICE PER PERSON lead to scenic views. In the afternoon, playwright Henrik Ibsen, who kept May; September 11 – 30 return to your resort, operated since regular hours at the café, in the Palm Double $7290 Single $8652 Triple $6898 1884 by three generations of the Loen Garden or in the hotel’s study. Your June – September 10 family, for free time. evening is free to enjoy as you please. Double $7590 Single $8949 Triple $7192 Hotel Alexandra – Meals BLD Grand Hotel Oslo – Meals BL Dates in blue indicate Small Group Activity Departures averaging 24 Tauck guests, Level 2 priced from $8390 per person double. Pace Special Solo Traveler Savings dates in red Level 3 indicate special departures where you save $400 on the single room price. 2020 Price includes 27 meals (12 Breakfasts, 8 Lunches AFTER HOURS AT THE VASA MUSEUM & 7 Dinners), On-Tour Air (3 flights), airport transfers as noted, service charges, gratuities to local guides, Stories of daring and artistry unfold at our private admission fees, porterage and taxes. International Airfare welcome evening in Stockholm as you learn the tale of is additional; call Tauck for special rates on international the 17th-century warship the Vasa, as dramatic as that of air for travel originating in the US and Canada (subject the Titanic but with a much happier ending. Dine beside to availability). Please note that we have chosen the the ship, which sank in Stockholm Harbor minutes after best available hotels in premier locations so that guests may experience the true natural beauty and culture of being launched and was rescued centuries later. Adorned Scandinavia; some hotels may feel rustic in comparison to with hundreds of sculptures of wild men, Roman warriors the usual Tauck standard. Note: Tours of June 12 and 26 and emperors, and heraldic beasts, the centerpiece of the will stay at Tivoli Hotel & Congress Center. Please go to museum is crowned by a royal lion beak figurehead. page 96 for additional information.

Call your travel advisor or Tauck at 800-468-2825 tauck.com 55 St. Petersburg RUSSIAN GLORIES, BALTIC TREASURES

~ Russia’s world art and palaces beyond imagining with stays in Vilnius, Riga, and Helsinki ~ 14 DAYS FROM $7,590 | SMALL GROUP DEPARTURES AVAILABLE

1. ARRIVE VILNIUS, LITHUANIA 4. ART NOUVEAU IN RIGA 6. A ROCK CHURCH

Tour begins: 6:00 PM, Grand Hotel Find Europe’s largest collection of Sightseeing includes the Senate Square Kempinski Vilnius. A transfer is included well-preserved Art Nouveau buildings and Helsinki Cathedral. Visit the “Rock” from Vilnius Airport to Grand Hotel on a walking tour. If you wish, join us Church, the Sibelius Monument and Kempinski Vilnius in Old Town. Join us to explore the former Jewish Ghetto, Finlandia Hall. Hear a private concert for a welcome reception and dinner. the Jewish Museum and old Jewish of works by Finland’s renowned Grand Hotel Kempinski Vilnius – Meals D cemetery (holidays permitting). composer, Jean Sibelius. Meals B Grand Hotel Kempinski Riga – Meals B Hotel Kämp – 2. OLD TOWN VILNIUS Accompanied by a local guide, go on a 5. MEDIEVAL TALLINN FINLAND walking tour of Old Town, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Have lunch at a Depart for Estonia and local restaurant. stop for lunch in the resort Helsinki Grand Hotel Kempinski Vilnius – Meals BL town of Parnu. A local St. Petersburg guide takes you to the Petrodvorets H Tallinn i gh cobblestone streets of BALTIC -S p 3. RIGA’S OPERA HOUSE ESTONIA e SEA e Estonia’s Lower Town, Parnu RUSSIA d T r a Journey through the countryside to and Upper Town. Dine in Latvia today, stopping for lunch in onboard a high-speed LATVIA Jurmala seaside Jurmala. Arrive in Riga and ferry to Helsinki for a Riga Maximum Elevation: 700 ft. visit the 19th-century Opera House. two-night stay. Grand Hotel Kempinski Riga – Meals BLD Hotel Kämp – Meals BLD LITHUANIA Moscow BELARUS Vilnius 56 8. A SUMMER PALACE & BALLET 12. FINE ART AND THE METRO Uniquely Tauck Go on a guided tour of Peterhof Enjoy a lecture on the history of Russia (Petrodvorets), a summer palace and by a local expert before a guided tour • Imagine having The State gardens originally built by Peter the of The State Tretyakov Gallery. Drive to Hermitage Museum in St. Great. After lunch at a restaurant Bolshoi Square and tour the Moscow Petersburg almost to yourself with on the palace grounds, return to St. Metro, renowned for its opulent early-morning entrance and a Petersburg via hydrofoil. Enjoy a ballet designs, with a local guide. Meals BD private tour that takes in Fabergé (schedule subject to change). Four Seasons Hotel Moscow – eggs and the Diamond Room Belmond Grand Hotel Europe – Meals BL

• Go out for an evening of ballet at 13. THE KREMLIN a theatre in St. Petersburg, where 9. IT’S GOOD TO BE THE TSAR Enter the Kremlin before it opens to the you’ll see a tradition imported from public for a guided tour of this “fortress France during the time of Peter Explore the Catherine Palace, built within a city,” the center of Russian the Great and transformed into a by Tsar Peter the Great for his wife, power for centuries and a UNESCO world-renowned Russian art form Catherine I. Have lunch at a local World Heritage Site. Your guide also restaurant. A guided tour includes the takes you through Red Square. Enjoy • Explore the unusual and amusing Church of Our Savior on Spilled Blood. a farewell reception and dinner at your Gallery of Artist in Moscow, the Belmond Grand Hotel Europe – Meals BL hotel “on the doorstep of the Kremlin.” brainchild of the president of the Four Seasons Hotel Moscow – Meals BD Russian Academy of Arts, Zurab Tsereteli, and have lunch in the 10. THE HERMITAGE adjoining restaurant 14. JOURNEY HOME Take a private, early-opening guided Tour ends: Moscow. A transfer is tour of The State Hermitage Museum. included from the Four Seasons Join us for “Tchaikovsky Night” at Hotel Moscow to the Sheremetyevo 7. A ROMANOV FORTRESS L’Europe restaurant. International Airport or Moscow Belmond Grand Hotel Europe – Meals BD Domodedovo Airport. Allow a minimum You’re off to St. Petersburg in First of three hours for check-in. Meals B Class aboard a train. An orientation tour on the way to your hotel includes a guided visit to the Peter 11. AN ARTIST’S PALETTE and Paul Fortress – for generations A high-speed train takes you in 2020 DATES a notorious tsarist prison where Business Class to Moscow. A drive May 20, 27∕ Jun 3, 5∕ , 10∕ , 12∕ , 17∕ , 24∕ , 26 everyone from Dostoyevsky to Trotsky along the river leads to lunch at Jul 1, 8∕ , 15, 22, 29∕ Aug 5, 7, 12∕ , 19∕ , 21, 26∕ was incarcerated – and the fortress’ the Gallery of Artist restaurant in Sep 2, 4∕ , 9∕ , 11 ∕ = Sold Out! glorious Cathedral, burial place of Dolgorukov House. After lunch, tour Go to tauck.com for up-to-the-minute space availability. the Romanovs. Enjoy dinner out this the Cathedral of Christ the Savior and evening at a popular local restaurant. Manege Square. Belmond Grand Hotel Europe – Meals BLD Four Seasons Hotel Moscow – Meals BL 2020 PRICE PER PERSON May Double $7590 Single $9149 Triple $7198 June – September Double $7990 Single $9717 Triple $7591 PRE-OPENING TOUR AT THE KREMLIN Dates in blue indicate Small Group Departures Activity averaging 24 Tauck guests, priced from $8690 Level 2 Combining Italian Renaissance and Byzantine traditions, per person double; specific dates apply – ask Pace the Assumption Cathedral, where tsars and patriarchs at booking. Special Solo Traveler Savings dates Level 2 were crowned for centuries, is one of the many highlights in red indicate special departures where you save $300 on the single room price; inquire at booking. of your guided tour of the Kremlin. The vast fortress inside Moscow, Russia’s seat of power before, during, and after 2020 Price includes 27 meals (13 Breakfasts, 7 Lunches the Russian Revolution, the Kremlin, still mysterious, is an & 7 Dinners), airport transfers as noted, service charges, gratuities to local guides, admission fees, taxes and unrivaled repository of culture. Architecture, art, artifacts porterage. International Airfare is additional; call Tauck for of history – it’s all here, from all over the world, handed special rates on international air for travel originating in down generation after generation. the US and Canada (subject to availability). Please go to page 96 for additional information.

Call your travel advisor or Tauck at 800-468-2825 tauck.com 57 Explore the Louvre, after hours, on a private visit Bridges Family Journeys

“Our Bridges trip with our granddaughter was our 8th trip with Tauck and I have to tell you it was the most incredible journey of all. The entire trip was planned to perfection, not only to keep the ‘kids’ engaged and happy but to educate and entertain the adults as well. We had amazing adventures and it was fun for all ages.” - The Saltzman Family

There’s nothing like a family vacation in Europe to share the memories of a lifetime, especially when your entire trip is carefully planned and seamlessly managed for you so everyone can join in the fun without any of the work! Stay in centrally located hotels handpicked for family travelers, where swimming pools and must-see sites are close by and pretty cool. Throughout Europe, we’ve included activities that let you experience life like local families do with plenty of free time to explore together as you please.

Travel with Tauck Directors who specialize in multigenerational travel, making it easy to experience must-see sites like the Louvre and the Vatican Museums on private, after-hours visits. Go truffle hunting in Italy, bicycle riding in London, cooking in France, dancing in a Viennese palace, kayaking on the Douro and so much more. Turn the page to see what your family can do in Europe and let the adventures begin right now.

tauck.com 59 Florence ITALIA BELLA: ROME TO VENICE

~ A family vacation in the Eternal City, Florence, and the City of Canals, alive with hands-on activities ~ 8 DAYS FROM $5,290 | FAMILY JOURNEYS

1. ARRIVE ROME visit to the Vatican Museums. Make 4. LEANING TOWER OF PISA your way through the world-famous Tour begins: 2:00 PM, Hotel Splendide galleries without being rushed and Drive to the maritime city of Pisa Royal. A transfer is included from without crowds (subject to availability; for sightseeing. Visit the medieval Rome’s Leonardo da Vinci Airport to day of tour may vary). Discover cathedral and baptistery, and see the Hotel Splendide Royal. Join a local Renaissance-era maps, classical famous Leaning Tower. Designed as guide for a tour of Rome, including Roman sculpture, and tapestries along a bell tower for the cathedral in the Circus Maximus and the ancient with Michelangelo’s ceiling frescoes in Colosseum, where gladiator contests the Sistine Chapel. and mock naval battles entertained Hotel Splendide Royal – Meals B the crowds. Have fun tonight at our welcome reception and dinner. Venice ITALY in a Hotel Splendide Royal – Meals D 3. ORVIETO & FLORENCE tr d e e p Head to Orvieto for an s - h

g underground tour of a hidden i 2. VATICAN CITY H network of caves and tunnels Pisa Florence Today, enjoy a guided visit to St. that date back to Etruscan LIGURIANLIGURIAN SEASEA ADRIATICADRIATIC times. Enjoy free time for SEASEA Peter’s Basilica in Vatican City, Orvieto seeing Michelangelo’s Pietà, and his lunch and exploring the soaring dome. Then you’re off to Duomo before continuing on Rome Piazza Navona for a gelato making to Florence for a drive around TYRRHENIANTYRRHENIAN class at a cooking school. After free town in a vintage Fiat 500*! SEASEA Maximum Elevation: 1,300 ft. time this afternoon, everyone meets Dinner is at the hotel tonight. up for a very special after-hours The Westin Excelsior, Florence – Meals BD MEDITERRANEANMEDITERRANEAN SEASEA

60 by Botticelli, Michelangelo, of Venice during the Renaissance. Caravaggio, and other Renaissance See the palace’s collection of art, the Uniquely Tauck artists. Enjoy free time for lunch, weapons stored in the armory, and followed by a guided tour of the its twisting labyrinth of prisons! After • Experience once-in-a-lifetime Galleria dell’Accademia, home to time to explore as you wish, join your memories on an after-hours tour Michelangelo’s famous marble statue of fellow travelers for a farewell reception inside the Vatican Museums and David. Join us this evening for a pizza and dinner beside the pool (weather Michelangelo’s Sistine Chapel making class at a local restaurant, permitting) at your hotel. San Clemente where you’ll feast on tomato and Palace Kempinski – Meals BD • Stay on your own private island cheese masterpieces made by you. in Venice at a palace hotel with a The Westin Excelsior, Florence – Meals BD swimming pool and a private boat 8. JOURNEY HOME for exploring the canal city Tour ends: Venice. Fly home anytime. A 6. TRAIN TO VENICE • Make your own pizza at a local transfer is included from San Clemente restaurant in Florence and savor Board a high-speed train in first class Palace Kempinski to Venice’s Marco a family dinner Italian style seats to Venice, a city built on water. A Polo Airport or Santa Lucia Train boat carries you along the city’s canals Station. Allow three hours for flight • Explore Florence in a vintage past a maze of ornate palaces to St. check-in at the airport. Meals B Fiat 500, seeing the Duomo, Mark’s Piazza, the main square, for the Arno River and Tuscan lunch at a local restaurant. Enjoy free hills, before sunset views at the time before boarding our private boat Church of San Miniato al Monte to your hotel, a palace on a private 2020 DATES island that can only be reached by boat Mar 22⁄ Apr 5⁄ , 11 with a swimming pool, tennis court, Jun 3⁄ , 5, 7, 10⁄ , 12, 14⁄ , 15, 17⁄ , 19⁄ , 22, 24⁄ , 26 and gardens! This evening, a pirate Jul 1, 3⁄ , 5, 10⁄ , 15, 17, 24, 31 Aug 5, ⁄7, 12, 19 12th century, the tower began to tilt ship docks on your hotel’s island to Dec 20, 27 ⁄ = Sold Out! not long after it was constructed. Enjoy pick you up for a private cruise around Go to tauck.com for up-to-the-minute space availability. lunch in a local restaurant and return to Venice and its islands. Onboard ship Florence for a free evening discovering this evening you’ll have a spectacular the city as you please. Venice overview, complete with dinner. 2020 PRICE PER PERSON The Westin Excelsior, Florence – Meals BL San Clemente Palace Kempinski – Meals BLD March – August Double $5490 Triple $5290 Quadruple $5720 Single $7298 5. THE ARTS OF FLORENCE 7. A DAY TO EXPLORE VENEZIA Holiday Departures – December Double $5890 Triple $5570 Start your day with a walking tour Ride a boat to St. Mark’s Square Quadruple $5980 Single $7962 of Florence with a local guide who for guided sightseeing with a local $200 Child Savings: Children 12 and Activity takes you to the Galleria degli Uffizi guide. Visit St. Mark’s Basilica and under Children under 18 must be booked Level 3 this morning. See masterpieces the Doge’s Palace, home to the rulers in a room with at least one adult. Triples are Pace usually a two-bedded room with a rollaway Level 3 cot or a sofa bed; quadruples will be accommodated in two deluxe, connecting rooms or a suite depending on the hotel. Call for full details. 2020 Price includes 14 meals (7 Breakfasts, 2 Lunches & 5 Dinners); airport and train station transfers as noted; gratuities to Tauck Director, local guides, drivers; admission fees, service charges, taxes and porterage. International A PIRATE SHIP CRUISE IN VENICE Airfare is additional; call Tauck for special rates on international air for travel originating in the US and Canada For centuries, pirates patrolled the waters off Venice and its (subject to availability). Recommended age: 8+. Tours of islands, lying in wait for rich merchant vessels traveling the Apr 5, 11 will visit the Vatican Museums and the Sistine Chapel trade route between east and west and ambushing them at early in the morning before the general public instead of after every opportunity. Discover a taste of pirate booty when a hours due to the holiday week crowds. The timings and days of pirate ship picks you up at your private island for a dinner the included Rome sightseeing may vary based on availability and closures. For activities marked with an asterisk (*) in cruise and tour around the Venetian lagoon. See the type day-by-day descriptions, participation is at your own risk of treasures that enticed them to shore during a visit to the and a signed liability waiver will be required. Please go Doge’s Palace in St. Mark’s Square where gilded ceilings to page 96 for additional information. and frescoed walls lead to the armory, prisons and more! Note: Tours of Dec 20 and 27 will stay at Hotel Danieli nights 6 and 7.

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1. CIAO BELLA ROMA and an opportunity to learn about guide, before taking a walking tour to the “secret language” of the early the Pantheon and Piazza Navona. Have Tour begins: 3:00 PM, Parco dei Christian symbols found throughout the lunch at a local restaurant and spend Principi Grand Hotel & Spa. A transfer catacombs’ underground tunnels. Have the rest of the day seeing the sights of is included upon arrival from Rome’s lunch at a local restaurant, then enjoy Rome as your family pleases. Parco dei Leonardo da Vinci Airport in Fiumicino free time. Tonight is a special family Principi Grand Hotel & Spa – Meals BL to Parco dei Principi Grand Hotel & experience – a private after-hours, Spa. On a brief city tour of ancient guided visit to the Vatican Museums sights with a guide, view the Circus and the Sistine Chapel (subject to Maximus, Palatine Hill, and go inside availability, day of visit may vary). the Colosseum. Join us this evening for See the Candelabra Gallery, Map a welcome reception and dinner. Parco Gallery and the Tapestries, as dei Principi Grand Hotel & Spa – Meals D Rome well as the Sistine Chapel, H igh -s ITALY without crowds. Parco pe ed t dei Principi Grand Hotel ra 2. GLADIATORS & THE VATICAN in & Spa – Meals BL Experience a close-up look at ancient Rome today, starting at a Gladiator School, where you’ll not only get a fun 3. VATICAN CITY Naples Pompeii introduction to ancient Roman history Sorrento Amalfi but also learn the essentials of fighting, Visit Vatican City today, Capri Positano gladiator style. Next up is a guided exploring the Basilica of St. Peter Maximum Elevation: 1,300 ft. visit to the Catacombs of St. Callixtus and St. Peter’s Square with a local MEDITERRANEANMEDITERRANEAN SEASEA

62 a nearby farm, Agriturismo La Galatea, guided walking tour. Then discover the for real taste of daily life. See how sights by sea when you board a private Uniquely Tauck olives are pressed to make olive oil and boat for a cruise to the town of Amalfi, how mozzarella cheese is made, with renowned for its unique handmade • Experience an extraordinary tastings of course, before an expert paper made here since the Middle after-hours guided tour of the pizza maker shows you how to make Ages. Enjoy free time, returning to your Vatican Museums & the Sistine your own perfect pizza for dinner. hotel in the late afternoon and join us Chapel with your family, without Discover more about the region’s tonight for a farewell reception and the day’s crowds or long lines cultural traditions when you learn to barbecue dinner at the hotel. dance the Tarantella during your visit. Hilton Sorrento Palace – Meals BD • Walk through the well-preserved Hilton Sorrento Palace – Meals BLD ruins of Pompeii with a local expert who shares stories about the day 7. JOURNEY HOME this once prosperous Roman town 5. THE ISLE OF CAPRI Tour ends: Sorrento. Fly home anytime. was buried by volcanic ash in 79 AD Cruise across the Gulf of Naples on A transfer from the Hilton Sorrento a ferry boat to the enchanting Isle of Palace to Naples Airport is included. • Turn back time to the days of the Capri, where Roman emperors built Allow a minimum of three hours for ancient Roman empire when you their vacation homes back in the first your flight check-in. Meals B go to gladiator school to learn how century and where celebrities have to fight like a warrior and defend done the same today. A jet-setter-style yourself from lions ride in a private convertible chauffeurs you through the town, exploring the 2020 DATES sights en route to Anacapri, soaring Mar 22 Apr 5⁄ , 12 Jun 7, 14⁄ , 17, 21, 28 over the island above Capri. Ride a Jul 5⁄ , 8, 12, 19, 22, 26 Aug 2, 9, 16 Dec 20, 27 ⁄ funicular to the highest point on the = Sold Out! 4. POMPEII & LOCAL LIFE island for awe-inspiring views of the Go to tauck.com for up-to-the-minute space availability. town and the Gulf. After lunch and free Travel in first class aboard a time to explore the sights, return by high-speed train to Naples. Then it’s high-speed ferry to Sorrento, where 2020 PRICE PER PERSON off to Pompeii, a city frozen in time you will have free time to relax by your March – April when the volcanic eruption of Mount Double $3990 Triple $3690 hotel pool or enjoy the town. Vesuvius buried it under ash and Quadruple $4390 Single $5112 Hilton Sorrento Palace – Meals BL pumice in 79 AD. On a guided walk June – August with a local expert, you’ll be able to Double $4290 Triple $3990 imagine what everyday life was like in Quadruple $4690 Single $5447 a first-century Roman city, with houses 6. THE AMALFI COAST Holiday Departures – December that still contain furniture and art. Drive along the winding roads of the Double $4790 Triple $4490 Quadruple $5180 Single $5948 Continue to your mountainside hotel in Amalfi Coast, twisting and turning your Sorrento. This evening, venture out to way to seaside Positano for a locally $200 Child Savings: Children 12 and under Children under 18 must be booked in a Activity room with at least one adult. Triples are Level 3 usually a two-bedded room with a rollaway Pace cot or a sofa bed; quadruples will be Level 3 accommodated in two connecting rooms, subject to availability. Call for full details. 2020 Price includes 13 meals (6 Breakfasts, 4 Lunches LIVE LIKE A LOCAL IN SORRENTO & 3 Dinners); gratuities to Tauck Director, local guides, drivers; service charges, taxes and porterage. International Spend three nights in the lemon-scented coastal village Airfare is additional. Call Tauck for special rates on of Sorrento, ideally located on the beautiful Amalfi Coast. international air for travel originating in the US and Canada During your stay, you’ll see how olive oil and mozzarella (subject to availability). Recommended age: 8+. Tours of are made. You’ll learn how to make pizza and dance the Apr 5, 12 will visit the Vatican Museums and the Sistine Chapel Tarantella like the locals do. You’ll ride a high-speed ferry early in the morning before the general public instead of after hours due to the holiday week crowds. The timings and days of across the gulf to Capri to explore the island like jet setters the included Rome sightseeing may vary based on availability can. You’ll cruise along the coast in a private boat and you’ll and closures. Please go to page 96 for additional visit villages like Positano and Amalfi, where you can swim information. and wander and while away the day like you live there. Note: Tour of Jun 14 will stay at Grand Hotel La Favorita nights 4, 5 and 6.

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1. ARRIVE LONDON centuries. Meet them on your guided 3. WINDSOR CASTLE & A PLAY tour through turreted passageways to Tour begins: 3:00 PM, The Royal English kings and queens have called the Bloody Tower where prisoners like Horseguards. A transfer is included Windsor Castle home for over 900 Sir Walter Raleigh were detained, and upon arrival from London’s Heathrow years; today on a guided visit, discover see the Queen’s Crown Jewels. Then or Gatwick airports to The Royal how the royals really live – it’s now the it’s off for a speedboat adventure* on Horseguards, which is ideally located the Thames River that takes you to the current Queen Elizabeth’s weekend near Buckingham Palace and the Royal London Eye, one of the tallest ferris Parks. This afternoon, board a private wheels in the world. Enjoy a bird’s-eye red double-decker bus to see some UNITED KINGDOM view of the city aboard a private of the city’s most iconic sights before observation capsule that soars returning to your hotel. This evening, 450 feet above the river! This we invite you to join us for a welcome ENGLAND evening, eat your way through reception and dinner. London’s Soho District with London The Royal Horseguards – Meals D tales and tastings at a historic Windsor pub, an award-winning fish and chips restaurant with English 2. TOWER OF LONDON Channel musical roots, and a dessert Tunnel Eurostar Maximum Elevation: 1,000 ft. FRANCE Ceremonial guardsmen, Yeomen spot that sweetens the night. Warders called Beefeaters, stand See where the Rolling Stones Paris guard at the 1,000-year-old Tower of first performed and where the Versailles London, which has served as a castle, Beatles recorded their hits. menagerie, and prison through the The Royal Horseguards – Meals BLD

64 of its collection of artifacts, perhaps 7. THE MUSÉE DU LOUVRE showing you Egyptian mummies; the Visit the Musée du Louvre on a Uniquely Tauck Rosetta Stone; or marble sculptures scavenger hunt that introduces you to from the Parthenon in Athens. Have Mona Lisa some of the museum’s most celebrated • Meet without crowds lunch at the museum, then set off residents, including Leonardo da during a private after-hours visit on an outdoor Spy Walk filled with Vinci’s Mona Lisa and the ancient (select dates only) and a scavenger espionage, intrigue and clues. Enjoy Greek beauties Venus de Milo and hunt in the Musée du Louvre the evening as you wish. the Winged Victory. Explore Tuileries The Royal Horseguards – Meals BL • Explore London on a private Garden and artsy hilltop Montmartre, double-decker bus, aboard a before free time. Tonight’s private farewell dinner at a local restaurant private pod on the London Eye and 5. EUROSTAR TO PARIS on a bicycle ride in the park promises a magical night in Paris. Ride the high-speed Eurostar train to Fauchon L’Hôtel – Meals BD • Visit the Château de Versailles, Paris. A sightseeing tour on your arrival a 2,300-room palace built by explores Île de la Cité and includes Louis XIV, reflecting on life here in a visit to Sainte-Chapelle renowned 8. JOURNEY HOME for its stained glass windows. After the Hall of Mirrors, in the private Tour ends: Paris. Fly home anytime. A checking into your hotel, join us for apartments and the gardens transfer is included to Paris Charles de dinner tonight at a local restaurant. Gaulle or Orly airports from Fauchon • See how the royals live when you Fauchon L’Hôtel – Meals BD L’Hôtel. Allow a minimum of three visit Windsor Castle, home to kings hours for flight check-in. Meals B and queens for 900+ years 6. CHÂTEAU DE VERSAILLES An hour outside of Paris stands home. You’ll know if she is in residence Château de Versailles, one of the most 2020 DATES extravagant palaces ever built. On a if a flag is flying over the Round Tower. Apr 5⁄ , 12 Jun 4⁄ , ⁄7, 8, 11⁄ , 14⁄ , 15⁄ , 18⁄ , 21⁄ , 25, 28⁄ , 29 guided tour, hear what it was like to This afternoon, hop on a bicycle* for Jul 2, 5, 9, 12, 16, 19⁄ , 26, 30⁄ Aug 2, 9, 16, 20 a ride through the city’s Royal Parks live in the magnificent 2,300-room ⁄ = Sold Out! palace as you reflect on the glittering away from traffic. After dinner as you Go to tauck.com for up-to-the-minute space availability. please, it’s off to London’s West End history of the Hall of Mirrors, where the Treaty of Versailles was signed on theatre district to see a popular show. June 28, 1919, ending World War I; The Royal Horseguards – Meals B 2020 PRICE PER PERSON see the grand private apartments of the April king and queen; and walk around the Double $5190 Triple $4890 4. A MUSEUM & A SPY WALK formal gardens, among the biggest in Quadruple $5890 Single $6522 the world. Drive back to Paris for lunch June 7– 10; June 14 – July 29; August Discover some of the famous objects and a guided visit at the Eiffel Tower, Double $5590 Triple $5240 inside the British Museum. Your guide followed by a city sightseeing tour. Quadruple $6490 Single $7117 will introduce you to the highlights Fauchon L’Hôtel – Meals BL $200 Child Savings: Children 12 Activity and under Children under 18 must be Level 2 booked in a room with at least one adult. Pace Triples are usually a two-bedded room with a Level 2 rollaway cot or a sofa bed; quadruples will be accommodated in two separate rooms. A SCAVENGER HUNT IN THE LOUVRE 2020 Price includes 14 meals (7 Breakfasts, 3 Lunches In Paris, Tauck Bridges guests skip the lines – and the & 4 Dinners); airport transfers as noted; gratuities to Tauck Director, local guides, drivers; admission fees, general public – on a Tauck Exclusive after-hours art-filled service charges, taxes and porterage. International Airfare scavenger hunt in the Musée du Louvre on Day 5 of is additional; call Tauck for special rates on international tours departing June 4, 11 and July 30, 2020. See Mona air for travel originating in the US and Canada (subject Lisa smile, fall in love with Venus de Milo, meet Bernini’s to availability). Recommended age: 8+. Departures of sleeping beauty, and mingle with Monets, Michelangelos, June 4, 11, and July 30, 2020 will enjoy an after-hours evening at the Musée du Louvre; see box at left for details. Rembrandts, Renoirs and more without crowds. Priced For activities marked with an asterisk (*) in day-by-day from $5,190; ask at booking. descriptions, participation is at your own risk and a signed liability waiver will be required. Please go to page 96 for additional information.

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Porto DOURO DISCOVERY: A FAMILY RIVER CRUISE IN PORTUGAL

~ Portuguese pastimes in Porto & Lisbon plus bicycling along the river ~ 8 DAYS FROM $4,290 | FAMILY JOURNEYS

1. ARRIVE LISBON 3. COIMBRA / ˾EMBARK PORTO Guimarães Tour begins: 5:30 PM. A transfer is Drive to Coimbra on the Mondego Peso da Régua Pinhão included from Lisbon International River. The preserved medieval city Porto r Airport to the Four Seasons Hotel Ritz Rive center teems with monasteries, Douro Lisbon. Drive to the National Palace churches, plazas and monuments of a of Queluz, once the residence of the romantic history and culture, a home of royal family, for a private palace tour, a poets, troubadours, and Fado music. garden welcome reception and dinner. A walking tour includes the University, PORTUGAL Four Seasons Hotel Ritz Lisbon – Meals D where students still wear black capes as they have since medieval times. Drive on to the city of Porto SPAIN 2. A DAY TO DISCOVER LISBON Coimbra beside the Douro River, where your Ride a tram through Lisbon’s historic riverboat awaits. Enjoy a welcome center, including bohemian Bairro Alto dinner and entertainment. Meals BD and Baixa, a district of grand Baroque plazas. Next, take a walking tour of ancient Alfama, a charming maze of 4. ˾ PORTO & THE DOURO streets, alleys, and artisans’ shops. After some free time, a guided visit to Set on Portugal’s Atlantic coast the National Maritime Museum reveals at the mouth of the Douro, how tiny Portugal once ruled the seas ancient, colorful Porto beckons with an empire that reached around the your family to its medieval streets Maximum Elevation: 2,300 ft. world. Spend the evening as you wish. and alleys, Baroque churches and Lisbon Four Seasons Hotel Ritz Lisbon – Meals B bohemian neighborhoods. Choose

66 5. ˾ RÉGUA & PINHÃO 8. JOURNEY HOME Tour ends: Porto. Disembark at 8 AM Uniquely Tauck Peso da Régua was once a busy and fly home anytime. A transfer is hub where small wooden rabelo included from your riverboat to Porto boats, laden with wine barrels, sailed • Get a taste of what life was like Airport. Please allow a minimum of downriver to Porto. Visit the Museu for Portugal’s royals in the 18th three hours for flight check-in at the do Douro in Régua to learn about the century with a private tour, airport. Meals B reception and dinner at the valley’s 2,000 years of viniculture. National Palace of Queluz in the Cruise next to Pinhão, where you can Portuguese capital, Lisbon see the historic train station adorned with blue-painted tiles (azulejos) • Take your choice of a bicycle depicting scenes of local life. Meals BLD 2020 DATES tour through Vinho Verde wine Jun 24∕ , 29 Jul 4, 9 ∕ = Sold Out! country, where Portugal’s “Green Go to tauck.com for up-to-the-minute space availability. Wine” is produced, or a visit to 6. ˾ HIKING OR KAYAKING Guimarães, the “cradle city” Today in Pinhão, your family’s choice • You may think you’re strolling of morning excursions includes a hike 2020 PRICE PER PERSON through Hogwarts on a walking through the scenic hilltop vineyards, or MS ANDORINHA kayaking on the tranquil Douro. Rejoin tour of medieval Coimbra and Double Single Triple Quad your ship in Peso da Régua to begin its university, where students still ࣴ Category 1 $4290 $4290 N/A N/A the return trip towards Porto. Dock wear those iconic black capes ࣴ Category 2 $4890 $6846 N/A N/A overnight in a region famous for Vinho ࣴ Category 3 $6040 $8456 N/A N/A Verde, a “Green Wine” made from ࣴ Category 4 $6240 $9984 N/A N/A grapes indigenous to Portugal. Meals BLD ࣴ Category 5 $6740 $11,458 $5160 $4760

$500 Child Savings: Children 12 and under 7. ˾ BICYCLING / GUIMARÃES Children under 18 must be booked in a cabin Activity a guided walking tour or a bicycle tour with at least one adult. Accommodations for Level 3 from the city center along the bank of Bicycle through picturesque Vinho families of 3 or 4 in Categories 1 through 5 Pace the Douro to the river’s mouth; return Verde country, ending at the storybook consist of two adjacent, but not connecting, Level 3 double cabins. to the riverboat to begin your cruise town of Amarante. Or choose to visit along Portugal’s “golden river.” Porto is historic Guimarães – a UNESCO World Special Solo Traveler Savings – No Single Supplement in Category 1: On all departures, the single price in Category famous for Port wine, shipped in barrels Heritage Site rich in medieval heritage, 1 is the same as the double price – no single supplement, from the Douro Valley – and today known as the “Cradle City” for the which means savings of up to 50% for solo travelers! you and your family sail deep into the key role it played in the birth of the Tauck’s private shore excursions and distinctive valley’s mountain landscapes, carved Kingdom of Portugal. It is home to inclusions valued at $1,798. into steps of vineyard terraces that tell the Dukes of Braganza Palace, where Cruise price per person, based on double occupancy, of a winemaking heritage thousands of Afonso I, the first king of Portugal, was includes cruise fare, 17 meals (7 Breakfasts, 4 Lunches years old. Dock overnight in the port born. Join us for a farewell reception & 6 Dinners), port charges, shore ex cur sions, applicable fuel surcharges, gratuities to Tauck Directors, Tauck Cruise town of Peso da Régua. Meals BLD and dinner onboard tonight. Meals BLD Director, ship staff, local guides & drivers, as well as on all included meals, and airport transfers upon arrival and departure as noted. Unlimited complimentary beverages aboard ship include regional wine, beer and premium spirits, in addition to specialty coffee, water and soft drinks. International Airfare is additional. Call Tauck for special rates THE “GOLDEN” RIVER DOURO on international air for travel originating in the US and Canada Famous for Port wine, Portugal’s Douro River Valley is a (subject to availability). Recommended age: 8+. Itinerary Changes: Although not expected, Tauck reserves the right to UNESCO World Heritage Site. Cruising the Douro aboard alter the sequence of ports or omit or substitute scheduled Tauck’s new riverboat, ms Andorinha, is a great way to ports or attractions at any time without prior notice. For all discover this beautiful corner of Europe… from the city of bike rides, hikes and activities marked with an asterisk (*), Porto at the “golden” river’s mouth, to the ancient villages, participation is at your own risk and requires a signed liability vineyards and quintas along its banks. Family fun on your waiver to be provided. Shore Excursion Selection: Tauck will contact guests 90 days prior to departure to assist with Douro cruise includes a choice of kayaking on the Douro or shore excursion selections. Tour of Jun 29 will have the hiking through the hilltop vineyards, enjoying spectacular Queluz Palace tour and dinner on day 2. Go to tauck.com for valley views. riverboat deck plans and specifications. Please go to page 96 for additional information.

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1. MUNICH / M EMBARK SHIP Linz. At the Baroque Schloss Hellbrunn Within its walls, England’s King Richard (Hellbrunn Castle), discover firsthand the Lionheart was held as a prisoner Tour begins: 4:00 PM in Vilshofen, the tricks the owner played on guests after the Third Crusade! This afternoon, Germany. A transfer is included from in his “pleasure grounds” filled with your riverboat continues cruising to Munich’s Franz Josef Strauss Int’l gardens, fountains, and gadgets. You’ll Vienna. Meals BLD Airport or Munich train station directly also find locations from the movie The to ms Treasures in Vilshofen. Join us Sound of Music. Explore Salzburg, for the Captain’s welcome reception Mozart’s hometown, as you please; followed by dinner tonight. Meals D or join your Tauck Director for a stroll through Mirabell Gardens. Meals BLD 2. M MARZIPAN IN PASSAU

Disembark in Passau for a choice of 4. M DANUBE CYCLING a walking tour of this Baroque city, a GERMANY POLAND After cruising through the geocaching tour, or a guided bicycle Wachau Valley overnight, ride*. Learn how marzipan is made, CZECH REPUBLIC your riverboat arrives in the SLOVAKIA and make your own. Get ready for picturesque medieval town The Sound of Vilshofen Salzburg tomorrow with Dürnstein Bratislava of Dürnstein. Take a leisurely Linz Music Meals BLD Passau D karaoke tonight. Vienna an bicycle tour* along the Danube ub e River to a local village for time Salzburg AUSTRIA Budapest HUNGARY on your own. Cycle back to 3. M A CASTLE IN SALZBURG Dürnstein; if you wish, hike up to ITALY SLOVENIA Today, arrive in Linz for a full day of the hilltop ruins of Kuenringerburg fun in and around Salzburg, or stay in Castle for terrific scenic vistas. Maximum Elevation: 1,450 ft.

68 6. M SCHÖNBRUNN / PRATER Guests who have booked a post-stay with Tauck in Budapest can enjoy a Uniquely Tauck Your day in Vienna begins with a morning tour of this historic city, once guided visit to Schönbrunn Palace, the two independent cities, Buda and Pest; summer residence of Austria’s Imperial • Step back to the 18th century learn about its turbulent history and Habsburg family until 1918. Tour for a night of family celebration see iconic sites like Heroes’ Square the palace, walk through the garden at our gala Imperial Evening in a and Fisherman’s Bastion. Meals B maze and enjoy a marionette theater private Viennese palace performance. Tonight, have some family fun on us at the famous Vienna • Enjoy a night at Vienna’s Prater Prater amusement park, featuring over 2020 DATES amusement park, a visit to 250 rides and attractions. Sail on to Jun 25⁄ * Jul 2, 9*, 16, 23⁄ *, 30 ⁄ = Sold Out! Schönbrunn Palace, and a tour Bratislava, Slovakia, tonight. Meals BLD of medieval catacombs under St. Go to tauck.com for up-to-the-minute space availability. Stephen’s Cathedral 7. M FUN IN BRATISLAVA • 2020 PRICE PER PERSON A young Mozart called it home, After arriving in Bratislava, Slovakia’s MS TREASURES but you’ll call Salzburg fun as ancient capital, head to the partially The Sound of Music you discover restored Devin Castle, overlooking Double Single Triple Quad movie locations and Hellbrunn the confluence of the Morava and ! Category 1 $4390 $4390 N/A N/A Castle’s trick-filled gardens Danube rivers. Explore the castle ! Category 3 $4790 $6706 N/A N/A and enjoy a trip back to the Middle ! Category 6 $6340 $10,778 N/A N/A Ages with a knight tournament and ! Category 7 $6840 $11,628 $5230 $4370 medieval games, a fencing show, $500 Child Savings: Children 12 and under medieval dancing and more. Return to Children under 18 must be booked in a cabin Activity Bratislava for a fun interactive walking with at least one adult. Accommodations for Level 2 5. M CATACOMBS IN VIENNA tour that includes a scavenger hunt families of 3 or 4 in Categories 1 through 6 Pace consist of two adjacent, but not connecting, Level 2 Whether you call it Wien (as the through the city’s pedestrian-only Old double cabins. Triple and quadruple Austrians do) or Vienna, the grand Town; a knighthood ceremony; and accommodations in Category 7 consist of a suite featuring a pillow top queen-sized bed (with optional twin-bed Austrian capital is famous as the former time spent on your own. Back aboard the riverboat, enjoy Slovak cultural capacity) and a full-sized pull-out couch. Please note that heart of the old Habsburg Empire. A Category 7 suites accommodate a maximum of three entertainment and a farewell cocktail sightseeing tour views magnificent adults over the age of 18. party followed by dinner as you cruise boulevards like the Ringstrasse, Special Solo Traveler Savings – No Single Supplement in Meals BLD beautiful gardens and parks, and on to Budapest, Hungary. Category 1: On all departures, the single price in Category Vienna’s famed architecture. Then 1 is the same as the double price – no single supplement, which means savings of up to 50% for solo travelers! take a fascinating tour of the medieval Tauck’s private shore excursions and distinctive catacombs beneath St. Stephen’s 8. HOMEWARD BOUND! inclusions valued at $1,780. Cathedral, and enjoy a carriage ride. Tour ends: Budapest, Hungary. *Indicates Budapest to Vilshofen direction. Cruise price per Tonight, join us for an exclusive Disembark your riverboat in Budapest. person, based on double occupancy, includes cruise fare, Imperial Evening including a reception, Fly home anytime after 11:30 AM. 20 meals (7 Breakfasts, 6 Lunches & 7 Dinners), port charges, shore excursions, applicable fuel surcharges, dinner and Viennese entertainment A transfer from the riverboat to gratuities to Tauck Directors, Tauck Cruise Director, ship in the grand ballroom of the Palais Budapest’s Ferenc Liszt Airport or staff, local guides & drivers, as well as on all included Pallavicini, a private Baroque palace in Keleti train station is included. Allow meals, airport and train station transfers upon arrival and the heart of Vienna! Meals BLD three hours for check-in at the airport. departure as noted. Unlimited complimentary beverages aboard ship include regional wine, beer and premium spirits in addition to specialty coffee, water and soft drinks. International Airfare is additional. Call Tauck for special rates on international air for travel originating in the US and Canada (subject to availability). Recommended Age: MEDIEVAL GAMES IN SLOVAKIA 8+. Itinerary Changes: Although not expected, Tauck The clifftop fortress Devin Castle, a sprawling landscape reserves the right to alter the sequence of ports or omit or substitute scheduled ports or attractions at any time of walls, staircases, open courtyards and gardens in various without prior notice. For all bike rides, hikes and activities states of disrepair, is the setting for medieval family fun marked with an asterisk (*), participation is at your own risk like jousting – and a bit of a history lesson for context. The and requires a signed liability waiver to be provided. Shore castle’s strategically useful location made it a pawn in Excursion Selection: Tauck will contact guests 90 days prior to departure to assist with shore excursion selections. Go centuries of European wars. to tauck.com for riverboat deck plans and specifications. Please go to page 96 for additional information.

Call your travel advisor or Tauck at 800-468-2825 tauck.com 69 Middle Rhine Valley CASTLES ON THE RHINE: FAMILY RIVERBOAT ADVENTURE

~ The romance of princes and princesses meets van Gogh in Amsterdam atop a frosted mountain ~ 8 DAYS FROM $4,590 | FAMILY JOURNEYS

1. ARRIVE BASEL / M EMBARK 3. M ALSATIAN STRASBOURG

Tour begins: 4:00 PM, ms Grace or ms Wake up docked on the Rhine outside Inspire. A transfer is included from Strasbourg, France, cultural capital of NETHERLANDS EuroAirport Basel-Mulhouse-Freiburg or the Alsace and home to the European Bahnhof Basel SBB to your riverboat. Union. Have some Franco-styled fun as Amsterdam Join us for a welcome reception this your family becomes “French for a Day” evening. Meals D in Strasbourg, learning French phrases, Maximum Elevation: 1,036 ft. Rh in singing French songs, and tasting e R iv e chocolate! Following time spent as you r 2. M MT. PILATUS & LUCERNE wish in Strasbourg, resume cruising the Köln Rhine to Speyer, Germany. Meals BLD Burg Satzvey Königswinter Disembark this morning for an GERMANY BELGIUM excursion to the Lake Lucerne area Koblenz and Mt. Pilatus. Travel to Alpnachstad 4. M SPEYER OR HEIDELBERG Bingen on Lake Lucerne, where you’ll board a Mannheim gondola for your ascent to the summit This morning, your family can choose Speyer Heidelberg (Oberhaupt) of Mt. Pilatus, nearly to spend time on your own in Speyer, a Germersheim r e 7,000 feet high. Descend the mountain medieval German town that thrived on v FRANCE i Strasbourg R aboard the world’s steepest cogwheel trade in the 10th and 11th centuries, e n i train (at a 48° angle) to Lucerne for or head off on a morning excursion to h R time to explore on your own. Then join Heidelberg, Germany’s oldest university us in Lucerne for fun with fondue and a town, where you’ll ride a funicular up to Basel Swiss folklore show, prior to returning the romantic ruins of Heidelberg Castle. SWITZERLAND to the riverboat in Basel, where you’ll Continue cruising this afternoon; dock Lucerne begin your cruise. Meals BLD in Bingen tonight. Meals BLD

70 6. M KÖLN TRADITIONS 2020 DATES Uniquely Tauck Start your exploration of historic Köln (also known as Cologne) with a Jun 28* Jul 1*, 5, 12*, 19, 26* • Cross the moat of Satzvey walking tour of the city, dominated Go to tauck.com for up-to-the-minute space availability. Castle for a private royal dinner, by the immense, twin-spired Kölner medieval weapon and sports Dom (Cologne Cathedral), whose demonstrations, and hands-on construction only took six hundred 2020 PRICE PER PERSON years! Your riverboat departs Köln activities for the whole family MS GRACE / MS INSPIRE midday; as you cruise the Rhine for the • Keep your eyes peeled for the rest of the day, learn about the colorful Double Single Triple Quad ! $4590 $4590 N/A N/A dragons with healing powers that traditions of “Carnival” – and have fun Category 1 ! $5440 $7616 N/A N/A are reputed to live on Mt. Pilatus preparing costumes for a “Carnival Category 3 ! $6540 $11,118 N/A N/A as you ride to the summit via Night” celebration after dinner. Chart a Category 6 ! Category 7 $7040 $11,968 $5360 $4520 gondola and descend aboard a course for Amsterdam tonight. Meals BLD cogwheel train at a 48° angle $500 Child Savings: Children 12 and under Children under 18 must be booked in a cabin • Play “I Spy a Castle” as you sail M Activity 7. AMAZING AMSTERDAM with at least one adult. Accommodations for Level 2 along the Rhine River Valley, families of 3 or 4 in Categories 1 through 6 passing countless castles – each Begin your day in The Netherlands’ Pace consist of two adjacent, but not connecting, Level 2 with a legend of its own, in a amazing capital with a visit to the Van double cabins. Triple and quadruple landscape of vineyards and Gogh Museum, displaying the world’s accommodations in Category 7 consist of a suite featuring towns of ancient lineage largest collection of works by famed a pillow top queen-sized bed (with optional twin-bed Dutch painter Vincent van Gogh. Then capacity) and a full-sized pull-out couch. Please note that Category 7 suites accommodate a maximum of three enjoy a unique view of the city on a adults over the age of 18. canal boat cruise through Amsterdam’s 17th-century canals, followed by time Special Solo Traveler Savings – No Single Supplement in Category 1: On all departures, the single price in Category to explore on your own. Back onboard 5. M KOBLENZ & A CASTLE 1 is the same as the double price – no single supplement, this evening, please join us tonight for which means savings of up to 50% for solo travelers! While cruising the Rhine this morning, our farewell reception and dinner with Tauck’s private shore excursions and distinctive keep your eyes peeled for riverside entertainment. Meals BLD inclusions valued at $1,618. castles in our “I Spy a Castle” game, *Indicates southbound Amsterdam to Basel direction. and hear legends and lore of the Cruise price per person, based on double occupancy, Lorelei. Arrive in Koblenz and choose a 8. JOURNEY HOME includes cruise fare, 20 meals (7 Breakfasts, 6 Lunches guided walking tour of Old Town, or a & 7 Dinners), port charges, shore excursions, applicable bicycling tour* along the Rhine-Moselle Tour ends: Amsterdam. Disembark your fuel surcharges and gratuities to Tauck Directors, Tauck bicycle route. Tonight, travel to Burg riverboat this morning by 9:00 AM. A Cruise Director, ship staff, local guides & drivers, as Satzvey, a moated 12th-century castle, transfer is included from the riverboat well as on all included meals; airport and train station transfers upon arrival and departure as noted. Unlimited for a grand dinner and evening of to Amsterdam’s Schiphol Airport or complimentary beverages aboard ship include regional medieval fun! Rejoin the riverboat in Centraal Station. Fly home anytime. wine, beer and premium spirits in addition to specialty Köln (Cologne) this evening. Meals BLD Allow three hours for check-in. Meals B coffee, water and soft drinks.

International Airfare is additional. Call Tauck for special rates on international air, in coach or business, for travel originating in the US and Canada (subject to availability). Recommended Age: 8+. Itinerary Changes – Although not expected, Tauck reserves the right to alter the AN EVENING AT BURG SATZVEY sequence of ports or omit or substitute scheduled ports or attractions at any time without prior notice. South and Considered one of the best-preserved medieval moated north itineraries are similar; for complete details please castles in Germany’s North Rhine-Westphalia region, Burg ask at booking. Museums and attractions may be subject Satzvey (Satzvey Castle), not far from Köln, has been home to closure due to state, local or religious holidays. This to the same noble family for more than 300 years. We cruise includes a fair amount of walking. For all bike invite you and your family to cross the moat and visit this rides, hikes and activities marked with an asterisk (*), 12th-century castle after hours for an exclusive tour and participation is at your own risk and requires a signed liability waiver to be provided. Shore Excursion Selection: gala evening for Tauck Bridges guests only, complete with Tauck will contact guests 90 days prior to departure to a reception, dinner and musical entertainment… to which assist with shore excursion selections. Go to tauck.com you’ll be welcomed by a member of the family! for riverboat deck plans and specifications. Please go to page 96 for additional information.

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~ Bicycling in Paris, cooking in Valence & cowboys in la Camargue ~ 8 DAYS FROM $4,690 | FAMILY JOURNEYS

1. ARRIVE PARIS 3. LOUVRE / M EMBARK LYON Michelin-awarded restaurant Maison Pic; and see a demonstration in the art Tour begins: 6:00 PM, Sofitel Le Scribe Start the day with a guided visit to of making chocolat at Valrhona Cité Paris Opéra. A transfer is included from the famous Musée du Louvre in the du Chocolat. Continue cruising along Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport or the heart of Paris, where your family can the Rhône into Provence, bound for Gare de Lyon, Charles de Gaulle, or take part in a scavenger hunt leading historic Arles. Meals BLD Gare du Nord train stations to Sofitel to works of art that are among the Le Scribe Paris Opéra. Join us for a world’s most prized cultural treasures. Then ride the high-speed TGV to the welcome reception and dinner with Paris Maximum Elevation: 925 ft. entertainment by a noted mentalist. city of Lyon, where ms Emerald awaits Sofitel Le Scribe Paris Opéra – Meals D for your River Rhône cruise. Meet your riverboat’s crew at tonight’s welcome

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H Meals BD i 2. PARIS SIGHTS OR BICYCLING magical entertainment. g h S p e e Your family fun in legendary Paris d T r a begins with a choice – a city orientation i 4. M TOURNON & COOKING n SWITZERLAND tour that includes views of the Arc de Triomphe, the Musée du Louvre and You will head to Tournon-sur-Rhône FRANCE more; or a guided bicycle tour* along this morning for an orientation tour Lyon Vienne the banks of the River Seine, passing of this ancient town on the Rhône,

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e characterized by the tile roofs of Tournon v such sights as the Tuileries Gardens, i R ITALY and the Eiffel Tower. This afternoon, its houses and the Grand Pont, a e n Viviers ô you’ll visit the world-famous Tower centuries-old stone bridge. Join us h R yourself; the rest of the day is free. for a cooking class at the Scook Pont du Gard Avignon Sofitel Le Scribe Paris Opéra – Meals BL cooking school, affiliated with the La Camargue Arles Provence

72 MEDITERRANEAN SEA best-known works here... then create 8. JOURNEY HOME some tasty art of your own based on Tour ends: Lyon. Disembark in Lyon Uniquely Tauck French landscapes during a hands-on and fly home anytime. A transfer is chocolate painting experience! Meals BLD • Follow clues leading to famous included from ms Emerald to Lyon works of art like the Mona Lisa, Airport or a Lyon train station; allow and the Venus de Milo on a family 6. M A PAPAL PALACE & MORE three hours for check-in. Flights should scavenger hunt at the Musée du be booked after 11:00 AM. Meals B Louvre, one of the world’s most Explore the walled city of Avignon famous art museums today with a choice of guided activities: a tour of one of Europe’s largest • Hone those kitchen skills at a medieval Gothic buildings, the Palais 2020 DATES des Papes, built for the popes who fled cooking class at the acclaimed Jun 25 Jul 7, 19 Rome in the 14th century and ruled Scook cooking school, affiliated Go to tauck.com for up-to-the-minute space availability. with the Michelin-starred from here instead; or an approximately restaurant Maison Pic 8-mile (13 km) bicycle ride* in Avignon and the countryside. Later, head to 2020 PRICE PER PERSON • Go back to Avignon’s medieval the Roman aqueduct, the Pont du MS EMERALD days on a tour of the massive, Gard, built to carry fresh water over the Double Single Triple Quad Gothic Palais des Papes, or enjoy Gardon River nearly 2,000 years ago, ! Category 1 $4690 $4690 N/A N/A a guided bicycle ride through for a walk along the pont and some ! Category 3 $5030 $7042 N/A N/A town and the countryside refreshments. Meals BLD ! Category 6 $6350 $10,795 N/A N/A ! Category 7 $6770 $11,509 $5180 $4635

7. M VIVIERS & PÉTANQUE $500 Child Savings: Children 12 and under Children under 18 must be booked Cruise into the walled medieval town Activity 5. M LA CAMARGUE & ARLES in a cabin with at least one adult. Level 3 of Viviers and wind your way up Accommodations for families of 3 or 4 Pace in Categories 1 through 6 consist of two After your riverboat docks in the through its narrow, cobbled streets, Level 3 ancient Provençal city of Arles, curious passageways, and doorways adjacent, but not connecting, double cabins. Triple and quadruple accommodations in Category drive into the Camargue for a taste in shades of blue and green. Next, try 7 consist of a double-bedded suite featuring a full-sized of France’s “Wild West.” Visit a your hand at a game of pétanque – a pull-out sofa; these are not available for more than three family-owned private ranch for a beloved tradition throughout the south adults over the age of 18 sharing a cabin. hayride with French cowboys known of France, played by tossing a small Special Solo Traveler Savings – No Single Supplement in as gardians who ride white horses, and metal boule – then go on a scavenger Category 1: On all departures, the single price in Category a traditional Provençal lunch complete hunt. Back aboard your riverboat, enjoy 1 is the same as the double price – no single supplement, which means savings of up to 50% for solo travelers! with gypsy music. Return to Arles for a a barbecue lunch (weather permitting). Tauck’s private shore excursions and distinctive guided walking tour that brings to life Cap your family’s cruise this evening inclusions valued at $2,600. places depicted by the artist Vincent with a farewell reception followed by Cruise price per person, based on double occupancy, van Gogh, who painted many of his dinner onboard. Meals BLD includes cruise fare, 18 meals (7 Breakfasts, 5 Lunches & 6 Dinners), port charges, shore ex cur sions, applicable fuel surcharges, gratuities to Tauck Directors, Tauck Cruise Director, ship staff, local guides & drivers, as well as on all included meals, and airport and train transfers upon arrival and departure as noted. Unlimited complimentary beverages aboard ship include regional wine, beer and premium spirits, in addition to specialty coffee, water and soft drinks. COWBOY FUN IN LA CAMARGUE International Airfare is additional. Call Tauck for special Drive past marshy fields of grazing bulls and white horses rates on international air for travel originating in the US and Canada (subject to availability). Recommended age: in la Camargue, where the Rhône meets the sea, to 8+. Itinerary Changes: Although not expected, Tauck experience an exclusive taste of Provençal life in France’s reserves the right to alter the sequence of ports or omit “Wild West.” Your family’s visit to a private ranch, called or substitute scheduled ports or attractions at any time a manade, begins with a horseback welcome by the without prior notice. For activities marked with an asterisk warm-hearted family who lives here… continues with a (*) in day descriptions, participation is at your own risk and a signed liability waiver will be required. Shore Excursion hayride with French cowboys (known as gardians) who ride Selection: Tauck will contact guests 90 days prior to white horses… and includes a farm-fresh feast of locally departure to assist with shore excursion selections. Go produced Provençal fare and a heartfelt guitar serenade! to tauck.com for riverboat deck plans and specifications. Please go to page 96 for additional information.

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Cruising, whether you are aboard a small ship or a riverboat, is one of the most relaxing and inspirational ways to explore Europe. Not only can you unpack just once as you settle into your floating hotel, you’re free to follow the current and not the crowds.

Our small ships are hand selected for destination cruising with an average of only 160 guests aboard, sailing to ports of call from the Mediterranean to the Baltic and Arctic seas for guided shore excursions culturally rich or naturally exciting.

Consistently recognized among the “World’s Best,” our riverboat cruises take you to the heart of inland Europe for walk off the boat shore excursions in historic cities and medieval towns along the Danube, Rhine, and Moselle rivers. Plus, we limit the number of guests onboard to ensure more spacious cabins for your cruising enjoyment.

tauck.com 75 Budapest THE BLUE DANUBE

~ Tauck’s #1 best-selling itinerary worldwide ~ 12 DAYS FROM $5,590 | BEGINS BUDAPEST OR PRAGUE

1. ARRIVE PRAGUE Regensburg for a walking tour that takes 5. M LINZ, SALZBURG & MORE in the medieval stone bridge over the Tour begins: 5:30 PM, InterContinental With your riverboat docked in Linz, you Danube, the cathedral, and the remains Prague. A transfer is included from of the town’s Roman wall. Board your can choose excursions to Salzburg Václav Havel Airport Prague or the riverboat in Vilshofen; enjoy a welcome or Cesky Krumlov, or stay in Linz and Praha Hlavní Nadraží train station to the reception followed by dinner. Meals BLD explore on your own. In Salzburg, a InterContinental Prague. Early arrivals walking tour explores Old Town, Mirabell may join us for a walk in Old Town. Gardens, and Mozart’s birthplace, with Tonight, enjoy a gala welcome reception, 4. M ENGELHARTSZELL free time. Or travel to Cesky Krumlov in tour and dinner at Lobkowicz Palace. the Czech Republic, a living gallery of Your first port of call is Engelhartszell, InterContinental Prague – Meals D Renaissance-era buildings; a walking tour a pretty town on the Danube in Upper takes you to Krumlov Castle. Return to Austria. After a visit to a local private the riverboat for dinner. Meals BLD 2. DISCOVERING PRAGUE home, you’ll have a choice of a walking tour including Engelhartszell Abbey Choose a walking tour in Old Town – and Danube World, or a guided tour of a “walk through the centuries”; the Jewish the Jochenstein Lock on the Quarter (ask at booking about dates with Danube. After lunch, you Maximum Elevation: 1,610 ft. POLAND alternate sightseeing due to Saturday may, if you wish, join us for GERMANY and Jewish holiday closures); or Old a bicycle excursion along Town (in 60 minutes). Later, choose a the Danube to Aschach (a Prague CZECH REPUBLIC tour of Prague Castle; or a private tour of fairly rigorous bike ride, for SLOVAKIA Regensburg Strahov Monastery’s libraries. experienced cyclists only). Cesky Krumlov InterContinental Prague – Meals B Vilshofen Dürnstein Enjoy the chef’s signature Linz Bratislava Engelhartszell Vienna D dinner this evening; after an Aschach ub AUSTRIA e Rive the riverboat’s arrival Salzburg r 3. REGENSBURG / M EMBARK Budapest in Linz, the musical trio HUNGARY You may choose to spend a free morning Donau3Klang entertains in Prague or drive to the Bavarian town of onboard tonight. Meals BLD ITALY SLOVENIA

76 9. M ANCIENT BRATISLAVA 2020 DATES & PRICE PER PERSON Uniquely Tauck An exclusive talk by a local guide takes a look at politics, the economy, religion, MS JOY / MS SAVOR and preservation in Slovakia. Choose a • Enjoy an exclusive gala evening Date CAT 1 CAT 3 CAT 6 CAT 7 of dining and Viennese music in walking tour of cobblestoned Bratislava, where Old Town Hall, the Opera House Apr 6, 6*, $5590 $6440 $7540 $8040 Vienna’s sumptuous Baroque Palais Oct 26, 26* and more reveal layers of history; or a Pallavicini, featured in the 1940s Apr 13, 13* $5890 $6740 $7840 $8340 film noir classic The Third Man bicycle ride* through the “Iron Curtain Area.” Aboard ship, enjoy tonight’s Oct 19, 19* $5990 $6840 $7940 $8440 Meals BLD • Celebrate the start or end of a farewell reception and dinner. Apr 20* $6090 $6940 $8040 $8540 river cruise to remember with Apr 27, Jul 6, an exclusive reception, tour and 6*, 13, 20*, $6290 $7140 $8240 $8740 10. DISCOVERING BUDA 27, Aug 3⁄ *, 10, dinner at Lobkowicz Palace in the 10*, 17* Prague Castle complex Budapest is split by the Danube into two Jun 29, Aug $6590 $7440 $8540 $9040 sections, Buda and Pest. In Buda, visit 24, Oct 12 • Revisit the Cold War with a the Covered Market and take a walking May 4*, 11⁄ , 18⁄ , Hungarian Revolution tour in tour of Castle Hill; see Fishermen’s 25, 25*, Jun 1, Budapest; bicycling in Bratislava’s 1*, 8*, 15, 22*, $6990 $7840 $8940 $9440 Bastion and Matthias Church (may be Aug 31*, Sep 7⁄, “Iron Curtain Area”; and at various closed on some days due to services). 14⁄ , 14⁄ *, 21*, 28 sites in the Czech capital, Prague After lunch, check into your hotel. ⁄ = Sold Out! The Ritz-Carlton, Budapest – Meals BL Go to tauck.com for up-to-the-minute space availability. Activity Special Solo Traveler Savings – No Single Level 2 11. EXPLORING PEST Supplement in Category 1: On all departures, M the single price in Category 1 is the same Pace 6. WACHAU VALLEY CRUISING Level 2 In Pest, visit the opulent State Opera as the double price – no single supplement, Cruise through the Wachau Valley to House, and take in City Park and which means savings of up to 50% for solo travelers! Solo Dürnstein for a closer look at its Baroque Heroes’ Square. Later, choose from a Travelers also enjoy Savings of $1000 per cabin in Category houses and Romanesque church on walking tour focused on the Hungarian 4 and 5 on the Apr 6, Jul 6 (eastbound), Aug 3 (eastbound) a walking tour; or join us for a bicycle Revolution, including Parliament and and Oct 26 departures. Certain restrictions apply. Tauck’s private shore excursions and distinctive inclusions ride* in the valley. If you wish, join us St. Stephen’s Basilica; a guided visit to valued at $3,090. for a hike up to the hilltop ruins of Dohány Synagogue; or a bicycle tour. If Kuenringerburg. Sample Wachau wines you wish, visit one of Budapest’s historic *Indicates Budapest to Prague westbound direction. Single prices Category 2 and above start at 40% over the double during a tasting at a tavern. Meals BLD spas. Gather tonight for our special price; please visit tauck.com/river-cruises for complete farewell dinner at the Akadémia Club in pricing. Land / cruise price per person, based on double the Hungarian Academy of Sciences. occupancy, includes cruise fare, 28 meals (11 Breakfasts, 7. M IMPERIAL VIENNA The Ritz-Carlton, Budapest – Meals BD 8 Lunches & 9 Dinners; 20 meals on the 8-day cruise-only Wake up in Vienna for an introductory trip), unlimited complimentary beverages aboard ship including regional wine, beer and premium spirits, in addition tour including the Ringstrasse, then a 12. JOURNEY HOME to specialty coffee, water and soft drinks, port charges, shore choice of a walking tour of medieval ex cur sions, applicable fuel surcharges, gratuities to Tauck Vienna or the historic Jewish district, or a Tour ends: Budapest, Hungary. Fly home Directors, Tauck Cruise Director, ship staff, local guides & bike ride* in the city. Tonight, join us for anytime. A transfer is included from The drivers, as well as on all included meals; airport and train our exclusive Imperial Evening at Palais Ritz-Carlton, Budapest to Budapest Ferenc station transfers upon arrival and departure. Pallavicini, featuring cocktails, dinner and Liszt Airport or the Keleti train station; allow International Airfare is additional. Call Tauck for special a gala musical performance. Meals BLD at least 3 hours for flight check-in. Meals B rates on international air, in coach or business, for travel originating in the US and Canada (subject to availability). Museums and attractions may be subject to closure due 8. M A CHOICE OF PALACES to state, local or religious holidays. Ask at booking about our Cruise Protection Product. This cruise includes a fair In Vienna, choose either a tour of OBERAMMERGAU 2020 amount of walking in each city. Note: Tour of Jun 15 will Schönbrunn Palace or a visit to the The Blue Danube featuring Oberammergau (13 days) stay at the Corinthia Hotel Budapest nights 10 and 11. Imperial Apartments at the Hofburg, includes one night in Munich and two nights in Shore Excursion Selection: Tauck will contact guests 90 including the Sisi Museum, followed the Oberammergau region to attend the 2020 days prior to departure to assist with shore excursion by free time. Dinner introduces you to Oberammergau Passion Play; go to tauck.com for selections. For all bike rides, hikes and activities marked with an asterisk (*), participation is at your own risk and Slovakia with a taste of regional cuisine details. Departures: May 17⁄ , 25⁄ , 31⁄ ; Jun 1⁄, 8⁄ , 14⁄ , 22⁄ , 28⁄ ; Jul 6⁄, 12⁄ , 20⁄ , 26⁄ ; Aug 3⁄, 9⁄, 10⁄ , 17⁄ , 23⁄ , 31⁄ ; Sep 6⁄ , requires a signed liability waiver to be provided. Go to and an onboard performance by a tauck.com for riverboat deck plans and specifications. 13⁄ , 14⁄ , 21⁄ , 27⁄ ⁄ = Sold Out! troupe of Slovak dancers. Meals BLD Please go to page 96 for additional information.

Call your travel advisor or Tauck at 800-468-2825 tauck.com 77 Amsterdam BUDAPEST TO AMSTERDAM BY RIVERBOAT

~ 3 rivers, 5 countries – Legendary cruise through Europe’s heart ~ 15 DAYS FROM $7,290 | BEGINS AMSTERDAM OR BUDAPEST

1. M ARRIVE BUDAPEST before your guided walking tour takes 5. M WACHAU VALLEY & MELK in 13th-century Old Town Hall, palaces, Tour begins: 4:00 PM, Budapest. In charming Dürnstein, choose a walk the Opera House, Slovak Philharmonic Welcome to Hungary’s capital city. A through the village or take a guided Hall, and St. Martin’s Cathedral. Sail transfer is included from the Ferenc bicycle ride* in the lush Wachau Valley. around noon and arrive in Vienna in Liszt International Airport or Keleti train Cruise on to Melk and visit magnificent time for an exclusive gala evening in station to your riverboat; embarkation Melk Abbey; a talented musical trio the 19th-century Palais Ferstel. (Day of begins anytime after 4:00 PM. Enjoy a Meals BLD dinner may vary.) Meals BLD entertains onboard tonight. welcome briefing and dinner. Meals D

NETHERLANDS 4. M IMPERIAL VIENNA 2. M BOTH SIDES OF BUDAPEST GERMANY Start exploring Austria’s Amsterdam In Pest, explore Andrassy Avenue and capital with a drive Maximum Elevation: 1,391 ft. see Heroes’ Square and the Hungarian through the city, Köln R Parliament. On the Buda side, walk to h POLAND i including the Ring BELGIUM n e Fisherman’s Bastion and visit Matthias R Main i Würzburg Boulevard, the Opera v e River CZECH REPUBLIC Church (schedule permitting). Cruise to r and Parliament House. LUX. Bamberg Slovakia this afternoon. Meals BLD Rüdesheim Then choose a tour Nürnberg SLOVAKIA Rothenburg Regensburg of golden Schönbrunn Kelheim Dürnstein FRANCE Aschach Passau Melk Bratislava Palace or the Hofburg Main-Danube Danube R 3. M BRATISLAVA, SLOVAKIA Canal iver (including the Sisi Vienna Salzburg AUSTRIA Budapest Our local expert shares an insider’s Museum and the Imperial HUNGARY view of life in Slovakia’s ancient capital Apartments). Meals BLD

78 9. M CHOICES IN BAMBERG 15. JOURNEY HOME Uniquely Tauck Dock in hilltop Bamberg this morning for Tour ends: Amsterdam. Disembark a choice of a walking tour of Old Town, this morning; a transfer is included • Step back to Vienna’s Imperial or a guided bicycle ride*. Continue from the riverboat to Schiphol Airport days at a private gala evening for cruising to Würzburg. Meals BLD or Centraal Station. Fly home anytime. Meals B Tauck guests only, featuring dinner Allow 3 hours for check-in. and classical music at a beautiful Viennese palace 10. M WÜRZBURG / ROTHENBURG Arriving in Würzburg midday, choose 2020 DATES & PRICE PER PERSON • Explore the historic Dutch to explore the city with a local guide, MS ESPRIT / MS TREASURES capital, Amsterdam, aboard a with a visit to the Residenz, a UNESCO Date CAT 1 CAT 3 CAT 6 CAT 7 private luncheon cruise along its World Heritage Site. Or head to fairy legendary network of tree-lined, tale Rothenburg for a walking tour and Jul 11⁄ , 25* 17th-century canals Aug 6 $7290 $7940 $10,040 $11,240 free time. Enjoy a wine tasting in the Oct 15*, 17 Meals BLD cellar of the Residenz. Apr 30* $7590 $8240 $10,340 $11,540 • Peek into the lives of the Habsburg May 2* royals of old in opulent Vienna Aug 20*, 22 $7690 $8340 $10,440 $11,640 palaces they called home, with 11. M A DAY CRUISING THE MAIN May 14⁄ $7990 $8640 $10,740 $11,940 your choice of tours of Schönbrunn Oct 3* Palace or the Hofburg Relax during a full day’s cruising on the May 28⁄ *, 30 Main River, watching lush landscapes Jun 13* $8290 $8940 $11,040 $12,240 and fortified towns pass by. Enjoy a Sep 3, 5*, 19 massage, stretch out on the Sun Deck, ⁄ = Sold Out! or practice your putting! Meals BLD Go to tauck.com for up-to-the-minute space availability. M 6. PASSAU OR SALZBURG Special Solo Traveler Savings – No Single Activity Cruise to riverside Passau, Germany, Supplement in Category 1: On all departures, Level 2 the single price in Category 1 is the same known for its stained glass and 12. M SCENIC RÜDESHEIM Pace as the double price – no single supplement, Level 2 Baroque architecture; explore on a Call on Rüdesheim, part of the Rhine which means savings of up to 50% for solo guided walking tour or bicycle ride* Gorge UNESCO World Heritage Site. travelers! Solo Travelers also enjoy Savings of $1,000 per along the Inn River. Or take a full day’s cabin in Category 4, 5 and 6 on the Apr 30, Jul 11, Aug 22 Ride a mini train or walk to lunch in and Oct 17 departures. Certain restrictions apply. excursion to Salzburg, Austria’s city of town, followed by a visit to Siegfried’s *Indicates Amsterdam to Budapest direction. Single prices spires, palaces and Mozart. Meals BLD Mechanisches Musikkabinett. Meals BLD in Category 2 and above start at 40% over the double price. Land / cruise price per person, based on double occupancy, includes cruise fare, 41 meals (14 Breakfasts, 13 Lunches 7. M ROYALTY IN REGENSBURG M & 14 Dinners), port charges, shore ex cur sions, applicable 13. KÖLN fuel surcharges, and gratuities to Tauck Directors, Tauck A UNESCO World Heritage Site with Wake up in Köln (Cologne), home Cruise Director, ship staff, local guides & drivers, as well as on all included meals; airport and train station transfers upon over a thousand historic structures, to the massive twin-spired Gothic arrival and departure as noted. Unlimited complimentary Regensburg began life as a Roman cathedral, Kölner Dom. Your choices beverages aboard ship include regional wine, beer and encampment. A walking tour precedes include a leisurely guided tour of the premium spirits, in addition to specialty coffee, water and a visit inside St. Emmeram Palace, city or an active walking tour. Sail on to soft drinks. Tauck’s private shore excursions and distinctive inclusions valued at $1,948. residence of the Thurn und Taxis the Netherlands. Meals BLD dynasty. Later, explore as you wish or International Airfare is additional. Call Tauck for special take a bicycle ride* to Kelheim. Meals BLD rates on international air, in coach or business, for travel originating in the US and Canada (subject to availability). 14. M EVERYTHING AMSTERDAM Itinerary Changes – Although not expected, Tauck reserves the right to alter the sequence of ports or omit or substitute 8. M THE MAIN-DANUBE CANAL The Dutch capital, Amsterdam, greets scheduled ports or attractions at any time without prior you with an orientation tour and a notice. South and north itineraries are similar; for complete Learn about the Main-Danube Canal guided visit to the Rijksmuseum – home details please go to tauck.com/river-cruises or ask at booking. Museums and attractions may be subject to closure this morning en route to Nürnberg for to Rembrandt’s The Night Watch and due to state, local or religious holidays. This cruise includes a choice of visits to WWII-related sites works by other Dutch Masters. Enjoy a fair amount of walking. For all bike rides, hikes and including the Zeppelinfeld rally grounds lunch as you explore the city on a activities marked with an asterisk (*), participation is at your and the Documentation Center; or private boat cruise along its historic own risk and requires a signed liability waiver to be provided. Shore Excursion Selection: Tauck will contact guests 90 days a tour exploring the city’s medieval canals. Tonight, a musical performance, prior to departure to assist with shore excursion selections. center, including the Imperial Castle farewell reception and dinner cap a Go to tauck.com for riverboat deck plans and specifications. and St. Sebaldus Church. Meals BLD memorable two-week cruise. Meals BLD Please go to page 96 for additional information.

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~ An intimate look at the history of Central European cities from different perspectives ~ 14 DAYS FROM $6,590 | BEGINS BERLIN OR KRAKÓW

1. ARRIVE BERLIN 3. BERLIN OR POTSDAM

Tour begins: 5:00 PM, Hotel Adlon Choose a guided visit to Potsdam, Kempinski. A transfer is included upon where the WWII-in-Europe-ending Berlin arrival at Berlin Tegel Airport or Berlin treaty was signed; exploration of Potsdam Maximum Elevation: 3,694 ft. Central Train Station to the Hotel Adlon Berlin’s World War II history; or a Kempinski. A local expert shares a contrasting look at Berlin, divided and GERMANY

in a personal perspective of life behind the r reunified. The rest of the day is free; T d e Iron Curtain at tonight’s welcome dinner. e POLAND join us for an optional bicycle ride to p S - Meals D h Hotel Adlon Kempinski – see Berlin from a new perspective. ig H Meals B Hotel Adlon Kempinski – Kraków Bayreuth Auschwitz 2. A CHOICE IN BERLIN CZECH REPUBLIC Wieliczka Nürnberg 4. M EMBARK SHIP Roth Zakopane Explore Berlin on your choice of Main-Danube Kromeriz Canal excursions today – a visit to the Kelheim Ride the train to Nürnberg Straubing Weltenburg SLOVAKIA UNESCO World Heritage Site of today and embark your Abbey Deggendorf Da nu Museum Island for guided museum be riverboat. Enjoy a welcome Riv Linz tours of either the Pergamon Museum er Krems reception and dinner. Meals BD Vienna or the Neues Museum, or an in-depth AUSTRIA tour of Berlin’s Jewish Heritage sites. Salzkammergut - Lake District HUNGARY Everyone meets up for lunch and a 5. M MUSIC OR NÜRNBERG boat ride, followed by time at leisure to explore the sights as you wish. Your choice of morning sightseeing Hotel Adlon Kempinski – Meals BL includes a visit to nearby Bayreuth

80 8. M LINZ & AUSTRIA’S LAKES 14. HOMEWARD BOUND Uniquely Tauck Join a local guide for a walking tour Tour ends: Kraków. Fly home anytime. A of Old Town Linz, then hop aboard transfer is included from the Sheraton • Be treated like royalty as you a mountain tram up to Pöstlingberg Grand Krakow to Saint John Paul II Int’l waltz into a private Viennese for panoramic views. Or explore the Airport Kraków-Balice or Kraków Main palace for an Imperial Evening Salzkammergut Lake District, with a Train Station. Allow three hours for flight boat ride, a drive to Lake Wolfgangsee, check-in at the airport. Meals B • Descend into the Wieliczka and a visit to St. Wolfgang. Meals BLD Salt Mine outside of Kraków via a miners’ elevator for a 2020 DATES & PRICE PER PERSON - M private underground dinner 9. KREMS & WACHAU VALLEY MS SAVOR AND MS JOY Visit the 1,000-year-old city of Krems • Explore Berlin your way, Date CAT 1 CAT 3 CAT 6 CAT 7 visiting its Museum Island, this morning, exploring the sights on a walking tour or a bicycling excursion. Apr 26*, $6590 $7440 $8540 $9040 Jewish Heritage sites, WWII May 3 historic sights or the contrasts An afternoon wine tasting features Aug 23* $6990 $7840 $8940 $9440 of a city divided and reunified Wachau Valley wines. Your riverboat arrives in Vienna this evening. Meals BLD Aug 30 $7190 $8040 $9140 $9640 • Discover the musical heritage Jun 14*, 21 $7590 $8440 $9540 $10,040 of Bayreuth in its Baroque Sep 27*, Oct 4 opera house, Richard Wagner 10. M VIENNA AS YOU WISH Go to tauck.com for up-to-the-minute space availability. Museum and a piano factory In Vienna, a choice of excursions Special Solo Traveler Savings – No Single Activity includes exploration of the city’s Supplement in Category 1: On all departures, Level 2 Jewish Heritage sites, contemporary the single price in Category 1 is the same Pace sights or Schönbrunn Palace. Join as the double price – no single supplement, Level 2 us this evening for an exclusive royal which means savings of up to 50% for solo travelers! Solo Travelers also enjoy Savings of $1000 per for a walking tour that visits the dinner at the private Palais Pallavicini, a opera house and the Richard Wagner cabin in Category 4 and 5 on Apr 26, Jun 21, Aug 23 highlight of your cruise. Meals BLD and Oct 4 departures. Certain restrictions apply; ask at Museum; a brewery experience at time of booking. Tauck’s private shore excursions Maisel Beer Adventure World; a tour of and distinctive inclusions are valued at $3,562. Bayreuth’s Steingraeber Piano Factory; 11. DISEMBARK / KRAKÓW *Indicates Kraków to Berlin direction. Single prices or a guided tour of Nürnberg that visits Category 2 and above start at 40% over the double price; the Courthouse, and the Zeppelin Field Disembark in Vienna and drive across please visit tauck.com/river-cruises or inquire at time rally grounds. Enjoy lunch onboard and the border to Kraków, Poland, for a of booking for complete pricing plus up-to-the-minute an afternoon cruise. Meals BLD three-night stay near Wawel Castle. space availability. Land / cruise price per person, based Sheraton Grand Krakow – Meals BL on double occupancy, includes cruise fare, 31 meals (13 Breakfasts, 8 Lunches & 10 Dinners), port charges, shore ex cur sions, applicable fuel surcharges, and gratuities to 6. M LIFE IN KELHEIM OR BMWS Tauck Directors, Tauck Cruise Director, ship staff, local 12. KRAKÓW & AUSCHWITZ guides and drivers, as well as on all included meals. Dock in Kelheim for a choice of Unlimited complimentary beverages aboard ship include excursions. Take a walking tour of Discover Kraków on a walking tour with regional wine, beer and premium spirits, in addition to Kelheim and visit the Danube Gorge a local guide, followed by a poignant specialty coffee, water and soft drinks. and Weltenburg Abbey. Or tour of visit to the Auschwitz Memorial and International Airfare is additional. Call Tauck for special a working BMW factory, schedule Museum, or remain in Kraków as you rates on international air for travel originating in the US permitting. Enjoy free time in Kelheim, wish. The rest of the day is free. and Canada (subject to availability). Itinerary Changes – before your cruise continues. Meals BLD Sheraton Grand Krakow – Meals BD Although not expected, Tauck reserves the right to alter the sequence of ports or omit or substitute scheduled ports or attractions at any time without prior notice. Museums and attractions may be subject to closure due 7. M STRAUBING, YOUR WAY 13. ZAKOPANE OR KAZIMIERZ to state, local or religious holidays. This cruise includes a fair amount of walking. Shore Excursion Selection: Tauck Arrive in ancient Straubing, dating to Venture to the mountain resort town will contact guests 90 days prior to departure to assist 6,000 BC, for a choice of excursions. of Zakopane or explore Kraków’s with shore excursion selections. For all bike rides, hikes Visit St. Peter’s Church and its historic Kazimierz District with a visit to and activities marked with an asterisk (*), participation is graveyard or tour the city’s main Schindler’s Factory. Journey to the at your own risk and requires a signed liability waiver to be provided. Note: Tour of Apr 26 will stay at The Westin square and Ursuline Convent Church. Wieliczka Salt Mine for an underground Grand, Berlin nights 11, 12, 13. Go to tauck.com for Return to the riverboat for lunch and farewell reception and dinner. riverboat deck plans and specifications. Please go to cruise towards Linz, Austria. Meals BLD Sheraton Grand Krakow – Meals BD page 96 for additional information.

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~ Vienna, romantic towns and more on a 7-night Danube cruise ~ 8 DAYS FROM $3,990 | BEGINS MUNICH OR VIENNA

1. ARRIVE MUNICH / M EMBARK completed in the 1840s and modeled 4. M GREIN OR MAUTHAUSEN on the Parthenon in Athens. Dine Tour begins: 5:30 PM, Munich. A Disembark your riverboat in Grein this onboard and sail for Passau. Meals BLD transfer is included from Munich morning for sightseeing in Grein or a International Airport directly to visit to the Mauthausen Memorial. In your riverboat in Straubing, where 3. M A CHOICE IN PASSAU Grein, a guided walking tour includes embarkation begins at 4:00 PM. Settle views of the theatre and the historic in and then meet your fellow river Your riverboat arrives in Passau today town square with the adjacent Gothic cruisers this evening at a welcome for a choice of sightseeing. Take a St. Giles Church, known for its fine reception followed by dinner. Meals D walking tour of Passau, showcasing altar and stained glass. If you wish, a mix of Roman, Baroque and visit Schloss Greinburg, the privately German Gothic architecture. See St. 2. M HISTORIC REGENSBURG Stephen’s Cathedral and view the hilltop fortress and Dock in the well-preserved medieval 14th-century Rathaus. GERMANY town of Regensburg this morning. Alternatively, travel CZECH REPUBLIC Sightseeing choices include a walking to Cesky Krumlov Cesky tour to view the Gothic cathedral, the for a walking tour Straubing Regensburg Krumlov Mauthausen market, the town hall, and 12th-century that includes Cerveny Dürnstein Kamen Castle Munich Steinerne Brücke, and a visit to St. Krumlov Castle, Passau D an Grein SLOVAKIA ube Vienna Modra Emmeram Palace, the residence of the one of the largest Riv Göttweig er Bratislava Thurn und Taxis family dynasty. View castle complexes Weissenkirchen Abbey art treasures, a weaponry collection, in Europe. Return AUSTRIA and fine porcelain. Or join a local to your riverboat for HUNGARY guide for a bicycle excursion to the the chef’s signature Walhalla memorial, a hilltop hall of fame dinner. Meals BLD Maximum Elevation: 1,703 ft.

82 6. M IMPERIAL VIENNA 8. JOURNEY HOME Uniquely Tauck Your choice of excursions in Vienna Tour ends Vienna, Austria. Fly home today all include a tour of the city’s anytime. A transfer is included from the landmark sights, along with the sites riverboat to Vienna International Airport • Be our guest at an exclusive gala you have selected to explore. Visit and Vienna Westbahnhof; allow three evening of dining and Viennese Belvedere Palace, one of the world’s hours for flight check-in. Meals B music celebrating the legacy of finest Baroque palaces with frescoed Johann Strauss in Vienna’s opulent halls and artwork by Klimt; tour the private Palais Pallavicini Imperial Treasury (the Schatzkammer) • Immerse in Slovakia’s rich history in the Hofburg, displaying the Austrian 2020 DATES & PRICE PER PERSON with a choice of a walking tour in Crown Jewels and the Imperial Crown of the Holy Roman Empire; or visit MS SAVOR / MS JOY Bratislava, or a visit to 13th-century the House of Music (Haus der Musik), Cerveny Kamen Castle with a Date CAT 1 CAT 3 CAT 6 CAT 7 featuring interactive exhibits on famous falconry demonstration composers (where you can actually Apr 22, $3990 $4840 $5940 $6440 Oct 14* • “conduct” the Vienna Philharmonic). In Grein, choose a locally guided Jul 1*, Aug 19 $4190 $5040 $6140 $6640 walking tour that includes a visit After lunch aboard the riverboat or in to the privately owned Schloss town, your afternoon is free to explore May 13* $4790 $5640 $6740 $7240 the city as you wish. Join us tonight Greinburg and the theatre, Jun 10, at private Palais Pallavicini for a Tauck $4990 $5840 $6940 $7440 or journey to the Mauthausen Sep 9*, 23 Exclusive – a gala evening of dining Memorial for a poignant tour and musical performances in elegant Go to tauck.com for up-to-the-minute space availability. Viennese style celebrating the legacy of Special Solo Traveler Savings – No Single Activity Meals BLD Johann Strauss. Supplement in Category 1: On all departures, Level 2 the single price in Category 1 is the same Pace as the double price – no single supplement, Level 2 M which means savings of up to 50% for solo owned castle of the Ducal House of 7. SIGHTSEE IN SLOVAKIA travelers! Solo Travelers also enjoy Savings of $1000 per Saxe-Coburg and Gotha. Alternatively, Wake up this morning in Bratislava and cabin in Category 4 and 5 on the April 22 and October 14 pay a poignant guided visit to the disembark for a choice of activities. departures. Certain restrictions apply; ask at time of booking. museum and memorial on the site Tauck’s private shore excursions and distinctive One possibility is to go on a guided inclusions valued at $1,554. of the infamous World War II-era walking tour of the cobblestoned, Mauthausen–Gusen concentration and vehicle-free historic center of *Indicates Vienna to Munich direction. Single prices Category 2 and above start at 40% over the double price; slave-labor camp complex. Return to Bratislava, Slovakia’s capital city – a please visit tauck.com/river-cruises. Land / cruise price your riverboat for lunch as your Danube mix of medieval, Baroque, and modern per person, based on double occupancy, includes cruise Meals BLD cruise continues. architecture styles. Sites visited fare, 20 meals (7 Breakfasts, 6 Lunches & 7 Dinners), port include the 13th-century Old Town charges, shore ex cur sions, applicable fuel surcharges, and Hall, Baroque Habsburg-era palaces, gratuities to Tauck Directors, Tauck Cruise Director, ship 5. M DÜRNSTEIN DISCOVERIES the Opera House, Slovak Philharmonic staff, local guides and drivers, as well as on all included meals; airport and train station transfers upon arrival and Hall, St. Michael’s Gate, St. Martin’s Dock in the ancient Dürnstein in departure. Unlimited complimentary beverages aboard ship Cathedral, and the Primate’s Palace, Austria’s Wachau Valley for a choice include regional wine, beer and premium spirits in addition to where you’ll view rare 17th-century specialty coffee, water and soft drinks. of shore excursions. Explore Dürnstein British tapestries. Afterward, spend on a guided walking tour, with free International Airfare is additional. Call Tauck for special rates time at leisure exploring Bratislava as time on your own; maybe a climb up to on international air, in coach or business, for travel originating in you please. Your other choice today the US and Canada (subject to availability). Itinerary Changes – the brooding ruins of Kuenringerburg is a visit to Cerveny Kamen Castle in Although not expected, Tauck reserves the right to alter the Castle high above the town, where the Carpathian Mountains. One of the sequence of ports or omit or substitute scheduled ports or Richard the Lionheart was once held best-preserved castles in Slovakia, it attractions at any time without prior notice. Please go to captive, and the views of the river are tauck.com/river-cruises for Vienna to Munich day-by-day is filled with historic furnishings and stunning. If you wish, embark on a details; east and west itineraries are similar. Museums and art; on a guided walking tour, learn attractions may be subject to closure due to state, local challenging bicycling excursion (not about the finer points of falconry or religious holidays. This cruise includes a fair amount of suitable for beginners) through the at a demonstration. Following your walking in each city. Shore Excursion Selection: Tauck will Wachau Valley, starting and ending visit, have lunch at a local restaurant contact guests 90 days prior to departure to assist with shore excursion selections. For all bike rides, hikes and activities in Dürnstein. Rejoin the riverboat for in Modra and reboard the ship for lunch, and set off on a leisurely cruise marked with an asterisk (*), participation is at your own risk an afternoon at leisure. Enjoy local and requires a signed liability waiver to be provided. Go to to Vienna; enjoy onboard entertainment entertainment in the lounge after dinner tauck.com for riverboat deck plans and specifications. Please after dinner tonight. Meals BLD this evening. Meals BLD go to page 96 for additional information.

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10 DAYS FROM $5,490 | BEGINS AMSTERDAM OR ZURICH

1. M ARRIVE AMSTERDAM windmills on a visit to Kinderdijk, home to the largest concentration of Tour begins: 6:00 PM, Amsterdam. NETHERLANDS windmills in the country. Alternatively, A transfer is included from Schiphol you can opt for a bicycle tour* through Airport or the train station to embark Amsterdam Kinderdijk with a local guide. Dine your riverboat. Join us for a welcome R Kinderdijk hi GERMANY aboard the riverboat this evening as ne reception, followed by dinner. Meals D Dordrecht R you sail for Cologne, Germany. Meals BLD iv e r

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the towering Köln Cathedral, a r Amsterdam” walking-and-tasting tour. Karlsruhe twin-spired masterpiece of High FRANCE Stuttgart Return to your riverboat after exploring Gothic Architecture. Enjoy free time Baden-Baden the sights as you wish. Meals BLD before departing for Engelskirchen Colmar and its neighboring castle, Schloss Breisach Ehreshoven, for a Tauck Exclusive M 3. VISIT KINDERDIJK cocktail reception and dinner with Basel Arrive in Dordrecht for a choice entertainment. Return to the riverboat Bern Lucerne of shore excursions. Learn about and sail for Rüdesheim. Meals BLD SWITZERLAND Jungfraujoch Maximum Elevation: 1,036 ft. 84 choice of touring the Porsche Museum 10. JOURNEY HOME to see its vast collection of vintage and Tour ends in Bern. Fly home anytime. modern-day cars – or free time. Dine Uniquely Tauck Transfers are included from the aboard ship this evening. Meals BLD Bellevue Palace Hotel to the airport • Ride a cogwheel train into the or train station (Bahnhof Bern). Allow Swiss Alps for an exclusive visit three hours for flight check-in. Meals B to lofty Jungfraujoch, known as 7. M COLMAR the “Top of Europe” Dock in Breisach, Germany, then drive to the village of Colmar, France, • Often a film location, the 2020 DATES & PRICE PER PERSON - grand Baroque estate Schloss in Alsatian wine country. A walking MS INSPIRE / MS GRACE Ehreshoven is the setting for an tour includes a visit to the Unterlinden Museum, whose impressive collection exclusive reception and dinner Date CAT 1 CAT 3 CAT 6 CAT 7 includes Matthias Grünewald’s famous • Visit Kinderdijk, home to 19 Isenheim Altarpiece; join us for a Oct 17, 24* $5490 $6340 $7440 $7940 private reception in the museum, a centuries-old windmills Apr 23*, $5890 $6740 $7840 $8340 Tauck Exclusive! Then return to the Aug 14*, 17 • Discover Amsterdam on a visit riverboat for a cruise through the May 7* $6290 $7140 $8240 $8740 to the Rijksmuseum and your dramatic Upper Rhine. Join the crew May 31, $6490 $7340 $8440 $8940 choice of a canal cruise or tonight for a farewell reception which is Jun 8, Sep 9* walking and tasting tour of the followed by dinner. Meals BLD MS TREASURES Jordaan district Date CAT 1 CAT 3 CAT 6 CAT 7 8. LUCERNE & ON TO BERN Sep 17*, 22 $6490 $6890 $8440 $8940 Disembark in Basel, Switzerland, then ⁄ = Sold Out! drive to lakeside Lucerne for a walking M Go to tauck.com for up-to-the-minute space availability. 5. MUSICAL RÜDESHEIM tour and cruise on Lake Lucerne. After Special Solo Traveler Savings Ð No Single Activity Enjoy commentary by your Tauck free time for lunch, depart for Bern, Supplement in Category 1: On all departures, Level 2 Director as you cruise along the the capital of Switzerland. Spend the single price in Category 1 is the same as Pace romantic Middle Rhine past castle the evening as you like; your palatial the double price Ð no single supplement, which Level 2 ruins, wine towns and vineyards. Hear 19th-century hotel is ideally located in means savings of up to 50% for solo travelers! Solo Travelers also enjoy Savings of $1000 per cabin in Category the historic old town of Bern. local legends about the landscapes 4 and 5 on Apr 23, Aug 14, 17 and Oct 24 departures. Certain and the siren of Lorelei Rock before Bellevue Palace Hotel – Meals B restrictions apply. Tauck’s private shore excursions and docking in Rüdesheim for a choice distinctive inclusions valued at $2,375. of excursions. Take a walking tour *Indicates Amsterdam to Bern direction. Single prices in with a local guide that includes a 9. JUNGFRAUJOCH OR BERN Category 2 and above start at 40% over the double price. visit to Siegfried’s Mechanisches Land / cruise price per person, based on double occupancy, Head for the snow-capped Alps on an Musikkabinett, a museum dedicated includes cruise fare, 24 meals (9 Breakfasts, 7 Lunches & excursion to the lofty Jungfraujoch, 8 Dinners), port charges, shore ex cur sions, applicable fuel to antique self-playing musical known as the “Top of Europe.” At surcharges, and gratuities to Tauck Directors, Tauck Cruise instruments. Or join us for an hour-long Director, ship staff, local guides & drivers, and on all included Kleine Scheidegg you’ll board a bicycle excursion* along the Rhine. meals; airport and train station transfers upon arrival and cogwheel train for the scenic climb Return to the riverboat for the chef’s departure as noted. Unlimited complimentary beverages through the Eiger tunnel to Europe’s aboard ship include regional wine, beer and premium spirits, Signature Dinner this evening. Meals BLD highest railway station; here you’ll in addition to specialty coffee, water and soft drinks. find a restaurant, observatory, and International Airfare is additional. Call Tauck for special stunning views of glacier-clad peaks rates on international air for travel originating in the US and M 6. STUTTGART SIGHTS that go on forever. Or explore the Canada (subject to availability). Itinerary Changes Ð Although not expected, Tauck reserves the right to alter the sequence Walk off the boat in Karlsruhe for charms of Bern on a walking tour; of ports or omit or substitute scheduled ports or attractions a choice of activities in and around medieval and modern mix artfully at any time without prior notice. North and south itineraries nearby towns. Embark on a bicycling* in this unhurried atmosphere where are similar; please ask at booking for details. Museums and excursion discovering the sights of sights include open-air markets and attractions may be subject to closure due to state, local or religious holidays. This cruise includes a fair amount of Karlsruhe up close; journey to the cozy underground bars, the Parliament walking. For all bicycle rides, hikes and activities marked spa town of Baden-Baden where Building, the Gothic cathedral, and with an asterisk (*), participation is at your own risk and you’ll have a choice of a walking a bear park (in honor of the town’s requires a signed liability waiver to be provided. Shore tour or a spa visit; or travel to mascot). Join us for a farewell Excursion Selection: Tauck will contact guests 90 days prior to departure to assist with shore excursion selections. Go Stuttgart, hometown of Porsche and reception and dinner at the hotel. to tauck.com for riverboat deck plans and specifications. Mercedes-Benz where you’ll have a Bellevue Palace Hotel – Meals BLD Please go to page 96 for additional information.

Call your travel advisor or Tauck at 800-468-2825 tauck.com 85 Heidelberg THE ROMANTIC RHINE: BASEL TO AMSTERDAM ~ A four-country river cruise steeped in cultural treasures and scenic sights ~

8 DAYS FROM $4,290 | BEGINS BASEL OR AMSTERDAM

1. ARRIVE BASEL / M EMBARK wounded lion as “the most mournful and moving piece of stone in the Tour begins: 6:00 PM, Basel. A transfer world.” From town, head out for is included from EuroAirport Basel the heights of Mt. Pilatus aboard a Mulhouse Freiburg or Basel SBB gondola, climbing from Alpnachstad at Bahnhof to your riverboat for the start NETHERLANDS the edge of Lake Lucerne to the very of your cruise; check-in for all guests Amsterdam aboard the riverboat is 4:00 PM. Meet top, nearly 7,000 ft. high. Descend Maximum Elevation: 6,982 ft. your riverboat crew for a welcome the mountain on the world’s briefing, then join us for a reception steepest cogwheel train ride – at a followed by dinner onboard. Meals D 48 degree angle! Alternatively, join us for a tasting adventure on the Köln Engelskirchen R BELGIUM h Alsatian wine route, stopping to visit in GERMANY e Koblenz M Château du Haut-Koenigsbourg, R 2. LUCERNE OR WINE iv e built in the 1200s on a promontory r A choice of excursions today enchants Bacharach high above the French Alsatian plains, with Alpine scenery and a taste of Mannheim before lunch and a wine tasting in local life during a full day in Lucerne or Speyer Heidelberg Riquewihr. Meals BLD FRANCE along the Alsatian wine route. Explore lakeside Lucerne on an orientation Strasbourg Baden-Baden tour that visits the Lion Monument, Château du Haut-Koenigsbourg M a memorial to Swiss guards who 3. STRASBOURG lost their lives fighting in the French Wake up in the Alsatian cultural capital Basel Revolution. Mark Twain described of Strasbourg, France, today for city SWITZERLAND the rock relief sculpture of the fatally sightseeing including a tour of La Mt. Pilatus Lucerne

86 Heidelberg, Germany’s oldest university 8. JOURNEY HOME town, and visit the ruins of Heidelberg Tour ends: Amsterdam. Disembark your Uniquely Tauck Castle; from its terrace and gardens, riverboat this morning by 9:00 AM. A take in the sweeping views and the feel transfer is included from the riverboat • Glimpse the future of food of 600 years of history. Return to the to Amsterdam’s Schiphol Airport or at an exclusive family-style riverboat for an afternoon of cruising Centraal Station. Fly home anytime. farm-to-table dinner at the and evening entertainment. Meals BLD Allow a minimum of three hours for flight Ecolut-Center outside Köln, check-in at the airport. Meals B dedicated to forest sustainability 5. M KOBLENZ OR CYCLING • Take a gondola up Mt. Pilatus, Your riverboat arrives in Koblenz, descending on a thrilling ride 2020 DATES & PRICE PER PERSON - aboard the world’s steepest dating back to the Middle Ages, for cogwheel train a choice of guided exploration. Enjoy MS INSPIRE an orientation walk in Koblenz and Date CAT 1 CAT 3 CAT 6 CAT 7 • Enjoy a bit of pampering at the time to explore the Old Town, or Caracalla Spa in the Black Forest take a bicycling excursion* along the Apr 10 $4290 $5140 $6240 $6740 Rheinradweg bicycle route. After a Jul 8, 15*, 22, resort town of Baden-Baden, $4790 $5640 $6740 $7240 renowned for its twelve thermal leisurely afternoon cruise, disembark 29*, Aug 5 for a Tauck Exclusive private reception springs that were first discovered May 20⁄ * $5290 $6140 $7240 $7740 some 2,000 years ago and family-style farm-to-table dinner Aug 26* at the Ehreshoven Foundation’s May 27⁄ Ecolut-Center, a modern venue in Jun 17⁄ *, 24 $5490 $6340 $7440 $7940 the countryside dedicated to forest Sep 2⁄ , 30 sustainability. Rejoin your riverboat in ⁄ = Sold Out! Köln (Cologne). Meals BLD Go to tauck.com for up-to-the-minute space availability. Petite France, and a visit to Strasbourg Special Solo Traveler Savings Ð No Single Activity cathedral, an outstanding masterpiece M Supplement in Category 1: On all departures, Level 2 of Gothic art. Strasbourg charms 6. HISTORIC KÖLN the single price in Category 1 is the same as Pace with canals, half-timbered houses, Sightseeing in Köln this morning the double price Ð no single supplement, which Level 2 winstubs and stately city residences. includes a guided walking tour to the means savings of up to 50% for solo travelers! Solo Travelers also enjoy Savings of $1000 per cabin in After lunch onboard, your choice of immense twin-towered Kölner Dom Category 4 and 5 on the April 10 departure. Certain restrictions shore excursions includes a guided (Cologne Cathedral) – its construction apply; ask at booking. Tauck’s private shore excursions bicycle* ride through Strasbourg with took a mere six centuries – and free and distinctive inclusions valued at $1,640. a local guide; or a visit to the German time to explore. Your riverboat sails for *Indicates Amsterdam to Basel southbound direction. Single spa resort town of Baden-Baden, on Amsterdam after lunch. Meals BLD prices in Category 2 and above start at 40% over the double the edge of the Black Forest – where price. Land / cruise price per person, based on double you can either take a walking tour then occupancy, includes cruise fare, 20 meals (7 Breakfasts, 6 Lunches & 7 Dinners), port charges, shore ex cur sions, enjoy free time, or visit Caracalla Spa 7. M CANALS & DUTCH MASTERS applicable fuel surcharges, and gratuities to Tauck Directors, for pampering. Return to the ship for Tauck Cruise Director, ship staff, local guides & drivers, and dinner at your leisure. Meals BLD Explore Amsterdam on a canal boat on all included meals; airport and train station transfers upon cruise along its 17th-century grachten, arrival and departure. Unlimited complimentary beverages which fan out in crescent-shaped aboard ship include regional wine, beer and premium spirits in addition to specialty coffee, water and soft drinks. 4. M SPEYER OR HEIDELBERG rings from the northern waterfront, and a guided visit to the famed International Airfare is additional. Call Tauck for special Today you have a choice of exploring Rijksmuseum – home to one of the rates on international air for travel originating in the US and Speyer or going on an excursion Canada (subject to availability). Itinerary Changes Ð Although most important collections of Dutch not expected, Tauck reserves the right to alter the sequence to Heidelberg. At Speyer’s Technik Masters in the world and showcasing of ports or omit or substitute scheduled ports or attractions Museum, find exhibits dedicated to works by Rembrandt, Vermeer, Rubens at any time without prior notice. Northbound and southbound every form of technology that moves, and others. Enjoy lunch onboard your itineraries are similar; please go to tauck.com/river-cruises. Museums and attractions may be subject to closure due from vintage cars to a Boeing 747 riverboat and spend an afternoon to state, local or religious holidays. This cruise includes a jumbo jet and a German U9 submarine as you please in Amsterdam. The fair amount of walking. Shore Excursion Selection: Tauck that you can go inside. On a visit to streets, lined with unique shops and will contact guests 90 days prior to departure to assist with Speyer Cathedral, a UNESCO World coffeehouses, are made for strolling. shore excursion selections. For all bike rides, hikes and activities marked with an asterisk (*), participation is at your Heritage Site, see unique architectural Return to your riverboat for our farewell own risk and requires a signed liability waiver to be provided. innovations dating back centuries. reception followed by dinner and live Go to tauck.com for riverboat deck plans and specifications. Alternatively, spend the morning in music in the lounge. Meals BLD Please go to page 96 for additional information.

Call your travel advisor or Tauck at 800-468-2825 tauck.com 87 Moselle River THE RHINE AND MOSELLE ~ Enchanting, magical river cruise through romantic, Old World Europe ~

13 DAYS FROM $5,790 | BEGINS BASEL OR AMSTERDAM

1. M ARRIVE BASEL guide. Or go on a shopping excursion established in 1843 and now operated to unique places off the beaten path, by the sixth generation of the family – Tour begins: 5:30 PM, Basel, where locals shop and chat. Spend for a tour and a tasting. Rejoin the Switzerland. A transfer is included from the afternoon exploring as you wish riverboat in Speyer. Meals BLD Basel-Mulhouse International Airport before returning to the riverboat for an or Basel’s SBB train station to your Alsatian folkloric performance. Meals BLD riverboat. Your cruise begins at 4:00 PM; join us this evening for a welcome reception followed by dinner. Meals D 4. M BADEN-BADEN Journey to the spa town of NETHERLANDS Baden-Baden for a walking tour that 2. M BASEL OR RHINE FALLS Amsterdam visits the famous casino, followed by De Hoge Veluwe Spend the day in Basel, exploring Old National Park free time. Enjoy an optional opportunity R h Town on a walking tour that includes i to visit the Caracalla Spa before Nijmegen n Maximum Elevation: 1,919 ft. e Rathaus, Basel’s Town Hall and free R returning to the riverboat. Meals BLD i v e time. Or journey to Schaffhausen for an r BELGIUM excursion to the Rhine Falls and a boat Köln Engelskirchen ride. Your riverboat sails for Strasbourg M Traben- Koblenz GERMANY 5. HEIDELBERG OR A WINERY Trarbach this evening. Meals BLD Cochem Boppard LUXEMBOURG lle Today you can opt for a full day in the e s Trier o historic university town of Heidelberg, M Bad or visit a centuries-old family winery. Luxembourg Dürkheim Heidelberg M Speyer 3. STRASBOURG, FRANCE In Heidelberg, take a walking tour Explore Strasbourg, your way today. of Old Town, ride a funicular up to Karlsruhe FRANCE Step back in time and explore La the imposing Heidelberger Schloss Strasbourg Baden-Baden Petite France, noted for its medieval and enjoy lunch at a local restaurant. half-timbered houses set beside lovely Alternatively, you may choose to join us Rhine canals, on a walking tour with a local for a visit to the Karl Schaefer winery – Falls Schaffhausen Basel SWITZERLAND 88 American Cemetery and Memorial. 13. JOURNEY HOME Later, arrive in the charming spa town Tour ends: Amsterdam. Disembark by of Traben-Trarbach for a choice of a Uniquely Tauck 9 AM. A transfer is included from the walking tour or a guided bicycle ride* riverboat to Amsterdam’s Schiphol Int’l • In Strasbourg, step back in time along the Moselle River. Meals BLD Airport or Centraal Train Station. Allow on a walking tour of medieval La three hours for flight check-in. Meals B Petite France, or take a shopping excursion to where the locals go 9. M ANCIENT TRIER • Surrounded by a moat, On an excursion to Trier this morning, 2020 DATES & PRICE PER PERSON - discover this ancient city on a walking landscaped gardens and a MS GRACE / MS INSPIRE castle park, Germany’s Schloss tour that includes both medieval Ehreshoven – a frequent movie treasures and sites dating back to Date CAT 1 CAT 3 CAT 6 CAT 7 Roman times. Reboard your riverboat location – is an elegant setting Apr 17* $5790 $6965 $8490 $9190 for our exclusive cocktail for an afternoon of cruising. Meals BLD reception and dinner Oct 12 $5990 $7165 $8690 $9390 Oct 7* $6190 $7365 $8890 $9590 • Experience Heidelberg, 10. M KÖLN & A CASTLE DINNER Aug 2, 28* $6290 $7465 $8990 $9690 Germany’s oldest university Cruise to Köln (Cologne) this morning May 21*, town, with a tasting tour at a $6890 $8065 $9590 $10,290 for a city tour with a local guide Jun 16 historic winery – established in including the Old Town. This evening, 1843 and now operated by the Sep 23 $6990 $8165 $9690 $10,390 enjoy a Tauck Exclusive evening with sixth generation of the family cocktails, dinner and entertainment at Go to tauck.com for up-to-the-minute space availability. historic Schloss Ehreshoven. Meals BLD Special Solo Traveler Savings Ð No Single Activity Supplement in Category 1: On all departures, Level 2 the single price in Category 1 is the same Pace 6. M THE LORELEI & BOPPARD 11. M DE HOGE VELUWE as the double price Ð no single supplement, Level 1 which means savings of up to 50% for solo As your riverboat glides through Arrive in Nijmegen for a choice of travelers! Solo Travelers also enjoy Savings of $1000 per the Middle Rhine Valley en route to excursions in scenic De Hoge Veluwe cabin in Category 4 and 5 on April 17, August 2, and October 12 departures. Certain restrictions apply; ask at Boppard, listen to the legend of the National Park. Tour the Kröller-Müller time of booking. Tauck’s private shore excursions Lorelei and see for yourself why this Museum to see works by Pablo and distinctive inclusions valued at $2,290. beautiful part of the river has inspired Picasso, Georges Seurat and Vincent *Indicates Amsterdam to Basel southbound direction. composers, writers and artists for van Gogh, along with its sculpture centuries. Arrive in Boppard this Single prices in Category 2 and above start at 40% over garden. Or bicycle* through the the double price. Land / cruise price per person, based afternoon and choose between an park enjoying its naturally inspiring on double occupancy, includes cruise fare, 35 meals orientation walk through the city or a landscapes. Rejoin the ship in (12 Breakfasts, 11 Lunches & 12 Dinners), unlimited bicycle excursion* along the Rhine. Nijmegen for lunch and time to explore complimentary beverages aboard ship including regional wine, beer and premium spirits in addition to specialty Tonight, sail to Koblenz. Meals BLD this 2,000-year-old city – the oldest coffee, water and soft drinks, port charges, shore in the Netherlands – with your Tauck ex cur sions, applicable fuel surcharges, and gratuities to Director. Your riverboat cruises to Tauck Directors, Tauck Cruise Director, ship staff, local 7. M COCHEM & A CASTLE Amsterdam this evening. Meals BLD guides & drivers, as well as on all included meals; airport and train station transfers upon arrival and departure. Enjoy onboard commentary about the Moselle River en route to the fairy-tale International Airfare is additional. Call Tauck for special town of Cochem where a walking 12. M AMAZING AMSTERDAM rates on international air for travel originating in the US and Canada (subject to availability). Itinerary Changes Ð Although tour includes a visit to 1,000-year-old Explore Amsterdam today on a not expected, Tauck reserves the right to alter the sequence Reichsburg Castle, followed by free scenic canal cruise, winding up at of ports or omit or substitute scheduled ports or attractions time. Set off for a tasting of locally Museumplein, where you’ll visit the at any time without prior notice. South and north itineraries produced wines at the family-owned are similar; go to tauck.com/river-cruises. Museums and famed Rijksmuseum, home to one of Schlagkamp Wine Museum. Meals BLD attractions may be subject to closure due to state, local or the world’s most important collections religious holidays. Tour of Sep 23 will not include the Karl of artwork by the Dutch Masters. Schaefer winery choice on day 5. Shore Excursion Selection: This afternoon, you have a choice Tauck will contact guests 90 days prior to departure to assist M 8. LUXEMBOURG of exploring the city on your own or with shore excursion selections. For bike rides, hikes and activities marked with an asterisk (*), participation is at your Spend the day in Luxembourg, visiting a local family who lives on a own risk and requires a signed liability waiver to be provided. exploring the old town on a walking canal boat. Join us for our onboard Go to tauck.com for riverboat deck plans and specifications. tour and visiting the Luxembourg farewell festivities tonight. Meals BLD Please go to page 96 for additional information.

Call your travel advisor or Tauck at 800-468-2825 tauck.com 89 Dubrovnik VENICE & THE DALMATIAN COAST

~ Gems of the Adriatic... small ship cruise with visits to 6 UNESCO World Heritage Sites ~ 10 DAYS FROM $7,990

1. ARRIVE VENICE 3. M EMBARK SHIP 5. M SIBENIK AND SPLIT

Tour begins: 6:00 PM, Hotel Danieli or JW Cruise to the nearby islands in the Disembark ship in Sibenik, Croatia, this Marriott Venice Resort & Spa. A transfer Venetian Lagoon this morning, viewing morning to discover its charms your from Marco Polo Airport or Santa a glass-blowing demonstration with way. Drive inland to the village of Burni Lucia Train Station to Hotel Danieli or free time in Murano and exploring for a taste of daily life, and continue to JW Marriott Venice Resort & Spa is colorful Burano as you wish. Return to the medieval UNESCO World Heritage included upon arrival in Venice. Join us Venice and embark your ship. town of Trogir to visit its 13th-century for a welcome dinner at your hotel. Le Lyrial – Meals BD Hotel Danieli / JW Marriott Venice Resort & Spa – Meals D 4. M KORCULA ITALY 2. EXPLORE THE CANAL CITY Explore the island of Korcula on a guided Spend the morning exploring landmark Venice walking tour of Old Rovinj CROATIA Venetian sights, including the Town, or a visit to a Pula Gothic-styled Doge’s Palace, Piazza typical Croatian village Maximum Elevation: 599 ft. San Marco (St. Mark’s Square) and its and a wine-making estate centerpiece, the Basilica San Marco to sample local wines and Sibenik (St. Mark’s Basilica), dating back to the food. Gather for a private Split 9th century. The remainder of the day Moreska sword dance presentation, MONTENEGRO is free for you to explore as you wish. before returning to the ship for the Hvar Korcula Dubrovnik Hotel Danieli / JW Marriott Venice captain’s welcome reception. Kotor Resort & Spa – Meals B Le Lyrial – Meals BLD ADRIATIC SEA

90 Dubrovnik Riviera, before visiting a 10. JOURNEY HOME winery in Pridvorje village where the Tour ends: Venice. Disembark ship at 8 Uniquely Tauck winemakers share secrets about their AM and fly home anytime. A transfer is award-winning Malvasia wine. included from Tauck’s ship to Marco • Visit the Doge’s Palace, Piazza San Le Lyrial – Meals BLD Polo Airport or Santa Lucia Train Marco and the Basilica San Marco Station. Allow three hours for flight during two nights at a choice of check-in at the airport. Meals B hotels in Venice 7. M KOTOR, MONTENEGRO • Explore the Dalmatian Coast’s Discoveries on Kotor range from a rich history firsthand with visits to scenic tour with a village visit and a 2020 DATES World Heritage Sites in Venice, private boat trip to Our Lady of the Jun 3, 10, 17 Sep 9, 16, 23 = Sold Out! Kotor, Dubrovnik, Stari Grad Plain, Rocks Church to a journey to Lovc´en ⁄ ⁄ ⁄ ⁄ and Split Mountain for a culinary tasting in Go to tauck.com for up-to-the-minute space availability. the village of Njegusi where local • On the island of Korcula, visit a specialties like prosciutto, and black wine-making estate to sample local and white wine tempt your taste buds. 2020 PRICE PER PERSON M wines and food or explore Old Le Lyrial – Meals BLD Superior Cabin – Deck 3 Town on a walking tour; and gather Double $7990 Single $11,186 Triple $5849 for a private Moreska sword dance M Deluxe Cabin – Deck 3 Double $8365 Single $11,711 Triple N/A 8. M ANCIENT HVAR • Be as active as you like with M Prestige Cabin – Deck 4 opportunities for sea kayaking, A choice of excursions on Hvar Island Double $8740 Single $12,236 Triple N/A hiking and swimming includes a walking tour of Hvar town M Prestige Cabin – Deck 5 and a drive to Stari Grad to visit the Double $8930 Single $12,498 Triple N/A Dominican Monastery and a nearby M Deluxe Suite – Deck 6 village welcoming with wine and a Double $10,760 Single N/A Triple N/A local snack. Your adventure ends on MM Prestige Suite – Deck 5 cathedral, with free time to explore on a high with a walk up to Hvar Fortress Double $11,960 Single N/A Triple $8496 your own. Or, drive along the Adriatic where spectacular views await. Active MPrivilege Suite – Deck 6 to Krka National Park for a guided options include cross-island hiking on Double $12,460 Single N/A Triple $8829 nature walk. Spend the afternoon in rustic trails that delights with village M Grand Deluxe Suite – Deck 6 historic Split, your way. Choose a visits, scenic vistas, a taste of tavern Double $13,490 Single N/A Triple N/A walking tour of historic Split, including fare and a swim in the Adriatic Sea or MM Grand Privilege Suite – Deck 6 a visit to the cellars of Diocletian’s sea kayaking and swimming in hidden Double $15,490 Single N/A Triple N/A Palace, the Cathedral of St. Duje, and coves and secluded pebble beaches. MOwner’s Suite – Deck 6 the Temple of Jupiter. Or discover Sail to Pula this evening. Double $15,990 Single N/A Triple N/A Meals BLD must-see sites like Diocletian’s Palace Le Lyrial – Tauck’s private shore excursions and distinctive on a guided walk, followed by a inclusions valued at $2,270. riverboat cruise on the Cetina River. Activity Land / Cruise Price includes everything Level 2 Le Lyrial – Meals BLD 9. M PULA AND ROVINJ described in General Information as well Pace as private Tauck shore excursions, cruise Guided sightseeing in Pula includes a Level 2 fare, 23 meals (9 Breakfasts, 6 Lunches choice of a walking tour of its Roman M & 8 Dinners), port charges, applicable fuel surcharges, 6. DUBROVNIK, YOUR WAY sites or a guided visit to the Roman entertainment, gratuities to Tauck Director and ship Begin your day in Dubrovnik with an arena and a drive to the nearby village staff, airport and train station transfers upon arrival and departure. Alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages are exclusive lecture by a Croatia expert of Vodnjan for an olive oil tasting and available throughout the day, including house wines & a walking tour of the ancient Roman before a choice of shore excursions. spirits; premium spirits and wines are available at extra Take a guided walking tour of the city’s amphitheatre. After lunch aboard ship, cost. Departures will be hosted by one Tauck Director for walled medieval center, seeing palaces, sail to romantic Rovinj for an afternoon approximately every 40 Tauck guests. of cultural discoveries. Choose a towers, monasteries and houses each International Airfare is additional. Call Tauck for special over 300 years old; drive out into walking tour of artsy Rovinj, a medieval rates on international air for travel originating in the US and the countryside to visit two typical town today known as the “Montmartre Canada (subject to availability). Shore Excursion Selection: Croatian villages, with flour making of Istria”; or drive inland to Livade, an Tauck will contact guests 90 days prior to departure to assist with shore excursion selections. For activities marked and silk thread demonstrations and Istrian village renowned for its truffles, with an asterisk (*), participation is at your own risk and for a tasting, with local wines. Return a guided walking tour of Dubrovnik; requires a signed liability waiver to be provided. Visit or experience the scenic beauty of to the ship for dinner at leisure. tauck.com for Le Lyrial deck plans and specifications. Cavtat on the eastern coast of the Le Lyrial – Meals BLD Please go to page 96 for additional information.

Call your travel advisor or Tauck at 800-468-2825 tauck.com 91 Geirangerfjord NORWEGIAN FJORDS & COASTAL TREASURES ~ A small ship cruise through a glacier-carved land, rich with culture and history shaped by nature ~

10 DAYS FROM $8,690

1. ARRIVE OSLO onboard lecture shares insights about geography, marine life, Tour begins: 6:00 PM. A transfer is history, economics, politics, and included upon arrival from Oslo Airport more. Disembark for an afternoon in Ålesund to Grand Hotel Oslo or Hotel Bristol Göteborg on a choice of sightseeing Oslo. Enjoy a welcome reception and excursions. Choose between a tour Hellesylt Geiranger Maximum Elevation: 4,800 ft. dinner at the hotel tonight. Grand Hotel of the Volvo Museum or a visit to the Loen/Loen Lake Olden Oslo / Hotel Bristol Oslo – Meals D Botanical Garden; both choices also explore the Långgatorna neighborhood and stroll 2. M EMBARK SHIP along Kungsportsavenyn. Discover Norway’s maritime history on Join us onboard for Bergen a guided city tour that includes visits the captain’s welcome NORWEGIAN Oslo SEA to the Viking Ship Museum and the reception and dinner. Fram Museum, as well as a guided Le Bellot – Meals BLD NORWAY walk at Frogner Park to see the work of SWEDEN sculptor Gustav Vigeland. Embark ship Stavanger after lunch and sail for Sweden. 4. M ARENDAL, NORWAY Arendal Le Bellot – Meals BLD Your ship arrives in Arendal for a walking tour of its historic center, where you’ll see 17th-century houses, Göteborg M NORTH 3. SWEDEN FOR A DAY the inner harbor, and Trinity Church. SEA Spend a morning at sea cruising Sail to Stavanger this afternoon. south en route to Göteborg. An Le Bellot – Meals BLD DENMARK

92 7. M GEIRANGERFJORD 2020 DATES Uniquely Tauck Disembark in Hellesylt for a choice of activities. Head out for a full day’s Eastbound – Bergen to Oslo Jul 28⁄ Aug 11 • Enjoy a reception, guided tour touring with a local expert around this and private piano concert at UNESCO World Heritage Site, including Westbound – Oslo to Bergen Troldhaugen, the lakeside villa a gondola ride up to the Sunnmøre Aug 4, 18 ⁄ = Sold Out! “Alps,” and a drive through the of famous Norway composer Go to tauck.com for up-to-the-minute space availability. Edvard Grieg, outside of Bergen mountains and Fjord og Fjell. Or stay aboard ship this morning and explore • Experience Geirangerfjord on the hamlet of Geiranger on your own. 2020 PRICE PER PERSON a choice of activities: a gondola Another choice is a shorter trip from M Deluxe Cabin – Deck 3 ride up to the Sunnmøre “Alps,” Geiranger up to Dalsnibba, or choose Double $8690 Single $12,159 Triple N/A a cruise to Geiranger for a to go kayaking on Geirangerfjord. M Prestige Cabin – Deck 4 drive to the Dalsnibba lookout, Le Bellot – Meals BLD Double $9390 Single $13,146 Triple N/A or a kayaking adventure to the village of Geiranger M Prestige Cabin – Deck 5 Double $9690 Single $13,558 Triple N/A 8. M LAKE LOEN & A GLACIER • Take in a glacier one of two ways: M Prestige Cabin – Deck 6 a private cruise on Lake Loen In Nordfjord, disembark in Olden for a Double $9890 Single $13,846 Triple N/A ride to the top of Mt. Hoven aboard a and a view of Kjenndal Glacier M Deluxe Suite – Deck 3, 4, 5, 6 or a troll car ride and stunning cable car prior to a choice of activities. Double $11,390 Single $15,939 Triple N/A One is an excursion into the Loen views of Briksdal Glacier M Prestige Suite – Deck 5 valley for a boat ride and a walk to a Double $13,490 Single N/A Triple $9564 view of the Kjenndalsbreen, an arm MM Prestige Suite – Deck 6 of Jostedal Glacier. Or drive from Mt. Double $13,990 Single N/A Triple $9912 Hoven to Briksdalsbre, where a ride MM on a “Troll Car” and a short hike views Privilege Suite – Deck 5, 6 Double $14,190 Single N/A Triple $10,038 5. M STAVANGER OLD AND NEW Briksdal Glacier. Return to your ship in Olden and enjoy a farewell reception M Grand Deluxe Suite – Deck 5, 6 Double $15,690 Single N/A Triple N/A Enjoy a choice of sightseeing in and dinner onboard ship. Stavanger. Choose an overview tour Le Bellot – Meals BLD M Owner’s Suite – Deck 6 of the city that visits the Swords in Double $16,690 Single N/A Triple N/A Rock monument, an Iron Age Farm, and the Norwegian Petroleum Museum Tauck’s private shore excursions and distinctive 9. DISEMBARK / BRYGGEN inclusions valued at $3,165. to learn just about everything you ever Activity wanted to know about oil and gas. Or, Disembark in Bergen for a locally Travel East or West: Go to tauck.com for Level 2 choose a walking tour that includes the guided walking tour of the historic eastbound itinerary. Land / Cruise Price Pace Level 2 harborfront and Old Stavanger. Cruise Bryggen harbor district. Take a city includes everything described in General through Lysefjord; keep your eyes tour and visit a stave church before Information as well as private Tauck shore excursions, cruise fare, 25 meals (9 Breakfasts, 7 Lunches & 9 peeled for Preikestolen, a mammoth heading to Troldhaugen, the home of Dinners), port charges, applicable fuel surcharges, flat-topped cliff overlooking the water. composer Edvard Grieg, for a guided entertainment, gratuities to Tauck Director and ship staff, tour and a private piano concert. Le Bellot – Meals BLD airport transfers upon arrival and departure. Aboard Tonight, join us for a funicular ride up ship alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages are available Mt. Floyen and a special farewell dinner throughout the day, including house wines & spirits; 6. M CRUISE TO ÅLESUND amidst spectacular views. Radisson premium spirits and wines are available at extra cost. Blu Royal Hotel / Clarion Collection Hotel Departures will be hosted by one Tauck Director for Enjoy a leisurely morning at sea as your Havnekontoret – Meals BD approximately every 40 Tauck guests. ship cruises to one of Norway’s most beautiful cities. Disembark in Ålesund International Airfare is additional. Call Tauck for special for a choice of four activities. Join a rates on international air for travel originating in the US 10. JOURNEY HOME and Canada (subject to availability). Shore Excursion local expert for a walking tour of the Selection: Tauck will contact guests 90 days prior to city’s Art Nouveau architecture; enjoy a Tour ends: Bergen. Fly home anytime. departure to assist with shore excursion selections. For panoramic sightseeing tour of Ålesund, A transfer is included to Bergen Airport all bike rides, hikes and activities marked with an asterisk hopping from island to island to take in from the Radisson Blu Royal Hotel, (*), participation is at your own risk and requires a signed the views; kayak around the island; or Bergen or Clarion Collection Hotel liability waiver to be provided. Go to tauck.com for Le take a bicycle tour through Ålesund. Havnekontoret. Allow three hours for Bellot deck plans and ship specifications. Please go to Le Bellot – Meals BLD flight check-in. Meals B page 96 for additional information.

Call your travel advisor or Tauck at 800-468-2825 tauck.com 93 Spitsbergen NORWAY’S ARCTIC ADVENTURE

~ A small ship cruise through a glacier-carved land, rich with culture and history shaped by nature ~ 10 DAYS FROM $10,690

1. ARRIVE OSLO 3. M ARCTIC CRUISING BEGINS 4. M POLAR BEARS & MORE

Tour begins: 5:00 PM, Grand Hotel For the next six days, you’ll join an This dramatic glacier-carved landscape is Oslo. A transfer is included upon arrival expedition team leader for Zodiac home to the largest concentration of polar at Oslo Airport to Grand Hotel Oslo excursions to a number of the Svalbard bears in the world – some 3,000. Keep or Hotel Bristol. Meet your expedition islands. Depending entirely on the your eyes peeled for them, along with companions at our welcome reception weather and where the wildlife can be bearded seals, Arctic foxes and Arctic and dinner at Grand Hotel Oslo. spotted, your itinerary will be flexible. Grand Hotel Oslo or Hotel Bristol – Meals D Each new day brings a new adventure. Land on rocky beaches and icy or snowy terrain, for walking ARCTIC OCEAN 2. M EMBARK SPITSBERGEN from 30 minutes to two SVALBARD Take a flight to Longyearbyen, hours at a time. Explore 80¼ Bay de la NORDAUSTLANDET the world’s northernmost city, on otherworldly landscapes of Madeleine Longyearbyen Texas Bar Spitsbergen, the largest island in the jagged mountains, sheer Monacobreen Svalbard archipelago in the Arctic cliffs, and calving glaciers. Kongsbreen SPITSBERGEN Ocean. This is a tight-knit community Keep your eyes peeled for Ny-Ålesund where polar bears outnumber the walrus colonies along the Nordenskiöldbreen 2,000 locals; you might spot docile shore; look for Arctic terns Longyearbyen Arctic reindeer at any time. And you flying in the air and whales NORWAY won’t see trees; it’s too far north in the water. At night, GREENLAND SEA for them to grow. Embark Le Boréal swap fresh stories over in Longyearbyen and enjoy dinner cocktails with your fellow Oslo onboard this evening. Arctic explorers. NORWEGIAN SEA Le Boréal – Meals BLD Le Boréal – Meals BLD

94 Maximum Elevation: 110 ft. 7. M RESEARCH STATIONS 2020 DATES Uniquely Tauck Conditions permitting, you may arrive in Ny-Ålesund, the northernmost Jul 3 community of international polar • Cruise with BBC Earth wildlife Go to tauck.com for up-to-the-minute space availability. filmmaker Peter Bassett, who’ll research stations and a starting share his insights and stories point for many historic North Pole about life in the Arctic; and expeditions, including that of Norway’s 2020 PRICE PER PERSON enjoy on-tour film vignettes Roald Amundsen. You might see LAND/CRUISE PRICE + ON-TOUR AIR (2 flights) = TOTAL PER PERSON custom-made for Tauck plus barnacles and pink-footed geese, other BBC Earth touches common eiders, Arctic terns, several M Superior Cabin – Deck 3 species of waders, and the local Double $9790 + $900 = $10,690 • Embark on shore excursions reindeer, smaller than their relatives on Triple $6797 + $900 = $7697 the mainland. You may have a chance Single $14,066 + $900 = $14,966 guided by Arctic experts including M naturalists, ornithologists, to cruise to the majestic Kongsbreen Deluxe Cabin – Deck 3 (King’s Glacier) with its three nunataks Double $10,190 + $900 = $11,090 historians, oceanographers, and Single $14,627 + $900 = $15,527 or rocky “glacial islands” – they’re more throughout your cruise M named Nora, Dana and Svea after Prestige Cabin – Deck 4 Double $10,690 + $900 = $11,590

• Spend two nights in Oslo – one Norway, Denmark, and Sweden. Single $15,326 + $900 = $16,226 Le Boréal – Meals BLD before flying to the Svalbard M Prestige Cabin – Deck 5 archipelago for your cruise, and Double $10,990 + $900 = $11,890 one after – at the Grand Hotel Single $15,744 + $900 = $16,644 Oslo or the Hotel Bristol in the 8. M ARCTIC WILDLIFE GALORE M Prestige Cabin – Deck 6 heart of Norway’s capital city Double $11,290 + $900 = $12,190 With luck, by this time you’ll have Single $16,166 + $900 = $17,066 cruised to Alkhornet, large seabird cliffs M Deluxe Suite – Deck 6 on Spitsbergen where thousands of Double $13,290 + $900 = $14,190 moose in this land of black mountains birds nest and breed. Below the cliff MM Prestige Suite – Deck 5 you might spot the Arctic foxes who and fjords, where traces of whaling Double $14,790 + $900 = $15,690 outposts and mining camps remain – den there, and look for reindeer grazing Triple $10,212 + $900 = $11,112 on the rich summer vegetation. You Norwegian, American and Russian. MM Prestige Suite – Deck 6 Le Boréal – Meals BLD may also see Pyramiden; this former Double $15,290 + $900 = $16,190 Soviet coal mining settlement, active Triple $10,541 + $900 = $11,441 from the 1920s until abandoned in M Owner’s Suite – Deck 6 5. M SAILING IN THE ICE FLOE 1998, is today a ghost town largely Double $17,790 + $900 = $18,690 preserved intact by the extreme cold. Weather permitting, you’ll have an Le Boréal – Meals BLD Tauck’s private shore excursions and distinctive opportunity to sail through the Arctic inclusions valued at $3,463. ice floe – frozen masses of free-moving Activity On-tour air included (2 flights) Level 3 saltwater ice on the surface of the sea. 9. DISEMBARK & FLY TO OSLO Land / Cruise Price includes everything Pace Look for the birds, seals and polar described in General Information as well Level 3 bears who make their homes here. Disembark your ship today in as private Tauck shore excursions, cruise Le Boréal – Meals BLD Longyearbyen for your flight back to fare, 25 meals (9 Breakfasts, 8 Lunches & 8 Dinners), Oslo. You’ll have time to explore and port charges, applicable fuel surcharges, entertainment, gratuities to Tauck Director, local guides and ship staff, enjoy Oslo this evening as you please. and airport transfers upon arrival and departure. Alcoholic 6. M GLACIERS & FJORDS Your hotel is located in the city center and non-alcoholic beverages are available throughout near a wide variety of restaurants; your the day aboard ship, including house wines & spirits; By your fourth day in the Svalbard Tauck Director will have suggestions. premium spirits and wines are available at extra cost. A archipelago, you may have reached Grand Hotel Oslo or Hotel Bristol – Meals BL water-repellent, hooded parka is provided aboard ship the fjords of Northern Spitsbergen and, by Tauck and yours to keep and boots will be provided if weather permits, Monaco Glacier, for your use for the duration of the Arctic portion of the named for oceanographer and explorer trip. Departures will be hosted by one Tauck Director for approximately every 40 Tauck guests. Prince Albert I of Monaco. Look for 10. JOURNEY HOME calving chunks of ice, minke whales and Tour ends: Oslo. Fly home anytime. A International Airfare is additional. Call for special rates on international air for travel originating in the US and Canada bearded seals sunbathing on ice floes. transfer to Oslo Airport from Grand (subject to availability). Visit tauck.com for Le Boréal deck Monaco is the last glacier explorers Hotel Oslo or Hotel Bristol is included. plans and ship specifications. Please go to page 96 for reach before the latitude of 80° North! You should allow three hours for flight additional information. Le Boréal – Meals BLD check-in at the airport. Meals B

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Generally easy – with time to rest and relax $565 per person – Swiss Highlands and Bavarian Alps; Loss of 50% of cost of cruise or train tour, not including Romantic Germany; The Ultimate Alps & Dolomites air (if applicable) per person 2. Moderate – with some early morning starts The cost of Tauck’s Cruise and Train Protection is as follows: 45–1 day before departure 3. Often robust – long days, active sightseeing, Loss of 100% of cost of cruise or train tour, not including $529 per person – Tauck Bridges river cruises early starts, evening activities, significant $639 per person – European river cruises air (if applicable) per person travel times $639 per person – Small ship cruises Time of cancellation will be when notice is received in Tauck’s $639 per person – A Grand Rail Adventure: Wilton, CT office. Milan, The Alps & Vienna 4. 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LAND JOURNEYS A Week In... Tuscany & Umbria A Week In... Puglia Authentic Italy: Venice to Rome by Train Tuscany & Cinque Terre A Week In... Naples, Capri & Amalfi Ireland & Great Britain NEW A Grand Rail Adventure: Milan, the Alps & Vienna Sold out for 2020! Romantic Germany including Oberammergau Sold out for 2020! The Ultimate Alps & Dolomites including Oberammergau Sold out for 2020! Provence A Week In... The French Riviera, Provence and Paris TAUCK BRIDGES FAMILY JOURNEYS Alpine Adventure Grand European Family Holiday Ireland Forever Holiday Magic: Danube Family River Cruise Family Fun Along the Seine: Paris to Normandy RIVER CRUISING NEW Exploring the Douro, plus Lisbon & Madrid NEW Villages & Vintages: Cruising the Douro River Valley Sold out for 2020! Musical Magic Along the Blue Danube The Black Sea to Budapest Grand European Cruise Autumn Along the Rhine: Munich’s Oktoberfest Belgium & Holland in Spring Rhine Enchantment, Milan to Amsterdam Impressions from the Seine: Paris to Normandy Savoring France: Paris, Lyon & Provence French Escapade: Paris to the Riviera Rendezvous on the Seine Cruising the Seine, plus Paris & London Christmas Markets Along the Rhine Christmas Markets Along the Danube NEW Yuletide Spirit: Brussels to Amsterdam SMALL SHIP CRUISING

NEW London, Bordeaux & Iberian Charms Sold out for 2020! Legendary Scottish Isles, Edinburgh & Glasgow Sold out for 2020! Treasures of the British / Irish Isles Treasures of Spain and Portugal Sold out for 2020! Treasures of the Aegean Sold out for 2020! St. Petersburg & the Baltic Sea Sold out for 2020! Iceland: Land of Fire & Ice Sicily, the Amalfi Coast & Rome Sold out for 2020! Treasures of the Mediterranean

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WHEN AVAILABLE PRICED FROM # OF DAYS Apr - Oct $3,990 8 Mar - Jun, Sep - Oct $3,990 8 Apr - May, Jul, Sep - Oct $3,790 8 Apr - Jun, Aug - Oct $4,390 8 Apr - Jun, Aug - Oct $6,790 8 May - Sep $6,990 14 Sep - Oct $11,790 8 May - Sep $7,790 14 May - Sep $8,990 13 Apr - Jun, Sep - Oct $3,990 8 Apr - Jul, Sep - Oct $4,790 8

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Apr - Oct $6,490 12 Apr - Oct $4,190 8 May, Jul, Oct $6,490 12 May - Aug $5,990 13 May - Aug $12,490 25 Sep $6,390 10 Apr $3,690 8 Apr - Jun, Aug - Oct $5,990 11 Apr - May, Aug - Oct $4,390 8 Apr - Oct $4,990 10 Apr - Oct $6,990 14 Apr - Jun, Aug - Oct $4,890 10 Apr - Oct $6,590 12 Nov - Dec $2,890 8 Nov - Dec $2,890 8 Dec $2,990 8

Sep - Oct $8,990 13 May $7,890 11 May $8,990 12 Apr, Jun, Aug, Nov $7,990 13 May - Oct $8,590 10 May - Jun $9,590 12 Jun - Jul $7,990 8 Sep $9,690 11 Aug - Oct $8,990 11

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