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14 Days 12 Nights Best of Italy / Switzerland / Paris and Amsterdam (EU14B)
DAY 1 SINGAPORE – ROME (Meals on Board) Highlights Troop down to Singapore Changi Airport for your flight to resplendent Rome, capital of Italy. Upon arrival, enjoy a rejuvenating rest at your hotel. 22 Included Meals • 12 breakfasts DAY 2 ROME – VATICAN CITY – ROME (Breakfast/Lunch/Dinner) • 3 lunches Begin your morning by visiting the legendary Vatican City, the world’s • 7 dinners smallest country. Over here, you will witness St Peter's Basilica, one of the most famous and biggest churches in the world. Next, visit Colosseum Specialty Meals in its resplendent glory where ancient gladiators once battled each other • 5-course Tuscan dinner with for the public’s entertainment. If you close your eyes and concentrate hard, Florentine steak and wine you might hear the roaring crowd rooting for their favourite gladiator. In the • Swiss fondue afternoon, make a wish at the baroque Trevi Fountain before visiting • Berlgian mussels Spanish Steps, the widest staircase in Europe. Movie buffs take heed, for you might find this attraction familiar as it was made rather famous by the Exclusive Experiences film “Roman Holiday”, starring Audrey Hepburn. Thereafter, shop along Via • Mt Titlis in Engelberg Condotti, one of Rome’s most elegant shopping streets and an epicentre for your haute couture fix. ITALY
VATICAN CITY DAY 3 ROME – FLORENCE • St Peter’s Basilica (Breakfast/5 course Tuscan Dinner With Florentine Steak And Wine)
ROME Today, continue your journey towards fascinating Florence, one of the • Colosseum settings for the Shakespearean epic, “All’s Well Ends Well”. See the city’s • Trevi Fountain main sights like the multi-coloured Duomo, Cathedral of Santa Maria Del • Spanish Steps Signoria and Piazza della Signoria with its amazing sculptures. You will • Via Condotti also see the famous bridge, Ponte Vecchio, one of the city’s most famous landmarks. To end the night on a high note, enjoy a delish and lovely 5- FLORENCE course Tuscan dinner with Florentine steak and wine. • Cathedral of Santa Maria Del Fiore DAY 4 FLORENCE – PISA - VENICE (Breakfast/Dinner) • Baptistery of St John This morning, travel to Pisa to admire the cathedral, baptistery and the • Piazza della Signoria world-renowned Leaning Tower at Campo dei Miracoli, also known as • Ponte Vecchio Field of Miracles. There is no better place to go trigger-happy with your camera or your smartphone than here. Create your picture-perfect PISA moments with the world-renowned attraction. Next, journey along the • Cathedral Italian Alps to Venice. • Baptistery • Leaning Tower DAY 5 VENICE – MILAN (Breakfast) This morning, take a motor launch to splendidly divine St Mark’s Square. VENICE See famed monuments such as St Mark’s Basilica, which features the • St Mark’s Square craved likenesses of the Roman Empire’s 4 rulers, Doge’s Palace, one of • St Mark’s Basilica the main landmarks of the city, Bridge of Sighs, so named because it was • Doge’s Palace the last glimpse of freedom that convicts had before they were imprisoned, • Bridge of Sighs and St Mark’s Campanile, a replica of the original watchtower that • St Mark’s Campanile collapsed in 1902. Visit a Venetian glass factory and be fascinated by a • Venetian glass factory master glassblower’s demonstration. If time and weather is in your favour,
MILAN board the unforgettable gondola ride at your own expense. In the afternoon, head to Milan, fashion capital of Italy. Upon arrival, explore the • Duomo city at your own leisure. Visit Duomo and the glass and steel Galleria • Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II Vittorio Emanuele II, the first building in Italy to be lit by electricity. SWITZERLAND LUCERNE DAY 6 MILAN – LUCERNE (Breakfast/Swiss Fondue Dinner) • Chapel Bridge After breakfast, enjoy the scenic views of mountains and serene • Lion Monument countryside as you journey on to the picturesque township of Lucerne, Switzerland. Next, take a walking tour to Chapel Bridge and Lion Monument. Then, spend the rest of the day at leisure to relax or shop for branded watches, famous Swiss chocolates and music boxes. Note Overnight accommodation may not be in Lucerne.
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DAY 7 LUCERNE – ENGELBERG – MT TITLIS – LUCERNE (Breakfast) Highlights This morning, begin your tour with an excursion to Engelberg. From there, ascend Mt Titlis by cable car. Enjoy the view of the central Swiss Alps and
BERN have fun on the snowfields. Return to Lucerne in the afternoon and spend • Clock Tower the rest of the day at leisure. Note • Bear pit If Mt Titlis is closed for maintenance, it will be substituted with another mountain
excursion. FRANCE
PARIS DAY 8 LUCERNE – BERN – MACON (Breakfast/Dinner) • Arc de Triomphe Today, embark on a scenic drive to Bern, capital of Switzerland. Upon • Champs Elysees Boulevard arrival at Bahnhofplatz, take a walking tour of the old town to view the • Place de la Concorde beautiful fountains decorated with statues and the 16th-century • Eiffel Tower astronomical Clock Tower with its many painted figures. On the same • Notre Dame Cathedral street stands house No. 49, once Albert Einstein’s home, where the great • Fragonard Perfumery scientist wrote his “Theory of Relativity” in 1905. Not to be missed is a visit BELGIUM to the iconic bear pit, dedicated to the bear which is the protagonist of BRUSSELS Bern’s coat of arms. Thereafter, transfer to Macon in France where you will • Atomium spend the night. • Royal Laeken Palace • Manneken Pis DAY 9 MACON – PARIS (Breakfast/Lunch/Dinner) • Market Square This morning, continue to Paris, City of Light. Immerse in the sights of • Grand Place Napoleon’s Arc de Triomphe, Champs Elysees Boulevard and Place de la Concorde on your city tour. Witness the iconic Eiffel Tower and THE NETHERLANDS celebrated Notre Dame Cathedral, one of the most magnificent AMSTERDAM masterpieces of Gothic architecture. Thereafter, check out Fragonard • Dam Square Perfumery, one of the largest perfumeries in France, and indeed, it also • Royal Palace happens to be an awesome place to purchase exclusive French scents that • Church of Amsterdam won’t break the bank. Spend the rest of the day at leisure in which you may • National Monument shop to your heart’s content or visit the famous Palace of Versailles at your • Zaanse Schans own expense. • Cheese farm • Wooden clog-making DAY 10 PARIS (Breakfast) demonstration Today, spend the day at leisure to explore the city. • Canal cruise • Diamond house DAY 11 PARIS – BRUSSELS – AMSTERDAM (Breakfast/Belgian Mussels Lunch) This morning, continue to Brussels, the capital of Belgium. Your first stop is the magnificent Atomium. Drive past Royal Laeken Palace before arriving in the city to see the mascot of Brussels, Manneken Pis, the 16th and 17th-century Market Square and the beautiful Grand Place. After lunch, depart Belgium for Amsterdam in The Netherlands where some might say is the bicycle capital of the world. You will then proceed to Dam Square, where Amstel River was dammed in the 13th century, thus giving the city its name. Next, witness the stellar attractions of Amsterdam such as Royal Palace, Church of Amsterdam and the resplendent National Monument around the square. Note Overnight accommodation may be in The Hague or Rotterdam.
DAY 12 AMSTERDAM (Breakfast/Dinner) Tour Zaanse Schans, a quaint Dutch village dotted with well-preserved windmills and cottages. Take the opportunity to visit a cheese farm and witness a wooden clog-making demonstration. Thereafter, return to Amsterdam to enjoy a refreshing canal cruise. Relax on board a glass-domed motor launch cruising down canals flanked by gabled houses. Next, be dazzled by the diamond house in Amsterdam and see master diamond craftsmen at work. Spend some time at leisure for photo-taking or shopping.
DAY 13 AMSTERDAM – SINGAPORE (Breakfast/Meals on Board) If time permits, of course there is always last-minute shopping before bidding farewell to Amsterdam as you transfer to the airport for your flight home.
DAY 14 ARRIVE IN SINGAPORE
Remarks If a place of visit is closed to visitors, it will be replaced with an alternative. During major events, accommodation may not be in the city mentioned. Sequence of itinerary is subject to change without prior notice. 2015/14/13/12/11/10/08 Reader's Digest Trusted Brands 2013/12/11/10 AsiaOne People's Choice Award 2006 Outstanding Branding Effort by National Association of Travel Agents Singapore 2005 SPBA Heritage Brand Award • Asia’s Top 300 Brands 2004 Singapore's Top 100 Brands & Number 1 Online Travel Agency Co. Registration No.: 196700287Z