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Day 01: Arrive Rome. On arrival in tour proceeds by motor coach through the Rome, you have a private transfer to old city center to the Duomo Complex: your hotel. The rest of the day is at Giotto’s , the Baptistery with its leisure. bronze doors including the famous Porta

Del Paradiso and the Cathedral with the I t Day 02: Day in Rome. *Today you Tour Includes magnificent Cupola Del Brunelleschi. A will skip the lines and discover the a l short walk through the historic streets • Private round trip airport transfers

Vatican Museums and Sistine Chapel. y b of the heart of Florence brings you to • Accommodations in select centrally On arrival, your guide will lead you into the renowned Galleria dell’Accademia*, located hotels the museums where you will visit one y R a i l - I where you can admire the famous David • Italian buffet breakfast, except day of of the most important art collections of by Michelangelo and other works by the arrival the world. Admire the beautiful spiral Great Artist. The tour ends inside the • Services of an English-speaking local host stairway, the gallery of tapestries and museum. The rest of the day is at leisure. on arrival for assistance and touring tips geographical maps, before arriving You can shop, explore on your own or • Train transportation from Rome to

at the famous Sistine Chapel & the n d simply relax. Florence and Florence to Venice, with unforgettable ! Tour ends at (*Note: The Galleria dell’Accademia is closed confirmed 2nd class seat. Upgrade to 1st your choice of one of several bus e stops (drop-off at hotel not available). on Monday and would be replaced by Bargello class seat also available p e Museum or Capella dei Medici) • Shared tours in each city Remainder of the day is free to enjoy n d • Visit the Vatican and St. Peter’s in Rome, the Capital city! Overnight in Rome. Day 05: Florence - Venice. Today, transfer independently to the train station with skip the line morning tour e

(*Note: The tour is not available on Sunday n t T r a or Italian religious events. Should your day in Florence. Board your train to Venice • Panoramic bus tour and walking tour 02 fall on one of these days, the tour will with confirmed seating. Upon arrival, of the city center in Florence including the be replaced with our Ancient Rome tour transfer independently to your hotel in Accademia (with skip the line entrance) featuring the Colosseum with skip the line Venice. The rest of the day is at your • Venice walking tour of the city center

admission. On Wednesday, the tour is not v e available in the morning and is replaced leisure. Overnight in Venice. with the afternoon tour without the Basilica Day 06: Day in Venice. This morning, Rail Service Info l admission.) walking city tour starts at St. Mark’s Your package includes 2nd class rail service. Day 03: Rome - Florence. This Square. Visit the Doge’s Palace and St. Upgrade to 1st class service is also available. morning, transfer independently to Mark’s Basilica, and view the Bell Tower Eurostar rail 2nd class: Rome-Florence with the train station for your train to and the Bridge of Sighs. The tour ends reserved seats. Length of Journey: 1 hour Florence. Upon arrival, make your way with a visit to a glass blowing factory 35 minutes to your Florence hotel. The day is at where you will see a demonstration of Eurostar rail 2nd class: Florence-Venice with leisure to enjoy Florence, the Cradle of traditional Venetian glass blowing. The reserved seats. Length of Journey: 2 hours Renaissance. Overnight in Florence. rest of the day is at leisure. Enjoy Venice at your own pace, shop or join an optional 03 minutes Day 04: Day in Florence. On gondola ride. tour today, you drive along the Rail Upgrade romantic Viale Dei Colli up to Piazzale Day 07: Depart Venice. Today, you will Michelangelo where you stop to admire be transferred from your hotel to the Upgrade your 2nd Class Eurostar Rail to 1st the wonderful panorama of the city, one airport for your flight home. Class Eurostar Rail with confirmed seats. of the most beautiful in the world. The Upgrade: $99 per person

ITALY BY RAIL 2017* Twin/Double Single Triple Rates noted are per person Room Room Room Tour Highlights Jan 02 - Feb 28, 2017 $1369 $2049 $1219 • Independently tour Italy Nov 01 - Dec 15, 2017 • Local host on arrival for assistance Mar 2017 $1599 $2389 $1409 • 24/7 Emergency number in Italy for any Apr 01 - Jun 30, 2017 assistance you may need $1929 $2799 $1769 Sept 01 - Oct 31, 2017 • Book online or via our call center Jul 01 - Aug 31, 2017 $1639 $2429 $1429 HOTELS or similar *Blackout dates apply during festivals, carnivals and special events. Hotels are subject to availability when booked. Not Rome: Donna Laura / Empire Palace valid during Venice Carnival or Florence Pitti Fair. Florence: Adler Cavalieri / River Hotel Venice: Principe / Amadeus Hotels are subject to availability at time of booking. Celtic Tours can customize your Italy by Rail tour to include longer stays in any one area and alternate hotels.

AIRFARE: Celtic Tours works with many airlines to provide air from your home city. Please visit our website for details. www.celtictours.com WWW.CELTICTOURS.COM 5 NEW SMART TOURING! Our new Smart Tours is a collection of vacation packages designed to meet the needs and desires of the discerning traveler who wants the best available service with affordable rates. Smart tours combines the perfect amount of independent touring and small group touring. This Smart Tour brings you the best of Rome and Florence, with three nights in Rome and two nights in Florence. Your Itinerary Day 01: U.S. – Italy. Overnight flight to Rome Day 05: Rome to Florence with and Italy. Monteriggioni. Meet your driver guide at the hotel and transfer to Florence. Your driver guide Day 02: Arrive Rome, Italy. Arrive in Rome will stop in Siena and Monteriggioni to visit and make your way independently to your hotel these enchanting villages en route. The drive (transfer is optional and can be booked at time itself is magnificent. Enjoy the view of Chianti’s of reservation). Late afternoon meeting with Tour Highlights hills covered by vineyards and olive trees, with your local assistant for a welcome briefing. • Daily Departures designed for parties from the cypresses that become quickly familiar. Overnight in Rome. 2-6 passengers - perfect for family and friends Siena is probably Italy’s loveliest medieval traveling! (Can be priced for larger groups as Day 03: Vatican and more! In the morning, city. Its heart is the central piazza known as Il needed) make your way independently and meet your Campo, known worldwide for the famous Palio • Perfect combination of small group touring guide near the Vatican (full meeting details run here, a horse race run around the piazza will be provided with your documents or you two times every summer. Movie audiences and private touring can opt for the optional hotel pick-up for $36 worldwide can see Siena and the Palio in the • See Rome, Florence and the Chianti Region pp). Here you will join a small group and visit James Bond movie, Quantum of Solace. Time • 24/7 Concierge, as well as 24/7 Celtic Help the *Vatican Museum and Sistine Chapel. permitting, a short stop in at the charming and Line as needed Our expert guide will offer easy navigation tiny castle town of Monteriggioni. With lunch through the vast Vatican collection of treasures at a Tuscan Villa estate, as well as wine tasting Tour Includes on display, spanning more than 4 miles. and cellar visit included. This is a great day to • Welcome briefing in the afternoon with This Vatican tour focuses on the absolute experience the best aspects of this wonderful local assistant at hotel must-sees and famous masterpieces of the region! Arrival late afternoon in Florence and Vatican, including the Sistine Chapel ceiling by overnight in the heart of the town. • Excellent 4* hotels located in the heart of Michelangelo and the Raphael Rooms. Discover Day 06: Florence. Join a small group the city Michelangelo’s Dome, Pinecone Courtyard [departure point: At the entrance of Hotel S. (Cortile della Pigna), Chiaramonti Collection, • Daily breakfast (buffet or continental), Maria Novella, Piazza di Santa Maria Novella, 1] Pio Clementino Collection, Stanza Rotonda, except morning of arrival to explore Florence and discover how Florence’s Stanza della Croce Greca, Bramante’s Triple • Small Group Tour: Visit to the Vatican with 2000 years of tumultuous history changed Gallery, Raphael’s Rooms, Sistine Chapel, St. entrance fee included the world forever. See historic sculptures, Peter’s Basilica, St. Peter’s Square and more. frescoes and paintings in 3 famous churches; • Driver guided tour of the Tuscany Entry to the most magnificent church on earth: the Duomo, Santa Trinità and Orsanmichele. Countryside, with an en route stop in St. Peter’s**, before ending in a superb square Learn why Florence became one of the greatest Siena & Monteriggioni (pick up in Rome designed by Bernini. Overnight in Rome. and dropped off at your Florence hotel) art centers the world has ever seen and see (Note: *Vatican is open all year, with exception Florence’s Baptistery, Bell Tower, Gates of • Typical lunch in Siena of Sunday, Easter, June 29 and Dec 25 & 26. Paradise, Brunelleschi’s Dome, Vasari’s Corridor, • Wine tasting in the Chianti area **St. Peter’s: In same occasions, the visit Piazza della Signoria, Palazzo Vecchio, Ponte • Small Group Tour: Walking Tour of to St. Peter’s may be restricted because of Vecchio, Medieval towers and Renaissance Florence Religious Functions) palaces and more (all from outside). Overnight in Florence. Day 04: Free day in Rome. A free day to HOTELS or similar enjoy Rome independently today. Overnight in Day 07: Florence – U.S. Independent transfer Rome. (Celtic Tours can pre-book optional tours to airport or station. Rome: for you in Rome on this day if so desired) Savoy, Londra & Cargill or Dei Mellini 3 Nts Florence: Rooming / # of Pax Jan-Mar Apr May Jun-Jul Aug Sep Oct-Dec Hotel Pierre, Carvour or Baglioni 2 Nts 1 Dbl - 2 Pax $1199 $1299 $1609 $1669 $1489 $1469 $1669

1 Dbl / 1 Sgl - 3 pax $1199 $1299 $1609 $1669 $1489 $1469 $1669 Not Included $2219 $2399 $2969 $3089 $2748 $2709 $3089 • Arrival and departure transfers (can be pre booked at time of booking) 1 Trip - 3 pax $1079 $1169 $1449 $1509 $1339 $1329 $1509 • City tax at hotels (paid locally and cannot be 2 Dbl / 4 pax $1079 $1169 $1449 $1509 $1339 $1329 $1509 pre-collected. Ranges from 4-6 euro pp) • Meals not mentioned in inclusions 2 Dbl / 1 Sgl / 5 pax $1079 $1169 $1449 $1509 $1339 $1329 $1509 • Airfare $2159 $2399 $2669 $2779 $2479 $2449 $2779 1 Dbl / 1 Trp / 5 pax $1079 $1169 $1449 $1509 $1339 $1329 $1509 Note: 3 Dbls or 2 Trps / 6 pax $999 $1069 $1239 $1379 $1229 $1209 $1379 Blackout dates will apply, as rates are not valid in case of Special Events or Celebrations like Fairs, Christmas, Easter or other major holidays. Not valid during Venice Carnival. All prices noted are per person.

Celtic Tours offers many more Smart Tour options. We have Smart Tours that include Cinque Terra, or Venice. Visit www.celtictours.com to see all of our Smart Tour options.

WWW.CELTICTOURS.COM 6 NEW SMART TOURING! Enjoy this Smart Tour itinerary, taking in the Hidden Treasures of Northern Italy. of Northern Italy See Bologna, , , , and with the perfect mix of small group touring and private touring! Your Itinerary Day 01: U.S. to Venice. Depart on overnight Mincio. The unique visual affect created by the flight from the U.S. to Venice. Superiore, di Mezzo and Inferiore Lakes leave Mantua with amazing views. Arrival in Verona Day 02: Venice – Ferrara – Bologna. Meet late afternoon and overnight. your driver guide and transfer to Bologna. En route stop in Ferrara for an independent visit Day 05: Verona – Valpolicella. Today of the city. Ferrara, on the low Emilian plain explore the city of Verona with a private surrounding a ford over the Po River, is an guide. A UNESCO World Heritage Site, Verona enchanting city of Medieval and Renaissance art is a wonderful example of urban, artistic and architecture. During the Renaissance, some and architectonic integration of the historical of the most important Italian maestros, in the epochs from the last 2000 years. Piazza Erbe service of the Estense Court, built structures is the best example with architecture from Tour Highlights and monuments of exceptional value for the Roman, Medieval and Renaissance periods • Daily Departures designed for parties Ferrara. The city’s history is profoundly tied to harmoniously conjoined with the period of the from 2-6 passengers - perfect for family that of the d’Este Family, who rendered Ferrara Della Scala Family and 19th-Century palazzi. and friends traveling! (Can be priced for the magnificent place it is today. Arrive in Near the Adige River, other remarkable larger groups as needed). Bologna late afternoon. Overnight in Bologna buildings from the Roman and Scaliger periods • Perfect combination of small group mark the most influential historical eras for Day 03: Bologna. Meet your guide at your touring and private touring the city such as the fortress of Castelvecchio, hotel and start your Discovery of Bologna now site of the Modern Art Museum, the • See Bologna, Ferrara, Modena, Mantua, tour. Seat of the most ancient university in the Scaliger Bridge, an outstanding example of Verona and Vicenza western world, Bologna, in Emilia Romagna, Medieval architecture, and the Scaliger Arches, • 24/7 Concierge, as well as 24/7 Celtic is a city with an intense cultural life and superb tombs built for the lords of Verona. Help Line as needed intriguing historical legacy. First an important In the afternoon, you may visit the beautiful urban center under the Etruscans, then the Valpolicella with an expert driver guide. In Gauls and Romans, Bologna was also a well- Tour Includes the Province’s heart is Valpolicella, land of known medieval city within Europe. Bologna history and flavors where, in addition to its was declared by UNESCO to be a “creative and • Private transfer from Venice to Bologna numerous historic villas, the wine tradition is musical city” in 2006. The afternoon is free. with a stop in Ferrara en route the distinguishing factor. This area produces You may join one of the many cooking classes exquisite, world-famous wines using special • Daily breakfast (buffet or continental), available in the city. In the evening, enjoy and unique Italian techniques. Further to the except morning of arrival a magnificent dinner to discover the food of south, the Basso Veronese area is a world of • Dinner in Bologna Emilia Romagna. its own, with its slow rhythms, silent places, • Private walking guided tour of Bologna Day 04: Modena & Mantua. Meet your and changing colors; it offers a distinct way of driver and transfer to Verona. En route stop life that welcomes the visitor with open arms. • Private transfer from Bologna to in Modena and Mantova for an independent Overnight in Verona. Verona with stop in Modena and visit. The Province of Modena, in line with the Mantova en route Day 06: Verona – Venice - U.S. Morning best of Emilian traditions, is a territory defined transfer to Venice Airport or Rail Station where • Private walking guided tour of Verona by flavors, nature and its love for motors. Its touring ends. En route, a stop in Vicenza for • Private transfer from Verona to Venice Capital, Modena, is a city with an important an independent visit. The historic center of with a stop in Vicenza en route past; to begin with, it was built along the Vicenza, characterized by the classical style ancient Via Emilia, and it seems to be Etruscan of architect Andrea Palladio, has also been in origins. Later, the Celts and the Romans laid granted UNESCO status, together with the HOTELS or similar claim to it. Mantua is one of the most beautiful marvelous stately homes he designed, including jewels from the Renaissance in Italy’s territory. the stunning Villa Capra Valmarana and Villa Bologna: Art Hotel Orologio 2 Nts Mantua was declared a UNESCO World Heritage Poiana, surrounded by great parks. Drop off in Site in 2008. Mantua is deeply intertwined with Verona: Albergo Mazzanti 2 Nts Venice Airport or Rail Station (tour ends). the history of the noble Gonzaga Family who, during their reign 1328 to 1707, made the city (When booking air/rail, a late afternoon flight or rail is into a court of grand splendor. The city extends needed here to accommodate this last day of traveling. If a Not Included in peninsula form over three clear, reflecting post night in Venice is needed, it can be arranged) lakes, created artificially as a defense for the • City tax at hotels (paid locally and city and designed using the curves of the River cannot be pre-collected. Ranges from 4-6 euro pp) Rooming / # of Pax Mar Apr May-Jul Aug Sep Oct • Meals not mentioned in inclusions • Airfare 1 Dbl - 2 Pax $2019 $2139 $2179 $2019 $2179 $2099

1 Dbl / 1 Sgl - 3 pax $2019 $2139 $2179 $2019 $2179 $2099 $3729 $3949 $4029 $3729 $4029 $3879 Note: Blackout dates will apply, as rates are 1 Trip - 3 pax $1819 $1929 $1959 $1819 $1959 $1889 not valid in case of Special Events or 2 Dbl / 4 pax $1609 $1709 $1739 $1609 $1739 $1679 Celebrations like Fairs, Christmas, Easter or other major holidays. Not 2 Dbl / 1 Sgl / 5 pax $1609 $1709 $1739 $1609 $1739 $1679 $2979 $3159 $3219 $2979 $3219 $3099 valid during Venice Carnival. 1 Dbl / 1 Trip / 5 pax $1609 $1709 $1739 $1609 $1739 $1679 All prices noted are per person. 3 Dbls or 2 Trps / 6 pax $1509 $1599 $1629 $1509 $1629 $1569 Celtic Tours offers many more Smart Tour options. We have Smart Tours that include Cinque Terra, Milan or Venice. Visit www.celtictours.com to see all of our Smart Tour options. WWW.CELTICTOURS.COM 7 NEW SLOW DRIVE - SELF-DRIVE ITALY Celtic Tours is please to introduce a collection of itineraries in 2017 to discover Italy by car. Here is our Pure Tuscany Slow Drive package, that brings you the amazing Tuscany region. See Lucca, Pisa, Montepulciano and Chianti.

Drive slowly along the beautiful roads of Italy to enjoy the landscape and visit the lovely villages along the way. Sleep in unique accommodations, small and Tour Highlights enchanting, where you can feel the spirit of the places. • Daily Departures* (dates noted are based on arrival in Italy) Your Itinerary • Relaxed itineraries with 2 and 3 night stays in each location Day 01: Pure Tuscany - Lucca. Arrival in Italy. (We suggest flying into Florence • See the enchanting Tuscany region at your or Pisa). Collect your reserved car and begin your adventure. Today you will make own pace your way to lovely Lucca, where you will fall in love with Tuscany! A relaxing day • 24/7 Celtic Help Line always available exploring the town, with overnight in Lucca. Day 02: Lucca. Enjoy breakfast, with a full day to explore the region. Perhaps a Tour Includes visit to Pisa for the day. Pisa is best known of course for its leaning tower, but there • Eight day car rental with basic CDW is so much more to see in this Tuscan town. , the area around the included - choose from standard shift or cathedral and the tower, is beautiful. A visit here can easily occupy several hours. automatic car (larger vehicles available) Return to Lucca for overnight. • Unique and welcoming accommodations pre booked for you Day 03: Lucca - Montepulciano. Leaving Lucca today, you will make your way • Daily breakfast (buffet or continental), to the medieval and Renaissance hill town of Montepulciano, in the Italian province except morning of arrival of Siena, in the southern Tuscany region. It is approximately a 1.45 hours drive from Lucca. An easy stop in Florence can be done today before reaching your final HOTELS or similar destination. Overnight in Montepulciano. Lucca: Artimino 2 Nts Day 04: Pure Tuscany. Another day in this breathtaking region of Tuscany. This Montepulciano: Il Rondò, Villa Nottola 2 Nts region is well known for its fine wines. Take the day to explore the wineries in this Chianti: Casafrassi, Il Poggiale 3 Nts area. With your car rental, you are free to explore easily. Optional Pecorino cheese Not Included tasting available today. Return to Montepulciano for overnight. Day 05: Tuscany - Chianti. Heading north today, you will make your way to • Super collision damage insurance your Chianti accommodations. Only a few regions offer such spectacular and rich • City tax at hotels panorama’s as the Chianti region. • Optional tours • Airfare Day 06: Chianti. After breakfast, head out for another day of exploration. Optional • Single room rates available on request farmers lunch, with a 3-course meal with wine can be arranged today for you if you like. Overnight in Chianti. Add on these great optional items to enhance your Day 07: Chianti. After vacation: breakfast, the day is your own Chianti: Wine tasting voucher $41 pp to explore. Perhaps an optional Includes 3 wines and visit to the wine factory wine tasting today. Overnight in Montepulciano/Montalcino: Wine tasting voucher $51 pp Chianti. Includes 3 wines and visit to the wine factory Day 08: Chianti - U.S. : Pecorino Cheese tasting voucher $30 pp Today you bid farewell to your Includes cheese and a glass of white wine amazing vacation and make your way to the airport for your Chianti: Farmers Lunch $71 pp return flight home. 3 course meal with wine

SLOW DRIVE - PURE TUSCANY MAR APR APR APR MAY 1 - JUN JUL AUG SEP SEP OCT OCT 1 - Per Person Pricing - based on 1-31 1-7 8-17 18-30 JUN 12 13-30 1- 31 1-31 1-4 5-30 1-15 6-31 rooming and car types below

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Double + Automatic (2 pax) $1329 $1399 $1699 $1399 $1489 $1699 $1779 $1759 $1699 $1489 $1459 $1369 Volkswagon Golf or similar Triple + Compact Manual (3 pax) - Alfa Romeo Giulietta or $1109 $1189 $1339 $1189 $1229 $1339 $1399 $1389 $1339 $1229 $1199 $1149 similar Triple + Automatic (3 pax) $1169 $1239 $1439 $1239 $1299 $1439 $1499 $1489 $1439 $1299 $1259 $1199 Volkswagon Golf or similar 2 Doubles + Manual Wagon (4 pax) - Skoda Octavia Wagon or $1149 $1229 $1379 $1229 $1269 $1379 $1449 $1419 $1379 $1269 $1229 $1189 similar 2 Doubles + Standard Automatic $1219 (4 pax) - Volkswagon Touran $1179 $1259 $1429 $1259 $1299 $1429 $1499 $1479 $1429 $1299 $1279 Auto or similar Double + Triple + Manual (5 $1369 $1459 $1669 $1459 $1509 $1669 $1739 $1709 $1669 $1509 $1469 $1409 pax) - Opel Vivaro or similar

8 WWW.CELTICTOURS.COM A special package designed to immerse you in the sights, tastes and warmth of this fantastic region! Our Tuscan Delights package continues to bring you the best of Tuscany, while staying at the exceptional Villa Casagrande. Immerse yourself in Tuscan Delights! Your Itinerary Day 01: Tuscany. Arrival transfer from the Florence Airport or railway station to Figline Valdarno. Check into your accommodations and get settled. Dinner tonight will be around 7:30 p.m., where you will enjoy the culinary delights of the Villa Casagrande. Overnight at the Villa.

Day 02: Cooking Class. Enjoy breakfast at the Villa. Your morning is free to discover the lovely village of Figline Valdarno. In the afternoon, participate in your first cooking class with Mamma Paola. During the 3-hour class, you will learn to prepare many traditional and seasonal Tuscan dishes. Dinner to follow based on your efforts. Overnight at the Villa.

Day 03: Siena – . An exciting day after breakfast, where you meet your driver for a full-day excursion to Siena and San Gimignano. Independently discover the beauty of these perfectly preserved medieval towns. Although you will be on your own touring these areas, your driver can make recommendations on what to see and where to eat. Before leaving, you will experience a wine tasting at a local farm in the area. Return to Figline Valdarno for overnight at the Villa.

Day 04: Pizza today! After breakfast, your morning is free. An optional trip to Prada or other shopping outlets can be arranged. In the afternoon, a special pizza class with Mamma Paola, with dinner to follow based on your efforts. Overnight at the Villa.

Day 05: Free day. After breakfast, the day is free for you to enjoy. May we suggest a visit to Florence (the train station is walking distance from the Villa), where you can enjoy the history, culture, shopping and culinary splendors of Florence. Celtic Tours can arrange tours in Florence

for you today (train to Florence must be booked I n d independently). Return to the Villa for overnight. 2017 Tuscan Delights

Per Person Land Only - Prices based on day of arrival in Italy e Day 06: Tour ends. After breakfast, a return transfer to p e Jan 02-Apr 13 Apr 14-Jun 30 Florence Airport or the railway station ends your Tuscan Rooming Jul 01-Aug 18 n d package. Sep 23-Dec 22 Aug 19-Sep 22

Standard Double $1259 $1439 $1379 e Depending on your arrival in Italy, the itinerary may n t o be re-arranged to accommodate the cooking classes Standard Single $1299 $1529 $1439 and touring. Celtic Tours can also arrange extensions in

Superior Double $1319 $1529 $1449 r G Florence, Rome or other Italy destinations to enhance your tour. Celtic Tours can also arrange accommodations Superior Single $1379 $1629 $1499 at other Villas through out the Tuscany region. r o u p T u s c a n V Tour Includes Tour Highlights • Arrival transfer from Florence Airport or Florence rail station to the Villa Casagrande • A Celtic Exclusive • Five nights in a double standard room at Villa • 8 Meals - Breakfast daily and 3 dinners Casagrande in the Tuscany region (upgrade to • Wine tasting superior room is also available) • Hands on Tuscan culinary classes

• Italian buffet breakfast, except day of • Great for groups and individuals i l arrival or similar a V • Welcome dinner at the Villa, including 1/4 liter HOTELS

of wine and 1/2 liter of water Chianti: Villa Casagrande 5 Nts a c • Cooking class at the Villa (from 4:00 - 7:00 This package is based on a minimum of 2 people traveling sharing a double room. Single room available only when

pm), based on preparation of three recipes. t i traveling with 2 addtional persons sharing a double room, Enjoying, at the end, your prepared feast otherwise tour not available for solo traveler. o

• Hands on pizza making session at the Villa, n (Note: City hotel tax not included and paid direct to hotel) where you enjoy your cooking efforts at the end. AIRFARE: Celtic Tours works with many • Full day car at disposal for Siena and San airlines to provide air from your home city. Gimignano tour Please visit our website for details. • Wine tasting at a farm in San Gimignano • Departure transfer to Florence Airport or WWW.CELTICTOURS.COM Florence rail station from the Villa 9 GUARANTEED DAILY DEPARTURES An exciting tour bringing you the history of Rome, and and the beauty of the Sorrentine Peninsula. Featuring a visit to the Isle of Capri and the famous Blue Grotto (weather permitting). Your Itinerary Day 01: U.S. to Rome. Overnight fight from the U.S. to Rome. Dinner is served shortly after take-off.

Day 02: Arrive Rome. Morning arrival at Rome Airport, where you are transferred from the airport in Rome to the hotel. Rest of the day is at your leisure. Dinner is on your own this evening. Overnight in Rome.

Day 03: Rome. After a continental breakfast, we enjoy the “Discovering Rome” tour, a half- day morning tour with a 9:00 a.m. pick-up from our hotel. Our tour will include Campo de’Fiori, Piazza Farnese, Piazza Navona, The Sorrento, a charming town on the Sorrentine Pantheon, Trevi Fountain, and the Spanish Peninsula famous for the cultivation of oranges, steps. Our tour will conclude in the city center, lemons and olive trees. Dinner and overnight at where you have the afternoon free to explore the hotel. the city at your leisure. Lunch and dinner on your own with the remainder of the day at Day 05: Sorrento - Capri - Sorrento. leisure. Overnight in Rome. After a buffet breakfast at the hotel, we depart at 9:15 am for the island of Capri. We will Day 04: Rome - Naples - Pompeii board the ferry and arrive in Marina Grande. - Sorrento. After a buffet breakfast, we Once on the island we will visit the Blue Grotto are picked-up at 7:00 a.m. at the hotel and (weather permitting), the Augustus Gardens r Sorrentine Peninsula depart from Rome to Naples by coach with a and stop at the famous Piazzetta. A minibus Per Person Based on twin rooms sharing multilingual tour leader. Upon arrival in Naples will take us up to Anacapri. After lunch in o u our local guide will take us for a walking tour Anacapri, we will return to Marina Grande of the historical center to admire the Piazza where we will board the ferry for our transfer del Plebiscito, the Royal Palace, the Gallery of back to Sorrento. Dinner and overnight at the Land Cost only Umberto I, and the San Carlo Opera House. hotel. From Naples, continue to Pompeii and enjoy a short visit to a coral and cameo factory. We Day 06: Sorrento - Rome. After a buffet $ enjoy lunch in a typical restaurant, followed by breakfast, your time is at leisure to explore c o a h T 1319 a visit of the excavations of this ancient Roman the popular and attractive town of Sorrento r Single Supplement $569 city which was destroyed by the eruption of independently. At 3:30 p.m., we meet our tour o Mount Vesuvio in 79 B.C. and buried under four leader at our hotel and board a motor coach for t Triple Room Reduction $99 to six meters of ash and stones. We proceed to our return journey to Rome. The arrival time is o expected to be around 9:00 p.m. Dinner on our This tour offers Guaranteed Daily Departures own this evening. Overnight in Rome. from April-October 2017, giving you the d M flexibility of traveling when you want to. Day 07: Rome - U.S. After breakfast this morning, we transfer to the airport for our t e (Note: Hotels are subject to availability at time return flight home. r of booking. Alternate hotels may be used as (Extra nights in Rome can be arranged. Please needed.) ask your agent for rates.)

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Tour Highlights Tour Includes • GUARANTEED DEPARTURES • Roundtrip airport transfers (from/to Rome Airport) • 9 Meals - Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner • Accommodation in charming centrally located 4 star hotels • See Rome, Naples, Pompeii, Sorrento and • Buffet breakfast daily (buffet or continental) Capri • Two dinners (drinks not included) • Flexible travel dates • Special visit to the Blue Grotto • Two lunches (one in Pompeii - drinks included and one in Capri - drinks not included) • 3-hour walking tour of Rome • Full day excursion to Pompeii or similar HOTELS • Full day excursion to Capri Rome: Hotel Gioberti/Commodore/ • Special visit to the Blue Grotto (weather permitting) Villafranca 2 Nts • Entrance fees included Sorrento: Hotel Vesuvio 2 Nts • Ground transportation by deluxe motorcoach from day 04 Rome: Hotel Gioberti/Commodore/ • Porterage of one suitcase per person Villafranca 1 Nt • Portfolio of travel documents • Service charges and taxes included (City Tax at hotels not WWW.CELTICTOURS.COM included - as it must be paid directly to hotels) 10 Fully Guided Tour - GUARANTEED DEPARTURES A Celtic Tours favorite! Our Sicilian Sun brings travelers the best of Sicily! With excellent touring, including three UNESCO World Heritage sites and charming hotels throughout. Enjoy special meals at local restaurants that bring you the taste of Sicily. Your Itinerary Day 01, Friday: U.S. to Italy. Depart U.S. of Erice located on the top of a hill overlooking for your overnight flight to , Italy. the city of Trapani and the Egadi Islands: walk Dinner is served on board. Tours purchased on through its tiny and characteristic streets. a land only basis begin on day 02. Lunch on your own, then onto Trapani for Day 02, Saturday, Catania - Welcome to a panoramic tour of the still operating salt Sicily! Upon arrival, a private transfer awaits windmills. Return to for dinner and from Catania Airport to the hotel. Enjoy a overnight. welcome cocktail, dinner and overnight at our Day 07, Thursday: Palermo – Cefalù – hotel. Overnight in Catania. Nebrodi Park – Taormina. After breakfast, Day 03, Sunday: Catania – Siracusa – depart Palermo for Cefalù, a charming coastal Ragusa. After breakfast, depart for Syracuse town. Enjoy a walk to the city center and and visit the archaeological area including the down main street to reach the Arab-Norman famous Latomie of the Paradise and the “Ear Cathedral and the medieval wash house built of Dionysius”. Continue to the island of Ortigia, in the rock. We drive through the Park of the small baroque old city center of Siracusa. “Nebrodi” and stop at the Miraglia Forest for Visit the Cathedral and the Arethuse fountain. lunch with a typical menu. Continue to Cesarò, Lunch on your own. Depart for Ragusa and Randazzo and visit the Etna park from an visit the enchanting historical center “Ibla”, unusual point of view, the north facing side, 2017 Sicilian Sun with its stunning Baroque palaces and surrounded by beautiful landscapes. Arrival Per Person Based on twin rooms sharing churches. Enjoy a taste of typical products in Taormina. Dinner and overnight at our of the island near the Dome. Dinner and Taormina hotel. overnight in Ragusa. Day 08, Friday: Taormina – Optional: Mt. Land Cost only Day 04, Monday: Ragusa – Etna – Taormina. After breakfast, morning F u – Piazza Armerina – Agrigento. After at leisure. Perhaps an optional excursion to breakfast, depart to Caltagirone, famous for the (arranged only in Italy). In $ l the production of ceramics and pottery. Visit a the afternoon, a visit to Taormina, the small 2229 y G u ceramics factory with an opportunity to shop medieval village called “the pearl of the Ionic Single Supplement $599 and browse. Continue to Piazza Armerina Sea”. Enjoy time at leisure for shopping or walking through the tiny streets. In the late Triple Room Reduction $20

and visit the UNESCO world heritage center, i d , thanks to its well afternoon return to the hotel. In the evening preserved mosaics. Lunch in a local restaurant enjoy a farewell dinner at our hotel. e

Tour departs US Friday on d E s c o with a special chosen menu. Depart to Day 09, Saturday: Taormina – Catania – Apr 14 Agrigento and visit the Valley of the Temples U.S. After buffet breakfast, we have a private including the Temple of Juno, Concord, transfer to Catania Airport for your return May 05, May 12, May 19, May 26 Heracles, Zeus and Castor & Pollux. Dinner flight home. Jun 02, Jun 09, Jun 23 and overnight in Agrigento. Jul 07, Jul 21 Aug 25 r Day 05, Tuesday: Agrigento – Palermo t e – . After breakfast, we depart for Sep 01, Sep 08, Sep 15, Sep 22, Sep 29 Palermo. Lunch on your own today. In the Oct 06, Oct 13 d T afternoon, visit Monreale. The Cathedral is

one of the most beautiful monuments of the o u world with its Moorish architecture and the Early Bird Savings! Book by Apr 30, Benedictine Cloister in Arab-Norman style. 2017 and receive $50 per person r Continue with a visit to the historical center Early savings on this tour! PROMO CODE: of Palermo, one of the largest of Europe, Bird EEB2017 Savings including the Cathedral, the Palatine Chapel (New bookings only and cannot be combined with and the Royal Palace. Dinner at a local other sales and discounts) restaurant. Overnight at our Palermo hotel. Day 06, Wednesday: Palermo – Segesta – IMPORTANT: Departure dates are air dates from the U.S. Erice – Trapani – Palermo. After breakfast, Land tour starts one day later. Prices noted are land only. depart for Segesta to admire the Temple and Please visit www.celtictours.com for latest airfare from the Theatre. Continue to the medieval village your home city. Tour Includes Tour Highlights • Roundtrip airport transfers (from/to Catania Airport) • GUARANTEED DEPARTURES • Accommodation in charming 4 star Hotels centrally located • 16 Meals - Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner • Welcome cocktail • Exclusively in English • Buffet breakfast daily (buffet or continental) • Excellent touring • Dinner each evening plus two lunches • Special menus included, designed to bring you • Excellent touring includes three UNESCO World Heritage the taste of Sicilian cuisine sites. • Sicilian tasting in Ragusa Ibla, in one of • All entrance fees now included (with the exception of Mt. the most enchanting squares Etna, that can only be arranged in Italy) • Sicilian typical products tasting (wine, chocolate, biscuits or similar etc) in Ragusa Ibla HOTELS • Transportation by deluxe motorcoach or minivan with driver/ Catania: Una Palace Hotel 1 Nt guide for groups with less than 15 pax Ragusa: Poggio Del Sole Resort 1 Nt • English speaking tour escort Agrigento: Dioscuri Bay Palace 1 Nt • Local guides where necessary Palermo: Grand Hotel Piazza Borsa 2 Nts • Porterage of one suitcase per person Taormina: Villa Diodora 2 Nts • Portfolio of travel documents WWW.CELTICTOURS.COM 11 NEW SMALL GROUP TOURING - GUARANTEED DEPARTURES We are pleased to introduce new Small Group Touring, that is aimed to please. With a maximum group size of 16 passengers, experience an intimate and unforgettable time in Italy. This tour features Rome, Florence & Venice. Your Itinerary Day 01, Thursday: U.S. to Rome. Overnight flight to Rome, Italy. Celtic Tours World Vacations will be delighted to book your air in conjunction with your tour, or purchase this tour on a land only basis, where your tour would begin on day 02, in Rome. Day 02, Friday: Arrival Rome. Welcome to Italy! After collecting your baggage, we transfer you to your hotel. Time to relax before meeting our Tour Leader and fellow traveling companions at the bar of the hotel. From here we walk to a local restaurant and enjoy a tasty welcome dinner. Overnight in Rome. Day 03, Saturday: Heart of Rome & city. Meet our guide in the hotel to explore 2017 Departures Vatican. Meet our tour leader in the lobby and the heart of the town. Visit the fresh market walk to Piazza Navona, where we will explore of San Lorenzo where it is possible to find the heart of Rome. Today tour includes the the food arriving fresh every day from Tuscan Countryside. It is a great opportunity to taste r Absolute Italy Spanish Steps, Pantheon, Trevi Fountain and the Baroque quarter. Free time for lunch. Then many varieties of cheese, fruits, vegetablesand 9 day tour - cost per person sharing transfer to the Vatican for a guided visit. breads. Here there is free time to enjoy lunch o u Tonight experience real Roman food! Meet our independently. Later, visit Piazza della Signoria, Depart Return To Land Only tour leader and enjoy a relaxed walk along the Palazzo Vecchio (from outside), the Dome p T narrow streets of ancient Rome. End the tour with Giotto’s bell tower (from outside), Ponte U.S. Thu U.S. Fri Cost at a local restaurant for a tasty Roman Dinner. Vecchio. Finally, visit the Accademia and see the masterpiece of Michelangelo; the statue of o u Return to hotel with our tour leader. Overnight Apr 13 Apr 21 $2809 David. Tonight we enjoy a Tuscan dinner with a r in Rome. Apr 27 May 05 $2809 sunset walk. This time of the day is spectacular May 04 May 12 $2939 Day 04, Sunday: Siena. Meet our tour and provides great photo opportunities. leader at our hotel in Rome and transfer to Overnight in Florence. May 18 May 26 $2939 Florence by private coach. The drive itself is a a l G Jun 01 Jun 09 $2939 magnificent path along the roads of Tuscany, Day 07, Wednesday: Florence - Venice. After breakfast, we transfer to Florence train m Jun 15 Jun 23 $2939 where it is possible to enjoy the view of hills Jun 29 Jul 07 $2939 covered by vineyards, olive trees, small villages station. Enjoy the ride by high-speed train to Jul 13 Jul 21 $2799 and original bell towers. En route stop in Venice. The city is built on several small islands d S linked by hundreds of bridges. Arrive late Jul 27 Aug 04 $2529 Siena, probably Italy’s loveliest medieval city. The town offers magnificent masterpieces and morning and transfer to our hotel. Free time to t e Aug 10 Aug 18 $2529 explore Venice on our own. Dine on your own

r incredible views. Upon arrival, enjoy a “farmers Aug 24 Sep 01 $2519 lunch” with original Tuscan foods; cheese and this evening with overnight in Venice. Sep 07 Sep 15 $2939 salami, with a wine tasting included. After Day 08, Thursday: Venice. In the morning Sep 21 Sep 29 $2879 lunch, free time to explore the city. We visit classic Venice; St. Marco Square, Doge’s Oct 05 Oct 13 $2879 continue to our final destination. Before arrival, Palace, the Rialto Bridge and the Grand Canal. stop in a vineyard in Chianti for a wine tasting. Free time for lunch. In the evening, discover y - E s c o Oct 19 Oct 27 $2700 Late afternoon arrival in Florence. Dine amazing Venice during a beautiful sunset. Our Nov 02 Nov 10 $2379 l independently tonight. Overnight in Florence. tour leader will escort us between the Venetian Nov 09 Nov 17 $2289 Day 05, Monday: Free day of leisure in “calli” and their “Bacari”, the typical and F u Nov 16 Nov 24 $2289 Florence. Today enjoy your day in Florence at traditional Venetian bars where we can taste your leisure. Overnight in Florence. the famous “Cicchetti”, the typical Venetian Single Room Supp from $652-$1111 food. Enjoy a Venetian dinner. In the evening Day 06, Tuesday: Florence. Lorenzo de enjoy a 45-minute sunset walk with your tour Triple Room Reduction from $186-$250 Medici transformed Florence into the cradle leader. Overnight in Venice of the Renaissance by attracting the best artists, architects and writers of the time Day 09, Friday: Venice – U.S. After IMPORTANT: Departure dates are air dates from the U.S. breakfast, transfer to Venice Airport or Rail Land tour starts one day later. Prices noted are land only. such as Leonardo da Vinci, Michelangelo and Botticelli to whom he commissioned various Station, where your tour ends. Return home Please visit www.celtictours.com for latest airfare from with a promise to return. your home city. works. We start exploring Florence from the unknown and most picturesque sides of the Tour Highlights Tour Includes • GUARANTEED DEPARTURES • Arrival transfer in Rome & return transfer in Venice • 12 Meals - Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner, plus a • Seven nights accommodations (city taxes not included and paid wine tasting locally) • See Rome, Siena, Florence and Venice • Daily Breakfast (except morning of arrival) • Small group tour, with a maximum of 16 • Tour Escort service throughout your tour, with welcome briefing participants • Welcome dinner • Enjoy meals at local restaurants • Evening escorted walk and dinner at a traditional Roman restaurant, Tuscan sunset walk with a traditional Tuscan dinner in Florence and Evening walking tour of Venice ending with a Farewell HOTELS or similar Dinner in Venice • Guided Visits include: Heart of Rome, Vatican Museum & Sistine Rome: Dei Mellini/Savoy/Londra & Cargill 2 Nts Chapel with skip-the-line reservation, Florence Fresh Markets, Florence: Cavour/Palazzo Castri/Villa Olmi 3 Nts Heart of Florence, including Accademia & Michelangelo’s David with Venice: Hotel Palazzo Selvadego, Palazzo skip-the-line reservation and Guided visit of Venice Giovanelli 2 Nts • Transfer from Rome to Florence by private coach with en route stop in Siena and Monteriggioni • Wine tasting in Siena + Lunch WWW.CELTICTOURS.COM • 1st class seat reserved on high speed train from Florence to Venice • Arrival transfer in Venice 12 • Portfolio of travel documents NEW SMALL GROUP TOURING - GUARANTEED DEPARTURES An exciting new Small Group Tour featuring the Heart of Italy and Cinque Terre. with Cinque Terre Enjoy traditional dinners at local restaurants and guided tours in the heart of Rome and Florence and a boat tour of Cinque Terre. Your Itinerary Day 01, Thursday: U.S. to Rome. Overnight and breads, with free time to enjoy lunch flight to Rome, Italy. Celtic Tours World independently. Visit Piazza della Signoria, Vacations will be delighted to book your air in Palazzo Vecchio (from outside), the Dome conjunction with your tour, or purchase this with Giotto’s bell tower (from outside), Ponte tour on a land only basis, where your tour Vecchio. Finally, visit the Accademia and would begin on day 02, in Rome. see the masterpiece of Michelangelo; the Day 02, Friday: Arrival Rome. Welcome to statue of David. Tonight we enjoy a Tuscan Italy! After collecting your baggage, transfer to dinner with a sunset walk. This time of the your hotel. Time to relax before meeting our day is spectacular and provides great photo Tour Leader and fellow traveling companions opportunities. Overnight in Florence. at the bar of the hotel. From here we walk to Day 07, Wednesday: Florence - Cinque a local restaurant and enjoy a tasty welcome Terre. Begin your private post-tour excursion dinner. Overnight in Rome. to Cinque Terre! After breakfast, meet your Day 03, Saturday: Heart of Rome & driver guide and continue to Cinque Terre. Vatican. Meet our tour leader in the lobby Upon arrival, start the exploration of the and walk to Piazza Navona, where we will villages by boat. Cinque Terre is the name explore the heart of Rome. Today includes the of a district that encompasses five glorious Spanish Steps, Pantheon, Trevi Fountain and towns, where small houses are surrounded the Baroque quarter. Free time for lunch. Then by lush nature. Visitors are fascinated by E s c o transfer to the Vatican for a guided visit. the beauty of these five small villages; Tonight experience real Roman food! Meet our , , , 2017 Departures tour leader and enjoy a relaxed walk along the and Monterosso al Mare. 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Return to hotel with our tour leader. Overnight with Cinque Terre d & S in Rome. vineyards, olive groves and citrus orchards, creating a precious bond between man, his 8 day tour - cost per person sharing Day 04, Sunday: Siena-Florence. Meet our traditions and this breath taking stretch of tour leader and transfer to Florence by private coast. At the end, continue to for Depart Return To Land Only coach. The drive itself is magnificent path along overnight. e m i - E s c o the roads of Tuscany, where we enjoy the view U.S. Thu U.S. Thu Cost Day 08, Thursday: Genoa - U.S. After of hills covered by vineyards, olive trees, small Apr 13 Apr 20 $2989 villages and original bell towers. En route stop breakfast, transfer to Milan Airport (2+ in Siena, probably Italy’s loveliest medieval hours) for your return flight home. (Transfer Apr 27 May 04 $3029 city. Upon arrival, enjoy a “farmers lunch” with to Genoa Airport can also be arranged). May 04 May 11 $3029 original Tuscan foods; cheese and salami, with May 18 May 25 $3029 a wine tasting included. After lunch, free time Jun 01 Jun 08 $3029 to explore the city. Continue on, with a stop at r

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our guide, we explore the heart of the town. o u Visit the fresh market of San Lorenzo, with IMPORTANT: Departure dates are air dates from the U.S. food arriving fresh every day from Tuscan Land tour starts one day later. Prices noted are land only. Countryside. A great opportunity to taste Please visit www.celtictours.com for latest airfare from r many varieties of cheese, fruits, vegetables your home city. Tour Includes Tour Highlights • Arrival transfer in Rome & return transfer to Milan Airport • GUARANTEED DEPARTURES • Six nights accommodations (city taxes not included and paid locally) • 10 Meals - Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner, plus a • Daily Breakfast (except morning of arrival) wine tasting • Tour Escort service to day 07, with welcome briefing • See Rome, Siena, Florence and Cinque Terre • Welcome dinner • Small group tour, with a maximum of 16 • Evening escorted walk and dinner at a traditional Roman participants restaurant and Tuscan sunset walk with a traditional Tuscan • Enjoy meals at local restaurants dinner in Florence • Guided Visits include: Heart of Rome, Vatican Museum & Sistine Chapel with skip the line reservation, Florence Fresh Markets, Heart of Florence, including Accademia & or similar Michelangelo’s David with skip the line reservation HOTELS • Transfer from Rome to Florence by private coach with Rome: Dei Mellini/Savoy/Londra & Cargill 2 Nts en route stop in Siena and Monteriggioni Florence: Cavour/Palazzo Castri/Villa Olmi 3 Nts • Wine tasting in Siena + Lunch Genoa: Bristol, Continental 1 Nt • Driver guided tour to Cinque Terre from Florence. Drop off in Genoa • Boat to explore Cinque Terre • Portfolio of travel documents WWW.CELTICTOURS.COM 13 NEW SMALL GROUP TOURING - GUARANTEED DEPARTURES

Take part in this amazing Small Group Tour of Italy featuring Venice, Florence and Rome. A perfect combination of touring with some free time for independent exploration. Your Itinerary Day 01, Sunday: U.S. to Venice. Overnight flight to Venice, Italy from the U.S. Celtic Tours World Vacations will be delighted to book your air in conjunction with your tour, or purchase this tour on a land only basis, where your tour would begin on day 02, in Venice.

Day 02, Monday. Arrival in Venice. Welcome to Italy! Transfer included from Venice Airport to your hotel. Late afternoon meet our tour escort and fellow traveling companions at the bar of the hotel. From our hotel, take a leisurely walk to a local restaurant and enjoy Day 05, Thursday: Florence. Today enjoy a tasty welcome dinner. After dinner, discover your day in Florence at your leisure. Overnight 2017 Departures Venice with our tour escort and join a walking in Florence. tour of the city enlightened. Overnight in Venice. Day 06, Friday: Florence – Siena – Rome. r Amazing Italy Meet our tour escort at hotel in Florence and Day 03, Tuesday: Venice. In the morning transfer to Rome by private coach. The drive o u 9 day tour - cost per person sharing visit classic Venice: S. Marco Square, Doge’s itself is a magnificent path along the roads of Palace, the Rialto Bridtge and the Grand Tuscany, where it is possible to enjoy the view Canal. Free time for lunch. Late afternoon p T of hills covered by vineyards, olive trees, small Depart Return To Land Only enjoy a fantastic experience and live as the villages and original bell towers. En route stop locals live. Discover amazing Venice during in Siena, probably Italy’s loveliest medieval city. o u U.S. Sun U.S. Mon Cost the beautiful sunset time. Our tour guide will The town offers magnificent masterpieces and r Apr 09 Apr 17 $2689 escort us between the Venetian “calli” and their incredible views. Upon arrival, enjoy a “farmers Apr 23 May 01 $2689 “Bacari”, the typical and traditional Venetian lunch”; original Tuscan foods with cheese, May 14 May 22 $2939 bars to taste the famous “Cicchetti”, the typical salami and a wine tasting. After lunch, free Venetian food. With this suggested itinerary, time to explore the city. Continue on, with a a l G May 28 Jun 05 $2939 we have the possibility to know the charmed stop at a vineyard in Chianti for a wine tasting, m Jun 11 Jun 19 $2939 Venice between lights, colors and flavors. before reaching Rom in the late afternoon. Dine Jun 25 Jul 03 $2869 Overnight in Venice independently tonight. Overnight in Rome.

d S Jul 09 Jul 17 $2689 Day 04, Wednesday: Venice – Florence. Day 07, Saturday: Rome. Meet our assistant Jul 23 Jul 31 $2689 Bidding farewell to Venice, meet our escort t e Aug 06 Aug 14 $2539 in the lobby and transfer to the heart of Rome. r in the lobby and transfer to Venice Station. See the Spanish Steps, Pantheon, Piazza Aug 20 Aug 28 $2339 High speed train Florence. Upon your arrival Navona and the Baroque quarter. Free time for Sep 03 Sep 11 $2939 in Florence, transfer to your hotel. In the lunch on your own. Then transfer to the Vatican Sep 17 Sep 25 $2939 afternoon, visit of Florence with your escort. for a guided visit. At the end transfer to our Oct 01 Oct 09 $2939 Lorenzo de Medici transformed Florence into hotel. Tonight experience real Roman food! the cradle of the Renaissance by attracting Meet our tour leader and enjoy a relaxed walk y - E s c o Oct 15 Oct 23 $2939 the best artists, architects and writers of the Oct 29 Nov 06 $2689 along the narrow streets of ancient Rome. End l time such as Leonardo da Vinci, Michelangelo the tour at our restaurant for a tasty Roman Nov 05 Nov 13 $2279 and Botticelli to whom he commissioned Dinner. Return to hotel with our tour leader.

F u various works. Visit Piazza della Signoria, Overnight in Rome. Single Room Supp from $679-$1259 Palazzo Vecchio (from outside), the Dome with Giotto’s bell tower (from outside), Ponte Triple Room Reduction from $186-$250 Day 08: Sunday: Free day at leisure in Vecchio. Finally, visit the Accademia and see Rome. Today enjoy your day in Rome at your the masterpiece of Michelangelo: the statue of leisure. Overnight in Rome. David. Tonight we enjoy a Tuscan dinner with a IMPORTANT: Departure dates are air dates from the U.S. sunset walk. This time of the day is spectacular, Day 09, Monday: Rome – U.S. Transfer from Land tour starts one day later. Prices noted are land only. offering great photo opportunities. Overnight in your hotel to Rome Airport, for your return Please visit www.celtictours.com for latest airfare from Florence. home. your home city. Tour Highlights Tour Includes • GUARANTEED DEPARTURES • Arrival transfer in Venice and return transfer in Rome • 11 Meals - Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner and a • Seven nights accommodations (city taxes not included and paid locally) wine tasting • Daily Breakfast (except morning of arrival) • See Rome, Siena, Florence and Venice • Tour Escort service from Venice to Rome • Small group tour, with a maximum of 16 • Welcome briefing in Venice, followed by evening walking tour of participants Venice ending with a welcome dinner • Enjoy meals at local restaurants • Guided visit of Venice • Transfer from your hotel in Venice to Venice Station HOTELS or similar • 1st class seat reserved on high speed train from Florence to Venice • Transfer from Florence Station to your hotel in Florence Venice: Hotel Palazzo Selvadego, Palazzo • Tuscan sunset walk with a traditional Tuscan dinner in Florence Giovanelli 2 Nts • Guided Visit of the heart of Florence, including Accademia & Florence: Cavour/Palazzo Castri/Villa Olmi 2 Nts Michelangelo’s David with skip the line reservation Rome: Dei Mellini/Savoy/Londra & Cargill 3 Nts • Transfer from Florence to Rome by private coach with en route stop in Siena and Monteriggioni • Lunch and Wine tasting in Siena • Guided Visit of the heart of Rome and the Vatican Museum & WWW.CELTICTOURS.COM Sistine Chapel with skip the line reservation 14 • Evening walking tour of Rome ending with dinner NEW SMALL GROUP TOURING - GUARANTEED DEPARTURES An exciting new Small Group Tour featuring Sunny Italy & the . Enjoy traditional dinners at local restaurants and guided tours in the heart of Rome and exciting touring of Pompeii & the Amalfi Coast. Your Itinerary Day 01, Thursday: U.S. to Rome. Overnight flight to Rome, Italy. Celtic Tours World Vacations will be delighted to book your air in conjunction with your tour, or purchase this tour on a land only basis, where your tour would begin on day 02, in Rome. Day 02, Friday: Arrival Rome. Welcome to Italy! After collecting your baggage, we transfer you to your hotel. Time to relax before meeting our Tour Leader and fellow traveling companions at the bar of the hotel. From here we walk to a local restaurant and enjoy a tasty welcome dinner. Overnight in Rome. Day 03, Saturday: Heart of Rome & Vatican. Meet our tour leader in the lobby and walk to Piazza Navona, where we will explore the heart of Rome. Today includes the Day 06, Tuesday: Amalfi - Ravello.Full E s c o Spanish Steps, Pantheon, Trevi Fountain and day tour of Amalfi & Ravello with a lemon 2017 Departures the Baroque quarter. Free time for lunch. Then tour on the cliffs of Amalfi. This excursion combines the fantastic landscapes of Ravello transfer to the Vatican for a guided visit. r

Tonight experience real Roman food! Meet our and Amalfi with the local culture of food and Sunny Italy t e tour leader and enjoy a relaxed walk along the wines. In Amalfi, learn about the history of

narrow streets of ancient Rome. End the tour at the city and the ancient Maritime Republics, 8 day tour - cost per person sharing d & S a local restaurant for another wonderful Roman then visit an incredible “limoneto”, a cliff dinner. Return to hotel with our tour leader. where lemon trees are cultivated. Here we Depart Return To Land Only Overnight in Rome. prepare fresh squeezed lemonade “Amalfi U.S. Thu U.S. Thu Cost

style”. We ontinue to Ravello, a destination e m i - E s c o Day 04, Sunday: Free day at leisure in for artists, musicians, and writers; including Rome. Today enjoy your day in Rome at your Apr 13 Apr 20 $1969 Richard Wagner who composed some of his Apr 27 May 04 $2229 leisure. Overnight in Rome. operas here. Ravello is also famous for its Day 05, Monday: Rome - Pompeii - villas, such as Villa Cimbrone, dating from at May 04 May 11 $2359 Sorrento. Late morning transfer to Sorrento least the 11th century A.D. and Villa Rufolo. May 18 May 25 $2359 by private coach. En route stop and visit Overnight in Sorrento. Jun 01 Jun 08 $2569 of Pompeii. Due to its healthy climate and Day 07, Wednesday: Free day at leisure Jun 15 Jun 22 $2569 pleasant scenery, Pompeii was a holiday resort in Sorrento. Today enjoy a free day in Jun 29 Jul 06 $2569 r t e for rich Romans. It is now famous for its civic Sorrento to explore independently. Overnight buildings lining the streets that are still intact Jul 13 Jul 20 $2349 in Sorrento. d S today. Some of these include the Surgeon’s Jul 27 Aug 03 $2349 House, as well as those of the Faun and the Day 08, Thursday: Sorrento - Naples - Aug 10 Aug 17 $2349

Chaste Lovers, which are exceptional examples U.S. After breakfast, transfer from your hotel Aug 24 Aug 31 $2569 m of the epoch’s architecture. Another remarkable to Naples Airport, for your return home. Sep 07 Sep 14 $2569 a l G construction is the House of Mysteries, which Sep 21 Sep 28 $2449 derives its name from the murals depicting the initiation rites (i.e., the mysteries) of the Oct 05 Oct 12 $2249 Dionysian cult. A peculiar characteristic of Oct 19 Oct 26 $2139 Pompeii is the florid graffiti covering the walls Nov 02 Nov 09 $1969 r in just about every building; this is because Nov 09 Nov 16 $1969 o u when the volcanic eruption happened, Pompeii Nov 16 Nov 23 $1929 was set to carry out elections in the days p T ahead, hence the writings and ideograms, Single Room Supp from $766-$1296

which feature both political and sexual content. o u At the end, enjoy a light lunch and a wine Triple Room Reduction from $137-$230 tasting on the Vesuvio Volcano. From the wine r estate you will enjoy the view of the entire Gulf IMPORTANT: Departure dates are air dates from the U.S. of Naples with Capri, Ischia, Naples and other Land tour starts one day later. Prices noted are land only. small villages on the coastline. Continue via the Please visit www.celtictours.com for latest airfare from Sorrento Coast and overnight in Sorrento. your home city. Tour Includes Tour Highlights • Arrival transfer in Rome & return transfer to Milan Airport • GUARANTEED DEPARTURES • 10 Meals - Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner, plus a • Six nights accommodations wine tasting • Daily Breakfast (except morning of arrival) • See Rome, Pompeii, Amalfi, Ravello and • Tour Escort service to day 07, with welcome Sorrento briefing • Small group tour, with a maximum of 16 • Welcome dinner participants • Evening escorted walk and dinner at a traditional • Enjoy meals at local restaurants Roman restaurant • Guided Visits include: Heart of Rome, Vatican Museum & Sistine Chapel with skip the line reservation HOTELS or similar • Transfer from Rome to Amalfi Coast • Visit to Pompeii Rome: Dei Mellini/Savoy/Londra & Cargill 3 Nts • Traditional pizza and wine tasting in Pomeii Sorrento: Regin/Crawford/Helios 3 Nts • Full day guided visit of Amalfi & Ravello with (Note: City taxes at hotels not included and paid locally) Lemon Tour • Portfolio of travel documents WWW.CELTICTOURS.COM 15 Escorted Motorcoach Tour - GUARANTEED DEPARTURES A unique escorted motorcoach tour of the beautiful Croatian country, taking in Dubrovnik, Split, Plitvice Lakes and Ljubljana, then onto Venice to complete your vacation. Your Itinerary Day 01, Monday: U.S. to Dubrovnik. Depart UNESCO World Heritage site. Take a walking tour U.S. for your overnight flight to Dubrovnik. around several of the lower lakes, and delight in Dinner will be served on board. Tours purchased the breathtaking scenery of this natural wonder on a land only basis begin on day 02. with 16 terraced lakes surrounded by thickly wooded mountains and lush vegetation. Dinner Day 02, Tuesday: Dubrovnik. Arrive and overnight in Plitvice. Dubrovnik, where we are met at the airport and transferred to our hotel. The balance of the day Day 08, Monday: Plitvice Lakes - Opatija is at leisure. Later, gather for a Welcome Dinner. - Bled. Returning to the coast, stop at the Overnight in Dubrovnik. beautiful bay of Kvarner and its popular resort, Opatija. An orientation tour of Opatija will show Day 03, Wednesday: Dubrovnik. A walking off the highlights of this former Imperial resort tour shows us the highlights of Old Dubrovnik. city. Afterward, drive across the border into We see the Rector’s Palace, Bell Tower Clock, and to Postojna Cave, one of the largest Orlando’s Column, Sponza Palace, the Dominican caves in Europe. Tour this fantastic subterranean Monastery, and Franciscan Monastery with world by miniature electric train. Afterward, its Pharmacy, one of the oldest in the world. continue to Bled, beautifully set in the Julian The rest of the day is free to discover more Alps, the capital of Slovenia for dinner and of the city on our own. Browse through the overnight. shops, or relax and enjoy our superbly scenic surroundings. Overnight in Dubrovnik. Day 09, Tuesday: Bled with a Ljubljana. Excursion today. An Alpine lake surrounded by Day 04, Thursday: Dubrovnik, excursion high peaks, Bled was “discovered” by travelers to . Travel to the Republic of in the middle of the 19th century. A sightseeing Montenegro. Head to the mouth of the beautiful tour features the charming town, the lakeshore, Bay of Kotor, the longest and deepest fjord in and a visit to imposing Bled Castle, perched on Southern Europe. Enjoy a boat ride to Our Lady a cliff high above the lake. Afternoon excursion of the Rocks, one of two islets off the coast of to Ljubljana; the city tour takes in views of the Perast. The Roman Catholic Church is the largest open-air Central Market, Baroque Town Hall, building on the islet, with a museum attached Robba’s Fountain, the Three Bridges, and the to it. Upon return to the coast, we will stop in Parliament. Return to Bled for an overnight. r 2017 Dubrovnik to Venice Perast, an old charming coastal town. Visit the Per Person Based on twin rooms sharing city of Kotor before returning to Dubrovnik. Our Day 10, Wednesday: Bled - Trieste - Venice. Drive south to Italy and Trieste for orientation o u evening is free to enjoy. Overnight in Dubrovnik. tour including a visit to Miramare Castle and its Day 05, Friday: Dubrovnik - Split. Travel lovely park. The castle, built by the Habsburg Land Cost only north along the spectacular Adriatic coast, past monarchy, sits on a cliff overlooking Adriatic old fishing villages and new resorts to Split. A Sea. Continue on to the romantic city of Venice. $ sightseeing tour features the historic inner city, Dinner on our own this evening. Overnight in built around the Roman Emperor Diocletian’s Venice.

c o a h T 2440 Palace, a UNESCO World Cultural Heritage Day 11, Thursday: Venice. A walking tour r Single Supplement $974 site. Then see the remnants of Split’s Roman of Venice shows us the highlights: St. Mark’s

o heritage, its Renaissance and Gothic structures, Square, St. Mark’s Basilica, the Doge’s Palace, t Jupiter’s Temple, the Peristyle, and the beautiful Bell Tower, and Bridge of Sighs. We visit a o Cathedral of St. Dujam. Dinner and Overnight in glassblowing factory and watch a master artisan Split. demonstrate this traditional Venetian art. Tour K808G departs US Monday on Day 06, Saturday: Split - Trogir - Plitvice Your afternoon is at leisure to enjoy Venice at d M Apr 17 Lakes. After breakfast, head to Trogir, one of your own pace, browse through the shops, or

t e May 08, May 15, May 22, May 29 the oldest cities on the Adriatic coast and a take an optional gondola ride. Celebrate your r Jun 12, Jun 19, Jun 26 center of artistic activities in Croatia. Scholars incomparable vacation tonight with a Farewell from around the world gather here to study and Dinner at a popular restaurant. Jul 10, Aug 07, Aug 21, Aug 28 paint. Then, turn inland and journey to Plitvice Sep 04, Sep 11, Sep 18, Sep 25, Oct 02 Day 12, Friday: Venice - U.S. After breakfast Lakes National Park. Overnight in Plitvice. you will be transferred to Venice Airport for your E s c o Day 07, Sunday: Plitvice Lakes. A full day to flight home. Ciao! enjoy spectacular Plitvice Lakes National Park, a Tour Highlights Tour Includes • GUARANTEED DEPARTURES • Arrival and departure transfers • 16 Meals - Breakfast & Dinner • 10 nights accommodations in first class hotels with private • Sightseeing includes Dubrovnik, Split, Plitvice facilities Lakes, Opatija, Ljubljana, Bled, Postojna • Breakfast daily, except for morning of arrival Cave and Venice • Welcome dinner and farewell dinner in Venice, plus four additional dinners HOTELS or similar • Touring per itinerary • Professional tour manager throughout Dubrovnik: Lapad 3 Nts • Luggage handling Split: Atrium 1 Nt Plitvice: Jezero 2 Nts • Headsets provided when on included sightseeing tours Bled: Park / Golf 2 Nts • Walking tour of Dubrovnik, Plitvice and Venice Venice: Bauer Paladio Hotel & Spa 2 Nts • See Rector’s Palace, Diocletian’s Palace, Plitvice Lakes National Park, Postojna Cave, Bled Castle, Miramare Castle, St. Mark’s IMPORTANT: Departure dates are air dates from the U.S. Basilica and Doge’s Palace Land tour starts one day later. Prices noted are land only. Please visit www.celtictours.com for latest airfare from • Boat ride to Our Lady of the Rocks your home city. • Service charges and taxes • Portfolio of travel documents 16 WWW.CELTICTOURS.COM Croatian Cruise with GUARANTEED DEPARTURES An exciting new cruise option from Dubrovnik, on the beautiful M/S Princess Aloha or M/S Romantic Star, visiting exciting and beautiful Dubrovnik, Korcula, Mljet National Parks, Omis, Split and Hvar, all while cruising in the comfort of your private cabin. Your Itinerary Day 01, Friday: U.S. to Dubrovnik. Depart U.S. for our overnight flight to Dubrovnik. Tours purchased on a land only basis begin on day 02. Day 02, Saturday: Arrive Dubrovnik. Arrive Dubrovnik. On arrival, we are transferred from Dubrovnik’s airport to Gruz Harbor, where embarkation begins at noon. Get settled in your cabin before attending a Welcome Reception this evening. Day 03, Sunday: Dubrovnik - Mljet - Korcula. Start the day with panoramic sailing around the old city Dubrovnik, Afterwards, of Hvar town shows us the first public theatre set sail for Mljet Island. Mljet National Park in Europe (older than Shakespeare’s theatre in encompasses five types of forest, many the UK), the Franciscan Monastery and many species of birds, and two deep lakes, Veliko more historical sights. Our evening is free to Jezero (Big Lake) and Malo Jezero (Small explore Hvar on our own. Lake). After enjoying the spectacular scenery, continue cruising to Korcula, believed to be Note: Due to the limited capacity of the Hvar harbor the birthplace of the explorer Marco Polo. (during peak season in July and August) port of call can be Dinner tonight is on board. substituted for Stari Grad/Jelsa. In that case, transfer by bus will be organized to and from Hvar.

Day 04, Monday: Korcula - Pucisca. This A d morning, a walking tour of Korcula takes Day 07, Thursday: Hvar - Trstenik. Relax Tour Highlights

us through its narrow, cobbled streets and on the Sun Deck as we cruise to lovely • GUARANTEED DEPARTURES r i a includes a visit to the majestic Gothic-Baroque Trstenik, small fisherman village on the • 16 Meals - Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner Cathedral of St. Mark. Board our boat for Peljesac peninsula, where we will swim in the • Sightseeing includes Dubrovnik, Korcula, t i lunch and a swimming stop as we cruise. Late afternoon and spend the night. Tonight, enjoy Pucisca, Bol, Hvar, Trstenik this afternoon, arrive in Pucisca, a beautiful captain’s dinner with live entertainment on • Unique small group cruising c C r little town on island of Brac. Our evening is board. free to discover the town and enjoy dinner on our own at one of the many restaurants. Day 08, Friday: Trstenik - Dubrovnik. As Tour Includes you sail back along the shores of Mljet Island, u Day 05, Tuesday: Pucisca - Omis - Split. gaze at the steep coastal cliffs and stop in the • Arrival and departure transfers i s

As we sail along the coast, stop at the ancient bay for a swim (weather permitting). Lunch • Seven (7) nights accommodations aboard MS i n town of Omis. Its fortresses are silent stone onboard, before we arrive to Dubrovnik. Princess Aloha or MS Romantic Star g reminders of the power and the might of the Disembark and join the walking tour of • Breakfast daily, except for morning of arrival infamous pirates who once made their homes Dubrovnik, the “Pearl of Adriatic” and a and fortunes here. After a short walking tour, UNESCO World Heritage site. You’ll visit the • Welcome reception board a small boat and sail into Cetina River Rector’s Palace and Franciscan Monastery’s • Six (6) lunches and two (2) dinners, including Canyon, a protected nature area. Continue Pharmacy. Evening at leisure. wine, beer and soft drinks to Radman Mills for a local specialty snack. Return to Omis and our boat, and set sail Day 09, Saturday: Dubrovnik - U.S. • Touring per itinerary during lunch. Arriving in Split, take a guided Disembarkation after breakfast. Transfer to • Professional cruise manager throughout Dubrovnik Airport for your flight home. tour of the port, the seafront promenade, • Luggage handling and Roman Emperor Diocletian’s Palace. The historical center of the city is listed as a • Headsets provided during included UNESCO World Heritage site. Our evening is 2017 Adriatic Cruise sightseeing tours free in Split. • Walking tour of Dubrovnik, Korcula & Omis Depart Return Land Only Ship Day 06, Wednesday: Split - Bol - Hvar. US US PP • See Dubrovnik, Korcula, Bol, Hvar, Mljet Stop in Bol, a small town on Island Brac, for National Park, Cathedral of St. Mark and a swim at the Golden Horn. Enjoy the 1740 May 26 Jun 03 $2250 Romantic Star Rector’s Palace foot long golden pebble beach said to be the Jun 02 Jun 10 $2250 Romantic Star • Service charges and taxes best in Croatia. It is unique in that it changes shape and position depending on the winds. Jun 09 Jun 17 $1818 Romantic Star IMPORTANT: Departure dates are air dates from the U.S. Return to your boat for lunch, then head to Land tour starts one day later. Prices noted are land only. Hvar. Hvar is one of the most popular islands Jun 23 Jul 01 $1825 Princess Aloha Please visit www.celtictours.com for latest airfare from in the Adriatic and a meeting point for the your home city. international jetset. The “Croatian Madeira” Jun 30 Jul 08 $1875 Princess Aloha TOUR REF: K200 is also one of the longest islands stretching Jul 21 Jul 29 $1875 Princess Aloha along the shores of Croatia. A sightseeing tour Jul 28 Aug 05 $1875 Princess Aloha About the Ships Aug 18 Aug 26 $1875 Princess Aloha All boats are classified 5 star. Maximum capacity is 38 passengers in 18 twin or Aug 25 Sep 02 $1875 Princess Aloha double bedded cabins, guaranteeing an Sep 01 Sep 09 $1875 Princess Aloha intimate setting for all guests. All cabins have been built by up-to-date standards. Sep 15 Sep 23 $2440 Romantic Star Each, fully equipped with A/C, LCD TV, mini- Sep 29 Oct 07 $2250 Romantic Star bar, safe deposit box, fire alarm, internal communication system between room and Single Supplement: $1460-$1952 bar. Upgrade to Main Deck - Category A - $229 per person / Port Charges $99 pp More cruises available at www.celtictours.com. Plus find many other tours throughout Europe! Give us a call at 800-833-4373. WWW.CELTICTOURS.COM 17 Escorted Motorcoach Tour - GUARANTEED DEPARTURES Experience the best parts of Croatia on this fantastic tour. See Dubrovnik, Split, Trogir, Plitvice Lakes, Opatija, Postojna, Bled, Ljubljana and Zagreb. Complete with a tour manager through out! Your Itinerary Day 01, Friday: U.S. to Dubrovnik. Depart your camera ready as we take a walking tour U.S. for your overnight flight to Dubrovnik. around several of the lower lakes. Enjoy the Dinner will be served on board. Tours breathtaking scenery of this natural wonder purchased on a land only basis begin on day of 16 terraced lakes surrounded by thickly 02. wooded mountains and lush vegetation.

Day 02, Saturday: Dubrovnik. Arrive Day 06, Wednesday: Opatija, Postojna Dubrovnik, where we are met at the airport and Bled. Return to the coast and travel and transferred to our hotel. The balance of the along the beautiful bay of Kvarner to its day is at leisure. Later, gather for a Welcome popular resort, Opatija. After some free time, Dinner. Overnight in Dubrovnik. journey north to Postojna, home to one of the largest caves in Europe. Tour this fantastic Day 03, Sunday: Dubrovnik. On our morning subterranean world by miniature electric walking tour of Old Dubrovnik visit the Rector’s train. Afterward, continue to Bled, beautifully Palace, and see the Bell Tower Clock, Orlando’s set in the Julian Alps. Column, Sponza Palace, the Dominican Overnight in Bled. Monastery, and Franciscan Monastery with its Pharmacy, one of the oldest in the world. The Day 07, Thursday: Bled. A sightseeing rest of the day is free. Overnight in Dubrovnik. tour of Bled features the charming town, the lakeshore, and a visit to the imposing Bled Day 04, Monday: Dubrovnik - Split. Travel Castle, perched on a cliff high above the lake. north along the spectacular Adriatic coast, past The balance of the day is at leisure to explore old fishing villages and new resorts, to the on your own, stroll along the lake, shop, sit city of Split. Enjoy a sightseeing tour featuring back in a café and nibble on Bled cream cake, the historic inner city, built around the Roman or perhaps join an optional excursion visiting Emperor Diocletian’s Palace, a UNESCO World the small island in the middle of the lake. Cultural Heritage site. Then see the remnants of Split’s Roman heritage, its Renaissance Day 08, Friday: Bled - Ljubljana - Zagreb.

r 2017 Dalmatian Sunshine Per Person Based on twin rooms sharing and Gothic structures, Jupiter’s Temple, the Leaving Bled, we travel to Ljubljana, the Peristyle, and the Cathedral. Overnight in Split. capital of Slovenia, and take a walking tour. o u See the sights of the old city center, including Day 05, Tuesday: Trogir and Plitvice Lakes. the picturesque open-air Central Market, Land Cost only Head to Trogir, the center of artistic activities. Three Bridges, Baroque Town Hall, and Scholars from around the world gather here to Robba’s Fountain. Then, on to Zagreb, the $ study and paint. Then turn inland and travel to capital of Croatia. spectacular Plitvice Lakes National Park. Have

c o a h T 1689 Day 09, Saturday: Zagreb. This morning, r Single Supplement $579 enjoy a city tour featuring the historic Upper o Town, St Mark’s Church, St. Catherine’s t Church, the Cathedral, Parliament, and the o Government Palace. The rest of the day is free to explore the winding streets of the Tour K802 departs US Friday on Old Town, relax in a café or take an optional d M Apr 21, Apr 28 excursion to see the countryside. Overnight t e May 05, May 12, May 19, May 26 in Zagreb. r Jun 02, Jun 09, Jun 16, Jun 23, Jun 30 Jul 07 Day 10, Sunday: Zagreb - U.S. After Aug 04, Aug 11, Aug 18, Aug 25 breakfast you will be transferred to Zagreb

E s c o Sep 01, Sep 08, Sep 15, Sep 22, Sep 29 Airport for your flight home. Ciao! Oct 06, Oct 13 Tour Highlights Tour Includes • GUARANTEED DEPARTURES • Arrival and departure transfers • 12 Meals - Breakfast & Dinner • Eight nights accommodations in first class hotels with • Sightseeing includes Dubrovnik, Split, Plitvice private facilities Lakes, Opatija, Ljubljana, Bled and Postojna • Breakfast daily, except for morning of arrival Cave • Welcome dinner, plus three additional dinners • Touring per itinerary HOTELS or similar • Professional tour manager throughout • Luggage handling Dubrovnik: Lacroma 2 Nts Split: Atrium 1 Nt • Headsets provided when on included sightseeing tours Plitvice: Jezero 1 Nt • Walking tour of Dubrovnik, Split, Plitvice, Ljubljana Bled: Park / Golf 2 Nts and Zagreb Zagreb: Westin 2 Nts • See Rector’s Palace, Diocletian’s Palace, Plitvice Lakes National Park, Postojna Cave, Bled Castle, St Mark’s IMPORTANT: Departure dates are air dates from the U.S. Church, St. Catherine’s Church and the Cathedral Land tour starts one day later. Prices noted are land only. Please visit www.celtictours.com for latest airfare from • Service charges and taxes your home city. • Portfolio of travel documents 18 WWW.CELTICTOURS.COM WWW.CELTICTOURS.COM Escorted Motorcoach Tour - GUARANTEED DEPARTURES From Zagreb to Dubrovnik, this tour brings you some of the most beautiful parts of Croatia. See Zagreb, Plitvice, Split, Hvar Island, Dubrovnik and Montenegro, with exceptional touring and accommodations. Your Itinerary

Day 01, Tuesday: U.S. to Zagreb. Depart U.S. the ferry and set sail to Hvar Island. Overnight for your overnight flight to Zagreb. Dinner will in Hvar. be served on board. Tours purchased on a land Day 06, Sunday: Hvar. The town of Hvar has only basis begin on day 02. a unique cultural and historical heritage, plus Day 02, Wednesday: Zagreb. Arrive Zagreb, a centuries old tradition in tourism. A morning where we are met at the airport and transferred walking tour features views of the Fortress, to our hotel. This evening join our Tour Director Franciscan Monastery and more. The afternoon and fellow travelers for a welcome dinner. is free. Kick back, relax, and enjoy this charming island, listed as one of the 10 most Day 03, Thursday: Zagreb. After breakfast, beautiful islands in the world by Conde Nast we enjoy a morning sightseeing tour. See the Travel Magazine. Overnight in Hvar. historic Upper Town, St. Mark’s Church, St. Catherine’s Church, the Cathedral, Parliament, Day 07, Monday: Hvar - Dubrovnik. Leave and Government Palace. The rest of the day is the island life behind as we return to the at leisure to explore the winding city streets, mainland and continue to the “Pearl of Adriatic,” browse through the shops, or take an optional Dubrovnik. A drive along the picturesque excursion to see the countryside. Overnight in Croatian coast reveals the world-famous natural Zagreb. beauty of the area. After dinner at our hotel, Day 04, Friday: Zagreb - Plitvice Lakes you are free to discover the city by night. - Split. Head to magnificent Plitvice Lakes Overnight in Dubrovnik. National Park, a UNESCO World Heritage site. Day 08, Tuesday: Dubrovnik. This morning, Take a walking tour around several of the lower a walking tour shows us Old Dubrovnik. See lakes, enjoying the breathtaking scenery of the Rector’s Palace, Bell Tower Clock, Orlando’s terraced lakes, thickly wooded mountains, and Column, Sponza Palace, Dominican Monastery, lush vegetation. After our visit, continue to the and Franciscan Monastery with its Pharmacy, port city of Split. Our evening is free to begin one of the oldest in the world. The rest of the exploring on your own. day is at leisure to enjoy the city your way. Day 05, Saturday: Split - Hvar. Today begins Browse through the shops, stroll along the with a walking tour of the historic inner city, coast, or simply relax. Overnight in Dubrovnik. 2017 Croatia Express E s c o built around Roman Emperor Diocletian’s Palace, Day 09, Wednesday: Dubrovnik - excursion Per Person Based on twin rooms sharing a UNESCO World Cultural Heritage site. Then on to Montenegro. Travel to the Republic of to see the remnants of Split’s Roman heritage, Montenegro. Head to the mouth of the beautiful r its Renaissance and Gothic structures, Jupiter’s Bay of Kotor, the longest and deepest fjord in t e Temple, the Peristyle and Cathedral of St. Southern Europe. Visit the city of Kotor and Land Cost only Dujam. There’s some time free before we board proceed with a boat ride to Our Lady of the d M Rocks, one of two islets off the coast of Perast. The Roman Catholic Church is the largest $ building on the islet, with a museum attached 1870 o to it. Upon return to the coast, we will stop in Single Supplement $749 t o Perast, an old charming coastal town. Returning to Dubrovnik, where your evening is free to r enjoy your way. c o a h T Day 10, Thursday: Dubrovnik - U.S. After breakfast, we are transferred to Dubrovnik Tour K810 departs US Tuesday on Airport for our return flight home. Apr 25 May 09, May 23

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Tour Includes Tour Highlights • Arrival and departure transfers • GUARANTEED DEPARTURES • Eight nights accommodations in first class hotels with • 10 Meals - Breakfast & Dinner private facilities • Sightseeing includes Zagreb, Plitvice, Split, • Breakfast daily, except for morning of arrival Hvar, Dubrovnik and Montenegro • Welcome dinner, plus three additional dinners • Touring per itinerary • Professional manager throughout or similar • Luggage handling HOTELS • Headsets provided when on included sightseeing tours Zagreb: Westin / Esplanade 2 Nts • Walking tour of Zagreb, Plitvice, Split, Hvar and Dubrovnik Split: Park Hotel 1 Nt Hvar: Amfora 2 Nts • See St. Mark’s Church, St. Catherine’s Church, the Dubrovnik: Lacroma 3 Nts Cathedral, Rector’s Palace, Diocletian’s Palace, Plitvice Lakes National Park, • Boat ride to Our Lady of the Rocks IMPORTANT: Departure dates are air dates from the U.S. • Service charges and taxes Land tour starts one day later. Prices noted are land only. Please visit www.celtictours.com for latest airfare from • Portfolio of travel documents your home city. WWW.CELTICTOURS.COM 19 Escorted Motorcoach Tour - GUARANTEED DEPARTURES A cultural tour from Prague to Vienna. Enjoy a folklore dinner in Prague and an opera performance. Then a Heurigen dinner in Vienna and a Strauss and Mozart concert! Your Itinerary Day 01, Thursday: U.S. to Prague. Depart U.S. for your overnight flight to Prague. Dinner will be served on board. Tours purchased on a land only basis begin on day 02. Day 02, Friday: Arrive in Prague. We will be met and transferred to our hotel. Free time to begin exploring. Tonight, gather for dinner with a folklore performance in a local restaurant. Overnight in Prague. Day 03, Saturday: Prague. Cross the Vltava River to see the Royal Castle of Hradcany and visit the Cathedral of St. Vitus, Day 06, Tuesday: Vienna. On our morning the Old Royal Palace, St. George’s Basilica sightseeing tour, visit the Hofburg Palace, and the Golden Lane with the Daliborka once the seat of the Austro-Hungarian Tower. The balance of the day is at leisure. Empire. Then view the Belvedere Palace, Tonight, we enjoy an opera performance. Prater Amusement Park, the UN Buildings, Overnight in Prague. St. Stephen’s Cathedral and other reminders of the city’s Imperial History. After a free Day 04, Sunday: Prague. This morning, afternoon, enjoy an evening Concert of we enjoy a tour of the old part of the city Strauss’s & Mozart’s music. Overnight in to view the Old Town Square, the famous Vienna. Astronomical Clock, the Jewish Quarter, St. Nicholas Church, Charles Bridge and more. Day 07, Wednesday: Vienna. Today we Our afternoon and evening are at leisure. enjoy a guided visit to the Kunsthistorische 2017 Prague to Vienna Overnight in Prague. Museum in the morning. The museum Per Person Based on twin rooms sharing houses outstanding collections of art, Day 05, Monday: Prague - Vienna. We sculpture, coins, armor, musical instruments, travel by motor coach to Vienna, the “City of

r and more. The balance of the day is free to Waltz.” Our time is free to start discovering enjoy Vienna at your own pace. Overnight Land Cost only the city’s delights, from shopping to o u in Vienna. architecture to pastries. Later, enjoy dinner in a typical heurigen, or wine tavern, in Day 08, Thursday: Vienna - U.S. After $ Grinzig, just outside of Vienna. Overnight in breakfast, transfer to the airport for our 1569 Vienna. departure flight. Single Supplement $729 c o a h T r

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• GUARANTEED DEPARTURES • Arrival and departure transfers • 8 Meals - Breakfast & Dinner • Six nights accommodations in first class hotels • Sightseeing includes Prague and Vienna • Breakfast daily, except for morning of arrival • Guided by English speaking tour director • Dinner with folklore in Prague and Heurigen dinner in Vienna • Touring by modern air-conditioned motorcoach per HOTELS or similar itinerary • Opera performance in Prague and a Strauss & Mozart Prague: Majestic Plaza 3 Nts Concert in Vienna Vienna: Hilton Vienna 3 Nts • Professional English speaking tour director throughout • Luggage handling MORE TOURS ONLINE: Visit online at • Headsets provided during included sightseeing tours www.celtictours.com for more exciting • Touring includes Cathedral of St. Vitus, the Old Royal Palace, St. George’s Basilica, the Golden Lane with the tours to throughout Europe! Daliborka Tower, Hofburg Palace, St. Stephen’s Cathedral and the Kunsthistorische Museum • Portfolio of travel documents 20 WWW.CELTICTOURS.COM Escorted Tour - GUARANTEED DEPARTURES Enjoy great touring and sights with professional tour director to lead the way throughout! Journey through the history and beauty of these three countries on this fantastic tour. Your Itinerary & Prague Day 01, Thursday: U.S. to Warsaw. Overnight flight to Warsaw. Dinner is served shortly after take-off. Tours purchased on a land only basis begin on day 02. Day 02, Friday: Warsaw. On arrival, we are met and transferred to our hotel. There will be plenty of time to relax before meeting our fellow travelers and Tour Director. Enjoy dinner tonight. Overnight in Warsaw. Day 03, Saturday: Warsaw. This 700 Then it’s on to the Czech capital of Prague, year-old capital is the symbol of the Polish the “City of 100 Spires”. We enjoy dinner nationhood and the will to survive against tonight. Overnight in Prague. great odds. A sightseeing tour here includes a drive along the famous Royal Route from Day 07, Wednesday: Prague. Built on magnificent Castle Square to Lazienki Park seven hills more than 1,000 years ago and and Palace, the summer residence of the last spread over both banks of the river Vltava, King of Poland. Pass by the Palace of Science Prague is one of the most attractive cities in and Culture (known as the “wedding cake”), Europe. Our sightseeing tour starts with a the Saxon Gardens, Tomb of the Unknown panoramic drive to famous Wenceslas Square, Soldier, Monument to the Heroes of the the Strahov Stadium and Castle Square. Warsaw Ghetto, and the Barbican. Continue Continue with a walking tour, and visit the with a walking tour of the Old Town, Old Royal Castle of Hradcany with Cathedral of St. Market Square, and St. John’s Cathedral. The Vitus, Old Royal Palace, St. George’s Basilica rest of the day is free for relaxing, shopping, and Golden Lane with Daliborka Tower. Cross or strolling through the city or an optional late the Charles Bridge and walk through the old 2017 Warsaw, Berlin & E s c o afternoon Chopin concert. quarter of Prague to view the Jewish Ghetto, Town Hall and the world-famous Astronomical Prague Day 04, Sunday: Warsaw to Berlin. After Clock. The rest of the day is free. Overnight in Per Person Based on twin rooms sharing breakfast, we depart Warsaw. We stop in r Prague. Dinner is on our own this evening. Poznan for an orientation tour of this trade t e center. Then on to Berlin, for dinner and a Day 08, Thursday: Depart Prague to U.S. Land Cost only free evening. Overnight in Berlin. After breakfast, transfer to Prague’s airport d M for our departure flight home. Day 05, Monday: Berlin. Our morning $ sightseeing tour features the Reichstag, 1439 o the Renaissance building that once housed t

Single Supplement $579 o Germany’s Parliament, and the lovely Schloss Charlottenburg. The tour continues through r the city to view other famous sights such c o a h T as the Opera, Schiller Theater and Kaiser Tour K010 departs US Thursday on Wilhelm Memorial Church. The afternoon is May 11, May 25 free to explore this once divided city on our own. Overnight in Berlin. Jun 08, Jun 22 Jul 06, Jul 20, Aug 03, Aug 17 Day 06, Tuesday: Berlin to Prague. After breakfast, we depart Berlin and continue our Sep 07, Sep 21, Oct 05 o u journey via Dresden, the beautiful Saxony IMPORTANT: Departure dates are air dates from the U.S. r Baroque city. On an orientation tour, view the Land tour starts one day later. Prices noted are land only. Zwinger Palace and Semper Opera House. Please visit www.celtictours.com for latest airfare from your home city. Tour Includes Tour Highlights • Roundtrip airport transfers • GUARANTEED DEPARTURES • Accommodations in first class and superior first • Sightseeing tours of Warsaw, Poznan, Berlin, class hotels Dresden and Prague • Breakfast daily (except morning of arrival) • 9 Meals - Breakfast and Dinner • Three (3) dinners • Guided by English speaking tour director • Touring by modern motorcoach • Professional English speaking tour director or similar throughout the tour HOTELS • Sightseeing includes Warsaw Old Town and Old Warsaw: Radisson Blu Centrum/Mercure Market Square, St. John’s Cathedral, Reichstag, Centrum 2 Nts view Zwinger Palace and Semper Opera House, Berlin: Hotel ABBA 2 Nts visit the Royal Castle of Hradcany with the Prague: Hotel Angelo 2 Nts Cathdral of St. Vitus and Old Royal Palace. • Porterage of one suitcase per person • Headsets provided on included tours to easily WWW.CELTICTOURS.COM hear commentary • Local hotel taxes and service charges 21 Escorted Tour - GUARANTEED DEPARTURES With a fantastic start in Berlin, we make our with Berlin way south. Southern Germany offers magical landscapes with lush rolling hills, medieval towns and picturesque castles. Travel back in time with a visit to Rothenburg ob der Tauber and tour beautiful castles such as Neuschwanstein and Linderhof. This is an unforgettable romantic travel experience. Your Itinerary Day 01, Wednesday: U.S. to Berlin. Depart U.S. for your overnight flight to Berlin. Tours legendary Black Forest and we continue the tour purchased on a land only basis begin on Day 02. to the small island of Lindau in Lake Constance, which offers spectacular views of the Alps. Day 02, Thursday: Berlin. Arrival in Berlin and Depending on weather conditions we will take transfer to the hotel. The rest of the day is free the Alpine road from Lindau to Oberstaufen and to spend at your leisure. The capital of Germany, Immenstadt to our final destination Füssen, the Berlin is the artistic center of the country with a southern most point on our tour of Romantic large number of museums, galleries and shows. Germany. Overnight in Fussen. Overnight in Berlin. Day 08, Wednesday: Neuschwanstein – Day 03, Friday: Berlin. In the morning you Wieskirche - Oberammergau – Linderhof visit Berlin’s many well-known historic locations, - Innsbruck. We start the day with a visit to like Unter den Linden avenue, the State Opera Neuschwanstein Castle, built by Ludwig II, the and the Brandenburg Gate. There will also be notorious “Mad King“. At midday we travel to time to explore the modern parts of the city, Oberammergau, famous for its Passion Play such as the German Parliament and Potsdam and lovely crafts. Along the way we visit the Square. The afternoon is free to explore at your Wieskirche Church before continuing the tour to leisure. Overnight in Berlin. visit Linderhof Castle. This is one of the 3 castles Day 04, Saturday: Berlin - Potsdam – Erfurt. built by King Ludwig II of Bavaria and the only After breakfast travel to Potsdam to visit the one where the king actually lived for a significant Sanssouci palace and park. Later continue amount of time. After a brief stop at the Ettal to Erfurt, also known as “Thuringian Rome” Benedictine Abbey we continue to our final because of its architectural beauty. Enjoy a destination, Innsbruck. sightseeing tour of the city and visit the largest Day 09, Thursday: Innsbruck - Munich. 2017 Romantic Germany wooden bridge in Europe. Overnight in Erfurt. In the morning we enjoy a sightseeing tour of and Berlin Day 05, Sunday: Erfurt - Frankfurt. In the Innsbruck (Austria), located in the Inn valley, in Per Person Based on twin rooms sharing morning we are free to explore Erfurt at your the heart of the Alps. In the afternoon we travel leisure. In the afternoon transfer to Frankfurt, to Munich for overnight. r Depart US Return US Land Only PP the financial and commercial heart of Germany, Day 10, Friday: Munich. After breakfast we a city full of fascinating contrasts between visit the city’s main attractions, concluding the o u Apr 19 Apr 30 $2579 modern development and historic landmarks. tour at the Marienplatz square with its famous Enjoy dinner tonight and overnight in Frankfurt. May 17 May 28 $2579 clock tower. Munich, the capital of the state of d T Day 06, Monday: Frankfurt - Heidelberg Bavaria is famous for its Oktoberfest, which is Jun 21 Jul 02 $2579 – Black Forest. We travel from Frankfurt to annually celebrated in September. The afternoon t e Heidelberg. Visit the famous castle ascending is free to explore at your leisure. Tonight enjoy a r Jul 19 Jul 30 $2579 with the cable car and enjoy a sightseeing tour traditional Bavarian dinner. Overnight in Munich. of its historic city center. Idyllically located on Aug 16 Aug 27 $2579 Day 11, Saturday: Munich - Rothenburg the shores of the Neckar River, Heidelberg is ob der Tauber - Frankfurt. After breakfast Germany’s oldest university town and one of *Sep 20 Oct 01 $2919 we travel to Rothenburg ob der Tauber, one of the most popular destinations in the country. the oldest and most beautiful cities in Romantic Oct 04 Oct 15 $2579 We continue to the famous Black Forest region. Germany. Sightseeing tour of this lovely Tonight we enjoy a typical Black Forest dinner a n y E s c o Single Supplement: $650 medieval town concluding with a Schneeballen and overnight in a romantically located hotel. (snow ball) tasting, a pastry considered the *Oktoberfest r m Day 07, Tuesday: Black Forest - Lake signature dish of Rothenburg. Next we travel to e Titisee - Lindau - Füssen. After breakfast, Frankfurt. Overnight at Hilton Frankfurt Airport

G IMPORTANT: Departure dates are air dates from the U.S. enjoy a presentation on cuckoo clock production. Hotel. Continue to a small traditional Black Forest Land tour starts one day later. Prices noted are land only. Day 12, Sunday: Frankfurt - U.S. After Please visit www.celtictours.com for latest airfare from farm, where we enjoy a cheese tasting. After breakfast, make your way to the airport for your your home city. that we will travel to Lake Titisee, nestled in the return flight home. Tour Highlights Tour Includes • GUARANTEED DEPARTURES • Transfer from Berlin Airport to our hotel on day 02 • 9 Meals - Breakfast & Dinner • 10 nights accommodations in superior and first class hotels • Sightseeing includes Frankfurt, Heidelberg, • Breakfast daily, except for morning of arrival Black Forest, Lindau, Fussen, Neuschwanstein, Innsbruck, Lindernhof, • Welcome dinner in Frankfurt, traditional Black Forest Dinner and typical regional farewell-dinner in Munich Munich • Private tour of same itinerary can be arranged • English speaking tour guide to day 11 (driver/guide for groups of 7 persons or less) • Admission to Sanssouci, Heidelberg, Neuschwanstein and HOTELS or similar Linderhof Castles Berlin: Maritim proArte 2 Nts • Visit to a local Black Forest farm with cheese tasting Erfurt: Mercure Hotel Erfurt 1 Nt • Visit to a cuckoo clock visitor center. Frankfurt: Mövenpick Frankfurt City 1 Nt • “Snow ball” tasting in Rothenburg Breitnau: Hotel Hofgut Sternen 1 Nt • Luggage handling Füssen: Hotel Hirsch 1 Nt • Touring including Berlin, Potsdam, Erfurt, Heidelberg, Black Innsbruck: Hotel Grauer Bar 1 Nt Forest, Innsbruck, Munich, Rothenburg ob der Tauber, Munich: Munich City Center 2 Nts and with scenic drives throughout Frankfurt: Hotel Hilton Frankfurt Airport 1 Nt • Portfolio of travel documents

22 WWW.CELTICTOURS.COM Escorted Tour - GUARANTEED DEPARTURES Northern Germany beckons travelers to explore its vibrant multi-cultural cities and beautiful scenery of rivers and parks. Enjoy this leisurely, comfortable tour of Germany’s most fascinating cities and its many historic monuments and attractions. Your Itinerary

Day 01, Sunday: U.S to Frankfurt. Depart U.S. for your overnight flight to Frankfurt, Germany. Dinner will be served on board. Tours purchased on a land only basis begin on Day 02.

Day 02, Monday: Arrive Frankfurt. Arrival in Frankfurt and transfer to our hotel. The rest of the day is free to explore at your leisure. This is an independent day (without the services of an escort today). At first glance, Frankfurt impresses visitors with its modern skyscrapers; a close-up look also reveals a charming and pleasant city. Overnight in Frankfurt.

Day 03, Tuesday: Frankfurt - Rüdesheim - St. Goar - Cologne. In the morning we travel to Rüdesheim. Sightseeing tour of the historic city center. We then board our touring boat, for a cruise on the most picturesque stretch of the Rhine; the Lorelei Valley. After Day 07, Saturday: Berlin - Potsdam - disembarking in St. Goar we continue to Erfut. After breakfast we travel to Potsdam. Cologne for overnight. The city is set on a natural island, surrounded by tributaries and channels of the Havel River. Day 04, Wednesday: Cologne - Hamburg. Here we visit the Sanssouci Palace and park. After breakfast we depart for Hamburg. Upon With more than 300 hectares, this lovely park arrival we enjoy a sightseeing tour of the features hundreds of species of plants and city on the Elbe River. Hamburg is known for trees. In the afternoon we travel to Erfurt. 2017 Enchanting North its elegant historic boulevards, impressive port Overnight in Erfurt. G (the second largest in Europe) and famous St. Per Person Based on twin rooms sharing Pauli neighborhood. Overnight in Hamburg. e Day 08, Sunday: Erfurt - Frankfurt. A r m leisurly start to your day today, where you Day 05, Thursday: Hamburg - Berlin. In have free time to explore Erfurt on your the morning we have time to relax or explore own. As an alternative you may also visit Land Cost only a n y E s c o the city. In the afternoon we travel to Berlin, the Wartburg (not included). From here we with the evening free to enjoy the capital make our way to Frankfurt, where our prgram city of Berlin, with its countless attractions. ends at Frankfurt Airport around 6:00 p.m. $ Overnight in Berlin. Overnight at Hilton Frankfurt Airport hotel. 1749 Single Supplement $749 Day 06, Friday: Berlin. In the morning we Day 09, Monday: Frankfurt - U.S. After start the day with a visit to the TV Tower. breakfast, make your way to the airport for r t e Then after visiting some of Berlin’s many your return flight home. Tour departs US Sunday on well-known historic locations, like Under den Apr 16 d T Linden Avenue, remnants of the wall and *Post night hotel is at the Frankfurt Airport the Brandenburg Gate, we will explore the hotel, which is within walking distance from May 14, Jun 18 more modern parts of the city, such as the the tour end point. A city center hotel can be Jul 16, Aug 13, o u German Parliament and Potsdam Square. arranged, however, you must make your own Sep 17, Oct 01

way to and from a city center hotel from the r Our afternoon is free in Berlin to enjoy the IMPORTANT: Departure dates are air dates from the U.S. city and perhaps enjoy the nightlife of Berlin. tour drop point. This however is easily done via train (not included). Alternate hotels may Land tour starts one day later. Prices noted are land only. Overnight in Berlin. Please visit www.celtictours.com for latest airfare from incur supplements. your home city.

Tour Includes Tour Highlights • Transfer from Frankfurt Airport to • GUARANTEED DEPARTURES our hotel on day 02 • 7 Meals - Breakfast & Dinner • Seven (7) nights accommodations in • Sightseeing includes Frankfurt, Rudesheim, St. superior and first class hotels Goar, Cologne, Hamburg, Berlin, Potsdam, Erfurt • Breakfast daily, except for morning • Private tour of same itinerary can be arranged of arrival • English speaking tour guide from or similar day 03-day 08 (note, a driver/guide HOTELS will assist for groups of 7 persons or Frankfurt: Hotel Mövenpick Frankfurt 1 Nt less) Cologne: Hotel Maritim 1 Nt • Cruise on the Rhine Hamburg: Novotel Hamburg Alster 1 Nt • Admission to Sanssouci palace and Berlin: Hotel Maritim proArte 2 Nts TV Tower Erfurt: Mercure Hotel Erfurt 1 Nt • Touring including Frankfurt, Frankfurt: Hotel Hilton Frankfurt Airport 1 Nt Rudesheim, St. Goar, Cologne, Hamburg, Berlin, Potsdam, Erfurt, Don’t see the tour you want here? Celtic Tours World with scenic drives throughout Vacations offers many more tours throughout Europe. So • Portfolio of travel documents give us a call at 800-833-4373.

WWW.CELTICTOURS.COM 23 Escorted Tour - GUARANTEED DEPARTURES Stunning vistas, imposing Alpine peaks, beautiful lakes, majestic rivers and historical cities will ensure that your trip will be an impressive and unforgettable moment in your life. A vacation in Austria bestows many moments of bliss that will remain with you long after you leave. An extraordinary travel experience. Your Itinerary Day 01, Wednesday: U.S. to Munich. Depart U.S. for your overnight flight to Munich, Germany. Dinner will be served on board. Tours purchased on a land only basis begin on day 02. Vienna at your leisure. This evening possibly Day 02, Thursday: Munich. Morning arrival attend a gala dinner accompanied by live into Munich. Transfer to our hotel with the classical music (not included). Overnight in remainder of the day to enjoy independently. Vienna. Overnight in Munich. Day 07, Tuesday: Vienna – Lake District Day 03, Friday: Munich. After breakfast we – Salzburg. In the morning continue to the visit the city’s main attractions, concluding the Lake District and ascend by cable car Mount tour at the Marienplatz Square with its famous Zwölferhorn where we enjoy wonderful views clock tower. The capital of Bavaria, Munich, is over the Lake Wolfgang. Continue to the famous for its Oktoberfest, which is annually city of Salzburg, where the genius composer celebrated in September. The afternoon is free Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart was born. to explore at our leisure. In the evening we Sightseeing tour here. We see breathtaking enjoy a traditional Bavarian dinner in Munich. Gothic, Renaissance and Baroque artistry. Overnight in Munich. Our visit also includes the world famous Mirabell Gardens and we view the house Day 04, Saturday: Munich - Passau - Linz. where Mozart was raised. Overnight in In the morning we travel to Passau. This city, Salzburg. on the border between Germany and Austria, 2017 Highlights of Austria has a very privileged location on the Danube, Day 08, Wednesday: Salzburg – Per Person Based on twin rooms sharing the Inn and the Ilz Rivers. In the afternoon Berchtesgaden – Chiemsee – Munich. we cross the Austrian border to the city of After breakfast we travel along the Depart US Return US Land Only PP Linz, a picturesque town at the banks of the Königsee River Valley, through the Bavarian

r Danube River. Overnight tonight in Linz. mountains, passing romantic farm houses to Apr 26 May 04 $1929 Obersalzberg. Special buses and an elevator Day 05, Sunday: Linz – Dürnstein – Melk

o u will bring us to the Eagle’s Nest. From there May 24 Jun 01 $1929 - Vienna. After breakfast enjoy a short we continue to Lake Chiemsee, known as Jun 28 Jul 06 $1929 stop at the village of Dürnstein, situated in the “Bavarian Sea”, for a short stop. The d T the heart of the magnificent Wachau Valley. program ends at the Munich Airport hotel, Jul 26 Aug 03 $1929 The charming town of Dürnstein offers the around 6 p.m. Overnight at Mövenpick t e unique combination of breathtaking scenery r Munich Airport Hotel. Aug 23 Aug 31 $1929 and traditional architecture. It was in the Kuenringer Castle, whose ruins still overlook Day 09, Thursday: Munich - U.S. After *Sep 27 Oct 05 $2259 Dürnstein, that the English King Richard breakfast, *make your way to the airport for your return flight home. Oct 11 Oct 19 $1929 Lionheart was held prisoner. We continue to Melk for a short stop at the famous Abbey. Single Supplement: $719 Finally we arrive in magnificent capital of *Post night hotel is at the Mövenpick Munich Austria for overnight. Airport, which offers shuttle service for a *Oktoberfest small fee. A city center hotel can be arranged, Day 06, Monday: Vienna. This morning however, the city center hotel does not offer the u s t r i a E c o IMPORTANT: Departure dates are air dates from the U.S. we enjoy a sightseeing tour of Vienna. same low cost shuttle service to the airport and A Land tour starts one day later. Prices noted are land only. Admire the Opera, Hofburg Palace, Heroes a taxi would be required. Alternate hotels may Please visit www.celtictours.com for latest airfare from Gate, Parliament, the Council and the other incur supplements. your home city. attractions. The afternoon is free to explore Tour Highlights Tour Includes • GUARANTEED DEPARTURES • Arrival transfer from Munich Airport to Munich Hotel on day 02 • 8 Meals - Breakfast & Dinner • Seven (7) nights accommodations in superior and first • Sightseeing includes Munich, Passau, Linz, class hotels Durstein, Melk, Vienna, Salzburg, • Breakfast daily, except for morning of arrival Berchtesgaden, Chiemsee • Traditional Bavarian dinner in Munich • Private tour of same itinerary can be arranged • Transportation by car, minivan or bus for duration (depending on number of participants) HOTELS or similar • English speaking tour guide on days 03-08 (driver/guide Munich: Holiday Inn Munich 2 Nts for groups of 7 or less) Linz: Arcotel Nike 1 Nt • Admission to Eagle’s Nest Vienna: Hotel Arcotel Wimberger 2 Nts • Admission to Abbey Melk Salzburg: Hotel NH Salzburgh City 1 Nt • Ticket for cable car to Mount Zwolferhorn Munich: Mövenpick Munich • Visit a local brewery for a beer tasting Airport Hotel 1 Nt • Luggage handling • Touring including Marienplatz Square, Mirabell Gardens, WWW.CELTICTOURS.COM scenic drives of Lake Wolfgang and the Bavarian mountains • Portfolio of travel documents 24 Escorted Tour - GUARANTEED DEPARTURES

Discover Switzerland’s breathtaking scenery, living heritage and modern cities. Beautifully located in the magnificent Alps, Switzerland boasts lovely towns that still preserve a rich tradition. This tour will introduce you to the highlights of the country’s diverse regions. A truly magical tour!

Your Itinerary

Day 01, Friday: U.S. to Zurich. Depart U.S. for your overnight flight to Zurich, Switzerland. Dinner will be served on board. Tours purchased on a land only basis begin on day 02.

Day 02, Saturday: Arrive Zurich. Arrival in Zurich and transfer to your hotel. You are free to enjoy Zurich independently today. Overnight in Zurich. Day 06, Wednesday: Geneva - Montreux - Zermatt. After breakfast, we enjoy a Day 03, Sunday: Zurich. In the morning sightseeing tour of Geneva. We visit the we enjoy a sightseeing tour of Zurich and beautiful parks along the lake, the cathedral its main monuments. Take in the fabulous and the European headquarters of the UN. views of the Alps and Lake Zurich from the We then travel to Lausanne and Montreux Höhenstrasse. Stop briefly in Rapperswil, with its magnificent Chillon Castle. Free the quaint City of Roses. On our way back time to visit Montreux. In the afternoon we to Zurich we enjoy a lovely cruise on Lake explore the Rodano river valley as far as S w i t z e Zurich (no guide). On arrival at Zürich- Täsch. From here we continue by narrow Bürkliplatz, we will make our own way back gauge train to Zermatt, nestled at the foot 2017 Magic of Switzerland to the hotel at our leisure. of mighty Mount Matterhorn. Dinner and Per Person Based on twin rooms sharing overnight at our hotel in Zermatt.

Day 04, Monday: Zurich - Luzern - Mount r l Titlis - Interlaken. This morning we depart Day 07, Thursday: Zermatt - Nufenen for Luzern. Enjoy a short sightseeing tour, Pass - Zurich. In the morning we are free to Land Cost only a n d E s c o with free time to explore Luzern on our own. explore Zermatt at our leisure or undertake At noon we continue to Engelberg. Take the an optional excursion to the top of Mount rotating Rotair cable car to the top of Gornegrat (not included). In the afternoon $ Mount Titlis (note longer waits occur during we return to Täsch where we board the bus 3409 peak seasons) and its spectacular glacier. for a spectacular drive over the high Nufenen Single Supplement $1119 From an elevation of 3,020 meters, we enjoy mountain pass to Airolo for our return to breathtaking views of the Central Alps. In Zurich. Arrival in Zurich at 6:30 pm, ending r the afternoon we visit the lakeside town of at our pre-booked hotel, with the end of tour t e program. We enjoy Zurich independently on Tour departs US Friday on

Brienz and see the talented woodcarving d artisans. Continue to Interlaken, at the foot our own this evening. Apr 21, Apr 28 of Mount Jungfrau. Overnight in Interlaken. May 05, May 12, May 19, May 26 Day 08, Friday: Zurich - U.S. After Jun 02, Jun 09, Jun 16, Jun 23, Jun 30 breakfast, *make your way to the airport for Day 05, Tuesday: Interlaken - Bern - Jul 07, Jul 14, Jul 21, Jul 28 your return flight home. Gruyeres - Geneva. From Interlaken we Aug 04, Aug 11, Aug 18, Aug 25 drive along Lake Thun to Bern, located on the Aare River, overlooking the Alps. Visit Sep 01, Sep 08, Sep 15, Sep 22, Sep 29 the city before continuing to Gruyeres, *Post night hotel is at the Swissotel. Celtic Oct 06 a picturesque village with an impressive Tours can arrange a transfer to the airport as medieval castle. Then onto Geneva for you wish. Please advise at time of booking if IMPORTANT: Departure dates are air dates from the U.S. overnight. transfer is required. Land tour starts one day later. Prices noted are land only. Please visit www.celtictours.com for latest airfare from your home city. Tour Includes Tour Highlights • Arrival transfer from Zurich Airport to hotel on day 02 • GUARANTEED DEPARTURES • Six (6) nights accommodations in 4-star hotels throughout • 7 Meals - Breakfast & Dinner • Breakfast daily, except for morning of arrival • Sightseeing includes Zurich, Luzern, Mount Titlis, • One dinner in Zermatt Interlaken, Bern, Gruyeres, Geneva, Montreux • Transportation by car, minivan or bus for duration and Zermatt (depending on number of participants) • Private tour of same itinerary can be arranged • English speaking tour guide on days 04-07 (driver/guide for groups of 7 or less) HOTELS or similar • Regular city tour of Zurich with local English speaking Zurich: Hotel Swissotel Zurich 2 Nts guide Interlaken: Hotel Interlaken 1 Nt • Cruise on Lake Zurich (no guide) Geneva: Hotel Ramada Encore 1 Nt • Sightseeing in Luzern, Geneva, Montreaux, Tasch, and Zermatt Zermatt: Hotel Alex 1 Nt • Cable car ticket to Mount Titlis Zurich: Hotel Swissotel Zurich 1 Nt • Train ride between Tasch and Zermatt • Luggage handling Don’t see the tour you want here? Celtic Tours World • Portfolio of travel documents Vacations offers many more tours throughout Europe. So give us a call at 800-833-4373. WWW.CELTICTOURS.COM 25

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DEPOSITS and PAYMENTS: Phone reservations CITY TAXES IN ITALY: Hotels throughout Italy (AIRFARES CONT.): Security fees, service charges, require a $200.00 per person deposit, plus impose a city hotel tax, that cannot be included fuel and departure tax will be quoted inclusive in optional travel protection premium and applicable in tour rates and is payable direct to hotels. all airfares provided from our online system or by fees (such as pre-booking or green fee deposits) Tax varies from €1-8 Euros per person per night, calling our call center. are required by Celtic Tours within 5 days depending on the hotel category. Airfare is subject to availability and change at time of telephone reservations. Full payment must of booking. Please contact us for fares on other be received by Celtic Tours 65 days prior to ITALIAN TOURIST TAX: Majority of Italian cities carriers from your home city. departure, unless otherwise advised. impose Tourist Tax for hotel stays. Taxes are per person per night stay and vary from city to city. MOTORCOACH TOURS: Additional hotel days are Bookings made within 65 days of departure Tourist tax ranges from €.50 to €6.00 per person available at a supplement. Transfers from airport require full payment within 24 hours for all land per night. This tax is collected directly at the to hotels and back on days of arrival and departure tours. hotels. Please ask our staff for up to date tourist are provided only for passengers booked on our tax amounts. group blocked air space. Passengers arriving Online bookings require deposit and/or full on earlier or later flights will be need to be payment at time of reservation. No online TRAVEL PROTECTION PLAN: Celtic Tours is available at scheduled departure times from bookings are accepted within 2 weeks from date pleased to offer a low cost Travel Protection. the airports and hotel to avail of transfers. of departure. We recommend insurance coverage and we Additional fees may apply. automatically include the cost on your invoice. CREDIT CARDS: Visa, MasterCard, AMEX If you decide not to purchase coverage, you MOTORCOACH LUGGAGE COMPARTMENTS/ & Discover are accepted by Celtic Tours. No must decline and deduct the premium from your SIZE: Require the restriction of one large suitcase vouchers, coupons or tickets will be sent until full payment. Please visit our website or page 38 for and one carry-on bag per person. Please be sure payment has been received. For your protection, schedule of benefits. your Celtic luggage tags are securely attached to a completed credit card form with signature your bags. Should the number of participants on is required for all credit card sales. Please SELF-DRIVE TOURS: We offer a wide range of any motorcoach tour drop below 25 passengers, visit our website for our credit card form. hotels throughout Europe for you to choose from. we reserve the right to operate the tour with a These can be booked in conjunction with Hertz car smaller 18-24 seat passenger coach. SPECIAL NOTE LATE BOOKINGS: Within rental. Please contact us for rates and details. 25 days of departure, additional late booking SMOKING: Smoking is not permitted on our coach fees of $75 per booking will be charged to LATE ARRIVALS: Be sure to arrive at your tours or in common areas of cruise boats. Smoking cover Express Mail and special handling. This destination before 5:30 p.m. or advise your hotel/ is permitted on sun deck and several stops are fee is non-refundable. Late bookings accepted villa of a later arrival time. Failure to do so may made on a guaranteed basis only and are subject to result in your reservation being cancelled. If availability. Bookings are generally not accepted your plans change, please call and cancel your MISPRINTS/ERRORS: In the event of misprints inside 21 days of date of departure. Some tours reservation. or errors, Celtic Tours reserves the right to re- are not available inside 35 days depending on quote or offer a full refund of any monies paid tour. without further liability. PASSPORTS: A valid passport is required for each CHANGES: Once we have received your deposit, participant. Passports must be valid for at least six RESPONSIBILITY: Celtic Tours, 1860 Western there will be a $75.00 charge for each and (6) months after the scheduled return date to the Ave., Albany, NY 12203 is not responsible for any every change, provided that no documents have USA. At publication time, a visa is required for a personal injury, property damage or other loss been issued. 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All tickets and vouchers are issued and cancellations and if received by Celtic Tours more documentation, and assuring these are complete supplied subject to the foregoing and to any and all than 65 days prior to departing, a processing and correct in all ways, is the sole responsibility of terms and conditions under which transportation fee of the LAND PORTION of $200 per person each participant. We are not in a position to obtain and services are provided. Celtic Tours accepts no will apply, plus any non-refundable fees for or verify the accuracy or completeness of any responsibility for losses or expenses due to delay land portion of tours. 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