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Short on time but eager for an exhilarating European getaway? The European Highlights tour packs the best of Amsterdam, London, and Paris into just 7 days—perfect for travelers who value efficiency without sacrificing depth. Cruise along the Rhine River, wander the vibrant streets of Amsterdam, and be dazzled by Paris’s glittering lights. This guided city sightseeing tour includes thoughtfully selected hotel accommodations, seamless transport, and curated meals, making each travel day effortless. The itinerary is crafted for experienced travelers who want to maximize every moment, with must-see landmarks and local gems alike. The unique selling point? This tour lets you savor the diversity of three iconic cities, turning a week into a lifetime of memories.
Rhineland: On this Be My Guest experience you’ll enjoy a tour of the family-owned Weingut Wehweck vineyard, followed by dinner. The vineyard was founded in 1955 and is currently headed up by the third generation of the family, Herr Philipp Wehweck.
Black Forest: Watch as skilled artisans capture the distinctive sound of the cuckoo demonstrating the centuries' old craft of clock making in the Black Forest.
Amsterdam: Cruise along the old waterways with your Travel Director and fellow travellers. Discover the architectural gems of the old city, including mansions dating from the Golden Age of the 17th Century.
Rhineland: Cruise beneath the semi-ruined castles and terraced vineyards. Sleepy villages slip by as you saunter upstream to the Lorelei Rock where the enchantress lured sailors to their doom.
Heidelberg: See the magnificent castle built in red sandstone, overlooking the Student Prince’s town.
Fast paced. Very enjoyable tour group. The tour director was very good interacting with the tour group. Felt safe with the tour driver.
Well organized. Great travel director. Enjoyed the pace.
It is a great itinerary. A lot is packed into 6 days but the things we saw were wonderful! I would recommend adding an extra day and stopping somewhere between Lucerne and Paris. That was way too long a day of bus riding.
This was a great 'taster' tour - our first. We enjoyed it all and realised how much time we waste working things out ourselves. So we now want to experience some of Trafalgar's regional tours and have every confidence the tour directors will have taken care of all the details. This includes my gf meals! Never thought I would say this but a little longer free time will be nice, on a less compact tour, to visit some places that have been recommended by friends.
It was a full on experience.Starting off with breakfast each morning,then off on our journey into Germany, with a cruise in the Rhineland.From there into Switzerland with a meal including Swiss fondue.Exploring Lucerne,then off to magical Paris.our travel director was Excellent with a wealth of knowledge from the past and future.I would thoroughly recommend this short full of ancient history tour to everyone
This was a good trip, I would recommend coming to Amsterdam a day or two before the trip, and staying in Paris a day or two after. Otherwise it was a good experience to see four Countries but still not feel hurried. For me, I visited family in the Netherlands first, and then had to fit ‘something’ into my Australian School holidays, and this trip worked out perfectly!
Pros: Tour director excellent Accommodations excellent Food good Cons: Forget Heidelburg ....... time way too short Tour too large............bus too tight Rotating seating not efficient..............I suggest moving 4 seats not 3 each day (except for one day, I spent whole trip behind back door)
The itinerary was great were it presented a taste of the local scenery, and life of the inhabitants, away from the main tourist attractions. It was a nice experience. Our guide (Graham), was very knowledgeable on the local history, which was an added plus.
gave us the best experience he could have. Paris was not my favorite only because I got sick on the trip. We had so many magical experiences. Thank you to the driver .He handled the coach wonderfully and many spots had hairpin turns. The extra tour up the mountain in Laverne is well worth it , I encourage everyone to do this, the river cruises were great and the German castles along the river banks were stunning.
Was very busy, but saw a lot in a short window of time. Tour Guide was excellent, knowledgeable and attentive to everyone.
This is a fast paced trip with some longer travel days but perfect if you want to see a lot of Europe in a short time. Gives you a taste of different countries without spending a lot of time in each area. Would have liked a bit more time in Germany but absolutely loved the time in Lucerne!
Very interesting,informative and funny tour guide
We had a fantastic "European Highlights" tour!!! Everything went smoothly from beginning to end. The hotels were great! The food in all four countries was absolutely delicious! Our tour director was extremely well organized and very knowledgeable! Our bus driver (sp?) was an excellent driver! There were 47 ppl on our tour. I'd say half were from Australia, about 10 Americans, some from UK and 4 from New Zealand and 4 from Canada, counting my husband and I.We met some really nice people and even exchanged a few phone numbers! All the activities were fun! And of the 6 optional tours offered, we did 6 of them. We were happy there was a washroom on the bus for emergencies. This is Very important. Some ppl used it, but not very many, because the driver stopped every 2 or 3 hours. We had put the Uber App on our phone and that worked out really well. It cost us 41 Euros to get to our hotel from the airport. We were talking to a couple who took a taxi and they paid over 80 Euros!! Uber is definitely the way to go. You know up front what you're paying. You can track them on your phone. We paid them through PayPal, but you also do a credit card. All in all we really enjoyed this particular tour. Never had a hitch or a glitch! I really like the direct flights to Europe. I don't think I'd go any other way, in the future. This was our third Trafalgar Tour! Thanks so much, and CANADA
Fast paced, which was well described online. Well planned, saw a lot in short time. We enjoyed our tour director. She was so knowledgeable, organized, and fun.
Very comprehensive detailed trip with super, excellent tour director and bus driver. So many positives. Be prepared for an intense, on—the-go daily ritual that encompasses so much.
THe drive from Lucerne was way too long. THe Heidelberg hotel was too close to the railway tracks. You could hear the train announcements.
The was overall good. It should be considered to include The itenary should include a visit to the Eiffel Tower and the Louvre. The farewell dinner was appreciated but a option of a choice sjojlx be considered
We were able to see and do a lot all because of ! She knew the tour front and back. She kept us well informed on what will be happening and what to expect. Not even a rainstorm could throw her off her game. She adjusted the schedule to keep us safe and dry. Our coach driver was absolutely amazing! We never had to lug our luggage to or from our hotel room. We placed our bags outside our room before breakfast, and they were in our room at the next hotel later that day. We will definitely use Trafalgar for our next land tour.
The itinerary gave us a true taste of Europe. Our tour guide, was absolutely exceptional!! She made everything flow so smoothly. She is a gem :>)!!
Was a wonderful tour I enjoy it very much and was very informative about the tour and kept us on schedule No problems at all Thank you so much !
It was a well planned itinerary chuck full of sightseeing attractions in 4 countries!! I loved it and feel I got to see the most popular venues in these countries.
I wish more of the extra excursions whould have been included in the price since the trip was already pretty pricey. The hotels were not very clean on the trip, Hair in beds and on floors in most and even 1 hotel had poop in the toliet when we arrived (Amsterdam one) We had to pay extra for a ride to airport at end of trip due to time of flight so if its included you should offer more than 1 time to go to airport
It was a good sampling of different European countries. , the tour guide, was informative, engaging, personable, extremely effective whenever a need arose. The tour wouldn’t be the same without him.