European Escapade Tour

Day 1 : Arrive Rome

On arrival in Rome Airport, private transfer From Airport to Hotel. Day at leisure. Overnight in Rome.

**Note: Standard check in time is 1400 hours, will request for early check in.

Day 2 : Rome

Breakfast at hotel. Today proceed for Skip the Line Vatican Museums, Sistine Chapel and St. Peter's Basilica Tour. Enjoy a local guided tour of the Vatican Museums, the Sistine Chapel, and St. Peter's Basilica, skipping long entrance lines. Duration: 4 hours. Take a tour of the Vatican Museums and the Sistine Chapel, jumping the lines! No stress to reach the area: upon arrival, your guide will lead you into the museums, where you will visit one of the most important art collections in the world. Admire the Gallery of Tapestries and the Geographical Maps before arriving at the famous Sistine Chapel and the unforgettable Basilica. Includes: Pick up from your hotel centrally located, skip the line and entrance ticket, guide service, headsets.Overnight in Rome.

Day 3 : Rome - Florence

Breakfast at hotel. Today check out and own transfer to the station to board your train to Florence. Arrive Florence & own transfer to hotel.Today proceed for 1 Hour with David Accademia Gallery Tour with Skip the Line. Enter the Accademia Gallery museum with a fast track priority entrance ticket and discover the original Michelangelo's masterpiece that has become the symbol of Renaissance splendour, The David. Admire it from every perspective, gaze in awe at David, that dominates the central gallery of the museum. The David was sculpted by a very young Michelangelo (in his twenties) entirely from a single block of local Carrara marble and it's 5.17 metres tall (17 ft). It represents the biblical hero David that killed Goliath and when it was unveiled, in 1504, it soon came to symbolize the defense of the civil liberties embodied in the Florentine Republic. Admire also Michelangelo's famously unfinished sculptures , Prigioni and San Matteo. The Accademia Gallery houses also many other masterpieces, both paintings and sculptures, from the Middle Ages to Renaissance, by the greatest artists, like Botticelli, Paolo Uccello, Andrea del Sarto and many more, which you will discover with your knowledgeable English-Speaking guide. Overnight in Florence.

TRAIN DETAILS

Italo #8956

08:25 Rome Termini

09:57 Florence S.M.N.

Day 4 : Florence

Breakfast at hotel. Today proceed for Excursion to Pisa and visit of Leaning Tower. This enchanting excursion will take you through the unforgettable Tuscan countryside to the marvelous city of Pisa, known all over the world for its impressive monuments and for its prestigious University. A professional guided walking tour will take you to the Piazza dei Miracoli, where you will be able to admire the Leaning Tower (exterior), the Baptistery (exterior) and other important monuments. You will enjoy then an interior guided visit of the Cathedral (unless in case of long queue), real masterpiece of Romanesque art, built between the 11th and 12th centuries. The guided tour will end by the magnificent Leaning Tower: climbing to its top by mounting its 294 steps rising up in a spiral, will be one of the most amazing experiences you can ever try. The tower is 55.86 m tall (183.27 ft) from the ground on the low side and 56.70 m tall (186.02 ft) on the high side, around 3.99 degrees leaning. The weak and unstable subsoil caused this unique phenomenon, contributing to create one of the wonders of the world. Includes: Transportation by coach, English speaking, local guide for walking tour of Piazza dei Miracoli and Leaning Tower visit, visit to the Cathedral (in the event the group cannot enter the Cathedral because of the long queue, you will be offered a guided visit of Piazza dei Cavalieri), earphones, Leaning Tower entrance fee with booking. Overnight in Florence.

Day 5 : Florence - Venice

Breakfast at hotel. Today check out and own transfer to the train station to board your train to Venice. Arrive Venice. On arrival, own transfer to hotel and check into hotel. The rest of the day is free. Evening proceed for Gondola Serenade Tour. We join a flotilla of Gondolas gathered around a barge containing the Musicians and Singers to float along the fascinating Grand Canal, glittering in the reflection of the illuminated facades of the sumptuous Palazzos. Return in the dark stillness of some of Venice's interior canals. Includes Gondola ride, musical performance. Overnight in Venice.

TRAIN DETAILS

Italo #8924

08:39 Florence S.M.N.

10:55 Venice S. Lucia

Day 6 : Venice

Breakfast at hotel. Today proceed for Skip the Line St. Mark's Museum and St. Mark's Basilica. Admire St Mark's Basilica precious mosaics and experience the unique panoramic view of St Mark's square from the upper level of the Basilica! Starting with the visit to the Museum of St Mark, we will see some small-scale models that show how the St Mark's Cathedral was built and how this huge Basilica appeared to the eyes of visitors in the past. You will admire from a close-up view the famous mosaics and you will really appreciate the different construction stages of the mosaics of this wonderful Cathedral. In the adjacent room there are several panels that illustrate the time-honored techniques and some portions of the 15th century mosaics. Continuing our visit, you will learn more about the mosaics of the domes of St Mark by listening to the explanations of the elaborated explanations, which has been enshrining the mortal remains of St Mark for more than 1000 years. Afterwards, through a narrow passage way, we will leave St Mark's Basilica to enter an ancient hall of the Venice Doge's Palace, where ancient tapestries are housed. You will admire the gilded bronze horses, masterpieces of the Greek Hellenistic sculptures and some architecture fragments dated to the oldest construction phases of St Mark's Cathedral in IX century A. D. The tour will continue to the lodge of St Mark's Cathedral and the we will admire from above one of the icons of Venice St. Mark's Square. Overnight in Venice.

Day 7 : Venice - Lucerne - Zurich

Breakfast at hotel. Today check out and own transfer to the train station to board your train to Lucerne. Arrive Lucerne and board your train to Zurich by using your Swiss pass. Arrive Zurich & transfer to the hotel on your own & check in. Overnight in Zurich.

TRAIN DETAILS

Frecciarossa #9708

07:18 Venice S. Lucia

09:45 Milan Centrale

Eurocity #158

10:10 Milan Centrale

13:41 Lucerne

Day 8 : Zurich - Lucerne - Zurich

Breakfast at hotel. Enjoy a day of sheer excitement and adventure on glacier paradise of Mt. Titlis. Board the world’s first revolving gondola ‘Rotair’ and take the opportunity to ride the spectacular ‘Ice Flyer’ chairlift and see the ice grotto in the Titlis Glacier Park. Experience breathtaking views of Alps as you ascend in Titlis ROTAIR – the world’s first revolving cable car. Walk on the Titlis Cliff Walk – Europe’s highest suspension bridge, or get even closer to the mountains carpeted in snow in the Ice Flyer chair lift. Stroll in the Glacier Cave – home to painstakingly crafted ice sculptors, or satiate your adrenaline-rush appetite by stepping in the Glacier Park. Overnight in Zurich.

Day 9 : Zurich - Basel - Paris

Breakfast at hotel. Today check out and own transfer to the train station to board your train to Basel. Arrive Basel and board your train to Paris. Arrive Paris & transfer to the hotel on your own & check in. Overnight in Paris.

TRAIN DETAILS

Lyria #9206

08:34 Basel SBB

11:50 Paris Lyon

Day 10 : Paris

Breakfast at hotel. Today proceed for Paris Hop on Hop Off City Tour + Skip the Line Eiffel Tower + Seine River Cruise. This excursion will give you the opportunity to discover Paris, its history and great buildings with a tour of the city by coach, followed by a one hour commented cruise along the Seine river. The cruise departs from the Eiffel tower and you will be welcome on board the one of the three trimarans that belong to Bateau Parisians. Enjoy the view from the glass fitted terrace and gangways all-round the boat which is perfectly designed to discover and admire the rich architecture of the city. On the cruise will also be some soft music evoking the carious places and times broadcasted through individual handsets. The tour will finish at the Eiffel tower. Overnight in Paris.

Day 11 : Paris - India

Breakfast at hotel. Today check out and own transfer to the airport to board your flight back to India.