• 3 Dinner (D)
• 7 Breakfast (B)

• 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 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 red sandstone castle ruins, overlooking the Old Town and Neckar River.
• 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.
• Rhine Falls: See Europe’s largest waterfall as the Rhine River surges over the cliffs in a powerful natural display.
• Switzerland: Marvel at the Alpine landscape as you drive past breathtakingly beautiful mountains and valleys.
• Lucerne: During an orientation with your Travel Director, see the Lion Monument, Old Town Hall and Chapel Bridge, the oldest wooden covered bridge in Europe.
• Paris: Join a Local Specialist to discover the hidden squares and secret lanes of Paris.

• Deluxe coach travel
• Selected hotel dinners plus a locally hosted meal
• 4-star stays

Watch Black Forest artisans demonstrate cuckoo clock making and learn how the clock’s familiar call is created. The visit focuses on a craft closely associated with this wooded region of southwestern Germany.

Look closely at the mechanisms and decorative details that make each clock more than a souvenir. The demonstration connects a distinctive sound with the hands-on skills and long-established craft traditions behind it.

Explore Lucerne with your Travel Director, seeing the Old Town Hall and crossing the wooden Chapel Bridge. The covered bridge spans the Reuss near Lake Lucerne and remains one of the city’s most recognisable landmarks.

Visit the Lion Monument, carved into a rock face to commemorate Swiss Guards who died defending the French royal family in 1792. Together, these sights reveal contrasting sides of Lucerne: its centuries-old civic centre and a memorial to sacrifice far beyond Switzerland.

Trafalgar

Cruise Amsterdam’s historic canals with your Travel Director and fellow travellers, enjoying a light dinner and drinks as the city’s bridges and waterside streets pass by. The waterways offer a close view of the tall, narrow houses that give the Dutch capital its distinctive silhouette.

Look for 17th-century Golden Age mansions built when Amsterdam was a major trading centre. Seeing their facades from the water brings the city’s maritime history into focus.

Cruise the Rhine River towards St. Goar, passing steep vineyard terraces, riverside villages and castle ruins above the water. This stretch of the river combines working wine country with the fortified landscapes that once guarded a busy European trade route.

Watch for the Lorelei Rock, associated with the legend of an enchantress whose song drew sailors into the river’s dangerous currents. The story adds a layer of folklore to the scenery.

Discover Heidelberg’s Old Town and see the red sandstone ruins of Heidelberg Castle overlooking the Neckar River. The castle’s prominent position makes it a defining sight in this historic university town; the itinerary includes views of the ruins rather than entry.

Take in streets shaped by Baroque architecture and the atmosphere of a city long associated with scholarship and German Romanticism. Its river setting brings the Old Town and castle into one memorable panorama.

Tour the family-owned Weingut Wehweck vineyard in the Rhineland and meet the people behind its wines. A hosted dinner gives you the opportunity to hear the family’s story while sharing food and wine in the place where they work.

Founded in 1955, the vineyard is now led by third-generation winemaker Philipp Wehweck. This Be My Guest experience offers a personal introduction to the region’s winemaking traditions beyond the scenery seen from the road.

Visit the Rhine Falls near Schaffhausen and watch the river surge across a broad rocky ledge. From the viewing area, take in the force and spray of one of Europe’s most powerful waterfalls.

The falls mark a dramatic change in the Rhine’s character, far from the gentler river landscapes of its vineyard-lined stretches. Their scale and sound make this a distinctive natural stop on the journey through northern Switzerland.

Taste Swiss chocolate from Max Chocolatier and learn how sustainable and fairtrade choices can support the communities involved in its production. Your Travel Director introduces this MAKE TRAVEL MATTER® experience in Lucerne, with the opportunity to visit Max’s family-run boutique.

The experience looks beyond Switzerland’s reputation for fine chocolate to the people and sourcing practices behind it. Enjoy a chocolate gift while considering how responsible production shapes a familiar Swiss speciality.

Explore Paris with a Local Specialist, taking in views of the Champs-Élysées, Arc de Triomphe and Eiffel Tower. The guided discovery pairs these grand city icons with smaller squares and lanes that reveal a more intimate side of the capital.

View Notre-Dame Cathedral and walk through the Latin Quarter, a district associated with the university and generations of students and writers. Its streets offer a contrast to the broad avenues of monumental Paris.

Ascend a mountain near Lucerne for panoramic views across the surrounding Alpine landscape. This optional excursion offers a different perspective on the lake, the city and the peaks that frame central Switzerland.

Mountain scenery is central to Lucerne’s setting, and gaining height makes its relationship with the water and valleys easier to appreciate. This experience is at additional cost and bookable on tour; the specific mountain and ascent arrangements are not stated in the itinerary.

Experience a Parisian cabaret during an evening in the French capital. This optional outing offers a hosted way to enjoy the city’s performance culture, with a staged show rather than independent sightseeing.

Cabaret has long been part of Parisian nightlife, bringing music, dance and theatrical spectacle together in an intimate entertainment setting. The named venue and show details are not specified in the itinerary. This experience is at additional cost and bookable on tour.