• 6 Dinner (D)
• 18 Breakfast (B)
• 2 Lunch (L)

• Budapest: Enjoy a tour of the Liszt Music Academy with a student, followed by an enchanting recital. Producing incredible musical talent, the university was founded by piano virtuoso and composer Franz Liszt in 1875.
• Vienna: Be pampered with traditional coffee and cake. An experience like no other, this cosy cafe provides companionship, and promotes well-being and support for the community, in addition to crafting delicious treats.
• Tuscany: Be welcomed like an honoured guest at historic Fattoria di Bagnolo as a member of the noble Bartolini Baldelli family opens the doors to their Tuscan home. Discover a legacy stretching back nearly a thousand years, from Machiavelli’s era to today, as you explore the villa, vineyards and atmospheric cellars, up close and personal with those who call it home.
• Vatican City: Visit the Vatican Museums and witness the genius of Michelangelo in the Sistine Chapel.

Insight Vacations

• Hand sanitizer is freely available on board for you to use throughout the day.

• Business class coach with extended leg room
• Top-rated dining, from farm-to-table to local restaurants
• 4 & 5-star stays

Cruise Amsterdam’s tree-lined canals for a waterside introduction to the old city. See narrow canal houses, bridges and the grand mansions built by merchants during the 17th-century Dutch Golden Age.

The waterways form part of Amsterdam’s historic canal district, shaped by the city’s growth as a trading centre. From the boat, their elegant facades and reflections offer a perspective that is difficult to capture on foot.

Meet your Travel Director and fellow travellers over dinner with wine at a local Amsterdam restaurant. Modern European cooking provides a relaxed introduction to the journey and a chance to get acquainted.

It is a hosted welcome experience rather than an ordinary hotel meal. Conversation around the table sets the tone for travelling together, while the restaurant offers a first taste of Amsterdam’s contemporary dining scene.

Cruise the Rhine from Boppard to Sankt Goar with a glass of local wine, passing vineyard-covered slopes and castle silhouettes. Look for Burg Rheinfels, Burg Katz and Burg Maus along this storied stretch of river.

The route also passes the legendary Lorelei Rock, long associated with tales of a siren whose song distracted boatmen. River travel brings the valley’s steep terrain and centuries of fortified history into clear view.

Stand on Wurzburg’s statue-lined Alte Mainbrucke and look across the Main towards Marienberg Fortress. The historic bridge offers a memorable viewpoint over the river, the city’s rooftops and the fortress rising above its vineyards.

Wurzburg’s baroque character and long wine-making tradition lend context to the scene. The bridge is a place to appreciate how the river, hillside stronghold and old town fit together.

Explore Rothenburg ob der Tauber’s medieval old town, where walls, towers and gates preserve the feel of a fortified Franconian town. Walk among timber-framed buildings and lanes that have made Rothenburg a celebrated stop on Germany’s Romantic Road.

Its remarkably intact townscape makes the visit more than a scenic pause: the defensive walls and compact streets show how a medieval trading community organised and protected itself.

Explore Prague Castle with a Local Expert, walking its courtyards and visiting St. Vitus Cathedral. Choose this experience to focus on the seat of Czech rulers and the Gothic landmark at the heart of the castle complex.

Prague Castle has developed across centuries, leaving a layered setting of palaces, churches and ceremonial spaces. St. Vitus Cathedral’s scale and intricate architecture convey the importance of the site to Czech history. This is one of two included Insight Choice experiences in Prague.

Walk Prague’s Jewish Quarter with a Local Expert to learn how its community shaped the city’s history, traditions and legends. Visit the Old-New Synagogue and the Jewish cemetery as part of this focused exploration.

The synagogue is among Europe’s oldest active synagogues, while the cemetery bears witness to generations of Jewish life in Prague. Choose this included Insight Choice experience instead of the Prague Castle and St. Vitus Cathedral visit.

Dine aboard a Danube cruise while Budapest’s riverfront lights come into view. Watch the city’s bridges and grand buildings pass by as the boat travels between Buda and Pest.

The banks of the Danube form part of Budapest’s UNESCO-listed urban landscape. Seen from the water at night, the illuminated Parliament and the slopes of Castle Hill help explain why the Hungarian capital is known as the Pearl of the Danube.

Explore Buda’s Old Town with a Local Expert and take in sweeping Danube views from Fisherman’s Bastion. The city sightseeing also follows Andrássy Avenue to Heroes’ Square.

From Buda’s elevated streets, see how the river separates the historic hillside from Pest’s broad boulevards, with the Chain Bridge and Elizabeth Bridge connecting the two. Your Local Expert brings the capital’s royal, civic and architectural history into focus.

Tour Budapest’s Liszt Music Academy with a student and hear a recital in the institution founded by composer and piano virtuoso Franz Liszt in 1875. The student-led visit offers a personal perspective on musical training in Hungary.

More than a concert stop, this experience connects the academy’s continuing work with Liszt’s legacy. Hearing music in the place where generations of performers have studied gives the recital a distinctive setting.

Discover Vienna with a Local Expert on a city tour taking in the grand Ringstrasse and a walk through the Innere Stadt. See landmarks including the Hofburg Imperial Residence, Opera House, Parliament Building and Karlskirche.

The Ringstrasse was laid out where Vienna’s old city walls once stood, becoming a showcase for imperial-era architecture. Exploring the historic centre on foot adds a closer view of the streets and public spaces behind the capital’s monumental facades.

Sit down for traditional coffee and cake in a cosy Vienna café, with time to mingle with locals. The hosted stop offers a taste of the city’s social customs as well as its baking.

Vienna’s coffeehouse tradition treats the café as a place to linger and talk, not simply to take a quick drink. This particular venue also promotes companionship and community wellbeing, adding a local dimension to the experience.

Travel by boat along the Giudecca Canal as your Travel Director introduces Venice from the water. Pass palazzi dating from the 13th to 18th centuries and see the setting of the Doge’s Palace and St. Mark’s Square.

Venice’s canals are its streets, making a boat-based orientation a natural way to understand the city. The changing waterfront reveals its maritime wealth, ceremonial buildings and close relationship with the lagoon.

Sip a cocktail near Piazza San Marco while musicians perform, and enjoy a Venetian dinner with wine at a restaurant in the historic centre. A walk past the Doge’s Palace and Bridge of Sighs adds a close-up view of the city’s landmarks.

Music around St. Mark’s and the narrow streets leading away from the square create a distinctly Venetian evening. The hosted meal makes this a dining experience rather than a routine dinner stop.

Visit St. Mark’s Square to see the Basilica, Clock Tower, Campanile and Doge’s Palace from the square. At a traditional workshop, watch Venetian artisans demonstrate glassblowing and explain how they shape molten glass by hand.

The square reflects Venice’s former power as a maritime republic. Its monuments and the workshop’s centuries-old craft offer two complementary views of the city: its public grandeur and the specialist skills preserved by local makers.

Meet a member of the Bartolini Baldelli family at Fattoria di Bagnolo, their historic Tuscan estate. Explore the villa, cellars and vineyards overlooking the Chianti hills, and taste estate wines with the family’s olive oil.

Your hosts share a story stretching from Machiavelli’s era to the estate’s revival as a summer residence in 1852. The personal welcome and produce grown on the property connect Tuscany’s agricultural traditions to the people who maintain them.

Explore the Vatican Museums with a Local Expert using fast-track entry, seeing papal art collections that include works by Raphael and classical sculpture. In the Sistine Chapel, study Michelangelo’s ceiling frescoes; at St. Peter’s Basilica, admire his Pietà and the great dome.

These sites bring together centuries of religious patronage and Renaissance art. Access to the museums or basilica may be restricted on some departures; if museum tickets are unavailable, the visit substitutes the Capitoline Museums.

Walk around the exterior of the Colosseum and hear about the history, construction and legends of ancient Rome’s vast amphitheatre. Standing beside its surviving arches conveys the scale of a building designed for enormous public spectacles.

Completed in the first century CE, the Colosseum remains one of the clearest reminders of imperial Roman engineering and entertainment. This experience is an exterior visit; entry to the amphitheatre is not specified.

Meet Chef Lorenzo at his family farm in Umbria for an entertaining demonstration of Italian pasta-making. Enjoy lunch accompanied by Orvieto Classico wine, bringing the region’s food and wine together at the table.

The farm setting makes this a personal introduction to home-style cooking rather than a standard restaurant meal. Watch the techniques behind a familiar Italian staple and hear from a local chef who practises them.

Explore Florence with a Local Expert, viewing the marble-clad cathedral, bell tower and baptistery with Ghiberti’s Gates of Paradise. Visit Piazza della Signoria, the city’s political heart, and discover the Santa Croce neighbourhood.

Florence’s public squares and church facades reveal the ambitions of its Renaissance patrons. A gold and leatherwork demonstration adds a living craft tradition to the city’s celebrated artistic heritage.

See Lucerne’s Lion Monument, carved into a limestone cliff to commemorate Swiss Guards killed during the French Revolution. Stroll across the covered Chapel Bridge and view the baroque Jesuit Church beside the Reuss.

These landmarks reveal different chapters of Lucerne’s history, from medieval river crossings to religious architecture and a solemn 19th-century memorial. Together they offer an introduction to the lakeside city beyond its Alpine setting.

Ride the open-top cable car to Mount Stanserhorn for wide Alpine views and fresh mountain air. Follow scenic summit paths, watching for marmots and other native wildlife; there may also be an opportunity to hear a conservation talk from a Swiss ranger.

On clear days, views extend towards Alsace and Germany’s Black Forest. The cable car uses solar power, and the visit supports a conservation-focused experience linked to the UN Sustainable Development Goal for life on land.

Choose a restaurant for your Lucerne Dine-Around evening, selecting the atmosphere and cuisine that appeal to you. This organised dining experience offers a more personal way to enjoy dinner in the lakeside city.

Rather than gathering for a single set meal, travellers can shape the evening around their preferred setting and drinks. It is an opportunity to settle into Lucerne’s restaurant scene at a comfortable pace while dinner remains part of the tour.

Discover Paris with a Local Expert on a panoramic tour featuring the Eiffel Tower, Arc de Triomphe and Champs-Élysées. See Place de la Concorde, the Louvre’s facades and the historic Seine, with views of Notre-Dame Cathedral.

The route connects the city’s monumental avenues and riverside landmarks with their histories. Place de la Concorde, for example, was a site of executions during the French Revolution; today it forms part of Paris’s grand urban landscape.

Share a French dinner at L’Alsace with your travelling companions in Paris. The restaurant setting gives everyone a chance to gather over regional cuisine and conversation.

Dining together is the focus of this hosted experience, rather than simply a meal provided between sightseeing stops. It offers a social close to your time in the City of Light, with the flavours and convivial pace of a Paris restaurant.

Choose a private tour of Schonbrunn Palace and its formal gardens while in Vienna. The former Habsburg summer residence is closely associated with Empress Maria Theresa and the ceremonies of imperial court life.

Its richly decorated rooms and planned gardens offer a different perspective from the city-centre Ringstrasse tour, focusing on how the ruling family lived and entertained. This optional experience is at additional cost and bookable on tour.

Cruise the Venetian lagoon to Burano for a possible island outing with a meal of local specialities and wine. Burano’s brightly painted houses and waterside lanes provide a contrast to the grand monuments around St. Mark’s Square.

The island is also known for its lace-making tradition and fishing heritage. This optional experience is at additional cost and bookable on tour; the itinerary presents it as a possible way to spend time in Venice.

Consider an excursion to Pisa to see its famous Leaning Tower. The freestanding bell tower stands beside Pisa Cathedral and Baptistery in the monumental Piazza dei Miracoli.

Its tilt developed during construction because the ground beneath its foundations was unstable. Seeing the tower within the wider cathedral complex places the familiar image in the setting of medieval Pisa’s civic and religious ambitions. This optional experience is at additional cost and bookable on tour.

Venture into the countryside near Lucerne by horse-drawn carriage and meet local farmers. The gentle ride offers a closer look at the rural landscape beyond the town’s waterfront and historic streets.

This possible outing focuses on the people and working countryside that form part of central Switzerland’s Alpine character, rather than a summit viewpoint. It is an optional experience at additional cost and bookable on tour.

Spend an evening at a Paris cabaret show for a possible taste of the city’s theatrical nightlife. Music, dance and stage spectacle offer a different way to experience Paris beyond its daytime landmarks.

Cabaret has long been part of the capital’s entertainment culture, particularly around its lively performance districts. The itinerary suggests a show as an evening choice rather than an included event; this optional experience is at additional cost and bookable on tour.