Rotary Club of Westlake Village Sunrise
EUROPEAN TRAVELLER * 9 DAYS LAND TOUR * FOR 2 PEOPLE
VISITING PARIS * LUCERNE * VENICE * ROME
NOVEMBER 15 – NOVEMBER 23, 2010
Mary C. Kramer and Thunderbird Travel (WTB) assume no responsibility
for any misrepresentation of this tour package by any one involved with
this event
Day 1 Depart USA
Overnight flight to Paris.
Day 2 Arrive Paris
Welcome to Paris, capital city of France! After check-in you are free to explore this
beautiful city or just relax.
Tonight enjoy a welcome drink with your Tour Director and fellow travellers.
Day 3 Paris sightseeing and at leisure
Our morning sightseeing tour with a local guide includes a drive along the Champs
Elysées to the Arc de Triomphe and on to the Eiffel Tower, to ascend to the second
level. Next we have views of Notre Dame Cathedral and then we are free to explore this
enchanting city further or why not visit the vast Louvre Museum to see the enigmatic
Mona Lisa.
Meal: Breakfast
Day 4 Paris – Lucerne
An Early start today as we drive through the Burgundy vineyards, seeing the Castle of
Chateauneuf. We continue past the remains of the Maginot Line at Belfort to reach the
Swiss border at Basel and on to the lakeside resort of Lucerne where our orientation
tour shows us the wooden Chapel Bridge and the poignant Lion Monument. After
dinner at the hotel why not take a walk along the lakeshore.
Meals: Breakfast & Dinner
Day 5 Lucerne – Venice
This morning after breakfast we embark on a spectacular ascent of Mount Pilatus. Then
onto the St. Gotthard highway which takes us past Alpine peaks and on to the Italian
border at Chiasso. We take a glimpse of Lake Como and skirt around Milan before
continuing to the magical city of Venice.
Meals: Breakfast & Dinner
Day 6 Venice – Florence
This morning our canal cruise takes us to St. Mark’s Square where we see the Bridge of
Sighs and the Doge’s Palace. We see a glass-blowing demonstration and have time to
explore before driving across the Apennines to the Renaissance city of Florence. This
evening, we enjoy a Be My Guest Dinner in Florence.
Meals: Breakfast & Be My Guest Dinner
Day 7 Florence – Rome
Our guided walking tour shows us the cathedral, the baptistery, Giotto’s bell tower, Signoria
Square and then we visit Santa Croce church, where so many great Italians are buried
including Michelangelo. Then time to shop for leather and gold, but also our Tour Director
shows us a Hidden Treasure before we travel on to the “Eternal City”, Rome.
Meal: Breakfast
Day 8 Rome - sightseeing and at leisure
Today on our guided sightseeing tour we visit St. Peter’s Basilica in the Vatican where we
see the famous Pieta by Michelangelo. Then we cross the Tiber to ancient Rome where we
overlook the Forum and see the mighty Colosseum and the Circus Maximus where the chariot
races took place.
Tonight we enjoy a Farewell Dinner together with our Tour Director and new-found friends.
Meals: Breakfast & Farewell Dinner
Day 9 Depart Rome
“Buon viaggio” as our memorable tour of Europe as come to an end we are transferred to the
airport.
Meal: Breakfast
INCLUDED:
• Superb hotel accommodations with all hotel service charges and tips, baggage
handling fees and local taxes
• 7 breakfasts and 4 dinners
• Touring by luxury air-conditioned coach with reclining seats and washroom on
board
• Round-trip transfers between airports and hotels
• The services of one of Trafalgar’s top professional multi-lingual Tour Directors
• A wallet containing tour documents and helpful information
EXCLUDED:
 Airfare
 Trip insurance
 Lunch
 Airport transfers if arriving/departing on different dates
NOTES
 TRIP INSURANCE: you must purchase trip insurance in order to claim this trip and
to protect your trip payment.
 CANCELLATION POLICY: No money will be refunded if you, or if this tour is
cancelled by the tour company for an unknown reason. Cancellation by you or the tour
company will be covered if you purchased trip insurance. Ask Mary Kramer about
coverage & insurance cost - (805) 484-4305 Thunderbird Travel CST #1005049-10
 NO OTHER DEPARTURE DATES ALLOWED FOR THIS TRIP –only November 15,
2010 departure allowed.
 NO OTHER DEPARTURE DATE OR TOUR ITINERARY EXCHANGES ALLOWED
Terms & Conditions: Itinerary and inclusions are subject to change. Tour is based on double
occupancy and additional conditions may apply. CST#2077132-20