London to Rome
Best for
Couples, First-timers
Duration
14N/15D
Season
May–September
Difficulty
Easy
Vibe
Cosmopolitan, Urban
London to Rome
14N/15D, 7 cities, From €5,119
per person, twin sharing
A Tibro Journey
Five countries by road in two weeks. Windsor and London, the Amsterdam windmills, Paris and the Eiffel, Mount Titlis above Lucerne, then Venice, Pisa and Rome.
Grand Europe Van Tour is a 14N/15D city & cosmopolitan journey through UK + Netherlands + France + Switzerland + Italy. Highlights include Eurostar London-Amsterdam, Mt Titlis & Eiger Express, Gondola in Venice.
Signature Moments
Three Mornings You'll Remember
No. 01
Eurostar London-Amsterdam
Eurostar London-Amsterdam
No. 02
Mt Titlis & Eiger Express
Mt Titlis & Eiger Express
No. 03
Gondola in Venice
Gondola in Venice
No. 01
Eurostar London-Amsterdam
Eurostar London-Amsterdam
No. 02
Mt Titlis & Eiger Express
Mt Titlis & Eiger Express
No. 03
Gondola in Venice
Gondola in Venice
Day by Day
14N/15D, in order
Day 1
Arrive in London
Welcome to London - clear immigration and get transferred to the hotel. Check-in to the hotel and freshen up. In the evening proceed for Thames River Cruise. Admire the views of London's most iconic sights with a cruise on the River Thames. Cruise to Greenwich to see London's historical sights from the River Thames. Journey past iconic sights such as the Houses of Parliament, Tower Bridge, and the Tate Modern. Admire the pyramid structure of The Shard and see other monuments from London's historic waterway. Head to the open deck for panoramic views of London's landmarks. Overnight stay at hotel.
Day 2
Windsor Castle
Breakfast at the hotel. Proceed to visit Windsor Castle. Established in the 11th century by William the Conqueror, Windsor Castle is the oldest and largest occupied castle in the world. It has been remodeled by a succession of kings and queens, including Henry II, Charles II, and George IV. Your ticket provides admission to the Castle, including the magnificent State Apartments, which are furnished with some of the finest treasures from the royal collection. Among the masterpieces are paintings by Holbein, Rubens, and Van Dyck, as well as fine English and French furniture. During the winter months, the sumptuous private apartments created by George IV, known as the Semi-State Rooms, are added to the visitor route. Overnight stay at hotel.
Day 3
London to Amsterdam By Eurostar
Breakfast at the hotel. Proceed to take Eurostar Train from London to Amsterdam. Welcome to Amsterdam. Check-in to the hotel and freshen up. Enjoy your evening for 1 Hour Canal Cruise. Discover the unique beauty of Amsterdam at night on an evening cruise. Admire the lights, bridges, and canal houses and see a new side of the city. Board your cruise and begin your tour. Watch the stately 17th-century warehouses of the Dutch capital glide by. Admire the hundreds of bridges and iconic buildings alongside the canals as you cruise through the city and marvel at the illuminated Skinny Bridge. Overnight stay at your hotel.
Day 4
Zaanse Schans: Authentic Dutch Windmill Day Trip
Breakfast at the hotel. Proceed for Zaanse Schans. Enjoy an afternoon learning about the inner workings of windmills in the village of Zaanse Schans. To begin, find out how the mill saws a tree into planks and then learn more about the history of the famous Dutch windmills at an exhibition in the basement of the mill. Next, come inside the world's last-remaining, still-working paint windmill, which is dated back to 1782. If there is enough wind, you can even experience the grinding process and watch how the mill grinds chalk under the large grind stones. Overnight stay at hotel.
Day 5
Amsterdam to Paris
Breakfast at the hotel. Check out and proceed to Paris. Check-In at the hotel and freshen up. Evening free for leisure. Overnight stay at hotel.
Day 6
Seine River Cruise + Eiffel Tower Summit Floor
Breakfast at the hotel. Proceed for seine river cruise with Eiffel Tower Summit Floor. Take advantage of prepaid access tickets to the Eiffel Tower by lift to save precious time and visit the Summit floor. Once you are inside, there's no time limit to how long you can stay within the Eiffel Tower, You can stay as long as you like, taking in and enjoying the breathtaking views of Paris. Before or after your Eiffel Tower visit, Take a sightseeing cruise on the Seine River, passing by the famous landmarks in Paris and beautiful bridges over the Seine. Along your journey, you will see many iconic sights such as; the Eiffel Tower, Les Invalides, the National Assembly, the Orsay Museum, the Institut de France, and Notre Dame de Paris Overnight stay at hotel.
Day 7
Paris to Lucerne
Breakfast at the hotel. Proceed from Paris to Lucerne. You can visit the famous Chapel Bridge. Lucerne's landmark is considered to be Europe's oldest covered bridge. It was built in the 14th century and was originally a part of the city fortifications. Visit the the Lion Monument, or the Lion of Lucerne, is a rock relief in Lucerne, Switzerland, designed by Bertel Thorvaldsen and hewn in 1820–21 by Lukas Ahorn. It commemorates the Swiss Guards who were massacred in 1792 during the French Revolution. Overnight stay at hotel.
Day 8
Mount Titlis With Ice Flyer
Breakfast at the hotel. Proceed to visit Mt Titlis with Ice flyer. Mount Titlis – one of most visited experiential mountains in Switzerland – offers a plethora of exciting activities and adventures for all ages, and of course, amazing sights of the snow-capped mountain peaks, deep crevasses, and immaculate white, expansive snowfields. Embark on your memorable journey at Mount Titlis, where you 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. Overnight stay at hotel.
Day 9
Lucerne to Venice
Breakfast at the hotel. Check out and proceed to Venice. Check in and freshen up. Proceed for Gondola Ride. Embark on an enchanting gondola ride and admire elegant canal-side palaces, unique bridges, and the magic atmosphere only found in Venice. Pass highlights, including La Fenice Theater and the Salute Church. Meet your gondolier in their distinctive blue and white striped shirt and head along the hidden channels of Venice on a 30-minute ride. Considered one of the most beautiful and elegant boats on earth, experience the traditional Venetian gondola. Overnight stay at hotel.
Day 10
Venice Glass Blowing Workshop
Breakfast at the hotel. Proceed for glass blowing workshop. Escape the hustle and bustle of Venice city center on a tour of Murano. Head to Campo San Bartolomeo and meet your guide near the Rialto Bridge. Reach the boat station facing the lagoon, and jump aboard a public boat bound for Murano Island. Upon arrival, take a short walk to a glass factory, where a glass master will demonstrate the art of glass blowing. Watch as he makes a 2nd piece using sculpture techniques. Take a stroll to a mosaic or glass beads jewelry workshop to create your own piece from scratch. Work with glass elements of different shapes and colors to make a unique ornament or pendant. Create your own bracelet, key holder, or earrings. Overnight stay at hotel.
Day 11
Venice to Florence
Breakfast at the hotel. Proceed from Venice to Florence. Check in to your hotel and freshen up. The day is at leisure Overnight stay at hotel.
Day 12
Leaning Tower of Pisa & Cathedral
Breakfast at the hotel. Proceed to visit leaning tower of Pisa & Cathedral. Explore two of Pisa’s key sites, the famous Leaning Tower and the historic Pisa Cathedral.Skip the line at the ticket office choosing a time entrance to the Tower and visit the Cathedral without time constraints. Collect your tickets at the Sinopie Museum before climbing the 55 meter high Leaning Tower of Pisa, an icon of European architecture that dates back to the 12th century. You’ll be able to take in the views over the city, the neighboring duomo and the rolling Tuscan hills from the top. Next, visit the Cathedral of Santa Maria Assunta. Overnight stay at the hotel.
Day 13
Florence to Rome
Breakfast at the hotel. Check out and proceed from Florence to Rome. Check in and freshen up. Proceed to visit the iconic Colosseum. The Colosseum is an elliptical amphitheatre in the centre of the city of Rome, Italy, just east of the Roman Forum. It is the largest ancient amphitheatre ever built, and is still the largest standing amphitheatre in the world, despite its age. Overnight stay at hotel.
Day 14
Visit Vatican Museum & Sistine Chapel
Breakfast at the hotel. Proceed to visit Vatican Museum & Sistine Chapel. Take a stirring journey through art and religious history with skip-the-ticket-line entry to the Vatican Museums and Sistine Chapel. Avoid the long ticket lines and then enjoy your visit at your own pace. Wander through the Greek Cross Gallery to see elaborately-carved sarcophagi that might just contain the earthly remains of some of antiquity's famous kings and queens. Peek at the Cabinet of the Masks, or tour the Sala degli Animali to see a virtual menagerie of fantastic beasts, real and imagined. Walk the Upper Galleries, including the Gallery of Maps, to see how cartographers depicted the world through the ages. Overnight stay at hotel.
Day 15
Departure
After breakfast, check out and proceed to take your flight back to home with amazing memories, ***END OF TOUR*** 4 STAR
Where You'll Stay
Hand-Picked Hotels
London
Hilton London Olympia
Amsterdam
The Lancaster Hotel
Paris
Mercure Paris Gare Du Nord La Fayatte
Lucerne
Hotel Monopol
Venice
Hotel Royal San Marco
Florence
Hotel Da Vinci
Rome
The Caesar Roma
London
Hilton London Olympia
Amsterdam
The Lancaster Hotel
Paris
Mercure Paris Gare Du Nord La Fayatte
Lucerne
Hotel Monopol
Venice
Hotel Royal San Marco
Florence
Hotel Da Vinci
Rome
The Caesar Roma
Honestly
Things most travel sites won't tell you.
On-the-ground details your designer wishes every guest knew before they landed.
Things to Look Out For
Tap in, tap out
Don't queue for paper tickets. A contactless card or your phone works as an Oyster on every Tube, bus, Overground and most trains in the city, and the daily fare is capped automatically so you never overpay. Stand on the right of the escalator; walk on the left, or a Londoner will tell you about it.
Four seasons before lunch
British weather is not a national myth. It genuinely turns from sun to cloudburst and back within an hour, in any month. Carry a small umbrella and a layer even on a clear June morning, and don't cancel the open-top bus over a grey forecast. The rain usually passes; the locals just carry on.
The pub is the village hall
You order and pay at the bar, not at the table, no one will come to take your order. And you don't tip the bartender. Sunday lunch is the roast, booked out by one o'clock in the good ones. The pub is where Britain actually socialises; treat it as the living room, not just a bar.
- №1
Tap in, tap out
Don't queue for paper tickets. A contactless card or your phone works as an Oyster on every Tube, bus, Overground and most trains in the city, and the daily fare is capped automatically so you never overpay. Stand on the right of the escalator; walk on the left, or a Londoner will tell you about it.
- №2
Four seasons before lunch
British weather is not a national myth. It genuinely turns from sun to cloudburst and back within an hour, in any month. Carry a small umbrella and a layer even on a clear June morning, and don't cancel the open-top bus over a grey forecast. The rain usually passes; the locals just carry on.
- №3
The pub is the village hall
You order and pay at the bar, not at the table, no one will come to take your order. And you don't tip the bartender. Sunday lunch is the roast, booked out by one o'clock in the good ones. The pub is where Britain actually socialises; treat it as the living room, not just a bar.
The Details
What's Included
Included
- Accommodation at chosen hotel or similar as per itinerary on Bed & Breakfast basis
- 2 Nights London
- 2 Nights Amsterdam
- 2 Nights Paris
- 2 Nights Lucerne
Not Included
- 5% Government Service Tax is applicable additional on total invoice.
- 5% / 20% Tax Collected at Source ( TCS ) - claimable
- Airfare and Airport Taxes
Plan Your Timing
When to Go
Britain runs on light more than heat. The window is May to September, when the days stretch past nine in the evening, the parks fill, and the gardens are at their best. June and July the warmest and busiest. April and October are quieter shoulder months with sharper light and thinner crowds. November to February is short, grey and damp, with the city lit early for Christmas; it rarely freezes hard, but it rarely clears either.
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