Simply Italy - An 8 Day Tour
from $1165.00 CAD*

Fabulous Sightseeing

  • Rome: Guided visit of the Sistine Chapel and St Peter's Basilica in the Vatican. Sightseeing tour with special audio system includes views of the Forum and Colosseum.
  • Siena: Visit the medieval Tuscan city
  • Florence: Sightseeing tour with special audio system includes Signoria Square, Santa Croce Basilica, the Baptistry and views from Piazzale Michelangelo
  • Venice: Canal cruise by private launch. View St. Mark's Square, Doges' Palace and the Bridge of Sighs. Visit a glass-blowing factory
  • Scenic drives: Through the Chianti vineyards of Tuscany, Across the fertile Po Valley and Over the Apennine Mountains

    Unbeatable Features
    Hot Buffet breakfast daily, Welcome Dinner in Rome and 2 Three course dinners, First Class hotel accommodation includes twin-bedded rooms with private facilities; all hotel service charges and tips, baggage handling fees and local taxes, Touring by luxury air-conditioned coach with reclining seats and a washroom on board, Professional, multi-lingual Tour Director on tour, Specialised local guides in Rome and Florence, Travel bag and wallet with comprehensive tour documents.

    Italy boasts gastronomic excellence and sublime works of Renaissance art entwined in a history of power struggles and discovery. Make the most of your visit to this extraordinary country with Trafalgar and encounter a country brimming with beauty and grandeur.

    Trafalgar's carefully designed itineraries lead you through changing Italian landscapes - from Sicilian Mafia stories in Palermo to the charming villas of Tuscany, from the romantic waterways of Venice to the Apennine mountains...

    DEPARTURES / AVAILABILITY
    Tour operates several times weekly from Rome throughout the Winter Season - 02NOV07 to 06APR08.

    PRICING
    Prices starting at $1165.00 CAD

    * price is based per person based on double occupancy
    * price shown is for 16FEB08 departure
    * single room supplement is available

    Air flights from Canada can be arranged to coincide with tour, or on any desired date if you wish to extend your stay in Italy.

    Contact us to check your departure.


    Air Transat - Charter Airfare to Europe
    from $599.00 CAD

    Charter airfares are now available for sale to Europe for the spring, summer and fall season of 2008. This can be a less expensive alternative.

    Air Transat has added many new destination countries including Austria - Belgium - England - France - Germany - the Netherlands - Greece - Ireland - Italy - Northern Ireland - Portugal - Scotland and Spain. Flights do not operate every day or from every Canadian gateway.

    DEPARTURES / AVAILABILITY
    Various departures May through Oct 2008

    SAMPLE AIRFARES - return per person
    Vancouver to London - May 18, 2008 (7 days) - $599.00 CAD plus tax
    Vancouver to Glasgow - June 18, 2008 (7 days) - $699.00 CAD plus tax

    NEW FLIGHT- return per person
    Vancouver or Calgary to Paris de Gaulle - May 29, 2008(7 days) - $756.00 CAD plus tax

    Contact us with your travel dates for your next trip to Europe.


    Cycle Holland & Belgium
    from $1350.00 CAD

    We offer 3 unique itineraries that allow you the freedom to either cycle on dedicated bike trails or ride in the comfort of your movable hotel - a Dutch canal boat. Explore the flat countryside, windmills and picturesque towns for 8 days/7 nights. This is a guided tour.

    The tours are suitable for anyone who cycles regularly or who is fit and can work their way up to 30 miles a day on variable terrain on dedicated bike trails. Level of difficulty - easy to moderate.

    BARGE/BIKE HOLIDAYS - on board the crew consists of the captain, his/her mate and the cook. They are multilingual and will assist if anything arises. A European-made 7-speed all-terrain bicycle with upright handlebars is included. Route notes & maps are provided each day. Breakfast is at 0800 and picnic lunches are available. Dinner is back on board. After dinner a city tour is available. The ship never sails at night.

    ITINERARY 1: Dutch Treat - Southern Holland
    Saturdays from Amsterdam - 05APR08 through 20SEP08 - to Haarlem, Leiden, Delft, Rotterdam, Vianen, Breukelen to Amsterdam. Barge has a parlour, a sun deck and 2 berth cabins with hot & cold running water & toilet.

    Price: $1350.00 CAD including bike, accommodation, breakfasts, picnic lunches & dinners, plus guide.


    ITINERARY 2: Dutch Treat - North Holland
    Saturdays from Amsterdam - 05APR08 through 20SEP08 - to Volendam, Enkhuisen, Den Helder, Texel, Alkmaar, Zaanse Schans to Amsterdam. Barge has a parlour, a sun deck and 2 berth cabins with hot & cold running water & toilet.

    Price: $1350.00 CAD including bike, accommodation, breakfasts, picnic lunches & dinners, plus guide.


    ITINERARY 3: Amsterdam to Bruges (or reverse)
    specific Saturdays - April 2008 to September 2008 - combined boating & biking - Nigtevecht, Vianen, Dordrecht, Willemstad / Bruinisse, Zierikzee, Middelburg, Breskens, & Ghent. This is a luxury barge with twin & double rooms with bathroom in the cabin.

    Price: $1695.00 CAD including bike, accommodation, breakfasts & 3 or 4 course dinners, plus guide.

    * all prices shown in Canadian
    * all prices are per person based on double occupancy

    Contact us with your travel dates.


    European River Cruise - Burgundy & Provence
    9 Day Tour from $2355.00 CAD

    Burgundy and Provence will capture your heart-and delight your senses. Sail through the heart of Provence and Burgundy on a magical journey where fine cuisine, wine, art, nature and history are a treat for all the senses. For thousands of years, it has been a destination of preference for the world's elite: Greeks, Franks, Romans, Gauls, writers, poets, artists of all types, celebrities, Popes, and the foremost chefs and sommeliers. They have all been inspired by the luminous landscapes of these sunny regions where joie de vivre is a way of life.

    Sightseeing Highlights

  • Arles: Visit this friendly Mediterranean town, see the Roman Amphitheater and museum Espace Van Gogh.
  • Avignon - A walking tour including the Clocktower Square, Pope's Palace Square with a visit into the Papal Palace.
  • Viviers - Visit Old Town, viewing medieval streets of this charming town.
  • Tournon/Tain L'Hermitage - See the twin cities nestled among the famous vineyards. Visit Tournons famous castle.
  • Lyon - Founded by Julius Caesar about 2000 years ago, see the Basilique Notre Dame de Fourvière church and view the Beaujolais mountains.

    Dining Highlights - Exciting on-board entertainment and insightful lectures, Captain's Welcome & Farewell Dinners, All meals on board ship: breakfast, lunch and dinner , " Complimentary wine during dinner, and bottled water in your stateroom, Classical European cuisine with a twist of contemporary elegance

    First Class Travel Highlights - 7-night cruise in an outside stateroom on the luxurious Grand River Royale, 6 shore excursions with all-English speaking guides, An experienced Cruise Manager and an attentive all English-speaking crew, Airport Transfers will be provided, A stylish travel bag and wallet containing tour documents and helpful information, State-of-the-art Quietvox portable audio headset system on all shore excursions

    DEPARTURES / AVAILABILITY
    This river cruise operates from 30MAR08 through 02NOV08 - operating alternately Arles to Chalon and Chalon to Arles.

    PRICING
    Price is $2355.00 CAD (reflective of 30MAR08 sailing).

    * price shown is cruise only.
    * airfare/tax & port tax is extra.

    TRAFALGAR/UNIWORLD offers a complete season from March through October 2008. With a fleet 8 luxurious ships, they navigate the Danube, the Rhine, the Douro, the Main, the Moselle, the Rhone and the Saone.

    Contact us to check you departure.

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