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City Highlights ROMEWelcome dinner at a local restaurant; guided sightseeing including headsets, visit the Colosseum, Roman Forum, Vatican Museums and Sistine Chapel, and St. Peter’s Basilica and SquareFLORENCEGuided sightseeing including headsets, visit Michelangelo’s David, the cathedral, and Signoria SquareVENICEPrivate boat-ride; guided sightseeing including headsets, visit St. Mark’s Basilica and Square, Doges’ Palace and the Bridge of Sighs; glassblowers’ demonstrationVIENNAGuided sightseeing, visit St. Stephen’s CathedralBUDAPESTGuided sightseeing, picture stop at Fishermen’s Bastion; visit Matthias Coronation ChurchBRATISLAVAAfternoon stopPRAGUEGuided sightseeing, Astronomical Clock, visit Hradcany Castle and St. Vitus CathedralDRESDENOrientationBERLINGuided sightseeing, visit Kaiser Wilhelm Memorial Church; farewell dinnerNOTEPlease check visa requirements with your local consulate(s); responsibility for obtaining visas rests with the traveler. Meals 12 buffet breakfasts (BB); 5 three-course dinners (D), including a special welcome dinner in Rome and a farewell dinner in Berlin Hotels: ROME Crowne Plaza St. Peter’s (F), FLORENCE Una Vittoria (F), VENICE Alexander (F) at Mestre, VIENNA Austria Trend Savoy (SF), BUDAPEST Radisson SAS Beke (SF), PRAGUE Mövenpick (F), BERLIN Hilton Berlin (SF)
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(Sat.) Board your overnight transatlantic flight. Day 2: Arrival in Rome, Italy. (Sun.) Time to rest or start exploring the Eternal City. At 6 p.m. meet your Tour Director and traveling companions and leave the hotel for a special welcome dinner with wine at one of Rome’s lively restaurants. (D) Day 3: Rome. (Mon.) Sightseeing with your Local Guide this morning concentrates on ancient Rome: visit the COLOSSEUM, where gladiators fought, and explore the ROMAN FORUM, where Roman Legions marched in triumph. Balance of the day is free for independent activities and exciting optional excursion possibilities. (BB) Day 4: Rome–Florence. (Tue.) This morning is dedicated to religious Rome: follow your Local Guide into the VATICAN MUSEUMS and SISTINE CHAPEL and admire Michelangelo’s work. Next, enter ST. PETER’S BASILICA and SQUARE. In the afternoon enjoy a comfortable drive into Tuscany and arrive in the late afternoon in Florence, cradle of the Renaissance. Evening at leisure. (BB) Day 5: Florence–Venice. (Wed.) Sightseeing with a Local Guide starts with a visit to the ACADEMY OF FINE ARTS with Michelangelo’s celebrated David and the magnificent CATHEDRAL. Admire Giotto’s Bell Tower, the Baptistry’s heavy bronze “Gate of Paradise,” and sculpture-studded SIGNORIA SQUARE. Time to explore the many gold and leather shops, then leave for Venice, a powerful magnet for romantics and art lovers. Tonight is your chance to sample Venetian fare. (BB) Day 6: Venice. (Thu.) Enter in style by PRIVATE BOAT to meet your Local Guide and visit ST. MARK’S SQUARE, the byzantine BASILICA, lavish DOGES’ PALACE and the BRIDGE OF SIGHS. Also watch skilled GLASSBLOWERS fashion their delicate objects in an age-old traditional manner. Balance of the day is free to wander through the narrow streets or to have a cappuccino at a sidewalk café. Exciting optional outings are available. (BB,D) Day 7: Venice–Vienna, Austria. (Fri.) Leave Italy and enter the loveliest part of Austria where Carinthian lakes and resorts, stately Styrian crossroad towns, and scenic Semmering Pass provide the ever changing Alpine backdrop of today’s journey to Vienna, once the center of the mighty Habsburg Empire. (BB) Day 8: Vienna. (Sat.) Sightseeing with a Local Guide features vistas of the Prater Park with its giant Ferris wheel, and the United Nations City on the banks of the Danube River. Then drive along Ring Boulevard, pass the State Opera House, the Jewish quarter, and stop at the Hofburg Palace, winter residence of the Austrian Imperial family. Marvel at the impressive courtyards and famous Heldenplatz and visit awesome ST. STEPHEN’S CATHEDRAL. Optional excursions to Schönbrunn Palace as well as to one of Vienna’s many concert halls are available. (BB) Day 9: Vienna–Budapest, Hungary. (Sun.) Drive through the Hungarian plains to Budapest, Eastern Europe’s most cosmopolitan city. Afternoon sightseeing with a Local Guide includes elegant Andrassy Avenue, the Thermal Baths, and the world’s second-largest Jewish Synagogue. From the lacy lookout towers of Fishermen’s Bastion enjoy a panoramic view of the sprawling city. Then visit the 13thcentury MATTHIAS CORONATION CHURCH and Heroes’ Square. (BB,D) Day 10: Budapest–Bratislava, Slovakia–Prague, Czech Republic. (Mon.) Time this morning for an optional visit to the Parliament before a leisurely departure for Bratislava, the economic and political center of Slovakia. Next, enter Moravia, where Napoleon established his headquarters during the Battle of Austerlitz, and arrive in Prague, the “Golden City.” (BB,D) Day 11: Prague. (Tue.) Sightseeing with a Local Guide reveals why Prague is considered one of Europe’s most attractive capitals. See 1,000-year-old HRADCANY CASTLE, ST. VITUS CATHEDRAL, the Old Town, the Jewish ghetto, and the ASTRONOMICAL CLOCK, once the envy of all Europe. Afternoon at leisure. This evening why not join an optional dinner outing? (BB) Day 12: Prague–Dresden, Germany–Berlin. (Wed.) Stop in Dresden, the former capital of Saxony. Badly damaged by Allied bombing in February 1945, the city has since been restored to its former baroque splendor. You’ll love the architecture of the Zwinger Palace and Semper Opera! In the afternoon continue to Berlin, the once-divided metropolis. (BB) Day 13: Berlin. (Thu.) Morning sightseeing with a Local Guide features the Ku’damm, the restored Reichstag, monumental Brandenburg Gate, Charlottenburg Palace, the 210-foot Victory Column in the vast Tiergarten Park, and a visit to the KAISER WILHELM MEMORIAL CHURCH. Drive along Unter Den Linden Boulevard, and pass the German State Opera House and Checkpoint Charlie. This evening enjoy a farewell dinner to celebrate the success of your vacation. (BB,D) Day 14: (Fri.) Your homebound flight arrives the same day. (BB)
ROMEWelcome dinner at a local restaurant; guided sightseeing including headsets, visit the Colosseum, Roman Forum, Vatican Museums and Sistine Chapel, and St. Peter’s Basilica and SquareFLORENCEGuided sightseeing including headsets, visit Michelangelo’s David, the cathedral, and Signoria SquareVENICEPrivate boat-ride; guided sightseeing including headsets, visit St. Mark’s Basilica and Square, Doges’ Palace and the Bridge of Sighs; glassblowers’ demonstrationVIENNAGuided sightseeing, visit St. Stephen’s CathedralBUDAPESTGuided sightseeing, picture stop at Fishermen’s Bastion; visit Matthias Coronation ChurchBRATISLAVAAfternoon stopPRAGUEGuided sightseeing, Astronomical Clock, visit Hradcany Castle and St. Vitus CathedralDRESDENOrientationBERLINGuided sightseeing, visit Kaiser Wilhelm Memorial Church; farewell dinnerNOTEPlease check visa requirements with your local consulate(s); responsibility for obtaining visas rests with the traveler.
CURRENT SPECIALS: Book now and take $200 off per couple on any air-inclusive European Low Season Vacations.* * Book a 2008/2009 Globus Europe Winter air-inclusive vacation on select carriers to receive the $100 per person discount. Booking must be made, under deposit, and discount applied between June 4 and August 31, 2008 for travel commencing between October 1, 2008 and April 30, 2009. To secure the air booking, an additional deposit of $250 is required, which is refundable until the time that the flight information is confirmed. Offers not valid with one another or any offer and applies to new 2009 bookings only. Offer reliant on space availability. Full cancellation penalties will apply. Additional restrictions may apply. Save up to $600 per stateroom on 2009 Globus River and Small Ship Cruises Discover an entirely new way to uncover the wonders of the world with river and small ship cruises. From a wine tasting adventure through the vineyards of France to island hopping in the Galapagos Islands, you’re sure to find a Globus river or small ship cruise that speaks to your heart. There’s simply no more peaceful way to sample the charming cities and awe-inspiring sights of Europe, China, Egypt and the Galápagos Islands.
*Book a 2009 Globus River Cruise air-inclusive vacation to receive the $300 off per person offer. Cruise-only bookings are eligible for the $125 off per person offer. Booking must be made, under deposit, and discount applied between May 14 and August 31, 2008 for travel through December 31, 2009. To secure the air booking, an additional deposit of $250 is required, which is refundable until the time that the flight information is confirmed. Offers not valid with one-another or any other offer and applies to new 2009 bookings only. Offer reliant on space availability. Full cancellation penalties will apply. Additional restrictions may apply. Standard Offers and Specials provided by Globus Discount for young travelers Share the pleasure of a Globus vacation with your children and grandchildren and take advantage of a 10-percent discount on the land-only price. For eligibility, children must be under 18 years of age on the departure date and must be accompanied by an adult. On escorted vacations we don’t accept children under eight years old because we have found that they are too young to enjoy these vacations.
Pay less for your second vacation We charge you vacation price for your first vacation in 2008, but for every additional Globus vacation you take in the same year, you pay US$35 under list. Our vacations are designed and scheduled so you can combine them almost any way you want. It’s fun to play the add-a-vacation game yourself or talk to your travel agent.
Triple room reduction On most Globus vacations you receive a reduction when three people travel together and share the same accommodations. Triple room reductions, when available, are listed on the itinerary pages. A word of caution: Triple rooms usually are no larger than twin rooms and the third bed, if there is one, is often a rollaway put in a twin-bedded room.
Avoid the single room supplement We do not take reservations on a “share” basis because we have found that strangers rarely enjoy sharing a room for the duration of their vacation. Avoid the single room supplement by traveling with a friend. It’s less expensive and much more fun!
Do you have a large party of friends or family that wants to travel? Right now when you book between 5 and 7 people before December 31, 2008, each passenger will save $75.* For example, book 5 passengers and receive a $375 discount, 6 passengers equals a $450 discount and 7 passengers will receive a $525 discount. With an offer like this, the world’s greatest destinations are now closer than ever!
*Book a 2009 Globus vacation for five, six or seven travelers to receive the $75 off per person offer. Booking must be made, under deposit, and discount applied between Jun 4 and Dec 31, 2008 for travel through December 31, 2009. Individuals must be traveling together from the same origination point to receive the discount. Not valid with any other offer and applies to new 2009 bookings only. Offer reliant on space availability. Full cancellation penalties will apply. Additional restrictions may apply. |
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