16 D A Y | E A S T E R N E X P R E S S
HOSTEL PLUS
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ROME
YOUR ROUTE
1 STOP & STAY
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LONDON
MEALS
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COUNTRIES
WI-FI
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Amsterdam
NETHERLANDS
Berlin
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2
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London
ENGLAND
Dresden
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2 Prague
CZECH REPUBLIC
Mauthausen Austrian Alps AUSTRIA
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Postojna Caves Venice
2
Lake Bled
1 Ljubljana
SLOVENIA
Pag Island CROATIA
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TRIP PRICE OF $2039 TRIP PRICE OF $2139 TRIP PRICE OF $2239 G= Guaranteed Departure Price based on Per Person multi-share: usually 2-6 per room
16 DAYS FROM
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USD PER PERSON All items listed within the ‘Bucket List’ and ‘More Inclusions’ are included within the price of your trip. Other activities mentioned are optional and may cost extra (but are too awesome to miss out!)
DAY 1 ROME, ITALY. Meet your Trip Leader and step back to 753 BC in one of the world's oldest open-air museums on a walking tour and give that bucket list a workout. (D) DAYS 2-3 ROME TO VENICE INCLUDING VATICAN CITY VISIT. Say buongiorno to Venice from across the lagoon as we check into our accommodation, have an Eat Pray Love-worthy relationship with an irresistible Italian (meal) and get pumped for living out your own version of The Italian Job tomorrow. (B,D) (B,D) DAYS 4-6 VENICE TO PAG ISLAND, CROATIA VIA POSTOJNA CAVES, SLOVENIA. Check out Postojna Caves and cast your eye out for stalagmites on the way to one of Croatia's coolest today. Set your watch to island time. (B,L,D) (B) (B) DAY 7 PAG ISLAND TO LJUBLJANA, SLOVENIA. Shoot one last longing look at Pag before arriving in Ljubljana (lyoob-lya-nah) – capital of Slovenia. (B) DAYS 8-9 LJUBLJANA TO AUSTRIAN ALPS, AUSTRIA. Lake Bled is one of those names that keeps popping up in all those lists of amazing places; find out why as we climb the Austrian Alps. Take in the mountain air by foot, bike or goat (if you can get one to stand still long enough). (B,D) (B,L) DAYS 10-11 AUSTRIAN ALPS TO PRAGUE, CZECH REPUBLIC. Begin the day with a sobering visit to the former concentration camp Mauthausen. Then: on to Prague to fuel up on trdelník (pastry deliciousness) before a walking tour amongst the spires and cobblestone streets. (B,L,D) (B) DAYS 12-13 PRAGUE TO BERLIN, GERMANY. Get acquainted with 800 year-old Dresden, before making your beard all the more ironic in Berlin. Currywurst, anyone? (B,D) (B)
M RO YF D DA US ON R 28 S P E $1 P E R R PE
DAYS 14-15 BERLIN TO AMSTERDAM, NETHERLANDS. Cheese lovers, rejoice. Your next stop is a local Dutch farm to see how cheddar (and clogs) gets made. Next: Amsterdam for mayo-dipped fries and dazzling red lights. (B) (B,D)
ON THE BUCKET LIST (INCLUDED) ++ ++ ++ ++ ++
Canal dinner cruise in Amsterdam Vaporetto ride on the Grand Canal, Venice Pag island getaway Visit Lake Bled in Slovenia Visit former concentration camp Mauthausen
MORE INCLUSIONS ++ 15 breakfasts (B), 3 lunches (L), 8 dinners (D) ++ 10 nights in hostels, 3 nights in bungalows & 2 nights in an Austrian Gasthof ++ English Channel crossing ++ Modern air-conditioned coach with free Wi-Fi ++ Guided tours of all major cities ++ Awesome Trip Leader + Driver + On-Site Chefs
TOP OPTIONALS ++ Postojna Caves in Slovenia ++ Beer tasting in Prague START MEET AT 2PM IN ROME FINISH APPROXIMATELY 9PM IN LONDON
DAY 16 AMSTERDAM TO LONDON, ENGLAND. Love and leave Amsterdam this morning as we ferry back to London. (B) This is a section of the 28 Day Grand European trip. See p.106 or visit our website.