Amsterdam to Paris

9 Days /8 Nights
1 night Transatlantic Flight,

3 nights Amsterdam, 1 night Brussels, 3 nights Paris,

8 Breakfasts, 8 Dinners

Day 1: DEPARTURE CITY - AMSTERDAM

Overnight flight to Zurich.
 

Day 2: AMSTERDAM

Upon arrival we will transfer to our centrally located Hotel. After a brief rest join your Tour Director on a walking tour. Discover Amsterdam’s attractive historic center and shopping promenade. Dinner and Overnight at the Hotel.
 

Day 3: AMSTERDAM
After breakfast start your discovery of Holland with a morning sightseeing tour of the capital with a Local Guide. Enjoy a Canal Cruise along gabled merchant houses and arched drawbridges reminiscent of the Golden Age, and the strikingly modern buildings of a young-at-heart city. Next, visit the fabulous Rijksmuseum with priceless paintings by Rembrandt and other Dutch masters. Free time. This afternoon join your Tour Director for a visit to ANNE FRANK HOUSE. Dinner and Overnight at the Hotel.

Day 4: AMSTERDAM - THE HAGUE - AMSTERDAM
After breakfast start the day with an early visit to the impressive Aalsmeer Flower Auction, where more than 17 million flowers and two million plants are sold each day. Next, continue to the world-renowned Royal Delft Pottery Factory with its magnificent collection of hand-painted earthenware pieces, and see skilled craftsmen at work. After an orientation drive of The Hague, seat of the Dutch government and the International Court of Justice, continue to the famous bulb fields of South Holland and visit the extraordinary flower park of Keukenhof before returning to Amsterdam. Dinner and Overnight at the Hotel.
 

Day 5: AMSTERDAM - MAASTRICHT - BRUSSELS

Following breakfast, we drive south to Maastricht, where the famous treaty for a stronger unified Europe was signed. Learn more about the European Union as you stroll around this delightful city. We then continue for Brussels the thriving capital, where your orientation features the Rue Royale, the Parliament Buildings, the Royal Palace, and Saint Michel Cathedral. Admire Grand’ Place with its baroque guild houses, the gothic Town Hall, and take pictures of the statue of Manneken Pis. An highlight is a visit to the Chocolate Museum. Dinner and Overnight at the Hotel.

Day 6: BRUSSELS - PARIS

Breakfast. Today we head south to Paris. Upon arrival we start our Paris visit with a guided city tour. See: the Eiffel Tower, Old Opera, Place de la Concorde, Bastille, Place de la Republique, the Obelisk, Notre Dame Cathedral, Champs Elysees, Ecole Militaire, Tullier Gardens, Opera, Bastille and more. We then continue on a walking tour to Basilica Sacre Coeur and the narrow streets of Montmartre, full of young artists, souvenir shops and Parisian crepe food outlets. Dinner and Overnight at the Hotel.

Day 7: PARIS - VERSAILLES - PARIS

After breakfast we will take a short ride to Versailles to visit the lavish palace of Louis the XIV, the Sun King. Visit the Royal Cambers, Hall of the Mirrors, Drawing Rooms, Royal Chapel and other rooms. After visiting the castle spend some time in the village of Versailles. In the afternoon return to Paris and walk to Pont Alma where you will board the Bateaux Mouches for an exciting cruise on the Seine River. Dinner and Overnight at the Hotel.

Day 8: PARIS

After breakfast we will walk to the Louvre where we will have a guided tour led by the professional guide from the museum. Explore the tremendous collection of sculptures and paintings, including the Mona Lisa by Leonardo da Vinci, the Venus de Milo, and the Winged Victory of Samothrace. Then walk along the Seine River to Champ de Mars where you will use the elevator to bring you to the highest point of Eiffel Tower with a magnificent view over the city. Dinner and Overnight at the Hotel.

Day 9: DEPARTURE

Transfer to the Zurich airport for your flight home.