Hotel accommodation with full buffet breakfast; Local Host service in each city; Destination Guides; headset in Notre Dame Cathedral and in Italy; shopping discounts in Paris; entrance ticket to Marciana Library and the Correr and Archaeological museums in Venice; sightseeing with a Local Guide and transportation as outlined in the day-by-day itinerary below (except intra-vacation flights, which are additional); transfers, with porterage London-Paris, to/from train stations.

This magnificent vacation includes a deluxe cruise that reveals the best of Europe along the Danube, Main, and Rhine Rivers. See the sights with Local Guides in Vienna, Grein, Passau, Bamberg, and Cologne; attend a baking demonstration in Bavaria's picturesque Miltenberg; visit Siegfried's Mechanical Musical Instrument Museum in charming Rudesheim; and cruise through the dramatic Rhine Gorge past the legendary Lorelei rock. Your vacation concludes with a canal cruise past 16th-century merchant houses in delightful Amsterdam.

Tour Pace: A comprehensive and well paced tour where the longer touring days, moderated by the two separate Irish Sea ferry crossings and the east coast train from Peterborough to York. Hotels: Accommodation on this tour varies from modern and conveniently located hotels like the Hotel 53 in York and the new Radisson Blu in central Cardiff, to the beautifully located Windermere Hydro in the Lake District. Please Note: In some parts of Ireland, the Scottish Highlands and Islands north from Edinburgh and Glasgow, the remote nature and limited seasonality means hotels are often more basic, modest and simpler in style than Insight hotels elsewhere in Europe, especially in the larger or capital cities. These properties are typically family-run establishments and have completely individual character - which is part of their attraction. The key attribute of these properties is their easy access to the wonders of the beautiful countryside and more remote towns and villages.

In ancient times, Turkey was a major player in the Mediterranean. It’s in vogue once again, but now it’s the historic sites, natural wonders and value for money that are drawing the crowds. Tour Pace: A well paced tour. In Antalya you have a free day to relax. In towns and cities with one-night stays, the driving days are not too long and have frequent stops for sightseeing. Hotel: The Istanbul Conrad hails from the “luxury brand of the Hilton family” while the Swissôtel Grand Efes is a member of “The Leading Hotels of the World”. The Kolin overlooks the Dardanelles and the Colossae Thermal in Pamukkale specialises in health, beauty and fitness. Anzac Day Gallipoli: There is an optional excursion to participate in the Gallipoli memorial service available on 13 April departure.Insight also offers an exclusive 21 day Turkey & Egypt tour including the Anzac Day Dawn Service, plus a Nile cruise and visit to El-Alamein.

Everyone is familiar with the Great Pyramids of Giza but Egypt offers so much more. Now you can experience it all from Biblical Mount Sinai, to Alexandria and poignant El-Alamein. Tour Pace: It’s a lively start to this tour, which slows down considerably after Cairo. Once aboard your Nile Cruise, just relax and enjoy the colossal temples and ever changing scenery. Hotels: Hotels vary in comfort and style on this tour. In the main cities of Cairo and Alexandria you will stay in Deluxe properties. However, in St. Catherine’s your hotel is more basic, but among the best available. On the Gulf of Suez your hotel is conveniently located en route to Alexandria.