DAY 1: UK - Channel Crossing - Brussels.
Join your tour by travelling on our free coach service from London for your Channel crossing to the Continent. Here you will be met by your tour director and touring coach to continue to Brussels for overnight.

DAY 2: Brussels - Heidelberg - Black Forest.
Start the day with an included orientation of Brussels to see the highlights of this bustling city. Then journey to Germany's oldest university town - Heidelberg whose red roofed skyline is dominated by the ruins of its sandstone castle. Continue south to the Black Forest for overnight. (B, D)

DAY 3: Black Forest - Rhine Falls - Vaduz - Lake Lucerne area.
See more of the Black Forest and lovely Lake Titisee on today's scenic drive. Continue further south into Switzerland to see the thundering Rhine Falls, the largest in Europe. Journey to the tiny principality of Liechtenstein for a visit to its capital, Vaduz. Then it's on to the Lake Lucerne area for two nights. (B, D)

DAY 4: Lake Lucerne visit and Lake cruise.
Your visit takes in the impressive city walls, covered wooden bridge and the Lion Monument. Don't miss the boat trip on the fjord-like lake. (B)

DAY 5: Lake Lucerne area - Interlaken - Lausanne.
Start the day by climbing towards pretty Lake Sarnen. Over the Brunig Pass down to Brienz and its lake, to reach beautiful Interlaken for sightseeing. Continue through the heart of Switzerland to Gruyère country for sightseeing. On, once more, to the shores of Lake Geneva for an enjoyable visit, with a local guide, to the Castle of Chillon. Overnight in Lausanne. (B, D)

DAY 6: Lausanne - Beaune - Paris.
Leave this morning to travel through some of France's best-known vineyard country. Stop awhile in lovely Beaune before joining the motorway northward to Paris for two nights, arriving in plenty of time to enjoy the optional cabaret show. (B)

DAY 7: Paris. Included sightseeing.
You will find the included city tour with local guide a useful introduction to this beautiful city. Make the most of your time in Paris and visit the great Palace of Versailles on the optional excursion. (B)

DAY 8: Paris - Channel Crossing - UK.
A last look at Paris as you drive north to the Channel port where your tour ends. After the short Channel crossing join the coach service to London with golden memories of a special holiday. (B)