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Venice, Austrian Alps, Rhine Valley
Volendam, Amsterdam
Belgium
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Supersize your holiday with our Oneway tours
The Venice to London one-way tour starts in Venice, making it real easy for you to combine this with your own travels. All you have to worry about is booking your own flight to Venice or simply join us after your own holiday. We take care of the rest and the tour is designed to accommodate the “spur of the moment” traveler. |
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No Camping and no Sleeping Bags needed on any Expat Explore tours! |
Day 4: Rhine Valley
Your Rhine Valley experience awaits: Enjoy a drink as the Rhine River Boat takes you to your hotel overlooking the Rhine River. Sights along the way include the most concentrated stretch of castles in Europe, vineyards, cliffs and medieval German towns. After dinner, we go on a pub-crawl, taste the local German beers and enjoy the real hospitality of the locals and the pub owners (Breakfast, Dinner)
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Dressing up in Germany |
Day 5: Volendam, Amsterdam
Continue into Holland and visit the famous fishing village of Volendam for lunch before experiencing the art of cheese making. Of course, the artworks are edible and the Dutch won’t let you leave before you realise there is more to cheese than cheddar. We then visit the windmill village of Zaanse Schans, famous for the making of wooden shoes, or “klompe”. After dinner a walking tour of the world famous Amsterdam “Red Light District” , which leaves the night open to paint the town red! (Breakfast, Dinner)
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Klompe (wooden shoe) factory |
Day 6: Amsterdam to London
After breakfast it’s back to London with a stop for lunch in Belgium. (Breakfast) |
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Day 1: Arrive in Venice
To get to Venice directly, we recommend www.ryanair.com, www.easyjet.com or www.ba.com. Arrive in Venice (before 14:30) and make your way to our resort where you will meet up with the rest of the tour group (15:30). We continue to Venice for an evening tour of the city famous for water, romance and beauty.
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Italy, the home of Pizza |
Day 2: Venice
A great day to Explore Venice on your own. We recommend a visit to the Island of Murano for a glass-blowing & lace making demonstration. Alternatively you can simply relax and soak up the sun on the sandy beaches at Jesolo or Lido. (Breakfast)
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BBQ party in Austria |
Day 3: Dolomites, Austria, Munich
We cross the mighty Italian Dolomite mountains with its pink and orange cliffs where you can enjoy your own mountain lakeside pick-nick. Continue into Austria across the spectacular Brenner pass via Innsbruck. Arrive in Munich and enjoy a lazy afternoon at a beer hall before dinner. (Breakfast, Dinner)
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| What's Included |
- 5 Nights accommodation – 1 night in a 3-star hotel, 1 night in youth hotel, 3 nights in self catering resort bungalows
- Breakfast (B) and Dinners (D) included in your food fund – as per itinerary.
- Modern air-conditioned motorcoach with reclining seats.
- Local taxes, baggage handling fees, hotel tips, service charges & ferry crossings.
- Experienced Tour Leader
- Free Expat Explore Tour souvenir.
- Free Expat Explore Info guide book.
- Sight seeing as described below.
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| Sightseeing on this Tour |
- Venice: Guided tour seeing the Rialto Bridge, St Mark’s Square, the Bridge of Sights and the Doges’ Palace. Murano glass-blowing and traditional lace making demonstrations.
- Italian Dolomites : Spectacular crossing from Italy into Austria over the Dolomites and the Austrian Alps.
- Austria: The Brenner Pass and driving past Innsbruck.
- Munich: A visit to one of the most famous beer halls in Munich.
- Rhine Valley: Scenic boat cruise from St Goar to Boppard included.
- Volendam: Typical Dutch fishing village – try some of the local food and drink!
- Zaanse Schans: 17th century windmill village with wooden shoe making and cheese tasting
- Amsterdam: Red Light walking tour, see canals, Ann Frank House, Dam Square, Van Gogh Museum. Do a bicycle tour.
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| SPECIAL EVENTS ON SOME TOURS |
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| m – Munich Oktoberfest 24 September 2010: Special 7 day tour with extra full day at the Munich Oktoberfest and two nights in Munich with extra dinner. (Accommodation walking distance from beerfest grounds) |
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