Explore the iconic sights of Rome including the Vatican City. Then journey through the Tuscan countryside, see the sights of Siena and Florence and spend time relaxing on the Italian Riviera. From here, Venice and its maze of canals awaits, before you’ll head inland, via Graz and Herend to Budapest. Here you start your cruise of the great rivers of Europe finishing in the canal city of Amsterdam.

 

Tour Highlights:

• Explore 19 different cities, towns and villages
• In Amsterdam, take a canal cruise or visit the Van Gogh Museum
• Visit Siegfried’s Mechanical Music Instrument Museum in Rüdesheim
• Take an excursion to the walled town of Rothenburg on the Romantic Road
• Enjoy a complimentary drink at a traditional Bamberg Beer Haus
• Tour Melk’s Benedictine Abbey
• Guided tours of Cologne, Miltenberg, Dürnstein, Würzburg, Bamberg, Nuremberg, Regensburg and Bratislava
• In Vienna, visit the majestic Schönbrunn Palace or take a guided sightseeing tour
• Sample delicious Wachau Valley wines
• APT Exclusive! Visit the Hungarian State Opera House in Budapest for a glass of champagne and a private music recital
• Discover the sights of Budapest, including St Stephen’s Basilica, Fisherman’s Bastion and Buda Castle
• Average 25 Guests on Land Touring
• Take a sightseeing tour of Rome, including the Vatican and Sistine Chapel
• Spend some time discovering Siena, in the Tuscan hills
• Explore the Renaissance architecture and art of Florence on a guided tour
• Discover the beautiful Mediterranean port of Portofino
• Spend a day visiting Italy’s Cinque Terre
• Take a sightseeing tour of Venice
• Tour the city of Graz, in Austria
• Visit a mini-porcelain factory in Herend

 

Your Europe Travel Experience Includes:

• Free return international airfare to Europe
• Airline taxes approx $700 per person
• 2 nights Rome, 3 nights Florence, 2 nights Santa Margherita Ligure, 3 nights Venice and 2 nights Graz
• 14 nights cruising aboard a luxurious APT river ship
• Freedom of Choice Touring in Amsterdam, Nuremberg, Passau, Vienna & Regensburg
• All meals as well as local wines with dinner whilst on cruise
• Services of an APT Cruise Director
• Port charges
• Tipping
• Free airport transfers on first and last day of tour

Bonus On Your Europe Holiday:

• FREE RETURN AIRFARE TO EUROPE (included taxes)
  Travel April to September – valid E & D suites only
  

 

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Terms and Conditions

*Travel Agent Service Fee may apply & varies by agency, please check at time of enquiry. Dollar prices are for cash, credit card fees may apply, most credit cards accepted. Conditions apply. If included airfares are economy class (unless otherwise specified) and include all air taxes and port charges. Prices are per person twin share . Prices & information are correct at time of issue and subject to availability and change at time of booking. Prices may fluctuate due to changes in charges, taxes and currency. Prices do not include taxes or charges collected directly by third parties. SUPPLIER CONDITIONS: Offers are not combinable & available on new bookings only. Limited offer & subject to availability. Book by 30 June 2010, unless sold out prior. SALE EXTENDED TO 30 SEPTEMBER 2010. Prices include savings, port charges & based on Category E suite. Price valid on EUMCR127 departing 19 Apr. & 17 May 2011. Free return airfare to Europe based on economy class with Malaysia Airlines & includes air taxes up to $700 pp. Air must be booked by APT. Subject to availability of airline & booking class. Once class sold out surcharges apply. Valid ex. MEL/SYD/BNE/PER & ADL. Fly Free (Apr–Sept) & SuperDeal saving of $2600 per couple: valid in Category E & D suites only. Deposit of $1000 pp due within 7 days of booking. Payment due in 100 days. All other conditions as per Fly Free offer. Membership Rewards Points: Only available to Membership Rewards Ascent Premium, Ascent Choices and Blue Sky enrolled Cardmembers (an annual fee may apply). Subject to the Terms & Conditions of the Membership Rewards program. American Express International Inc., (ABN 15 000 618 208), Incorporated with Limited Liability in Delaware, USA. ®Registered trademark of American Express Company. Product supplied by APT Group