Join us on onboard our custom-built deluxe Emerald 'Star Ship' and experience the romance of Europe's waterways.
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82 82 Day 1 Arrive London (D) Welcome to London! You will be met at Heathrow Airport and transferred ^ to your centrally located hotel (book fl ights to arrive before midday). Your half day sightseeing tour of London's West End shows you Westminster Abbey, Big Ben, the Houses of Parliament, Trafalgar Square and Buckingham Palace. Overnight Stay: Radisson Edwardian Vanderbilt, London Day 2 London – Stratford – York (FB) This morning we travel to Stratford-upon-Avon to visit the birthplace of Shakespeare, and visit Chatsworth House, then north to the ancient capital of Viking Britain. Overnight Stay: Old Swan Hotel, Harrogate or similar Day 3 York – Edinburgh (FB,D) Your included guided walking tour will reveal York's Roman and Viking heritage. Continue driving north to see Hadrian's Wall and cross the wild Northumberland moors into Scotland. Two Night Stay: Apex City Hotel Day 4 Edinburgh Sightseeing (FB) Our included guided tour will explore all of the key sights in the city, board the Royal Yacht Britannia and tour inside Edinburgh castle, dominating the city from its rocky crag. Tonight, enjoy the Military Tattoo. Day 5 Edinburgh – Highlands HD (FB,HD) This morning we enjoy a private guided visit to Holyrood Palace, the Queen's offi cial residence in Scotland. Visit Scone Palace and Royal coronation site. Enroute we visit a Whisky Distillery and sample some of Scotland's fi nest. You're Invited: This evening enjoy a Highland Dinner. Overnight Stay: Kings Mill Hotel, Inverness or similar Day 6 Highlands – Glasgow (FB) Mountains and glens greet you as you drive through Glencoe, famed for the tale of the Loch Ness Monster. You'll board a guided cruise on one of Scotland's most beautiful lochs. Later we drive onto Scotland's largest city, Glasgow. Overnight Stay: Hilton Garden Inn, Glasgow or similar Day 7 Glasgow – Lakes District (FB,D) This morning we enjoy a sightseeing tour which will include the 12th century cathedral and the gothic style infi rmary. We travel into the Lakes District, where there is free time. Discover More: Lake Windermere cruise (booked on tour). Overnight Stay: MacDonald Old England Hotel or similar Day 8 Lakes District – Liverpool (FB) Arrive in Liverpool to rediscover the 60's phenomenon that was the 'fab four' at the Beatles Story Museum. Overnight Stay: Radisson Blu Day 9 Liverpool – Chester – Dublin (FB,D) Step back into Roman times in Chester. See the city's ancient encircling walls and its remarkable 13th century black and white galleried 'Rows'. Continue into Wales, and visit Caernarfon, dominated by its majestic 13th century Castle. Sail across the sea to Ireland and its capital, Dublin. Two Night Stay: DoubleTree by Hilton, Dublin or similar Day 10 Dublin Sightseeing HM (FB,HL) A local guide will show you Dublin's elegant Georgian squares and the impressive castle. Next, visit the Guinness Storehouse to enjoy a highlight lunch and learn how to 'pull the perfect pint'. Day 11 Dublin – Limerick (FB) This morning we head across Ireland's rich farmland to the coast. We take a spectacular drive along the Atlantic coastline of the Cliffs of Moher. Overnight Stay: George Boutique Hotel, Limerick Day 12 Limerick – Ring of Kerry – Killarney (FB) We drive around the Ring of Kerry, a wonderful landscape hewn by the last Ice Age with some of the most beautiful and unspoilt coastline in Ireland. Overnight Stay: Killarney Towers Hotel Day 13 Killarney – Waterford (FB,D) Visit the 15th century Blarney Castle, the home of the famous stone of eloquence, once kissed, never forgotten! Travel on to Midleton for a tour and tasting at Jameson's Irish Whiskey Distillery, followed by a visit to the Waterford Crystal Showroom. Overnight Stay: Dooleys Hotel, Waterford Day 14 Waterford – Cardiff (FB) Drive to Rosslare to take the ferry across the Irish Sea to Pembroke. Continue through the valleys of South Wales to the Welsh capital, Cardiff. Overnight Stay: Radisson Blu, Cardiff Day 15 Bath – Stonehenge – London (FB,D) We tour Bath with its Georgian streets and crescents, and visit the Roman Baths. Later the mysterious megaliths of Stonehenge await. Overnight Stay: Radisson Edwardian Vanderbilt, London Day 16 London – Amsterdam (FB,D) Today you will be transferred ^ to London Heathrow Airport, and fl y to Amsterdam (fl ight not included). You will be met and transferred ^ to your luxury Evergreen Tours river cruise ship. Day 30 Disembarkation Budapest – Graz (FB) We drive through the Austrian countryside to the city of Graz with its well preserved town centre. Overnight Stay: Hotel Europa Graz Day 31 Graz – Venice (FB,D) Our drive today takes us through the Austrian Alps skirting the border of Slovenia and into Italy. Two Night Stay: NH Laguna Palace, Venice 41 Day Britain, Ireland & Italy Roman Baths, United Kingdom & Splendours of Europe River Cruise Please see pages 42–43 for full River Cruise itinerary DAY 17 AMSTERDAM DAY 18 COLOGNE DAY 19 RHINE GORGE / RUDESHEIM DAY 20 MILTENBERG DAY 21 WURZBURG DAY 22 BAMBERG DAY 23 NUREMBERG DAY 24 KELHEIM / REGENSBURG DAY 25 PASSAU DAY 26 MELK – DURNSTEIN DAY 27 VIENNA DAY 28 BRATISLAVA DAY 29 BUDAPEST DAY 30 BUDAPEST (DISEMBARKATION) Splendours of Europe River Cruise