From its exciting cities to its spectacular scenery, Europe has everything to offer, and on this affordable Cosmos tour of Europe, you’ll see the highlights. Start in Amsterdam with a scenic canal cruise and end up in Paris with a guided tour and your own time. In between you will discover Germany, Austria, Italy and Switzerland. In Amsterdam, Rome, Florence and Paris, local experts will bring the cities to life, including the Eiffel Tower in Paris. Piazza Signoria in Florence, known for its ornate and famous statues; and St. Peter’s Square in Rome, the heart of the Vatican. Other fun experiences in our Cosmos tour of Europe include a boat trip to St. Mark’s Square in Venice; Visit to the Assisi Basilica, tomb of Sts. Francis with frescoes by Giotto and visit to the castle Neuschwanstein, the fairy tale castle of King Ludwig II in the midst of the beautiful Bavarian Alps. It’s not just the cities you’ll see on this Cosmos tour of Europe. You will also see some of the most beautiful landscapes in Europe. A fascinating journey along the Rhine offers picturesque towns, castles from the Middle Ages and villages along the landscape. Take an exciting ride through the Gotthard Tunnel, which leads directly through the beautiful Swiss Alps. Enjoy the beautiful Tuscan countryside with its rolling hills and drive through the famous Frances vineyards. Overnight in romantic Lake Como, considered one of the most picturesque lakes in Europe. Spend your time in Lucerne, nestled between the Alps and the fjord-like lake. and stop in Interlaken, nestled between Lake Thun and Lake Brienz, surrounded by three mighty mountains. Europe’s highlights – including historic monuments, landmarks and landscapes – are all available on this great budget Cosmos tour of Europe!
Inclusions
13 nights’ accommodation
Daily breakfasts & 4 dinners
Private, first-class, air-conditioned motorcoach
Eurostar train London–Brussels and Paris–London
Rhine cruise
Canal transfer boat in Venice
Local guides for city tours in Amsterdam, Rome, Florence, Paris
Guided visit to Rome, Montecatini, Paris
Visit Milan, Lugano, Lucerne & Beaune
Canal cruise & guided tour of Amsterdam
Visit the castle of King Ludwigs in Neuschwanstein
Check into your hotel and discover this exciting city with your CosmosGo app. Meet your tour guide and other travelers who will join you on this amazing Cosmos tour of Europe.
On the second day of your Cosmos tour of Europe, enjoy sightseeing in Amsterdam with a local guide pointing out the city’s highlights, as well as a Canal cruise to see the city from the water level. Then observe the cutting and polishing of gemstones in a Diamond center. In the afternoon, explore on your own or join an optional excursion.
If you are traveling through Germany, you can choose to take a ride along the banks of the Rhine or, even more exciting, the optional Rhine trip with a view of the Loreley rock, the castles on the hills, the half-timbered wine villages and the terraced vineyards. Spend the night in the Mannheim area.
Drive through Baden-Wüttenberg to the foot of the Alps and visit the splendid Neuschwanstein castle, Germany’s fairytale castle. Continue to the green Austrian Tyrol.
On the fifth day of your Cosmos tour of Europe, cross the border into Italy in the unique floating city of Venice. This afternoon tour includes a boat to St. Mark’s Square, followed by a visit to a traditional Glasblas workshop. Do not miss out on the romantic optional gondola ride and glide along the picturesque canals with a local troubadour to keep you calm.
Proceed for an interesting drive south over the Po Delta, then through the rolling hills of Umbria to Assisi in the Middle Ages, where St. Francis was born in 1182. A visit the world-famous BASILICA with its beautiful frescoes by Giotto is one of the major highlights of this Cosmos tour of Europe. Later, head to Rome.
The “Eternal City” is steeped in history, lively and exciting and absolutely unique! Included sightseeing with a local guide will start with St. Peter’s Square and the Basilica. Other highlights in this Cosmos tour of Europe include the famous Coliseum, the largest amphitheater ever built and the Circus Maximus.
Drive on the Highway of the Sun to Florence. This jewel of the Renaissance and the city of the Medici will enthrall you for a whole day. Do not miss the included tour with a local guide who offers the most highlights of the city on this Cosmos tour of Europe. You will see Piazza Santa Croce; beautiful Piazza Signoria; Palazzo Vecchio; Loggia dei Lanzi; and to top it off, Piazza del Duomo and its cathedral with the Giotto Campanile, as well as the splendidly carved east gate of baptism, known as the “Gate of Paradise”. Overnight in the spa town of Montecatini.
Take a mini-train to the Miracle Square in Pisa and admire the strange leaning tower. Head north through the Tuscan hills and across the Apennines to Milan to see the majestic Gothic cathedral. Continue to the shore of the romantic Lake Como.
On the tenth day of your Cosmos tour of Europe, leave the beautiful Lake Como and cross the border into Switzerland for a stopover in Lugano in the Italian speaking canton of Ticino. Continue north and once through the Gotthard tunnel you will see a more magnificent alpine landscape as you descend to the shore of Lake Lucerne.
Spend some time in beautiful Lucerne on the eleventh day of your Cosmos tour of Europe. Later, you stop in idyllic Interlaken and follow the shore of Lake Thun. A few more kilometers to Lausanne with a view of Lake Geneva.
Enjoy views of famous vineyards on the way to Beaune. Visit the medieval Burgundian town, famous all over the world for its wine production. Take the highway to Paris. Tonight maybe an exciting optional cabaret show?
Get to know the city with a local expert and visit many of Paris’s most famous attractions, such as the Eiffel Tower and the Champs Elysées. An optional excursion to the castle and gardens of Versailles, the residence of King Louis XIV., is possible in this Cosmos tour of Europe.
Your Cosmos tour of Europe ends this morning with breakfast.
Breakfast is included.
Accommodations
AMSTERDAM Best Western Plus Amedia Amsterdam Airport or Corendon Village
INNSBRUCK Hotel Ramada Innsbruck Tivoli or Rumerhof
LAKE COMO Lario Mezzegra
LAUSANNE Novotel Lausanne Bussigny
LUCERNE Ibis Kriens or Ibis Styles Luzerne City
MANNHEIM Achat Premium Neustadt Weinstrasse
MONTECATINI Settentrionale Esplanade
PARIS Timohotel Berthier or Hotel Ibis Styles Paris Porte D’Orleans or Ibis Styles Meteor Avenue D ‘Italie
ROME Villa Maria Regina
VENICE Poppi or Il Burchiello
Italian Escape
Maharaja Express 
