HIGHLIGHTS OF EUROPE DAY 2: CONFERENCE

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1 HIGHLIGHTS OF EUROPE LUEBECK (GERMANY), AMSTERDAM (NETHERLAND), ANTWERP (BELGIUM), PARIS (FRANCE), INTERLAKEN (SWITZERLAND), LUCERENE (SWITZERLAND), ZURICH (SWITZERLAND), DUBAI (UAE) DAY 1: MUMBAI/BANGLORE/DELHI TO BERLIN DEPART FROM MUMBAI/BANGLORE/DELHI AS PER FLIGHT SCHEDULE, ARRIVE BERLIN SCHONEFELD AIRPORT AND TRANSFER TO LUEBECK AROUND 4HRS OF DRIVE AND ARR LUEBECK. CHECK IN TO HOTEL & IF POSSIBLE WE CAN START LUEBECK CITY TOUR. THE MEDIEVAL AMBIENCE OF LÜBECK DRAWS THOUSANDS OF VISITORS EVERY YEAR, ALL KEEN TO EXPLORE LANDMARKS LIKE THE 15TH CENTURY FORTIFICATION HOLSTEN GATE, ST MARY'S CHURCH - THE FIRST GOTHIC-STYLE BUILDING TO BE MADE OUT OF BRICK - AND BUDDENBROOKS HOUSE, HOME TO THE THOMAS MANN CENTRE. THERE S ALSO MUSEUMS DEDICATED TO TWO OF LÜBECK S MORE RECENT SONS, GÜNTER GRASS AND WILLY BRANDT. EVENING ENJOY DELICIOUS INDIAN DINNER AT TAJ MAHAL INDIAN RESTAURANT. OVERNIGHT AT HOTEL. DAY 2: CONFERENCE ENJOY CONTINENTAL HOTEL AND TRANSFER TO UNIVERSITY FOR CONFERENCE AS PER SCHEDULE. AFTER CONFERENCE WE CAN EXPLORE LÜBECK IF WE HAVE ENOUGH TIME. THE CHARMING MEDIEVAL TOWN OF LÜBECK IS A HIGHLIGHT OF ANY TRIP TO NORTHERN GERMANY. FROM ITS CENTURIES-OLD ARCHITECTURE AND FASCINATING MUSEUMS TO THE ANNUAL SUMMER SCHLESWIG-HOLSTEIN MUSIC FESTIVAL, THERE ARE PLENTY OF ACTIVITIES IN LÜBECK TO DELIGHT TRAVELLERS.TRANSFER TO HOTEL. EVENING ENJOY DELICIOUS INDIAN DINNER AT RESTAURANT. OVERNIGHT AT HOTEL. DAY 3: CONFERENCE ENJOY CONTINENTAL HOTEL AND TRANSFER TO UNIVERSITY FOR CONFERENCE AS PER YOUR SCHEDULE. EVENING TRANSFER TO HOTEL. EVENING ENJOY DELICIOUS INDIAN DINNER AT RESTAURANT. OVERNIGHT AT HOTEL.

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

3 ISLAND AND IS NOW CONNECTED TO THE MAINLAND BY A DIKE. SOME PEOPLE HERE STILL WEAR THE COLORFUL TRADITIONAL COSTUME (LACE CAPS, WOODEN SHOES AND STRIPED APRONS, WHICH IS OFTEN PRESENTED AS HOLLAND'S NATIONAL COSTUME) AND HASN T CHANGED SINCE THE 16TH CENTURY. ALSO INCLUDED IN THIS TOUR IS A VISIT TO A CHEESE FARM, WHERE CHEESE IS STILL MANUFACTURED AT HOME. ON YOUR RETURN JOURNEY TO AMSTERDAM, DRIVE PAST THE TYPICAL DUTCH SCENERY VIA MONNICKENDAM, ONE OF THE DORMANT CITIES OF THE ZUIDERZEE. IF YOU OPT FOR THE TOUR YOU WILL BE DROPPED AT THE TOUR DEPARTURE POINT AND YOU ARE REQUESTED TO MAKE YOUR OWN WAY BACK TO THE HOTEL. ENJOY AN OVERNIGHT STAY AT THE HOTEL IN AMSTERDAM. DAY 6: AMSTERDAM ANTWERP - PARIS (6 TO 7 HRS DRIVE) GET UP EARLY AND BE READY AT 0800HRS TO MOVE TO PARIS. BEFORE BREAKFAST CHECK OUT FROM HOTEL AND HEAD TOWARDS THE PARIS. AFTER REACHING TO PARIS CHECKIN TO HOTEL AND THEN WE WILL START PARIS SEINORAMA TOUR. PLEASE ENSURE THAT YOU REACH THE TOUR DEPARTURE POINT 15 MINUTES PRIOR TO THE ACTUAL DEPARTURE. PARIS SEINORAMA BY COACH AND CRUISE FOR THE PARIS CITY TOUR, YOU HAVE TO REACH THE OFFICE OF PARIS VISION AGENCY, WHICH IS LOCATED IN THE HEART OF PARIS, BEFORE 4 PM. IN EXCHANGE FOR YOUR VOUCHER, THEY WILL GUIDE YOU TO YOUR COACH. AT 4:30 PM, TAKE A 4-HOUR LONG TOUR OF PARIS. THIS TOUR INCLUDES VISITS TO PLACE DE LA CONCORDE, AVENUE DES CHAMPS ELYSEES AND ARC DE TRIOMPH. FINALLY, VISIT THE 3 RD FLOOR OF EIFFEL TOWER TO ADMIRE SOME SUPERB PANORAMIC VIEWS OF PARIS. YOUR TOUR ENDS AT THE EIFFEL TOWER. ENJOY THE REST OF THE DAY EXPLORING PARIS ON YOUR OWN AND INDULGE IN SHOPPING IN THIS FASHION CAPITAL OF THE WORLD. OPTIONAL: LOUVRE MUSEUM GUIDING TOUR BY WALK WITHOUT ANY QUEUES, ENJOY A GUIDED TOUR DEDICATED TO THE VISIT OF LOUVRE MUSEUM TO DISCOVER SEVERAL MASTERPIECES LIKE THE MONA LISA BY LEONARDO DA VINCI. IT OPERATES ON MON/FRI/SAT/SUN AT 9:30 AM, THURS AT 2:15 PM AND FRI AT 6:30 PM. THE DURATION OF THE TOUR IS 2.5 HOURS. THERE IS NO QUEUE AT THE LOUVRE WITH THIS CITYRAMA TOUR. THE TOUR WILL BEGIN UNDER THE GREAT PYRAMID AND THEN CONTINUE INSIDE THE LOUVRE, WHERE A GUIDE PRESENTS VARIOUS AREAS SUCH AS THE MODERN PYRAMID, THE EGYPTIAN DEPARTMENT AND THE MUSEUM'S MOST FAMOUS WORKS SUCH AS MONA LISA BY LEONARDO DA VINCI. YOU MUST REPORT TO YOUR DEPARTURE POINT 15 MINUTES PRIOR TO YOUR PICK-UP TIME. DEPARTURE POINT IS THE CITYRAMA OFFICE, WHICH IS IN THE HEART OF THE CITY CENTRE. POST SHOPPING; MAKE YOUR WAY BACK TO THE HOTEL ON YOUR OWN. ENJOY A COMFORTABLE OVERNIGHT STAY AT THE HOTEL IN PARIS DAY 7: PARIS PARIS SIGHTSEEING RIVER CRUISE ENJOY EARLY MORNING BREAKFAST AT THE HOTEL. WE WILL GO FOR MADAME TUSSAUDS MUSEUM OPTIONAL TOUR FOR 2 HOURS AND THEN EVENING 1830HRS PARIS SIGHTSEEING RIVER CRUISE WHICH IS INCLUDED IN YOUR PACKAGE. STAY OVERNIGHT AT THE HOTEL AFTER INDIAN DINNER.

4 DAY 8: PARIS ZURICH/LUCERN (6 TO 7 HRS DRIVE) CHECKOUT FROM HOTEL, SETTLE EXTRAS IF ANY & ENJOY EARLY MORNING BREAKFAST AT THE HOTEL AND WE WILL STAR OUR JOURNEY BY 0800HRS TO ZURICH/LUCERN, SWITZERLAND BY COACH/TRAIN. AFTER AROUND 7 HOURS ARRIVE TO ZURICH AND CHECK IN TO YOUR HOTEL. CHECK-IN TIME AT ALL HOTELS IS 4 PM. YOU CAN EXPLORE THIS BEAUTIFUL AREA ON YOUR OWN. STAY OVERNIGHT AT THE HOTEL AFTER INDIAN DINNER. DAY 9: JUNGFRAUJOCH EXCURSION (OPTIONAL) RELISH A SUMPTUOUS BREAKFAST AT THE HOTEL. AFTER A HEARTY BREAKFAST, PROCEED TO THE LAUTERBRUNNEN STATION FOR YOUR EXCURSION TO JUNGFRAUJOCH. AT 3,471 METERS (11,388 FEET), JUNGFRAUJOCH IS THE LOWEST POINT ON THE MOUNTAIN RIDGE BETWEEN MONCH AND JUNGFRAU. IT IS OFTEN CALLED THE TOP OF EUROPE IN TOURIST LITERATURE. YOU HAVE TO TAKE A STEEP COG-WHEEL TRAIN UP TO THE TOP OF THE MOUNTAIN. AT MID-POINT, YOU HAVE TO CHANGE TRAIN KLEINE SCHEIDEGG, WHICH GIVES YOU TIME TO ROAM AROUND IF YOU WANT AND TAKE THE NEXT TRAIN UP. IT TAKES ABOUT 2 HOURS TO REACH THE TOP. ON TOP OF THE MOUNTAIN, YOU HAVE A FULL DAY TO ENJOY ALL THAT THIS MOUNTAIN TOP HAS TO OFFER. YOU CAN VISIT THE SPHINX, THE HIGHEST VANTAGE POINT ON THE TOP OF EUROPE AT 3,571 METERS. ONCE YOU HAVE REACHED THE TOP, YOU WILL HAVE MAGNIFICENT VIEWS OF THE LONGEST ICE- STREAM IN THE ALPS, THE ALETSCH GLACIER, WHICH IS 22 KMS LONG AND UP TO 800 METERS THICK. THE MIGHTY EIGER, MONCH AND JUNGFRAU, SOARING ALMOST VERTICALLY FROM THE VALLEY, HAVE FASCINATED PEOPLE FOR CENTURIES. THE AVERAGE TEMPERATURE DURING THE SUMMER MONTHS VARIES FROM AROUND -9 DEGREE CELSIUS TO 1.7 DEGREES CELSIUS. YOU ALSO HAVE TIME TO VISIT THE ICE PALACE AND MARVEL AT THE SCULPTURES MADE OUT OF ICE. THERE ARE RESTAURANTS ON TOP WHERE YOU CAN ENJOY COFFEE, CHAMPAGNE OR SNACKS. THERE IS A SNOW PARK WHERE YOU CAN JUST PLAY IN THE SNOW FOR AS LONG AS YOU WANT. WHEN YOU HAVE HAD ENOUGH, YOU CAN TAKE THE TWIN-TRAIN BACK TO THE LAUTERBRUNNEN STATION. TRANSFER TO ZURICH/LUCERNE HOTEL FROM LAUTERBRUNNEN STATION HAVE A COMFORTABLE OVERNIGHT STAY AT YOUR HOTEL AT ZURICH/LUCERN.

5 DAY 10: LUCERNE/ZURICH - MOUNT TITLIS TODAY GET UP EARLY AND CHECKOUT FROM HOTEL, ENJOY BREAKFAST & GET READY BY 0800HRS, WE WILL MOVE TO SEE MOUNT TITLIS WITH ICE FLYER. TITLIS IS FAMOUS FOR ONE OF ONLY TWO ROTATING CABLE CARS IN THE WORLD (THE SECOND IS IN CAPETOWN, SOUTH AFRICA). TO REACH THE SUMMIT YOU TAKE A SMALL SKI GONDOLA, THEN CATCH A LARGER CABLE CAR AND THEN THE TITLIS 'ROTAIR'. THE 'ROTAIR' IS A ROTATING CABLE CAR THAT PROVIDES A 360 DEGREE VIEW AS IT CLIMBS TOWARDS THE SUMMIT OF THE MOUNTAIN. IT TAKES ROUGHLY 45 MINUTES TO TRAVEL FROM THE VALLEY TO THE SUMMIT. AS WITH ALL MOUNTAINS IN SWITZERLAND, MOUNT TITLIS IS ALSO ALL ABOUT THE VIEWS. THE SWISS ALPS ARE SIMPLY BREATHTAKING AND THEIR BEAUTY IS BEYOND DESCRIPTION. AFTER VISIT WE WILL HEAD TO ZURICH AIRPORT FOR FLIGHT TO DUBAI. OVERNIGHT FLIGHT. DAY 11: DUBAI ARRIVE DUBAI EARLY MORNING AS PER FLIGHT SCHEDULE AND GET FRESH AT AIRPORT AFTER ALL IMMIGRATION FORMALITIES WE WILL TRANSFER TO RESTAURANT FOR INDIAN BREAKFAST AND THEN WE WILL START OUR DUBAI CITY TOUR, WHERE WE WILL VISIT PALM JUMEIRAH, ATLANTIS THE PALM, BURJ AL ARAB. THE DISTINCTIVE SAIL- SHAPED SILHOUETTE OF BURJ AL ARAB JUMEIRAH IS MORE THAN JUST A STUNNING HOTEL, IT IS A SYMBOL OF MODERN DUBAI. YET FOR ALL THE WONDER THIS STUNNING STRUCTURE PROVIDES WHEN YOU FINALLY SEE IT IN PERSON, IT IS THE SERVICE WITHIN THAT REALLY MAKES THE BURJ AL ARAB JUMEIRAH SO EXTRAORDINARY. REPEATEDLY VOTED THE WORLD'S MOST LUXURIOUS HOTEL, THIS MAGNIFICENT DESTINATION OFFERS YOU THE FINEST SERVICE AND FACILITIES THROUGHOUT RIGHT DOWN TO AN OPTIONAL CHAUFFEUR- DRIVEN ROLLS-ROYCE. BURJ AL ARAB JUMEIRAH SUITE-ONLY ACCOMMODATION OFFERS DISCREET CHECK-IN WITHIN YOUR ROOMS, A PRIVATE RECEPTION ON EVERY FLOOR AND A HOST OF PERSONAL BUTLERS, EACH A WARM MESSENGER OF OUR UNPARALLELED HOSPITALITY. LATER WE WILL VISIT BURJ KHALIFA WORLD S TALLEST

6 TOWER, AT THE TOP 124 TH FLOOR. BURJ KHALIFA, KNOWN AS BURJ DUBAI BEFORE ITS INAUGURATION, IS A SKYSCRAPER IN DUBAI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES. IT IS THE TALLEST MAN-MADE STRUCTURE IN THE WORLD, STANDING AT M. LATER WE WILL START FOR DESERT SAFARI WITH BBQ INDIAN DINNER & BALLY DANCE. THIS TOUR DEPARTS IN THE AFTERNOON ACROSS THE DESERT OF DUBAI WITH SEVERAL PHOTO-STOPS DURING AN EXCITING DUNE DRIVE TO THE FIRST DESTINATION A CAMEL FARM. THE DRIVE CONTINUES ACROSS THE DESERT. WE STOP TO WATCH THE BEAUTIFUL SUNSET BEFORE REACHING OUR CAMPSITE WHERE YOU HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO DO A CAMEL RIDE, SAND BOARDING AND TRY OUT A HENNA DESIGN ON HAND OR FEET. AFTER WORKING UP AN APPETITE ENJOY A DELICIOUS BARBECUE DINNER AND SHISHA (THE FAMOUS ARABIC WATER PIPE). BEFORE RETURNING TO DUBAI/SHARJAH WATCH OUR BELLY DANCER PERFORMING HER SHOW AROUND THE CAMPFIRE BY STARLIGHT. RETURN BACK TO HOTEL AFTER SAFARI, CHECK IN TO HOTEL AND SPEND OVERNIGHT AT HOTEL. DAY 12: DUBAI TO MUMBAI ENJOY BREAKFAST AT HOTEL RESTAURANT. TODAY YOU WILL GET TIME FOR SHOPING, LATER WE WILL DRIVE TO INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT FOR FLIGHT BACK TO HOME. COST PER PERSON ON TWIN SHARING BASIS INR EURO810 + USD 270 SINGLE SUPPLIMENT COST EURO USD360 NOTE: GST 3.09% ON INR HOTELS SR NO CITY/PLACE HOTEL 1 LUEBECK, GERMANY RADISSION LUEBECK OR SIMILAR 2 AMSTERDAM, NETHERLAND MERCURE HOTEL AMSTERDAM/HOLIDAY INN EXPRESS AMSTERDAM 3 PARIS, FRANCE BEST WESTERN HOTEL EIFFEL AUTEUIL OR SIMILAR 4 ZURICH, SWITZERLAND HOTEL CROWN PLAZA, ZURICH OR SIMILAR 5 LONDON, UK HOLIDAY INN EXPRESS CROYDON, LONDON OR SIMILAR 6 DUBAI, UAE TULIP HOTEL/LODON CROWN/DOLPHIN HOTEL APARTMENT INCLUSIONS: RETURN ECONOMY CLASS AIRFARE ACCOMMODATION AS PER ITINERARY IN ABOVE MENTION OR SIMILAR HOTELS DAILY CONTINENTAL BREAKFAST DAILY INDIAN DINNER DAILY 2 BOTTLE OF WATER 500ML SIGHTSEEING AS PER ITINERARY VISA CHARGES ALL TRANSFERS IN AC COACH TRAVEL INSURANCE NOT INCLUDE:

7 PERSONAL EXP. LIKE PHONE, TIP, SHOPPING ANYTHING NOT MENTION IN ITINERARY TERMS & CONDITION: ABOVE MENTION RATE IS VALID TILL 31 ST MAY, 2015 PRICE CALCULATED ON MIN 44 PAX PRICE WILL BE CHANGE IF TOTAL NO OF PAX WILL BE LESS THEN 44 ANY CHANGES IN TICKETS WILL BE CHARGED EXTRA NON REFUNDABLE DEPOSIT OF INR18000 TO CONFIRM BOOKING MIN BOOKING AMOUNT INR50000 WITHIN 7 DAYS OF CONFIRM BOOKING TOUR OPERATORE HAVE ALL RIGHTS RESERVED TO CHANGED IN ITINERARY AT ANYTIME GROUP WILL BE SPLIT IF ALL TICKETS NOT CONFIRMED IN SAME AIRLINE BOOKING CONFIRMATION MEANS WE CONSIDER THAT YOU ARE AGREE WITH ALL ABOVE TERMS & CONDITION. CANCELLATION POLICY: PRIOR TO 90 DAYS OR MORE: NON-REFUNDABLE DEPOSIT OF RS /- PER PERSON BETWEEN DAYS OF DEPARTURE: NON-REFUNDABLE DEPOSIT + 25% OF THE HOLIDAY COST BETWEEN DAYS OF DEPARTURE: NON-REFUNDABLE DEPOSIT + 50% OF THE HOLIDAY COST BETWEEN DAYS OF DEPARTURE: NON-REFUNDABLE DEPOSIT + 75% OF THE HOLIDAY COST PRIOR TO 15 DAYS OF DEPARTURE: 100% OF THE HOLIDAY COST VISA FEE & SERVICE CHARGES ARE ANYTIME NON REFUNDABLE NO REFUND EITHER IN PART OR IN FULL WILL BE MADE FOR ANY UNUSED PART OF THE SERVICES PROVIDED IN THE PACKAGE. OVERSEAS INSURANCE POLICY IS NON-REFUNDABLE ONCE ISSUED. REFUND POLICY: ALL REFUND WILL BE PROCESS AFTER 60 DAYS OF DATE OF ARRIVAL OF GROUP.