EUROPE. Escorted Small Group Tours by Rail 2014 to 2016.

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1 EUROPE Escortd Small Group Tours by Rail 2014 to 2016 All stops or 4 nights 4 and 5 star hotls First class rail travl Full luggag handling Australian Tour Dirctor

2 WELCOME W ar a boutiqu Australian basd tour company spcialising in historical and cultural tours of Europ, travlling on Europ s grat trains. W offr only a limitd numbr of tours ach yar, all prsonally ld by th company principal, Mr Stan Klan, a publishd historian and formr history tachr, who has bn introducing popl to his blovd Europ sinc Travl on Europ s Grat Trains Europ s trains ar th finst in th world - from th High Spd Frnch TGV straking across th continnt at 20kph to quaint Swiss mountain trains. A rail journy prmits you to mt th locals, to stroll down to th rstaurant car and bar, or simply to tak in th vr changing scnry - vinyards, alps and laks. All rail travl is in First Class rsrvd sats, xcpt on som local trains whr sats ar not rsrvabl. Nights Minimum Stops Travllrs quickly tir of whistlstop coach tours which mov on to a nw hotl vry night. On th Grat Trains of Europ Tours, vry stop is at last nights, giving you tim to unpack and start fling lik a local. Quality Cntral Hotls Wr you vr on a tour whr your hotl was a motorway chain motl an hour outsid Vnic or Paris? On th Grat Trains of Europ Tours w us cntrally locatd hotls - on th Grand Canal in Vnic, bhind th Forum in Rom, nxt to th KuDamm in Brlin. In citis w us 4 star boutiqu or 5 star hotls and th highst catgory historic villag inns availabl in th countrysid. Luggag Transportd on Ahad Hav you trid a rail journy but found loading your luggag a pain? No problms on th Grat Trains of Europ Tours: your luggag is collctd from your hotl room on dpartur morning and is transfrrd on ahad to await your arrival in your nw city. Limitd Group Siz Th maximum numbr of participants on ach tour is limitd to 25 gusts. This maks th groups small nough to avoid th hrd mntality yt big nough to offr a varity of nw frinds. Mals Nothing on a group tour causs mor angst than th qustion of mals: pit-stops for r-fulling bfor dashing out to a concrt or to do som mor xploring? Or a gourmt xprinc vry night? Should xpnsiv wins b costd in, th non-drinkrs subsiding th drinkrs? On th Grat Trains of Europ Tours w includ in th tour cost th first vning mal in ach nw city or villag, at a local trattoria or bistro. Drinks ar at your own xpns. On th othr nights your Tour Dirctor ithr rcommnds rstaurants at diffrnt pric lvls or accompanis you to dinnr. Quality Assuranc - A Prsonal Touch All tours ar prsonally scortd by an Australian historian who has 5 yars xprinc in introducing popl to his blovd Europ: h is not only th Tour Dirctor; h is also th Company ownr, guaranting a lvl of quality control fw companis can match. Who travls on th Grat Trains of Europ Tours? Whil all ar wlcom, th tour mmbr profil is usually in th 40+ ag brackt, but familis ar most wlcom. Advic of any mobility issus will b apprciatd at th tim of booking. Our tour mmbrs (som up to thir 8th tour with us) hav an intrst in history and art but don t want in-dpth lcturs from profssors; thy lov food and win but don t tak too kindly to pompous git xprts; thy njoy nw xprincs and hav a sns of humour. Whil th majority of our tour mmbrs ar Australians and Nw Zalandrs w hav also wlcomd (and bcom frinds with) Amricans, Canadians, South Africans, Malaysians and Brits. All ar wlcom. All tours ar conductd in English. Full Sightsing Programm How much to includ? How to provid for first timrs who want to s vrything and also for thos xprincd travllrs who want to hav a mor lisurly tim? Th trnally popular must s sights ar includd in an orintation sightsing tour on arrival in ach nw city. On som tours, clarly xplaind and optional xcursions ar offrd. W ll nd to know your choics bfor dpartur. Frdom to do your own thing, or a full sightsing and activity program on th Grat Trains of Europ Tours: th choic is yours. 2 BLOSSOMS & BULBS EASTERN EUROPEAN CAPITALS OFF THE BEATEN TRACK WINTE

3 I hav takn 5 Grat Trains of Europ tours in th past yars. Stan s tours ar th group tours for thos who don t lik group tours - wll organisd but not rgimntd, flxibl with plnty of fr tim; no rush, no bustl. Jacki Wood, Mlbourn, VIC. Excllnt hotls in th middl of it all, good valu for mony, sympathtic and knowldgabl Tour Ladr. Stan, your 5 minut thumbnail sktch of Jwish history at th Ghtto in Vnic was a tour d forc. Ann and Michal Ford, Minlation, SA. Thanks, Stan, for a most njoyabl tour. You hav tmptd m to rturn to study som mor history (aftr 50 yars!) Scott Walkr, Brisban, QLD. Lif is a collction of xprincs. Lt Stan b your guid Nol and Alwynn Towlr, Brisban (8 tim tour mmbrs on th Grat Trains of Europ Tours) What s So Spcial about Grat Trains of Europ Tours? Lisurly pac - all stops or 4 nights Quality cntrally locatd 4 & 5 star hotls First class rail travl in rsrvd sats Full luggag handling btwn stops All tours prsonally scortd by an Australian Historian, who is th Company ownr (5 yrs xprinc as a tour dirctor) 100% dpartur rcord Small groups Many rpat customrs (up to 8th tour) happy to giv prsonal rcommndations Considr th nvironmnt - disl bus or lctric train? How did th Grat Trains of Europ Tours bgin? In 1977 I was a bginning tachr of History at a grammar school on th Gold Coast. On day half th class wr missing: thy wr on a Gography xcursion. Why can t w hav a History xcursion, sir? on studnt askd. OK, I rplid, lt s go to Europ. W wr studying th Causs of th First World War at th tim. At th nd of th lsson, two boys askd, did you man that, Sir, about an xcursion to Europ? I had travlld Europ as a studnt and undrtakn som post graduat study thr, so why not? For th nxt thirty yars in fiv schools as History tachr and School Principal, th Europan (magical) History Tour was fatur of our livs. I rtird and licnsd my own travl agncy and tour oprator businss Grat Trains of Europ Tours and so continu my liflong passion for Europ, hr history and cultur, and hr grat trains. Grat Trains of Europ Tours is a fully licnsd travl agnt (Licnc # ), a mmbr of IATA (Mmbr # ), offring th full protction of th Travl Compnsation Fund (Mmbr # 9497). Stan Klan R WONDERLAND TOUR MOROCCO & THE SOUTH OF SPAIN AROUND THE WORLD IN 7 NEW WONDERS ON THE RIGHT TRACK IN EUROPE sinc 1977

4 HE DEPART ANY DAY O DATES DON T SUIT? LIKE A SHORTER TOUR? SOMETHING MISSING? Most of our frinds - som up to thir 8th tour with us - prfr th quality tour ladrship which Stan provids - howvr, thr ar othr unscortd altrnativs. Som of our tours can b takn in th unscortd mod, dparting any day, at a saving of 25% on th sam scortd tour. In this cas you will b providd with hotl accommodation, all rail fars and dtaild sightsing nots. Tours suitabl for th Dpart Any Day mod ar Eastrn Europan Capitals and Wintr Wondrland Tours. Swiss Mountain Rails Tour is availabl only in th unscortd Dpart Any Day mod. INDEPENDENT TOURING - Dpart Any Day Som tours offrd by Grat Trains of Europ Tours ar also availabl as indpndnt (unscortd) tours.thr ar a fw diffrncs btwn an scortd tour and an indpndnt, Dpart Any Day tour: You don t hav a Tour Dirctor, rathr you us local tour guids or th dtaild sightsing nots providd; You do not hav your luggag transportd on ahad from hotl to hotl, rathr you tak car of it yourslf; & You do not hav any vning mals includd. Howvr, th Indpndnt Touring advantags ar: You sav 25% on th advrtisd scortd tour cost; You can start your tour any day of th yar; & You may cut and past. For xampl you may choos th last 6 days of th Swiss Mountain Rails Tour followd by th first 4 days of th Wintr Wondrland Tour. Ask for a costing. GREAT TRAINS OF EUROPE INDEPENDENT TOURING GREAT TRAINS OF EUROPE INDEPENDENT TOURING INDEPENDENT GREAT TRAINS OF EUROPE TOURS TOURING SAVE 25% A Tailord Itinrary - just for you? With mor than 0 yars xprinc in introducing popl to Europ, w ar uniquly placd to hlp you arrang an individual itinrary, providing rail travl & accommodations. Your rqust might b as simpl as th first 12 days of th Off th Batn Path Tour, but in April rathr than in Sptmbr or as complx as thr wks in Fbruary through th grat opra houss of Europ with opra bookings in ach city. Rcnt xampls of individual itinrary rqusts includ: (a) A family of thr from London to Paris on Eurostar, nights in a 4 star boutiqu Lft Bank hotl in Paris, th high spd TGV to Grindlwald in Switzrland for a 4 day Whit Christmas, a Glacir Exprss day, Cisalpino train on to Vnic for Nw Yar in a Grand Canal-front hotl, thn on to Rom. (b) 10 days from Vnic to Paris with svral days on littl Swiss mountain trains Brnina Exprss, Glacir Exprss, Jungfrau Exprss and th stam train abov Intrlakn. (c) A wk family visit to Italy and Switzrland by train, staying in small villags, but also must visit Pompi, Flornc and th Bordaux vinyards. All ths customrs ar now frinds and hav rqustd assistanc in planning thir nxt Europan holidays. 4 BLOSSOMS & BULBS EASTERN EUROPEAN CAPITALS OFF THE BEATEN TRACK WINTE

5 PTION ESCORTED TOURS INDEX - Wk Tours BLOSSOMS & BULBS: Springtim Gardns Dutch Bulbfilds, Chataux Gardns of Franc, English Villags and Gardns, and th 100th Chlsa Flowr Show. DEPARTS Amstrdam May rd 2015 May 2nd 2016 DAYS inc flights COST TWIN SHARE from PAGE 20 Days $AU 12,950 6,7 EASTERN EUROPEAN CAPITALS: From Moscow to Brlin, Grat Trains and Luxury Hotls through Eastrn Europ s historic capitals. OFF THE BEATEN TRACK: From Rom to Paris via th Hill Villags and Markt Towns of Tuscany, th Swiss Laks, and th South of Franc. WINTER WONDERLAND TOUR: Swiss & Austrian Alps, and th Romantic Citis of Paris, Vnic & Pragu. WHITE CHRISTMAS: In a Swiss Alpin Villag. Pr-Tour to Wintr Wondrland Tour MOROCCO AND THE SOUTH OF SPAIN: Th historic cntrs of Brbr, Moorish, Jwish and Christian civilisations on both sids of th Straits of Gibraltar AROUND THE WORLD IN 7 NEW WONDERS SHORTER TOURS SHORTER TOUR OPTION Is wks too long? Moscow Spt 6th 2014 Spt 4th 2016 Rom Spt 29th 2014 Oct 5th 2015 Spt 27th 2016 Paris Dc 28th 2014 Dc 28th 2015 Dc 28th 2016 Grindlwald Dc 21st 2014 Dc 21st 2015 Dc 21st 2016 Marrakch April rd 2015 Australia Spt rd 2015 DEPARTS 20 Days $AU 14,950 8,9 21 Days $AU 11,950 10,11 20 Days $AU 10,950 12,1 8 Days $AU 2,500 12,1 22 Days $AU 1,950 14,15 27 Days DAYS inc flights $AU 2,950 inc. rtw airfars COST TWIN SHARE from BLOSSOMS & BULBS: Blossoms & Bulbs of Holland and Franc Amstrdam Day 1 7 Days $AU 4,500 6,7 BLOSSOMS & BULBS: England s Gardns and Chlsa Flowr Show London Day 8 12 Days $AU 9,000 6,7 EASTERN EUROPEAN CAPITALS: This tour may b takn without Russia Krakow Day 7 14 Days $AU 9,500 8,9 OFF THE BEATEN TRACK: Italy and Switzrland Rom Day 1 11 Days $AU 5,950 10,11 OFF THE BEATEN TRACK: Franc Avignon Day Days $AU 5,950 10,11 16,17 PAGE Jun 25th Family Frindly Tour (Qld, NSW & Vic school holidays) ITALY - City, Coast & Country days ach in Rom, th Amalfi Coast, Flornc, Tuscany, th Cinqu Trr, th Italian Laks, Vnic 21 nights $11,950 pr prson twin shar Childrn undr 12 sharing adults room stay fr. Childrn agd stay at 50% {Dtails out soon} PUT THIS onyour CALENDAR! R WONDERLAND TOUR MOROCCO & THE SOUTH OF SPAIN AROUND THE WORLD IN 7 NEW WONDERS 5

6 ...on th right track in Europ sinc 1977 with Chlsa Flowr Show Dutch Bulbfilds, Chataux Gardns of Franc, English Villags & Gardns BLOSSOMS & BULBS Day 1: AMSTERDAM Th tour commncs at chck-in to our city cntr hotl, our hom for four nights. W rst from th flight, or tak an aftrnoon canal cruis to gt our barings, bfor mting our fllow travllrs for a Wlcom Drink and Dinnr. [D] Day 2: AMSTERDAM Evry day on th Grat Trains of Europ Tours bgins with a full bufft brakfast. W spnd a full day in on of th world s finst bulbfilds, th Kuknhof Gardn, with 80 acrs of tulips, daffodils, hyacinths and othr flowring bulbs, shrubs, ancint trs, xhibitions, gurgling strams, flowr parads, and svn thmd gardns. Littl wondr w nd all day to visit th Kuknhof! Thr ar rstaurants and ta shops. [B] Day : AMSTERDAM W had into th countrysid today (who will b first to s a windmill?) to th Gardns of th Dutch Baroqu Palac Ht Loo, th Royal Palac from th 1680s until Establishd by LNôtr, th gardns fatur prfct symmtry, axial layout with radiating gravl walks, partrrs, fountains, basins and status. [B] Day 4: AMSTERDAM Today w visit th historic and bautiful Dutch city of Dlft, hom of Vrmr, and imagin what Amstrdam might hav lookd lik cnturis ago. [B] Day 5: PARIS A grat rail journy today. Our luggag is takn on ahad as w tak our rsrvd First Class sats in th slk Thalys train, for Paris at 00kph. On arrival w sttl in to our 4 star hotl on th Lft Bank. On our city sightsing tour w bgin our acquaintanc with th City of Lights. [B,D] Day 6: PARIS A quit morning to stroll in th narby Luxmbourg Gardns or to visit a musum. Mont s watrlilis ar finally on viw in thir original contxt at l Orangri. S thm in ral lif this aftrnoon on our visit to Givrny and Mont s Gardn. W njoy th flowr gardn calld Clos Normand and th watr gardn with its famous Japans Bridg covrd with wistria, which should b at its bst this wk. Thn th wping willows, and th famous nymphas (watr lilis). [B] Day 7: PARIS A high spd Frnch TGV train today into th Loir Vally and th Gardn of Villandry, cratd by Dr Joachim Carvallo, from 1906, in complt harmony with th Rnaissanc architctur of th chatau. Grat horticultural skill was dployd, spcially in th us of vgtabls. An arbour of grap vins lads to a grat partrr, concivd as a Gardn of Music. On th othr sid of th canal is a Gardn of Lov. [B] Day 8: NORTH YORK MOORS Anothr of th grat rail journys of th world as w farwll Paris and join th 00 kph Eurostar through th Channl Tunnl. Customs rquirs that w travl with our luggag today. In London w join British Rail in th tracks of th Flying Scotsman to th mdiaval city of York. W s th Minstr and th Shambls, thn transfr to our inn in th North York Moors villag of Pickring. A pub dinnr tonight. [B,D] Day 9: NORTH YORK MOORS This morning w visit th gardns of Castl Howard, laid out by Sir John Vanburgh in th arly 18th cntury. Castl Howard is th palac of th Flyt family in Bridshad Rvisitd. W lunch (with Claud Jrmiah Grngrass?) in th villag of Goathland, Aidnsfild in th TV sris Hartbat. Hr w join th historic North York Stam Railway hom to Pickring. [B] Day 10: NORTH YORK MOORS This morning w visit historic Harwood Hous. Its gardn is classic Capability Brown - forming an idyllic rural stting. W mov on to th spa and gardn town of Harrogat for a cram ta or a stroll around its famous gardns. Can you spot Agatha Christi? Sh disappard hr in [B] Day 11: LAKE DISTRICT W journy this morning through th Yorkshir Dals, immortalizd in Jams Hriot s All Craturs Grat and Small novls and tlvision sris. A villag pub lunch stop, thn on to th Lak District whr w sttl into our Laksid hotl. [B,D] Day 12: LAKE DISTRICT This morning w visit a vry spcial Lakland gardn, Holhird, which spcialiss in Lakland flora and offrs swping viws of Lak Windrmr. A bit of whimsy on th way hom: w drop in on Batrix Pottr s gardn, Hill Top watch out for th firc bad rabbit. [B] Day 1: LAKE DISTRICT W tak a magical rail journy today through som of th Dals and England s finst scnry on th historic Sttl to Carlisl Railway. A pub lunch, an aftrnoon cram ta and visits to som mor of th Yorkshir Dals pictursqu villags. [B] Day 14: COTSWOLDS Our British Rail journy south today brings us to th Pak District of Drbyshir, to visit th gardns of historic Chatsworth Hous, dating from Anothr Capability Brown gardn, Chatsworth has bn famous for its bauty sinc Jan Austn s Day. W mov on in th lat aftrnoon to th Cotswolds whr w stay in a villag inn in th prtty rivrsid villag of Bourton-on-th Watr. [B,D] Day 15: COTSWOLDS This morning s sightsing taks us to pictursqu Cotswold villags of hony-goldn ston: Lowr Slaughtr, Stow-on-th-Wold, Chipping Campdn. Aftr a villag pub lunch w visit on of England s favourit gardns - Hidcot Manor, dsignd and dvlopd by Major Lawrnc Johnston, who scourd th world to scur rar and xotic spcis for this xtrmly prtty gardn, a sris of outdoor rooms. [B] 6 BLOSSOMS & BULBS EASTERN EUROPEAN CAPITALS OFF THE BEATEN TRACK WINTE

7 SHORTER TOUR OPTION Is wks too long? This tour can b takn as a shortr option! Plas rfr to Tour Indx for mor information Day 16: COTSWOLDS Today w visit Stow Landscap Gardns, covring 750 acrs and including 40 listd historic monumnts and tmpls. It is considrd on of England s most important landscap gardns and th gratst nams in English gardn dsign wr involvd in its cration from Bridgman in th 1710s to Vanbrugh, Knt, Gibbs and Capability Brown. Aftrnoon ta in th Cotswold villag of Burford, srious about antiqus. [B] BOX: FACT 20 DAYS ION: DURAT S: TURE R A P DE 5 rd, 201 MAY d, 2016 n t MAY 2 Contdonn). ly n O n d o T: Ltardnam, lav in L COS in shar Ams w in t n o (Join s r pr irfars,950 p omptitiv a AU $,0 tc nt $2 abou Enquir oom supplm r Singl Day 17: LONDON Back on British Rail today w journy through mor of th Cotswolds rolling hills, as our luggag is takn on ahad to await our arrival in our London hotl. W njoy London s sights this aftrnoon. Th Oxford Strt shops ar only a bus rid away from th hotl. A Wst End Show tonight? Day 18: LONDON Th Oxford Strt shops or Harrods this morning bfor an aftrnoon xcursion to th Royal Horticultural Socity s Wisly Gardn, whr kn English gardnrs hav gon to b inspird for ovr 100 yars. Sprad out ovr 240 acrs, Wisly is a lovly, pacful plac for a stroll as wll as a dmonstration gardn full of practical gardn dsign idas and cultivation tchniqus. [B] Day 19: LONDON A full day today at th Chlsa Flowr Show, arguably, th world s gratst and bst known. Our Farwll Dinnr tonight. [B,D] Day 20: HEADING HOME Our tour nds this morning aftr brakfast. [B] SCOTLAND Laks District NETHERLANDS LONDON Chlsa Flowr Show GERMANY lossoms & bulbs ER WONDERLAND TOUR RAIL JOURNEYS AMSTERDAM 4 ENGLAND Cotswolds HIGHLIGHTS A full day at CHELSEA FLOWER SHOW LATVIA High Spd Thalys English Channl Eurostar Tracks of th Flying Scotsman North York Moors Stam Railway LITHUANIA Sttl to Carlisl Historic Rail GARDENS North York Moors WALES ESTONIA BELGIUM Kuknhof Gardns Ht Loo Mont s Gardn Villandry Castl Howard Harwood Holhird Chatsworth POLAND Stow Hidcot Wisly Hartbat Country Hriot s Yorkshir Dals Lak District Cotswold Villags INCLUDED FEATURES: CZECH REPUBLIC First Class rail travl in rsrvd sats PARIS FRANCE AUSTRIA SWITZERLAND ITALY BELARUS SIGHTS UKRA 4 star city cntr hotls SLOVAKIA - 4 star historic villag inns 6 dinnrs Full luggag handling [not on Eurostar] Local xprt gardn guids [whr prmittd] Full tim Australian Historian Tour Dirctor HUNGRY who is th Company Principal ROMANIA SLOVENIA CROATIA BOSNIA YUGOSLAVIA MOROCCO & THE SOUTH OF SPAIN AROUND THE WORLD IN 7 NEW WONDERS 7

8 ...on th right track in Europ sinc 1977 Grat Trains and Luxury Hotls through Eastrn Europ s historic capitals. EASTERN EUROPEAN CA Day 1: MOSCOW On arrival in Moscow, transfr to our city cntr Luxury 5 star hotl clos to Rd Squar. Rst from th flight, thn mt your Tour Ladrs & travllrs for Wlcom Drinks & Dinnr. [D] Day 2: MOSCOW Evry day on th Grat Trains of Europ Tours bgins with a full bufft brakfast. Our city sightsing tour this morning focuss on Rd Squar, onc th sit of xcutions and Sovit military parads, but still th focal point of Moscow lif. W visit both Lnin s tomb and St Basil s. Th aftrnoon is fr to xplor, to shop, or to rid th world famous Moscow Mtro. [B] Day : MOSCOW Today s sightsing is ddicatd ntirly to th Krmlin, Moscow s fortrss dating from th fiftnth cntury and containing cathdrals, palacs, musums (Fabrg ggs) and th 200 ton Tsar bll. [B] Day 4: ST PETERSBURG A last fr morning in Moscow. Musums, shops? In th aftrnoon w commnc on of Europ s grat rail journys on th nw 200kph Sapsan train (dinnr on board) to St Ptrsburg, Imprial capital of th Czars. Our luxury 5 star hotl is nxt to Nvsky Prospkt. [B] Day 5: ST PETERSBURG This morning s city sightsing includs th Wintr Palac, St Isaac s, th Admiralty and th Ptr and Paul Fortrss. In th aftrnoon w visit th fabld Ambr Room in th Cathrin Palac just outsid St Ptrsburg. [B,D] Day 6: ST. PETERSBURG Today w visit on of th world s gratst art gallris, th Hrmitag. Its collction - Old Mastrs, Imprssionists & Modrns, is widly considrd to b among th world s bst. [B] Day 7: ST. PETERSBURG to KRAKOW W absorb a last fr morning in St Ptrsburg, to njoy th ambinc of Ptr th Grat s magnificnt city, thn transfr to th airport for our short flight to Krakow, Poland s cultural cradl and historical capital from 108 until It still stands substantially intact from th 1th and 14th cnturis, and has bn dclard a UNESCO World Hritag sit. [B,D] Day 8: KRAKOW Our city sightsing tour includs th historic Markt Squar and Wawl Hill with its palac and tiny cathdral, and th gravs of Polish kings. This is whr Pop John Paul II srvd as archbishop. Lunch in on of th many rstaurants on Markt Squar? It is possibl to visit narby Auschwitz not njoyabl, but possibly w ow it to humanity to pay a visit. [B] Day 9 KRAKOW Optional Warsaw Excursion An optional xcursion to Warsaw today. Our sightsing includs th rconstructd ancint cntr, th Markt Squar, th monumnt to th Warsaw Uprising & th rmains of th Warsaw Ghtto. Hom to Krakow tonight. [B] Day 10: To VIENNA By Eurocity train today to Vinna, th Imprial capital of th Hapsburgs and hom of Bthovn. W sttl into th historic Hotl Sachr, th birthplac of th Sachr tort, our hom for four nights. Vinna s fin buildings look magnificnt by night. [B,D] Day 11: VIENNA Our morning city sightsing programm introducs us to this statly city - th Ring, th Hofburg, St Stphn s and th Schonbrunn Palac. Watch th fountains and listn to th music. Th Kunsthistorischs Musum has on of Europ s bst collctions of Old Mastrs. [B] Day 12: VIENNA Optional Excursion to BUDAPEST Thr is an optional xcursion availabl today by EuroCity train to Budapst, th scond capital of th Hapsburgs, now th capital of modrn Hungary. [B] Day 1: VIENNA Optional Excursion to SALZBURG A quit day strolling around th bautiful parks and gardns of Vinna? Altrnativly, you may wish to join an optional xcursion to Mozart s birthplac, th city of Salzburg. [B] Day 14: To PRAGUE Aftr a short EuroCity rail journy today w arriv in th arly aftrnoon in magical Pragu. Our luggag awaits our arrival in our luxury hotl, locatd in th historic hart, which is pdstrians only & traffic-fr. An aftrnoon stroll includs th narby Old Town Squar which has a building from ach cntury (14th to th 20th). Enjoy th viw ovr aftrnoon coff in an outdoor café. [B,D] Day 15: PRAGUE This morning w bgin to discovr this magnificnt city: th Castl, th Charls Bridg, Wncslas Squar and th Jwish Quartr fatur in our sightsing. [B] Day 16: PRAGUE Thr is no plannd sightsing today, but your Tour Dirctor is on hand to advis. Enjoy your fr day in this bautiful city, shopping or njoying th music. Pragu is rich in Mozart associations and is th cntr for world famous Bohmian crystal. Thr may b an opra prformanc. [B] Day 17: To BERLIN via DRESDEN Our luggag is takn on ahad as w join Dutsch Bahn (Grman Rail) for a panoramic rail journy down th gorgs of th Vlatava and Elb Rivrs to Drsdn, said to b Grmany s most bautiful city until fir-bombd in Th baroqu city is now r-mrging from th ashs. Drsdn boasts a Porclain Musum as wll as a magnificnt collction of Old Mastrs in th Zwingr Gallry. This aftrnoon w rjoin our EuroCity train for Brlin, our luxury 5 star hotl just off th Kurfurstndamm, th main shopping and nightlif strt of old Wst Brlin. [B] 8 BLOSSOMS & BULBS EASTERN EUROPEAN CAPITALS OFF THE BEATEN TRACK WINTE

9 PITALS Day 18: BERLIN This morning s sightsing introducs us to th city which dividd Europ for 45 yars th Brandnbrg Gat, th Richstag, Untr dn Lindn. Many of th art trasurs of Europ ar in Brlin, from th,000 yar old bust of Egypt s Nfrtiti to th modrns. Shop sriously at KaDW. [B] Day 19: BERLIN Optional Excursion to Lipzig Anothr day in th musums and shops of Brlin or an optional xcursion on Grmany s flagship train th High Spd ICE, to Lipzig, homtown of both Goth and Bach. Aftr a walking tour of th old city hart and tim for lunch in a Birkllr, th ICE has us back in Brlin for our Farwll Dinnr. [B,D] Day 20: FAREWELL Th tour nds aftr brakfast this morning. [B] OPTIONAL EXCURSIONS Day 9: Warsaw - $175 Poland s flagship train dlivrs us to th capital, Warsaw, dstroyd in World War II, but now rbuilt in xact rplica of th original city. W s th Royal Walk, th Old Town Squar and th Nw Town Squar bfor visiting th vocativ mmorial to th hros of th Warsaw Uprising. W thn procd to th ara whr th grisly and infamous Warsaw Ghtto onc stood. Day 12: Budapst - $250 W tak a EuroCity - on arrival xplor both sids of Budapst: Buda with its castl ovrlooking th statly buildings - St Sbastian s and th High Gothic Parliamnt Hous & th broad boulvards of Pst on th opposit bank. Budapst s world famous coff houss rmind us that this is whr coff ntrd Europ with th Turkish invasions. Day 1: Salzburg - $275 On arrival in Salzburg, w rid th rack railway to th top of th twlfth cntury Hohnsalzburg fortrss for a panoramic viw ovr th city. Thn w visit Salzburg cathdral whr Mozart s fathr was organist and whr th young gnius first playd. Th Altstadt (old city) is vry compact and an all-pdstrian shopping zon. Day 19: Lipzig, hom of Goth & Bach - $175 W tak Grmany s High Spd Intr City Exprss to Lipzig, a major trad fair cntr sinc th 12th cntury. It was hom to Goth, Grmany s Shakspar. W lunch in th Birkllr whr h st th opning scn of Faust. W visit Bach s grav in his church, th Thomaskirch. On th way hom to Brlin w drop into Martin Luthr s town of Wittnbrg, whr th Protstant Rformation bgan. NETHERLANDS BELGIUM FRANCE Warsaw Lipzig astrn uropan POLAND capitals GERMANY SWITZERLAND ITALY BERLIN Drsdn PRAGUE CZECH REPUBLIC AUSTRIA SLOVENIA SLOVAKIA VIENNA 4 CROATIA HUNGRY Budapst LITHUANIA KRAKOW ESTONIA ROMANIA LATVIA BELARUS UKRAINE ST PETERSBURG MOSCOW RUSSIA FACT BOX: DURATION: 20 DAYS HIGHLIGHTS DEPARTURES: SEPTEMBER 6th, 2014 SEPTEMBER 4th, 2016 COST: Land Only Contnt (Join in Moscow, lav in Brlin). $AU 14,950 pr prson twin shar Enquir about comptitiv airfars Singl room supplmnt $2,500 All 5 star Luxury Old World Hotls EXPLORE EUROPE or 4 nights in: Moscow St Ptrsburg Krakow Vinna Pragu Brlin INCLUDED FEATURES: INCLUDED DAY TRIPS: Drsdn OPTIONAL DAY TRIPS: Warsaw Budapst Mozart s Salzburg Bach and Goth s Lipzig First Class rail travl in rsrvd sats Economy class flight St Ptrsburg to Krakow 5 star luxury city cntr hotls with bufft brakfasts 6 dinnrs Full luggag handling Local xprt guids Full tim Tour Dirctor who is th Tour Company Principal DEPART ANY DAY - INDEPENDENT TOURING This tour is also availabl as an unscortd tour, dparting any day of th yar at a SAVING of 25% of th group tour cost. W provid hotl accommodation, rail travl & dtaild sightsing nots. SHORTER TOUR OPTION Is wks too long? This tour can b takn as a shortr option! Plas rfr to Tour Indx for mor information GREAT TRAINS OF EUROPE INDEPENDENT TOURING GREAT TRAINS OF EUROPE INDEPENDENT TOURING INDEPENDENT GREAT TRAINS OF EUROPE TOURS TOURING SAVE 25% BOSNIA YUGOSLAVIA R WONDERLAND TOUR MOROCCO & THE SOUTH OF SPAIN AROUND THE WORLD IN 7 NEW WONDERS 9

10 ...on th right track in Europ sinc 1977 OFF THE BEATEN TRACK From Rom to Paris via th hill villags and markt towns of Tuscany., th Swiss Laks & th South of Franc Day 1: ROME Th tour commncs today in our 4 star boutiqu hotl bsid th Roman Forum. Gt to know your tour fllow travllrs at Wlcom Drinks and Dinnr. [D] much as it did in th twlfth cntury. You know it from My Hous in Umbria and Undr th Tuscan Sun. Lunch at on of th opn air trattoria on th Campo? This is th historic city squar, th stting for th Palio hors rac in th summr. Hom to San Gimignano this aftrnoon for our final night. [B] Day 2: ROME Evry day on th Grat Trains of Europ Tours, w bgin with a full bufft brakfast. Today s sightsing focuss on Classical Rom and includs ntrancs to th Panthon & th Colossum. Roma - non basta una vita! (Rom - on lif is not nough). [B] Day 8: To SPIEZ Swiss Laks Our luggag is transportd on ahad today as w mak our way north via Milan towards Switzrland. A pictursqu rail journy as w wind our way through th Italian Lak District and cross th Swiss Alps through th Simplon Tunnl. W arriv at th prtty laksid villag of Spiz as th sun sts. Hr is our hom for nights. [B,D] Day : ROM Catholic Rom today, including ntrancs and a guidd tour of St Ptr s Basilica, th Vatican Musums and th Sistin Chapl. Th fashion shops on th Via Condotti ar opn this aftrnoon. Dinnr in th Piazza Navona as w watch th watr play in Brnini s fountains? [B] Day 4: To SAN GIMIGNANO Tuscany Our luggag is transportd on ahad as w commnc our lov affair with th Grat Trains of Europ, taking our rsrvd First Class sats on Italy s flagship train, th High Spd Eurostar Italia. Thn a slowr pac through archtypal Tuscan countrysid - vinyards, oliv-grovs and cyprsss - down th Val of Chianti and up th hill to San Gimignano, th walld hilltop villag with its 1 towrs, almost unchangd sinc th 1th cntury, our hom for 4 nights. [B,D] Each day a short xcursion from San Gimignano is providd (and includd in your tour cost). You may choos to join th xcursion or simply stay in San Gimignano and rlax. Day 5: SAN GIMIGNANO Tuscany A driv off th batn track today through Southrn Tuscan vinyards and oliv grovs to visit two bautiful hilltop villags and win cntrs Montalcino and Montpulciano. [B] Day 6: SAN GIMIGNANO Tuscany W tak th journy through th Val of Chianti today for a visit to Flornc, th cradl of our civilisation and birthplac of th Rnaissanc. Aftr a brif orintation tour, th city is yours musums, churchs, lathr shops to di for & markts. Hom to San Gimignano this aftrnoon. [B] Day 7: SAN GIMIGNANO Tuscany This morning w xplor th artistic gm of Sina, which stands today Day 9: SPIEZ Swiss Laks On any list of th world s gratst rail journys, th tiny rd Glacir Exprss appars. W rid it through th Alps today and njoy brathtaking viws from th panorama car. [B] Day 10: SPIEZ Swiss Laks A quit day in th pictursqu villag of Spiz. Pay a visit to its mdiaval castl or tak a stamr rid down th lak to Intrlakn. [B] Day 11: To VILLENEUVE Provnc By local train today to Gnva to join th high spd Frnch TGV train for Avignon in Provnc at 00kph, thn to th villag of Villnuv. Excursions from Villnuv ar offrd ach day and includd in th tour cost. [B,D] Day 12: VILLENEUVE Provnc Off th batn track again today as w driv through som of Provnc s favourit villags - Lourmarin (markt day) hilltop Bonniux, rainbow-colourd Roussillon, Gords - with stops for coff, lunch & shopping. [B] Day 1: VILLENEUVE, Provnc A visit today to th historic city of Avignon, hom of th Roman Catholic Pops from 109 to 177. Th historic walld town has som good shopping and xcllnt rstaurants. [B] Day 14: VILLENEUVE Provnc Th narby villag of L Isl-Sur-la-Sourg prids itslf on bing Franc s scond largst antiqus cntr. Visa cards with chronic fatigu syndrom hav bn known hr. L Isl-Sur-la-Sourg is a vry attractiv town with strams and watr whls, nicknamd th Vnic of Provnc. W mov on to Fontain d Vauclus for lunch bsid th watrfall. W stop in hilltop Gords for swping viws of th Lubron. [B] Day 15: To SARLAT Dordogn A visit to th Roman Pont du Gard thn w join our train via Toulous to th walld mdiaval markt town of Sarlat, on of th gms of th Dordogn rgion. As our luggag arrivs w sttl in for nights. As bfor, xcursions from Sarlat ar offrd ach day and includd in th tour cost, but you ar fr to choos thos that appal to you or simply pottr about our hom villag. [B,D] Day 16: SARLAT Dordogn Winding along th banks of th Dordogn Rivr today w mak our way to th mdiaval cliff-fac villag of Rocamadour vry much ON th batn track. Pilgrims hav com to visit th Black Madonna sinc th 12th 10 BLOSSOMS & BULBS EASTERN EUROPEAN CAPITALS OFF THE BEATEN TRACK WINTE

11 SHORTER TOUR OPTION Is wks too long? K This tour can b takn as a shortr option! Plas rfr to Tour Indx for mor information BOX: FACT 21 DAYS TION: cntury. Latr w visit th walld bastid town of Domm, with xcllnt shopping and a fin viw of a vast swp of th Dordogn Rivr Vally. [B] S: TURE, 2014 R A P h DE ER 29t 5 B M E T 1 SEP 5th, R E B O OCT 27th, MBER E T ntnt P E S nly C)o. O d n a is T: L, lav in Par COS shar Rom in n twin ars in o o s (J r p r airf,950 p titiv $AU 11 about comp nt $2,000 Enquir oom supplm r Singl DURA Day 17: SARLAT, Dordogn This morning is fr for Markt Day in our villag of Sarlat. This is a foodi s paradis. In th aftrnoon w visit on of Franc s most bautiful gardns, th narby Jardin d Eyrignac. [B] Day 18: To PARIS W farwll Sarlat and njoy a chang of pac a lisurly journy, trundling down th Dordogn Vally and through Bordaux vinyards bfor a transfr to a High Spd TGV to Paris. Sttl in to our Lft Bank Hotl. [B] Day 19: PARIS This morning s sightsing includs th Arc d Triomph, Champs Elyss and Notr Dam Cathdral. Thr is tim to visit Mona Lisa in th Louvr. W ar spoilt for choic of rstaurant this vning. [B] Day 20: PARIS Th musums and th boutiqus bckon today. Thr is an aftrnoon NETHERLANDS xcursion to Mont s Gardn at Givrny. Hr w s th watrlilis and th Japans bridg. Our Farwll Dinnr is tonight. [B,D] Day 21: HOMEWARD BOUND Our tour nds aftr brakfast. [B] GERMANY BELGIUM CZECH REPUBLIC PARIS HIGHLIGHTS POLAND EXPLORE EUROPE S CULTURAL CAPITALS NIGHTS IN EACH Rom Paris ENJOY AUSTRIA FRANCE Sistin Chapl Villag Markt Days Glacir Exprss Mont s Gardn SWITZERLAND Spiz, Swiss Laks ff th batn path ITALY Sarlat, Dordogn PAIN ER WONDERLAND TOUR 4 Villnuv, Provnc 4 San Gimignano, Tuscany ROME MOROCCO & THE SOUTH OF SPAIN DISCOVER BEAUTIFUL VILLAGES IN Tuscany, Italy Swiss Laks Provnc, Franc Dordogn, Franc INCLUDED FEATURES: First Class rail travl in rsrvd sats 4 star city cntr boutiqu hotls & 4 star historic villag inns 6 dinnrs Full luggag handling Full tim Australian Historian Tour Dirctor who is th Company Principal AROUND THE WORLD IN 7 NEW WONDERS 11

12 ...on th right track in Europ sinc 1977 Family Frindly Tour KIDS STAY FREE! Ask for dtails Swiss and Austrian Alps and th Romantic Citis of Vnic, Pragu and Paris WINTER WONDERLAND Day 1: PARIS Sttl into our 4 star Lft Bank Hotl. Mt your fllow tour mmbrs for Drinks & Dinnr. [D] Day 2: PARIS Evry day on a Grat Trains of Europ tour bgins with a full bufft brakfast. Our morning sightsing includs th Arc d Triomph, Champs Elyss and Notr Dam nding up at th Louvr to say hllo to Mona Lisa. An aftrnoon optional xcursion is availabl to th Vrasaills Palac of Louis XIV. [B] Day : PARIS Dpartmnt stors, Fashion boutiqus, a long lunch? Thr is an optional xcursion offrd today to th Somm Battlfilds of WWI. Hr w visit sits sacrd in Australia & NZ s national history. [B] Day 4: PARIS A final fr day in vry tru romantic s favourit city. Join th crowds tonight on th Champs Elyss to clbrat th dawning of th Nw Yar. [B] Day 5: INTERLAKEN - Swiss Alps & Laks Farwll Paris this morning. W bgin our lov affair with th Grat Trains of Europ on hr fastst - th Frnch TGV - at 00kph towards th Alps & Intrlakn with stunning viws of th Eigr and Jungfrau. This is our hom for nights. Intrlakn hosts a hug strt party on Nw Yar s Day culminating in spctacular firworks. [B,D] Day 6: INTERLAKEN - Swiss Alps & Laks Enjoy a lat and lisurly brunch bfor dciding whthr to do nothing or to do vry littl. Your Tour Dirctor will hav suggstions for som mountain railway or cabl car rids to th paks of th surrounding Alps. [B] Day 7: INTERLAKEN - Swiss Alps & Laks Today w tak what is on of th Grat Rail Journys of th World - th tiny rd Glacir Exprss through th Alps as w njoy brathtaking viws from th panorama car. [B] Day 8: To VENICE Anothr of Europ s grat rail journys today. Th Swiss-Italian Cisalpino taks us through th Alps past th Northrn Italian laks via Milan & on to th City of Canals, Vnic, anothr of Europ s truly romantic citis. Our 4 star hotl ovrlooks th Grand Canal. Sttl in, watch th lights com on as th watrbuss chug past. [B,D] Day 9: VENICE This morning w bgin to xplor th art and history of Vnic. Byzantin St Mark s is considrd by many to b th most bautiful church in th world and th historic Dog s Palac and its Bridg of Sighs ar must ss. [B] Day 10: VENICE Thr is tim for a gondola rid and a visit to an outr island - Burano for xquisit lac, Murano for world famous Vntian glass. Art lovrs will want to s th Tintortto paintings in th Scula di San Rocco, th Titian in th Friary Church and th collction of Vntian Rnaissanc art in th Accadmia Gallry. [B] Day 11: VENICE or Day Trip to Flornc Eithr anothr quit day today xploring th bridgs and canals of Vnic or join Italy s flagship train th Eurostar Italia for a visit to Flornc, th cradl of Wstrn civilisation and birthplac of th Rnaissanc. Day 12: To INNSBRUCK Farwll Italy, as w had back towards th Alps. This morning w join our Eurocity train for Innsbruck as our luggag is takn on ahad. W ar not staying in downtown Innsbruck but in th bautiful Alpin Villag of Igls prchd 15 minuts abov. Thaw out with a glass of gluhwin in front of th roaring log fir. This is our hom for 4 nights. [B,D] Day 1: INNSBRUCK Choics today, Skiing or join your Tour Ladr in an xploration of Innsbruck, th Imprial city of Hapsburgs? W commnc by riding a tramcar through snow-dckd forsts, to Innsbruck blow. Explor th mdiaval quartr & tak a rid up th Hungrbrg railway for a panorama of th Alps. [B] Day 14: INNSBRUCK or Day Trip to Salzburg Today you may choos to ski, to pottr about th villag, to sit in front of th log fir or to tak th tram back down into Innsbruck to th shops. Thr is an optional xcursion by Austrian IntrCity train to Mozart s birthplac, Salzburg. [B] Day 15: INNSBRUCK Anothr quit day in our Alpin havn - a good book in front of th log fir? Altrnativly, your Tour Ladr will assist you if you wish to mak a visit to narby Munich or th fairy-tal castl of Nuschwannstin. [B] Day 16: To PRAGUE Our luggag is collctd and takn on ahad as w bid farwll to th Alps and join a EuroCity train for anothr of Europ s grat romantic citis - Pragu. Our hotl is in th historic cntr. [B,D] Day 17: PRAGUE Today thr is a visit to Pragu Castl ovrlooking th city. Hr is also th cathdral church of St Vitus, incorporating th chapl built to hous th rlics of Good King Wncslas, murdrd hr a thousand yars ago. A fr aftrnoon for th shops or to njoy th music. [B] Day 18: PRAGUE or Day Trip to DRESDEN A fr day - continu your xploration of this city or join an optional xcursion to Drsdn, on of Europ s cultural wondrs now mrging from th ashs of World War II bombing & 44 yrs of communism. [B] Day 19: PRAGUE Enjoy a last fr day in magical Pragu. Undrstand why Mozart lovd it. Crystal & garnt ar popular with shopprs. Our Farwll Dinnr tonight. [B,D] Day 20: HOMEWARD BOUND Th tour nds aftr brakfast this morning. [B] 12 BLOSSOMS & BULBS EASTERN EUROPEAN CAPITALS OFF THE BEATEN TRACK WINTE

13 KIDS STAY FREE - Whit Christmas & Wintr Wondrland Childrn undr 12 sharing adults room travl fr. Childrn agd 12 to 17 sharing adults room travl at 50%. BOX: S T C A F 0 DAY ION: 2 HIGHLIGHTS 4 nights in ach of Europ s Most Romantic Citis: Paris, Vnic & Praqu Nw Yar s Ev in Paris nights in th Swiss Alps 4 nights in th Austrian Alps Rid th Glacir Exprss DURAT : URES 014 T R A DEP ER 28th, 2 B 5 DECEM ER 28th 201 B 6 1 DECEM ER 28th 20 B ntnt DECEM and Only Cuo). REE T: L, lav in Prag AY F COS T is r a S P S (Join in KID ar bout twin sh n o s r Ask a r p ars,950 p iv airf $AU 10 out comptit t $2,000 First Class rail travl in rsrvd sats 4 star city cntr hotls 6 dinnrs Full luggag handling Full tim Australian Historian Tour Dirctor who is th Company Principal On arrival on Dcmbr 21st thr is an airport transfr to th pictursqu Swiss Alpin villag of Grindlwald, nstld undr th North Fac of th Eigr. Our hotl is ratd stars and oozs Swiss charm. Thr ar brathtaking Alpin viws and a roaring log fir. W hav rsrvd suprior standard rooms with privat facilitis for our tour mmbrs. Evry morning thr is a bufft brakfast, and vry vning a four cours dinnr is providd for our tour mmbrs. This includs th fstivitis of a spcial Christmas Dinnr, as Swiss tradition dictats on th night of Christmas Ev. Thr is a bautiful church 50 mtrs away with a midnight srvic on Christmas Ev should you wish to attnd. mn ab Enquir room suppl l g Sin Grindlwald is a snow sports fan s havn. But if you ar not a snow bunny, thr ar a million othr things to do. Grindlwald is a hub for th Swiss mountain train ntworks and thr ar many gondolas and cabl cars to th Alpin paks all around. It is an asy train rid to th citis of Brn, Basl and Zurich with thir Christmas markts. Th villag itslf offrs xcllnt shopping and a wid varity of rstaurants and coff shops for lingring lazy lunchs, bfor rturning to th hotl to rad or snooz in front of th log fir. On Dcmbr 28th (is it all ovr so soon?) you ar scortd on th rail journy to Paris to commnc th Wintr Wondrland Tour. DEPART ANY DAY - INDEPENDENT TOURING T TOURIN DEN G GR EN EP E D INS OF EUROP RA EI N TT EA T TOURIN G DEN GR EN EP INCLUDED FEATURES: INDEPENDENT Th Wintr Wondrland Tour is availabl as an unscortd tour, dparting any day of th yar at a SAVING of 25% of th group tour cost. W provid hotl accommodation, rail travl dtaild sightsing nots. PRE-TOUR ADD-ON TO THE WINTER WONDERLAND TOUR: Why not njoy a Whit Christmas in a bautiful Swiss Alpin villag (with opportunitis to visit Christmas markts) bfor mbarking on th Wintr Wondrland Tour? GREAT TRAINS OF EUROPE TOURS TOURING SAVE 25% S OF EURO AIN PE TR IN D AT ONDERLAND WHITE CHRISTMAS NETHERLANDS COST: $2,250 pr prson twin shar ($600 singl Drsdn BELGIUM 4 PARIS GERMANY 4 PRAGUE supplmnt) includs 7 nights accommodation in a POLAND wintr wondrland CZECH REPUBLIC Salzburg FRANCE ER WONDERLAND TOUR SWITZERLAND 4 Intrlakn Glacir Exprss AUSTRIA 4 Innsbruck VENICE suprior standard room with privat facilitis in a star hotl in th Swiss villag of Grindlwald. Childrn undr 12 sharing adults room travl fr. Childrn agd 12 to 17 sharing adults room travl at 50%. 7 bufft brakfasts, 7 four cours dinnrs (inc. Spcial Christmas Dinnr on Christmas Ev). Transfr from Zurich or Gnva Airport to Grindlwald on Dc 21st; scortd rail transfr from Grindlwald to Paris on Dc 28th to join Wintr Wondrland Tour. NOTE: Your hosts for th Whit Christmas wk ar th 4th gnration ownrs of th family run hotl in Grindlwald, who hav bn caring for our groups for 7 yrs.your Australian Tour Dirctor arrivs on Dc 27th to scort you to Paris to commnc th Wintr Wondrland Tour. ITALY MOROCCO & THE SOUTH OF SPAIN AROUND THE WORLD IN 7 NEW WONDERS 1

14 ...on th right track in Europ sinc 1977 MOROCCO & THE SOUT Th lands on ithr sid of th Straits of Gibraltar hav blossomd and bn scarrd by cnturis of conflict btwn Brbr, Moorish, Jwish and Christian civilisations. Today thy ar an xampl of tolranc and pac. Day 1: MARRAKECH Our tour commncs today on arrival at Marrakch Int. Airport. Transfr to our hotl insid th Casbah for Wlcom Drinks & Dinnr. [D] Day 2: MARRAKECH This morning w commnc our xploration of this fascinating city, on of th four formr Imprial capitals of Morocco. Outsid th rd or ochr walls which giv th city its nicknam th ochr city, thr is a modrn Wstrn city with boulvards choing th priod of Frnch control of Morocco. Thn w xplor th old city whr th 12th cntury Koutoubia mosqu s 77 mtr minart dominats th city skylin. W nd at th Djmaa El Fna - th vast squar in th hart of th old city. Hawkrs, snak charmrs, buskrs njoy. [B] Day : MARRAKECh A lazy morning for furthr xploring or to njoy this oasis, with th snow-cappd Atlas Mountains as a backdrop. This aftrnoon our sightsing tour taks us through th labyrinthin souks & mdinas. Bargain for fabric and jwllry. [B] Day 4: FES Moroccan Rail is crtainly th bst in North Africa, and today w tak our First class sats in an air-conditiond carriag for a journy from th dsrt landscap of Marrakch through th frtil coastal farmland, th vinyards and orchards of Mkns to anothr of Morocco s formr imprial capitals, Fs. [B,D] Day 5: FES Fs was foundd around 900AD and its mdina - old city - is UNESCO hritag listd. Our sightsing bgins at th historic and bautiful Blu Gat this morning, and taks us to th vry hart. Fs is considrd th spiritual capital of Morocco: it has madrssas - univrsitis - that ar 1,000 yars old & a synagogu dating from th 17th cntury. [B] Day 6: FES A day to visit th souks and bargain for local lathr goods and jwllry. Th Mdina al Bali, with many kilomtrs of winding pathways and thousands of shops, is on of th largst pdstrianonly urban aras on Earth. B sur you hav th hotl nam writtn in Arabic to show to any tnagr whn you gt lost. For a 20 dirham coin ($2) h will scort you hom to th hotl. [B] Day 7: TANGir On Moroccan Rail again today, back through th vinyards of Mkns to th most northrly point of Morocco - Tangir, on th Straits of Gibraltar, locatd at th mouth of th Mditrranan. Its colourful history sinc its foundation by Carthag (5th cntury BC), maks Tangir a truly cosmopolitan port city. [B,D] Day 8: TANGIER For th first half of th 20th cntury Tangir was an intrnational zon partitiond btwn Franc, Spain and Britain. It is said to hav bn a hangout for spis, drug runnrs and intrnational intrigu, and also th original stting for Rick and Ilsa and Sam in Casablanca. Th Hollywood moguls flt that th word Casablanca was mor mllifluous (Would you go to a movi calld Tangir? ). Our city sightsing taks in th mdina & th harbour. [B] Day 9: TANGIER A day in th souk for shopping and to visit th ara whr mosqus, synagogus and churchs rub shouldrs happily. It is possibl. In th aftrnoon tak a stroll along th sandy bach or th harbour-front or pay an art pilgrim s visit to th ruins of th Grand Hotl Vila d Franc, lovd and paintd by Dlacroix and Hnri Matiss. [B] Day 10: GRANADA Our intrcontinntal journy taks 5 minuts today on our frry across th Straits of Gibraltar to Spain. Spain s rail systm is amongst th bst in Europ. W tak our first journy - Algciras to Granada, th jwl of Andalusia. [B,D] Day 11: GRANADA Andalusia was undr Moorish (Muslim) control from th 8th cntury until th xpulsion of both Moors and Jws by th Christian monarchs, Frdinand and Isablla in Prhaps th gratst gift to th world from this priod is th UNESCO listd Alhambra, with its inspiring Moorish architctur, bautiful squars, gardns & fountains. It is th focus of our city sightsing today. [B] Day 12: GRANADA Today, w njoy th magnificnt Gnralif Gardns. Thn in th aftrnoon, wandr th timlss strts to absorb th uniqu history of Granada. Th Gothic Catholic cathdral containing th tombs of Frdinand and Isablla, th Grand Via and th Hospital Ral should b includd in your strolling. [B] Day 1: SEVILLE W tak th high spd ATR train today & stop ovr for a visit of Cordoba on th way. Our city sightsing tour of Cordoba includs th UNESCO listd historic cntr of Cordoba, shapd succssivly by th Romans, Arabs, Jws & Christians. Th Moorish Catholic cathdral was formrly & obviously, a mosqu until th xpulsion of th Moors in Latr, our ATR dlivrs us to Svill. [B,D] Day 14: SEVILLE A Moorish city, Svill was conqurd by th Christian king Frdinand III in Th Moorish architctur still dominats th city. Th two cnturis following Columbus voyags wr th Goldn Ag of Svill as all trad from th Amricas passd through Svill. Buildings from this ra - th cathdral and th Plaza d Espana - fatur in today s city sightsing. [B] Day 15: SEVILLE W visit th Islamic Alcazar Palac this morning and th rmaindr of th day is fr for shopping. [B] 14 BLOSSOMS & BULBS EASTERN EUROPEAN CAPITALS OFF THE BEATEN TRACK WINTE

15 H OF SPAIN Day 16: MADRID Th high spd AVE train taks us to Spain s nw (sinc 1561) capital, Madrid. Locatd in th bordrlands btwn th historic nmis Aragon and Castill - joind with th marriag of Frdinand and Isablla - Madrid was favourd by Philip II who movd his court thr. [B,D] Day 17: MADRID Our city sightsing tour introducs us to historic palacs and glass skyscraprs, Ral Madrid s soccr stadium and an activ bullfighting ring. It is a sprawling city of almost 7 million, a modrn Europan capital. [B] Day 18: MADRID On of th world s grat art gallris is th Prado in Madrid. Spain controlld Italy & th Nthrlands long nough to gathr a magnificnt collction of Flmish & Italian Rnaissanc art. [B] Day 19: BARCELONA Our high spd AVE train dlivrs us quickly to Spain s scond largst city Barclona, th capital of Catalonia. It was foundd by th Romans, NETHERLANDS and has a proud spirit of indpndnc from th rst of Spain. Catalan is th first languag; Spanish th scond. [B] BELGIUM FRANCE GERMANY Day 20: BARCELONA This morning s sightsing bgins with visits to th Mirador d Colon & th Placa Rial and winds up at Antoni Gaudí s unfinishd mastrpic, La Sagrada Família cathdral. [B] Day 21: BARCELONA Barclona lnds itslf to aimlss wandring SWITZERLANDand popl watching, and La Rambla ranks with Paris Champs Elyss as th bst plac in Glacir Exprss Europ to do it. Latr, tak th funicular to th top of Montjuïc for a fin viw of Barclona and its harbor. Farwll Dinnr tonight. [B,D] SPAIN MADRID BARCELONA ITALY Day 22: FAREWELL Our tour nds aftr brakfast this morning. [B] CZECH REPUBLIC AUSTRIA POLAND EXPLORE CULTURAL CAPITALS OF MOROCCO & THE SOUTH OF SPAIN NIGHTS EACH IN: Marrakch Fs Tangir Granada Svill Madrid Barclona INCLUDED DAY VISIT TO: Cordoba FACT BOX: DURATION: 22 DAYS HIGHLIGHTS DEPARTURE: APRIL rd, 2015 $AU 1,950 pr prson twin shar Singl room supplmnt $2,000 COST INCLUDES: 4 star hotls with bufft brakfasts, othr mals as indicatd, airport transfrs, all ntrancs & sightsing, tips for local guids. DEPOSIT: $2,500 with booking, final paymnt months bfor travl. SEVILLE MOROCCO & ALGECIRAS THE SOUTH OF SPAIN TANGIER GRANADA FES MOROCCO MARRAKECH INCLUDED FEATURES: First class rail travl in rsrvd sats Quality 4 star city cntr hotls with bufft brakfasts 7 dinnrs Full luggag handling Local xprt guids Full tim Tour Dirctor who is th Tour Company Principal For dtaild Booking Conditions plas visit R WONDERLAND TOUR MOROCCO & THE SOUTH OF SPAIN AROUND THE WORLD IN 7 NEW WONDERS 15

16 ...on th right track in Europ sinc 1977 Th svn wondrs of th world dclard by ovr 100 million vots AROUND THE WORLD IN Day 6: DELHI An arly start on th xprss train to Agra and our scond Nw Did you know? Wondr of th World th Taj Mahal. This xquisit building is a monumnt to undying lov. It was built by Mughal mpror Shah Jahan in mmory of his third wif, Mumtaz Mahal. Th Taj Mahal is widly rcognizd as th jwl of Muslim art in India and on of th univrsally admird mastrpics of th world s hritag. Th construction bgan around 162 and was compltd around 165, mploying thousands of artisans and craftsmn. Back to our Dlhi hotl. [B,L] W hav all long bmoand th passing of all but on of th 7 Wondrs of th Ancint World. Only th Pyramids at Giza rmain. At th turn of this millnnium, a sarch was bgun to idntify th Nw 7 Wondrs of th World. In kping with th spirit of th nw millnnium, a vot took plac onlin & it was dcidd to clos th voting and nam th winnrs on 07/07/07. Aftr 100 million vots th winnrs wr dclard. Thy ar, in th ordr of our visits: 1. Th Grat Wall of China 2. Th Taj Mahal. Th Trasury at Ptra, Jordan 4. Th Colossum in Rom 5. Th Mayan tmpls of Chichn Itza in Mxico 6. Machu Picchu in Pru 7. Christ th Rdmr statu in Rio Day 1: BEIJING THE ADVENTURE BEGINS! Join your Qantas flight today via Hong Kong to th Chins capital, Bijing. Transfr to our 5 star hotl, our hom for nights. Mt your fllow travllrs ovr drinks. S blow for Entombd Warrior Pr-tour option. [D] Day 7: PETRA, Jordan Today s Royal Jordanian Airlins flight brings us to th Jordanian capital Amman. On arrival w driv south and sttl in to our hotl at Ptra. [B,D] Day 8: PETRA To bat th crowds, w hav an arly start for our visit to our third Nw Wondr of th World El Kaznh, th Trasury at Ptra. Thr is vidnc of human sttlmnt hr sinc 7,000BC. This is an aw-inspiring xprinc. A massiv façad, 0m wid and 4m high, carvd out of th shr, dusky pink rockfac and dwarfing vrything around it. It was carvd in th arly 1st cntury as th tomb of an important Nabataan king and rprsnts th nginring gnius of ths ancint popl. A quit aftrnoon in Ptra villag or back to th Trasury. [B] Day 9: DEAD SEA On to our rsort hotl on th banks of th Dad Sa, th lowst on th plant at 400 mtrs blow sa lvl. Th watr has 4 tims th ocan s concntration of salt & you can t sink. Watch th sun st across th sa & dsrt. [B] Day 10: ROME Our Royal Jordanian Airlins flight to Rom has us in th Etrnal City by midday. That aftrnoon w stroll through th strts for a tast of la dolc vita. [B,D] Day 2: BEIJING An xploration this morning of th historic sights of Bijing - Tiananmn Squar and th Tmpl of Havn. A quit aftrnoon in th shops or th musums. [D] Day : BEIJING Today s xcursion taks us to th first of our 7 Nw Wondrs of th World - th Grat Wall of China. Marvl at th shr magnitud of th Grat Wall. It winds up and down across dsrts, grasslands and mountains, strtching approximatly 8,850 km (5,500 mils) from th East to th Wst of China. Construction bgan in th 4th cntury BC & continud on and off until th 17th cntury AD. [B] Day 4: DELHI Travlling on Cathay Pacific via Hong Kong, w arriv tonight in Dlhi [dinnr in flight] and ar transfrrd to our 5 star hotl whr w sttl in for nights. [B] Day 5: DELHI Dlhi is a city of tming millions, with significant monumnts of th Hindu and Islamic civilisations which hav shapd hr and of th ra of British colonialism. High ta & a lazy aftrnoon? [B,D] Day 11: ROME Wondr numbr 4 today, as w visit th Colossum - mor accuratly th Amphithatr Flavia - built in th first cntury AD to sat up to 50,000 spctators who cam to watch gory gams involving gladiators, wild animals, and prisonrs. Construction bgan around A.D. 70 undr Empror Vspasian. Modrn sports stadiums still rsmbl th Colossum s famous dsign. Th rmaindr of th day is spnt xploring othr rmnants of Classical Rom - th Panthon, th Forum. [B] Day 12: ROME Catholic Rom today. W visit St Ptr s and th Vatican. Or a quit day in th shops and musums. [B] Day 1: LONDON To avoid a 20 hour day on diffrnt plans, or an ovrnight flight, w brak our journy to Mxico with a 2 day shop-ovr in London, at th midpoint of th tour. W chck into our hotl in tim for High Ta. [B] Day 14: LONDON Th musums ar narby, as ar Harrods and th Oxford Strt and Rgnt Strt shops. Chck availability of thatr tickts tonight. [B] Day 15: CANCUN Across th Atlantic Ocan on our non-stop British Airways flight today to Mxico and a bach hotl in Cancun - Mxico s Honolulu and Surfrs Paradis rolld into on. Thr will b tim for a walk on th sand bfor dark. [B] Day 16: CANCUN A full day today marvlling at th tmpl of Chichn Itza, Wondr Numbr 5, as w puzzl ovr th complxity of th Mayan civilisation. Th mystiqu 16 BLOSSOMS & BULBS EASTERN EUROPEAN CAPITALS OFF THE BEATEN TRACK WINTE

17 TWO MORE WONDERS? 1. Entombd warriors at Xian Pr-Tour 2. Iguassu Falls Post-Tour from Rio Visit th wbsit for mor information IN 7 NEW WONDERS of th ancint citis of th Maya hav amazd and intrigud mankind for cnturis. This onc grat nation dominatd southrn Mxico, Bliz, and Guatmala for hundrds of yars, bfor abandoning th grat citis around 900AD. Nobody can xplain for sur why th citis wr abandond so suddnly, and it rmains to this day on of th grat mystris of our tim. [B] Day 24: RIO City sightsing includs th last (and nwst of our Nw Wondrs - Christ th Rdmr statu, high on th mountain bhind Rio with his arms outstrtchd in bndiction. It was compltd in 191 and stands 98 ft (0 mtrs) tall, its horizontally outstrtchd arms spanning 92 ft (28 mtrs). Th statu is th largst Art Dco-styl sculptur in th world. Thn w visit Sugarloaf with a viw across th city and bachs, back to th Rdmr. [B] Day 17: LIMA, Pru A lazy morning on th Cancun bach or in th markts, thn w cross to th airport for our intrcontinntal LAN flight to Lima, Pru s capital. Givn th rmotnss of Machu Picchu & th natur of airlin timtabls within South Amrica, w ar forcd to brak with our prfrnc for multipl-night stops whil in Pru. [B] Day 25: SANTIAGO A last fr morning on th bach or in th markts. Aftr lunch w transfr to th airport for our flight to Santiago, Chil, whr w stay ovrnight in an airport hotl. [B] Day 18: CUZCO Our short flight taks us to th ancint Inca capital of Cuzco (at,500m). Th aftrnoon is fr to adjust to th high altitud. [D] Day 19: MACHU PICCHU A train journy today taks us by th Sacrd Vally to Wondr Numbr 6, Machu Picchu. Our guid hlps us xplor th mystris of th sit. Oftn rfrrd to as th Lost City of th Incas, it is prhaps th most familiar icon of Inca civilization. Th Incas built th stat around 1450, but abandond it a cntury latr at th tim of th Spanish Conqust. Although known locally, it was unknown to th outsid world bfor bing brought to intrnational attntion in 1911 by th Amrican historian Hiram Bingham. [B,L] Day 26: Our flight to Sydny today crosss th Intrnational Datlin, losing a day. [B] Day 27: W arriv hom in Sydny this vning. Connct to a domstic flight for your onward journy to your hom city. Day 20: CUZCO A quit morning [or a rturn visit to Machu Picchu to viw th sunris] bfor our aftrnoon train journy back to Cuzco. [B] BOX: FACT : 27 DAYS Day 21: LIMA An opportunity to look at Cuzco and its distinctiv (and arthquakproof) architctur, bfor our flight back to Lima. [B] ION : DURAT TURE, 2015 EPAR rd Day 22: JANIERO Our flight today brings us to Carnival cntral, Rio d Janiro, and our Copacabana hotl, our hom for nights. [B,D] ar D twin sh MBER n E o T s r P E S rp p plmnt $4,, 2 $AU oom sup d world r : Roun s (Qantas, S E Singl D LU ts, airlin ARCTIC OCEAN QAANAAQ KARA SEA GREENLAND SEA LAPTEV SEA GREENLAND (DENMARK) BAFFIN BAY BARENTS SEA EAST SIBERIAN SEA CHUKCHI SEA NORWEGIAN SEA REPULSE BAY Day 2: RIO A quit day to njoy th bachs or bars and rstaurants of Rio. [B] DENMARK STRAIT NUUK DAVIS STRAIT SWEDEN ICELAND RUSSIAN FEDERATION FINLAND NORWAY STOCKHOLM MAGADAN HUDSON BAY ESTONIA HELSINKI CANADA NORTH SEA LABRADOR SEA YAKUTSK ST. PETERSBURG HELSINKI OSLO PERM LATVIA DENMARK BERING SEA MOSCOW LITHUANIA OMSK PETROPAVLOVSKKAMCHATSKIY NOVOSIBIRSK MONTON UNITED LONDON KINGDOM IRELAND AMSTERDAM 2 WINNIPEG BELGIUM WARSZAWA PRAGUE CZECH KAZAKHASTAN UKRAINE ULAANBAATAR ROSTOV HUNGARY MONGOLIA ROMANIA CROATIA ITALY BUCUREST ROME BOSNIA HERZEGOVINA VLADIVOSTOK SERBIA BLACK SEA BULGARIA SPAIN NEW YORK MOLDOVA BUDAPEST AUSTRIA SWITZERLAND SLOVAKIA BRATISLAVA VIENNA QUEBEC FRANCE CASPIAN SEA GEORGIA TBILISI SOFIA MACEDONIA THESSALONIKI ALBANY DENVER SEA OF OKHOTSK SAMARA ASTANA GERMANY TORONTO DETROIT CHICAGO BELARUS POLAND DUBLIN ISLAND OF NEWFOUNDLAND WASHINGTON BEIJING KYRGYSTAN TURKMENISTAN TURKEY ANCARA IZMIR UNITED STATES OF AMERICA UZBEKISTAN AZERBAIJAN GREECE NORTH ATLANTIC OCEAN ATLANTA DALLAS HOUSTON SEOUL LIBYA Cancun CUBA BELIZE GUATEMALA CARIBBEAN SEA HONDURAS EL SALVADOR NICARAGUA TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO COSTA RICA CHINA EGYPT ISLAMABAD Ptra PAKISTAN SAUDI ARABIA SHANGHAI NEPAL DELHI KATHMANDU QATAR WESTERN SAHARA BANGLADESH AR-RIYAD NOUAKCHOTT INDIA VIETNAM PHILIPPINE SEA ERITREA CHAD NIAMEY THAILAND ARABIAN SEA SUDAN BURKINA FASO SOUTH CHINA SEA SOMALIA ABUJA LIBERIA ETHIOPIA CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC INC world rakfas COST y class airfar with bufft b ansfrs, all ls tr conom), 5 star hot atd, airport cal guids. BA, tc als as indic g, tips for lo 11 in airfar othr m s & sights oking, months o c b n a h tr it n 00 w nt 6 T: $2tr,a5vl, final paym DEPOSI s bfor month travl. r bfo CAMBODIA NIGERIA BENIN GHANA YEMEN SAN A BAMAKO GIUNEA TOGO SRI LANKA PHILIPPINES JAUNDE SURINAME COLOMBIA GUYANE KUALA LUMPUR CAMEROON GUYANA MALAYSYA UGANDA LIBREVILLE GALAPAGOS ISLANDS BURMA RED SEA NIGER MALI SENEGAL BOGOTA HONG KONG MASQAT LAOS CARACAS COTE D LVOIRE UNITED ARAB EMIRATES OMAN MAURITANIA PANAMA VENEZUELA JORDAN 2 ALGERIA T NIGH VER NO O IGHTS FL THE BAHAMAS 1 AFGHANISTAN IRAN BAGHDAD MIAMI GULF OF MEXICO MEXICO TOKYO KABUL IRAQ 1 Dad Sa ISRAL JAPAN SOUTH KOREA TEHRAN SYRIA CYPRUS MEDITERRANEAN SEA TRIPOLI MOROCCO NORTH PACIFIC OCEAN NORTH KOREA ANTALYA S ANGELES SEA OF JAPAN PYONGYANG TAJIKISTAN ATHENS NORFOLK IGHT VERN NO O GHTS FLI KENYA CONGO GABON INDONESIA REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO ECUADOR MANAUS DODOMA SOLOMON ISLANDS PAPUA NEW GUINEA SOUTH PACIFIC OCEAN PERU Lima 1 LUANDA Machu Picchu TANZANIA EAST TIMOR BRAZIL ANGOLA 1 Cuzco ZAMBIA MOZAMBIQUE BRASILIA CORAL SEA BOLIVIA LA PAZ Rio PARAGUAY SAO PAULO BOTSWANA PRETORIA SANTIAGO 1 INDIAN OCEAN ZIMBABWE NAMIBIA SOUTH ATLANTIC OCEAN ASUNCION URUGUAY MAPUTO SWAZLIAND AUSTRALIA LESOTHO SOUTH AFRICA SYDNEY FLIGHT UPGRADES: Prmium conomy [whr providd] $4,500; Businss Class $9,500 FIJI CAPE TOWN BUENOS AIRES MONTEVIDEO CANBERRA ARGENTINA CHILE MELBOURNE TASMAN SEA NEW ZEALAND TASMANIA FALKLAMD ISLANDS (ISLAS MALVINAS) ER WONDERLAND TOUR SOUTH GEORGIA AND SOUTH SANDWHICH ISLANDS MOROCCO & THE SOUTH OF SPAIN AROUND THE WORLD IN 7 NEW WONDERS 17

18 ...on th right track in Europ sinc 1977 Swiss Mountain Rail Journys: Alps, Glacirs and Laks SWISS MOUNTAIN RAILS Our most popular Dpart Any Day Tour, prfct for a pr-or post cruis tour. Offrd only in unscortd mod. Day 9: LUCERNE - Rigi Kulm Your final day and on of th bst savd till last. Using Europ s first vr cog-whl railway, climb to th top of th Qun of th Mountains for 60dgr Alpin viws. [B] Day 1: To SWITZERLAND You may join th tour ithr in London, at Zurich Airport or in Switzrland s oldst town, Chur. Day 10: Auf Widrshn Th tour nds aftr brakfast. Transfr to th airport or tak th TGV and Eurostar back to London. A Paris stopovr can b arrangd. [B] Day 5: SPIEZ GoldnPass Panoramic Today th GoldnPass Panorama train taks you from th Brns Obrland to Lak Gnva. You hav tim in Montrux for lunch on th lakfront splanad or on a stamr on th lak. Hom to Spiz. [B] DURA Brnina Exprss Glacir Exprss GoldnPass Panorama Jungfrau Exprss Brinzr Rothorn (stam in summr) INCLUDED FEATURES: Day 8: LUCERNE - Pilatus Trains and boats and cabl car to th top of Pilatus for unsurpassd viws to Lak Lucrn blow. [B] 18 BLOSSOMS & BULBS t $80 plmn p u s l Sing First Class rail sats Quality hotls 9 bufft brakfasts INS OF EUROP RA EI N TT EA DEPART ANY DAY - INDEPENDENT TOURING This tour is offrd only as an unscortd tour, dparting any day of th yar. Day 6: SPIEZ Jungfrau Exprss Your rail journying rachs nw hights today to th highst of thm all th Jungfraubahn to th Jungfraujoch station at 11, ft! On th way down, visit th bautiful villag of Grindlwald. [B] Day 7: To LUCERNE Skirt th lak to Brinz whr you ascnd th Brinzr Rothorn (stam train on summr dparturs) for magnificnt viws to th Eigr. Arriv in laksid Lucrn for som shopping tim bfor dinnr. [B] E: RTUR scortd) A P E D n AY (no ANY D rn in Luc v a l : rt ur, h airpo COST 50 Join in Ch at Zuric 2, v 4 a l $AU in and 500 Jo nd in London, 4 AU $ in a 990 Jo 0 $AU 4, T TOURIN DEN G GR EN EP E D Day 4: Glacir Exprss to SPIEZ Join th world s favourit littl rd Swiss mountain train, th Glacir Exprss. Enjoy brathtaking viws from your panorama car as you cross th Alps. Dinnr is in your lakfront hotl in th villag of Spiz, your hom for nights. [B] BOX: FACT 10 DAYS TION: Rid Switzrland s world famous mountain trains: T TOURIN G DEN GR EN EP Day : CHUR Brnina Exprss On of th world s grat rail journys today on th Brnina Exprss across th Alps to Tirano in Italy. So stunning is th scnry that on sction of th rout has bn classd a UNESCO World Hritag sit. Rtrac your stps hom to Chur. [B] HIGHLIGHTS INDEPENDENT GREAT TRAINS OF EUROPE TOURS TOURING S OF EURO AIN PE TR IN D AT Day 2: CHUR Evry day on th Grat Trains of Europ Tours bgins with a full bufft brakfast. Commnc your lov affair with th grat trains of Europ today on a rail journy to Switzrland s highst town Davos, famous from th nintnth cntury as a Wllnss cntr, and now a vry trndy ski rsort in Wintr. [B] Zurich LUCERNE SWITZERLAND Goldn Pass Panoramic SPIEZ swiss mountain rail journys CHUR Glacir Exprss Jungfrau Montrux EASTERN EUROPEAN CAPITALS Brig Brnina Exprss Tirano OFF THE BEATEN TRACK WINTE

19 BOOKING CONDITIONS Tour Oprator: Grat Trains of Europ Tours (ABN ) is a Licnsd Travl Agnt (Licnc # ) providing th consumr protction of th Travl Compnsation Fund (Mmbr # 9497). W ar mmbrs of IATA (Licnc # ) and th Concord Indpndnt Agnts Ntwork. Costs: All costs in this brochur ar xprssd in Australian dollars and ar basd on airfars, and land transport and accommodation costs, and Australian dollar xchang rats ffctiv as at July 1st, 201. Exchang rat fluctuations in th pric of any srvic providd, byond th control of Grat Trains of Europ Tours, may b passd on to travllrs, right up to th dat of dpartur. A dposit of $2,500 pr prson will guarant a plac on your chosn tour (unlss alrady filld, in which cas you will b advisd of your plac on th waiting list. With a maximum tour siz of 25 travllrs, tours oftn fill arly). Full final paymnt is du 90 days bfor commncmnt of th tour. 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20 Thanks a lot Stan, your humour and prsonality truly mad it a grat holiday. No fuss, and w didn t hav to worry about a thing. Wndy Ryan, Oaky, Qld. P: F: E: grattrains@bigpond.com PO Box 455 TOOWOOMBA EAST 450, Qld AUSTRALIA W: ABN Travl Licnc # IATA #