Summer Premium European Experience with 3 Nights Mediterranean Cruise 18 Days Tour Package 2025-2026

France: • Guided city tour of Paris • Visit 3rd level of Eiffel Tower • Visit Fragonard Museum • Seine river cruise • Illumination tour of Paris • Visit Disneyland® Paris (01 Day 01 Park)

Belgium: • Mini Europe • Photo Stop at Atomium • Orientation tour of Brussels

Netherlands: • Visit Keukenhof (Till 11th May 2025) • Visit Zaanse Schans (Windmills, Cheese Farm and Wooden Shoe making) (From 12th May 2025) • Enjoy Amsterdam canal cruise • Visit Dam Square

Germany: • Visit the Cologne Cathedral • Enjoy River Rhine cruise • Visit Black Forest • Cuckoo clock demonstration

Switzerland: • View the Rhine Falls • Excursion to Jungfraujoch with lunch and Interlaken • Visit Mt. Titlis • Orientation tour of Lucerne • Travel on the famous Bernina railway route • Visit to Mt. Diavolezza via train and cable car in St Moritz • Horse carriage ride in St Moritz

Austria: • Visit the Swarovski Crystal Worlds • Orientation tour of Innsbruck • Tyrolean show

ITALY
Venice: • Visit St. Mark’s square on a private boat • Orientation tour of Venice

Florence: • Guided walking tour of Florence

Rome: • Guided city tour of Rome

Vatican City: • Visit the St. Peter’s Basilica and Square

Pisa:• Visit the Field of Miracles – See the Leaning Tower of Pisa

MEDITERRANEAN CRUISE: • Visit Marseille, France • Visit Barcelona, Spain • All included On-board amenities such as International Shows, Live Music and more.

• Daily continental breakfast (Breakfast includes bread with butter, jam, cereals, juice, milk and coffee)
• 11 Indian Jain / vegetarian / non-vegetarian lunches.
• 2 Local Lunch.
• 14 Indian Jain / vegetarian / non-vegetarian dinners.
• Meals on board as per the Cruise Itinerary.
• Accommodation, Meals, Sightseeing and Excursions as per above mentioned itinerary.
• Services of a professional, friendly and multilingual Tour Manager or a local Representative. (Subject to minimum 15 customers).
• Note: Packed lunches, if applicable, will be Jain / vegetarian. In certain places, there is a possibility of providing cash out to the passengers instead of packed lunches.

What’s More:
Indian dinners in the comforts of your hotel in most cities •Illumination tour of Paris • Enjoy exclusive lunch inside Mini Europe • Enjoy Black Forest cake in Titisee – Heart of Black Forest • Travel on the famous Bernina railway route • Authentic local Italian meal in Florence • Gelato ice cream in Italy • Tea or Coffee at Swarovski Museum.

• Passport, Visa charges, Airport & Port taxes.
• Cost of your Air tickets required to participate in this tour.
• Insurance, laundry, telephone charges, transfers all items of personal nature and also food and drinks not forming part of the group menus.
• Private airport transfers, Cost of Suggested / Optional Excursions.
• Any increase in the rate of exchange leading to an increase in all land arrangement which may come in to effect prior to departure.
• Tipping is expected from anyone providing your service e.g. Coach Driver, Local Guides, Hotel & Restaurant staff etc. It is mandatory to tip a nominal amount of EURO 3 per person/per day. For the entire duration of this tour which is 16 Days, the total Tips amount is EURO 48 per person to be paid to the Tour Manager on Day 01 of the tour.
• Mandatory Gratuities on Cruise of EURO 11 per person per night. For the entire duration of the cruise, which is 3 nights, the total Gratuities amount is EUR 33 per person which is to be paid at the time of boarding your cruise.
• Anything not specifically mentioned in ‘What your Tour Price includes’ box

Single room supplement

• USD 1000 per person.
• *As a 3rd in a triple, no extra bed or cot will be provided. Instead a room with two queen beds will be provided.
• **As a 3rd in a double, no bed or cot will be provided to the child.
• Person below 12 years will be considered as a Child.
• Maximum 3 persons are allowed per room.

Note : Surcharges will be applicable during Peak and Event periods.

• 3 nights at Hotel Novotel Collegian / Golden Tulip / Mercure CDG /
  Clarion CDG / Millenium CDG or similar in Paris, France.
• 2 nights at Holiday Inn / Van der Valk / NH or similar in Belgium /
  Netherlands.
• 1 night at Holiday Inn / Intercity Frankfurt / Best Western Frankfurt
  or similar in Germany.
• 2 nights at Hotel Courtyard by Marriott / Intercity / Movenpick or
  similar in Central Switzerland.
• 2 nights at Hotel Laudinella / Reine Victoria or similar in St. Moritz,
  Switzerland.
• 1 night at Hotel Alp / Park / Wald Hotel / Tirol or similar in Innsbruck
  / Seefeld , Austria.
• 1 night at Hotel Astra Ferrara / AC / Orologio / Best Western or
  similar in Ferrara, Italy.
• 2 nights at Hotel Grand Fonti / Excelsior or similar in Arezzo /
  Chianciano Terme, Italy.
• 3 nights in Inside cabin on Costa Cruise

Visa Requirements:
You must be in possession of a Multiple Entry Schengen visa. The cost of this visa is not included in your package tour price. It would be best to check with your travel agent and the consulates nearest to you for advice and information. Please ensure that your travel documents are ready in time for departure.

Ticketing Requirements:
For this tour you would require confirmed air tickets to arrive into Paris and depart from Savona. It would be advisable to check with your sales officer or local travel agent for ticketing.

Airline And Airfare
• The airfare is based on the fare structure existing as on 30th September 2024.
• Any further increase in the airfare due to an increase in the fuel price, change in Government regulations, taxes, etc., charged by the airline will have to be borne by the passengers.
• Passengers missing flights note that the entire ticket gets no show and new return ticket needs to be bought by the passengers themselves.
• For prices and departure dates from your hub city please contact our local sales offices/travel agents.
• Passengers joining this tour must travel to/ from the hub city at their own expense.

Joining Direct Clients
• Main Sector air tickets to reach the first overnight city and last departure city is not included in the Joining Direct package price.
• Arrival and Departure Transfers are not included in the package price.
• The Tour Manager shall meet the clients directly at the hotel.

Hotels
• All hotels will be either around the airport area or on the outskirts.
• The hotel room size in Europe would be up to 16 – 18 sq. mts.
• Most hotels in Europe have only Twin beds. The double bed will be Queen size and not King size.
• As a 3rd person in a triple room, most hotels use rollaway beds, and the room size may be the same as the double room.
• For Child with bed: At times hotel don’t have enough roll away beds, in that case they might give a double and a separate single room.
• A person 11.99 years and below is considered a child and 12 years and above, an adult.
• Hotel rooms may not be air-conditioned / air-cooled, nor will fans be provided. Air conditioning / cooling in hotels are set as per European weather conditions.
• Functioning of Air cooling / Air conditioning in hotels is subject to official declaration of summer by the local authority. • During heat waves in Europe air conditioning of the hotels and coaches may cease to function as they are not built for such high temperatures.
• Most hotels in Europe do not provide tea kettles in the rooms.
• Due to international events and trade fairs all throughout Europe such as the Air Show, music festivals, ice skating championships etc., you may have to stay in hotels further away from the city.
• In Switzerland the stay may be split in two hotels.
• Any damage caused to the hotel rooms / Coach during your stay shall be payable by the passengers.
• We also reserve the right to substitute a hotel of similar class if it is deemed advisable or necessary.
• In certain cities hotels have not started the buffet breakfasts yet and if the same does not change by the time the tours begin, we will either provide breakfast or the groups will be taken to an Indian / local restaurant for breakfast.

Coaches
• Most of your journey in Europe is by coach and hence you are requested to keep the coach clean.
• Due to hygienic reasons, it is not permitted to use toilets on the coach. However, the tour manager will make comfort stops during long drives.
• Eating & drinking is not permitted on the coach.
• One check-in bag and one handbag per person only, due to limited boot space on the coach.
• In major European cities, there are parking restrictions for coaches, and it may not be possible to stop at all the places during the city tour. The Tour Manager will try his/her best to stop coach wherever possible for a photo stop.
• Coaches are non-wheelchair compliant. There are steps to board / alight from the coach.
• Due to private coaches being forbidden inside most of the European cities, as per EU norms, to preserve them and to avoid getting them polluted and overcrowded, most of your sightseeing will be done by local buses and on foot.

Meals
• Meals are pre–set and a–la carte is not possible.
• On certain days, a packed lunch will be provided.

Sightseeing
• On certain departures, we may sometimes amend / reverse the itinerary. However, all the services / inclusions will remain the same.
• Generally, you will have to walk to sightseeing places, amusement parks and the airports sometimes for a long distance; however, the same will be timely instructed by the Tour Manager. It is advisable to carry a good pair of comfortable sports shoes. The tour manager and the driver will do their best to get you as close to the monuments as possible.
• The Eiffel Tower on certain Days due to strong wind conditions or being overcrowded or for security reasons may be closed.
• The lifts at the Eiffel tower are currently closed due to safety. Hence the visit to the tower is only allowed by climbing the staircase. In case there is no change in the same on tour customers will be refunded the amount for the same if they choose not to climb the stairs.
• Due to stringent security checks at the Eiffel tower, it may take up to 4-5 hours in the queue.
• No refund will be provided if the group is unable to visit Eiffel Tower 3rd Level due to weather conditions / operational closures.

General
• On some occasions you may have to join another group in case the group does not have adequate members.
• A local representative or a driver may only be there to assist you during your initial part of the tour.
• Arrival and Departure flights should be booked according to the group flight timings. In case there is any sightseeing involved on the first or last day of the itinerary, to avoid missing any of the services. Please check with your sales officer about the group flight timings.
• Security alerts and random closures might affect the itinerary.
• Please take extra care of your personal belongings while on the tour, every country you travel to is prone to thefts and bag snatching. SOTC will not be liable for any loss of belongings / baggage.
• Disabled clients should carry their own wheelchair and should be accompanied by a qualified companion who is able to provide assistance to the disabled client.
• SOTC shall not accept any liability or responsibility for any damages, loss, baggage loss, theft, injury, accident, death, breakdown or irregularity, which may occur in carrying out the tour arrangement, weather conditions, strikes, war, quarantine and any other cause whatsoever and all such loss or expense must be borne by the passengers. Insurance policies must be carried while on tour.
• Normal insurance charges for the duration of the tour are included in the tour price. However, any passenger above the age of 60 years and those who wish to extend their stay will be required to pay additional charges.
• The management reserves the right to claim any additional expenses incurred due to delays or changes in schedules of train, airplane, bus, ship or other services.
• The Tour Manager and the company reserves the right to amend the itinerary, alter, vary or withdraw any particular departure, excursion advertised. For the convenience of our passengers, we will sometimes amend the itinerary. However, all the services will remain the same.
• There are no refunds for any services i.e., meals, sightseeing etc. not utilized on your tour.
• All optional activities will have to be booked and paid to the Tour Manager on Day 01 of the tour. Payments to be made by cash in EURO only. (Credit or Debit cards not accepted).
• Optional tours are booked & paid on 100% non-refundable & noncancellation policy.
• GST will be applicable for all optional activities pre-paid in India.
• In case you decide to change the date of your return reservation once confirmed the exact amount payable to the airline will be advised once the same is confirmed.
• The images used in this brochure are for representation purposes only.
• Tours operated are subject to RBI / GOI regulations. Part of the tour cost will be paid in EURO out of your BTQ at the prevailing rate of exchange.
• Please refer to the Booking Form for detailed “Terms and Conditions”.
L - Lunch | D - Dinner | PL - Packed lunch | PD - Packed Dinner LL - Local Lunch | LD - Local Dinner
*Itinerary and time can be subject to change due to unforeseen