This tour starts and ends in Paris, so you fly in and out of the same city. In between, the coach makes a big loop: north through Belgium to Amsterdam, east into Germany, south through the Black Forest to the Swiss Alps, then back to Paris through Dijon in Burgundy. You see five countries in a week, and each day the scenery changes.

Paris comes first, with a coach tour past the Louvre, Les Invalides and the Palais Garnier, and photo stops at the Arc de Triomphe and the Eiffel Tower. On Day 3 you see the Atomium and the Grand Place in Brussels. Day 4 is a slower day in the Netherlands, with clog-making and a cheese farm at Zaanse Schans, a canal cruise, and free time to shop in Amsterdam. The best day is Day 7, when a cable car takes you up Mount Titlis to the Glacier Cave and the Cliff Walk, after a morning in Lucerne.

Expect long days on the coach, especially the drive back from Zurich to Paris on Day 8. Many sights are seen from outside. A stop in Dijon breaks that drive with a meal and time for prayers, and the gratuities are already included.

Quick facts

Duration: 10 days 7 nights
Route: Paris, Brussels, Amsterdam, Zaanse Schans, Cologne, Frankfurt, Titisee, Rhine Falls, Lucerne, Mount Titlis and Dijon
Package type: group tour on fixed departure dates
Flights: included, return from KLIA to Paris, with airport taxes, checked luggage and meals on board
Hotels: 2 nights in Paris, 2 in Amsterdam, 1 in Frankfurt and 2 in Zurich
Booking: seats are subject to availability. We confirm with the tour operator and email you once your seats are secured.

Highlights

The cable car up Mount Titlis, with the Glacier Cave and the Cliff Walk
Chapel Bridge and the Lion Monument in Lucerne
Zaanse Schans, with a clog workshop and a cheese farm
A canal cruise and free time in Amsterdam
The Rhine Falls and Lake Titisee
Photo stops at the Eiffel Tower and the Arc de Triomphe

Itinerary

Day 1: Kuala Lumpur to Paris

Meet the group at KLIA for the flight to Paris.

Day 2: Paris

Start at Galeries Lafayette, the famous department store under a glass dome. Then take a coach tour past the Louvre Museum, Les Invalides and the Palais Garnier opera house, with photo stops at the Arc de Triomphe and the Eiffel Tower. Visit Notre-Dame Cathedral.

Overnight: Paris.

Day 3: Paris to Brussels and Amsterdam

Drive to Brussels for a photo stop at the Atomium, a giant steel model of an atom built for the 1958 World's Fair. Then walk the Grand Place, the main square, with its decorated town hall, the old guild houses and the King's House, and see Manneken Pis, the small bronze statue that is the symbol of the city.

April departures also visit Keukenhof, one of the largest flower gardens in the world. Continue to Amsterdam.

Overnight: Amsterdam.

Day 4: Zaanse Schans and Amsterdam

Visit Zaanse Schans, a village of green wooden houses and working windmills. See wooden shoes being made at the workshop, and visit Catharina Hoeve, a cheese farm. Back in Amsterdam, visit the diamond gallery at Gassan Diamonds and take a canal cruise. Finish with free time at Damrak and shopping on Kalverstraat, the city's main shopping street.

Overnight: Amsterdam.

Day 5: Cologne and Frankfurt

Drive into Germany and visit Cologne Central Mosque, a modern mosque with a large glass-and-concrete dome. In Frankfurt, walk around Römerberg, the old town square, with the Fountain of Justice, the small Bridge of Sighs and the Römer, Frankfurt's city hall for 600 years.

Overnight: Frankfurt.

Day 6: Titisee and the Rhine Falls

Drive south into the Black Forest to Lake Titisee, a lake surrounded by forest. Then cross into Switzerland for the Rhine Falls, one of the largest waterfalls in Europe. Continue to Zurich.

Overnight: Zurich.

Day 7: Lucerne and Mount Titlis

In Lucerne, see the Chapel Bridge, a covered wooden bridge from the 1300s, and the Lion Monument, a dying lion carved into the rock, with time at the Casa Grande souvenir shop.

Drive to Engelberg and take the cable car up Mount Titlis, 3,238 metres high, where there is snow all year. Take photos in the Glacier Cave, a tunnel cut into the ice, and on the Cliff Walk, a suspension bridge over a deep drop.

Overnight: Zurich.

Day 8: Zurich to Paris via Dijon

A long drive back to France. Stop in Dijon, the old capital of Burgundy, for a meal and prayers, then continue to Paris.

Overnight: Paris.

Day 9: Paris to Kuala Lumpur

Transfer to the airport for your flight home.

Day 10: Arrive in Kuala Lumpur

Arrive back in Kuala Lumpur.

What's included

Return flights from KLIA to Paris
Airport taxes
Checked luggage
Meals on the flights
Hotels: 2 nights in Paris, 2 in Amsterdam, 1 in Frankfurt and 2 in Zurich
Gratuities

Not included

Entry to sights the program does not list as included, such as the Louvre

Good to know

Most days involve long coach drives, and Day 8 is a full day on the road from Zurich back to Paris.
It is cold at the top of Mount Titlis all year. Bring a warm jacket and good shoes.
Child policy: child without bed is only for ages 2 to 6. Children aged 7 and above must book child with bed or child twin. Only 1 child can share a room with 2 adults, so a family of 2 adults and 2 or more children must book the children as 2 child twin.

FAQ

Do we fly in and out of the same city?

Yes. You fly from KLIA to Paris and back from Paris, and the coach brings you back to Paris on Day 8.

Is the Titlis cable car included?

Yes. The cable car up Mount Titlis is part of the Day 7 program.

Is there a shorter version of this tour?

Yes. Our 9-day Paris, Amsterdam & Switzerland tour covers a similar route and ends in Zurich.

Is my booking confirmed straight away?

No. Seats are subject to availability. We confirm with the tour operator and email you once your seats are secured.