Start on the French Riviera bursting with elegance and style. Next comes the Italian Rivera, where you can enjoy sheer natural beauty. Get on the Garden portion of the Autostrata del Sol and drive into magnificent Florence. Spend a few nights in a Tuscany Villa (or more!), but leave time to see Lake Como and the Italian Lake district. Option to stay in the Lake District or a few nights in Milan preparing for the trip home.

Start your journey with 2 nights at the 4 star Rudesheimer Schloss, a historic castle in the center of Rudesheim. Then travel along the picturesque countryside to the medieval town of Rothenburg, complete with ancient walls and fortifications. Spend two nights at the world-renowned Hotel Eisenhut. Visit the Fairy Tale castles of King Ludwig II - Neuschwanstein and Hohenschwangau. Finish the tour with 2 nights in Munich where it's Oktoberfest every night of the year.

The best of the "New Europe" starts and ends in Vienna. You travel over super-modern highways that have been literally carved out of the Alps and into Ljubljana, capital of Slovenia. Stop in Zagreb, the university center of old Yugoslavia and then go down the Dalmatian coast to Dubrovnik. Return to Vienna by way of Budapest. Magnificent old hotels in Vienna and Budapest; modern new hotels in Ljubljana and Zagreb and great resort-style hotels in Dubrovnik.

Discover New Zealand's compact kaleidoscope of landscapes. Journey underground through limestone chambers, weave between thermal springs and boiling mud, or be captivated by some of the most magnificent scenery from Auckland and the Bay of Islands to Milford Sound on South Island.

It seems as though time has stood still for 300 years in the historical region which includes Oxford and its' famous University. It's like no other town in England and to the west lies the Oxfordshire Cotwolds, village after village of stunning stone houses and welcoming inns. Your tour includes 6 nights and a choice of many beautifully preserved country inns, compact car (can upgrade) and a Great British Heritage Pass getting you into hundreds of historic houses, castles and gardens.