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Peaks of Europe: The Alps to The Dolomites
featuring France, Switzerland, Liechtenstein, Austria, and Italy
12 DAYS
$8,849
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Save up to $500
*Rate is per person, land only, double occupancy, tour inclusions and available options may vary based on departure date.
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Embark on an invigorating journey through Europe’s towering Alps and idyllic towns. Ascend 4 unique mountains via cable car and cogwheel train. Join a mountain guide for a hiking experience. Visit Jungfraujoch and stand at the “Top of Europe.” Visit the cheese aging cellars of L’Etivaz and the Italian vineyards of Prosecco – enjoying a tasting at both. Spend time in the idyllic storybook towns of Lucerne, Innsbruck, and Cortina crowned by towering Dolomite Mountains. Across France, Switzerland, Austria, and Italy, discover breathtaking beauty and inviting local charm.
Your Tour Includes
- 6 Handpicked Accommodations
- 19 Meals
Included Highlights
- Chamonix
- Annecy
- Mont Blanc
- Choice on Tour: Aiugille Du Midi Cable Car or Tramway du Mont Blanc
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Accommodation
La Folie Douce Hotel
Nights 1-3
Golf Hotel Les Hauts de Gstaad
Night 4
Sunstar Alpine Hotel Grindelwald
Nights 5-6
Seelos Hotel - NIKO Hotels
Nights 7-8
Hotel Ander
Nights 9-10
Hotel Villa Condulmer
Night 11
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It was a fantastic trip.
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This tour was exactly what we hoped it would be. Everything, the experiences, accommodations, included meals and experiences, were all wonderful, especially for our price range. We traveled across six countries and kept an ideal pace, accomplishing so much more than we could have done on our own. We especially loved seeing Trümmelbach Falls, and so many mountain waterfalls, some even viewable from our Swiss hotel room.
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Too much free, unplanned time! Collette should offer more guidance on how to use all the free time. Peaks of Europe should have included visit to Zugspitze, Germany’s highest mountain which is close to town of Seefeld where there was a ‘free’ day. Or, they should suggest a visit to nearby Neuschwanstein Castle, famous all over the world.
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The hike up to the chapel in the middle of the Dolomites was breathtaking. You felt like you were in the Sound of Music! I also loved the private tour of the alphorn workshop and then listening to him play one. So magical!Karen Hines
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Our tour manager, Ivana, truly made this a trip to remember. On our first dinner together in Chamonix, she arranged for us to be serenaded by French entertainers at dinner. On our final transfer, Ivana went the extra mile in escorting the Venice group from the airport all the way to our hotel when she was officially off the clock. Ivana's attention to detail made this a smooth experience. In my note of gratitude to her on our final night, I told her she was like a mother duckling guiding her anxious chicks who fell in line behind her everywhere we went; she was an exceptional tour manager. Ivana carefully coordinated with local guides to book our tickets for the optimal 2-hour window for us to ascend the peaks of Mont Blanc. They timed our visit to conclude just as the clouds were obscuring the view for future tourists and climbers. Her daily emails recommending shops and restaurants were spot on---we would have been lost during our free time without her guidance. Her animated talks introducing us to the culture, history, and lifestyle of citizens in each country provided priceless context for each day ahead. Thanks for an unforgettable tour! I will definitely book future trips with Collette!Pamela Fischer
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It was a fabulous family vacation. Our group included three generations. Each age group was pleased with the trip. The was enough free time for the youngest group to do their own activities and yet it suited the older ones too. Our tour guide was fabulous!
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An amazing itinerary, and executed perfectly by our tour manager! I am still in awe! My favorite experience was going to the top of the Aiguille du Midi. Incredible! Highly recommend this tour!
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All aspects of this tour are memorable and a first class experience.
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Favorite experiences was seeing the amazing beauty of the Alps and wandering the charming alpine villages. Enjoyed the local farm family experience too.
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everything is very good. !Hung Nguyen
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The tour was spectacular with amazing scenery & great included excursions. Although I do think the opt. excursion which was wonderful should have been included. Our tour director was excellent - so personable & knowledgeable. She even handed out special treats that were local to the area. The only minor drawback was too much time spent in Montreau, France, but that is a small thing in the grand scheme of activities. There was a good balance of free time & scheduled activities. I can't imagine not enjoying this tour immensely.Caralin Bond
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Every aspect of this tour was amazing. Our tour guide Daniele Binaghi was excellent. Very knowledgeable, fun and informative. Hotels, food, and other accommodations were superb. Every stop was scenic and absolutely amazing. Our bus drivers were very safe, carefully navigating very challenging roads.Barbara Buscaglia
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Seeing old friends and new sites. The destinations were beautiful.
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Great tour. Collette always has great hotels, centrally located.. Only thing missing mountain wise was Zermatt and the Matterhorn and we easily added that on at the beginning.Laura Lusk
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We got Covid and had to leave early.Janice Hendrickson
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I really enjoyed the visit to the dairy in Switzerland and the water mill in Italy. The two moutain top visits, Mount Blanc and Jungfraujoch were incredible as well.
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It was an incredibly beautiful itinerary. Some of the included activities were fabulous. The hotels were nice, the food was scrumptious and the company was excellent.Patricia Bretheim
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Too much unstructured time, not enough info provided about places visited, written and/or verbal. Needed mire guidance about how to make best use of visit to these placesNancy Dunn
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Unorganized and unknowledgeable tour manager. During our wine tasting the presenters spoke very poor English.Beatrice Nyilas Brncic
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Our guide Lili was outstanding. Outings to Barry and Ladin were delightful. Good balance on trip between activities and free time. Local guides were very goodRussell Irving
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Loved the Alps,… took thousands of pictures, posted a couple of hundred to Facebook. Two different friends contacted me to ask me which tour I’d been on and which tour company ? We’ve already booked our 33 rd wedding anniversary tour, this time to Nova Scotia
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one thrill after another, enjoyed every waking hour we were there
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My favorite part was the Impact Moments with tours of the farms, watching them make cheese and meals in the farm house. But the grandeur and splendor of the Alps and the Dolomites was breathtaking. I’ll take the small towns any day over the big cities. Strudel Fest was the very best with the food and local music.
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Visiting the 3 mountain tops
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Absolutely incredible trip! The trip of a lifetime. Stunning jaw-dropping beauty, quaint villages, phenomenal tour manager, the perfect amount of free time. Highly recommend!
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The scenery was incredible and our tour director was the best we ever had. There was plenty of free time to explore on our own . Cinthya was always available and was a wealth of knowledge during the entire tour.
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Your was excellent love having a knowledgeable guide and transportation that gets us to all sites. My favorite site was being in the Alps, breathtaking. The food experience was a treat to your palate.
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What a wonderful trip! This trip activity level is rated 3 of 4 (strenuous) so be prepared for lots of walking and hiking, although it is ALL very doable. We loved being on the highest mountain peaks, our local guides were knowledgeable and fun, and the towns we visited were quintessential Alps. Our tour guide and driver were so engaging and fun. And our group of 22 couldn’t have been better. We all had a blast. Highly recommend!Rebecca Zaliznock
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It was a fantastic trip.
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This tour was exactly what we hoped it would be. Everything, the experiences, accommodations, included meals and experiences, were all wonderful, especially for our price range. We traveled across six countries and kept an ideal pace, accomplishing so much more than we could have done on our own. We especially loved seeing Trümmelbach Falls, and so many mountain waterfalls, some even viewable from our Swiss hotel room.
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Too much free, unplanned time! Collette should offer more guidance on how to use all the free time. Peaks of Europe should have included visit to Zugspitze, Germany’s highest mountain which is close to town of Seefeld where there was a ‘free’ day. Or, they should suggest a visit to nearby Neuschwanstein Castle, famous all over the world.
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Our tour manager, Ivana, truly made this a trip to remember. On our first dinner together in Chamonix, she arranged for us to be serenaded by French entertainers at dinner. On our final transfer, Ivana went the extra mile in escorting the Venice group from the airport all the way to our hotel when she was officially off the clock. Ivana's attention to detail made this a smooth experience. In my note of gratitude to her on our final night, I told her she was like a mother duckling guiding her anxious chicks who fell in line behind her everywhere we went; she was an exceptional tour manager. Ivana carefully coordinated with local guides to book our tickets for the optimal 2-hour window for us to ascend the peaks of Mont Blanc. They timed our visit to conclude just as the clouds were obscuring the view for future tourists and climbers. Her daily emails recommending shops and restaurants were spot on---we would have been lost during our free time without her guidance. Her animated talks introducing us to the culture, history, and lifestyle of citizens in each country provided priceless context for each day ahead. Thanks for an unforgettable tour! I will definitely book future trips with Collette!Pamela Fischer
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The hike up to the chapel in the middle of the Dolomites was breathtaking. You felt like you were in the Sound of Music! I also loved the private tour of the alphorn workshop and then listening to him play one. So magical!Karen Hines
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An amazing itinerary, and executed perfectly by our tour manager! I am still in awe! My favorite experience was going to the top of the Aiguille du Midi. Incredible! Highly recommend this tour!
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It was a fabulous family vacation. Our group included three generations. Each age group was pleased with the trip. The was enough free time for the youngest group to do their own activities and yet it suited the older ones too. Our tour guide was fabulous!
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All aspects of this tour are memorable and a first class experience.
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Favorite experiences was seeing the amazing beauty of the Alps and wandering the charming alpine villages. Enjoyed the local farm family experience too.
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everything is very good. !Hung Nguyen
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The tour was spectacular with amazing scenery & great included excursions. Although I do think the opt. excursion which was wonderful should have been included. Our tour director was excellent - so personable & knowledgeable. She even handed out special treats that were local to the area. The only minor drawback was too much time spent in Montreau, France, but that is a small thing in the grand scheme of activities. There was a good balance of free time & scheduled activities. I can't imagine not enjoying this tour immensely.Caralin Bond
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Every aspect of this tour was amazing. Our tour guide Daniele Binaghi was excellent. Very knowledgeable, fun and informative. Hotels, food, and other accommodations were superb. Every stop was scenic and absolutely amazing. Our bus drivers were very safe, carefully navigating very challenging roads.Barbara Buscaglia
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Seeing old friends and new sites. The destinations were beautiful.
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Great tour. Collette always has great hotels, centrally located.. Only thing missing mountain wise was Zermatt and the Matterhorn and we easily added that on at the beginning.Laura Lusk
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We got Covid and had to leave early.Janice Hendrickson
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I really enjoyed the visit to the dairy in Switzerland and the water mill in Italy. The two moutain top visits, Mount Blanc and Jungfraujoch were incredible as well.
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Unorganized and unknowledgeable tour manager. During our wine tasting the presenters spoke very poor English.Beatrice Nyilas Brncic
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Too much unstructured time, not enough info provided about places visited, written and/or verbal. Needed mire guidance about how to make best use of visit to these placesNancy Dunn
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It was an incredibly beautiful itinerary. Some of the included activities were fabulous. The hotels were nice, the food was scrumptious and the company was excellent.Patricia Bretheim
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Our guide Lili was outstanding. Outings to Barry and Ladin were delightful. Good balance on trip between activities and free time. Local guides were very goodRussell Irving
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Loved the Alps,… took thousands of pictures, posted a couple of hundred to Facebook. Two different friends contacted me to ask me which tour I’d been on and which tour company ? We’ve already booked our 33 rd wedding anniversary tour, this time to Nova Scotia
