Canterbury Travel Guides and Tours

Enjoy art, architecture and ambiance in London and Paris. Ride the underground to an English café then take a stroll through Hyde Park. See Da Vinci's masterpiece, the Mona Lisa, in Paris's Louvre and then see the famed Eiffel Tower sparkle when is lit up at night. Trip costs include: Round-trip transatlantic air transportation with a major airline, airport transfers and escorts The services of a bilingual Go Ahead Tour Director Private deluxe motorcoach 7 nights accommodation in comfortable, well-located hotels with twin beds and private bath or shower All hotel service charges and tips, baggage handling and local taxes Buffet breakfast (B) daily High-speed Eurostar train transfer and train porterage Go Ahead travel bag and membership in our World Traveler Club, which includes credit toward your next tour Walking on tour: Our City Stays are designed to be as flexible as possible for the modern traveler. There are no included walking tours. If you do plan to take our optional excursions, however, be prepared for some light-to-moderate walking.

This vacation is the perfect way to explore Christian England. Start in London with a welcome dinner and guided sightseeing that features visits to Westminster Abbey, Wesley's House and Chapel, Bunhill Fields Cemetery, and St. Paul's Cathedral. Also enjoy an excursion to Canterbury to visit England's Mother Church, Canterbury Cathedral, and to hear about Thomas à Becket and the Black Prince. Back in London, visit Spurgeon's Metropolitan Tabernacle. Travel to Oxford and visit Christ Church College and Cathedral with a Local Guide. During your walking tour, see Lincoln College and visit Magdalen College, where C.S. Lewis was elected a fellow in 1925. Then, visit the Holy Trinity Church in Headington Quarry, where he is buried. Enjoy an excursion to Bristol through the scenic Cotswolds and visit 800-year-old St. Mary Redcliffe Church, John Wesley's Chapel and The New Room, the oldest Methodist building in the world. On the way to York, stop in Epworth, birthplace of John and Charles Wesley, and visit the Old Rectory and the Wesley Memorial Church. In York, a walking tour includes a visit to stunning York Minster. The final highlights of this exceptional vacation are visits to Lincoln Castle, the 500-year-old King's College in Cambridge, the Baptist Church and the Cowper and Newton Museum in Olney, and the John Bunyan Museum in Bedford.

Bristol, Oxford, Lincoln, Epworth, Olney, York, Bedford, Cambridge, Canterbury, London

This vacation offers our most complete view of the British Isles. In England, your tour includes visits to London, Canterbury, the seaside resort of Brighton, mysterious Stonehenge, historic Plymouth, and Roman Bath. See the Welsh capital of Cardiff and then take a ferry to picturesque Ireland for visits to the Waterford Crystal Factory, Blarney, Killarney, the Ring of Kerry, the Giant’s Causeway, Belfast, and Dublin. Then it’s back across the Irish Sea and through North Wales to the walled city of Chester in England. Travel north to see the highlights of Scotland, including the “Bonnie Banks” of Loch Lomond, the Isle of Skye, Inverewe Gardens, Inverness, pretty Braemar, and elegant Edinburgh. Back in England, you have time to experience the towns of York and Stratford-upon-Avon before visiting Blenheim Palace on your way back to London. This in-depth tour through Britain and Ireland is sure to leave you with vacation memories to last a lifetime!

St. Andrews, Brighton, Waterford, Dublin, York, Grasmere, Stow-on-the-Wold, Downpatrick, Adare, Cardiff, Plymouth, Llangollen, Chester, Glastonbury, Bath, Edinburgh, Belfast, County Antrim, Coventry, London, Canterbury, Belleek, Galway, Dingle Peninsula, Glasgow, Killarney, Stratford-upon-Avon, Isle of Skye, Cornwall, Fort William, Salisbury, Blenheim, Highlands, Ring of Kerry, Gretna Green

London Dover Amsterdam Cologne Rhine Valley Heidelberg Schaffhausen Lucerne Savigny-Les-Beaune Paris Sightseeing Highlights London: Dover: Amsterdam: Cologne: Rhine Valley: Heidelberg: Schaffhausen: Lucerne: Savigny-Les-Beaune: Paris: Dining Highlights Welcome drink with your Tour Director. 1 buffet breakfast in London 1 continental breakfast in London 6 hot buffet breakfasts on tour 3 three-course dinners Farewell Dinner with wine in Paris First Class Travel Highlights First Class hotel accommodation includes twin-bedded rooms with private facilities, all hotel service charges and tips, baggage handling fees and local taxes Touring by luxury air-conditioned coach with reclining seats and a washroom onboard Pick-up at your Trafalgar London hotel Cross-Channel ferry London Airport shuttle service available (Conditions apply). Paris Airport transfer is provided on Day 10 Escorted by one of Trafalgar’s top professional, multi-lingual Tour Directors Services of Trafalgar's London Reception Centre A qualified local city guide in Paris A stylish wallet, tour documents and map book journal Airport Transfers London Gateway: Passengers are staying at a London hotel, booked by Trafalgar on the night of their arrival and the night before their departure. Passengers or their Travel Agents supply Trafalgar with accurate flight information not less than 21 days prior to departure. European Gateways: Passengers purchasing “Land and Air” from Trafalgar will receive coach transfers at times published in the brochure or, if they arrive outside of these set times, then a separate transfer will be booked for them. These transfers will be available only on the days of arrival and departure of the tour. Passengers purchasing pre and post tour accommodation must arrange their own transfers regardless of whether or not they have bought “Air” from Trafalgar.

London Dover Paris Beaune Geneva Nice French Riviera Florence Venice Rome Sightseeing Highlights Dover: Paris: Beaune: Geneva: Sisteron: Nice: French Riviera: Pisa: Florence: Venice: Rome: Monaco: St. Paul de Vence: Dining Highlights 1 continental breakfast and 1 buffet breakfast in London 11 buffet breakfasts 5 three-course dinners Travel Highlights Accommodation in twin-bedded rooms with private facilities. All hotel service charges, taxes, baggage handling and hotel tips are included. Touring by luxury air-conditioned coach with reclining seats. Services throughout the tour of a professional multi-lingual Tour Director. The services of a Trafalgar Representative at your London hotel. Specialised local guide in Paris and Rome. Cross-channel transportation. Rome Fiumicino Airport transfer is provided on Day 15. For London airport shuttle service, conditions apply. A stylish wallet, tour documents and map book journal. Airport Transfers London Gateways: Important – Please Note: For included transfers: Your flights must be booked directly by Trafalgar no fewer than 21 days prior to departure. For chargeable transfers: Your Travel Agent provides detailed flight information to Trafalgar no fewer than 21 days prior to departure. Once transfers are booked they cannot be changed. For London arrivals, you must stay at a London hotel booked by Trafalgar on the night of arrival and the night prior to your departure date. Trafalgar only includes one inbound and one outbound transfer. In the event of flight delays outside of Trafalgar’s control, the transfers will be deemed to be cancelled. All transfers are based on group transfers. No refund is therefore available for missed transfers, or passengers not using this service. In the event of unforeseen events (such as road or rail works, strikes or demonstrations), Trafalgar will not be responsible for delayed or cancelled transfers. Heathrow Airport: Gatwick Airport: European Gateways: Trafalgar Bonus - Passengers who book Trafalgar's Land+Air package and who arrive or depart outside of these specified times on the scheduled arrival and departure day of the tour will also be provided with a transfer. Passengers arriving before or leaving after the scheduled tour days are not entitled to a transfer but may book and purchase one through Trafalgar providing that they also purchase the additional pre and/or post tour hotel night(s) from Trafalgar. Please ask for prices of transfers at the time of booking your extra night accommodation. Land only passengers arriving or departing on the scheduled tour arrival or departure days but whose flights don't coincide with the listed transfer times below may also book and purchase these transfers. Flight details must be provided to Trafalgar not less than 21 days before the flight departure. Click here to see scheduled transfer times.

Dover Paris Avignon French Riviera Monte Carlo Pisa Florence Rome Venice Scenic Route Vienna Salzburg Innsbruck Liechtenstein Lucerne Schaffhausen Heidelberg Black Forest Rhineland Cologne Amsterdam Sightseeing highlights Dover: Paris: Avignon: French Riviera: Monte Carlo: Pisa: Florence: Rome: Venice: Scenic Route: Vienna: Salzburg: Innsbruck: Liechtenstein: Lucerne: Schaffhausen: Heidelberg: Black Forest: Rhineland: Cologne: Amsterdam: Nice: Meals 1 continental breakfast and 1 buffet breakfast in London. 19 buffet breakfasts 11 three-course dinners Total Travel highlights Sightseeing/orientation in Paris, Avignon, French Riviera, Florence, Rome, Venice, Vienna, Salzburg, Innsbruck, Vaduz, Lucerne, Heidelberg, Cologne and Amsterdam. Accommodation in twin-bedded rooms with private facilities All hotel service charges, local taxes, baggage handling and hotel tips are included. Touring by luxury air-conditioned coach with reclining seats. Services throughout the tour of a professional multi-lingual Tour Director. The services of a Trafalgar Representative at your London hotel. Specialised local guide in Paris, Rome and Vienna. Cross-channel transportation. A stylish wallet, tour documents and map book journal. For London airport shuttle service, conditions apply. Airport Transfers London Gateways: Important – Please Note: For included transfers: Your flights must be booked directly by Trafalgar no fewer than 21 days prior to departure. For chargeable transfers: Your Travel Agent provides detailed flight information to Trafalgar no fewer than 21 days prior to departure. Once transfers are booked they cannot be changed. For London arrivals, you must stay at a London hotel booked by Trafalgar on the night of arrival and the night prior to your departure date. Trafalgar only includes one inbound and one outbound transfer. In the event of flight delays outside of Trafalgar’s control, the transfers will be deemed to be cancelled. All transfers are based on group transfers. No refund is therefore available for missed transfers, or passengers not using this service. In the event of unforeseen events (such as road or rail works, strikes or demonstrations), Trafalgar will not be responsible for delayed or cancelled transfers. Heathrow Airport: Gatwick Airport European Gateways: With Trafalgar all passengers will receive complimentary arrival and departure transfers on the scheduled arrival and departure day of their tour at the times specified below. Please ensure your Travel Agent reserves your flight to co-ordinate with the transfer times shown. Passengers arriving before or leaving after the scheduled tour days are not entitled to a transfer but may book and purchase one through Trafalgar providing that they also purchase the additional pre and/or post tour hotel night(s) from Trafalgar. Please ask for prices of transfers at the time of booking your extra night accommodation. Land only passengers arriving or departing on the scheduled tour arrival or departure days but whose flights don't coincide with the listed transfer times below may also book and purchase these transfers. Flight details must be provided to Trafalgar not less than 21 days before the flight departure. Click here to see scheduled transfer times.