At Insight, planning tours is a speciality. They believe that their most important commitment is to show you the real Europe that you've dreamed of or seen in the movies. To this end, they offer a choice of three differing styles of tours designed and crafted to bring Europe's special magic to life: Discovery, Regional and Country Roads™. If you are seeking a run-of-the mill packaged tour, hurrying through ten countries in twelve days, you won't find it here.

Discovery, Regional, EasyPace or Country Roads™ - The choice is yours

Discovery Tours are designed for the first time traveller or those who wish to discover a 'snapshot' of Europe in a relatively short time scale. These tours may cover a wide area but include many two-night stays, allowing you an in-depth experience of the cities and places you'll visit - plus of course there's less packing and unpacking! Discovery tours are expertly planned, with sightseeing inclusions to best utilise your touring and free time, and you will always stay in key locations in Insight's Key Cities to allow for convenient and independent exploring.

Regional Tours are designed for those wishing to visit a specific region or country whilst concentrating on important scenic areas, towns and cities. The majority of overnight stays are two nights or more, and with generally shorter travelling time between destinations than on Discovery Tours. These tours are an ideal choice for the visitor wanting to experience the true flavour of a particular region of Europe.

EasyPace is Insight's new range of extra leisure itineraries. Overnight stops are predominately three or more nights in each city centre, with many delicious meals, special sightseeing and excursions included, plus the freedom to explore in-depth at your leisure. In each city you will typically enjoy a half-day introductory sightseeing tour with the rest of your time free to explore on your own or to join an optional excursion.

Country Roads™ is Insight Vacations specialist range of exclusive tours designed to awaken the senses of even the most jaded traveller. These leisurely paced tours travel off Europe's highways and onto enchanting country roads and byways, allowing you time to enjoy a real insight into the Europe that few ever get the opportunity to see, taking you to remarkable places, scenic areas and picturesque villages and towns, and even cities that other tours do not visit. These unique itineraries are a 'must' for discerning travellers seeking a vacation experience with a difference. You'll take home to share with your friends, memories and impressions of a Europe you had only previously imagined. Whichever touring style you choose you will enjoy a real 'Insight' into Europe .

Eastern Mediterranean tours and cruises have always been one of Insight's specialty products. With 26 years experience in the region Insight know what makes it special, and they’ll make sure you get the most from your vacation. From 5 star cruising on the Nile and first class cruising on the Mediterranean along with a host of land based tours they'll make Egypt, Greece, Turkey and Israel come alive in a way that no other operator can. Insight Vacations resident local experts and tour directors will ensure your comfort and enjoyment throughout.

Valuable Included Sightseeing

London, Paris, Venice, Rome. The mere mention of these cities will set your mind dreaming of centuries of history, culture and exciting atmosphere, so wouldn't it be disappointing if the vacation you chose failed to reveal the real magic of these wonderful places? Insight guarantees you won't have cause to worry! They are committed to bringing to life Europe's unique magic and you'll see it through the eyes of their experienced Tour Directors and Guides, who will share their passion and knowledge of the Europe they know and love. What better way to travel?

A ROMANTIC VENETIAN GONDOLA RIDE IS INCLUDED Enjoy an unrivalled programme of included sightseeing on all itineraries. As well as a sightseeing tour with a qualified guide in each major city, they also include an unrivalled collection of 'must see' Premium Highlights, specially chosen to ensure you will experience the best of Europe. Imagine gliding along ancient Venetian canals on an enchanting Gondola ride, or gazing in wonder at spectacular mountain vistas from the summit of Mount Pilatus.

EXCLUSIVE PREMIUM HIGHLIGHTS WORTH HUNDREDS OF DOLLARS
Included Highlights For art lovers, seeing the original statue of David in Florence, a visit inside the Prado Museum in Madrid or the Hermitage Palace in St. Petersburg are 'must do' experiences. Contrast these with the fabulous Schönbrunn Palace in Vienna, the gardens of the Summer Palace of the Czars at Petrodvorets and the Chateaux of Villandry and Azay-le-Rideau and you'll see that Insight really will bring Europe to life.

PERSONAL HEADSETS FOR EASY LISTENING
Insight provides lightweight personal audio systems during sightseeing in Rome and Florence. You'll enjoy crisp and clear commentary from you local guide - even when standing some distance away!

2006 - A GREAT YEAR TO COME TO EUROPE
Throughout the year there are often special events and celebrations of all types. For example; Austria marks the 250th birthday of the composer Mozart, while Holland celebrates the 400th birthday of the artist Rembrandt.

Quality Hotels - Desirable Locations

This is your special vacation so you will naturally want to be spoiled and pampered. Most of all, you will want to stay in premium hotels located in central or scenic areas in Europe's key cities. You can be assured that Insight's hotels cannot be beaten for first class touring convenience, ambience and, of course, comfort and style.

Super Locations in Europe's Key Cities

Insight’s policy is this: In Europe's Key Cities Insight hotels will be centrally or scenically located. This means you will be able to stroll out of your hotel and be conveniently situated for shopping, entertainment, historic or scenic areas. What's more, in areas of natural beauty, such as the Norwegian Fjords, Provence, Tuscany and Switzerland, the view from your hotel each morning could be a breathtaking scenic landscape or a spectacular mountain panorama. With accommodation like this, what could be a more inviting to start each day of your Insight European vacation?

Only the Best Hotels Are Good Enough

As far as comforts are concerned, Insight offer a combination of modern and traditional style hotels and all are First Class, Superior First Class or Deluxe standard. Insight hotels have en-suite facilities, and in most cases satellite TV so you can keep up with the news back home. Our hotels are chosen from well known chains such as Marriott, Renaissance, Sofitel, Millennium, Hilton and Radisson, or you could find yourself staying in an intimate or rustic privately owned hotel, which is several hundred years old. More importantly, on an Insight tour you won't find yourself staying in a Novotel, Mercure or Holiday Inn, because this is NOT what the Insight experience is all about! At Insight, their responsibility each and every night is to offer you all the comforts of home while you are away from home. This is the Insight Hotel Commitment to our valued guests and your guarantee of personal satisfaction.

Superior Transportation


Luxury Coaches - You'll travel onboard one of Europe's premier air-conditioned motorcoaches with washroom, reclining seats with built-in headrests, adjustable air-vents within easy reach, quality sound system and panoramic windows.

Smaller Groups: All Insight Premium tour groups feature a maximum of just 40 guests and their spacious coach configuration means you will enjoy up to 100% More Leg Room than on a standard touring coach.

Smoke Free Environment: For your safety and comfort, smoking is not allowed on the coach. However, the leisurely pace of our itineraries means there are plenty of rest stops for passengers to smoke if they wish.

Extra Baggage Allowance: Less people on board our coaches means more room all around, so Insight has increased the baggage capacity allowance for our guests by 55%. Not only that, but they have increased the weight allowance to bring it up to European business class standards at 30kg. All details can be found in our terms and conditions tour section.

Rail & Cruising


Insight has planned a unique mix of transportation because Insight believe that 'the journey is as much part of the reward as the destination.' Not only will you relax aboard our spacious luxury coaches, but you will also enjoy many other exciting and different modes of included travel.

Travelling by Rail: Enjoy exciting railroad journeys like the famous Glacier Express, the French high speed TGV train, Eurostar, Norway's spectacular Flam Railway and the world's oldest cogwheel train in Switzerland.

Superb Cruising: Cruise onboard first class vessels from Europe's renowned cruise lines - Silja and Louis Line. Enjoy charming Riverboats, Fjord Cruisers & Five Star Nile Cruises too!

Smaller Groups on our Premium First Class Escorted Vacations

Less is more when travelling around in smaller select groups
Insight Vacations have redefined the art of travelling in style in a manner reminiscent of the golden age of travel, where your comfort, pleasure and satisfaction was not only a priority but a commitment - with Insight, it still is. So, when you first look through the Insight brochure, you may well be thinking that an Insight coach tour is just another 'Bus Tour' of Europe. Nothing could be further from reality.

Smaller Groups Are Better - An Insight Plus

Yet another unique and exclusive feature of an Insight tour is your luxury motorcoach. Each coach is specially configured to allow less seats and more legroom, seating a maximum of up to FORTY GUESTS ONLY. Additionally all coaches have two doors instead of the usual one, so you can step on and off the coaches more easily and conveniently. The obvious benefit is that travelling with Insight is a more pleasant and enjoyable experience because an Insight group is much smaller, more intimate and therefore more friendly.

A Lifetime of Experience is at Your Service

It takes very special qualities to become a successful Insight Tour Director, not least a passion for Europe's diverse history and culture and the in-depth knowledge of a living encyclopaedia! He or she will be your personal art expert, historian, storyteller, interpreter and problem solver - all in one. Time and again, our guests tell us that it was their Tour Director who really made their trip, steering them through the labyrinth of Europe's many cultures, languages and diversities.

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