Itineraries

Highland cow in Scotland with big horns, and hair covering eyes standing at a fence

These are some of our favorite itineraries. Of course, the countries, cities and length of stay can be shuffled around, as we will do from time to time.

Itinerary – 9 days

Travel by car, train, subway, and bus
Airports: Vienna International Airport; Munich International Airport

  • Days 1, 2 – arrive in Vienna and spend 2 nights
  • Days 3 and 4 – pick up car, drive to Hallstatt and spend 2 nights
  • Days 5 and 6 – drive to Salzburg and spend 2 nights, on day 6 drive to Berchtesgaden, Germany for the day
  • Days 7 and 8 – drive to Fussen, Germany and spend 2 nights
  • Day 9 – drive to Munich, Germany, return car, and spend 1 night

Itinerary – 12 days

Travel by car or train, subway, and bus
Airports: Vienna International Airport; Milan Malpensa Airport

  • Days 1, 2 – arrive in Vienna and spend 2 nights
  • Days 3 and 4 – pick up car, drive to Hallstatt and spend 2 nights
  • Day 5 – drive to Innsbruck and spend 1 night
  • Days 6, 7, 8 and 9 – drive to Dolomites, Italy and spend 4 nights
  • Days 10 and 11 – drive to Lake Garda or Lake Como and spend 2 nights
  • Day 12 – drive to Milan, return car, and spend 1 night

Itinerary – 10 days

Travel by car and bus
Airports: Salzburg Airport, Milan Malpensa Airport

  • Days 1 and 2 – arrive in Salzburg and spend 2 nights
  • Day 3 – pick up car, drive to Innsbruck and spend 1 night
  • Days 4 and 5 – drive to Cortina d’ Ampeezo and spend 2 nights
  • Days 6 and 7 – drive to Castelrotto and spend 2 nights
  • Days 8 and 9 – drive to Lake Garda or Lake Como and spend 2 nights
  • Day 10 – drive to Milan, return car, and spend 1 night
Lake Hallstatt with mountain background in Hallstatt, Austria

Itinerary – 7 days

Travel by train, underground, and bus
Airport: Heathrow Airport

  • Days 1, 2 and 3 – arrive in London and spend 3 nights, on day 3 train to Windsor
  • Days 4 and 5 – train to Bath and spend 2 nights
  • Days 6 and 7 – train back to London and spend 2 nights

Itinerary – 8 days

Travel by car, train, underground, and bus
Airport: Heathrow Airport

  • Days 1, 2 and 3 – arrive in London and spend 3 nights
  • Day 4 – train to York and spend 1 night
  • Days 5, 6 and 7 – pick up car, drive to North Lake District and spend 3 nights
  • Day 8 – return car, take train back to London, and spend 1 night
Tower Bridge over the river Thames in London, England

Itinerary – 8 days

Travel by car, train, subway, and bus
Airport: Charles de Gaulle Airport

  • Days 1, 2 and 3 – arrive in Paris and spend 3 nights
  • Days 4 and 5 – pick up car, drive to Bayeux and spend 2 nights
  • Days 6 and 7 – drive to Loire Valley and spend 2 nights
  • Day 8 – drive to Paris, return car, and spend 1 night

Itinerary – 9 days

Travel by train, subway, and bus
Airport: Charles de Gaulle Airport

  • Days 1, 2 and 3 – arrive in Paris and spend 3 nights
  • Days 4 and 5 – train to Loire Valley and spend 2 nights
  • Days 6, 7 and 8 – train to Provence and spend 3 nights
  • Day 9 – train back to Paris and spend 1 night
Ancient Roman aqueduct in double concrete stories high above the flowing Gardon river near Avignon, France

Itinerary – 8 days

Travel by car
Airport: Dublin Airport

  • Days 1 and 2 – arrive in Dublin and spend 2 nights
  • Day 3 – pick up car, drive to Kilkenny and spend 1 night
  • Days 4 and 5 – drive to Kenmare and spend 2 nights
  • Day 6 – drive to Dingle and spend 1 night
  • Day 7 – drive to Ennis and spend 1 night
  • Day 8 – drive to Dublin, return car, and spend 1 night
Running stream over stone surrounded by grassland in Kilkenny, Ireland

Itinerary for 9 days

Travel by car, train, and bus
Airports: Marco Polo Airport; Leonardo da Vinci Airport

  • Days 1 and 2 – arrive in Venice and spend 2 nights
  • Days 3, 4 and 5 – train to Florence and spend 3 nights
  • Day 6 – pick up car, drive to Assisi, then drive to Rome
  • Days 6, 7, 8 and 9 – arrive in Rome, return car, and spend 4 nights
Medieval stone bridge showcasing arches over the Arno River in Florence, Italy

Itinerary for 5 days

Travel by car and train
Airports: Oslo Airport; Bergen Airport

  • Day 1 – arrive in Oslo and spend 1 night
  • Day 2 – pick up car, drive to Rjukan and spend 1 night
  • Days 3 and 4 – drive to Odda and spend 2 nights
  • Day 5 – drive to Bergen, return car, and spend 1 night

Itinerary – 8 days

Travel by car
Airport: Edinburgh Airport

  • Day 1 – arrive in Edinburgh and spend 1 night
  • Day 2 – pick up car, drive to Oban and spend 1 night
  • Days 3, 4 and 5 – drive to Skye and spend 3 nights
  • Day 6 – drive to Inverness and spend 1 night
  • Day 7 – drive to St Andrews and spend 1 night
  • Day 8 – drive to Edinburgh, return car, and spend 1 night
Well preserved Donvegan Castle, Isle of Skye, Scotland

Itinerary – 8 days

Travel by train
Airports: Luzern Airport; Zurich Airport

  • Days 1 and 2 – arrive in Luzern (Lucerne) and spend 2 nights
  • Days 3, 4 and 5 – train to Lauterbrunnen and spend 3 nights
  • Days 6 and 7 – train to Lausanne and spend 2 nights
  • Day 8 – train to Zurich and spend 1 night
View from high on top the mountains and homes in a green valley, with white clouds and blue sky in Lauterbrunnen, Switzerland