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New Year on Lake Garda
OFFER EXTENDED - SAVE 10% ON HOLIDAYS TO EUROPE, UK AND RIVER CRUISES WITH CODE: OFFER10
Welcome in the first days of 2022 from Lake Garda's colourful shores, enjoying warm hospitality, some delightful excursions, and a five-course New Year celebration dinner. Famous Riva del Garda, at the lake's northern tip, is a delightful spot from which to enjoy the festivities. Its elegant, pastel-painted buildings surround a little port, and its promenade is the perfect place for a morning stroll.
Holiday Highlights
Enjoy a scenic Lake Garda boat trip
Optional excursions to Trento, Verona and Venice
Toast the New Year with a glass of sparkling wine
Celebrate with a five-course New Year's Eve dinner, with traditional panettone and live music
What's Included
Six nights' half-board accommodation at the four-star Hotel Europa in Riva del Garda
A boat ride on Lake Garda
A special New Year’s Eve dinner with glass of sparkling wine
Return flights from your chosen airport to Italy
Coach travel and transfers throughout
The services of a friendly, experienced tour manager
One piece of hold luggage per person
Itinerary
Day 1
Fly to Italy, and transfer to the Europa Hotel.
Day 2
Bolzano, in the heart of the wine-growing Alto-Adige region, is a delightful town surrounded by slumbering vineyards and the towering, craggy peaks of the Dolomites. Here, on the Piazza Walther, you'll find a wonderful Christmas market. Local craftsmen offer their work for sale, and the food and drink available fuses the flavours of Austria, the Alps and Northern Italy with the tastes of the Mediterranean.
Day 3
Join the full-day optional excursion to Verona, the historic backdrop for the tragic tale of Juliet and her Romeo. Explore the city, then head into the welcoming warmth of a cafe on Piazza Bra to watch the world go by. Return to your hotel via the shoreline of Lake Garda, stopping to admire beautiful vistas of the lake from some of the most popular resorts.
Day 4
Today's unmissable optional excursion is to Venice - quite simply one of the world's most beautiful cities, and perhaps even more so in the winter months. Discover spectacular St Mark's Square and cathedral, the bell tower, the Doge's Palace, the Rialto Bridge, and the Bridge of Sighs.
Day 5
A special day begins with an included boat trip on Garda's waters, giving you the opportunity to view the lake and its surroundings from a different perspective. Return to your hotel to prepare for this evening's five-course New Year's Eve dinner, a wonderful way to ring in 2021.
Day 6
Start the new Year with a lazy day relaxing, and perhaps recuperating from the celebrations, either in the hotel or in beautiful Riva. Complete a wonderful festive celebration this evening with a candlelit dinner at your hotel.
Day 7
Transfer back to the airport for the return flight.
Combining hotel transfers
We sometimes need to combine transfers to and from your hotel. We always try to keep any wait to a minimum, but you may be asked to wait at the airport for up to an hour, while other incoming flights arrive, before the transfer to your hotel. Similarly, we may need to transfer you back to the airport up to three hours before your flight home departs.
Special requirements
If you have notified us of any special requirements, please check that they have been noted and acknowledged. This is especially important with any dietary needs you may have.
Disabled access
The majority of our tours involve a certain amount of walking, including a short walk from the coach stop to the town, attraction or venue you're visiting. If you are bringing a wheelchair, please let us know at the time of booking so that appropriate arrangements can be made.
Itinerary changes
Occasionally, for operational reasons, we may have to change the order of the excursions on your holiday. The final day-by-day itinerary will be confirmed on your Final Travel Documents, which you will receive approximately three weeks prior to your departure.
Foreign Office travel advice
Visit www.gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice to find out the latest Foreign And Commonwealth Office travel advice for your holiday destination, as well as information about passports and visas.
Hotel transfer times
The transfer time from the airport to your hotel is approximately one hour from Verona, two hours from Milan Bergamo and three hours from Milan Malpensa.
Entrance fees
Since some attractions visited offer free admission to visitors at certain times of year, we do not include entrance fees. These will be payable locally where applicable. This applies to excursions that are included in the price of your holiday and to excursions booked as optional extras.
Italian hotel room tax
Some regions of Italy have introduced a room tax of between 1 € and 3 € per person per night, payable directly by the guest to the hotel on check-out. You will be advised by your Tour Manager in resort if a particular hotel is implementing this charge.
Terms and conditions
10% Offer applies to new bookings only on European and UK holidays (also includes 'make your own way' and holidays by Eurostar) and river cruises booked between 4th January and 28th February 2021 inclusive. The Offer does not apply to holidays with late availability pricing and cannot be combined with any other concession. Prices shown when booking do not include the discount which will be applied to your booking once the promo code OFFER10 has been entered and will be confirmed before purchase. The discount applies to your final holiday price (excluding holiday insurance) at the time of booking. The Offer is subject to availability and may be withdrawn at any time.