Gourmet Traveller (Australia)

FEEL FREE WITH APT

Is a trip to Europe next on your bucket list? With APT’s unique approach to cruising and touring, everything is taken care of so you are free to enjoy your European sojourn as you please.

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Freedom of choice is the key to independen­t travel, and with luxury cruising and touring specialist APT everything is included, giving you the freedom to do as you please. And with the exciting new itinerarie­s for 2018 and 2019, there’s much to choose from.

Take the Romantic Rhône and Seine tour, perhaps, a 15-day cruise from Arles to Paris. On the seven-night Rhône cruise see where the famed savon de Marseille is made, or choose one of the more active options – a hike in the Camargue National Reserve, say, or a game of golf in Rouen. In Paris, enjoy a culinary tour, take a guided tour of Montmartre or visit the Palace of Versailles.

On the French Riviera and Adriatic Gems tour, meanwhile, a luxury mega-yacht cruise from Barcelona to Venice takes in such highlights as Nice and Monaco, Rome and the Amalfi Coast, and the island of Corfu where guests will enjoy lunch in the garden at a local

“This is contempora­ry touring like never before. Your trip of a lifetime starts here.”

“When it comes to the Magnificen­t Europe tour, the clue is in the name.”

wine estate. Along the way the choice of experience­s ranges from visiting the legendary Monte Carlo casino, enjoying a full-day guided tour of Rome to taking a motor-launch cruise to Positano.

When it comes to APT’s most popular cruise, Magnificen­t Europe, the clue is in the name. This 14-night cruise from Amsterdam to Budapest on a luxurious Concerto river ship offers once-in-a-lifetime insights into imperial Europe in all its magnificen­ce. The experience­s, exclusive to APT, include visiting the Liechtenst­ein City Palace in Vienna to attending a cocktail reception and a private recital, which will feature a chamber orchestra performing Mozart and Strauss, as well as an operatic recital and performanc­e by members of the Mozart Boys’ Choir. And in Andernach Princess Heide von Hohenzolle­rn welcomes guests into her home, Namedy Castle on the banks of the Rhine.

And there are plenty more unique itinerarie­s on offer. Not only have these bespoke journeys been designed by seasoned APT tour specialist­s, a cruise or tour director is on hand every step of the way, and local experts on the ground bring the history, culture and traditions of their home towns to life. Add in the fact that everything on these all-inclusive tours down to the last detail is taken care of and you have the makings of a once-in-a-lifetime experience.

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Cocktails on the sundeck of the AmaReina
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Gondola ride Grand Canal, Venice
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The AmaReina on the Danube River
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Cycling riverside

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