European Bus Tours in August

Imperial Capitals

• Cosmos, one of Europe's largest tour operators, has been organizing coach tours for decades. Cosmos tours provide modern, air-conditioned coaches and experienced guides. The company's 13-day Imperial City tour, with a 2010 departure from London on August 16th, includes visits to central European cities Berlin, Vienna, Budapest, Bratislava and Prague. Coaches also travel scenic byways along the Rhineland and Hungary's Lake Balaton. Overnight accommodations include 3-star and 4-star hotels and the cost includes all breakfasts and some evening meals.

  Ground Floor, Dale House
  Tivot Dale, Stockport
  Cheshire, SK1 1TB
  UK
  00-44-871-423-8472 begin_of_the_skype_highlighting              00-44-871-423-8472      end_of_the_skype_highlighting
  cosmostourama.co.uk

Summertime Alpine Highlights

• Combine a coach tour of the Swiss Alps in August with organized trips on Switzerland's scenic railways. Consort Travel's tour of the Alps includes an optional trip on the Swiss Glacier Express and a ride on a cog-wheel train up Mount Pilatus. Modern coaches whisk you from northern France to Kerns, then on to Lucerne and the foot of the Eiger. The 8-day tour winds down with an overnight stay in Paris.

  Sunway House
  Canklow Meadows
  Rotherham S60 2XR
  00-44-844-844-0470
  consorttravel.com

Continental Explorer

• Travelsphere's 14-day tour of Europe aboard the Spirit of Discovery includes five countries, a two-night stay in Berlin to visit historic landmarks like the Reichstag and Brandenburg Gate, a trip down the canals of Venice, a scenic drive through the Czech Republic and a walking tour of Prague. The continental leg of your journey begins in Aachen, Germany and ends in Paris where you can enjoy a panoramic tour of the city before continuing at your own pace.

  Compass House
  Rockingham Road, Market Harborough
  Leicestershire, LE16 7QD
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  travelsphere.co.uk

Scandinavian Discovery

• August is the perfect time to visit Scandinavia, where the summer days are long and the climate is kind. Door2Tour's Scandinavian Discovery tour starts in Copenhagen, then travels north past royal palaces and deer parks. A ferry crossing takes tourists to Stockholm, which sits majestically on the Baltic Sea. The 14-day tour continues through ancient Swedish villages and historic sites, before crossing to the dramatic fjords of Norway and ending in the delightful town of Bergen. A variety of excursions and meals are arranged en route.

  14, New Hythe Lane
  Larkfield
  Kent, ME20 6AB
  00-44-845-956-9686
  door2tour.com