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I did two tours with Trafalgar Tours. One was traveling around Great Britain. The other was traveling the European continent. I loved both tours!!!! The hotels we stayed at were great - in Great Britain we even stayed in castle. They give you enough time to see some of the cities on your own or you can book option day tours with them. Not all meals are included but most of them were.

I will only do Europe on guided tours since I love to learn about local history etc. I would have missed so much about the various places I visited with the tour if I had done it myself using a guide book. The Trafalgar Tour guide was constantly pointing out points of interest or interesting history of various areas. Plus your tour guide is usually someone from the region who can tell you about the areas the locals hangout. In London, the tour guide took some of us to a local pub that she and her friends hang out in.

I stronly suggest you check out Trafalgar Tours. Also, if you belong to the Auto Club contact a local office and see what their travel agents have set up. Or even better contact the airlines, such as British Airways, to see if they have any package deals.

On a side note, if you do make it to London check with the hotel Concierge desk to see if their is still a city tour of the Dark Side of London. It is a nighttime tour that takes you to sites of all the jack the ripper murders, it takes you to some areas reportedly to be haunted, etc. It was a weird tour but fascinating at the same time.