DAY 4 • London • Explore Oxford • Bath After breakfast this morning , depart for Oxford , whose university has educated some of the world ’ s most prominent scholars and statesmen . After your tour of the illustrious campus , you ’ ll have time for lunch on your own , and then travel to Bath , where you can enjoy free time before an included dinner at your hotel this evening . Meals : B , L , D | Apex City of Bath Hotel or similar
DAY 5 • Explore Bath • Visit Stonehenge Today ’ s discoveries begin with an included tour of the Roman Baths , followed by free time to further explore independently . After lunch on your own in Bath , continue on to Stonehenge , the starkly dramatic stone monument that has engaged the world ’ s imagination for centuries . You ’ ll return to Bath in the late evening , where dinner is on your own . Meals : B | Apex City of Bath Hotel or similar
DAY 6 • Bath • Snowdonia , Wales This morning , begin your transfer toward Wales . You ’ ll then continue on over the border into the rugged Welsh countryside as you carry on your way to Caernarfon . Meals : B , L , D | Celtic Royal Hotel or similar
DAY 7 • Snowdonia • Optional Welsh Experience tour • Home-Hosted Dinner
Enjoy the day to explore on your own . Or , join us for a full-day optional Welsh Experience in
Snowdonia , the mountain heartland of Wales . You ’ ll begin with a ride on the narrow-gauge Ffestiniog Railway , delighting in the spectacular scenery of Snowdonia . Afterward , visit the National Slate Museum for a glimpse into life as a slate miner in Wales . After lunch , you ’ ll return to your hotel . Tonight , enjoy a Home-Hosted Dinner with a local family . Meals : B , D | Celtic Royal Hotel or similar
DAY 8 • Snowdonia • Explore Chester , England • York
Transfer by motorcoach to York today , traveling along the scenic Welsh coast . En route , you ’ ll stop for a walking tour of Chester , one of England ’ s most historic cities . Dinner is at your hotel . Meals : B , L , D | Park Inn York Hotel or similar
DAY 9 • Explore York & York Minster Today , you ’ ll explore York , a city that has played a central role in British history — under the Romans , Saxons , and Vikings — for nearly 2,000 years . On an included walking tour , admire York Minster Cathedral , site of the world ’ s largest expanse of medieval stained glass , and the city ’ s historic walls . This afternoon , you ’ re free to seek out your own discoveries in York at leisure . Meals : B | Park Inn York Hotel or similar
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