Gems of Southern England
Starting from $3,195
- 8 Days In 2024
Explore the southern corner of England's bustling cities and breathtaking scenery
Journey through the ancient cities of England’s historic South: palaces, castles, cathedrals, and gardens await you.Trip details
Tour start Windsor
Tour end London
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Highlights
Stonehenge
Marvel at the massive stone circle crafted by prehistoric people.
Kensington Palace
Visit the former home of Princess Diana and young London royals for over 300 years in London's famous Hyde Park.
Blenheim Palace
Visit the gilded State Rooms with their priceless collections of portraits, tapestries and furniture, and an exhibition devoted to the palace's most famous son, Winston Churchill.
Roman Baths
Discover why these mineral-rich hot springs have been a popular destination for more than 2,000 years.
Canterbury Cathedral
Discover 1,400 years of history in the grand cathedral — including an original copy of the Magna Carta.
Windsor Castle
Visit the Queen's magnificent home, the longest-occupied palace in all of Europe.
Itinerary
Day 1Arrival | Windsor Castle
Day 2Blenheim Palace | Cotswolds | Bath
Day 3Stonehenge | Salisbury
Day 4Winchester | Portsmouth | Brighton
Day 5Birling Gap | Royal Tunbridge Wells | Sissinghurst
Day 6Canterbury Cathedral | Leeds Castle
Day 7Kensington Palace | London Exploring
Day 8Your Tour Ends In London
Where you’ll stay
Inclusive package with no hidden extras
What's included?
- Full daily breakfast and many meals*
- Transportation (Buses, shuttles & ferries)
- Welcome drinks with your group
- Free Wi-Fi on luxury coaches
- All entrance fees to attractions
- Comprehensive travel itinerary and documents
*Breakfast is not included on Day 1
Our welcome gift to you
- A travel backpack
- Travel adapter
- Rain poncho
- Luggage strap and tags
- Documents wallet
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DoubleTree by Hilton Brighton Metropole, Brighton
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Chilston Park Hotel, Maidstone
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See what people are saying about this trip
Gerard Oneill
Gems of Southern England - 8 Days/7 Nights-Good tour could have been better
The tour could have been better if the tour director had used latitude in the tour schedule.
CIE Tours Customer
Gems of Southern England - 8 Days/7 Nights
We greatly enjoyed the CIE Gems of Southern England which took us to many highlights: Stonehenge, Windsor, Bath, Salisbury and Cantebury cathedrals, Kensington Palace and many more places. The tour was well organized. The tour guide was informative, helpful and shared interesting anectdotes. The bus was very new and comfortable. The accomodations and meals were excellent. This was our third tour with CIE!
CIE Tours Customer
Great locations, mediocre guide
Hotels were very nice, well located and service was excellent. Access by bus first thing in the morning made Stonehenge and Blenheim very nice. All of the connecting drives were a fairly short distance, attractions were well spaced and the balance of what we saw was great.
Christine Laurenson
Great Tour
Loved how well organized and well planned everything was. Tours were good, hotels were wonderful. David, our tour guide, was very knowledgeable and informative. Danny the driver did a great job, impressive! Loved the places we went and the timing was good, not too long and not too short at each stop. thanks for the great trip!
Edward T Kohn
It was reasonable, and CIE booked extra nights for us at our request
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