• 5 Dinner (D)
• 17 Breakfast (B)

• London: You’ll need Essential Electronic Travel Authorization (ETA)From?January 8, 2025, UK law means that if you’re entering/transiting through border control in the United Kingdom (UK) and Northern Ireland you’ll need an?Electronic Travel Authorization (ETA)?before you travel. Confused? Don’t be – just read on here.
• London: A modular trip means fellow travellers will join and leave at various locations. There’ll be some goodbyes, sure, but there’ll also be plenty of hellos with new like-minded travellers.
• London: Your Trip Manager will advise you on who you’ll share your room with. On this trip, you’ll stay in a multi-share room with other travellers of the same sex.

• French Riviera: Glide through the winding coastal roads of the French Riviera with your Contiki crew.
• Monaco City: Walk in the footsteps of Grace Kelly at the Royal Palace and see the Monte Carlo Casino (where the car park looks like a Fast & Furious set).
• Nice: Your chance to learn the art of fragrance at a French perfume house. You know it makes scents! (soz).
• Cinque Terre National Park: We’ll take care of your rail pass, so you can just zip around the iconic clifftop villages and focus on the Insta stories. Wanna hike around too? You’re welcome to explore on foot along the way.
• Pisa: Your ultimate chance to ‘hold the tower up’ as you pose for that classic Insta snap. 
• Amalfi Coast: Definitely one for the bucket list. Your chance to view one of Europe’s active volcanoes from a distance. 
• Rome: Stroll around the Italian capital, ticking off some sights on your bucket list! 
• Verona: This is the address behind the legendary love story. Visit Juliet’s House and see the spot that turned Verona into a global icon.
• Venice: Speed across the lagoon to the aqueous island of Venice.
• Munich: We’ll make a stop at a traditional Bavarian ‘Bier Halle’. Grab your Contiki crew and a beer. Prost!
• Berlin: Get your culture on. It’s time to see Tiergarten, Alexanderplatz, the Russian War Memorial, Brandenburg Gate and the historic Reichstag building. 
• Berlin: Heads up culture vultures. Here’s your chance to check out the longest open-air gallery in the world.

Visit the Dachau Concentration Camp Memorial to walk the grounds, reconstructed barracks, and museum exhibits that illuminate the camp’s role from 1933 onward. Quiet spaces invite you to pause for photos and reflection at the International Memorial and sites of remembrance.

Engage with testimony and timelines that confront the machinery of persecution and the imperative of “Never Again.” This sobering experience deepens understanding of Europe’s 20th-century history.

Pedal the seafront and headlands on a coastal bike ride where palms line promenades and azure coves wink between villas. Cruise the celebrated Promenade des Anglais and scenic bays that frame the Côte d’Azur’s cinematic light.

With gentle gradients and sea breezes, this ride pairs Riviera elegance with active fun. This is an optional experience at additional cost, bookable on tour with your team.

Glide through quiet rii on a classic gondola ride, hearing the soft splash of oar against water. Pass beneath arched bridges as palazzi reflect in silvery reflections, revealing the city’s romance at canal level.

Sink into the rhythm that made Venice a dream of artists and poets for centuries. This is an optional experience at additional cost, bookable on tour.

Settle into an intimate club for an English-language comedy night, where local comics serve sharp sets and international stories. Order a drink, lean back, and laugh with the crew as Amsterdam’s playful spirit takes the stage.

This relaxed evening adds a different perspective to the city’s nightlife—clever, cosmopolitan, and quick on its feet. This is an optional experience at additional cost, bookable on tour.

Drift through the 17th-century waterways on a classic canal cruise, gliding beneath arched bridges and past Golden Age gables. Hear stories of merchants, shipyards, and the engineering that shaped the UNESCO-listed ring of canals.

See locals pedal along towpaths and houseboats bob at eye level as evening lights twinkle on the water. This is an optional experience at additional cost, bookable on tour.

Step into AD 79 on a guided tour of Pompeii, tracing basalt streets to the Roman forum and bathhouses, villas with frescoes, and bakeries sealed in time by Vesuvius’s AD 79 eruption.

Learn how everyday life unfolded in a thriving Roman city—shops, theaters, mosaics—before ash preserved it for centuries. This is an optional experience at additional cost, bookable on tour.

Grab a paddle for white-water rafting through alpine gorges where meltwater foams and peaks loom above. Bounce over rollers, thread smooth channels, and celebrate an adrenaline rush framed by staggering alpine scenery.

Guides brief you on safety and strokes before the splashy fun begins. This is an optional experience at additional cost, bookable on tour; seasonal and weather dependent.

Run, lift, and soar with a pilot on a tandem paragliding flight over the Brixental. Float above ridgelines for bird’s-eye views of villages, forests, and misty mountain passes spread like a relief map below.

Glide in calm air, bank gently, and touch down grinning—an unforgettable alpine perspective. This is an optional experience at additional cost, bookable on tour; weather dependent.

Walk Florence’s storied heart as you join a guided orientation walk past the Cathedral of Santa Maria del Fiore, Piazza della Signoria’s statues, and the Ponte Vecchio spanning the Arno. Step inside an artisan space for a leather craftsmanship demo revealing tools, tanning, and stitching traditions.

Learn how Medici patronage shaped Renaissance art and how Florentine leather earned global renown. Leave with tips on browsing markets and recognizing quality hides by touch, texture, and scent.

Sail across the Bay of Naples to the island of Capri, famed for limestone cliffs, chic piazzette, and gardens tumbling toward turquoise water. Stroll lanes near Marina Grande, browse boutiques off the Piazzetta, and take in views toward the Faraglioni sea stacks.

Hear how emperors once crossed the Bay of Naples to summer here, and why Capri’s light has lured artists for generations. Between perfume of lemons and sea salt, the island’s glamour meets timeless Mediterranean nature.

Set out through cobbled lanes and stroll Rome’s cobblestone alleys to the baroque roar of the Trevi Fountain, the Pantheon’s perfect dome (exterior), and the theatrical oval of Piazza Navona. Gather insider tips for gelato stops and late-evening passeggiate.

Trace a timeline from ancient empire to papal Rome as Bernini fountains sparkle under lamplight. This walk spotlights la dolce vita ambiance while orienting you among icons you’ll want to revisit by day.

Wander medieval lanes to the courtyard of Juliet’s House, where a stone balcony fuels Shakespearean imagination. Continue to Piazza Bra to view the pink-marble Roman Arena (exterior), a 1st-century amphitheatre that still hosts summer performances.

Along the way, savor Verona’s romance—wrought-iron balconies, frescoed palazzi, and river bends that have inspired poets for centuries. This compact orientation layers literature and antiquity amid Veneto elegance.

Speed across the Venetian lagoon by private motoscafo, arriving near St Mark’s Square to orient yourself among the basilica’s glittering mosaics and the arcaded waterfront of the Doge’s Palace (exteriors). Hear how to navigate alleys, bridges, and lesser-known sestieri.

Absorb the atmosphere of a maritime republic where East met West. With bell towers, marble facades, and lapping canals, Venice’s textures and tides become your compass for further wandering.

Experience Bavaria’s convivial heart in a traditional Bavarian Bierhalle. Slide onto communal benches, raise a stein of local brew, and nibble pretzels as brass tunes and clinking glasses set the mood of Gemutlichkeit.

Hear about the 1516 Reinheitsgebot purity law and why Munich’s beer culture is a byword for craftsmanship and community. It’s a lively taste of regional tradition in the city that made it famous.

Join a guided panoramic tour taking in the Reichstag Building, the grand sweep of Unter den Linden, and the Brandenburg Gate. See Tiergarten’s green heart and the Soviet War Memorial, and glimpse Alexanderplatz crowned by the TV Tower.

Trace Berlin’s pivots from Prussian capital to Cold War frontline to creative powerhouse. Context-rich commentary ties together monuments, memory, and modern energy across the reunited city.

Walk the longest surviving stretch of the Berlin Wall and explore the 1.3-km East Side Gallery, a living canvas of murals and messages painted after 1990. Iconic works—from the ‘Fraternal Kiss’ to freedom-themed pieces—turn concrete into a vast open-air gallery.

Absorb riverside views along the Spree as art, memory, and reunification stories intertwine. The site distills Berlin’s spirit: reflective, witty, and unafraid to reinvent itself.

Savor a hearty countryside feast during a traditional Dutch farm dinner, tasting local specialties and sample farm-made cheeses. Watch an artisan lead a clog-making demonstration as wooden shoes take shape from raw timber with practiced precision.

Learn how polders, dairies, and centuries of craftsmanship shaped the Netherlands’ rural culture. Expect warm hospitality, simple flavors done well, and a convivial close to your time in the Low Countries.

Taste the countryside in the city with a multi-course Tuscan dinner: rustic antipasti, hand-shaped pasta, and grilled meats, all paired with Chianti poured generously. Expect olive oil that glows green and simple recipes elevated by seasonality.

Hear how slow food traditions endure in Florence’s trattorie and why local Sangiovese sings with regional dishes. This is an optional experience at additional cost, bookable on tour.

Visit a nearby dairy to visit a family-run mozzarella farm, watching curds stretch into fresh fior di latte. Sit down to a countryside meal drizzled with sun-ripened olive oil, finishing with a lemon-bright limoncello toast.

Learn what makes Campanian milk so prized and how age-old techniques shape texture and flavor. This is an optional experience at additional cost, bookable on tour.

Circle Capri’s cliffs on a coastline cruise beneath grottoed overhangs and the towering Faraglioni. Drop anchor for a swim stop in azure waters where sunlight ripples across limestone and cobalt blue meets emerald shallows.

Hear stories of sea captains and film legends who made these waters famous while you bask on deck. This is an optional experience at additional cost, bookable on tour.

Roll up your sleeves for a hands-on pasta class. Knead dough, cut shapes, and cook like a Roman as you simmer seasonal sauces, then gather for a convivial sit-down dinner to taste the results with local wine.

Pick up kitchen techniques and folklore that give Roman cucina its soulful simplicity. This is an optional experience at additional cost, bookable on tour.

Nibble your way across canals with a bacaro hop, sampling cicchetti bites—salt-cod mousse, marinated anchovies, creamy polenta—paired with a crisp Aperol spritz or local ombra. Learn the unwritten rules of the Venetian bacari tradition.

This flavor-packed wander reveals the lagoon city’s everyday culinary life far from grand palaces. This is an optional experience at additional cost, bookable on tour.

Pedal valley paths and forest lanes on a guided mountain bike ride past chalets and emerald meadows. Spin through cowbell-dotted pastures and pause by traditional alpine farms for sweeping views of the Kitzbuhel Alps.

Terrain and pace are tailored to the group, making this a rewarding way to breathe in Tyrol’s fresh mountain air. This is an optional experience at additional cost, bookable on tour.

Trace 20th-century fault lines on foot, from the Brandenburg Gate to the Memorial to the Murdered Jews of Europe, the Topography of Terror, and Checkpoint Charlie, passing the former site of Hitler’s bunker. Decode memorials, scars, and stories along the way.

Guides contextualize how ideology and division shaped daily life and the city you see today. This is an optional experience at additional cost, bookable on tour.

Explore Kreuzberg and Friedrichshain’s street-art scene, ducking into hidden courtyards, riverside warehouses, and colorful alleyways where murals morph constantly. Hear about tags, crews, techniques, and the city’s permissive creative culture.

From sticker art to giant paste-ups, you’ll uncover the raw, witty spirit that thrives beyond the main sights and in independent galleries. This is an optional experience at additional cost, bookable on tour.

Step inside the vast former shipyard to explore the STRAAT Museum, where towering canvases showcase global graffiti and muralists. Wander the NDSM Wharf for open-air pieces, cranes-turned-art, and giant murals splashed across industrial walls.

Curators explain techniques, tools, and themes animating this contemporary movement—bold color, social commentary, and urban playfulness. This is an optional experience at additional cost, bookable on tour.

Discover fragrance craftsmanship at a Riviera atelier and learn the art of fragrance from nose-trained experts. Sample essences on blotters, compare lavender and citrus notes, and understand how top, heart, and base accords compose a signature scent at a historic French perfume house.

Unpack the legacy linking nearby Grasse to European high society, when Belle Époque promenades and sea breezes inspired timeless perfumes. Leave with a refined appreciation of Riviera elegance and how botanicals become bottled memories.

Explore Italy’s cliff-hugging Riviera with an included pass to zip between the five villages by train. Step onto platforms opening to pastel harbors, try pesto-slathered focaccia, and, if you wish, hike a section of the famed Sentiero Azzurro coastal path among terraced vineyards and stone terraces.

Absorb UNESCO-protected scenery where fishermen’s hamlets cling to rock and waves crash below tunnelled tracks. Choose your favorite stops—Riomaggiore, Manarola, Corniglia, Vernazza, or Monterosso—and savour the Ligurian light and sea breeze.

Visit the UNESCO-listed Piazza del Duomo—better known as the Piazza dei Miracoli (Square of Miracles)—and frame your shot with the iconic Leaning Tower of Pisa, the Cathedral, and the circular Baptistery. Angle your perspective to perfect the classic photo of ‘holding up’ the tower.

Admire gleaming Pisan-Romanesque marble and hear how medieval Pisa rivaled the great maritime republics. Please note this is an exterior visit; tower ascent tickets are not included.

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Explore the pocket principality after dusk and visit the Prince’s Palace square for sweeping views over Port Hercules. Wander Monaco-Ville’s lanes scented with sea air, then glide down to Casino Square where supercars purr beneath Belle Époque facades and the Monte Carlo Casino dazzles under the lights.

Hear tales of the Grimaldi dynasty and Formula 1’s hairpin streets while you pause for photos and reflection. This atmospheric stroll blends royal pageantry with Riviera glamour, showcasing one of Europe’s most storied city-states.