• 10 Dinner (D)
• 36 Breakfast (B)
• 1 Picnic Lunch (PL)

• 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: For this trip, we recommend that you carry the British Pound, Euro, Bosnian mark, Albanian Lek, and the Swiss Franc. (It’s a coin collector’s dream!)
• Ancona: You’ll have comfy Airline Style Seating (AKA Airline Type Seating) on the Adriatic Ferries for our trips from Italy to Croatia. Think: all the awesome flight amenities, but with added perks – like the freedom to roam around in shared areas & chat with your Contiki fam. Plus, our crew will be there do make you’re fully equipped with entertainment on your voyage.
• 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.
• London: You’ll stay in a Twin share room (meaning you’ll be paired with a fellow traveller of the same gender, and will have two separate beds). If you’re booking your trip with a friend/travel companion – just let us know, so we can join your bookings and ensure you share a room. Need a lil’ more privacy? You’re welcome to opt for a single supplement if you like.

• Paris: Take a dreamy jaunt around the city of romance. Fall in love with landmarks like the Eiffel Tower, Arc de Triomphe, Louvre, Champs-Élysées and Notre-Dame Cathedral.
• Beaujolais: Be a VIP at the epic Contiki Château and fill up on a banquet of classic French dishes and wines. Ooh la la! 
• Beaujolais Wine Region: Set within the rolling hills of the Beaujolais wine region, the legendary Contiki Château special stay has been wowing travellers for decades. From the luxe bar to the elegant new bedrooms, our Château is the perfect backdrop to long summer days lounging by the pool, capped off with French feasts, local wine and dancing the night away in ‘La Cave.’
• Beaujolais: Enjoy a French-style picnic while admiring the gorgeous Beaujolais countryside.
• Beaujolais: Clear out the cobwebs and get in touch with you zen side with a guided yoga session on the sweeping lawns of the château.
• Barcelona: Combat boots at the ready, folks! Barcelona’s Gothic Quarter and Las Ramblas are so cool, you won’t know what to photograph first!
• 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).
• 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.
• Nice: Your chance to learn the art of fragrance at a French perfume house. You know it makes scents! (soz).
• Venice: Speed across the lagoon to the aqueous island of Venice.
• Pisa: Your ultimate chance to ‘hold the tower up’ as you pose for that classic Insta snap. 
• Rome: Stroll around the Italian capital, ticking off some sights on your bucket list! 
• Amalfi Coast: Definitely one for the bucket list. Your chance to view one of Europe’s active volcanoes from a distance. 
• Corinth Canal: The world’s deepest canal is an epic sight. It was carved through the rock, as a link between the Aegean and Ionian Seas.
• Athens: Take an orientation in this ancient metropolis of treasures, myths and legends. See the city’s past and present.
• Mykonos: Paradise Beach in Mykonos is one of the most iconic beaches, not only in Greece, but in the world! And this resort is right on the beach. Think gorgeous sunset views and direct access to the beach. 
• Athens: Walk in the footsteps of Gods and Goddesses, as you take a guided tour around the Ancient Greek monuments and explore the Parthenon temple. 
• Athens: Even if you’re not a sports nut, this is probably the most iconic Olympic stadium in the world and you won’t want to miss it.
• Mykonos: Recharge your batteries by relaxing on these famous sands with your new BFFs.
• Dubrovnik: Stroll through the UNESCO-listed old town with a local guide. And play a game of ‘spot the Game of Thrones film set’ as you go.  
• Sarajevo: See the sights of the Bosnian capital and get up to speed on 500 years of history, from the Ottomans to the present day. 
• Plitvice Lakes National Park: Turquoise lakes. Sparkling waterfalls. Lush green forests. You’ll never want to leave this little slice of heaven. 
• Lake Bled: Take it easy with your new besties as you walk around the scenic lake, framed by the Julian Alps. 
• Ljubljana: Join your new gang for an orientation of Slovenia’s fairytale-like capital. Get your fix of rainbow architecture, Insta-friendly bridges and epic mountain backdrops.
• Hopfgarten im Brixental: Join us in the cute lil Austrian Tyrol village of Hopfgarten, where you’ll find Haus Schoneck by Contiki. Next to one of the world’s largest ski regions, this traditional property has had a fresh facelift with all the modcons. We’re talking on-site sauna, Schnapps bar, communal lounge area, a shuttle to the main gondola. Hungry after a day on the slopes? Chow down on some warming locally sourced meals in our dining room.
• Munich: We’ll make a stop at a traditional Bavarian ‘Bier Halle’. Grab your Contiki crew and a beer. Prost!
• Dachau Concentration Camp Memorial Site: Take a somber but impactful visit to the site of a World War II concentration camp in Munich. 
• Edam: Explore all the windmills, canals and dikes on two wheels. 
• Edam: Love cheese? Love clogs? Love learning too? Today is your lucky day. We’ll visit a local farm where both cheese and clogs are made, and we’ll get a demonstration of both. You’ll also get to sample lots of cheese (and an aperitif too if you like).

Join a guided panoramic tour through the heart of Paris, tracing elegant boulevards to the Eiffel Tower, Arc de Triomphe and the grand sweep of the Champs-Élysées. Your Trip Manager points out the city’s layers, from medieval lanes to Belle Époque facades.

Pass the Louvre’s glass pyramid and the Gothic towers of Notre-Dame Cathedral across the Seine. Along the way, hear stories of revolutions, royal pageantry and café culture that give Paris its timeless verve.

Glide the corniche roads of the Côte d’Azur on a scenic coastal drive, where azure Mediterranean panoramas meet umbrella pines and Belle Époque villas. Curving bays and yacht-dotted marinas unfold at every turn.

Between Nice’s palm-lined Promenade and dramatic headlands, the light that lured painters glows on limestone cliffs and turquoise shallows. Keep your camera ready—this is Riviera theatre from the window seat.

Visit Pisa’s Campo dei Miracoli for a classic perspective on the Leaning Tower of Pisa, Duomo and Baptistery, where white marble contrasts vivid lawns and Tuscan skies.

Hear how soft subsoil and medieval ambition created this photogenic tilt. Frame playful shots beneath striped arcades and Romanesque carvings before sampling gelato under the Tuscan sun.

Trace marble lanes inside the UNESCO-listed Old Town as a Local Guide reveals monasteries, palaces and the main promenade, the Stradun. Sea breezes carry echoes of sailors, stonemasons and traders.

Glance up to mighty city walls and film locations that brought this fortified Adriatic jewel to the screen. Crafts, cafés and terracotta roofs complete the dazzling coastal tableau.

Uncover 500 years of history on a guided walking tour through Ottoman bazaars, Austro-Hungarian boulevards and 20th-century landmarks. Stand by the Latin Bridge, where a fateful 1914 moment echoed worldwide.

Hear personal stories of resilience and cultural fusion, then delve into cafés perfumed with strong Bosnian coffee. Sarajevo’s layered soul emerges at every turn.

Clink steins in a traditional Bavarian Bierhalle, where vaulted ceilings echo with toasts and oompah rhythms. Taste malty lagers and pretzels as servers in dirndl and lederhosen glide between benches.

This is everyday Munich—convivial, flavourful and steeped in ritual. Learn how purity laws and seasonal brewing shaped a culture of craftsmanship and camaraderie.

Pay respects at the Dachau Concentration Camp Memorial Site, engaging with exhibits that chronicle persecution, resistance and liberation. Walk through reconstructed barracks and the memorial grounds.

This is a solemn space for learning and remembrance, inviting visitors to pause for photos and reflection. Guides and displays encourage thoughtful understanding of Europe’s 20th-century history.

Sit down in a welcoming trattoria for a Tuscan dinner of rustic antipasti, hand-rolled pasta and slow-cooked meats, complemented by Chianti wines from nearby hills.

Recipes rooted in la cucina povera celebrate olive oil, herbs and seasonal produce. Warm service and candlelight make for a quintessential Florentine evening. This is an optional experience at additional cost, bookable on tour.

Journey among Meteora’s cliff-top monasteries, perched on towering sandstone pillars. Step inside chapels lit by oil lamps to admire Byzantine frescoes and carved iconostases.

Guides share stories of hermits, scholars and faith in a landscape shaped by wind and water. Modest dress is required for entry. This is an optional experience at additional cost, bookable on tour.

Sip your way through the Rhine Gorge with a Riesling tasting that highlights slate-soiled vineyards and steep, castle-crowned slopes. Learn how river breezes and sun-trapping terraces shape flavour.

From floral Kabinett to mineral-rich trocken styles, the region’s range surprises and delights. This is an optional experience at additional cost, bookable on tour.

Experience the magic of the City of Light as you pause to see the Eiffel Tower sparkle, a glittering beacon over the Seine. Stroll the riverside embankments and pause for photos and reflection as Paris shimmers in gold.

From Trocadéro’s terraces to lively boulevards, the nightscape reveals stately bridges and ornate facades. The mood is pure Paris—romance, artistry and that unmistakable joie de vivre under the tower’s twinkling lights.

Taste your way through Beaujolais terroir at our special stay, Château de Cruix. Sample local varietals in the cellar during a convivial wine tasting, learning how granite soils and sun-drenched slopes shape flavour.

Later, sit down to a French country dinner in atmospheric surroundings. Between courses, wander frescoed halls and garden views as you soak up the château’s century-spanning stories and easy countryside elegance.

Unpack a French-style picnic on the château lawns, with crusty breads, cheeses and seasonal produce paired to local pours. The scene is framed by panoramic Beaujolais vineyards and gentle, green hills.

Breathe in herb-scented breezes and the hush of rural France. This open-air feast celebrates the region’s simple pleasures—sun-warmed stone, cicadas and long conversations beneath the trees.

Explore the Gothic Quarter with your Trip Manager, threading through labyrinthine lanes to hidden squares and centuries-old facades. Wander past Las Ramblas and arcaded plazas where Catalan life hums day and night.

Hear how Roman Barcino evolved into modern Barcelona, with guild halls, spired churches and artisan workshops revealing the city’s layered identity. Street art and café culture complete this compelling urban tapestry.

Step into high-gloss glamour on an evening visit to Monaco. Walk the lanes above the harbour toward the Royal Palace before following the curve of Casino Square to the legendary Monte Carlo Casino.

Hear tales of princes, racing legends and Riviera intrigue as supercars purr past manicured gardens. Spot-lit facades, sea breezes and clinking glasses set the scene for a chic night stroll.

Meander Verona’s honey-hued streets to the courtyard of Juliet’s House, then circle the mighty Roman Arena—a first-century amphitheatre still hosting open-air performances.

Renaissance palazzi, marble squares and riverside views set a Shakespearean mood. Along the way, learn how Roman engineering and medieval trade shaped this elegant city of love and opera.

Speed across the lagoon by private boat, skimming toward campaniles and domes rising from the waterline. Disembark near St Mark’s Square to wander alleys that open onto bridges and quiet canals.

Stories of merchants and mosaics linger in the air as you browse mask-makers and gaze toward the Grand Canal. Venetian light gilds marble facades for a scene painters chased for centuries.

Join a guided walking tour through baroque Rome to the Trevi Fountain, the soaring oculus of the Pantheon, and Bernini fountains on Piazza Navona.

Between cobbled lanes and palazzi, uncover tales of emperors, popes and artists who transformed the city into an open-air museum. Espresso aromas and church bells set an unmistakably Roman rhythm.

Walk the streets of Pompeii Archaeological Site, a Roman city preserved in ash beneath Mount Vesuvius. See frescoed villas, bathhouses and taverns that reveal everyday life in startling detail.

Peer at stepping stones and rutted roads, then reflect by plaster casts that narrate 79 AD. It’s a powerful encounter with antiquity, equal parts history lesson and time capsule.

Pause to admire the Corinth Canal, a narrow waterway hewn through limestone that links the Aegean and Ionian. Gaze down at sheer rock walls where ships thread a startlingly tight course.

Conceived by emperors and completed in the 19th century, this feat of engineering reshaped Mediterranean trade routes. The perspective from above is pure drama in blue and ochre.

Savour Athens on a food walking tour through lively markets and backstreets. Nibble on souvlaki, sesame koulouri and flaky pies, with optional tastes of loukoumades or Greek coffee as you go.

Vendors share culinary traditions shaped by ancient trade and island harvests. The city’s soundtrack—vendors calling, cutlery clinking—sets a generous, convivial tone for your Athenian welcome.

Ascend the Acropolis for a guided visit to the Parthenon, masterpiece of Classical Greece, and survey Athens from marble heights. Learn how myth, democracy and drama converge at this sacred complex.

Continue to the all-marble Panathenaic Stadium, home of the first modern Olympics, where you can pause for photos and reflection on sporting heritage. A compact, essential sweep of Athenian greatness.

Get your bearings in Albania’s capital on an orientation past Skanderbeg Square and the mosaic-clad National Museum. Hear how communist-era architecture meets bold colour and modern cafés.

Visit landmarks like the Peace Bell, cast from spent cartridges, and learn about Blloku’s transformation from forbidden quarter to creative hub. Tirana’s spirited reinvention shines at street level.

Make a short pilgrimage to the 1984 Winter Olympics bobsled track on Trebevic Mountain. The graffiti-clad concrete chutes snake through forest, a haunting blend of sports legacy and recent history.

It’s a striking open-air relic where alpine silence meets bold street art. Photographers will relish the perspectives and textures etched into this Cold War–era venue.

Wander wooden walkways past turquoise lakes and cascades within Croatia’s oldest park, a UNESCO World Heritage sanctuary. Lime-rich waters create travertine steps that constantly reshape the landscape.

Shifting mists, forest scents and birdsong heighten the sense of escape. From mirror-still pools to thunderous falls, Plitvice is a masterclass in natural architecture.

Behold Lake Bled, a storybook scene of emerald waters and a tiny church-topped isle. Optional pletna boats glide to the island, while a cliffside path leads to Bled Castle with sweeping Alpine views.

Framed by the Julian Alps, the setting blends legend and leisure. Sample a cream slice, stroll the shore and let the mountain air reset the senses.

Stroll riverside arcades and landmark bridges on an orientation of Slovenia’s capital. Cross the Triple Bridge and meet the watchful dragons on the Dragon Bridge as café life buzzes along the Ljubljanica.

Baroque spires, Art Nouveau detail and leafy parks reveal a small city with a big creative heart. Street musicians and galleries complete the picture-postcard charm.

Feast on hearty Tyrolean dishes in our Alpine chalet, Haus Schoneck, where local flavors meet mountain hospitality. Expect warming plates, regional cheeses and schnitzel paired with Austrian brews.

Trade travel tales in the lounge or at the schnapps bar as the peaks fade to dusk. Traditional décor and timbered nooks set a cosy, convivial mood.

Pedal quiet dike paths past windmills and meadows en route to a local farm. Watch artisans craft wooden shoes and sample fresh wheels during a cheese & clog demonstration—a delicious slice of Dutch life.

The flat polder landscape and village gables create serene, postcard views. It’s a hands-on encounter with heritage, pedals and palate working in harmony.

Ascend by cogwheel train to the Jungfraujoch – Top of Europe, where an ice palace and the vast Aletsch Glacier stretch below. Step onto the plateau for crystalline air and soaring Alpine drama.

Exhibits trace high-mountain exploration as snow peaks ring the horizon. This is an optional experience at additional cost, bookable on tour.

Feel a heart-pounding freefall as you leap from a platform into a glacial gorge on a canyon swing. Rush past rock walls before arcing into a giant swing over turquoise waters.

Professional guides, safety gear and jaw-dropping scenery combine for pure adrenaline in the Alps. This is an optional experience at additional cost, bookable on tour.

Awaken body and mind with guided sunrise yoga on the château’s sweeping lawns. Breathe in the scent of cut grass and vineyards as morning light washes the Beaujolais hills.

Accessible flows suit beginners and seasoned yogis alike, setting a calm tone for the day ahead. This is an optional experience at additional cost, bookable on tour.

Surrender to the rhythm at a flamenco show in an intimate tablao. Dancers stamp out intricate patterns as Andalusian guitar and palmas handclaps build to a fever pitch.

Costumes whirl, emotions surge and the room crackles with duende, Spain’s soulful intensity. This is an optional experience at additional cost, bookable on tour.

Glide by gondola along quiet back-canals and beneath low-slung bridges as palazzi reflections ripple on the water. Your gondolier steers with centuries of finesse.

Hear the soft creak of oarlocks and church bells across the lagoon as you slip through Venice’s liquid streets. This is an optional experience at additional cost, bookable on tour.

Taste Venice like a local in cosy bacari wine bars, sampling bite-sized cicchetti—from marinated seafood to creamy baccalà—paired with a spritz or ombra of house wine.

Between stops, weave through campo squares and canals as your host shares tales of merchants, spice routes and lagoon larders. This is an optional experience at additional cost, bookable on tour.

Take flight with tandem paragliding over the Kitzbuheler Alps, lifting off a grassy slope into crisp mountain air. Glide above chalets and alpine valleys in smooth, soaring arcs.

Certified pilots handle the controls while you simply sit back and savour the view. This is an optional experience at additional cost, bookable on tour.

Hit forest tracks and meadow paths on a guided mountain bike ride through the Kitzbuheler foothills. Pedal past waterfalls, farmsteads and wildflower slopes with alpine backdrops.

Routes are tailored to group ability and punctuated with photo stops and fresh-air breaks. This is an optional experience at additional cost, bookable on tour.

Paddle frothing waves on a whitewater rafting run through Tyrolean gorges. Work as a crew to punch through standing waves and swirl into calm eddies, flanked by fir-clad slopes.

All equipment and guides included; expect splashes, whoops and triumphant high-fives. This is an optional experience at additional cost, bookable on tour.

Elevate your view of Amsterdam from the sky deck, then dare to try the A’DAM Lookout Swing—an over-the-edge thrill above the IJ waterfront with sweeping canal panoramas.

Interactive exhibits chart the city’s seafaring past and creative future. Sunset is especially cinematic. This is an optional experience at additional cost, bookable on tour.

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