• 5 Dinner (D)
• 12 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: For this trip, you’ll need just three currencies – the British Pound, Swiss Franc and Euro.
• London: If you’re travelling before March 2025, this trip spends 1 night in Amsterdam. You will have free time in the morning of day 2 until 12pm, during which time you can book activities. After this time, we will head off to the Rhine Valley.From March 2025, this trip will spend 2 nights in Amsterdam and you will have free time in the afternoon of day 2 from 12pm – 3pm, during which time you can book activities. Of course, you can book other times during this day, but it might mean you miss out on other included activities or a coach transfer to the accommodation!
• 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.
• 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.

• 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.
• Nice: Your chance to learn the art of fragrance at a French perfume house. You know it makes scents! (soz).
• Rome: Stroll around the Italian capital, ticking off some sights on your bucket list! 
• 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!
• Dachau Concentration Camp Memorial Site: Take a somber but impactful visit to the site of a World War II concentration camp in Munich. 
• Sankt Goar: Visit a local stein store and learn how the famous German steins are crafted, and as a bonus we will show you the worlds largest free hanging Cuckoo-clock!
• 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).

Visit the Dachau Concentration Camp Memorial Site for an educational and respectful encounter with history. Walk through museum exhibits, the former roll-call area and reconstructed barracks, and learn about those imprisoned here.

Opened in 1933 as the first Nazi concentration camp, Dachau became a model for others. This visit offers space to learn and reflect at memorial chapels and the crematorium, underscoring the imperative of remembrance and human rights.

Ride the cogwheel railway through high Alpine scenery to Jungfraujoch, the celebrated Top of Europe. Step out to views of the Aletsch Glacier, visit the Ice Palace and ascend to the Sphinx Observatory for panoramic peaks.

Built over a century ago, this feat of engineering tunnels through the Eiger and Monch to a dramatic saddle at 3,454m. This is an optional experience at additional cost, bookable with your team in the Swiss Alps.

Savor a Tuscan dinner featuring crostini, handmade pasta and the famed bistecca alla fiorentina, poured alongside robust Chianti wine. Dine in a trattoria where terracotta floors and candlelight set a warm Florentine mood.

Learn how regional simplicity—olive oil, herbs, seasonal produce—creates bold Tuscan flavors. This is an optional experience at additional cost, curated for a delicious night in the Renaissance city.

Make and eat pasta in Rome, kneading dough, rolling sheets and shaping tagliatelle or ravioli under a chef’s eye. Finish with classic sauces like cacio e pepe or pomodoro, then sit down to enjoy your handiwork.

Gain hands-on insight into Italy’s culinary culture while sharing stories over a glass of wine. This is an optional experience at additional cost, bookable on tour for a tasty, taught-by-locals evening.

Glide by gondola along Venice’s quiet back canals and under stone footbridges, watching palazzi doors dip to the waterline. Your gondolier steers with practiced ease, revealing a slower rhythm behind the city’s grand squares.

Absorb reflections of facades and the soft slap of oars, a tradition rooted in centuries of lagoon life. This is an optional experience at additional cost, bookable on tour for timeless Venetian ambience.

Sample regional wines from steep slate vineyards along one of Europe’s most storied rivers. Compare dry and off-dry Rieslings and learn how river breezes, soil and aspect shape each glass.

Discuss Prädikat classifications, cellar traditions and food pairings while you sip. This is an optional experience at additional cost, bookable on tour and ideal before an evening in the valley.

Swing over Amsterdam on Europe’s highest over-the-edge attraction at A’DAM Lookout. Feel your heart race as you arc beyond the rooftop, gazing across the IJ River, canal belts and the city’s gabled skyline.

Combine thrills with time on the observation deck for wide-angle photos and interactive city displays. This is an optional experience at additional cost, bookable on tour for a sky-high perspective.

Explore Rome’s historic heart on foot, threading from the Trevi Fountain to the Pantheon and the artist-filled Piazza Navona. Your Tour Manager reveals the stories behind Baroque facades and ancient columns, with gelaterie and trattorie tempting at every turn.

Unpack Rome’s layers—from imperial forums to papal grandeur—while admiring Bernini fountains and a coffered Roman dome. Cap your wander with a moment to pause for photos and reflection, as warm lamplight sets travertine and cobbles aglow.

Discover Florence’s Renaissance core and meet artisans at a Florentine leathercraft workshop. See how hides are cut, stitched and embossed before stepping out to view Brunelleschi’s dome, the bell tower and the riverfront arcades by the Ponte Vecchio.

Trace Medici-era patronage and guild traditions that shaped Tuscany’s capital. As the scent of leather mingles with espresso from nearby cafés, take note of squares and boutiques to revisit, from Santa Croce to artisan studios tucked into medieval lanes.

Experience a traditional Bavarian beer hall, where long wooden tables, brass oompah tunes and warm hospitality set the tone. Learn to raise a stein like a local and try soft pretzels with mustard as servers weave through vaulted halls.

Hear how the 1516 Reinheitsgebot purity law shaped brewing culture, and feel the spirit of Gemutlichkeit—good cheer and togetherness—infuse the evening. It’s a convivial snapshot of Munich’s heritage beyond Oktoberfest.

Visit a local workshop to see how German beer steins are designed, moulded and finished, from traditional motifs to pewter lids. Then witness the world’s largest free hanging Cuckoo-clock, a playful landmark in this Rhine-side town.

Discover why the Rhine Valley fostered artisan trades along medieval trade routes and castles. With folklore like the Loreley legend woven into regional art, this stop pairs craft know-how with a sense of place.

Cycle through the countryside around Edam, tracing ribbons of canals, meadows and postcard-pretty windmills of Edam. Pedal along flat paths beside historic waterways and dikes that have protected Dutch polders for centuries.

Hear how ingenious engineering reclaimed land from the Zuiderzee and shaped local life. With grazing cattle and tidy farmsteads for company, enjoy easy riding that blends scenery with a living lesson in water management.

Visit a working Dutch farm for a hands-on look at cheese-making and a clog-making demonstration. See curds pressed into classic rounds and sample regional cheeses, from creamy young Edam to aged wheels with nutty depth.

Learn how wooden shoes served generations of farmers, and why Gouda- and Edam-style cheeses became staples of Dutch trade. This rustic stop pairs craft heritage with tasty traditions in a charming rural setting.

Taste a Parisian feast in Montmartre, where cobbled lanes climb toward the Sacré-Cœur Basilica. Settle into a cosy bistro for classics like soupe à l’oignon, coq au vin and crème brûlée, paired with a carafe of French wine.

Soak up the bohemian spirit that drew Picasso and Toulouse-Lautrec to these hilltop studios and cafés. This is an optional experience at additional cost, bookable with your team while on tour.

Experience an iconic Parisian cabaret where feathers, sequins and high-kicking cancan dancers bring Belle Époque sparkle to the stage. Sip a drink as lavish sets, live music and witty emcees deliver a whirlwind of color and choreography.

Rooted in Montmartre’s nightlife heritage, cabaret blends satire, song and spectacle beneath glittering lights. This is an optional experience at additional cost, bookable on tour for a dazzling Paris evening.

Launch on a high-alpine canyon swing, free-falling into a glacier-carved gorge before arcing on secure ropes above thundering water. Feel the rush of cool air and the surge of adrenaline amid crags and pines.

Framed by the Jungfrau region’s sheer rock walls, this is Switzerland at its most exhilarating. This is an optional experience at additional cost, bookable on tour with expert guides and safety equipment provided.

Step inside the Colosseum and journey through the Roman Forum and Palatine Hill with a local guide. Hear tales of emperors, senators and gladiators as arches, temples and victory monuments bring antiquity to life.

Unravel how Rome administered an empire from these stones, from public spectacles to civic rituals. This is an optional experience at additional cost, bookable on tour and ideal for history lovers.

Join a guided food tour through bacari wine bars, sampling cicchetti like salt-cod crostini, marinated seafood and olives, paired with a spritz or local ombra. Wander alleys where daily life hums beyond the main sights.

Learn how Venetian trade routes shaped spices and seafood on the plate, and pick up tips for snacking like a local. This is an optional experience at additional cost, bookable on tour.

Explore Munich by bike, pedalling to the Residenz, the Englischer Garten and along the Isar’s leafy banks. Spot surfers riding the Eisbach wave and pause in beer gardens shaded by chestnut trees.

Hear stories of Wittelsbach rulers, WWII rebuilding and green-city planning as you cover more ground than on foot. This is an optional experience at additional cost, bookable on tour with comfortable bikes and local guidance.

Dine at a Dutch farm on hearty, locally sourced dishes before returning to the city for a canal cruise beneath Golden Age gables. Glide past lit windows and arched bridges as stories of merchants and shipyards unfold.

Watch reflections ripple along UNESCO-listed waterways and toast the evening from the open deck or snug cabin. This is an optional experience at additional cost, bookable on tour and often enjoyed toward the trip’s finale.

Cruise the Venetian Lagoon by private boat toward the heart of La Serenissima, arriving near St Mark’s Square for an orientation of its landmarks. Take in the lacy Gothic of the Doge’s Palace, the Byzantine shimmer of St Mark’s Basilica and narrow calli that spill onto hidden campi.

Hear tales of Venice’s maritime might and the craft of glassmakers and shipwrights. With the echo of lapping water as your soundtrack, note vantage points for Rialto Bridge views and spots to sample cicchetti later.

Join a guided panoramic tour to trace the grand sweep of Paris, taking in the Eiffel Tower, the Arc de Triomphe on the Champs-Élysées, the Louvre and the riverfront of the Seine. Glide past café terraces and elegant facades as your Tour Manager points out beloved quarters and photogenic viewpoints.

Explore how Baron Haussmann’s boulevards reshaped the city, from the medieval heart around Notre-Dame Cathedral to the glass pyramid of the Louvre. Expect time to pause for photos and reflection as you absorb the artistry, fashion and rhythm that define the City of Light.

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