• 11 Breakfast (B)
• 3 Dinner (D)
• 1 Lunch (L)

• 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: Yep. If you’re booking a twin room as a couple, you’ll be roomed together.

• 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.
• Paris: Your chance to learn the art of fragrance at a Parisian perfume house. You know it makes scents! (soz).
• Baschi: We’ll head to the rocky (but so picturesque) village of Baschi to visit Casale Polegri. Stroll around the vineyards and olive orchards on a short tour of the azienda agricola. We’ll learn about the farming techniques used by the Polegri Family to harvest their fresh plants and fruit. We’ll end the afternoon with a crunchy bruschetta topped with homemade extra virgin olive oil, focaccia bread with homegrown rosemary and vegetables. And of course, some risotto or pasta. All of this with a glass of their homemade wine and dessert. Happy tummy, happy life!
• 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. 
• 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).

Dress up for an evening of sequins, song and haute theatre at an iconic Paris revue. Enjoy a classic French meal before the curtain rises and performers whirl beneath a blaze of lights.

This optional experience is at additional cost and bookable on tour. Expect high-energy choreography, feathers and live music that channel the city’s Belle Époque spirit and nightlife tradition.

Cruise Lake Lucerne aboard a vintage or modern vessel, watching meadows and forested slopes tumble to the water’s edge. Wooden chalets, chapel spires and distant snowfields frame postcard-worthy views.

This optional experience is at additional cost and bookable on tour. Hear how William Tell’s legend, merchant routes and cantonal history shaped the Vierwaldstättersee—one of Switzerland’s most beloved lakes.

Sit down in a cozy trattoria for a Tuscan feast of crostini, hearty pasta and bistecca alla fiorentina paired with Chianti wine. Candlelight, rustic ceramics and local olive oil set the scene.

This optional experience is at additional cost and bookable on tour. Your host introduces regional dishes and vineyard traditions that make Florence a timeless capital of cucina povera turned culinary art.

Step inside the Colosseum with a licensed guide to picture gladiators, emperors and roaring crowds. Explore tiers and arches while stories of engineering brilliance bring the arena to life.

This optional experience is at additional cost and bookable on tour. Learn how Flavian architects built a monument to power and spectacle that still defines Rome’s skyline nearly two millennia on.

Glide by gondola along quiet rii and into broader canals as stone bridges arch overhead. Hear the soft ripple of oars and admire weathered palazzi from water level.

This optional experience is at additional cost and bookable on tour. Your gondolier navigates timeworn waterways that reveal Venice’s slower rhythm—best appreciated from a hand-crafted, black-lacquered boat.

Settle into a family cellar to sample regional wines, from crisp Rieslings to aromatic whites nurtured on slate-rich slopes above the Rhine. Learn to read labels and styles with a local expert.

This optional experience is at additional cost and bookable on tour. Hear how castles, steep vineyards and river lore produce a landscape as expressive in the glass as it is in the view.

Tour the hills of Umbria to tour the family-run vineyard and olive grove at Casale Polegri. Taste fresh bruschetta with estate oil, handmade focaccia and seasonal pasta, all paired with house wine overlooking the Umbrian hills.

Meet the family, learn about sustainable techniques and local varietals, and see how tradition guides harvests and hospitality. This MAKE TRAVEL MATTER experience connects you directly with producers, celebrating slow food, countryside rhythms and Italy’s deep agricultural heritage over a homemade lunch.

Join a guided walking tour through Rome’s golden-lit heart to the Trevi Fountain, the Pantheon and elegant Piazza Navona. Marvel at marble facades, tinkling fountains and artists’ stalls as church bells echo across ancient streets.

Hear tales of emperors, Renaissance popes and Baroque architects who layered the city’s dramatic skyline. Admire the Pantheon’s perfect dome and Bernini’s fountains, and feel how centuries of history animate Rome’s lanes, courtyards and lively piazzas.

Speed across the lagoon by private motoscafo, skimming past island campanili toward Venice’s historic core. Approach St Mark’s Square as domes, marble facades and the Grand Canal unfold like a stage set of stone and water.

Glide by palazzi that once housed merchant princes and see how tides, trade and craftsmanship shaped a maritime republic. Feel the city’s rhythm in the slap of waves on mooring posts and the shimmer of light along narrow rii.

Visit the Dachau Concentration Camp Memorial Site to learn and reflect at one of history’s most sobering places. Walk the exhibition and memorial grounds, pausing at chapels and sites of remembrance in quiet contemplation.

Understand Dachau’s role as the first camp of the Nazi system, established in 1933, and how it became a model for others until liberation in 1945. This encounter provides essential context, honoring victims while ensuring the lessons of the past remain present.

Step into a traditional Bavarian Bierhalle to raise a stein with locals at communal tables. Savor malty lagers, hearty snacks and the hum of conversation as brass notes from oom-pah bands bounce off vaulted ceilings.

Learn about Munich’s beer culture and the 1516 Reinheitsgebot purity law that shaped brewing here. This convivial stop captures the city’s spirit—heritage, hospitality and a celebration of craftsmanship poured into each Maß.

Pedal quiet lanes to cycle past windmills and dikes across the Netherlands’ water-managed polder landscape. Canals, gabled farms and wide skies set a painterly backdrop for your Dutch ride.

Stop at a working homestead to visit a local cheese-and-clogs farm. Watch traditional techniques in action and sample regional cheeses, from creamy young wheels to aged goudas. It’s a flavorful snapshot of rural life shaped by ingenuity and the sea.

Travel through the Valley of the Somme to take in the history of the World War I battlefields. Your team provides context as you pass memorial landscapes that witnessed the 1916 offensive.

Note the rows of white headstones in Commonwealth cemeteries and the restored villages that rose from the rubble. This journey segment offers time to reflect on sacrifice and remembrance woven into the fields and rivers of northern France.

Ascend Mount Pilatus on the steep cogwheel railway, then wander alpine trails with views sweeping across Lake Lucerne and jagged peaks. Breathe crisp mountain air and, in summer, try Switzerland’s longest toboggan run.

This optional experience is at additional cost and bookable on tour. Pilatus blends folklore of dragon legends with show-stopping panoramas that reveal the central Swiss Alps in all their rugged drama.

Taste Rome’s street-food staples—supplì, pizza al taglio, seasonal bites—while weaving through cobbled lanes with a local food expert. Sip a glass of Lazio wine and learn neighborhood secrets.

This optional experience is at additional cost and bookable on tour. Along the way, hear how Jewish-Roman, trattoria and market traditions shaped the city’s everyday flavors.

Hop between bàcari wine bars to sample cicchetti—Venetian small plates—paired with local pours. Try creamy baccalà mantecato, fried morsels and marinated seafood served on the counter.

This optional experience is at additional cost and bookable on tour. Learn how merchants, fishermen and lagoon seasons shaped this convivial ritual of standing, snacking and sipping with friends.

Pedal through Munich’s gardens and backstreets, from the Englischer Garten’s meadows to Isar riverbanks and quiet residential squares. Cover more ground while stopping for photos and stories.

This optional experience is at additional cost and bookable on tour. Guides reveal local life, WWII scars and modern design touches that many visitors miss on foot.

Cruise Amsterdam’s canals beneath arched bridges and tilting gables as warm light spills from townhouse windows. Sip a drink while reflections ripple along the waterline.

This optional experience is at additional cost and bookable on tour. Learn about Golden Age merchants, clever canal engineering and how 17th-century warehouses became today’s coveted homes.

Settle into a lively venue for stand-up and improv that taps into Dutch humor and international acts. Drinks flow, the atmosphere crackles and punchlines bounce around the room.

This optional experience is at additional cost and bookable on tour. It’s a fun way to sample the city’s nightlife beyond bars and clubs, with plenty of laughs to share with your crew.

Explore STRAAT Museum inside a former NDSM shipyard, where monumental murals and installations celebrate global street art. Wander cavernous halls alive with color, scale and technique.

This optional experience is at additional cost and bookable on tour. Curated works and rotating pieces reveal how graffiti evolved from subculture to contemporary art form, set against Amsterdam’s industrial waterfront.

Head to the fishing village of Volendam for a waterfront meal of North Sea flavors—think fresh fish, salty breezes and wooden-harbor charm. Stroll the dike and snap gabled facades.

This optional experience is at additional cost and bookable on tour. Hear how centuries of dyke-building and herring fleets shaped this pocket of Noord-Holland, where maritime tradition meets hearty Dutch cooking.

Visit a French perfumery to learn the art of fragrance, exploring how master “noses” balance top, heart and base notes. Inhale accords of citrus, jasmine and woods as experts decode Paris’s signature style.

Discover the city’s scent heritage from royal courts to couture maisons, and understand why Paris remains the capital of perfume craft. This refined encounter sharpens your senses and reveals how a perfectly composed perfume can capture a memory and mood in a bottle.

Join a guided panoramic tour as Paris shimmers after dusk, sweeping past the Eiffel Tower, the Arc de Triomphe and the grand Champs-Élysées. Glide along the Seine embankments and watch café terraces glow while landmark silhouettes reflect on the river.

Hear how Haussmann’s boulevards reshaped the city and how Belle Époque bridges linked its islands. Your Tour Director points out icons and viewpoints so you can pause for photos and reflection and feel the romance that has drawn artists, writers and dreamers here for centuries.

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