• 9 Breakfast (B)
• 5 Dinner (D)

• 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: This trip includes plenty of interesting Free Time Add-Ons in Amsterdam. So if you’re planning to do any other activity, and looking to book in advance – it’s best to book your tickets between 12-3PM. Of course, you can always book any other time (we’re all about freedom to explore!). But make sure you don’t miss the other 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.

• Sankt Goar: Take in the breath-taking scenery of the River Rhine.
• 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!
• Lorelei: It’s the stuff of legends. Literally. A singing mermaid named Lorelei is said to sit on the rock, enchanting fishermen before luring them to their demise. Eek!  
• Dinkelsbuhl: Seatbelts on! Today we’re driving along ‘Romantische Straße’ AKA Germany’s most scenic route, winding through picturesque medieval towns, fairy-tale castles, and breathtaking landscapes.
• Munich: We’ll make a stop at a traditional Bavarian ‘Bier Halle’. Grab your Contiki crew and a beer. Prost!
• Innsbruck: Snow-capped peaks. Pristine air. Chocolate-box buildings. Innsbruck is the answer to all of your Alpine travel wishes. 
• Venice: Speed across the lagoon to the aqueous island of Venice.
• 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).

Step inside a historic Parisian perfume house to learn the art of fragrance. At Fragonard perfumery, specialists reveal how distillation and maceration coax aromas from flowers, woods and spices into elegant compositions.

Test your nose across top, heart and base notes and trace perfume’s Parisian story from royal courts to runway couture. Leave with a deeper appreciation of craftsmanship that turns fleeting scents into lasting memories.

Drift through the UNESCO-listed Canal Ring on an evening canal cruise as warm lights ripple across the water. Glide past 17th-century gabled merchants’ houses, skinny warehouses and arched bridges like the Magere Brug, with commentary bringing Golden Age trade to life.

From the Jordaan’s quiet slips to views of the Anne Frank House facade, this gentle voyage reveals Amsterdam’s layered past and laid-back charm. Optional experience at additional cost, bookable on tour.

Ascend from the Lauterbrunnen Valley to ride the cogwheel railway toward Jungfraujoch – Top of Europe. Step into a crystalline world of snowfields and glaciers, with time to wander the Ice Palace and gaze from the Sphinx Terrace across the Aletsch Glacier.

Guides share Alpine geology and mountaineering lore as serrated peaks crown the horizon. A high-alpine adventure for big-sky views and cool mountain air. Optional experience at additional cost, bookable on tour.

Stroll within Dinkelsbuhl’s intact ramparts along the famed Romantische Straße, where cobbles lead to gabled guild houses and arcaded squares. Your walk reveals half-timbered houses, flower-boxed windows, and lanes little changed since merchants traded here centuries ago.

Pause by St. George’s Minster and the market quarter to trace the town’s rise on medieval trade routes. Hear why Dinkelsbuhl escaped wartime destruction, preserving a rare walled medieval town ambience that feels lifted from a storybook.

Explore Munich’s historic heart from Marienplatz as the Marienplatz Glockenspiel whirs to life on the facade of the Neues Rathaus. Wander past onion-domed churches, baroque facades and stone arcades toward lively squares where café tables spill onto the cobbles.

Learn how Wittelsbach rulers shaped the city’s palaces and beer culture, and spot frescoed courtyards and market stalls stacked with pretzels and cheeses. The route blends architectural highlights with local lore for an easy orientation.

Join your crew in a traditional Bavarian Bierhalle where vaulted ceilings echo with clinking glasses and soft brass. Settle at long wooden tables to raise a stein of Helles or Dunkel, with the option to pair it with hearty Bavarian fare.

Hear how purity laws shaped Bavarian brewing and why communal beer halls became the city’s social living rooms. Between toasts of “Prost!,” soak in the murals, carved pillars and convivial buzz that define Munich’s beer heritage.

Wander Innsbruck’s pastel lanes to the Golden Roof (Goldenes Dachl), where 2,657 gilded tiles glint above arcaded streets backed by snow-capped peaks. This relaxed orientation points out the Imperial quarter and baroque churches framed by Alpine scenery.

Hear tales of Habsburg court life at the Imperial Court (Hofburg) and look toward the Bergisel Ski Jump, a modern landmark above the valley. The blend of medieval frontage and mountain drama sets a distinctly Tyrolean mood.

Speed across the lagoon by private motoscafo, skimming past boatyards and church-topped islets toward the marble campaniles of Venice. Disembark by St Mark’s Square to feel the city’s watery rhythm amid arcades and fluttering pigeons.

Glide along canals beside the Rialto Bridge and palazzi where merchants once traded silk and spice. Byzantine arches, bell towers and tiled domes form a compact skyline that makes every turn a postcard scene.

As dusk falls, join a guided panoramic tour to see the Eiffel Tower sparkle and the Arc de Triomphe stand sentry over the Champs-Élysées. Bridges glow over the Seine as statues and facades take on a theatrical sheen.

Hear how Paris earned its “City of Light” moniker, from gas lamps to grand Haussmann boulevards. With photo pauses along lamp-lit bridges and sweeping avenues, this evening captures the city at its most romantic.

Pedal easy lanes to cycle the Englischer Garten, one of Europe’s largest urban parks. Cruise shaded paths along the Isar, watch surfers ride the Eisbach wave, and pass beer gardens beneath chestnut trees.

Guides share stories of royal avenues and contemporary street life as you roll between car-free routes and quiet riverside trails. An active way to see more of Munich’s green heart. Optional experience at additional cost, bookable on tour.

Glide by gondola along quiet back-canals where laundry sways above the water and shutters glow at dusk. Slip beneath low Renaissance bridges as your gondolier steers with a single oar, revealing hidden campi and storybook facades.

Hear of guild traditions and boatyard craftsmanship while the city’s rhythms slow to the splash of the ferro. Expect rippling reflections and intimate views of palazzi unreachable on foot. Optional experience at additional cost, bookable on tour.

Learn to steer a gondola in a hands-on introduction to Voga alla Veneta, Venice’s unique stand-up rowing technique. Under expert guidance, practice balance and strokes as you navigate calm canals like a true lagoon local.

Discover why this elegant method evolved for shallow waters and tight turns, and feel those subtle lagoon breezes as you master your line. Optional experience at additional cost, bookable on tour.

Follow a local to hidden wine bars to sample cicchetti—bite-sized Venetian specialties—paired with an ombra of local wine. Tuck into salt-cod mousse, marinated anchovies and crispy polpette while weaving between traditional bacari.

Soak up Rialto’s food lore near the Rialto Market, where fishermen and grocers have supplied the city for centuries. A flavorful window into everyday Venetian life. Optional experience at additional cost, bookable on tour.

Settle into a neighborhood dining room to savor a Parisian dinner of classic bistro dishes—think onion soup, confit de canard or boeuf bourguignon—finished with a silken crème brûlée.

Toast the journey with paired French wines as your host explains regional traditions from Burgundy to Bordeaux. Candlelight, tiled floors and old posters frame a relaxed finale to your Paris stay. Optional experience at additional cost, bookable on tour.

Dress for a night of sparkle at a Parisian cabaret, where dancers in feathered costumes sweep across the stage to a live orchestra. Sip a glass of bubbly as the curtain rises on precision choreography and playful revue numbers.

In a Belle Époque-inspired setting, neon lights and mirrored halls frame a spectacle that helped define Parisian nightlife. A celebratory close to your time in the City of Light. Optional experience at additional cost, bookable on tour.

Marvel at the UNESCO-listed Middle Rhine as you take in the breath-taking scenery of the River Rhine, where terraced vineyards tumble toward the water and crag-top ruins punctuate the skyline. Glide past villages with slate-roofed houses while stories of the Lorelei Rock add a dash of myth to the misty river bends.

Learn how this narrow stretch shaped trade and power in medieval Europe, spawning toll castles and feuding lords. Expect fairy-tale castles and vine-clad slopes, with moments to pause for photos and reflection as the river curves beneath towering cliffs.

Sample the Rhine’s celebrated vintages at a local cellar, where you’ll sample regional wines spanning crisp, slate-grown Riesling to fragrant Spätburgunder. Guided pours highlight how steep slopes, sun exposure and river breezes create elegant, mineral-driven profiles.

Hear how monastic orders refined viticulture along the Rhine and why modern winemakers still prize hand-harvested fruit. In vaulted rooms and candlelit corners, swirl and sip as your host shares pairing tips and terroir tales that bring every glass to life.

Visit a local stein store to see how traditional mugs are cast, glazed and hand-finished, and learn why pewter-lidded beer steins became Bavarian icons. Craftspeople explain motifs from hunting scenes to heraldic crests, tying design to local folklore.

Step outside to admire the world’s largest free-hanging Cuckoo-clock as it chimes over the village street. Hear how Black Forest clockmakers perfected hand-carved cases and ingenious mechanisms that turned timekeeping into whimsical theater.

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