• 3 Dinner (D)
• 9 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: 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: Yep. If you’re booking a twin room as a couple, you’ll be roomed together.

• Sankt Goar: Take in the breath-taking scenery of the River Rhine.
• Sankt Goar: In the historic setting of an underground candle-lit cellar, get the low-down on the region’s reputation as a leading white wine producer. Try out local wines as you sip on some Riesling & the exclusive ice wine, a speciality of the area.
• 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: Roll through the Bavarian city on two wheels with an expert guide, for a fun and fascinating jaunt.
• 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.
• Lucerne: Check out the Wooden Chapel Bridge and the giant sandstone Lion Monument.
• 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).

Join a guided panoramic tour that strings together the capital’s greatest hits: the Eiffel Tower, Arc de Triomphe, the Louvre’s courtyards, the Champs-Élysées and elegant riverfront quays along the Seine.

Stories span the Revolution to the Belle Époque as you pass grand Haussmann boulevards and the Île de la Cité. Glimpses of Notre-Dame’s flying buttresses and artists’ haunts set the mood for your own explorations, from café terraces to twilight photo stops.

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Glide in a traditional gondola along quiet rii and under low stone bridges as palace facades rise from the water. Your gondolier steers with effortless grace, offering glimpses of the Grand Canal and centuries-old boatyards that keep this heritage alive.

Feel the cadence of Venice at water level—a ritual traced to the 11th century and still the most evocative way to sense the city’s rhythm. This experience is at additional cost and bookable on tour.

Discover Tyrolean charm beneath the snow-dusted Alps on a guided wander through Innsbruck’s medieval core. See the Goldenes Dachl (Golden Roof), admire pastel facades and arcaded lanes, and take in mountain vistas that frame every turn.

Hear how Habsburg princes shaped the city’s baroque flair and how the Nordkette peaks inspired winter-sports fame—from Olympic ski jump legends to alpine traditions. It’s a compact, culture-rich snapshot of Austria’s mountain heart.

Glide across the Venetian Lagoon by private motoscafo, skimming past island campanili and fishing posts toward the city’s marble skyline. Disembark in the heart of it all for an orientation around St Mark’s Square, with views of the Doge’s Palace and the basilica’s golden mosaics.

Learn how centuries of maritime power, artisan guilds and masked festivities shaped La Serenissima. Tips on navigating bridges, Rialto lanes and quieter canals help you make the most of Venice’s maze of beauty.

Walk lakeside lanes to the Kapellbrucke (Chapel Bridge) and its octagonal Water Tower—icons of Lucerne—while alpine peaks reflect in the water. Continue to the moving Lion Monument, carved into sandstone to honor Swiss Guards fallen in 1792.

Context from your Trip Manager brings the town’s trading past and lake-to-mountain setting to life. Between timbered facades and cobbled squares, you’ll feel why Lucerne blends storybook charm with quietly powerful history.

Step into a historic Parisian perfumery to learn the art of fragrance. Guided by experts, decode top, heart and base notes, test accords on blotters and discover how raw ingredients travel from field to flacon.

Heritage displays and atelier secrets reveal the craft behind French scent-making. Leave with a deeper nose for balance and a personalized scent strip—a stylish memento of Parisian savoir-faire that lingers well beyond the visit.

Cruise Amsterdam’s UNESCO-listed canal ring as gabled mansions and arched bridges glow after dark. From the curve of the Herengracht to the Magere Brug, the waterline reveals Golden Age merchant houses, cozy houseboats and reflections that ripple like Impressionist brushwork.

Onboard commentary shares stories of trade wealth, narrow plots and life along the Grachtengordel. This experience is at additional cost and bookable on tour—an atmospheric way to meet the city by night.

Try your hand at voga alla veneta with a licensed instructor, learning to stand and row forward using a single oar and carved forcola. Practice balance and strokes as you navigate a training boat on calm canals.

Along the way, hear how guilds safeguarded techniques that powered a maritime republic. It’s an active, insider’s window onto Venetian tradition. This experience is at additional cost and bookable on tour.

Sample Venice’s bite-sized culinary culture on a guided hop between traditional bàcari wine bars. Try lagoon-fresh cicchetti—think marinated anchovies, creamy baccalà mantecato and seasonal crostini—paired with a spritz or local ombra wine.

Stories of Rialto market traditions and family-run kitchens enrich each stop, turning tastes into cultural snapshots. Expect convivial counters, clinking glasses and warm chatter. This experience is at additional cost and bookable on tour.

Ascend by cable car to a high alpine viewpoint above Lake Lucerne, where serrated peaks stretch to the horizon. Step out into brisk mountain air for panoramic views, photo stops and time to savor hot chocolate amid timber chalets.

Learn how glaciers sculpted these valleys and how mountain railways opened them to travelers. Weather permitting, short walks reveal wildflowers in summer and sparkling snowfields in cooler months. This experience is at additional cost and bookable on tour.

Savor a classic bistro supper—think steak frites, coq au vin or seasonal plats du jour—before an iconic night of cabaret at the Moulin Rouge. Feathered costumes, high-kicking can-can and live orchestration light up the historic Belle Époque venue.

Between glasses of champagne and the glow of the red windmill in Pigalle, you’ll feel a century of Parisian nightlife distilled into one glamorous evening. This experience is at additional cost and bookable on tour.

Soak up the epic scenery of the Rhine Gorge as castles crown vine-striped cliffs and bends in the river reveal storybook villages. Your journey tracks legendary viewpoints near the Lorelei rock, where folklore and navigation once intertwined.

Guided commentary connects landscapes to tales of medieval toll keepers and trading routes that enriched the region. Pause mentally for photos and reflection as you learn how geology, myth and the river’s strategic path forged this dramatic cultural corridor.

Explore a perfectly preserved medieval town on Germany’s famed Romantische Straße. Stroll cobbled lanes framed by half-timbered houses, lively market squares and stout watchtowers, feeling centuries of merchant life echo from St George’s Minster to the city walls.

Your Trip Manager points out photogenic angles and stories—from guild traditions to festival customs—that give this Bavarian gem its warm, lived-in character. Expect vibrant gables, flowering windowsills and a pace built for slow wandering and snapshots.

Roll through Munich’s greenways and grand squares on a relaxed cycle with an expert local. Pedal past Marienplatz and the Glockenspiel, the English Garden and the onion domes of the Frauenkirche, pausing for stories that link royal avenues to modern Bavarian life.

Round off the outing at a traditional Bavarian beer hall, where vaulted ceilings, oompah music and clinking steins set the mood. Learn beer-making lore and toast “Prost!” with your crew in the city that perfected gemutlichkeit.

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Taste your way through Germany’s legendary Riesling country with a guided sampling in an atmospheric, underground candle-lit cellar. Explore the nuances of crisp Rieslings and the coveted ice wine, learning how the steep slate slopes of the Middle Rhine shape each elegant sip.

Between pours, your host unpacks centuries of winemaking heritage along the UNESCO-listed valley and explains why cool nights and river mists create such distinctive aromatics. It’s a convivial introduction to Rhine wine culture in a setting built for lingering conversation.