• 5 Dinner (D)
• 24 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: A modular trip means fellow travellers will join and leave at various locations. There’ll be some goodbyes, sure, but there’ll also be plenty of hellos with new like-minded travellers.
• London: For this trip, you’ll need just three currencies – the British Pound, Czech Koruna and Euro.
• 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.
• Bordeaux: Stroll around this chic metropolis to see the Palais de la Bourse and downtown Bordeaux. Then make time for a nice glass of red by the river. 
• 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).
• Nice: Your chance to learn the art of fragrance at a French perfume house. You know it makes scents! (soz).
• Cinque Terre National Park: We’ll take care of your rail pass, so you can just zip around the iconic clifftop villages and focus on the Insta stories. Wanna hike around too? You’re welcome to explore on foot along the way.
• Pisa: Your ultimate chance to ‘hold the tower up’ as you pose for that classic Insta snap. 
• Amalfi Coast: Definitely one for the bucket list. Your chance to view one of Europe’s active volcanoes from a distance. 
• Rome: Stroll around the Italian capital, ticking off some sights on your bucket list! 
• 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.
• Venice: Speed across the lagoon to the aqueous island of Venice.
• Salzburg: Marvel at one of Europe’s largest medieval castles, perched high on the hill over Salzburg. Like something out of the Sound of Music.
• Prague: Charles Bridge. Wenceslas Square. Old Town Square. The Astronomical Clock. See them all IRL in this whimsical city. 
• Prague: Walk through the winding cobbled streets and head up into the fairytale-like Castle District for panoramic city views.
• Dresden: See the Baroque architecture that was rebuilt after the WWII bombings. Royal Residence, Zwinger Palace, Opera House and Frauenkirche.
• Berlin: Heads up culture vultures. Here’s your chance to check out the longest open-air gallery in the world.
• Berlin: Get your culture on. It’s time to see Tiergarten, Alexanderplatz, the Russian War Memorial, Brandenburg Gate and the historic Reichstag building. 

Round off your day waterside to catch a live comedy show in an intimate, canal-side venue. Expect sharp European stand-up and international acts that riff on culture, travel and life in the Low Countries.

This Optional experience is at additional cost and bookable on tour. A fun, social evening that showcases the city’s creative spirit beyond museums and bars.

Explore riverfront streets with a local host to sample regional wines paired with cheese and canelés. Compare Left Bank cabernet structure with Right Bank merlot plushness as you pause in intimate bars near the Garonne.

This Optional experience is at additional cost and bookable on tour. Learn labeling and terroir tips that elevate every sip long after you’ve left Bordeaux.

Cross the Vltava on Charles Bridge to explore Old Town Square’s pastel facades and the Astronomical Clock. Climb into the Castle District for panoramas and the gothic pinnacles of St Vitus Cathedral.

Trace tales of Bohemian kings, Habsburg rule and Velvet Revolution hopes. Your Trip Manager points out cobbled courtyards, hidden beer halls and viewpoints you can return to at leisure.

Drift through quiet sestieri to glide by gondola beneath arched bridges and along mirror-still canals. See marble palazzo facades from the water as your gondolier navigates backstreets few visitors reach.

This Optional experience is at additional cost and bookable on tour. It’s Venice at water level—unhurried, romantic and deeply atmospheric.

Contiki

Discover the French capital aglow on an evening orientation, as you join a guided panoramic tour past the Eiffel Tower, Arc de Triomphe and glittering Champs-Élysées. Glide along the Seine riverfront to spot the Louvre’s glass pyramid and the flying buttresses of Notre-Dame silhouetted against the night sky.

Hear the stories that shaped Paris, from royal grandeur to revolutionary fervor, while your Trip Manager points out photo stops and neighbourhoods to revisit during your free time.

Visit the landscapes of the Western Front to pause for photos and reflection among rolling fields, memorials and quiet villages. See sites associated with the Thiepval Memorial and the Somme offensive, where countless soldiers fought in 1916.

Gain context on strategy, sacrifice and remembrance as you pass Commonwealth war cemeteries and preserved positions. This contemplative stop connects modern Europe with the hard-won lessons of the past.

Explore Bordeaux’s stately heart as you stroll the Garonne quays beside 18th-century facades and the grand Place de la Bourse. Watch the city’s architecture shimmer in the Miroir d’eau, the world’s largest reflecting pool.

Hear how wine wealth and Enlightenment planning shaped these neoclassical arcades. Your Trip Manager highlights photo angles, cafés and river views that make this UNESCO-listed waterfront so distinctive.

Walk the labyrinth of Barri Gòtic to join a guided walk past Roman walls, hidden courtyards and the spires of the Cathedral of Barcelona. Emerge onto lively Las Ramblas, where buskers, florists and kiosks feed the city’s pulse.

Hear tales of medieval guilds and Catalan identity at Placa del Rei and Placa Reial, with tips on tapas bars and markets like La Boqueria to explore later.

Sweep along the Côte d’Azur to glide the corniche roads that curve above the sapphire Mediterranean. See palm-lined promenades, pastel villas and yacht-filled bays that have lured artists and screen legends for a century.

Soak up Belle Époque elegance and sea views at curated stops chosen for photos, beachy vibes and people-watching. Your Trip Manager shares Riviera lore and glamorous local landmarks en route.

Step inside a traditional French perfume house to learn the art of fragrance from expert “nez” perfumers. Discover how jasmine and rose absolutes become signature scents, then test your nose with citrus, herb and floral notes.

Trace the Riviera’s link to nearby Grasse, where centuries of craft shaped Europe’s perfume capital. Gain tips on choosing a personal fragrance, with time to browse boutique collections afterward.

Walk Monaco’s Old Town to stand on palace ramparts and walk in the footsteps of Grace Kelly at the Royal Palace. Continue to the harbor of Port Hercules before arriving at the Monte Carlo Casino to admire its Belle Époque facade.

Feel the electric mix of supercars, haute couture and Riviera glam. Your Trip Manager points out film locations and photogenic viewpoints across the principality’s compact skyline.

Use your included pass to zip between villages by rail across the UNESCO-listed Cinque Terre. Wander pastel harbors in Vernazza and Manarola, taste focaccia and pesto, or hike a scenic path above Liguria’s terraced vineyards.

Soak up cliff-hugging lanes, little beaches and sea views at your own pace, with your Trip Manager sharing route tips and favorite trattorie before you set off.

Enter the sweeping lawns of Piazza dei Miracoli to pose with the Leaning Tower and admire the marble harmony of the Romanesque Duomo and Baptistery. Capture the classic “holding it up” shot with help from your Trip Manager.

Hear how soft subsoil created the famous tilt, and why medieval Pisans built such monumental art and architecture during their maritime golden age.

Trace Renaissance masterpieces as you join a guided walk past the Cathedral of Santa Maria del Fiore, Giotto’s bell tower and Piazza della Signoria. Cross the Ponte Vecchio to hear tales of Medici patronage and guild life.

Witness a leather artisan demonstration, learning how Florentine craftsmanship shapes bags, belts and journals. Get tips on quality and care before browsing atelier pieces.

Follow the cliff-hugging SS163 to drive the Amalfi Coast, where lemon groves frame soaring cliffs and turquoise coves. Pull into Amalfi to wander whitewashed lanes and the striped facade of the Duomo di Amalfi.

Hear about maritime republics, coastal cuisine and dramatic geology shaped by nearby Vesuvius. Your Trip Manager highlights viewpoints to pause for photos and reflection along this legendary shore.

Stroll sun-dappled groves to visit a family-run lemon farm and see how Sorrento’s sfusato lemons become golden liqueur. Watch maceration and bottling, learn how limoncello is made, then sample citrus liqueurs and jams.

Hear how terraced orchards and sea breezes create intense flavor, with time to pick up artisanal treats from the sun-warmed terraces of the Sorrentine Peninsula.

Cross baroque squares and cobbled alleys to stroll Rome’s cobbled lanes, tossing a coin at the Trevi Fountain and circling the portico of the Pantheon. Continue toward the Colosseum for dramatic exterior views of the amphitheater and nearby Forum.

Unpack layers of empire, papal Rome and street-life rituals as your Trip Manager shares local lore and favorite gelaterie to revisit later.

Call into Verona’s historic center to visit Juliet’s House courtyard and balcony made famous by Shakespearean lore. Wander Piazza Bra to admire the Roman Arena, a still-functioning amphitheater from the 1st century.

Hear how merchant wealth, Scaliger lords and Renaissance elegance shaped this river city. Your Trip Manager points out photo angles and trattorie near the heart of the action.

Board a private motoscafo to speed across the lagoon, skimming past islets and moorings before stepping into St Mark’s Square. Get your bearings around the lacy Doge’s Palace, basilica mosaics and bell tower.

Learn how merchants, bridges and tides forged this watery republic. Your Trip Manager shares pointers to find quieter calli and views near the Rialto Bridge.

Wander Salzburg’s Altstadt lanes and baroque squares, passing wrought-iron signs on Getreidegasse and the facade of Mozart’s Birthplace. Gaze up to the hilltop Hohensalzburg Fortress, one of Europe’s largest intact strongholds.

Uncover Sound of Music scenery and archbishop-princes who endowed this elegant city. Expect cozy cafés, alpine backdrops and a feast of photo spots around every corner.

See a phoenix city reborn as you admire the Frauenkirche dome, the courtyards of the Zwinger Palace and the opera’s graceful Semperoper facade. Your walk reveals how Dresden rose from WWII destruction.

Hear of painstaking reconstruction using salvaged stones, and the Saxon rulers who transformed a river town into a court of art, music and baroque splendor.

Survey the capital’s layers as you visit the Brandenburg Gate, the glass dome of the Reichstag and lively Alexanderplatz. Continue to the longest surviving stretch of the Wall to view the Berlin Wall’s East Side Gallery murals.

Unpack stories of division and unity, from Cold War checkpoints to today’s creative districts edging leafy Tiergarten. Expect bold art, big history and powerful cityscapes.

Make a night of it at a classic Parisian revue with dinner and cabaret in a storied venue. Expect Moulin Rouge-style sparkle, high-energy choreography, feathered costumes and live music in true Belle Époque spirit.

This Optional experience is at additional cost and bookable on tour. It’s a lively introduction to the city’s chanson culture and theatrical flair, served with wine and a side of showmanship.

Follow a local expert through Old Town to join a guided pintxos crawl in the Parte Vieja. Skewer anchovies and peppers, try Idiazabal cheese and sip spritzy txakoli as you hop between buzzing bars.

This Optional experience is at additional cost and bookable on tour. Learn ordering etiquette and discover tiny counters where generations have perfected Basque flavors.

Settle into a tablao to experience a flamenco tablao of percussive footwork, staccato palmas, virtuosic guitar and soulful cante. The intimate stage brings you within arm’s length of Andalusian passion.

This Optional experience is at additional cost and bookable on tour. Your Trip Manager can recommend venues known for artistry and atmosphere over tourist flash.

Head to a community kitchen to roll up your sleeves and cook seasonal Catalan dishes with local instructors. Prepare classics using market-fresh produce before sharing a convivial meal.

This Optional experience is at additional cost and bookable on tour. It supports a local community project, connecting travelers with Barcelona’s food culture in a hands-on, responsible way.

Saddle up to cycle the Riviera coastline along palm-lined promenades and sea-view paths. Cruise past beaches, Belle Époque villas and harbors as your guide shares coastal stories and photo stops.

This Optional experience is at additional cost and bookable on tour. A breezy ride pairs Riviera sunshine with gentle exercise and plenty of Mediterranean vistas.

Walk ancient streets to explore the ruins of Pompeii, from frescoed villas to bakeries and bathhouses. Hear how Mt Vesuvius froze daily life in ash, preserving forums, mosaics and poignant casts.

This Optional experience is at additional cost and bookable on tour. A specialist guide brings Roman society alive amid temples and theaters still echoing with history.

Apron on to handmake fresh pasta in a cozy Roman kitchen, learning dough techniques and sauces from a local chef. Sit down to enjoy your creations with salad, dessert and local wines.

This Optional experience is at additional cost and bookable on tour. It’s a warm, convivial evening that turns recipes into souvenirs you can recreate at home.

Duck into neighborhood bacari to taste cicchetti—Venetian small plates of seafood, cured meats and lagoon flavors—paired with a spritz or ombra. Learn the rhythm of local bacari wine bars from a foodie guide.

This Optional experience is at additional cost and bookable on tour. It’s a delicious shortcut to the city’s tavern culture beyond tourist menus.

Venture beyond the city to visit a local farm for a seasonal, home-cooked Austrian dinner. Meet your hosts, learn about alpine life and savor regional specialties in a rustic setting.

This Optional experience is at additional cost and bookable on tour. Expect warm family-hosted hospitality and recipes passed down through generations.

Settle into a historic canal house to enjoy a traditional Dutch dinner beside the Prinsengracht canal. Tuck into homestyle classics and seasonal bites as boats glide past the windows.

This Optional experience is at additional cost and bookable on tour. It’s a warm, local way to savor Amsterdam’s cozy culinary side, with hearty recipes and sweet endings.