• 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. 

Glide through back canals as your gondolier steers beneath low bridges and past quiet palazzi, offering a water-level view of Venice’s stonework and reflections.

Hear the soft echo of oar on lagoon while you drift toward open rii and hidden campos. This experience is at additional cost and bookable on tour.

Catch a stand-up show in a cozy, canal-side venue where local and international comics test sharp sets on an up-for-it Amsterdam crowd.

Laugh your way through observational riffs and quick-fire sketches before stepping back into the glow of the canals. This experience is at additional cost and bookable on tour.

Glide the Riviera’s corniche roads with the sapphire Mediterranean on one side and sun-bleached villas on the other. Lookouts reveal umbrella pines, yacht-dotted bays and pastel towns clinging to the hills.

Your Trip Manager highlights film-set locations, artists’ haunts and the holiday lore of Europe’s belle époque. Expect frequent chances to pause for photos and reflection as the coastline unfurls one glittering cove after another.

Join a guided pintxos crawl through Old Town bars, balancing delicate bites with Basque cider or chilled txakoli. Expect grilled prawns, slow-cooked meats and inventive seasonal toppings.

Learn the etiquette of ordering and savoring these small plates where creativity meets tradition. This experience is at additional cost and bookable on tour.

Witness a fiery flamenco performance in an intimate tablao, where guitar, cante and stamping heels weave a spellbinding rhythm called palmas.

Feel the intensity of this Andalusian art form as dancers channel duende in swirling dresses and razor-sharp footwork. This experience is at additional cost and bookable on tour.

Contiki

Discover the French capital on a coach orientation, passing the Eiffel Tower, Arc de Triomphe and Champs-Élysées, the Louvre and the Left Bank quays. Glide along Haussmann boulevards to admire the Gothic silhouette of Notre-Dame Cathedral and the grand squares that anchor Parisian life.

As evening falls, continue through the City of Light for a shimmering perspective. Admire graceful bridges over the Seine and landmark facades aglow, capturing the romance of Paris in the soft glow of its night illuminations.

Reflect on the Western Front as you travel through the Valley of the Somme, where fields and villages conceal the scars of 1916. Pause at memorials and cemeteries to pause for photos and reflection while hearing stories of courage and loss that shaped modern Europe.

Absorb the quiet dignity of sites such as the Thiepval Memorial and the region’s Great War cemeteries, appreciating how these landscapes keep memory alive for generations.

Explore the elegant riverfront of Bordeaux, where 18th-century facades curve beside the Garonne. Stroll the quays to the Palais de la Bourse and the shimmering Miroir d’Eau, the world’s largest reflecting pool that plays with light and perspective.

Learn how wine wealth shaped this UNESCO-listed city, from neoclassical architecture to lively squares and cafe terraces. It’s a graceful introduction to the art-de-vivre that Bordeaux is famed for.

Wander the lanes of Parte Vieja to soak up Belle Époque charm, pintxo bars and lively plazas before following the curve of Playa de la Concha. This seaside city blends surf culture with refined elegance along its shell-shaped bay.

Hear how royal summer holidays transformed San Sebastián’s Centro Romántico and discover favorite spots for ocean views and golden-hour photos. It’s a relaxed, sensory snapshot of Basque coastal life.

Walk the cobbled alleys of the Gothic Quarter, where medieval lanes open onto hidden squares and soaring stone walls. Continue to Las Ramblas, Barcelona’s famous promenade of flower stalls, street performers and Modernista detail.

Take in the buttresses of the Cathedral, hear tales of guilds and artisans, and learn how this quarter evolved from Roman Barcino to a creative hub. Expect energy, layered history and irresistible street life.

Learn the art of fragrance at a traditional French perfume house, where jasmine, rose and neroli are transformed into elegant accords. Follow the journey from raw flower to bottle, guided by experts in extraction and blending.

Understand top, heart and base notes, and the Riviera’s centuries-old links to perfumery. This cultural encounter reveals why Grasse and Nice became Europe’s scent capitals and invites you to learn the art of fragrance first-hand.

Walk to the square outside the Royal Palace for grand views over the harbor, then descend to the polished streets of Monte Carlo. Spot supercars, designer facades and manicured gardens under Riviera lights.

See the Beaux-Arts splendor of the Monte Carlo Casino and feel the Principality’s cultivated glamour. This evening visit captures Monaco’s blend of cliff-top history and night-time glamour.

Use your included rail pass to hop between the pastel hamlets of Riomaggiore, Manarola, Vernazza and beyond. Clifftop terraces, fishing harbors and the glinting Ligurian Sea set the scene.

Explore tiny churches, stone lanes and scenic viewpoints, and where open, follow sections of the coastal paths linking the clifftop villages. This flexible format lets you shape the day to your pace and interests.

Visit the marble expanse of Piazza dei Miracoli to see the famed Leaning Tower of Pisa, Cathedral and Baptistery. The tower’s iconic tilt makes for playful perspectives from every angle.

Hear how medieval ambition, soft subsoil and careful restoration shaped this world symbol. Time is set aside to frame that classic perspective shot among Romanesque arcades and green lawns.

Explore Renaissance Florence past the Cathedral of Santa Maria del Fiore, Piazza della Signoria and the arches of the Ponte Vecchio. Sculptures and palazzi line storied streets where artists and bankers remade European culture.

Step into an artisan leather workshop to see traditional techniques up close—cutting, tooling and finishing—while learning why Florentine craftsmanship remains a mark of quality worldwide.

Follow the cliff-hugging Amalfi Drive past terraced lemon groves, sea caves and stacked pastel houses. The coastal vistas stretch toward Capri and the distant cone of Vesuvius.

In Amalfi, admire the striped facade and steps of the Duomo di Amalfi, browse narrow lanes for ceramics and pause along the waterfront to feel the Mediterranean breeze on this storied shoreline.

Trace the layers of the Eternal City on a guided stroll, seeing the exterior of the Colosseum before winding through cobbled lanes to the Trevi Fountain and the porticoed majesty of the Pantheon.

Hear tales of emperors, aqueducts and Baroque city-making as piazzas open onto fountains and obelisks. This walk sketches Rome’s living gallery of history and everyday life.

Wander Verona’s medieval lanes to the courtyard of Juliet’s House, where a 14th-century balcony fuels Shakespearean lore. Continue to the Roman Arena, a first-century amphitheater still hosting open-air performances.

Along the way, discover frescoed facades in Piazza delle Erbe and traces of Roman Verona layered beneath Renaissance elegance, capturing the city’s romantic and classical spirit.

Speed across the lagoon by private motoscafo to the heart of Venice, where palaces rise from the water and gondolas glide beneath arched bridges. Step into St Mark’s Square, framed by the Basilica’s mosaics and the pink-hued Doge’s Palace.

Learn how a mercantile republic built a maritime empire on mudflats, and why Venice’s car-free maze inspires artists, traders and travelers alike.

Admire baroque spires and Alpine backdrops as you explore Salzburg’s UNESCO-listed Old Town. Look up to the Hohensalzburg Fortress dominating the skyline—one of Europe’s largest intact medieval strongholds.

Hear about Mozart’s Salzburg and the archbishops who shaped its onion-domed skyline. From cathedral squares to riverside promenades, the city blends courtly elegance with mountain drama.

Cross the statues of Charles Bridge into a world of spires and cobbles. In Old Town Square, watch the Astronomical Clock strike the hour before climbing toward the Castle District for sweeping city views.

Unpack Bohemian history—from Holy Roman Emperors to Velvet Revolution—while discovering gothic naves, hidden courtyards and red-roof panoramas that define Prague’s enduring magic.

See how Dresden rose from wartime ashes as you explore its reconstructed heart: the Frauenkirche, the courts of the Zwinger Palace, and the grand Semperoper. Baroque drama returns in sandstone curves and gleaming domes.

Hear how meticulous restoration revived the skyline, and why Dresden is now a symbol of European resilience and cultural renewal on the Elbe.

Walk the longest open-air gallery on earth along the remains of the Berlin Wall. Murals at the East Side Gallery fuse protest, hope and memory where a border once divided the city.

Trace stories of escape attempts, reunification and street art’s role in civic storytelling. This is Berlin’s living canvas—history retold in color and concrete.

Join a guided panoramic tour to see the Brandenburg Gate, glass-domed Reichstag, Alexanderplatz, Tiergarten and the Soviet War Memorial. Neighborhoods shift from Imperial grandeur to edgy modernism within minutes.

Gain a concise grasp of Berlin’s layers—from Prussian pomp to Cold War checkpoints and today’s creative capital—so you can dive deeper with confidence during your stay.

Sample regional wines on a relaxed walk to a local bar or cave, learning how terroir, grape blends and aging shape Bordeaux’s signature styles.

Compare left bank and right bank expressions, practice tasting technique and pick up pairing tips from your host. This experience is at additional cost and bookable on tour.

Roll up your sleeves for a hands-on class preparing seasonal Catalan dishes with local ingredients and time-honored techniques.

Cook alongside community-minded hosts who share culinary heritage and sustainability practices, then sit down to enjoy the meal you created. This experience is at additional cost and bookable on tour.

Pedal the coastline with a local guide along palm-lined promenades and sea-spray viewpoints, stopping for photos of bays and belle époque facades.

Learn Riviera lore while keeping an easy pace that suits the group, with time to savor the light and the sea air. This experience is at additional cost and bookable on tour.

Visit a traditional lemon farm tucked into terraced groves and learn how fragrant sfusato lemons become the Coast’s signature limoncello.

Meet the producers, see the orchard and sample citrus-bright liqueurs and preserves. This experience is at additional cost and bookable on tour.

Join a guided walking tour through the streets of ancient Pompeii to see villas, frescoes, the Forum and bathhouses preserved in volcanic ash.

Hear how daily Roman life was frozen in time by the eruption of AD 79, with insights from your guide bringing the city’s stories into sharp relief. This experience is at additional cost and bookable on tour.

Sample cicchetti in cozy bàcari wine bars—salt-cod mousse, marinated anchovies and seasonal bites—paired with local wines or a Venetian spritz.

Discover the city’s snacking culture where fishermen, merchants and locals have gathered for centuries. This experience is at additional cost and bookable on tour.

Dine at a family-run farm outside Salzburg, where hearty Alpine dishes showcase regional produce and time-tested recipes.

Share stories with your hosts over warming plates and local drinks, experiencing genuine Salzburg countryside hospitality. This experience is at additional cost and bookable on tour.

Settle in by the Prinsengracht for a canal-side dinner featuring Dutch favorites—think seasonal soups, mains like stamppot or stews, and classic desserts.

Enjoy warm hospitality in a historic setting that pairs comfort food with postcard views of Amsterdam’s waterways. This experience is at additional cost and bookable on tour.