• 3 Dinner (D)
• 18 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, we recommend that you carry the British Pound, Euro, Czech Koruna, Swiss Franc. (It’s a coin collector’s dream!)
• 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.

• Amsterdam: Dive into the vibrant world of STRAAT, Amsterdam’s street art and graffiti museum. You’ll see artworks (showcasing the epic untold stories and hidden meanings) from over 180 global artists housed in a massive warehouse.
• Berlin: Join us for dinner at Kreuzberger Himmel in Berlin, where Middle Eastern cuisine (think: delicious plant-based eats) is served by a diverse staff of refugees to help foster integration & solidarity.
• Berlin: Get your culture on. It’s time to see Tiergarten, Alexanderplatz, the Russian War Memorial, Brandenburg Gate and the historic Reichstag building. 
• Dresden: See the Baroque architecture that was rebuilt after the WWII bombings. Royal Residence, Zwinger Palace, Opera House and Frauenkirche.
• Prague: Walk through the winding cobbled streets and head up into the fairytale-like Castle District for panoramic city views.
• Berlin: Heads up culture vultures. Here’s your chance to check out the longest open-air gallery in the world.
• Dachau Concentration Camp Memorial Site: Take a somber but impactful visit to the site of a World War II concentration camp in Munich. 
• Munich: We’ll make a stop at a traditional Bavarian ‘Bier Halle’. Grab your Contiki crew and a beer. Prost!
• Munich: Lace up your comfy boots, it’s time for a walking tour of Munich – with a local guide on hand to impart historical and cultural wisdom.
• Venice: Speed across the lagoon to the aqueous island of Venice.
• Rome: Stroll around the Italian capital, ticking off some sights on your bucket list! 
• Florence: Live out all your sundrenched Tuscan dreams as you tour this 16th Century winery. Then treat yourself to some Chianti and antipasto. 
• Florence: See the Duomo, Basilica Santa Croce, Giotto’s Bell Tower, the Baptistery & Piazza della Signoria on a locally guided walking tour of Florence.
• Pisa: Your ultimate chance to ‘hold the tower up’ as you pose for that classic Insta snap. 
• 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).

Visit the Dachau Concentration Camp Memorial Site for a sober encounter with history. Walk through former barracks, view preserved grounds and dedicated places of remembrance, and take time for quiet reflection.

Exhibitions trace the rise of persecution and the testimonies of survivors. This profoundly moving experience invites respectful contemplation and a commitment to dignity and human rights.

Drift along the UNESCO-listed Canal Ring on a relaxed canal cruise, gliding past Golden Age gables, skinny warehouses and houseboats that reveal Amsterdam’s mercantile past.

Glance beneath graceful arches like the Magere Brug and watch cyclists skim the quays. Hear stories of trade, tolerance and design as waterways stitch the city together. This experience is at additional cost and bookable on tour.

Glide through Venice on a traditional gondola ride, slipping along back canals where laundry flutters and lanterns glow beneath stone bridges.

From water level, palazzi and campi reveal new textures—worn moorings, secret facades, soft eddies. Your gondolier navigates with quiet mastery. This experience is at additional cost and bookable on tour.

Sit down to dinner at Kreuzberger Himmel, where chefs plate fragrant Middle Eastern flavors and warm hospitality. The restaurant is proudly staffed by refugees, turning a Berlin meal into a story of community and new beginnings.

Share mezze and conversation in eclectic Kreuzberg, a district famed for creativity and cultural fusion. Each bite supports training, integration and dignity—proof that great food can do great good.

Skim across the Venetian Lagoon by private motoscafo, the spray and skyline guiding you toward St Mark’s Square. Few arrivals capture the magic like this speed across the lagoon with domes and campanili ahead.

Disembark near the Gothic tracery of the Doge’s Palace and the basilica’s shimmering mosaics. An orientation stroll reveals bridges, campos and the daily choreography of life on water.

Explore the Renaissance capital’s hallmarks: the Duomo with its terracotta dome, the gilded doors of the Baptistery, and statues ringing Piazza della Signoria. Stories of Medici patronage animate every square.

Step inside a leather workshop to see artisans cut, burnish and hand-stitch using time-honoured techniques like vegetable tanning. Craftsmanship and culture intertwine in a city made for walkers and wonderers.

Settle into a vaulted hall for a lively folklore dinner with dancing, dulcimer tunes and traditional Czech music. Feast on Bohemian dishes paired with crisp local pivo.

Costumed performers share village traditions through song and dance as you toast to Czech conviviality. Warm, rustic and spirited, it’s Prague at its most cheerful. This experience is at additional cost and bookable on tour.

Unwind on a classic boat to cruise Lake Lucerne, where mountains tumble to mirror-still waters and bell towers peep from storybook villages.

Glide past forested coves and grand hotels that recall the Belle Époque. Whether paddle steamer or modern cruiser, the views are all alpine theatre. This experience is at additional cost and bookable on tour.

Walk the open-air museum of the East Side Gallery, a 1.3-kilometre stretch of the Berlin Wall transformed into the world’s longest open-air gallery. Iconic works like the “Fraternal Kiss” blaze with colour and contradiction.

Painted after 1989, these murals capture euphoria, protest and remembrance. Trace the concrete that once divided a continent and now unites visitors in reflection on freedom and change.

Stroll Dresden’s elegant heart to admire the sculpted courtyards of the Zwinger Palace, the reborn dome of the Frauenkirche, and the grand Semperoper. Ornate facades line broad squares restored with extraordinary craftsmanship.

Bombed in 1945 and meticulously reconstructed, the city’s skyline along the Elbe is a living testament to resilience. Learn how historic stones and modern spirit rebuilt “Florence on the Elbe.”

Climb into the Castle District for sweeping views of spires and terracotta rooftops. Gaze up at the Gothic vaults of St. Vitus Cathedral before drifting downhill toward the statues and stalls by Charles Bridge.

Hear tales of Bohemian kings, astronomers and artisans as cobbles echo underfoot. From fortified courtyards to riverfront arcades, Prague charms with a romantic patina and richly layered past.

Follow a local through Munich’s old town to lively Marienplatz and the storybook chiming of the Rathaus-Glockenspiel. Arcaded lanes open onto markets and courtyards that reveal the city’s Bavarian soul.

Hear of Wittelsbach rulers and wartime scars while browsing the aromas of Viktualienmarkt. From onion-domed churches to neo-Gothic civic pride, Munich blends gemutlich warmth with grand tradition.

Raise a toast in a traditional Bavarian beer hall where vaulted ceilings amplify laughter and brass. Join locals for clinking steins, soft pretzels and roast specialties as lively oompah bands set the rhythm.

Long wooden tables spark easy conversation and the spirit of Gemutlichkeit. Learn the simple language of “Prost!” as you savour regional brews poured with pride.

See Rome by night as monuments glow against the cobbles. Marvel at the lit arches of the Colosseum and toss a coin in the Trevi Fountain as baroque facades shine like stage sets.

Hear how emperors, popes and artists shaped the city’s theatre of power and beauty. Moonlight on fountains and piazzas adds a timeless sheen to the Eternal City.

Visit a historic Tuscan estate to tour the old cellars where oak casks perfume the air. On the terrace or in a rustic sala, sample Chianti alongside Tuscan antipasti that celebrate farmstead flavours.

Learn how Sangiovese grapes express soil and sun, and trace centuries of winemaking tradition through architecture, tools and tales. It’s a generous slice of rural Tuscany at its authentic best.

Enter the marble ensemble of the Piazza dei Miracoli and behold the iconic Leaning Tower of Pisa. Line up that classic hold-it-up photo amid clipped lawns and Romanesque arcades.

Hear how soft subsoil caused the tower’s famous tilt and how modern engineering helped stabilise it. The cathedral and baptistery complete a luminous snapshot of medieval ambition.

Walk the flower-trimmed Wooden Chapel Bridge, its medieval roof paintings narrating Lucerne’s past, and view the solemn Lion Monument carved in sandstone to honour the Swiss Guard.

Alpine peaks frame the city’s promenades and lakeside atmosphere. Cobbled lanes, timbered houses and lake reflections create a setting made for lingering photographs and quiet appreciation.

Circle the City of Light as icons shimmer into view: the Eiffel Tower sparkling on the hour, the triumphant Arc de Triomphe and the glowing sweep of the Champs-Élysées.

Bridges bead the Seine with light while elegant Haussmann facades glow like theatre sets. Paris at night feels cinematic—an open-air gallery of boulevards, fountains and river reflections.

Step inside a historic house near the Opéra Garnier to learn the art of fragrance with experts from the Fragonard perfumery. Explore scent families and the alchemy of top, heart and base notes.

From jasmine to vetiver, discover the craft that made Paris the capital of perfume. This elegant encounter decodes the language of scent with hands-on curiosity and Parisian poise.

Trace Berlin’s upheavals on a guided historical walking tour, from the Brandenburg Gate to the Reichstag, with stops that illuminate rise, ruin and rebirth.

Pause at memorials, former border zones and sites tied to resistance and remembrance. Context-rich commentary connects streets to history that shaped Europe. This experience is at additional cost and bookable on tour.

Explore Berlin’s creative undercurrent on an alternative walking tour through Kreuzberg. Read the city through its street art, indie studios and community projects.

Discover hidden courtyards, migrant markets and collectives that turned a divided past into cultural energy. Your guide decodes motifs and neighbourhood lore. This experience is at additional cost and bookable on tour.

Follow an expert to step inside the Colosseum, envisioning roar and ritual in the gladiatorial arena. Continue among triumphal arches and basilicas in the Roman Forum.

Hear how emperors staged power and how Rome’s stones became Europe’s blueprint. Panoramas stitch together centuries in one remarkable walk. This experience is at additional cost and bookable on tour.

Wander cobbled lanes to sample Roman specialties—crispy supplì, slices of pizza al taglio and artisan gelato—as stories of neighbourhood life bring the city to the table.

Meet shopkeepers and learn the secrets behind carbonara, amatriciana and seasonal produce. A delicious primer on Rome’s culinary code. This experience is at additional cost and bookable on tour.

Savour a convivial Tuscan dinner of rustic antipasti, handmade pasta and grilled specialities paired with Chianti wines in a welcoming trattoria.

Cap the evening at a panoramic terrace as church domes and palazzi glow, catching the sunset over the Arno. Romance, flavour and skyline splendour in one Florentine flourish. This experience is at additional cost and bookable on tour.

Ride cableways and mountain paths to ascend Mt. Pilatus, opening a vast alpine panorama above lakes and valleys stitched with forests and villages.

Breathe crisp mountain air, photograph snow-capped peaks and browse cosy summit huts for Swiss treats. Weather brings its own drama to this high perch. This experience is at additional cost and bookable on tour.

Dress up for a glittering cabaret show with dinner, where high-kicking can-can, lavish sets and sparkling costumes revive the Belle Époque spirit.

Toast with champagne as singers, dancers and acrobats sweep across the stage. It’s Parisian nightlife at full wattage and a joyous finale to your time in the City of Light. This experience is at additional cost and bookable on tour.

Explore the STRAAT museum, set inside a cavernous former NDSM shipyard warehouse where monumental works tower overhead. Wander among large-scale murals that transform industrial bones into a bold, colour-drenched cathedral of contemporary expression.

Encounter pieces by 180+ international artists and decode the language of tags, paste-ups and installation art. This curated showcase frames street culture as high art, revealing the politics, humour and urgency behind Europe’s most dynamic urban canvas.

Join a guided overview tracing green Tiergarten and bustling Alexanderplatz to the icons of power at the Brandenburg Gate and the glass-crowned Reichstag. This citywide sweep sets the scene for Berlin’s layered identity.

Hear how imperial grandeur, wartime scars and Cold War fault lines forged a capital of creativity. From Prussian boulevards to reunification memorials, the route reveals a metropolis that continually rewrites itself.

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Gaze up at the gleaming White Cliffs of Dover as the English coast rises in luminous relief against the Channel. Feel the sea breeze and admire the sheer chalk cliffs that have long signalled both welcome and farewell beside the Strait of Dover.

Absorb centuries of maritime lore and wartime resilience as you pause for photos and reflection. The cliffs’ brilliant hue comes from tiny marine fossils, creating a natural landmark that is as scientific as it is symbolic.