• 4 Dinner (D)
• 14 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: 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.

• Berlin: Get your culture on. It’s time to see Tiergarten, Alexanderplatz, the Russian War Memorial, Brandenburg Gate and the historic Reichstag building. 
• Berlin: Heads up culture vultures. Here’s your chance to check out the longest open-air gallery in the world.
• 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.
• 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!
• 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.
• Rome: Stroll around the Italian capital, ticking off some sights on your bucket list! 
• Pisa: Your ultimate chance to ‘hold the tower up’ as you pose for that classic Insta snap. 
• 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.
• 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).

Walk the East Side Gallery, a 1.3-kilometre open-air gallery painted on a surviving stretch of the Berlin Wall. Powerful murals—like the famous fraternal kiss—speak to division, protest, and hope after 1989.

Gain context on how artists transformed a border barrier into a living canvas and memorial. This is a moment to pause for photos and reflection, connecting the city’s recent past to its bold, creative present.

Explore Dresden’s reborn heart, where Zwinger Palace, the reconstructed Frauenkirche, and the Semperoper showcase Baroque elegance meticulously restored after WWII devastation.

Hear how artisans and architects pieced together shattered stone to recover a skyline once lost, and admire riverfront views along the Elbe. This compact walk blends beauty with resilience, revealing a city that turned tragedy into cultural renaissance.

Climb into the Castle District (Hradcany) for sweeping city vistas, courtyards, and the spires of St. Vitus Cathedral. Meander cobbled lanes and arcaded passages that capture Prague’s Gothic and baroque harmonies.

Stories of Bohemian kings, defenestrations, and artisan guilds bring the city’s myths to life. Look down over the Vltava to trace the line of Charles Bridge and the red roofs that make Prague feel like a storybook turned real.

Visit the Dachau Concentration Camp Memorial, established in 1933 as the first camp of its kind under the Nazi regime. This guided experience provides sober context through the former barracks, memorial sites, and the museum’s testimony.

Learn how remembrance work is carried forward today, and allow time for quiet reflection at the commemorative chapels. The visit is handled with sensitivity and respect, emphasizing the imperative of memory.

Step into a traditional Bavarian Bierhalle to clink steins, sample regional brews, and soak up gemutlich vibes at long wooden tables. Expect hearty fare, brass tunes, and locals who know the words to every chorus.

Beforehand, gaze up at the Marienplatz Glockenspiel, famed for its 32 dancing figures and 43 bells—an ornate clock that animates Munich’s medieval pageantry. A flavor-and-folklore snapshot of Bavaria in one easy swoop.

Wander pastel streets framed by snow-dusted Alps, where arcaded lanes lead to the Golden Roof (Goldenes Dachl), a shimmering 15th-century balcony built for Emperor Maximilian I.

Hear tales of Tyrolean traditions and Habsburg influence as you pass the Imperial Palace and riverside views. This compact orientation highlights mountain drama and medieval charm in equal measure.

Cruise the Venetian lagoon by private motoscafo, skimming past moorings and domes toward the city’s ceremonial heart. Step into St Mark’s Square for an exterior orientation of the Doge’s Palace and the graceful Bridge of Sighs.

Feel the rhythm of canals and campi, learn how Venice rose from a marsh to maritime power, and note artisan quarters to explore later—from mask ateliers to hidden bacari wine bars.

See the Eternal City aglow, from the arches of the Colosseum to baroque fountains and piazzas. A panoramic drive and short strolls reveal Trevi Fountain, Piazza Navona, and stately avenues shimmering under lamplight.

Hear tales of emperors, popes, and artists who shaped Rome’s layers. The city’s stones feel newly alive at dusk, when shadows reveal details missed in daylight.

Enter the monumental complex of the Piazza dei Miracoli to admire the famed Leaning Tower of Pisa alongside the Cathedral and Baptistery’s creamy Pisan-Romanesque stone.

Learn how unstable subsoil tipped the bell tower during construction, and frame your classic perspective shot with the green lawn and arcaded facades. A concise encounter with Italy’s most photogenic engineering mishap.

Stroll Renaissance streets past palazzi and piazzas to a workshop where artisans reveal the art of Florentine leather—from tanning to tooling—rooted in guild traditions near Santa Croce.

Discover how quality hides become wallets, belts, and journals, and get tips on craftsmanship markers. An elegant primer to Florence’s blend of design, history, and everyday style.

Use your included day rail pass to zip between the cliff-hugging villages of Cinque Terre National Park. Color-washed houses tumble to tiny harbors, with trattorie and sea views at every stop.

Wander lanes in Vernazza and Manarola, linger for a spritz, or tackle short coastal paths. This is about pastel palettes, salt air, and sunset over the Ligurian coves.

Take a sweeping city drive to meet the Eiffel Tower, Arc de Triomphe, the elegant Champs-Élysées, and the courtyard of the Louvre. This polished overview orients you to grand axes and graceful bridges.

Hear how Paris evolved from a medieval river island to a capital of ideas and style. Your guide’s pointers help you decide which quartiers to wander later—Left Bank cafés, covered passages, or riverside bookstalls.

Visit a Parisian workshop to explore the craft at Fragonard perfumery. Learn how perfumers balance top, heart and base notes, and test your nose on classic accords.

In the Opéra district’s belle-époque surrounds, trace the trade from Grasse flower fields to Parisian salons. You’ll leave with a sharper sense of how scent shapes memory and mood.

Ascend to A’DAM Lookout for 360° views over the IJ River and Amsterdam’s canal belt. Daredevils can ride the Over The Edge swing above the tower’s rim for a dose of skyline adrenaline.

Interactive exhibits highlight the city’s seafaring roots and creative future. This optional experience is at additional cost and bookable on tour.

Cruise Amsterdam’s canals past gabled merchants’ houses, humpback bridges, and waterside warehouses that fueled a Golden Age of trade. Glide under the Magere Brug (Skinny Bridge) and along the UNESCO-listed canal ring.

Warm cabin views and crisp reflections make for superb photos and easy city orientation. This optional experience is at additional cost and bookable on tour.

Travel into the countryside for a hands-on cheese-making demonstration and tasting—think young and aged Gouda, nutty Edam, and creamy farmhouse wheels paired with local bites.

Settle in for a rustic farmhouse dinner and learn about Dutch dairy traditions, often alongside wooden-clog craft displays. This optional experience is at additional cost and bookable on tour.

Trace the Nazi era through sites around the former government quarter, from the Topography of Terror to memorials that mark loss and resistance. Learn how ideology shaped the city and how Berlin confronts its past today.

Expect thoughtful commentary and time at the Memorial to the Murdered Jews of Europe. This optional experience is at additional cost and bookable on tour.

Explore Kreuzberg, where street art murals, indie cafés, and canal-side paths meet Turkish groceries and weekend food halls. Hear how migration and music scenes remixed West Berlin grit into creative energy.

Spot layered tags and community projects near the Landwehr Canal and learn how new makers keep the district evolving. This optional experience is at additional cost and bookable on tour.

Slip through Old Town passageways to discover cloistered yards, artisan arcades, and statues most visitors miss. Hear local tales—from alchemists to the Astronomical Clock’s medieval makers—that animate the stones beneath your feet.

It’s an atmospheric complement to the Castle District, perfect for curious wanderers. This optional experience is at additional cost and bookable on tour.

Glide by gondola along quiet rii, slipping beneath low bridges while palazzi facades ripple in the water. Emerge onto the Grand Canal for classic views of domes and marble fronts.

Your gondolier steers by tradition passed down generations, offering the city at its most serene. This optional experience is at additional cost and bookable on tour.

Dine on lagoon flavors—think cicchetti bites, briny baccalà mantecato, or risotto al nero di seppia—paired with Veneto wines in a cozy trattoria.

Between course notes on seasonal seafood and Rialto market traditions, savor the slower rhythms that locals keep after sunset. This optional experience is at additional cost and bookable on tour.

Step inside the Colosseum with a guide to picture roaring crowds, ingenious lifts, and the arena floor’s brutal choreography. View the Arch of Constantine and hear how emperors shaped public spectacle.

Context brings stone to life, with tips on nearby Forum and Palatine viewpoints to explore afterward. This optional experience is at additional cost and bookable on tour.

Roll and cut dough in a convivial kitchen to craft fresh pasta—from silky tagliatelle to hand-shaped gnocchi—guided by a local chef. Learn sauces that let simple ingredients sing.

Toast with wine and sit down to your own creation, trading stories over a classic Roman meal. This optional experience is at additional cost and bookable on tour.

Settle into a countryside or neighborhood trattoria for platters of Tuscan antipasti, rustic pastas, and roast meats paired with Chianti wines. Stone walls, candlelight, and easy conversation set the tone.

Between courses, hear how simple regional produce—olive oil, pecorino, herbs—defines Tuscan cooking. This optional experience is at additional cost and bookable on tour.

Dress for sparkle and step into a Belle-Époque world where feathered costumes, live music, and cabaret numbers light the stage. Enjoy a French dinner with wine or champagne as the revue unfolds.

The mood is celebratory and stylish—an iconic Paris night out to toast the journey’s finale. This optional experience is at additional cost and bookable on tour.

Join a guided panoramic tour to trace Berlin’s story from imperial avenues to creative neighborhoods. See the Brandenburg Gate, the glass-domed Reichstag, and wide green reaches of Tiergarten, with stops that reveal the city’s layered identity from Prussian grandeur to Cold War scars.

Hear the context behind Alexanderplatz and the Soviet War Memorial in Treptow, and learn how reunification reshaped daily life. Expect pointed commentary, striking architecture, and a clear city overview to help you plan what to explore in depth later.

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