• 3 Dinner (D)
• 15 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: 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.
• Rome: You might have the chance to join a guided Colosseum tour. Heads up: sometimes the only available tour slots are later in the day, after the trip ends. If you’re super keen to see the Colosseum, we recommend booking a flight that departs after 4pm.
• Auschwitz-Birkenau Memorial and Museum: Due to new regulations, we cannot guarantee Auschwitz entry tickets for bookings made less than 60 days before your visit. We’ll make every effort to secure your ticket, but if we’re unable to do so, we’ll provide an alternative included experience of equal value.
• 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: 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. 
• 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.
• Kraków: Get your bearings in this medieval Polish city. Our orientation will get you familiar with the cathedral, Royal Castle and all the best places to grab a beer.  
• Auschwitz-Birkenau Memorial and Museum: Reflect on the tragedies of the past with a solemn visit to the largest concentration camp in World War II. Please note: Due to new regulations we cannot guarantee tickets for Auschwitz for bookings made less than 60 days prior to your visit. We will make every effort to secure your ticket however if we are unable to do so we will provide an alternative inclusion of equal value. 
• Banská Bystrica: This historic Slovakian city is filled with ornate buildings and framed by snow-capped mountains. It’s the perfect Insta backdrop! 
• Lake Bled: Take it easy with your new besties as you walk around the scenic lake, framed by the Julian Alps. 
• Ljubljana: Join your new gang for an orientation of Slovenia’s fairytale-like capital. Get your fix of rainbow architecture, Insta-friendly bridges and epic mountain backdrops.
• 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! 

Glide by gondola along quiet rii where laundry flutters and footsteps echo overhead. Slip beneath arched bridges as palazzi reveal peeling paint, marble portals, and private gardens.

Your gondolier steers a serenely paced ride through hidden canals before emerging to livelier waterways. A timeless Venetian ritual best savored slowly. This experience is at additional cost and bookable on tour.

Roll, cut, and shape dough as you learn to make fresh pasta with a chef guiding techniques for silky ribbons and perfect fillings in a hands-on cooking class.

Finish in a cozy Roman trattoria to plate your creations with classic sauces, then linger over a sit-down dinner with wine. A delicious immersion into Italian cucina. This experience is at additional cost and bookable on tour.

Cruise Amsterdam’s canals as bridges light up in chains of gold and townhouse windows glow. Glide beneath archways to admire Golden Age gables, warehouse hoists, and reflections rippling on the water.

Stories of merchants, painters, and modern life unfurl as you pass houseboats and courtyards. Toast the city’s twinkle under lit-up bridges. This experience is at additional cost and bookable on tour.

Join a guided panoramic tour of Germany’s capital to see icons like the Brandenburg Gate, the glass dome of the Reichstag, Tiergarten and Alexanderplatz. Trace grand boulevards layered with Prussian pomp, Weimar flair, and contemporary cool.

Walk a preserved stretch of the Wall at the East Side Gallery, the world’s longest open-air gallery. Murals and memorials here capture Berlin’s fusion of art and history, from division to reunification beside the River Spree.

Travel into the polders for a convivial farm-to-table dinner with seasonal dishes and artisanal dairy. Meet your hosts, meet local hosts, and learn how land reclaimed from the sea sustains a proud agricultural tradition.

Sample farmhouse breads and taste Dutch cheeses alongside hearty mains, finishing with classic sweets. A warm, rural counterpoint to the city buzz. This experience is at additional cost and bookable on tour.

Explore Dresden’s reborn Baroque heart, where the restored Frauenkirche, the courtyards of the Zwinger Palace, and the elegant Semperoper Opera House frame graceful squares and river views.

Hear how a city once in ruins returned to splendor, stone by painstaking stone, rebuilt after wartime destruction. Stroll handsome promenades along the Elbe and capture the skyline’s domes, spires, and copper-green roofs.

Walk the cobbles from the ramparts of Prague Castle to the statues and storybook views of Charles Bridge. Red rooftops and spires spread beneath you as Vltava reflections set the scene for classic skyline photos.

Continue into Old Town Square to admire the famed Astronomical Clock and Gothic pinnacles. Tales of Bohemian kings and merchants add depth to panoramic city views that connect medieval trade routes with café culture today.

Get your bearings around the UNESCO-listed core, from the sweeping Main Market Square and bugle call of St Mary’s Basilica to café-lined lanes and hidden courtyards.

See the elegant arcades of the Sukiennice Cloth Hall and look up to Wawel Royal Castle crowning the hill above the Vistula. Local insight brings legends, resistance stories, and Kraków’s scholarly spirit to life as you explore.

Visit the memorial and museum at Auschwitz I and Birkenau, a solemn place of education and remembrance. Exhibitions within preserved barracks and exhibits bear witness to lives lost and the human capacity for resilience.

Walk the railway tracks and memorial areas with thoughtful guidance, allowing time and space for reflection. This experience honors memory and encourages space for remembrance through careful, respectful interpretation.

Wander the pastel perfection of SNP Square, framed by Renaissance houses, a leaning clock tower, and mountain horizons. Cafés spill onto cobbles, with church spires and arcades offering effortless compositions.

Founded on medieval mining wealth, the town blends folk traditions with civic pride. With the Low Tatras as a backdrop, this photogenic pause invites you to linger and pause for photos among Central Europe’s small-city charms.

Stroll the shore of Slovenia’s alpine jewel, tracing emerald-green waters where swans glide and forested slopes descend to the lakeside path. Framed by the Julian Alps, every angle is a postcard.

Spot Bled Island and church afloat in the lake and the cliff-perched Bled Castle keeping centuries of watch. Time permitting, dip your toes, capture the reflections, and savor the mountain air.

Explore a compact capital of bridges and boulevards, from the elegant Triple Bridge and pink Franciscan church to the dragon sentinels of Dragon Bridge over the Ljubljanica.

Learn how architect Jože Plecnik shaped the city’s look, with colonnades, markets, and riverside riverside cafés made for lingering. Playful sculptures, pastel facades, and Plecnik’s architecture give Ljubljana a quietly creative pulse.

Speed across the Venetian Lagoon by motoscafo toward the domes and campanili of the historic center. Glide past island silhouettes and boat traffic before stepping into the drama of St Mark’s Square.

Along the approach, admire the domes of Santa Maria della Salute and views of palazzi-lined canals. This fast, scenic crossing delivers you straight into Venice’s theatrical heart, ready to wander.

Trace a classic route through the centro storico to the Baroque roar of the Trevi Fountain, where you can toss a coin with the crowds and cameras.

Continue to the perfectly proportioned Pantheon and on to Piazza Navona with its Bernini fountains and café bustle. Along the way, hear snippets of emperors, popes, and present-day Roman life as palazzi glow at golden hour.

Ascend to a modern skydeck for a sweeping panoramic view of Amsterdam. See canals trace their semicircles, ferries shuttle across the IJ, and the city lights sparkle to the horizon.

From this glass viewing platform, pick out landmarks and neighborhoods you’ll explore at street level. A stellar orientation and photo opportunity. This experience is at additional cost and bookable on tour.

Trace 20th-century fault lines on a guided walk to the Holocaust Memorial, the approximate site of Hitler’s bunker, and along streets once scarred by bombings and ideology.

Hear espionage tales at Checkpoint Charlie and stories of escapes, repression, and resilience in a divided Berlin. Thoughtful commentary provides context for memorials and everyday locations alike. This experience is at additional cost and bookable on tour.

Explore the city’s creative undercurrents through street art and counterculture in Kreuzberg and Friedrichshain. Murals, stickers, and paste-ups reveal neighborhood identity and ongoing dialogues on politics and place.

Discover canalside hangouts, repurposed factories, and collectives shaping Berlin’s present. With a local guide, meet the city beyond the museums and monuments. This experience is at additional cost and bookable on tour.

Settle in for a hearty traditional Czech dinner with roasted meats, dumplings, and Moravian wine or beer, as costumed performers whirl through polkas and village songs.

Hand-claps, fiddles, and live folklore dancers bring rural traditions to the city, with chances to join the steps. A lively cultural window paired with regional music. This experience is at additional cost and bookable on tour.

Delve deeper with a local guide through lanes around Old Town Square, the Astronomical Clock, and café-lined passages that lead toward the Vltava.

Uncover the layers of the Jewish Quarter and finish near Charles Bridge, rich with legends and stone saints. Complement an overview with neighborhood nuance. This experience is at additional cost and bookable on tour.

Attend a classical concert in a gilded salon, where strings and woodwinds carry the music of Mozart and Strauss across frescoed ceilings and crystal light.

From lilting waltzes to virtuosic arias, the repertoire highlights the city’s Imperial-era elegance in a historic concert hall. Dress up or come as you are for a refined Viennese evening. This experience is at additional cost and bookable on tour.

Cruise the Danube past mirrored embankments and the glowing Parliament’s neo-Gothic spires. Take in Buda’s hills, the Chain Bridge, and the ramparts of Buda Castle from the water.

Savor a three-course dinner as floodlights ripple across facades and domes. An elegant vantage on the city’s two halves. This experience is at additional cost and bookable on tour.

Slip into serenity and soak in thermal pools fed by mineral springs at Széchenyi or Gellért. Choose steaming outdoor basins or mosaic-lined interiors beneath soaring vaults.

Admire neo-baroque pavilions, Art Nouveau tilework, and chess players knee-deep in warm water as dusk drifts in and steam rising sets the mood. This experience is at additional cost and bookable on tour.

Taste the lagoon’s flavors as you sample cicchetti—bite-size toasts topped with seafood, salumi, or creamy baccalà—paired with ombra (local wine) in cozy local bàcari.

Learn why Venetian snacking is a way of life, from market-fresh ingredients to after-work rituals. Raise a Venetian spritz and compare regional bites across stops. This experience is at additional cost and bookable on tour.

Step inside the Colosseum to picture gladiators beneath the tiers of an ancient arena. Your guide unlocks stories of emperors, engineering, and spectacle.

Walk the heart of imperial power through the Roman Forum and up to Palatine Hill for sweeping city views. This experience is at additional cost and bookable on tour, and may operate later in the day near trip’s end.

Contiki

Pause along England’s southeastern edge to admire the White Cliffs of Dover, their chalk-white faces rising sheer above the English Channel. Breathe the salt air and pause for photos and reflection as ferries trace the world’s busiest strait below.

Learn how these cliffs became a symbol of homecoming and resolve during wartime. Spot distant lighthouses and cliff-top meadows where seabirds wheel overhead, and take in the natural drama of Britain’s ancient sea gate.