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London to Vienna Trail | Age 18 to 22 Hostels | Start London | Winter 27/28 route map

Meet in London and drive to Dover for the ferry to Calais, then continue via Belgium to Amsterdam. Included dinner. Optional panoramic city view; evening free to explore.

Meals: Dinner

Free day to explore canals, museums and cafes, bar hop or try local eats. Optional dinner at a Dutch farm and an optional evening canal cruise.

Meals: Breakfast

Travel to Berlin. Orientation/sightseeing tour on arrival, then free time to explore or enjoy the nightlife.

Meals: Breakfast,Dinner

Free day with optional historical walking tour (including Hitler’s bunker and the Holocaust Memorial). Optional Alternative Berlin walking tour; see icons like Checkpoint Charlie.

Meals: Breakfast

Drive via Dresden to see the rebuilt Baroque landmarks (Opera House, Frauenkirche, Royal Residence). Arrive in Prague for exploration of castles and cathedrals; optional traditional Czech dinner with folklore dancers.

Meals: Breakfast

Free day for Gothic architecture, markets and local brews. Optional walking tour through historic streets and landmarks.

Meals: Breakfast

Travel to Vienna. Enjoy Austrian cuisine and optionally attend a classical concert, or relax for the evening.

Meals: Breakfast

Trip ends in Vienna after breakfast. Farewells and departures.

Meals: Breakfast

What’s included

7 breakfasts and 2 dinners included as per the itinerary.
7 nights in same-sex multi-share hostels (or similar), including Via Hostel Amsterdam, A&O Berlin Mitte, Plus Prague and JO&JOE Vienna.
Trip Manager support and rooming coordination throughout the trip.
Group transport between cities from London to Vienna, including the ferry crossing from Dover to Calais, overland travel via Belgium to Amsterdam, and a train from Berlin to Prague.
Included sightseeing: Berlin orientation taking in Tiergarten, Alexanderplatz, the Russian War Memorial, Brandenburg Gate and the Reichstag; a stop in Dresden to see the Royal Residence, Zwinger Palace, Opera House and Frauenkirche; Prague Castle District walk for panoramic views; and a visit to the Berlin Wall’s East Side Gallery.

What’s not included

International flights to London at the start and from Vienna at the end are not included.
Entry visas and travel authorizations are not included (e.g., UK Electronic Travel Authorization (ETA) if applicable).
Travel insurance is not included and should be arranged by the traveller.
Lunches and any meals not listed in the itinerary are at your own expense.
Optional experiences are not included, such as Amsterdam canal cruise and Dutch farm dinner; Berlin historical or alternative walking tours; Prague folklore dinner; and a classical concert in Vienna.
Single supplement or private room upgrades are not included but may be available on request.
Personal expenses such as drinks, snacks, laundry, souvenirs and other incidental costs are not included.

Additional information

  • 2 Dinner (D)
  • 7 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.
  • 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.

Walk beside the painted remains of the Berlin Wall at the East Side Gallery, a 1.3-kilometre stretch transformed into the world’s longest open-air gallery. Powerful murals and slogans span from river views to city streets, inviting you to pause for photos and reflection where concrete once divided a continent.

Created by international artists after 1989, the gallery’s Berlin Wall canvases capture hope, satire and reconciliation. It’s a vivid, open-sky museum of recent history that turns a boundary into a celebration of freedom.

Explore Dresden’s reborn Baroque quarter, where the elegant Frauenkirche, the palace courtyards of the Zwinger Palace and the former Royal Residence outline a skyline of domes and pavilions. Stroll cobbles lined with sandstone facades and Elbe River vistas, and pause for photos and reflection in grand squares.

Destroyed in WWII and masterfully reconstructed, Dresden symbolizes resilience through art and architecture. Your visit threads past the Semperoper and ornate portals, revealing how a courtly Saxon capital reclaimed its cultural soul stone by stone.

Walk into Prague’s hilltop Castle District for sweeping panoramic city views over terracotta rooftops and the Vltava’s clustered bridges. Take in the Gothic drama of St. Vitus Cathedral’s exterior and vantage points toward Charles Bridge before an easy orientation through lanes that tumble to Old Town.

Hear tales of Bohemian kings and artisans as spires, courtyards and arcades unfold. The route brushes Old Town Square, where the Astronomical Clock has timed markets and meetings for centuries amid pastel townhouses and lively street music.

Gaze at the White Cliffs of Dover rising from the Channel, their chalk-white escarpments glowing against sea and sky. Salt air, gull calls and long horizons set a contemplative mood that invites you to pause for photos and reflection along England’s storied edge.

Shaped by ancient seas and storied in wartime watchfulness, these cliffs have welcomed travelers for generations. The views add a bracing coastal chapter to your overland journey from Britain to the continent.

Cruise the waterways of a UNESCO treasure as you cruise the famous canals beneath arched bridges and gabled houses glowing under the city lights. Glassy reflections ripple along the UNESCO-listed canal ring, framing Amsterdam’s 17th-century grandeur from the water.

Hear stories of merchant wealth, narrow plots and elegant facades while gliding past warehouses and houseboats. This atmospheric evening experience is at additional cost and bookable on tour.

Taste countryside hospitality at a dinner at a local Dutch farm, where warm hosts share stories of polder life alongside seasonal farm-to-table dishes. Expect simple, hearty flavors—fresh vegetables, local dairy and rustic desserts—served in a cozy, timbered setting.

Learn how reclaimed land and careful water management shaped rural traditions still savored today. This convivial, culture-rich meal is at additional cost and bookable on tour.

Ascend to a city overlook for a panoramic view of Amsterdam, mapping districts from the IJ waterfront to the canal belt. From above, scan the canals and gabled rooftops, tracing how waterways lace merchants’ houses, churches and former trading yards.

Use the vista to anchor your bearings—spot museum quarters, ferry routes and the old harbor line. This perspective-rich experience is at additional cost and bookable on tour.

Join a historical walking tour with a local guide to trace Berlin’s darkest and most defining chapters. Visit the site of Hitler’s underground bunker, stand amid the stark stelae of the Holocaust Memorial, and pass through the Cold War flashpoint of Checkpoint Charlie.

Context and commemoration thread through avenues and memorials, connecting personal stories to the wider arc of tyranny, division and democracy. This in-depth exploration is at additional cost and bookable on tour.

Explore creative quarters on an Alternative Berlin walking tour, reading the city’s layered identity in street art murals, indie courtyards and riverside hangouts. Learn how warehouses became studios, and how clubs and collectives grew from squats to studios amid Kreuzberg and Friedrichshain.

Your guide decodes tags, stencils and paste-ups while sharing the people and movements behind them—gritty, playful and political. This creative deep-dive is at additional cost and bookable on tour.

Join a guided walking tour through Prague’s atmospheric lanes, threading the Old Town Square, the Jewish Quarter exteriors and river views from Charles Bridge. Hear how guilds, traders and emperors shaped a city of spires, arcades and café corners.

Architecture shifts from Romanesque to Gothic and baroque as your guide unpacks symbols on facades and saints on plinths, adding character to cobbles underfoot. This deeper dive is at additional cost and bookable on tour.

Settle at long tables for traditional Czech cuisine while musicians and live folklore dancers spin energetic rhythms. Rustic soups, roasted meats and dumplings pair naturally as you raise a local pilsner and share toasts beneath timber beams.

Stories and songs from Bohemia and Moravia bring regional color to the evening, turning dinner into a cultural exchange of steps, strings and hearty flavors. This festive night is at additional cost and bookable on tour.

Dress for elegance and take your seat at a classical concert in Vienna, where lilting waltzes of Strauss and sparkling arias by Mozart unfold in gilded halls. Crystal chandeliers, warm acoustics and finely dressed performers set a timeless mood.

The music of the Habsburg salons comes alive through overtures, polkas and romantic interludes, connecting you to the city’s soul of salons and ballrooms. This cultural highlight is at additional cost and bookable on tour.

Contiki

Join a guided panoramic tour across the heart of the German capital to see the Brandenburg Gate, the glass-domed Reichstag building, broad Tiergarten boulevards and the solemn Soviet War Memorial. Expect big-city energy, grand avenues and punchy photo moments around Alexanderplatz and Museum Island.

Hear how Berlin evolved from a Prussian powerhouse to a Cold War fault line and today’s creative capital. Your guide shares context that brings facades to life—stories of division and reunification set against striking architecture and open public squares.

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