• 1 Dinner (D)
• 3 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: 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.

• Paris: Your chance to learn the art of fragrance at a Parisian perfume house. You know it makes scents! (soz).
• Paris: Have a blast with your Contiki crew in Paris’ coolest district. There’s no better way to see in the new year. Tchin tchin!  
• 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.

Step inside a historic atelier to learn the art of fragrance at a Parisian perfume house. Guided by an expert, explore accords and raw materials, then experiment with the fragrance pyramid of top, heart, and base notes to create a scent profile that suits your style.

Uncover how France’s perfume tradition—from royal courts to Grasse—shaped modern perfumery. This sensorial experience blends craft, chemistry, and Parisian elegance, leaving you scented for celebrations and with a deeper appreciation of this refined art.

Celebrate in the glowing heart of Parisian nightlife as you gather in neon-lit Pigalle to count down to midnight. Lively bars, music venues, and Belle Époque facades set the scene while you raise a toast with your fellow travellers and soak up the festive street atmosphere.

Framed by the cabaret heritage of the district and the nearby Sacré-Cœur hillside, this is Paris at its most exuberant—where vintage marquees, laughter, and city lights usher in the new year with unmistakable flair.

Taste Paris at its most bohemian with a convivial welcome dinner in Montmartre. Settle into a neighborhood bistro near the Sacré-Cœur, where candlelit tables, chalkboard menus, and clinking glasses frame generous seasonal dishes and classic desserts.

Winding lanes once frequented by Picasso and Toulouse-Lautrec provide the backdrop, their atelier windows and old windmills recalling the hill’s artistic soul. This evening blends comforting cuisine with storybook streets, easing you into Parisian rhythm from the very first night.

Trace a solemn chapter of European history as your coach traverses the WWI battlefields of the Somme and Vimy Ridge. With thoughtful coach commentary, learn how tactics, terrain, and human stories converged across these fields, dotted today with memorials and quiet villages.

Hear about the 1916 Somme offensive and the Canadian achievement at Vimy, while landscapes of hedgerows and gentle ridges pass by. Moments to pause for photos and reflection underscore the scale of sacrifice remembered here.

Gaze across the Channel toward France as the legendary White Cliffs of Dover come into view. The chalk-white cliffs glow against sea and sky, while gulls wheel in the English Channel breeze and Dover Castle crowns the headland above.

Learn how geology, wartime signals, and maritime passages have shaped this natural gateway for centuries. It’s a bracing, photogenic overture to a continental adventure, pairing sea air with a sense of departure and return.

Glide beneath Paris’s bridges on a glass-topped boat and cruise the River Seine past the Louvre, Musée d’Orsay, and the Eiffel Tower. As dusk deepens, Paris illuminations reflect on the water, and a flute of champagne adds sparkle to the city’s most elegant viewpoint.

The UNESCO-listed riverbanks reveal centuries of architecture, from medieval Île de la Cité to Belle Époque grandeur. This optional experience is at additional cost and bookable on tour, subject to weather and sailing schedules.

Swap street-level views for altitude as you ascend the Eiffel Tower by lift to sweeping summit views over the Seine, Sacré-Cœur, and the Grand Palais. Trace Paris’s geometry along the Trocadéro axis and admire the iron filigree born of the 1889 Exposition Universelle.

Insight panels and panoramas turn the city into a living map. This optional experience is at additional cost and bookable on tour; summit access is subject to timed availability and operational conditions.

Enter the world’s most storied galleries at the Louvre Museum. See masterpieces including Leonardo’s Mona Lisa, the Winged Victory of Samothrace, and the Hellenistic grace of the Venus de Milo beneath I. M. Pei’s glass pyramid.

Learn how a medieval fortress became a royal palace and, later, a universal museum. Curated routes help you navigate centuries of art in a focused way. This optional experience is at additional cost and bookable on tour; opening hours and access may vary on holidays.

Discover Paris on a city orientation that strings together its greatest icons. You’ll join a guided panoramic tour to see the Eiffel Tower, the Arc de Triomphe, and the grand sweep of the Champs-Élysées, with commentary that reveals the rituals of boulevard life and classic café culture.

Glide along the Seine for views of Île de la Cité and Notre-Dame, admire Les Invalides’ gilded dome, and trace Baron Haussmann’s boulevards. Architectural stories and smart photo stops turn celebrated vistas into a vivid introduction to the capital.

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