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Rome to London Quest | Hostels | Winter | 2026/2027 route map

Meet your Trip Manager and fellow travellers in Rome, then travel to Verona to see Juliet’s balcony and the Roman Arena. Continue to Venice, where you can explore its islands, boats, bridges and gondolas.

Take a private motoscafo through Venice’s canals to the historic city centre. Spend the day exploring independently, or choose an optional food tour or gondola ride.

Meals: Breakfast

Leave Venice for Salzburg. See Hohensalzburg fortress and have the chance to visit a local farm for an authentic Austrian dinner prepared by the hosts.

Meals: Breakfast

Cross from Austria into the Czech Republic and arrive in Prague. Use your free time to explore its castles, bridges and Gothic cathedrals on foot, and perhaps try traditional fruit dumplings.

Meals: Breakfast

Spend a free day exploring Prague’s Gothic architecture, antique markets, local beer, and the lanes and courtyards of the Old Town. You can shop for Bohemian beads and amber jewellery or find a rooftop bar overlooking the city.

Meals: Breakfast

Travel from Prague to Berlin, stopping in Dresden to see its rebuilt Opera House, Frauenkirche and Royal Residence. In Berlin, visit iconic sites including the remains of the Berlin Wall.

Meals: Breakfast

Explore Berlin, from landmarks such as Checkpoint Charlie to sights tucked away in its side streets.

Meals: Breakfast

Travel from Berlin to Amsterdam via the autobahn. Discover the city’s canals, museums and cafés, with an optional comedy show.

Meals: Breakfast,Dinner

Spend the day exploring Amsterdam’s canals, museums, cafés and bars, and try local foods such as pancakes and frites. In the evening, you can opt for a traditional Dutch dinner at Westerhuys on the Prinsengracht canal.

Meals: Breakfast

Travellers finishing in Amsterdam are escorted to Schiphol Airport by about 10:00. Those continuing to London travel south to Calais, cross from France to England and arrive in London.

Meals: Breakfast

What’s included

9 breakfasts and 1 dinner included during the 10-day trip.
9 nights in centrally located hostels in multi-share rooms with other travellers of the same sex (or similar hostels as listed in the itinerary).
Services of a Trip Manager throughout the journey.
Overland transport between cities as per itinerary, including a private boat (motoscafo) transfer across the Venice lagoon to the historic centre, Channel crossing from France to England, and an escorted transfer to Amsterdam Schiphol Airport around 10am on Day 10 for those departing there.
Included experiences and orientation highlights: Juliet’s House in Verona; Venice lagoon boat transfer; views of Hohensalzburg Fortress in Salzburg; Prague highlights including Charles Bridge, Wenceslas Square, Old Town Square, the Astronomical Clock and a walk up to the Castle District; Dresden’s rebuilt Baroque landmarks; Berlin highlights including the East Side Gallery, Tiergarten, Alexanderplatz, the Russian War Memorial, Brandenburg Gate and the Reichstag (exterior).

What’s not included

International flights to Rome and from London are not included.
Entry requirements and visas are not included. A UK Electronic Travel Authorization (ETA) may be required for entry/transit from January 8, 2025; travellers must apply independently.
Travel insurance is not included and must be arranged by the traveller.
Meals not specified in the itinerary (all lunches and dinners apart from the 1 included dinner) are at your own expense.
Optional activities and experiences such as gondola rides, food tours in Venice, comedy shows in Amsterdam, and an optional Dutch dinner at Westerhuys are not included.
Personal expenses such as drinks, snacks, souvenirs, laundry, and phone calls are not included.
Airport transfers before the tour start in Rome and after the tour ends in London are not included (except the escorted transfer to Amsterdam Schiphol Airport around 10am on Day 10 for travellers leaving the trip there).

Additional information

  • 9 Breakfast (B)
  • 1 Dinner (D)
  • 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: 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.
  • Verona: This is the address behind the legendary love story. Visit Juliet’s House and see the spot that turned Verona into a global icon.
  • Venice: Speed across the lagoon to the aqueous island of Venice.
  • Salzburg: Marvel at one of Europe’s largest medieval castles, perched high on the hill over Salzburg. Like something out of the Sound of Music.
  • Prague: Charles Bridge. Wenceslas Square. Old Town Square. The Astronomical Clock. See them all IRL in this whimsical city. 
  • Prague: Walk through the winding cobbled streets and head up into the fairytale-like Castle District for panoramic city views.
  • Dresden: See the Baroque architecture that was rebuilt after the WWII bombings. Royal Residence, Zwinger Palace, Opera House and Frauenkirche.
  • 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. 

Experience Amsterdam’s creative streak at an English-language stand-up show featuring local and international comics. Settle into a cozy canalside venue and swap sightseeing for sharp wit and lively improv with your group.

Humor here blends irreverence with keen observation, making for a relaxed, social evening in the canal belt. This is an optional experience at additional cost, bookable on tour.

Board a private motoscafo and cruise the Venetian lagoon to the city’s historic heart. Skim past working islands and palazzi-lined canals as the skyline opens to the domes and campanile guarding St Mark’s Square, where marble facades shimmer against the water.

Venice rests on 118 islands stitched by bridges and narrow rii, its merchant past written in gilded churches and maritime emblems. On arrival, orient yourself along the waterfront and wander into quiet campos and alleys, breathing in the salt-tinged lagoon air.

Explore Salzburg’s baroque heart, crossing arcaded courtyards and onion-domed squares beneath the watchful Hohensalzburg Fortress. From the riverside to Residenzplatz, your orientation reveals pastel townhouses, Mozart’s legacy and glimpses of Alpine ridgelines beyond the rooftops.

Begun in the 11th century, the fortress protected prince-archbishops and still crowns the skyline with ramparts and turrets. Capture panoramic city views over spires and the Salzach, hum a Sound of Music refrain, and pause for photos and reflection where Old World charm meets mountain drama.

Join a guided walking tour through Prague’s cobbled core to Charles Bridge, Old Town Square, Wenceslas Square and the whimsical Astronomical Clock. Hear stories of merchants, kings and revolutions as you move between Gothic towers and café-lined arcades.

Climb into the Castle District panoramas for sweeping views of red rooftops and the silhouette of St Vitus Cathedral. From Bohemian court intrigue to the Velvet Revolution, centuries of history are threaded into a compact route ideal for photos, street snacks and quiet courtyard detours.

Explore Dresden’s Altstadt on a concise orientation that reveals a city reborn. See the ornate Zwinger Palace and Semperoper Opera House, the restored Royal Residence, and the graceful dome of the Frauenkirche rising above cobbled squares.

Leveled in 1945 and painstakingly reconstructed, Dresden’s Baroque skyline now symbolizes cultural resilience. Your Trip Manager highlights memorial details and riverfront terraces where sandstone glows honey-gold, giving time to appreciate craftsmanship and civic spirit before continuing the journey.

See Berlin’s icons on a sweeping city orientation through Tiergarten, Alexanderplatz, the Brandenburg Gate and the historic Reichstag. Pay respects at the Soviet War Memorial and note how grand avenues contrast with creative neighborhoods and repurposed industrial spaces.

Walk a preserved stretch of the Berlin Wall at the East Side Gallery, where murals turn division into open-air art. Stories of the Cold War, reunification and contemporary culture frame time for photos, coffee stops and your own discoveries in this layered capital.

Glide a traditional gondola along Venice’s quiet back canals, slipping under stone bridges as facades ripple in the water and the city’s soft echoes replace the bustle of the main thoroughfares.

This centuries-old craft offers a waterside vantage on hidden courtyards and moored wooden boats. This is an optional experience at additional cost, bookable on tour with your Trip Manager.

Taste the lagoon city like a local in atmospheric bacari wine bars, pausing to sample regional wines alongside plates of bite-size cicchetti—from marinated seafood to creamy spreads piled on toasted bread.

Learn how Venetians have long paused for an ombra (a “shadow” of wine) and still gather in lively corners to trade stories. This is an optional experience at additional cost, bookable on tour.

Visit a family-run mountain farm near Salzburg to taste locally-distilled schnaps and sit down to a home-cooked Austrian dinner. Meet your hosts, hear how they work the land, and relax in a cozy alpine setting with meadow views.

Hearty seasonal dishes and farm traditions reflect generations of rural life framed by peaks and pastures. This is an optional experience at additional cost, bookable on tour; availability may vary by season and weather.

Sit down to a traditional Dutch dinner at Westerhuys beside the Prinsengracht canal, where candlelit tables and gabled facades set a classic Amsterdam mood. Share stories with your group as plates celebrate cozy winter flavors and canal-house heritage.

Expect warm hospitality and hearty seasonal fare in one of the historic canal belt’s most atmospheric quarters. This is an optional experience at additional cost, bookable on tour; vegetarian options are typically available.

Contiki

Discover Shakespearean Verona on a compact city stop that brings the legends to life. Follow narrow lanes to visit Juliet’s House and gaze up at the famed Juliet’s Balcony, tucked inside a medieval courtyard. Wander to the mighty Verona Arena, the Roman amphitheatre that still hosts summer opera, and feel the city’s blend of romance and antiquity.

Built in the 1st century, the arena anchors a historic core of frescoed palazzi and lively piazzas near Piazza delle Erbe. Your Trip Manager points out vantage spots to pause for photos and reflection before the journey continues across northern Italy.

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