No meals included

Eating is a big part of traveling. G Adventures understands the importance of breakfast to start your day, we strive to include a basic breakfast wherever possible. A typical breakfast may include toast, coffee and tea, however this may vary depending on the city. Should breakfast not be included, your CEO can suggest some local options.

Travelling with G Adventures you experience the vast array of wonderful food that is available out in the world. Generally meals are not included in the trip price when there is a choice of eating options, to give you the maximum flexibility in deciding where, what and with whom to eat. It also gives you more budgeting flexibility, though generally food is cheap. Our groups tend to eat together to enable you to taste a larger variety of dishes and enjoy each other’s company. There is no obligation to do this though. Your CEO will be able to suggest favourite restaurants during your trip. While trekking in remote regions etc. food is included, plentiful and made of fresh local ingredients.

For all trips please refer to the meals included and budget information for included meals and meal budgets.

We believe solo travellers should not have to pay more to travel so our group trips are designed for shared accommodation and do not involve a single supplement. Single travellers joining group trips are paired in twin or multi-share accommodation with someone of the same sex for the duration of the trip. Some of our Independent trips are designed differently and solo travellers on these itineraries must pay the single trip price.

Minimum age of 18 years for this trip.

In Italy, shoulders should be covered while visiting churches and cathedrals. Ask your CEO for more specific advice.

1. It is important to note that in Europe, all guiding is based around local guides all of whom are licensed to work only in a particular city. As such, our leaders are able to provide orientation walks which will show you the layout of each town and city as well as the location of local services such as post offices and laundromats, but are unable to legally share historical facts and figures in public places.

2. In Europe it is very rare to find elevators in train stations, hotels or other public places. We use public transport on this trip, which means you will need to carry your luggage from platform to platform, in and out of trains and buses etc. and also possibly up several flights of stairs. You will also need to be able to stow your luggage safely on trains and buses. It is therefore essential that you pack light and bring luggage which is compact and lightweight, and which you can easily transport. The carrying of your luggage remains your responsibility at all times.

3.This trip has a fast-paced itinerary with some long transport days – please check the itinerary carefully before deciding if this trip suits your needs.

4. Please note that this tour combines with other G Adventures tours. As such, the staff and some travel companions on your tour may have previously been traveling together with G Adventures, prior to Day 1 of your tour. Likewise, some staff and travel companions may be continuing together on another G Adventures tour, after your trip concludes.

5. Please note that if you wish to visit popular museums such as the Vatican Museums (Sistine Chapel) and Villa Borghese in Rome, and the Uffizi or Accademia Galleries in Florence, to avoid waiting in line for a long time (especially in high season May-September when it could be a question of hours!), it is advisable to reserve tickets in advance. Tickets can be reserved online at www.weekendafirenze.com or by phone (+39) 055 294883 from Monday to Friday 8.30am-6.30pm, Saturday 8.30am-12.30pm. If you are interested in purchasing tickets we recommend that you do so once your G Adventure trip is confirmed (up to 2 months before if possible), especially for the ever-popular Uffizi, and for any time after 11am on Day 10. For additional museum resources you might want to refer to this website, www.firenzemusei.it, for more information to plan your day in Florence.

6. This tour is expected to end at 6pm upon arrival in Paris. Please note that suggested arrival times might be impacted by traffic and unforeseen delays. Passengers should plan any onward travel after 10pm on this day.

7. Please speak to a G Adventures representative about booking post-tour accommodation in Paris. Please note that you may be booked in a multi-share, same sex-dorm room for this night.

8. OPTIONAL ACTIVITIES NOTE:

During high season in Europe (May-October) we highly recommend booking reservations for any popular optional activities/museum tickets etc. in advance to avoid encountering sold-out activities on the ground while on tour.

This G Adventures group trip is accompanied by one of our CEOs (Chief Experience Officer). The aim of the CEO is to take the hassle out of your travels and to help you have the best trip possible. They will provide information on the places you are travelling through, offer suggestions for things to do and see, recommend great local eating venues and introduce you to our local friends. While not being guides in the traditional sense you can expect them to have a broad general knowledge of the countries visited on the trip, including historical, cultural, religious and social aspects.

It is important to note that in Europe, all guiding is based around local guides all of whom are licensed to work only in a particular city. As such, our leaders are able to provide orientation walks which will show you the layout of each town and city as well as the location of local services such as post offices and laundromats, but are unable to legally share historical facts and figures in public places. If you wish to take a guided city tour in any location our CEO will do their best to help you arrange this and pay locally.

The variety and local flavour of our accommodation is a favourite part of our European 18-to-Thirtysomethings trips. Although the properties we use are simply furnished and with few facilities, we base our choices on location, character and cleanliness. We will stay in a mixture of hotels, some hostels, and private rooms in local households.

All accommodation on this tour will be multi-share. This may involve 4-6 group members sharing and even (on rare occasions) dormitory-style rooms for the whole group. The majority of accommodation will have shared bathroom facilities.

Where we use multi-share hostels, rooming requests of any kind cannot be taken.

Note that most accommodation in Europe does not have air conditioning units in rooms. Air conditioning is not routinely installed in European homes and workplaces. However, nearly all hotels will provide a standing or desk fan for your room on hot nights. If you do not already have one in your room, please ask your CEO to organize one for you with reception. For private accommodation please see tours in our Classic Travel Style.

We recommend using a backpack for your convenience, or a medium-sized suitcase if you prefer. A daypack is also essential for carrying everyday items. Space is limited on transportation, so there is a limit of one main piece of luggage per person. You will be responsible for carrying your own luggage. You must be prepared to carry your luggage up and down stairs, on and off transportation, and to hotels (max 15-20 mins.)

Every traveller is different and therefore spending money requirements will vary. Some travellers may drink more than others while other travellers like to purchase more souvenirs than most. Please consider your own spending habits when it comes to allowing for drinks, shopping and tipping. Please also remember the following specific recommendations when planning your trip.

Join your group for a Big Night Out in Budapest’s legendary ruin bars, where courtyard pubs bloom inside crumbling courtyards and former factories. Expect quirky art, mismatched furniture, and an easygoing, celebratory mood.

Toast with local craft brews or frothy froccs and move between rooms pulsing with live DJ sets. It’s the quintessential Budapest evening—creative, communal, and full of character.

Celebrate together on a Big Night Out in Prague, flowing from cobbled lanes to vaulted cellars and neon-lit bars. Sample the city’s pilsner tradition and discover why evenings here stretch late and lively.

Between street musicians, medieval facades, and tucked-away clubs, the atmosphere is equal parts fairy tale and festival. Expect easy mingling, clinking glasses, and stories you’ll tell long after the trip.

Gather for a convivial Big Night Out where candlelit brown cafés pour deep-amber ales and locals chat beneath low beams. Sample Belgium’s celebrated Trappist ales and discover nuanced flavours from malty dubbels to spicy tripels.

Between canal reflections and carillon chimes from the Belfry, Bruges by night feels storybook-real. Expect easy laughter, shared tastings, and a warm walk back beneath starry skies.

Unwind in thermal baths where mineral-rich waters steam beneath Neo-Baroque colonnades. At the famed Széchenyi Baths, locals play chess at floating boards while sunlight filters through bathhouse arches.

Choose indoor pools, saunas, or open-air courtyards and feel travel tension melt away. This experience is at additional cost and bookable on tour.

Drift along the UNESCO-listed canals on a classic boat tour. Glide beneath low arches, admire the Grachtengordel, and study mirrored rows of 17th-century gabled houses from the waterline.

Audio stories add context to merchant wealth, warehouses, and hidden gardens that shaped the city. This experience is at additional cost and bookable on tour.

Explore a different side of the city on Migrantour Rome, an immigrant-led walking tour that reveals how new communities have reshaped daily life. Wander near Piazza Vittorio and the arcades of the multicultural Esquilino district.

Browse the colourful Esquilino Market, hear personal stories of arrival, and notice spices, shop signs, and meeting places that layer new traditions onto ancient streets. Your visit supports a social enterprise that trains guides and fosters meaningful cultural exchange.

Join an orientation walk to get your bearings in La Serenissima. Navigate stone bridges and narrow calli, pausing by the Rialto Bridge and the curve of the Grand Canal before reaching the drama of Piazza San Marco.

Learn where to find vaporetto stops, supermarkets, and the best spots for cicchetti. Soak up the lagoon light on marble facades and let the echo of church bells guide your wanderings for the rest of your stay.

Set out on an orientation walk in Austria’s imperial capital. Trace a stretch of the Ringstrasse, spot the spire of St Stephen’s Cathedral, and note tram lines, parks, and grand museums that frame the city centre.

Your CEO points out practical landmarks and favourite cafés so you can slip easily into coffeehouse culture. Between Habsburg palaces and garden promenades, Vienna’s elegance becomes a comfortable home base for your own discoveries.

Get acquainted with Hungary’s capital on an orientation walk that highlights the Hungarian Parliament, the graceful Chain Bridge, and postcard angles toward the ramparts of Buda Castle.

Pick up pointers on metro lines, markets, and ruin-bar streets to make the most of your time. Budapest’s boulevards and riverside promenades invite slow strolling by day and neon-lit energy by night.

Visit the inspiring Nem Adom Fel Café and Bar—“Never Give Up.” This warm, community hub employs and empowers people living with disabilities while serving hearty Hungarian favourites and homemade desserts.

Share a meal that gives back as you learn how the café’s social programs support inclusive employment and outreach. It’s a moment to savour local flavours and the spirit of resilience in Budapest’s everyday life.

Start with an orientation walk in the Czech capital, passing Charles Bridge and the chiming heart of Old Town Square. Get pointers on metro stops, viewpoints, and neighbourhoods for evening wandering.

Cap it off in a genuine Bohemian beer hall, where polished wood tables, foamy Pilsner, and hearty plates set a convivial tone. Raise a glass—na zdraví!—and settle into Prague’s timeless tavern culture.

Find your footing in Germany’s capital on an orientation walk that points out the Brandenburg Gate, traces of the Berlin Wall, and museum-filled Spree islands like Museum Island.

Note U-Bahn stations, food halls, and street-food hubs for currywurst or doner. Between solemn memorials and creative street art, Berlin’s contrasts become a navigable—and compelling—map for your own explorations.

Hop onto two wheels and cycle like a local along the UNESCO-listed canal ring (Grachtengordel). Glide over arched bridges, past tilting gabled houses, and through leafy courtyards where city life slows to a friendly bell ring.

Your guide sets an easy pace through the historic centre, pointing out neighbourhoods to revisit for markets and brown cafés. It’s the most relaxed way to cover ground and feel Amsterdam’s breezy rhythm.

Join an orientation walk through one of Europe’s best-preserved medieval towns. Cross the Burg and Markt squares under the shadow of the Belfry of Bruges, then trace quiet canals past stepped-gable houses and lace shops.

Get tips on cycle hire, canal boats, and chocolate stops as the scent of waffles drifts through narrow lanes. Bruges invites unhurried wandering—and frequent pastry breaks.

Taste your way through Florence with bites that define Tuscan life—cheese and salumi boards, peppery Tuscan olive oil, and warm schiacciata from the Mercato Centrale. Learn the stories behind family-run stalls and seasonal ingredients.

Between sips of Chianti and gelato stops, discover how simple recipes become regional icons. This experience is at additional cost and can be booked on tour (pre-booking recommended due to limited spots).

Glide by gondola along silent back canals and the shimmering Grand Canal, skimming under low bridges while oars tap the water’s surface. Palazzi facades drift past, their stone balconies just above the tide.

Pause for views toward the Bridge of Sighs and hear the soft echo of church bells across the lagoon. This experience is at additional cost and can be booked on tour.

Sample Venetian cicchetti in cosy bacari, pairing small plates—salt-cod mousse, marinated seafood, polpette—with a crisp ombra of local wine. Learn how lagoon ingredients shaped a trading republic’s palate.

Hop between counters like a true Venetian and decode the chalkboard menus. This experience is at additional cost and can be booked on tour (pre-booking recommended; special diets may be limited).

Ferry across the lagoon to Murano and watch a live glassblowing demonstration as molten blobs become vases and sea-green goblets under the breath of maestri vetrai.

Stroll canals lined with ateliers, admire chandeliers and modern pieces, and learn how centuries of craft met Renaissance demand. This experience is at additional cost and bookable on tour.

Witness the legendary white Lipizzaner stallions perform balletic movements in the Spanish Riding School’s baroque arena. Precision footwork, airs above the ground, and classical music revive imperial court traditions.

Learn about the centuries-old training that pairs rider and horse in an elegant dialogue. This experience is at additional cost and bookable on tour (tickets are limited in peak season).

Delve into Budapest’s past on a guided walk linking the Castle District, the fin-de-siècle splendour of Andrássy Avenue, and grand squares shaped by empire and upheaval.

Hear stories of cafés, revolution, and daily life on the Danube. This experience is at additional cost and can be booked on tour (pre-booking recommended for limited departures).

Cruise the Danube for luminous views of Buda and Pest. As dusk falls, the Hungarian Parliament aglow, the Chain Bridge, and hilltop bastions create a moving panorama of lights on water.

Settle on deck with a drink and trace the river that shaped the city’s identity. This experience is at additional cost and bookable on tour.

Pay respects at the Auschwitz-Birkenau Memorial on a sober, educational visit. Walk past the railway gate and through preserved barracks as a licensed guide frames the history of the Holocaust.

Exhibitions and original sites invite reflection and remembrance. This experience is at additional cost and bookable on tour; availability may be limited in peak seasons.

Descend into the Wieliczka Salt Mine to discover underground chapels, shimmering lakes, and chandeliers carved from salt. Centuries of craftsmanship created vast chambers and delicate salt-carved reliefs.

Follow passages past miners’ legends and cathedral-like halls, then resurface with a new appreciation for this UNESCO-listed marvel. This experience is at additional cost and bookable on tour.

Explore Prague Castle, the hilltop citadel overlooking the Vltava. Step inside St Vitus Cathedral, walk the vaulted halls of the Old Royal Palace, and wander the storybook cottages of Golden Lane.

Hear how monarchs, saints, and writers shaped Bohemia’s identity within these walls. This experience is at additional cost and bookable on tour.

Head out with the group to connect with new friends over a low-key night of Roman social life. Sip a classic Roman aperitivo and wander between lively bars as laughter spills onto stone steps and tiny piazzette.

Feel the buzz of locals out for passeggiata, smell wood-fired pizza drifting from trattorie, and linger on the cobbled streets of Trastevere. It’s a fun, easygoing welcome to Italy’s capital and the adventures ahead.

Meet your fellow travellers and meet your CEO and group at a friendly Roman enoteca or bar. Break the ice over a drink as the The Eternal City hums outside with vespa buzz and glowing piazzas.

Get practical tips on local transport, neighbourhoods, and where to find authentic trattorie. Use this relaxed kick-off to swap interests and set a shared vibe before you enjoy a free evening to explore Rome’s cobbled lanes at your own pace.

Orient yourself in Poland’s cultural capital on an orientation walk through the medieval lanes of the Old Town. Cross Rynek Glówny, listen for the trumpet from St Mary’s Basilica, and look toward the ramparts of Wawel Hill.

Note tram stops, milk bars, and cafés for later, then follow cobbles into Kazimierz for vintage shops and candlelit bohemian bars. Krakow’s layered past feels close at hand—and easy to keep exploring.