RR36900
Enjoy a European adventure of a lifetime as you experience the highlights & hidden treasures of this magnificent continent. Climb the Eiffel Tower, explore the Colosseum, witness history at the Berlin Wall & breathe in the crisp air of the Alps. Make memories & friends that will last a lifetime, on a journey you won’t want to end!
Starting from | R36 900 |
Package Validity | Set departure date: 07 OCT 2017 |
Duration | 18 days |
Destination | France, Switzerland, Italy, Vatican City, Austria, Czech Republic, Germany & Netherlands |
Starts in | London |
Ends in | London |
Age Group | This is a group tour for ages 18 - 38 years. |
{tab Description}
- 17 nights hotel accommodation
- 17 breakfasts & 8 dinners
- Touring by air-conditioned coach
- English Channel ferry crossings
- Assistance of a Trip leader & driver
- Touring & sightseeing of all sites as per itinerary
* High season supplement starting from an additional R1500 per person apply for travel for set departures in MAY 2017 - JUN 2017 & AUG 2017
* High season supplement starting from an additional R3050 per person apply for travel for set departures in JUN 2017 - JUL 2017
{tab Day 1}
London, England to Paris, France
All good things start with Paris. Meet the crew, grab some supplies & hit the road early in the morning as we jump across the English Channel to Paris. Pinch yourself & Instagram your first selfie over dinner before we kick off the trip with a driving tour of the City of Lights with your Trip Leader. Home to Coco Chanel, the Eiffel Tower & the Mona Lisa, Paris has more than earned its reputation as the European capital for all things culture, fashion & food. Now’s your chance to find out why.
Included today: Paris city driving tour
Meals: Dinner
{tab Day 2}
Paris
This morning: free time en Francais. From the Louvre & Musée d'Orsay to the l'Arc de Triomphe & Champs Elysées, you'll be sure to make a solid dent in your bucket list. Hop on an optional bike tour of Paris or roam the streets on your own before our gourmet picnic at the Eiffel Tower, & then end your day with an optional Seine River cruise or a #throwback bohemian cabaret show.
Included today: Gourmet picnic by the Eiffel Tower
Meals: Breakfast & dinner
Optional activities: Paris bicycle tour, Seine River cruise, Traditional cabaret show
{tab Day 3}
Paris to Swiss Alps, Switzerland
Little known but big on character, Engelberg will charm the pants off you with its snowy peaks, jaw-dropping scenery & delightful village feels. Famous for its proximity to the hulking Mount Titlis, expect magazine-worthy photo ops & an included dinner to satisfy your mountainous appetite!
Meals: Breakfast & dinner
{tab Day 4}
Swiss Alps
Laid-back, alpine village living on the cards. Take in the mountain air by foot, bike or goat (if you can get them to stand still long enough). With the potential offered by these mountains, dinner will be calorie neutral. If you get a second wind, jump on the revolving gondola to the top of Mt Titlis & test your pano photo skills. Then head back down for some snow angels & hot chocolate.
Meals: Breakfast & dinner
Optional activities: Mount Titlis excursion, High ropes course
{tab Day 5}
Swiss Alps to Florence, Italy
Yodel your way down the mountains, grab THAT shot at the Leaning Tower of Pisa then point your chariot to the land of the long boot. Make your food baby sing as we roll into the land of hearty Tuscan cuisine & birthplace of gelato: Florence. Whip around Santa Maria del Fiore before tucking into amore on a plate, then the evening is yours to stroll along the real-life watercolour of the Arno River.
Included today: The Leaning Tower of Pisa
Meals: Breakfast
{tab Day 6}
Florence
Florence has more stories than Bilbo Baggins, more culture than a Shoreditch hipster, over 1,800 restaurants & it gave the world gelato. Get schooled on the Medici family, stroll the Ponte Vecchio & get an in-depth tour of the city with a local guide. Afterwards, use the afternoon to meet a guy named David doing his best Blue Steel in the Accademia Gallery.
Included today: Walking tour of Florence with local guide & Leather works demonstration
Meals: Breakfast & dinner
{tab Day 7}
Florence to Rome
Southward & downward with a pit stop at the hilltop town of Orvieto to see the grand cathedral & dig into a wild boar panini. Then step back to 753 BC in one of the world's oldest open-air museums on an in-depth walking tour & give that bucket list a workout.
Make like Caesar (the emperor, not the salad) & work up a colossus hunger as you pass by the Pantheon, throw your two cents in the Trevi Fountain, sit on the Spanish Steps & visit ancient history's version of the Hunger Games set at the Colosseum. Tonight, you're in Disneyland for foodies. Have fun.
Included today: Visit to Orvieto en route & walking tour of Rome
Meals: Breakfast
{tab Day 8}
Rome including Vatican City visit
Create the ultimate Roman Holiday in one day with a whirlwind of Vespas, espresso, two-cheek kisses & pizza the way it's supposed to taste. Count your blessings on an optional tour of the Vatican City to see how Michelangelo messed around & created the High Renaissance, then play eye spy with two-&-a-half millennia worth of history.
Shop ‘til you drop on Via Condotti, head to Capitoline Hill for awesome views of the Roman Forum & Colosseum or just kick back in Piazza Navona for some dolce far niente (delicious idleness).
Meals: Breakfast
Optional activities: Vatican City tour
{tab Day 9}
Rome to Venice
Hark! Maketh haste to whence the lady Juliet was wooed in Verona. Snap a selfie at her balcony & join throngs of lovers leaving notes on the wall (or avoid the crowds & just marvel at the ancient arena).
Say ciao to Venice from across the lagoon as we check into our hotel, have an Eat Pray Love-worthy relationship with an irresistible Italian (meal) & get pumped for living out your own version of The Italian Job tomorrow.
Included today: Walking tour of Verona
Meals: Breakfast & dinner
{tab Day 10}
Venice
100+ slowly sinking islands won't explore themselves. Get your bearings on this morning's walking tour, then get hopelessly lost. Your GPS won't save you here. Soak up St Mark's Square before a quintessential gondola ride on the Grand Canal. Corny smooching not included. This afternoon, snoop the Doge's Palace, cross Rialto Bridge & shop for Carnevale masks.
Included today: Walking tour of Venice & Gondola ride
Meals: Breakfast
{tab Day 11}
Venice to Austrian Alps, Austria
Prepare your retinas for the scenery playing outside the coach windows & yodel around the mountain as we make our way to the Alps. So much more than schnitty, strudel & The Sound of Music, this day should have been sponsored by GoPro.
Meals: Breakfast & dinner
Optional Activities: Canyoning, Tandem paragliding, Skydiving, Bicycle tour
{tab Day 12}
Austrian Alps to Prague, Czech Republic
Begin the day with a sobering visit to the former concentration camp Mauthausen. Then set the sat nav for the gothic capital. Guinness World Record-setting (& Disney-inspiring) castle spires are Prague's way of welcoming weary travellers.
Fuel up on trdelník (pastry deliciousness) before a walking tour amongst the spires & cobblestone streets. Sus out the castle deemed worthy by Guinness World Records as being the largest ancient castle in the world, cross medieval Charles Bridge & watch 'Death' toll the hour on an astronomical clock that's over 600 years old.
Included today: Visit former concentration camp Mauthausen & walking tour of Prague
Meals: Breakfast & dinner
{tab Day 13}
Prague
Another free day for the win. Channel your inner bohemian & seek out the John Lennon memorial wall, soak up some more Czech history at the National or Communist Museum or get a taste of the quirky local culture at a marionette puppet opera (you gotta see it to believe it).
Snap a selfie at Prague's own Eiffel Tower, visit a miniatures museum, eat roast pork from one of the street vendors lining Old Town Square & drink beer. Really. Good. Beer.
Meals: Breakfast
Optional activity: Beer tasting
{tab Day 14}
Prague to Berlin, Germany
Get acquainted with 800 year-old Dresden – a city virtually destroyed in WWII & then rebuilt – & ogle the Frauenkirche before making your beard all the more ironic in Berlin. Prep yourself for currywurst, pilsner & more hipsters per capita than anywhere else. We'll drive you around to see (what's left of) the Berlin Wall, Checkpoint Charlie, the Brandenburg Gate & the Reichstag building before making your food baby sing with a hearty German meal.
Included today: Walking tour of Dresden & Berlin driving tour
Meals: Breakfast & dinner
{tab Day 15}
Berlin
Shake off last night with a wander around the German capital. Optional: Third Reich walking tour & local insight into what the city was like under Nazi rule during World War II. Kreuzberg is a hit for lunch. Afternoon suggestion? Have a picnic at the historic Tempelhof airport turned public park #picniconthetarmac. Tonight: hit the hotspots on an optional Berlin Alternative Tour & Nightlife tour.
Meals: Breakfast
Optional activities: Third Reich walking tour, Berlin Alternative Tour & Nightlife tour
{tab Day 16}
Berlin to Amsterdam, Netherlands
Cheese lovers, rejoice. Your next stop is a local Dutch farm to see how cheddar (& clogs) gets made. Next: Amsterdam, mayo-dipped fries & red lights. Get your bearings on a walking tour of the vibrant capital & see the Dam Square, Royal Palace & National Monument. Then: explore all that this notoriously liberal city has to offer.
Included today: Dutch cheese, clogs demonstration & walking tour of Amsterdam
Meals: Breakfast
{tab Day 17}
Amsterdam
Join the 881,000 bicycles & get local on a city bike tour of Amsterdam's iconic canals, bridges & parks. Culture fiends, delve deeper with a visit to the Anne Frank House, Van Gogh or Rijksmuseum. Still thirsty for more? Check out the Heineken Experience for an interactive visit & tasting at the brewery. Top it off with a dinner cruise on the canal.
Included today: Canal dinner cruise & Bicycle tour of Amsterdam
Meals: Breakfast & dinner
{tab Day 18}
Amstedam to London, England
After all the Amster-damage has been done & dusted, it’s time to hit the road & make tracks to ol’ Blighty. Soak up all the happy group vibes you can possibly handle – this is your last coach ride with the gang. #sadface.
Meals: Breakfast
{/tabs}