WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW
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NIGHTS IN HOTELS
INCLUDED MEALS
ESSENTIALS
FREE TIME ADD-ONS
19 nights twin or triple-share hotel accommodation
18 breakfasts (B), 8 dinners (D)
An experienced Trip Manager & Driver team, air conditioned coach with power outlets for charging and WiFi.
F Volendam Dinner, Amsterdam F Burano Island Cruise & Dinner, Venice F Cabaret Show & Dinner, Paris
NO REGRETS INCLUSIONS
• Special access Rome sightseeing tour
• Wine tasting in Tuscany
• Explore Florence on foot with our Local Guide
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DAY 2 London to Amsterdam Ferry across the English Channel & head up to the free-wheeling, vibrant city of Amsterdam via Belgium. (D)
6:00PM LONDON
DAY 1 Arrive London Check into your hotel & then later meet up with your Trip Manager & fellow travellers.
DAY 3 Amsterdam A morning cycle will take us to a cheese farm & a clog maker’s house, passing windmills & Dutch countryside en route. Museums, cafés & boutique clubs will keep us entertained long into the evening. (B) F Canal Cruise
DAY 4 - 5 Berlin Whisking down the autobahn we’ll arrive in the cool capital of Berlin. Two nights here will give us enough time to go deep into the city’s creative culture, hopping from bars to galleries & historic sites galore. (B,D)(B) F Historical Walking Tour
NETHERLANDS
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10AM PARIS CDG AIRPORT OR 6:30PM LONDON
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ENGLAND
DAY 20 Paris Whether you take your complimentary transfer to Paris CDG Airport (est. arr. 10:00am) or to central London, it will be sad goodbyes when our trip comes to an end. (B)
BERLIN
AMSTERDAM
London 1 Dresden
Dover Calais
BELGIUM
GERMANY
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END
Valley of the Somme
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DAY 18 - 19 Paris Today a drive past the vineyards of Burgundy will take us to two nights in Paris - Oui merci! Here in the city of lights & love, we’ll marvel at monuments (hello Eiffel Tower!) between boutique shopping & countless baguettes. (B,D)(B)
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Edam
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PARIS
PRAGUE CZECH REP
Dachau
FRANCE
MUNICH
AUSTRIA
Burgundy Region
Tyrol
SWITZ
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DAY 16 - 17 Lucerne The Leaning Tower of Pisa & Lake Como will mark the end of our time in Italy. Then we’ll move on to the Swiss Alps, finding lakeside Lucerne, where we’ll spend two nights amidst endless charm & chocolate. (B)(B)
DAY 6 - 7 Prague After a stop in Dresden we’ll find ourselves in the Czech Republic, within a medieval maze of pretty cobblestone streets. Bohemian Prague will steal our hearts with castles, cathedrals & a quirky persona. (B,D)(B)
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LUCERNE
Brenner Pass
Swiss Alps Lake Como
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VENICE
ITALY Pisa
DAY 8 - 9 Munich Leaving picturesque Prague, we’ll head on to the German city of Munich. Here in the home of Oktoberfest we will be wowed by 800-years of history & a traditional Bavarian beer hall. (B)(B,D)
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Chianti Region
DAY 14 - 15 Florence In the Tuscan hills we’ll pair cheese with Chianti wine before making our way to Renaissance Florence. Here we can drink up the secret streets & sacred art around the city’s towering Duomo Cathedral. (B,D)(B) F Tuscan Evening
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Places visited Itinerary day Optional end city
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ROME Vatican City
DAY 12 - 13 Rome With a newfound appetite for all things Italian, we’ll leave Venice & dart through the grapevines of Umbria in search of Rome. Here we’ll spend two nights visiting historic monuments & checking off the world’s smallest country, the Vatican City. (B,D)(B)
DAY 10 - 11 Venice Driving the Brenner Pass lined by orchards & castles, we’ll make our way to the fairytale setting of Venice. Here we’ll have two nights to fall head over heels for the “floating city,” charmed by its artistic palazzi & maze of canals. (B,D)(B) F Whitewater Rafting (summer only) F Gondola Ride
HOW M UC H & W H E N SUMMER 2018
C$4449 Start Apr 14 Apr 28
CODE: BBAP
End May03 May17
WINTER 2018/19
C$3865 Start Oct 14 Oct 21 Oct 28
End Nov 02 Nov 09 Nov 16
C$4565 Start May05
CODE: WWAP
START LONDON & FINISH PARIS OR LONDON
End May24
C$4675 Start May19 May26 Jun 02
End Jun 07 Jun 14 Jun 21
Start Jun 11
End Jun 30
C$4805 Start Jun 16 Jun 23 Jun 25
End Jul 05 Jul 12 Jul 14
Start Jun 30 Jul 02 Jul 07
End Jul 19 Jul 21 Jul 26
End Jan 16
Start Jan 13
End Feb 01
Start Jul 21 Jul 28 Aug 04
End Aug 09 Aug 16 Aug 23
C$3699 Start Feb 03 Feb 24 Mar 03
End Feb 22 Mar 15 Mar 22
C$4675 Start Aug 18 Aug 25 Sep 08
End Sep 06 Sep 13 Sep 27
C$3775 Start Mar 17
End Apr 05
Start End Sep 15 ● Oct 04 Sep 17 ● Oct 06 Sep 24 ● Oct 13
Start End Sep 26 ● Oct 15 Sep 29 ● Oct 18
START LONDON & FINISH PARIS OR LONDON
C$3809 Start End Nov 18 Dec 07 Nov 25 Dec 14 Dec 02 ★ Dec 21
Start End Dec 09 ★ Dec 28
C$3919 Start End Dec 16 ★ Jan 04 Dec 21 ★ Jan 09 Dec 26 Jan 14
Start Dec 28 2019 Jan 03
Jan 22
Prices above are land only & do not include airfares. We have great air deals linking major Canadian gateways with all the start/end cities in this brochure. Ask your Contiki sales agent or your travel agent for a fly ‘n’ trip quote. * Prices above are based on twin-share. If you’re travelling solo, we can share you with a same sex room-mate at no extra cost (either twin or triple-share). BBAP - Summer 2018 Single room supplement of C$1179. WWAP - Winter 2018/19 Single room supplement of C$985. Tripleshare reduction of 5% is available based on twin-share trip price. Trip starts 6:00pm in London & ends approx. 10:00am at Paris CDG Airport or approx. 6:30pm in London. ● These trips will be in Munich during Oktoberfest. ★ This trip visits cities during the Christmas markets. For departure points & stay longer accommodation options see contiki.com/staylonger. For details of winter trips between Oct 2017 - Mar 2018, speak to Contiki or your travel agent.
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