WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW
TOP EXPERIENCES
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NIGHTS IN HOTELS
INCLUDED MEALS
ESSENTIALS
FREE TIME ADD-ONS
12 nights twin or triple-share hotel accommodation
12 breakfasts (B), 4 dinners (D)
An experienced Trip Manager & Driver team, air conditioned coach with power outlets and WiFi.
F Flamenco Show with Dinner, Barcelona F Monaco Dinner, Monaco F Emperors & Gladiators Inc. Colosseum, Rome
DAY 3 - 4 Barcelona Splitting our drive out of Madrid we’ll stop in Zaragoza for sightseeing & lunch, before heading on to beachside Barcelona. From the Gothic Quarter to the La Rambla district, we won’t leave a pocket of this city uncovered. (B,D)(B)
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DAY 5 Avignon Today we’ll take on the city of Popes & the Papal Palace after a fairytale drive through the Provence region. Your time in Avignon can be spent by the Rhône River, sipping aniseed liqueur & eating local delicacies like Ratatouille. (B)
4PM MADRID
DAY 1 - 2 Madrid Prepare to be welcomed by the Spanish wonderland that is Madrid. You’ll check in to our hotel before lounging about or spending the day exploring. Our first group dinner will be on the evening agenda; day two will see us completely uncovering the city. (D)(B)
ITALY FRANCE
Cinque Terre
AVIGNON 5 Aix-enProvence
Pyrenees Mountains
SPAIN Zaragoza
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Monaco
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San Gimignano
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MADRID
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DAY 9 - 10 Florence Through the Apennine Mountains & romantic hills of Tuscany we’ll cruise towards Renaissance Florence. Here we will drink up the secret streets & sacred art around the city’s towering Duomo Cathedral. (B)(B) F Tuscan Evening
8AM ROME
DAY 13 Rome After breakfast it will be time to kiss our Med friends goodbye – one on each cheek because by this stage we’ll feel very at home in Europe. (B)
Places visited Itinerary day Optional start/end city
DAY 8 Pisa / Italian Riviera The UNESCO World Heritage Site of Cinque Terre will keep our day colorful, visiting the towns of Monterosso & Portovenere. After soaking up the sunshine & iconic Italian setting, we head on to Pisa where the leaning tower awaits. (B)
FLORENCE
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Spanish Royal Family on our locally guided tour • Cruise along the stunning, colorful coastal towns of the Cinque Terre (summer departures only)
DAY 6 - 7 French Riviera This will be a day for donning navy stripes as we’ll be heading to the French Riviera, with a stop in Aix-en-Provence en route. When we’re not wasting time lounging about in the sun, we’ll roll the dice at the Monte Carlo casino. (B)(B,D)
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ROME
Vatican City
BARCELONA
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• Explore the Palace of the
PISA/ ITALIAN RIVERIA
FRENCH RIVIERA
MEDITERRANEAN SEA
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NO REGRETS INCLUSIONS
Please note: Days 1 & 13 have been designed to allow you to start & finish the trip without needing extra nights accommodation.
DAY 11 - 12 Rome With a newfound appetite for all things Italian, we’ll leave Florence & dart through the grapevines of Umbria in search of Rome. Here we will spend two nights visiting historic monuments & ticking off the world’s smallest country, the Vatican City. (B,D)(B) F Dinner “La Dolce Vita”
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YOUR CHOICE Keep it flexible & choose where you want to start, either Madrid, or Rome – this trip operates in both directions.
HOW MUCH & WHEN SUMMER 2018
CODE: BBMD
US$2925 Start End May19 May31 May26 Jun 07 WINTER 2018/19
SUMMER 2018
Start End Jun 09 Jun 21 Jun 23 ● Jul 05 CODE: WWMD
US$2225 Start End Oct 27 Nov 08
WINTER 2018/19
US$2225 Start End Oct 15 Oct 27
End Jul 12
US$2255 Start End Jan 08 Jan 20
MEDITERRANEAN HIGHLIGHTS START ROME
US$2925 Start End May28 Jun 09 Jun 11 ■ Jun 23 CODE: WWDM
Start Jun 30
START MADRID & FINISH ROME
US$2995 Start End Jul 07 Jul 19 Jul 14 Jul 26
MEDITERRANEAN HIGHLIGHTS START MADRID
US$2195 Start End Nov 24 Dec 06
CODE: BBDM
US$2855 Start End May07 May19 May14 May26
MEDITERRANEAN HIGHLIGHTS START MADRID
Start Jun 18 Jun 25
End Jun 30 Jul 07
US$2255 Start End Dec 27 ★ Jan 08
End Aug 09
START MADRID & FINISH ROME
End Sep 27
DEPARTURES
Start Aug 06
End Aug 18
US$2925 Start End Aug 20 ■ Sep 01 Sep 03 Sep 15
US$3189 start end Sep 01 ● Sep 13
START ROME & FINISH MADRID
US$3189 start end Jun 11 ■ Jun 23
START ROME & FINISH MADRID
US$2995 Start End Jul 02 Jul 14 Jul 16 Jul 28
Start Sep 15
START MADRID & FINISH ROME
US$3189 start end Jun 23 ● Jul 05 CODE: BBMR
US$2135 Start End Mar 09 Mar 21
MEDITERRANEAN HIGHLIGHTS START ROME
US$2195 Start End Nov 12 Nov 24
Start Jul 28
CODE: BBMM
US$2925 Start End Aug 18 Aug 30 Sep 01 ● Sep 13
US$3189 start end Aug 20 ■ Sep 01
Prices above are land only & do not include airfares. Need Flights? See contiki. com/flights for great deals from the USA to & from all the start/end cities in this brochure. * Prices above are based on twin-share. If you’re traveling solo, we can pair you with a same-sex roommate at no extra cost (either twin or triple-share). BBMM Single room supplement of US$879. BBMR Single room supplement of US$879.
START ROME & FINISH MADRID
US$2135 Start End Feb 25 Mar 09
Prices above are land only & do not include airfares. Need Flights? See contiki.com/flights for great deals from the USA to & from all the start/end cities in this brochure. * Prices above are based on twin-share. If you’re traveling solo, we can pair you with a same-sex roommate at no extra cost (either twin or triple-share). BBMD/BBDM - Summer 2018 Single room supplement of US$879. WWMD/WWDM - Winter 2018/19 Single room supplement of US$779. Triple-share reduction of 5% is available based on twin-share trip price. BBMD: Trip starts 4:00pm in Madrid & ends approx. 8:00am in Rome. BBDM: Trip starts 4:00pm in Rome & ends approx. 8:00am in Madrid. ★ This trip visits cities during the Christmas markets. ● Munch departure code: BBMM. ■ Munch departure code: BBMR. 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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