18 Days :: European Encounter
* This tour is specialized for people ages 18 - 35

Accommodations & Meals, 15 nights in superior tourist class hotels. Accommodations based on your choice of twin or triple-share with private facilities. Continental breakfasts (B) and three-course dinners (D) as per itinerary. Hotel tips, local taxes and service charges. Contiki Specials: Experienced professional Tour Manager and Driver. Modern air-conditioned coach with reclining seats. Free Contiki "Traveller's Guide" information book. Free Contiki document wallet. Ferry transport as per itinerary.

DISCOVER EUROPE:

Dover: See the White Cliffs of Dover.

Amsterdam: Excursion to the cheese village of Edam. Visit a cheese farm and clog-makers house. Bicycle tour of Dutch countryside (not included for Winter Departures)

Rhine Valley: Scenic Rhine Cruise (summer departures only).

Lucerne: Orientation tour including the wooden Chapel Bridge.

Innsbruck: View the Golden Roof.

Venice: Motor boat trip to Piazza San Marco. Venetian glass blowing demonstration. See the Bridge of Sighs and Doge's Palace. Walk around St. Mark's Square.

Vatican City: See St. Peter's Basilica home to Michelangelo's famous "Pieta".

Rome: Orientation tour including the Pantheon, the Trevi Fountain and Piazza Navona.

Florence: Expert local guide on a walking tour of Renaissance Florence, including the Duomo, Basilica of Santa Croce, Giotto's Belltower, the Baptistry and Piazza della Signoria. Demonstration of Florentine leathercraft.

Pisa: See the Leaning Tower

French Riviera: Visit a French perfumery. Spectacular drive along the French Riviera.

Avignon: Visit the city of the Popes

Fontainbleau: See the magnificant Chateau

Paris: Sightseeing tour including Notre Dame Cathedral, the Eiffel Tower, Arc de Triomphe, the Louvre and the Champs Elsyees. Evening tour of the Illuminations.

Includes: Return airfare to London