great value for money, great food, accommodation and tour leaders

Some places are far better value than others, for example the paid optional extras, particularly the food, more often than not were very dissapointing (and expensive), yet the Topdeck chefs were amazing. I understand the need to take the weight off the chefs and tour guides shoulders, but perhaps a degree of review and research can be had with some of the experiences post tour, in addition to the reviews of drivers and tour guides.

Great accommodation, included meals and included activities. The trip is worth every single dollar spent on it and so much more!

Good variety.. felt a little rushed in some city’s but all in all a great way to sample Europe

I loved visiting as many countries in a short amount of time. It makes you want to go back to certain places to visit them more in depth.

Danni knowledge was outstanding and was clear and direct

Dario was an amazing driver, and I felt very safe with him behind the wheel.

I thought that the trip was well planed out and we were given enough free time but also did some great group activies. The optional group activitys also offered a wide variety so that everyone found somthing that they wanted to do or see

Most amazing trip, very well organised & thorough

The best tour, everything went well no worries about anything, it was a the best tour. Highly recommend

This was a great trip as it gives you the highlights of so many places.

Extremely good value for money, soo much is included and it make the trip so much easier!

Had no bad experiences ! Everything was enjoyable !

This trip is the best way to taste test your way around Europe. You get to broaden your experience with different cultures along the way. Definitely a trip you will not forget and memories and a family you will treasure forever.

My feedback on this is a little mixed, though not all things TooDeck can address.
I really enjoyed the entire trip. I didn’t dislike any of the locations we visited- each had their own unique experiences and quirks. All of which I’m glad I visited, but some, I will probably never visit again (such as Meteora)
The war torn countries and the concentration cap were certainly a “bring you back to earth” moment, hearing about the tragic stories and actions of those responsible for some of the greater atrocities in the areas.

I think the trip is relatively well balanced in terms of destinations, but I would like to see a day trip in the Greek islands.

Because of the general climate this summer in Europe, some of the hostels were incredibly uncomfortable when it came to heat. This isn’t a reflection of topdeck of course, but can impact the experience as a whole.

The overnight ferry from Rome to Athens- again, not something able to be controlled by topdeck, but I had a **** nights sleep on that ferry. Some of the services were unavailable, such as WiFi, which given there’s little else to do on the ferry, was a bit of a bummer.

The TopDeck chefs were fantastic. My first experience with them was in Switzerland and the food was amazing. Any location we had them, was definitely a highlight. The food they cooked was top notch and I know everyone in the tour was raving about it.

The breakfasts in some of the locations was pretty average. Avignon in particular was probably one of the worst.
The breakfast provided by wombats and the food in Athens I thought was fantastic by contrast.
I felt the latter half of the trip the breakfast were far more consistent in terms of quality.

One of my biggest big bears on the trip I’d say was some of the rooming situations- particularly when hostels would only provide one key to a room. We found that the front desk staff on some occasions were not too friendly when we asked to leave the key there so any of the roommates could grab it when they needed. Either TooDeck need to try negotiate additional keys, or the staff at each site need to be more accommodating in those situations, as a lot of people don’t have datA on their phones, aren’t connected or are just generally unavailable. Often you get roomed with people you aren’t spending time with and may be doing things on their own.

The trip hit all the highlights in a huge amount of countries. The driving tours covered all the major sites- allowing us to explore deeper on our free days. From seeing wonders of the world to gourmet experiences and extreme sporting opportunities, there was truly something for everyone.

Had the best time of my life everyone was amazing and just want to say a massive thank you to noddy and Felipe for helping me have the best time of my life

Exceeded my expectations. Food (vegetarian) was better than I thought. Tour leader (Noddy) was amazing. Accommodation I felt like I accomplished everything I wanted to.

Great price for the length of the trip.

It was great to see so many amazing countries in such a short period of time. Really good to use as a ‘taster’ of the countries and gives you an idea of where you want to go back to.

Not only the places I've managed to see on this trip was amazing but the friends and crew I got to meet who joined with us on this trip. Michelle and eoin made everything easier for us. We were if not then the 1st tour group to get to our destinations before everyone else but in a safe manner.

Bus rides were too long need more days in places, super friendly staff!! Great meals , better accomodation in some hostels however

Tim and Csaba were knowledgeable, efficient and made the tour memorable

Perfect trip, little bit of everything

Excellent trip but needs abit more activity.

While on the bus we were more than 4 days with no A/C the windows also are close so that was really bad for paying more than 4,000 dollar's the company should have another bus that can take us when the other is broken however, they cant do anything about it. The rest was good just this problem

Again, Jess and Jany were absolutely wonderful as the reason I’ll give all areas of this review a 10/10. The only let down was some of the accommodation was seriously ****. Bed bugs and broken facilities are not what I paid all that money for. I get that it’s a budget trip but we expected Hostel “plus” - not Hostel “minus”.

Really well planned, a bit rushed in certain areas but overall a great experience

Best amount of days to see the highlights and hidden gems of Europe!

Everyone was polite and fun

Perfect. Tour leader was awesome, everyone was great on the trip. I saw so much and had the best experiences

I loved it, i loved the countries i loved the people I loved the guide and the driver, the accommodation was stellar

A great trip, saw so much of Europe, including countries and cities I never would have visited had it been up to me, that are now some of my favourite places in the world.

Some areas need improvement. Overall was a good trip

Itinary needs improving. Mykonos is not the island it's made out to be, don't spend 3 days there because you feel disgusting by the end of it.

I had a ball great value for money

It was a good summary and overall opportunity to see many places across Europe, to see what I liked and where I would revisit later. However, it was always super rushed, and in some important places, such as Vienna and Belgrade, we had next to no time to see the cities! The organization of where to stop on driving days, and for how long, was silly and often caused us to again have less times in places! Such as Montenegro. I did not like the structure or organization, and in hindsight I think I could have done it cheaper and better by myself and not with the tour.

Great value, amazing destinations

Read the email I sent regarding my feedback

Overall the trip was worth the money, probably could have more optional activities though.

European Piney was very good in regards to all the things we got to see and the amount of countries to go today but I feel it was slightly too rushed simply because the tour offers so many places in 39 days I feel if they had of chosen a few less places in the same amount of days you wouldn’t feel so rushed by the end of the tour but that’s a personal opinion I’m sure if you asked some of the other people they were more than happy with it. European pioneer was very good in regards to all the things we got to see and the amount of countries to go today but I feel it was slightly too rushed simply because the tour offers so many places and 39 days I feel if they had of shows a few less places in the same amount of days you wouldn’t feel so rushed by the end of the tour but that’s a personal opinion I’m sure if you asked some of the other people they were more than happy with it

Paying for showers in Switzerland? Having to pay to hire towels in hotels? The cost of the tour wasn’t cheap this extra cost was not needed.

European Pioneer was amazing. Incredibly well priced and well worth it!

Our tour leader and bus driver really made it the best tour! They were both incredibly knowledgeable and helpful! They told us all of the good places to see and do and wee tricks and tips along the way! I got to see everything that I wanted too and more!

good value trip!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

i paid only for the trip and a couple of add ons which i dont regret for a second. as i look back i can see how expensive some things cost but they were understandable expenses and money can be saved elsewhere like in the included meals

It was on special, so that was good.

Judes + Mozzie + TopDeck European Pioneer = Trip of a lifetime!

It was a great snapshot of everywhere Europe, definitely know where to go next time round.

I saw so much in the time available and it was organised for maximum exploring time so that was great. Such a huge variety of things to do.

Good value for money, definately recc6mend topdeck.

The trip went to so many amazing places and taught me heaps about that part of the world. 36 days was a long but would do it again in a heartbeat.

Was a very well organized tour! I had the best time with no stress on where I was going next! Loved it!!!

It was decent, nothing really exceptional about the trip.

What can I say about this trip, so many great places, people and experiences. Favourite places were Dubrovnik and Switzerland. Best holiday/ adventure of my life.

Great value for money - some accommodation and food not up to scratch. Go with an open mind

Perfect way to get snippets of Europe and plan a list of where to go back to

Fantastic trip that really gives you a good overall taste of Europe. Highly recommend!

bought heaps so things at every destination.

One of the best experiences of my life. I want to go back.

Trip was good value for money. Food and accomodation were nice.

overall the experience was amazing, although our trip leader took a while to warm up and get to know us all personally. I would recommend introduction activities on day 1 so everyone can feel comfortable from the start and excited about the trip that is about to commence.

Definitely not value for money. I did like the locations the tour visited but think the number of nights in some stops needs to be revisited. Driving times were very long meaning not much time spend in cities where we only had one night. As above, Erin and her attitude decreased the value of the tour. She was inexperienced and didn't offer any interesting insight to the cities or countries we visited.

This was such an amazing trip and a great snapshot of Europe! When we were purchasing the trip we were debating whether to take so much time off or break it down into two smaller trips at different times. i would recommend to anyone the more the better!

Always had great communication with my travel agent.

Got to see a lot in the time we were there. Good experience

Excellent tour and loved all the places we visited. I however would choose a tour a little shorter if I did this again. As I found at the 26ish day mark everyone started getting really angry and annoyed at each other with little things and new friendships started to fall apart as it was a little tooo long in each other's faces.

We got a fantastic tour guide and bus driver. Couldn't have asked for anything more. The trip was long and they kept us going and helped us make the most out of our trip. Even with some of the less exciting locations they managed to be honest and make the trip entertaining the whole time (even on the long bus rides). I will always treasure the memories and I will be using Top Deck again to make more.

It was an incredible tour! The places we visited were amazing, the people on the tour were great - but what really made the tour as incredible as it was was the tour guide!

Tour was great, in my opinion was a bit long and would have been better off going on a shorter one

The trip itself was great and everything I did I enjoyed, If I did it again would go for a <20 day trip

As a first time traveller I found it reassuring to go on a tour to have the accommodation, a food budget and I liked the option to go on the activities I was pleased with the tour.

I did the Eastern Exposure length of the European Pioneer - so two weeks commencing from Dubrovnik and it was the perfect length of time. I've done slightly longer tours in the past and that isn't always a better option. The two week portion of this tour that I embarked on covered a whole heap of new ground in Europe and let me experience places I actually never envisioned I would visit. I chose this tour because at the time of booking, Contiki did not offer these destinations and I am so glad i went with Topdeck. I feel like they are definitely a go to for me now for the reasons specified above.

A fantastic journey that showed us all the amazing places around Europe.

great introduction to Europe and all it has to offer, highly recommend!

Good chance to see Europe, visit lots of countries and gives you the opportunity to spend a little time in each to see whether it is somewhere you'd like to go back to.

Good variety of countries

Well worth the money! Had the best time!

I did the great eastern trip.

Fiz o Europe eastern (parte do Europe Pioneer). Amei e recomendo! Além de lugares lindos, tem muita história envolvida, que nos faz aprender muito. Um mix de diversão e aprendizado incrível.