• A wide view of a typical city street in Paris, with a busy restaurant and a sign for the Paris metro in view.

Play & Pause: Intro to Europe

Trip overview

TRIP VIBE = the perfect mix of group activities and all-important YOU time.

Essential. Vital. The must-dos. The unmissables. Whatever you call those bits of Europe that you just HAVE to explore, you can rely on this fast-paced trip to properly school you in them. We’re talking Rome, Amsterdam, Venice, Paris... the big guns. But that isn’t all – this trip also swings by the likes of quaint little Heidelberg and lakeside stunner Lucerne. And adds in plenty of free time to do your thing. What a mix, right? Quick maths: take two weeks, turn them into something special.

Tales from Topdeckers

Trip itinerary

  1. London (England)

    1

    You. Us. The Big Smoke. Name a more iconic trio, we’ll wait. Welcome to the home of red buses, red telephone boxes and red undies (optional). First up: time to get to know the who’s who of the group at tonight’s included dinner. Cheers to 14 days of adventures with this mixed bunch. Let’s do this!

    • Meals
      • Dinner
  2. London – Amsterdam (Netherlands)

    2
  3. Amsterdam

    3
  4. Amsterdam – Heidelberg (Germany)

    4
  5. Heidelberg – Austrian Alps (Austria)

    5
  6. Austrian Alps

    6
  7. Austrian Alps – Venice (Italy)

    7
  8. Venice – Rome

    8
  9. Rome

    9
  10. Rome – Florence

    10
  11. Florence – Lucerne (Switzerland)

    11
  12. Lucerne – Paris (France)

    12
  13. Paris

    13
  14. Paris – London (England)

    14

Your Inclusions

Activities

  • -Orientation walk of Heidelberg with Trip Leader
  • -Orientation walk of Venice with Trip Leader
  • -Orientation walk of Rome with Trip Leader
  • -Walking tour of Florence with local guide
  • -Walking tour of Lucerne with Trip Leader
  • -Paris highlights drive

Accommodation

-13 nights in hotel-style accommodation (twin or double)

Transport

Air-conditioned coach

Your Options

FYI: these are optional activities available locally. Things might change – prices are here to give you a rough idea.

-Bike tour of Amsterdam: from €32

-Canyoning in the Austrian Alps: prices available locally

-Tandem paragliding in the Austrian Alps: prices available locally

-Get a personalised trip t-shirt, hoodie or singlet: prices available locally

-Guided tour of Vatican City: from €80

-Tour of Colosseum, Palatine Hill and Roman Forum: from €70

-Food and wine tour of Rome: from €79

-Parisian cabaret show: prices available locally

-Seine River cruise: from €15

-Bike tour of Paris: from €36

Other information

A note on Your Option: Tour of Colosseum, Palatine Hill and Roman Forum 

This tour sells out fast. If you don’t wanna miss out (you don’t), book this optional tour via the Topdeck Travel app a week before you hit the road.

Views & reviews

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  • Amy July 2024

    Well organised, stress free, ticked off all major highlights and was so much fun!!

  • Anonymous July 2024

    Great way to see some great destinations in such a small amount of time. Great trip leader who was very informative and the bus driver was smooth and had a fun personality.
    Because the nature of the trip gave limited time in each destination, it would have been better to stay in hotels closer to the main areas of the cities to avoid wasting time catching public transport in and out.

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