Contiki - Barcelona to Munich (for 18-35 yr old) from Contiki

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13 days | 4 countries | 'Independent Insider' travel style

Only US$200 deposit to book.
Pay in full 45 days before travel.

Combing through the culture capitals, whose layers are hard to peel back. We’ll take you into the city’s soul, way off the well-worn track. From boating days in Barcelona, to wine tasting in France. This trip is an artful mix of surprises; an addictive cultural trance.

- ACCOMMODATION: 12 nights: Our handpicked crop of accommodation on this trip will leave you happier than a girl with fresh roses. Well located and appointed hotels, each of these 12-nights will be cloud like.

- TEAM: On the Barcelona to Munich you’ll be riding with a collective of travel comrades and your own personal Travel Manager. Beyond sorting the logistics of the trip, they’ll be there to swing you in the direction of all the right places at all the right times. It’s your friend in the know on the road.

- FOOD: 16 meals: Prepare to embark on a passionate pilgrimage on the food front. We can guide your tastebuds however you wish, whether you want to up the skillset with a local cooking class or find out where the locals eat.

- NO REGRETS INCLUSIONS: Whether by bike or by foot, we’ll unearth each of the four cities on this trip with unique wisdom & precision. Hidden alleys and hole in the wall food haunts; there’s not much you won’t know about after our suite of included activities.

- FREE TIME ADD-ONS: This trip is just a few steps away from independent travel, only you’ll have a guide-book style Travel Manager and some companions for when you’re feeling social. Empty days can be beefed out with boutique optionals that take you under a city’s skin and make you feel a bit more like a local

- TRANSPORT: Our jaunts on the road will be taken in the comfort and style of an air-conditioned coach. With Wi-Fi, power points & reclining chairs, you can catch up on communication with the world leaving your city time a little bit freer. 

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Contiki - Barcelona to Munich (for 18-35 yr old)

From $1742 USD

Barcelona

Like many good travel tales, ours begins today in a striking setting with an enviable culture. We’ll meet & greet here in Spain’s beachside beauty, & cheers our days ahead over a bout of sangria.

Barcelona

Barcelona will prove the perfect introduction to our time on tour, being equal parts sultry & sophisticated. We’ll take to the streets & learn the intricacies of life here before having the chance to tap into some tapas. As the sun sets you could head to the hip hood of Gracia, meandering the bookstores & boutiques before catching a gig in some of the cities coolest bars.

NO REGRETS INCLUSIONS
- Barcelona Street Life Tour

FREE TIME ADD-ONS
- Tapas Experience

Barcelona

Today you could take a lazy brunch in the Latin Quarter before having the chance to explore Barcelona further. After a good dose of sunshine & saltwater we’ll head back to the mainland to make the most of our final night in the city. Keen to kick it to the early AM hours? Marula, Shoko & Pulitzer Terrace are just a few of our favourite haunts.

Barcelona to Nice via Arles

Barcelona
Wake up & dust off, we’ve got a new beachside delight sitting ahead of us. With bags packed you can grab a coffee (and by coffee we mean some churros) before we hit the road, taking our newfound affection for Spain along with us.

Nice
Now that we’re officially in France, it will be critical we adapt to the culture and dabble in some erudite wine tasting. If grape juice doesn’t float your French boat, you could snap geraniums & dahlias at the old town’s flower market.

NO REGRETS INCLUSIONS
- Visit to Cannes

Nice

You would assume the idyllic setting on la Côte d’Azur would be the most impressive thing about the French city of Nice. But today you can discover its rightful position as a European culinary hub as we ride pushbikes & sample its fine food offerings.

FREE TIME ADD-ONS
- Cycle and Dine
- Wine Tasting

Nice

The most quintessential French Riv experience will be on the cards for us today in Nice, with a day of sailing lined up as an optional. Those playing landlubber could enjoy some more food indulgences, sampling regional specialties like a delicious salade niçoise.

NO REGRETS INCLUSIONS
- Visit to Monaco

FREE TIME ADD-ONS
- Sailing the Cote DAzur

Nice to Milan via Genoa

Nice
Wrapping up our time by the ocean, we’ll take one last sigh of deep love looking at the coastal scene before we leg it to our new city vista.

Genoa
Coasting along the Mediterranean, we’ll pass through Menton before crossing the border into Italy. We’ll stay coastal until we reach the cruise port and Ligurian capital of Genoa, at which point we’ll veer north and head inland in search of Milano.

Milan
From fancy French ways to unsurpassed Italian elegance, this trip is proving rather sophisticated. Here in Milan we’ll find fashion at its finest, then go beyond the boutiques to its uniquely Italian heartbeat.

Milan

Not content covering Lombardy’s capital alone, we’ll head to Lake Como & the dreamy village of Bellagio where signs of life date back 30,000 years. For anyone keen on late hour shenanigans back in the city, we suggest Tunnel Club built into a railway arch near Milan's Central Station.

NO REGRETS INCLUSIONS
- Lake Como Cruise & visit of Bellagio

Milan

If you’re still feeling mystified by Milan’s hidden layers, you can sit amongst design student swagger somewhere like the gallery of Fabbrica del Vapore. The antique tram could take you to a whole new neighborhood, we quite like the street art & specialty stores of the Isola district. By night you can go local in one of the cities many great restaurants where we’ll feast & chat way into the evening.

FREE TIME ADD-ONS
- Dining with the Locals

Milan to Munich via Neuschwanstein

Milan
Say goodbye to Milan this morning with your last Italian café before heading north to the Germanic region of this great continent.

Neuschwanstein
Shortly after taking our final border hop of the day we’ll stop by Neuschwantstein, the quintessential castle that inspired Walt Disney.

Munich
Welcome to the capital of Bavaria and home of the world’s biggest beer festival. If you arrive feeling alive this playground will be swinging.

Munich

Today we’ll have the opportunity to uncover Germany’s unsavoury past with a Third Reich Tour. After that gets you into the mood for discovery, you can venture to the museum hub and café district of Maxvorstadt. Admire works by the likes of Andy Warhol & Jean-Michel Basquiat at Museum Brandhorst & you’ll feel right amidst Munich’s creative scene.

FREE TIME ADD-ONS
- Third Reich Tour

Munich

Here in Bavaria beer is a proud and deep-seated craft, one we can explore over a Bavarian beer & food evening. We’ll pair our brew with the flavours of Germany & ‘prost’ our final night on tour.

FREE TIME ADD-ONS
- White Water Rafting (Summer Only)
- Bavarian Beer and Food evening

Munich

That concludes our time with Europe’s cultural epicentres. It’s end scene, chapter closed & arrivederci.

Agency: Contiki

Contiki - Barcelona to Munich (for 18-35 yr old)

From $1742 USD

Agency: Contiki

Contiki - Barcelona to Munich (for 18-35 yr old)

From $1742 USD

Agency: Contiki