Play & Pause: Intro to Europe 2025


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- -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
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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
Rise and shine: this morning’s an early one, so pack your snacks and perfect your playlists. Today we’ll be making our way to the land of tulips, canals and windmills. You guessed it: Amsterdam. This evening – you do you. Go pose in a giant pair of clogs. Sampl...
This is your day, your way. Check out the likes of the Dam Square, the Royal Palace and the National Monument. For the culture fiends – delve a bit deeper with a visit to the Anne Frank House (make sure you book in advance!) or the Van Gogh Museum and Rijksmuse...
Next up? A country where beer is officially considered an essential food group (right next to sausage and sauerkraut). Heidelberg is all about hilltop ruins, cobblestoned old quarters and fairytale bridges. Get your bearings on a stroll with your Trip Leader, t...
Prepare yourself for some I-N-C-R-E-D-I-B-L-E scenery as we make our way to the Austrian Alps. So much more than schnitzel, strudel and The Sound of Music, this thrill-seekers’ paradise should have been sponsored by GoPro. Stretch your legs and soak up the views before we regroup for another delish included dinner.
Meals: Breakfast, Dinner
Want a whole day to soak up this BEAUT region? We got you. Soak up some mind-blowing views with an optional tandem paragliding adventure. Get your heart pumping with a canyoning sesh through some dramatic alpine gorges. Or, if that’s not your thing, simply kick back and enjoy the serenity. Memories? Made.
Meals: Breakfast
This morning, we’re making tracks to an Italian ICON. You know it as The Floating City, but this place is actually sinking (slowly). Check out Venice’s usual suspects on an orientation walk with your Trip Leader – ticking off the likes of St Mark''s Square, Dog...
Hear that? It’s bella Roma calling your name. Dump your stuff at the hotel and prepare to get your bearings on an orientation walk. Pass by the Pantheon, throw our two cents in the Trevi Fountain, (don’t) sit on the Spanish Steps and check out the mighty Coloss...
Time to live out your Eat. Pray. Love. fantasies – today is all about Vespas, espresso, two-cheeked kisses and pizza (the way it’s supposed to taste). There’s an optional guided tour of Vatican City on the cards. Not your thing? Fill up on delish pasta and wine...
Florence has more stories than Bilbo Baggins, more culture than a London hipster, AND it gave the world David (the massive marble naked guy FYI). We’ll get the lay of the land on an in-depth walking tour with a local guide, feat. a bonus leather-making demo (a ...
Order one more espresso in poor Italian (hey, you tried!) – we’re off to Lucerne after breakfast. Glue your schnoz to the coach window as we wind our way into the heart of the Swiss Alps – cue epic landscapes. Later, check out the lake, Lion Monument, Chapel Br...
The home of Coco Chanel, the Mona Lisa and world’s craziest roundabout – Paris deserves its rep as the European capital for all things culture, fashion and bloody good food. Get to know the City of Love with a driving tour – ticking off heavyweights like the Lo...
Don’t be alarmed, but this is your last day on tour. So make every second count. Create a solid dent in your bucket list with a visit to the Louvre (get your tix in advance!). Flash some plastic along the Champs-Elysées. Or discover the hidden backstreets lined...
After breakfast it’s time to hit the road back to LDN. Swap those numbers and say your goodbyes. Who said the good times have to end? Check out our other Play & Pause trips and keep the adventure going. We’re with you!
Meals: Breakfast
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