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By admin, December 22, 2008 4:09 am

Reviews on Contiki Tours to Europe…?

My friend and I are going on a trip to Europe this summer ) And it’s either with Contiki Tours or without (and go to hostels and such, but that will cost a lot more money)

Contiki is not the only tour company, not even the only one working in the same price category, visit a travel agency or a website of one.

I have seen the prices of Contiki and heard the stories of the people who traveled with them.
The price they charge is about the same as you would pay for yourself staying in the same kind of accommodation. On top of that will come your pocket money if you travel with them, for part of your meals and all of your drinking,. the catch is that going with a group, you are likely to spend a lot on drinking.
And they overcrowd the schedule, so you will be in all places on their list, but you will not remember much of them, all blurring together.
If you do your own thing, you could safe money because you can travel the cheaper parts of Europe, or you could safe by not spending the same amount on drinking or on sightseeing.

Traveling with two people, using double rooms in hostels, doing most of your own cooking from supermarket food, you should be able to travel for about €75 each per day, about $100 each per day, including a moderate amount for sight seeing and drinking. This does include travel by train but not the flight to Europe.

It mostly is up to what you want. Do you want to have it easy, with someone bringing you to all places you have heard about and many you did not, having one big party, Contiki is the way to go.
If you want to same without the partying, find a tour not aimed the 18-35 crowd, there are several of those although they tend to be a bit more expensive.
On the other hand,, if you want to experience Europe, remember where you have been and just do the things you want, travel on your own.
Select a few countries, see the capital city but also visit some of the smaller towns and villages, spend a day or two hiking or stretched out on a beach and save some money while doing so.

There are many questions and answers here on how to prepare your own tour of Europe, so just search in the older questions.

Contiki Trip – Europe, summer 2008 (Part 1)

Tours to Reims $52 Travel from Tours to Reims by train

Tours to Marseille $85 Travel from Tours to Marseille by train

Tours to Montpellier $119 Travel from Tours to Montpellier by train

Tours to Toulouse $72 Travel from Tours to Toulouse by train

Tours to Brive $50 Travel from Tours to Brive by train