Last Updated: 2nd Apr 2013
Contiki offers 3 main styles of touring in Europe, each with varying itineraries. All styles have a great mix of sightseeing and free time with the main difference between the styles being the accommodations used.
Here are a few more differences between the tour styles that may help you choose the style that suits you best.
| . | Time Out/Superior Full Description |
Concept/Budget Full Description |
Camping Full Description |
| Accommodation: | Hotels | Cabins, Budget Hotels and Special Stopovers | Tent |
| Who you Share with: | Single, Twin or Triple Share | Twin to Quad Share | Twin Share Tents |
| Sleeping bag required? | No | Yes * | Yes * |
| Included Meals: | Time Out/Superior Meals | Concept/Budget Meals | Camping Meals |
| Contiki Staff: | Tour Manager and Driver | Tour Manager, Driver and Site Reps | Tour Manager, Driver and Supercook |
| Countries Visited: | Single country, In-Depth Regional and Multi Country Tours | Multi Country Tours | Multi Country Tours |
* If you book your tour from the USA or Canada you will receive a voucher for a sleeping bag that you can collect at the Contiki Basement in London . Feel free however to bring your own sleeping bag. You can also purchase sleeping bags from the Contiki Basement if you are booking your tour from elsewhere.
Transport: The same coaches, ferries and transport are used for all styles of tour in Europe.
Sightseeing: The same included sightseeing tours by your Tour Manager and Expert Local Guides are used for all styles of tour in Europe.
Free Time: There is lots of Free Time on all tours however this will depend on the number of nights you spend in each destination and doesn’t vary greatly from tour style to tour style.
Optional Excursions: Many of the optional excursions are available on all styles of tour. There are some excursions that are only available on certain tours and you should check the individual tour itineraries to see what is available.
Travel Time: Travel Time is the same on all styles of tour and, as always, will depend on the varying distances between your destination cities.
Party Scene: The Party Scene will most certainly depend upon the others on your tour as well as, to a small extent, your tour style.
Socializing with other Contiki Tours: The nature of Camping and Concept/Budget tours generally lends itself to being a little more social than Time Out/Superior/Hotel tours. The level of socialization within your tour group however will very much depend very much on the personalities on your tour. Camping and Concept/Budget tours tend to meet up with other Contiki tours simply because many of the accommodations used are the same while only occasionally Time Out/Superior/Hotel tours share the same hotel. There may also be times where your tours itinerary runs parallel to that of another tour so you may also meet up with other Contiki groups at optional excursions and evenings out.
As with all things though, you are free to do what you like with your free time and there are loads of opportunities to meet and mix with the locals in each of your destinations.
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