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OVER 20%* CHEAPER THAN GOING IT ALONE!

Contiki's great value. Ask our travellers and they'll tell you.

But we wanted to prove it. So we opened up a spreadsheet and crunched some serious numbers. Here’s how much a 12-day European trip with Contiki costs vs doing it yourself.

How Contiki gives you more BANG for your bucket list

 

 

 

DIY Travel

 

 

 

With Contiki
On European Discovery*

Transport

£1,494

(Car hire? Petrol? Tolls? Booking tickets yourself?)

Included

(With an expert driver to whizz you from door to door)

 

 

Accommodation

£1,075

(Plus HOURS of searching online)​

Included

(Comfy and convenient hotels you can trust)

 

 

Food

£334
(Unless you're settling for fast food)

Included
(Breakfast daily, a bunch of delicious dinners)

Experiences

£144

(But you gotta find them first... and then wait in line)

 

 

Included

(Plus your pass to get the best 360° views of Paris)

 

 

Total

£3,047

Per day: £253

£2,485

Per day: £207
AKA £46 per day cheaper. Gift shop, anyone?

 

 

Plus the things you can’t put a price on…

60+ years of expertise

Contiki is tried and tested by millions of travellers worldwide. Travel OGs since 1962? That’s right. Learned a few tricks along the way, to help us provide the best all-round travel experience? You bet.

Your Contiki group

Arrive solo, with your partner or with mates. Either way, you’ll travel the world with friendly new people from all around the world (and you might just meet a few new friends for life).

The dream travel team

Think: Trip Managers to guide you and Drivers to… drive you. Plus on-site masterchefs, expert local guides and dedicated support teams – on hand 24/7 to answer any Qs.

*Wanna know how we crunched the numbers?

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