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Stripped-back trips for affordable travel

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BANG FOR YOUR BUCKETLIST

The best parts of travel are often the unplanned. It’s eating the craziest street food on a whim. Swimming with locals at sunrise. Joining a random yoga class in a bustling inner-city park. Contiki Lite offers you stripped-back travel: giving you more freedom to find your own adventures. Low on cost, heavy on exploring.

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BANG FOR YOUR BUCKETLIST

The best parts of travel are often the unplanned. It’s eating the craziest street food on a whim. Swimming with locals at sunrise. Joining a random yoga class in a bustling inner-city park. Contiki Lite offers you stripped-back travel: giving you more freedom to find your own adventures. Low on cost, heavy on exploring.

lite_bang-for-your-bucketlist.jpg

BANG FOR YOUR BUCKETLIST

The best parts of travel are often the unplanned. It’s eating the craziest street food on a whim. Swimming with locals at sunrise. Joining a random yoga class in a bustling inner-city park. Contiki Lite offers you stripped-back travel: giving you more freedom to find your own adventures. Low on cost, heavy on exploring.

Most popular Lite trips

Looking up through the iconic tunnel of orange torii gates with Japanese kanji inscriptions at Fushimi Inari Taisha shrine in Kyoto Japan - Contiki Japan in a Week Tour
Japan in a Week
Group of young Contiki travellers sitting on rocks overlooking the ancient Inca ruins of Machu Picchu with Huayna Picchu mountain in the background Peru - Contiki South America Lima to Rio Tour
South America: Lima to Rio
Travellers viewing the ornate red sandstone Great Gate entrance to the Taj Mahal in Agra India - Contiki India Northern Explorer Tour
Northern India Explorer
Young travellers walking past an ancient Khmer stone temple in the Angkor Archaeological Park Siem Reap Cambodia - Contiki South East Asia Tour
SE Asia: Bangkok to Siem Reap
Three young travellers cycling on beach cruiser bikes along the sandy palm-lined seafront of Caye Caulker island in Belize - Contiki Mexico City to San Jose Tour
Mexico City to San Jose
Aerial drone view of snorkellers and divers entering the water from a boat at the edge of the Great Barrier Reef in Queensland Australia - Contiki Australia Tour
Australia: Sydney to Uluru

Lite trips for the light on time

Come for a good time not a long time. The Lite adventures in 2 weeks or less.

Casablanca to Marrakesh Tour

NEW TRIP

Casablanca to Marrakesh

From

€415

pp

Hanoi to Ho Chi Minh City Tour

NEW TRIP

Hanoi to Ho Chi Minh City

From

€1,150

pp

Lima to Cusco Tour

NEW TRIP

Lima to Cusco

From

€1,983

pp

Jaipur to Delhi Golden Triangle Tour

NEW TRIP

Jaipur to Delhi Golden Triangle

From

€410

pp

Whitsundays to Cairns Tour
Whitsundays to Cairns

From

€1,755

pp

was

€1,950 pp

Bucket list on a budget

From Lima to Luxor, see the sights worth crossing oceans for, without emptying your bank account.

Egypt Explorer Tour

NEW TRIP

Egypt Explorer

From

€635

pp

Mexico City to Tulum Tour

NEW TRIP

Mexico City to Tulum

From

€1,515

pp

Rajasthan & Golden Triangle Tour

NEW TRIP

Rajasthan & Golden Triangle

From

€895

pp

Lima to La Paz Tour

NEW TRIP

Lima to La Paz

From

€2,287

pp

Hanoi to Siem Reap Tour

NEW TRIP

Hanoi to Siem Reap

From

€1,870

pp

Whitsundays to Uluru Tour
Whitsundays to Uluru

From

€3,142

pp

was

€3,437 pp

Contiki Lite FAQs

Built for modern backpackers and the value hungry, Contiki Lite is low on cost, heavy on experience. We'll sort the transport and accommodation, leaving you to choose how you spend your time, experiences and budget.

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