Winter Wanderer Press Release

Wander through Europe with Contiki Winter Wanderer

July 2004: You’ll spend 24 days exploring France, Spain, Monaco, Italy, Vatican City, Austria, Germany, Liechtenstein, Switzerland, Holland and Belgium. To top it all off Contiki’s 2004/05 winter program has some tours boasting discounts of up to $400 off peak summer prices – so there is no better time to visit these amazing destinations!

Check out clog making in Amsterdam, try the tapas in Barcelona or enjoy a gondola ride in Venice. Have a beer in snowy Munich, and then catch a cable car up to your hotel, perched 7,000 feet above sea level on Mount Pilatus (weather permitting). Why not shop around while you are in Lucerne, home to Swiss watches, swiss army knives and cuckoo clocks – this tour has it all.

Winter Wanderer – 24 days from $3179

The Winter Wanderer is a return trip from London: Dover: See the White Cliffs of Dover. Paris: see Notre Dame, the Eiffel Tower, Arc de Triomphe, the Louvre and more plus an evening tour of the city illuminations. Lyon: visit the gastronomic capital of France. Barcelona: sightseeing tour seeing Gaudi’s Cathedral. French Riviera: visit a French perfumery, drive along the French Riviera. Monaco: excursion to Monte Carlo, see the royal palace, visit the famous Monte Carlo. Pisa: see the leaning tower. Florence: expert local guide on walking tour including the Duomo, Giotto’s Belltower, the baptistery, Piazza della Signoria, and a demonstration of Florentine leathercraft. Rome: orientation tour including the Piazza Venezia, the Pantheon, the Treve Fountain and Piazza Navona. Vatican City: see St Peter’s Basilica. Venice: motor boat trip to Piazza San Marco, Venetian glass blowing, see the Bridge of Sighs, Doges’ Palace and St Mark’s Square. Vienna: sightseeing tour, see the palaces of the Hapsburg Empire, St Stephen’s Cathedral, drive along Vienna’s historic road, ‘The Ring’, see the Opera House. Munich: orientation tour, see the Glockenspiel and Marienplatz, visit a Bavarian beer hall. Liechtenstein: visit Vaduz, the capital. Lucerne: orientation tour including a trip on the wooden Chapel Bridge cable car ride up Mt Pilatus (subject to weather conditions). Berlin: sightseeing tour including the remains of the wall and the famous Reichstag. Hamburg: orientation tour. Amsterdam: excursion to the cheese makers village of Edam, visit a clog-maker’s house, bike ride past the windmills, orientation tour including a visit to a diamond exhibition.

This Contiki winter holiday includes 19 nights accommodation in superior tourist class hotels, and 4 nights in a Contiki special resort hotel, transport, an experienced driver or guide, great sightseeing and most meals.

Prices are land only, per person, and based on twin share accommodation. To make a booking visit your local travel agent, or for more information visit our website www.contiki.com.

Contiki’s success comes from its commitment to providing excellent value holidays for young travellers. Contiki’s winter Europe brochure is now available from your local travel agent. Winter Europe holidays operate from October 2004 until the end of March 2005.

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Media contact:
Nerissa Magee
Communications Executive
The Travel Corporation
(02) 9028 5586
nerissa.magee@travelcorporation.com.au

Rachel White
Communications Manager
The Travel Corporation
(02) 9028 5011
rachel.white@travelcorporation.com.au