Ultimate Alps
17 days, 6 cities | From $4,159 $3,709 before flights($450 off) | Estimated biweekly payments as low as $122
Which trip style is right for you?
Essential: Budget-friendly, shared accommodations. Perfect for solo travelers and extroverts.
Plus: Hotel-style rooms with one other traveler. Great for those who want more privacy.
Why go?
Discover the side of Europe you only thought existed in your dreams. From meandering canals to colorful villages, mountaintop castles and snowcapped peaks, this trip’s a fairytale looking for a main character.
What you'll get
- Round-trip flights and airport transfers
- 15 nights in handpicked accommodations
- 14 breakfasts
- 3 dinners
- Expert Tour Director
- 24/7 support from our travel gurus
- 4 insider city tours with local guides
- 2 roundtrip cable car experiences
- Entrance to the Baroque Cathedral of St. James
Picture yourself
- Riding in a gondola through the canals of Venice
- Yodeling from atop the majestic Swiss Alps
- Raising a toast inside one of Munich’s legendary beer halls
- Sampling every kind of chocolate under the Alpine sun
- Walking cobblestone streets in the shadow of Mont Blanc
Itinerary
Day 1: Overnight flight
Board your overnight flight to Italy and do your best to get some rest—adventure and food and literal castles await.
Day 2: Arrive in Venice + Welcome Dinner
Welcome to Venice. Grab your walking shoes, a *really* good map, and hit the winding and organized yet maddeningly confusing streets. Watch the gondolas on the canals, browse the shops, and eat the gelato until you can't eat anymore. Then eat more.
Make your way through the maze of Venetian canals
Enjoy a Welcome Dinner of local cuisine and drinks with fellow travelers at an authentic local spot.
Chat with a Trip Expert!
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Monday–Thursday, 9am–7pm ET
Friday, 9am–5:30pm ET
Accommodations
We handpick every accommodation and focus on locations and properties where local culture is at your doorstep. Specific accommodations will vary based on your departure date, but these are frequently used properties for this tour.
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Reviews
Overall rating based on 24 traveler reviews
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WOW! This was my first time with solo-travel and I wouldn't have changed a thing. Outside of the normal itinerary, there were so many extra things we could do in our free time. Our guide, Roxie, was AMAZING! This trip inspired me to book more solo-travel with EF because it was...
a perfect balance of fun planned activities, group time, alone time, free time, and extra excursions!
this trip was a 10/10 and truly an unforgettable experience! every day was an adventure, and our tour director, Ingo, made it even more special with his knowledge and passion. Book the trip you won't regret it!!
This trip was incredible to say the least. For starters, our tour guide Roxie was absolutely the BEST and had so many great recommendations along with helping us schedule group activities for our free time. I loved the mix of outdoors, and quaint towns to cities this tour gave...
This was my first time going out of country let alone by myself. It exceeded my expectations. I would highly recommend. My tour guide Roxie was amazing and was very knowledgeable and helpful with everything. She helped me and my roommate find activity’s to do outside of the...
This trip was amazing! So much cultural history, education on our guided tours, & free time to explore the areas ourselves. Roxana M was our tour guide & she went above & beyond making sure we had the trip of a lifetime. Any EF trip with her is sure to be wonderful.
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