Europe

Icandoit233

I was wondering if anyone know a great tour company to go to Europe? Thanks

km8907

I've never been. My coworker and her step mom use grand circle travel. They like it.

Karb_Kween

I wanna go to Europe .. sounds like *kitten* heaven

Francl27

Don't tour! Just rent a car and drive. It's cheaper and more fun...

CooCooPuff

Francl27 wrote: »

Don't tour! Just rent a car and drive. It's cheaper and more fun...

Yeah. I went on a tour this year with EF Tours (sibling was invited for free. I loved the countries we went to and a lot of what we saw, but everything went by wayyyyy too quickly and the food left a lot to be desired.

Gimsteinn

Depends.. where do you wanna go in Europe... wanna travel around Scandinavia? Tour Spain, France and Portugal? Go over to Britain?
I work in tourism in Europe.. feel free to ask questions.

MrStabbems

yeah I would completely avoid the tour idea and just spend a few days/weeks depending on the time you have in the areas you like. a tour of Europe (if that's what you intend) is like touring the whole of the US

memickee

I have been living in Germany for almost 4 years and plan tons of solo travel.

Tour company costs are outrageous! Plan your own. Check skyscanner.com for cheap tickets to Europe. If you want to see several places in Europe you can easily fly from city to city cheaply using RyanAir, WizzAir etc. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_low-cost_airlines.

Don't be afraid to visit countries where English is not their first language. Many Europeans know enough to communicate with you.

I also recommend Trip Advisor to find hotels, restaurants and things to do.

Icandoit233

I looked at tour pricing it seems pretty cheap usually around 1400 to 2000$. I think going without a group would be scary due to a language barrier

Icandoit233

km8907 wrote: »

I've never been. My coworker and her step mom use grand circle travel. They like it.

Thank you!

Icandoit233

HeyaBerg wrote: »

Depends.. where do you wanna go in Europe... wanna travel around Scandinavia? Tour Spain, France and Portugal? Go over to Britain?
I work in tourism in Europe.. feel free to ask questions.

I would like to visit Spain and Portugal

Icandoit233

newmeadow wrote: »

When I worked in upper echelon hospitality, we'd host Tauck tours. They catered to an older, monied crowd. I don't know if that's your demographic, but it's a favorably reviewed way to travel.

Everyone I know who's traveled Europe loved the river cruises as the most comfortable, low stress way of Euro travel. Again, it's pricey but I've never heard a bad review from anyone who cruised Europe this way.

Here's a link for Tauck European river cruises.

http://www.tauck.com/river-cruises/european-river-cruises.aspx

Thank you for the suggestion. I'm in my twenties lol

Bruceapple

Buy a Euro Rail pass in the states, (mailed to you) before you go.
You can not get the same deal once you arrive in Europe.

Francl27

I really wouldn't worry about the language barrier too much, I mean, English is taught everywhere in school in Europe, so you'll pretty much always find someone who speaks English (especially in hotels, restaurants, shops etc).