PLEASE NOTE: These are just a sample of some of the accommodation Contiki uses throughout Europe. There is no guarantee that every tour will stay in the lodgings listed below. Check your Contiki Travel Documents for confirmation of your accommodations.

On Concept/Budget Tours, accommodations are generally in campsites, budget style hotels and hostels as well as Contiki Special Stopovers.

Where you stay is one of the main differences between tour styles offered by Contiki in Europe.

Contiki Special Stopovers

The Beaujolais Wine Region

• The Chateau

Hopfgarten

• Gasthof Schoneck

Lauterbrunnen

• Swiss Challet

Hostels and Budget Hotels

In some cities Contiki also utilizes hostel or budget hotel accommodation such as:

Munich

• Haus International

Vienna

• Wombat Hostel

Amsterdam

• Inner Amsterdam Hostel
  

Contiki Villages and Campsites

European Campsites are generally very well equipped with shops, bars, restaurants on site. Most are usually within a short public transport ride from the centre of the cities and accommodations are in hard top cabins that are usually shared between 2 to 4 people.

Facilities vary from campsite to campsite with most sites utilizing shared showers and bathroom facilities. Your own towel and sleeping bag are a must on any Concept/Budget Tour.

Barcelona

• Contiki Village – Barcelona

Rome

• Seven Hills Camping

Venice

• Camping Fusina

Locations

Again, this is just a sample of some of the accommodation used and there is no guarantee that every tour will stay in the lodgings listed below. You should check your Contiki Travel Documents for confirmation of your accommodations.

These accommodations are very commonly used on Concept/Budget tours though.

Amsterdam

Inner Amsterdam Hotel
Wanningstraat 1
1071 La
Amsterdam

The Inner Amsterdam is within walking distance of central Amsterdam being very near the Van Gough and Rijks museums. Taxis are generally expensive in Amsterdam and public transport is a better option as the area is well serviced by a number of tram lines.

Pick up and drop offs into the city are often offered by your Contiki Road Crew however walking and trams are often a better way to get around the city as you’re in the middle of it already.

Hotel Nieuw Slotania
Slotermeerlaan 133
1063 Jn
Amsterdam

The Nieuw Slotania is about 20 € in a taxi form the city center but is also very well serviced by public transport and buses and trams make reaching the city center very easy.

Pick up and drop offs into the city are offered on your tour bus by your Contiki Road Crew.

Antibes/French Riviera

Hotellerie de Plein Air “Le Mistral”
1780 Route de la Mer
06410
Biot

Le Misteral campsite is roughly 10-15 minutes walk from the beach at Biot and the Biot train station. Trains take roughly ten minutes to reach Cannes and 40 minutes (sometimes less) to reach Nice.

If you have 2 nights in the Rivieria, you free day is up to you to do as you wish – no drop offs or pick ups are offered. An included excursion to Monaco is however offered on one of your evenings for all tours staying in the French Riviera.

Barcelona

Camping “3 Star” Estrellas
Autovia Castelldefels
Km 13200
08850 Gava
Barcelona

The campsite is roughly 20 &euro taxi ride from the city center but is better accessed by public bus which runs very close to the campsite.

Pick up and drop offs into the city are offered on your tour bus by your Contiki Road Crew.

Beaujolais Wine Region

Chateau de Cruix
Le Bois D’oingt
Theize, 69620, France

Located literally amongst the vineyards on the Beaujolais wine region in the south of France, Contiki’s very own Chateau de Cruix (simply known as ‘The Chateau’) is one of Contiki’s special stopovers. The closest village is that of Theize while the closet big cities are Villefranche and Lyon. Visiting the Chateau is a true and unique taste of the French countryside and this famous wine producing region.

You literally stay in the middle of the vineyards of this beautiful region and are there is no need for drop offs and pick ups.

Berlin

The Generator
Storkowerstrasse 160
D – 10407
Berlin , Friedrichshein

The Generator is roughly 2 minutes walk from Landsburgeralle tram, S and U Bahn stations. A taxi from the city center to the Generator is roughly 10-20 € depending where in the city center you are.

Pick up and drop offs into the city are offered on your tour bus by your Contiki Road Crew.

Corfu

Hotel Frini and Apartments
Perama
94084
Corfu

The Hotel Frini is literally across the road from the beach and the beautiful Ionian Sea, a nice beach is roughly 3 minutes walk to the right as you exit the hotel. Corfu town is easily accessible by public bus and a taxi form Corfu town to the hotel is roughly 20 €.

Pick up and drop offs into the city are offered on your tour bus by your Contiki Road Crew.

Florence

Camping Internazionale Firenze
Via San Cristofano N.2
50029
Bottai Impruneta, Firenze

Camping Internazionale is roughly a ten minute walk form the closest public bus stop where you can take public buses to and from the city center. A taxi from the city to the campsite is roughly 20 €.

Pick up and drop offs into the city are offered on your tour bus by your Contiki Road Crew.

Hopfgarten (Austrian Tyrol)

Gasthof Schoneck
6361 Hopfgarten
Nord Tyrol

The Gasthof Schoneck is one of Contiki’s special stopovers and is on the edge of the town of Hofpgarten.

There is no need for drop offs and pick ups with your tour bus.

Lauterbrunnen (Swiss Alps)

Camping Jungfrau
Ch-3822, Lauterbrunnen
Switzerland

Camping Jungfrau has excellent facilities and is home to Contiki’s exclusive Swiss Chalet. The campsite and Chalet are roughly 10 minutes walk from the heart of the village of Lauterbrunnen. The Swiss Chalet is another of Contiki’s special stopovers.

There is no need for drop offs and pick ups with your tour bus.

Munich

Haus International
Elisabethstrasse 87
80797
Munich

Haus International is well serviced by bus and tram routes that can take you to and from the city center while a taxi is roughly 10 to 15 €.

Pick up and drop offs into the city are offered on your tour bus by your Contiki Road Crew.

Paris

Camping du Tremblay
Boulevard des Allies
4507 Champigny/Marne Cedex
(very near Joinville le Pont)
Paris

Camping du Tremblay is a Contiki Village in Paris, France. It’s a large and very popular campsite with Europeans but Contiki has their own private part of the campsite dedicated solely to our Budget/Concept tours.

Getting to and from the center of Paris is very easy. There is a public bus that takes you directly from the Village to the nearest train station ‘Joinville le Pont’. From there it’s roughly a 25 to 30 minute trip into the heart of the city. Joinville le Pont is on the red A3 RER line and has great connections to the Paris metro. Paris has one of the best public transport systems in the world.

A taxi to the Village will cost between 20 to 40 € depending on where you are in the city, what the traffic is like and what time of day it is. Parisian taxi drivers do not have the best reputation in Europe and it’s always best to check that they know where they are going before you get in.

Pick up and drop offs into the city are offered on your tour bus by your Contiki Road Crew.

Prague

Contiki uses a number of different hotels in Prague, none of which are out of easy reach of public transport or a reasonably short taxi ride. You will find out exactly what hotel you will be staying at when you receive you Contiki Travel Documents and you tour manager will be able to inform you of the best way to get to and from the city.

Pick up and drop offs into the city are offered on your tour bus by your Contiki Road Crew. If you Contiki Driver has a scheduled day of rest, alternative transport will be included.

Rome

Seven Hills Camping
Via Cassia 1216
00191, Rome

Seven Hills camping is a very well equipped campsite with a huge pool, shops, restaurants and bars. The closest train station is called ‘La Gustiniana’ on the FM3 line and is roughly 20 to 30 minutes walk. The campsite however runs a shuttle bus to the station. The train ride is 20 minutes into the city center where you can change to the Rome Metro for even better access to the city.

A taxi from the city center back to the Village is roughly 20 to 30 € depending on the time of day, traffic and when you get picked up in the city.

Pick up and drop offs into the city are offered on your tour bus by your Contiki Road Crew. If you Contiki Driver has a scheduled day of rest, alternative transport will be included.

Rhine Valley

A variety of small, traditional Germanic guest houses are used in towns between St Goar and Koblenz along the banks of the Rhine River.

There is no need for drop offs and pick ups with your tour bus.

Venice

Camping Fusina
Via Moranzani 79
30030, Fusina

Venice is a small island with only one bridge connecting it to the main land. The best and easiest way to reach or return from the island that is Venice is to take a motor boat. The trip takes roughly 25-30 minutes and there is a dedicated motorboat stop at the campsite.

The return motor boat to and from the Village is included as part of your tour.