Europe in all its glory, is a right of passage for any world traveller. From the gorgeous Nordic countries to the culinary wonders of the Mediterranean, Europe is high on the list for TourRadar Staff Picks!
Spain
Basque Food and Wine tour
Melissa Legner
Key Accounts Manager
✓ Create your own wine with an Urban Cellar Experience
✓ Visit to the Guggenheim Museum
✓ Experience the fishing villages of Zumaia and Getaria
✓ Have a traditional dinner in a Sociedad Gastronomica
✓ Cycle round the Basque’s stunning countryside
Melissa says she is a foodie at heart and a lover of wine so the Basque Food and Wine tour in Spain would be perfect!
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Northern Europe
Red Star Special
Allison Gutscher
Performance Marketing Specialist
✓ Visit the classic capitals of Northern Europe
✓ Experience the Berlin nightlife
✓ Ride a ferry from Germany to Denmark
✓ See a Viking Ship Museum
✓ Bobsleigh on the Lillehammer Track
Allison has chosen the Red Star Special as her trip for 2016. She says it covers so many places on her bucket list that she hasn’t visited yet such as Oslo, Stockholm, Berlin, Warsaw and Moscow!
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Iceland
Icelandic Northern Lights
Shawn Pittman
CFO and Co-Founder of TourRadar
✓ Explore a terrain of snow-covered volcanoes
✓ Soak in warm thermal springs
✓ Learn all about the Northern Lights from an expert
✓ Witness the Aurora Borealis
The Northern Lights are on the top of Shawn’s list for 2016. We’re with you there Shawn – great decision!
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Russia
Kamchatka Expedition
Alexander Akopov
Developer
✓ Experience one of the world’s largest and last natural sanctuaries
✓ Explore remote regions with inimitable landscapes of outstanding beauty
✓ Discover the chain of craters of the Mutnovsky and Gorely volcanoes
✓ See unique crater lakes
Alex would love to explore the outdoors on this hiking Kamchatka Expedition.
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Western Europe
European Wonder
Eugene Klyuchnikov
Lead Developer
✓ Take a city lights tour of Paris
✓ Visit to Pisa en route to Florence
✓ Ride a gondola on the Grand Canal
✓ Go on an Amsterdam bike tour
Eugene has chosen the European Wonder trip for 2016, because he always ‘uses this tour for testing’ at work. A true techie at heart!
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Italy
Italian Discovery
✓ Admire Michelangelo’s magnificent frescoed ceiling in the Sistine Chapel
✓ Enjoy a memorable dining experience situated on an olive-oil estate overlooking Florence
✓ Stop at Giudecca Island to visit a traditional glassblowing workshop
✓ Cross the dramatic Apennine Mountains to Assisi on the slopes of Mount Subasio
Shaheer has chosen the Italian Discovery tour because he is a ‘die-hard romantic’ and likes things to be prim and proper. He says he would love to explore and indulge in all of what Italy has to offer!
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Trans Mongolian Railway
The Vodkatrain (St. Petersburg to Beijing)
Ramon Bez
Growth Hacker
✓ Live with the nomads in Mongolia
✓ Party in quirky Ulaanbaatar
✓ Enjoy a dip in Lake Baikal
✓ Stroll the Great Wall of China
✓ Learn about the fascinating history of Moscow
An awesome way to see the world, Ramon would love to go from St. Petersburg to Beijing on The Vodkatrain.
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About Majella Grawatsch
Majella is an Aussie living in Austria and loves decorating, pastries and summer (in that order). She is a copywriter at TourRadar.
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