Travelling in Europe

Tomato festival, Spain
Is your OE to Europe all about the fun stuff?
If you're answer is yes and your idea of an OE to Europe is about taking a fun and stress-free organised tour or a flexible bus or rail pass then you've come to the right place.  From hop-on, hop-off buses to European tours and plenty of day trips and activities in between, there are plenty of options to keep you a happy traveller for months!  

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European rail pass

Eurail

Travel on one of the most advanced rail networks in the world through 17 countries throughout Europe with Eurail. Check out the pass options

Global passes from $426 Book now Call 0800 474 400

European bus pass

Busabout

Busabout is a flexible hop-on, hop-off bus network - the affordable and easy way to cover the best bits of Europe. Check out the pass options

Passes from $779 Email an enquiry button Call 0800 474 400

Accommodation in Europe

Hotels & hostels

Europe boasts more history, culture, art and amazing architecture than any other continent in the world. We have loads of accommodation options whatever your budget. View more

Our favourite day trips and tours around Europe

Experience  Description  Price from
(per person) 
Munich hop-on, hop-off 
sightseeing 
The tour takes in all the main sights of Marianplatz including the New City Hall with its famous Chimes, Old City Hall, the Cathedral, Church St Peter, the New Jewish Cultural Centre and a Beer Hall - all with the flexibility of getting off and spending as much time as you like at each stop. $27  
Seville hop-on hop-off 
sightseeing
Seville is a historical masterpiece city, full of Islamic monuments, gardens and flamenco festivals - you can't miss the unfeasibly large Cathedral. The Seville City Sightseeing tour stops at all the major tourist attractions such as the old 'gitanos' ( gypsy ) quarter, the Museum of Fine Arts and the old medieval Jewish quarter. $31
Berlin walking and biking day tour
 
Delve into the history of the Third Reich and Cold War before moving on to the future Berlin on this highly recommended tour. Visit the Berlin Wall, "death strip", Brandenburg Gate, war bunkers,  Holocaust Memorial, Checkpoint Charlie, Reichstag Parliament and much more. This fascinating tour provides an absorbing overview of both German history and its vibrant capital! $25
(student)
$29
(all ages)  
Champagne Cruise Sipping Champagne while cruising down the Seine river in the City of Lights... a Parisian dream come true! This champagne cruise will certainly be the highlight of your trip to Paris! Seine-sational! $88
Ancient and old Rome day tour  Don't know your Caesars from your Ciceros, or your Romuluses from your Remuses? This three-hour romp should help as it takes you through the star attractions of the city that the Romans called home, breathing life into the ancient stones. Unmissable! $49
(student)
$59
(all ages)  
Paris Fat Tyre Bike tour  The Fat Tyre Bike tour offers a fun and active way of seeing the sights of Paris during the day or night.   $55
(student)
$59
(all ages)
6 day Oktoberfest opening weekend tour
 

Join 10,000 other revellers singing their hearts out to the oom pah pah band and clinking your steins together.  Oktoberfest is the biggest beer festival in the world and is a must on every travellers journey to Europe.

Includes return bus and ferry transport from London to Munich, camping accommodation, the first two days of Oktoberfest, Munich walking tour and a trip to visit Neuschwanstein Castle with your expert trip leader! Tour code: RTOKT 

$649
3 day La Tomatina festival 

Spain has some crazy festivals, but La Tomatina wins the award hands-down for the craziest and the messiest. On the last Wednesday in August each year, the inconsequential town of Buñol holds the worlds largest organised tomato fight!  Get stuck in as it's every man for himself.

Includes 2 nights hotel accommodation, Valencia orientation walk, return coach transfer to the tomato fight! With secure location to store your bag, and the opportunity to take a change of clothes! Guided pub crawl of Valencia's infamous nightlife!  All with the guidance of your expert trip leader.  Tour code: RTTOM

$489
13 day Best of France tour
 

From the boulevards of Paris to the sun-soaked coasts of the Cote d'Azure, experience the very best that France has to offer. Sample some Moet and Chandon in the Champagne region, savour the local delicacies (l'escargot anyone?) and check out the picturesque countryside of unbeatable Provence, the inspiration of such masters as Van Gogh and Cézanne.

Includes 13 night’s hotel accommodation, Paris local walk, Visit to the Palace of Versailles, Wine-tasting tour in Burgundy, all with the guidance of your expert tour leader.  Tour code: GAEFBF

$3189
 
13 day Bravo Italia tour

Hit all of the hot spots of Italy on this explorer tour. You’ll visit the Spanish steps and Trevi fountain of Rome and marvel at artworks at the Vatican City. Enjoy a Tuscan wine tour and al fresco dinner in the Chianti region before walking the beautiful streets of Florence. Take the classic photo shot at Pisa and explore the stunning cliff top villages of Cinque Terre. See Juliet’s balcony in Verona and finish up with a gondola ride through the canals of Venice.

Includes 12 night’s hotel accommodation, local Italian guides in Assisi, Siena, Florence and Lucca and a day train pass in Cinque Terre, all with the guidance of your expert trip leader. Tour code: TDHTBI

$3365
26 day Summer Fun and Sailing tour 

Explore Europe with our favourite tour.  Leaving from London you'll head for Paris before continuing to the stunning scenery of the Swiss Alps. Bask in the sunshine of the French Riviera, prop up the tower at Pisa and walk Rome’s enigmatic streets. From Rome it is off to Greece for some sailing, before travelling up the coast of Croatia enroute to Venice where you can lose yourself amongst its canals and alleys. Try Europe’s finest Apple Strudel in Vienna and order a beer from one of the permanent halls in Munich, then step back in time in Prague before venturing to Berlin and making like the locals on a bicycle tour in Amsterdam.

Includes 25 night's accommodation including a night in a Tuscan resort and one in a 12th century German castle, 3 night's flotilla sailing in Greece and a Vaporetto ride on the grand canal in Venice, all with the guidance of your expert trip leader. Tour code: TDHTSS 

$4685
(including sailing and food fund) 

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Conditions: Prices correct as of 4 February 2010.  Prices subject to currency fluctuation and change without notice. Prices advertised are for cash sale only, payment by any other method may attract a non-cash administration fee. Accommodation price is based on per person, per night in a dorm share.  Ask your STA Travel adviser for up to the minute pricing.

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