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Europe Jewel

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14 Days, 11 Countries. Experience enchanting Western and Eastern Europe cities including Amsterdam, Prague, Budapest, Vienna, Venice, Florence and Paris.

14 Days, 11 Countries. Experience enchanting Western and Eastern Europe cities including Amsterdam, Prague, Budapest, Vienna, Venice, Florence and Paris.

Tour overview

Start Point
Amsterdam
End Point
Amsterdam
Accommodation
13 Nights(3 & 4 star hotels)
Meals
13 Breakfasts1 Lunch6 Dinners
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Summary

This 2-week, guided Europe trip is perfect for passionate travellers! See the best of Western and Eastern Europe. Experience Dutch lifestyle in Amsterdam and cruise through Germany’s Rhine Valley. Venture through centuries-old cities like Nuremberg, Prague and Bratislava. Taste Italian cuisine, marvel at the Swiss Alps and explore Paris.

Included

  • 13 Nights (3 & 4 star hotels)
  • 13 Breakfasts | 1 Lunch | 6 Dinners
  • Air-conditioned coach
  • Fully-guided tour

Everything you’ll want to Know

Where you'll stay

Hand-picked hotels throughout

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Day-by-day itinerary

Where you'll be and what's on each day

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Experiences

What's included and what you can add

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Our Tour Leaders

The people who make it work

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20+ YEARS ON TOUR

“THE BEST PART OF A GROUP TOUR? THE GROUP.”

JAKES MARITZ, CO-FOUNDER

BOOK WITH CONFIDENCE

All the flexibility to book on your terms.

  • GUARANTEED DEPARTURES

    Your tour is going ahead. Every single one, guaranteed.

  • FLEXIBLE BOOKING

    10% secures your seat. Pay the rest with interest-free instalments or all at once.

  • FREE DATE CHANGES

    Plans change? We've got you. Get in touch and we'll help you work through your options.

  • 10-DAY MONEY-BACK GUARANTEE

    Changed your mind? We'll refund every penny.

  • 24/7 SUPPORT

    Need us? We're there. Day or night, on the road or off it.

Tour Highlights

23 Included Experiences

  • Visit the iconic Riekermolen windmill
  • Enjoy a cheese and clogs demonstration
  • Visit Volendam
  • Marvel at the scenery of Zaanse Schans
  • Experience a dinner cruise on the Amsterdam canals
  • Indulge in a Rhine Valley wine tasting
  • Cruise along the Rhine River
  • Visit Nuremberg, a historic Bavarian city
  • See the best of Prague on a guided walking tour
  • Taste authentic Czech cuisine
  • Visit Bratislava; capital of Slovakia
  • Enjoy a walking tour of Vienna
  • Embark on a driving tour of Budapest
  • Visit Lake Balaton
  • Stop in Maribor
  • Discover the magic of Ljubljana with a local guide
  • Explore Venice
  • Discover Florence with a local guide
  • Enjoy lunch in Florence
  • See the Leaning Tower of Pisa
  • Enjoy a scenic Swiss Mountain Drive
  • Embark on a driving tour of Paris
  • Visit Ghent

Included Experiences

Optional Experiences

Not sure how to spend your free day? Explore the city on your own, or choose from these handpicked optional experiences designed to show you the best of the region.

Unless marked as "Pre-Book", all optional experiences can be booked directly with your tour leader on tour, payable in cash or by card in the stated currency. Prices and availability are subject to change.

Tour map & itinerary

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Day by day itinerary

14 days itinerary trip from Amsterdam to Amsterdam visiting 11 countries

Start Point
Hotel in Amsterdam | 10:00 AM
End Point
Amsterdam | 07:30 PM (traffic dependent)

Accommodation

We partner with a range of hand-picked hotels in each destination. The hotels listed below are those we stay at most frequently. However, you may stay at different hotels of a similar standard. 

All rooms are twin share with private, en suite bathrooms. Solo travellers will be paired with another traveller of the same gender. Single supplements are available upon request at checkout. A confirmed list of hotels is emailed to all travellers prior to their tour departure. To extend your stay in Amsterdam, click here to book pre and post-tour accommodation through our partner Booking.com.

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Holiday Inn Express Amsterdam Schiphol (or similar)

  • Amsterdam
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Holiday Inn Express Amsterdam Schiphol (or similar)

  • Amsterdam
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Hampton by Hilton Amsterdam Schiphol (or similar)

  • Amsterdam
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Hampton by Hilton Amsterdam Schiphol (or similar)

  • Amsterdam
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Mercure Hotel Frankfurt Eschborn Ost (or similar)

  • Rhine Valley
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Mercure Hotel Frankfurt Eschborn Ost (or similar)

  • Rhine Valley
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Mercure Hotel Frankfurt Eschborn Helfmann Park (or similar)

  • Rhine Valley
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Mercure Hotel Frankfurt Eschborn Helfmann Park (or similar)

  • Rhine Valley
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Hotel Duo (or similar)

  • Prague
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Hotel Duo (or similar)

  • Prague
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B&B HOTEL Wien-St. Marx (or similar)

  • Vienna
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B&B HOTEL Wien-St. Marx (or similar)

  • Vienna
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City Hotel Budapest (or similar)

  • Budapest
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City Hotel Budapest (or similar)

  • Budapest
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  • Budapest
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ibis Styles Budapest Citywest (or similar)

  • Budapest
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B&B Hotel Ljubljana Park (or similar)

  • Ljubljana
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B&B Hotel Ljubljana Park (or similar)

  • Ljubljana
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Hotel San Giuliano (or similar)

  • Venice
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Hotel San Giuliano (or similar)

  • Venice
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Hotel Venezia (or similar)

  • Venice
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Hotel Venezia (or similar)

  • Venice
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Hotel Terme Pellegrini (or similar)

  • Tuscany North
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Hotel Terme Pellegrini (or similar)

  • Tuscany North
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Antica Tabaccaia Resort (or similar)

  • Tuscany South
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Antica Tabaccaia Resort (or similar)

  • Tuscany South
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Park Hotel Galileo (or similar)

  • Tuscany South
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Park Hotel Galileo (or similar)

  • Tuscany South
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Alpenrose Hotel and Gardens (or similar)

  • Swiss Alps
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Alpenrose Hotel and Gardens (or similar)

  • Swiss Alps
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Hotel Merkur (or similar)

  • Swiss Alps
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Hotel Merkur (or similar)

  • Swiss Alps
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B&B Hotel Paris 17 Batignolles (or similar)

  • Paris
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B&B Hotel Paris 17 Batignolles (or similar)

  • Paris
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B&B HOTEL Paris Nord 18ème (or similar)

  • Paris
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B&B HOTEL Paris Nord 18ème (or similar)

  • Paris

The reviews are in

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4.7 out of 5431 verified reviews
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    CMAH

    Europe Jewel September 2026

    We've just completed the Europe Jewel 17/09/2026. What an amazing adventure with the best tour leader, driver and new friends!! We visited 11 beautiful countries in 14 days and would highly recommend this tour for an introduction to Europe. Each day was filled with travel and sightseeing, fast paced with some free time.
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    Traveling Texan

    Grand tour!

    The European Jewel tour is a great way to get a good sampling of so many different cities across Europe. Not sure where to go? Sample them all! Tour is well run and coordinated. Our guide Tim and driver Pascal are best of the best! They made sure we arrived where we needed to be safely and our hotel stays and tours were always ready to enjoy. This tour gives you the highlights of each destination. Viewing the countryside from the coach also you gives you more perspective of these countries. Fair note, with moving cities every day, packing smart is your best friend. It is early mornings and later evenings (we were on the road by 7:30am most days and at the next hotel anywhere from 7-10pm.) You will meet so many people from so many different places within your group. That is another great part of the experience. We look forward to touring again with ExPat/Travel Chasers.
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Traveller Stories For This Tour

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TUA

THAILAND
Swiss Alps is the highlight
Wonderful trip,Great experience for Europe coach tour.Everthing organised.The program tour is good.Bus is very clean and driver is very nice "Walter".Great tour leader"Sem" always good jobs.We will be back.
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Dave

Adelaide Australia
Europe Jewel September 2025
We recently returned from the Europe Jewel tour and we couldn't be more impressed with how smoothly and professionally everything was organised. Mayra and Pascal conduct was outstanding particulary when faced with logistic and personnel matters, well done.
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Bossy

Philippines
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I had a wonderful 2 weeks experience with the group. And special thanks to our tour guide Peter Keron and also to our bus captain Jeffrey de Haard. Peter is one of a kind tour guide, very knowlegable with the places we've been thru. And to Jeffrey for driving us around safely and always on time.
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Marie

Las Vegas
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My first time to be in a tour group. For sure this will not be my first time, and definitely with EXPAT Tours again. Itineraries were well planned, no time wasted, our driver Captain Jeff is always on time and very helpful and I salute to Peter Keron, his leadership is amazing, he make sure that everybody in the group is having a good time. Peter is very knowledgeable in every country that we visited, a great story teller and always buy as treats in every place we go. Very funny and with a very good sense of humor, truly an asset to EXPAT Travel and Tours. We were treated like a family, looking forward for our next trip with Expat again.
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Kelly

Philippines
Switzerland is ❤
Kudos to Peter(tour leader) and Jef(bus driver)
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Ann

Clovis, CA
Switzerland!
Karlijn (group leader) and Pascal (bus driver) definitely helped make this trip through Europe even more amazing! Can't believe all of the beautiful parts of Europe we saw! Can't wait to revisit our favorite countries!
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Bev

Clarksville Iowa
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Myra was a great leader , she made sure we seen as much as we could and we appreciated everything she did . It was an experience. Of a life time !!
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Joy

Uk
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From the start to finished of the tour was excellent, Our tour guide was very professional, Miss Roma is a true leader, compassionate, words can't describe how this lady looked after us throughout our holiday. Fantastic lour leadership, also Mr Coen, our amazing, wonderful, very professional Driver who make sure our journey was safe, these 2 wonderful team kept our spirits going. 100% money well spent.
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Efren & Gemma

Brisbane, Australia
📍Eiffel Tower, Paris, France
Gustavo, our tour leader made our experience so enjoyable, relaxed and easy. He was very caring and did his best to assist us in any way he could. Even when some things didn't go according to plan, he still remained positive. Having Gustavo as our tour leader made all the difference to our time in Europe. Gustavo is a GEM in Expat Explore. 5 star driving from Coen. He was very safe and careful and we felt very comfortable riding in the bus with him as our driver.
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Argelyn

Canada
Favourite Country!
I had a lovely adventure as solo traveller. I enjoy the walks, the group, and our guide. Visited lots of wonderful places and learn so much of history.
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Nikky

Australia
Beautiful
Enjoy the tour, very pleased with the tour guide, Gustavo and the driver, Coen. They are fantastic, I would like to have them on my next tour.
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trini_islander.868

Trinidad and Tobago
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Where to begin? From the moment I made my first payment to secure my booking up until the time I said goodbye to the the persons I met on tour, the wonderful driver Coen and even more amazing tour guide Steve, Expat Explore met and surpass expectations. Although it is a fast paced tour schedule and some days I just wanted to stay in bed a bit longer so I can relax in the hotel, I do not regret any part of it and have definitely recommended it to many of my peeps back at home. With some minor setbacks which were no fault of the company, they dealt with them with professionalism and always seemed the well-being of us clients. I have already started looking at tours with Expat Explore that are offered in different continents and have invited some of my friends to join me. The company is doing an amazing job and I look forward to joining them again in the near future.

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