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EUROPEIsland hopping, but not in Greece? Turn the typical Europe tours on their head with this week-long excursion to Britain’s Hebridean Isles. You’ll still get your fill of the white-sand beaches and turquoise waters found down south; though on this small-group adventure, you’ll trade ouzo for whisky and Santorini for the Isle of Skye. You’ll fall in love with Scotland’s wild beaches and spectacular Trotternish hills – so much so that you’ll have trouble planning any other trip to Europe without a stop on these welcoming, uncrowded isles.
Paris may know a thing or two about romance, but Portugal wrote the book on amar. Secluded beaches, renowned vineyards and candlelit dinners serenaded by passionate fado music will send you into an affair that you’ll want to keep secret from the other stamps in your passport. It’s shocking to believe that any adventurer – of flesh and bone or of ink and parchment – would choose to depart from this port, rather than spend days gorging on seafood under the Tower of Belém. Find the soul of Porto and the heart of Lisbon as you spend nine days engulfed in the throes of passion during this two-city tour.
Think you can pull off the Italian Job with only 10 days to spare? We’ve got the crew if you’ve got the time. You’ll join a baker’s dozen on this exciting jaunt from Rome to Milan, seeing the best of Europe’s iconic boot as you go. Tour the capital on two wheels, Florence on foot and Lake Como from the top deck. Though you won’t ride shotgun in a Mini Cooper with its gas pedal to the floor, you’ll certainly get your kicks stealing as many selfies as possible in Italy’s most beautiful cities.
Although the dozen or so strangers joining you on this five-day Icelandic tour will feel like old friends by the end, venturing to the Land of Fire and Ice on this solo Europe tour will seem quite adventurous even for the intrepid solo traveller. We’re not sure which exciting activity will get your heart beating faster: traversing glaciers on foot, trekking behind the Gullfoss waterfall or opening wide for a bite of fermented shark?