Fly drive and touring holidays in Europe

Article updated every 6 months. Last update: 1st October 2007
Author: Bob Atkinson (Travel Expert) Ask me a question.

Europe is a diverse and rich continent, with a wide variety of scenery, culture and places to visit. The choice is immense, so we have identified the main areas to consider on a fly drive or touring holiday.

Places to visit on a fly drive or touring holiday

Whether you want to explore the rich cultural heritage of Italy, the rivers and castles of Germany, ancient Greece and Castilian Spain, the forests and fjords of Scandinavia, the treasures of Russia, wine regions in France, the Alpine areas of Switzerland and Austria, the half Asian/half European mix of Turkey, or even the former Eastern European countries of Poland, Hungary, Romania and the Czech Republic, there are options available for you.

Taking a fly drive is more suitable for an individual country or area as opposed to multi country highlight tours. An escorted tour is suitable for both small and large itineraries.

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Fly drive holidays in Europe

Fancy a fly drive? Grab a map, research your route with some good guide books, and then check prices.

We recommend that you take advantage of our combined flights and car hire search to find and book your flight and car hire. European pricing is generally very competitive and easy to organise yourself. For accommodation why not try our hotels search for your overnight options.

Escorted tours

Travelling in the comfort of a modern coach on your chosen itinerary is a great way to discover Europe. We detail companies who can offer both multi country tours as well as individual countries and areas.

Multi country tours:

Travelsphere

Travelsphere offer a vast range of fully escorted holidays in over 80 countries around the world and is the UK's leading operator of escorted tours to Europe.

Viator

Europe, the museum of western civilization and the cradle of western culture, is not content to rest on its many, many laurels. From the ancient glories of rowdy Rome to the bike-lined canals of Amsterdam; from the sexy and stuffy grandeur of London to the passion and paella of Spain; from sultry Paris to exciting Berlin, Europe is everything you ever thought it was and a whole lot more.

Leger

Leger offer a range of European tours and short breaks to all major destinations as well as Disneyland in Paris, Group Holidays and specilaist breaks such as walking trips and to the Battlefields of Northern Europe. Prices are very competitive.

Cosmos Tourama

Cosmos Tourama have a wide range of multi country tours in Europe which enable you to pack more into your break at a low cost.

Luxury escorted tours

There are a range of providers who specialise in luxury tours of Europe, often staying in high class hotels and travelling in smaller groups, on top specification vehicles with the best guides in the industry. Itineraries are often more specialised yet still cover the continent in full.

Travelsphere

Travelsphere offer a vast range of fully escorted holidays in over 80 countries around the world and is the UK's leading operator of escorted tours to Europe.

Leger Tours

Leger have a Silver Service product which offers upgraded coach travel as well as smaller groups, baggage porterage and more sightseeing included in the price.

Cosmos Tourama

Cosmos Tourama have the Platinum Tourer Coach for luxury tours, with extra leg room, leather seats, drinks facilities plus more.

Rail & river tours

Europe has a well developed and high speed rail system along with an extensive network of rivers and canals, all lending themselves to tours based on these. So cruise the Rhine, the Danube or Russia's waterways, or catch the train through Eastern Europe or across the changing scenery of France and Italy just to name a few.

Rail Europe

The sheer size of the European rail network will allow you to go further and reach more destinations by train than you ever thought possible - to literally thousands of destinations throughout Europe.

International Rail

Internationalrail.com offers thousands of journeys across six continents. Whether you are looking for a simple airport transfer in Italy, an Australian cross continental adventure or Luxury Trains in exotic destinations Internationalrail.com can supply just what you need.

Orient Express

Try either the Venice-Simplon Orient Express or the French river cruise boats for unique holidays, both with a touch of luxury and decadence.

Travelsphere

Travelsphere offer a vast range of fully escorted holidays in over 80 countries around the world and is the UK's leading operator of escorted tours to Europe.

Page & Moy

Page & Moy has an enviable reputation for the diverse and unusual nature of its product range which spans everything from traditional touring holidays, city breaks and opera weekends, to food and wine tours, river and ocean cruises, safari's and F1 racing.

Cosmos Tourama

You will find a wide range of tours on Europe's major rivers as well as rail based holidays at affordable prices with Cosmos Tourama.

Leger Tours

Leger offer holdays to Austria and Switzerland which feature the famous railways as well as cruises on the Rhine and the Danube and in Holland amongst the Dutch bulbfields.

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