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Rick Steves' Europe 2010 Tours: Tour Planning Essentials

Tour Planning

What to Know Before You Sign Up
  • When to go, weather in Europe, booking your flight
  • About our physically active tours & age restrictions
  • We focus only on Europe
How to Sign Up
  • Tour Alum discount, paying for your tour
  • Seat availability, joining a waitlist
  • Printer-Friendly Tour Application (PDF)
    If you prefer to mail or fax your reservation, use this form
About our Family Europe Tours
  • Tips for traveling with your kids, age range of kids on tour
  • Kid-friendly hotels, meals and activities
Rooming Policies
  • Single rooms for solo travelers
  • Non-smoking rooms, special rooming requests
What's Included With Your Tour
  • Sights, meals, accommodations, transportation
  • Your tour price is guaranteed

Getting Ready for Your Rick Steves Tour

Planning & Packing
  • Counting your tour days, reading and viewing lists
  • Luggage and what to bring
Pre- and Post-Tour Travel
  • Air, train and hotel reservations, getting to Europe
  • Tour hotels, meeting your tour, receiving messages
Getting Ready For Your Tour
  • Health, passports, customs
  • Mailing packages, photography, language
  • Visas, shots, driving permits
Money
  • How much to bring, tipping in Europe
  • Accessing money in Europe, foreign currency
While on Tour
  • Telephones, weather, laundry