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Best of Europe 14 Activities

For those who have taken the Best of Europe 14 tour, what activities do you recommend I do outside of what the tour provides? Do I need to reserve in advance? I’d like to sign up for things now before things get full.

I received something that said the luge was no longer provided by the tour and I definitely want to do that. Does anyone know where I get tickets?

What about specific activities in Switzerland? First Cliff Walk? Paragliding?

So far I have tix to the Vatican Museum, St Peter’s, Eiffel Tower summit, Dior Museum, Academie.

What activities should I add?

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Annie, check your travel insurance regarding paragliding coverage. A few years ago, I was all set to paraglide in Murren, and I accidentally saw the Exclusions Section. Not that anything is really going to happen........;)

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Thanks for your responses! I’m mostly concerned with activities that I need to reserve now so I don’t miss out.

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I'm doing the 21-day tour in a few months, and we have a significant overlap.

For the luge - it seemed that those are tickets we can buy then if we decide to do it without the need to book in advance, from what I understand from the itinerary and pre-tour planning info the tour provided.

I'm booking the Vatican Museum, St Peter's, and the Eiffel Tower, as you are. I'm also booking the Brunelleschi dome and some activities in Paris after the tour ends (Versailles, a baking class).

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Thanks, Autumn. Good to know about the luge.

I travel frequently to Paris, so I’ve got that covered.

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If you are considering Paragliding, I strongly recommend it.

We heard a tourmate (Best of Eastern France) asking the tour leader about it, and so we asked. It was, perhaps, the most memorable thing I've ever done on a vacation! It ended up that at least 6 people from our tour went paragliding - and several others said "I wish we had done it". Our tour leader said she had never had so many people go on one trip.