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Contiki Tours

  • 19-02-2015 12:31pm
    #1
    walkingshadow
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 369 ✭✭


    Hi all,
    I'm thinking of joining a Contiki tour this summer to Greece. Has anyone here ever done this or had any experiece of Contiki? I'd be interested in your stories!


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  • #2
    Bananaleaf
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,921 ✭✭✭Bananaleaf


    Are these the party/drinking tours? I think I've heard of them, but never been on them.


  • #3
    walkingshadow
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 369 ✭✭walkingshadow


    anyone?


  • #4
    2ndcoming
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,573 ✭✭✭2ndcoming


    Hadn't heard of it before but it seems like a very expensive and old-fashioned way of doing the whole island hopping thing.

    At 1500 a head I'd be amazed if you couldn't organise it yourself for about half that.


  • #5
    walkingshadow
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 369 ✭✭walkingshadow


    I'm really in two minds about doing the island hopping with them or doing it alone.


  • #6
    2ndcoming
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    Might take a lot of the adventure out of it going on an organised tour ya know? I've always wanted to do it sometime but I kind of imagined picking another island when you want and just finding somewhere to stay when you get there.


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  • #7
    Bananaleaf
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,921 ✭✭✭Bananaleaf


    The thing that most turns me off any organised trip is the question "what if I dont get on with the people I am on the trip with?"

    That would be my worst nightmare. I only ever went on one group tour and that was because I had to (Galapagos islands - you can't travel independently) I was actually very lucky - the people were lovely. But 10 of us on a boat out at sea for a week - it could have been disastrous.

    This may be controversial, but in my case I believe that if you are paying the amount we did to do one week on the Galapagos then you obviously really want to see the wildlife etc.. but, an island hopping tour of Greece? There's a very good chance that you will get people who just want to be blind drunk 100% of the time. But if that is the kind of thing you are going for, then maybe the group trip is better than going alone.

    It depends on your interests/expectations for the trip


  • #8
    walkingshadow
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 369 ✭✭walkingshadow


    Hi all,
    Posted a thread about this a while back but didn't get much of a response, so trying again- has anyone here ever gone on a Contiki tour? I'm 29 single and thinking about it, just wondering if anyone here has any experiences of them?


  • #9
    gypsy79
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,785 ✭✭✭gypsy79


    Contiki is usually full of Aussies/Kiwis. So you will be witha large group

    Alot of [EMAIL="sh@gging"]sh@gging[/EMAIL] goes on within the group from my mates that have been on them! They serve a purpose and you are paying a little premium. Good if you are travelling alone


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