{"id":101458,"date":"2017-08-11T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2017-08-11T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/travelstartblg.wpenginepowered.com\/winter-wonderland-tour-europe-special\/"},"modified":"2025-11-04T13:54:23","modified_gmt":"2025-11-04T13:54:23","slug":"winter-wonderland-tour-europe-special","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.travelstart.co.za\/blog\/winter-wonderland-tour-europe-special\/","title":{"rendered":"Around Europe In 11 Days Winter Wonderland Tour"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-61553\" src=\"https:\/\/www.travelstart.co.za\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/zachary-nelson-192289.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"780\" height=\"520\" \/><\/p>\n<p>This month at Travelstart we&#8217;re celebrating our 11th birthday with great specials like up to 10% off the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.travelstart.co.za\/lp\/promotions-specials\/holiday-packages\/top-deck\/winter-wonderland\">Topdeck Winter Wonderland Express<\/a>, an 11 day tour of magical cities including <a href=\"https:\/\/www.travelstart.co.za\/lp\/cheap-flights-to-london\">cheap flights to London<\/a>, Venice, Amsterdam and Paris. The trip covers Germany, Switzerland, Italy, France and England and includes amazing activities like:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>a Canal dinner cruise in Amsterdam,<\/li>\n<li>a Bicycle Tour Of Amsterdam,<\/li>\n<li>a Vaporetto Ride On the Grand Canal, Venice<\/li>\n<li>and a Paris City Driving Tour.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>This tour is perfect if you&#8217;re craving a snow-covered adventure and want to pack in as much as possible in 11 days!<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-61548\" src=\"https:\/\/www.travelstart.co.za\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/brigitte-tohm-190840-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"780\" height=\"585\" \/><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-61549\" src=\"https:\/\/www.travelstart.co.za\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/emanuel-hahn-223442.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"780\" height=\"585\" \/><\/p>\n<h2>Price:<\/h2>\n<aside class=\"col-xs-19\">\n<p class=\"text-sm\">Price by departure date<\/p>\n<h3>R15,210 per person sharing. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.travelstart.co.za\/lp\/promotions-specials\/holiday-packages\/top-deck\/winter-wonderland\">Special ends 31 August 2017!<\/a><\/h3>\n<\/aside>\n<h2>Departure Dates:<\/h2>\n<p>Selected departures from October 2017 to March 2018.<\/p>\n<p>Passengers must be aged 18-39 at time of travel.<\/p>\n<h2>London<\/h2>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-61555\" src=\"https:\/\/www.travelstart.co.za\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Screen-Shot-2017-08-08-at-3.09.10-PM.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"612\" height=\"768\" \/><\/p>\n<h6 style=\"text-align: center;\">Image courtesy of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/hazel.parreno\/?hl=en\">@hazel.parreno<\/a> via Instagram<\/h6>\n<p>Start and end your trip in cheery London, home to double-decker buses, Abbey Road, Sherlock Holmes, Buckingham Palace, Oxford Street shopping and cosy pubs. Winter is a wonderful time to visit with ice skating outside the Natural History Museum and glittering Christmas trees.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-61554\" src=\"https:\/\/www.travelstart.co.za\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Screen-Shot-2017-08-08-at-3.07.15-PM.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"625\" height=\"780\" \/><\/p>\n<h6 style=\"text-align: center;\">Image courtesy of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/hazel.parreno\/?hl=en\">@hazel.parreno<\/a> via Instagram<\/h6>\n<h2>France<\/h2>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-61556\" src=\"https:\/\/www.travelstart.co.za\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Screen-Shot-2017-08-08-at-3.19.27-PM.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"768\" height=\"768\" \/><\/p>\n<h6 style=\"text-align: center;\">Image courtesy of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/BCjrlYOml_R\/?hl=en&amp;tagged=parissnow\">@johnledean<\/a> via Instagram<\/h6>\n<p>Next up visit the city of lights and love, Paris. Quaint caf\u00e9s, book shops along the Seine, the Eiffel Tower, Paris is the capital of high-fashion, art, food and romance. Included in the package is a city-driving tour.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-61550\" src=\"https:\/\/www.travelstart.co.za\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/les-anderson-230233.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"780\" height=\"537\" \/><\/p>\n<h2>Beautiful Switzerland<\/h2>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-61557\" src=\"https:\/\/www.travelstart.co.za\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Screen-Shot-2017-08-08-at-3.54.15-PM.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"780\" height=\"778\" \/><\/p>\n<h6 style=\"text-align: center;\">Image courtesy of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/BXgsKqnACQ3\/?hl=en&amp;tagged=fondue\">@themeltingpot_farmingdale<\/a> via Instagram<\/h6>\n<p>Your magical winter wonderland tour stops in Switzerland for some fresh Swiss air, snow-capped mountains and traditional Swiss fondue.<\/p>\n<h2>Clogs and Canals in the Netherlands<\/h2>\n<p>Amsterdam is laid-back, cool and the most bicycle-friendly capital in the world. Expect friendly people, a cycling tour, a canal dinner cruise in Amsterdam and a Dutch cheese and clogs demonstration.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-61551\" src=\"https:\/\/www.travelstart.co.za\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/nick-karvounis-240363.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"780\" height=\"439\" \/><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-61562\" src=\"https:\/\/www.travelstart.co.za\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Screen-Shot-2017-08-08-at-4.07.47-PM.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"770\" height=\"768\" \/><\/p>\n<h6 style=\"text-align: center;\">Image courtesy of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/BXh-c3cDjvb\/?hl=en&amp;tagged=clogs\">@dontcallmemadame<\/a> via Instagram<\/h6>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-61558\" src=\"https:\/\/www.travelstart.co.za\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Screen-Shot-2017-08-08-at-3.57.38-PM.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"780\" height=\"591\" \/><\/p>\n<h6 style=\"text-align: center;\">Image courtesy of @_jojosmiley via Instagram<\/h6>\n<h2>Italy<\/h2>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-61560\" src=\"https:\/\/www.travelstart.co.za\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Screen-Shot-2017-08-08-at-4.04.59-PM.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"623\" height=\"780\" \/><\/p>\n<h6 style=\"text-align: center;\">Image courtesy of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/BXhVxK4Aaa3\/?hl=en&amp;tagged=lovevenice\">@eagle_mat <\/a> via Instagram<\/h6>\n<p>Bellissima Italy, home to pasta, pizza, red wine and la dolce vita. The tour includes a picturesque vaporetto ride on the Grand Canal, Venice.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-61561\" src=\"https:\/\/www.travelstart.co.za\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Screen-Shot-2017-08-08-at-4.06.38-PM.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"780\" height=\"515\" \/><\/p>\n<h6 style=\"text-align: center;\">Image courtesy of <a href=\" https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/BXiJktNA8Uz\/?hl=en&amp;tagged=stmarkssquare\">@ourfamilypassport<\/a> via Instagram<\/h6>\n<h2>Germany<\/h2>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-61552\" src=\"https:\/\/www.travelstart.co.za\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/toa-heftiba-174051.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"780\" height=\"545\" \/>Next stop on the Winter Wonderland Express is the magic of Christmas markets (depending on your travel dates) and snow-covered villages in Germany.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-61563\" src=\"https:\/\/www.travelstart.co.za\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Screen-Shot-2017-08-08-at-4.16.17-PM.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"780\" height=\"516\" \/><\/p>\n<h6 style=\"text-align: center;\">Image courtesy of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/BXdtTaKjrkK\/?hl=en&amp;tagged=christmasmarkets\">@rebeccamacdonald_<\/a> via Instagram<\/h6>\n<h3>The package includes:<\/h3>\n<ul class=\"list\">\n<li>Accommodation- 8 Nights Hostels, 2 Nights Hotel Upgrade<\/li>\n<li>Meals-10 Breakfasts, 5 Dinners-Includes Canal Dinner Cruise In Amsterdam &amp; Traditional Swiss Fondue<\/li>\n<li>Transport-English Channel Crossings + Modern Air-Conditioned Coach With Free Wi-Fi<\/li>\n<li>Guided Tours Of All Major Cities<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"font-heaviest\">The Package excludes:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Flights To\/From London, find amazing flights to London\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.travelstart.co.za\/lp\/london\/flights\">here<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>Pre And Post Trip Accommodation<\/li>\n<li>Transfers To Meeting Point<\/li>\n<li>Visa Costs<\/li>\n<li>Items Of A Personal Nature<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.travelstart.co.za\/travel-insurance\">Travel Insurance<\/a>\u00a0which Is highly recommended<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Book your whirlwind European adventure\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.travelstart.co.za\/lp\/promotions-specials\/holiday-packages\/top-deck\/winter-wonderland\">here<\/a> before the special ends 31 August!<\/h2>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This month at Travelstart we&#8217;re celebrating our 11th birthday with great specials like up to 10% off the Topdeck Winter Wonderland Express, an 11 day tour of magical cities including cheap flights to London, Venice, Amsterdam and Paris. 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