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Looking for a small group tour to Europe? We currently offer 928 small group tours in Europe having received 2138 customer reviews. Our tours have been handpicked to provide you with the finest selection of small group tours that Europe has to offer. If you are a solo traveler or a couple looking to meet other people, joining a small group tour is a great way to meet other like-minded travelers. Bon voyage.

928 Europe Small Group Tours with 2138 Reviews

• Starts Vienna, Austria
• Ends Budapest, Hungary

Best of Central Europe

• Best price guaranteed
• No booking fees
• Tour Type Small Group Tour
• Activities Sightseeing Tours & Art and architecture Sightseeing Tours , Art and architecture , Cultural, religious and historic sites & Mountains 'data-more-tripid='3044'>+2 more
• Accommodation Hotel & Resort
• Transport Train, Bus, Private Vehicle, Boat, Minibus & Taxi
• Age Range 15-99 yrs
• Operated in English
• Brochure Price: US$ 3,775
• Special Deal (15%): - US$ 566
• Total Price from: US$ 3,209
• May 08 10+ seats left
• May 11 Only 9 seats left
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• Starts Catania, Italy
• Ends Palermo, Italy

Small Group Food & Wine Tour of Sicily

• Free cancellation
• Trip customizable
• Activities Food tours & Wine tasting tours Food tours , Wine tasting tours , Cultural, religious and historic sites , Countryside and village visits & Local culture 'data-more-tripid='22521'>+3 more
• Accommodation Hotel
• Transport Minibus
• Age Range 1-89 yrs

• Starts Vilnius, Lithuania
• Ends Tallinn, Estonia

Baltic Capital Cities

• Activities Active and outdoor & Cultural, religious and historic sites
• Transport Bus
• Age Range 16-95 yrs
• Brochure Price: US$ 1,470
• Special Deal (11%): - US$ 160
• Total Price from: US$ 1,310
• May 25 Only 7 seats left
• Jun 01 Only 4 seats left

• Starts Baku, Azerbaijan
• Ends Tbilisi, Georgia

Caucasus Countries (12 days)

• Activities Sightseeing Tours & Cultural, religious and historic sites Sightseeing Tours , Cultural, religious and historic sites , Art and architecture & National parks 'data-more-tripid='18354'>+2 more
• Transport Coach & Minibus
• Age Range 12-75 yrs
• May 04 Only 6 seats left
• May 18 10+ seats left

• Starts Trebinje, Bosnia Herzegovina
• Ends Dubrovnik, Croatia

Walking in Bosnia & Herzegovina

• Activities Climbing & Trekking and Hiking
• Accommodation Hotel & Hut
• Age Range 18-95 yrs
• Brochure Price: US$ 2,698
• Special Deal (10%): - US$ 268
• Total Price from: US$ 2,430
• Jul 18 Only 5 seats left
• Aug 08 Only 7 seats left

• Starts Arenas De Cabrales, Spain
• Ends Arenas De Cabrales, Spain

Walking the Picos de Europa

• Activities Trekking and Hiking & Walking tours
• Brochure Price: US$ 1,792
• Special Deal (15%): - US$ 267
• Total Price from: US$ 1,525
• May 04 Only 2 seats left
• Jun 08 Only 1 seat left

• Starts Prague, Czech Republic

Prague to Budapest Ride

• Activities Bicycle tours
• Brochure Price: US$ 5,098
• Special Deal (10%): - US$ 508
• Total Price from: US$ 4,590
• Jun 13 Only 7 seats left
• Aug 15 Only 8 seats left

• Starts Venice, Italy
• Ends Rome, Italy

Highlights of Italy

• Activities City sightseeing & Art and architecture City sightseeing , Art and architecture , Cultural, religious and historic sites , Countryside and village visits & Natural landmarks sightseeing 'data-more-tripid='3759'>+3 more
• Accommodation Hotel, Hostel & Guest House
• Transport Train, Boat & Bus
• Brochure Price: US$ 1,965
• Special Deal (15%): - US$ 295
• Total Price from: US$ 1,670
• May 11 Only 7 seats left
• May 18 Only 5 seats left

• Starts Col De La Forclaz, Switzerland
• Ends Chamonix, France

Tour du Mont Blanc Week

• Activities Trekking and Hiking & Walking tours Trekking and Hiking , Walking tours & Adventure 'data-more-tripid='7936'>+1 more
• Accommodation Hotel & Lodge
• Brochure Price: US$ 2,998
• Special Deal (10%): - US$ 298
• Total Price from: US$ 2,700
• Jun 22 Only 6 seats left
• Jul 20 Only 6 seats left

• Starts Les Bossons, France
• Ends Randa, Switzerland

Mont Blanc to the Matterhorn

• Activities Trekking and Hiking & Adventure Trekking and Hiking , Adventure & Walking tours 'data-more-tripid='7932'>+1 more
• Accommodation Camping, Hut, Resort & Hotel
• Transport Bus, Private Vehicle, Train, Minibus & Taxi
• Jul 06 Only 3 seats left
• Aug 03 Only 1 seat left

• Starts Tallinn, Estonia
• Ends Vilnius, Lithuania

Discover the Baltics

• Activities Cultural, religious and historic sites & Trekking and Hiking
• Transport Ferry & Train
• Brochure Price: US$ 2,398
• Special Deal (10%): - US$ 238
• Total Price from: US$ 2,160
• May 05 Only 8 seats left
• Jun 12 Only 4 seats left

• Starts Berlin, Germany

The Best of Eastern Europe

• Activities Cultural, religious and historic sites & City sightseeing Cultural, religious and historic sites , City sightseeing , Museum and gallery visits , Food tours , Beer and drinks tasting & Local culture 'data-more-tripid='4894'>+4 more
• Transport Train, Bus, Private Vehicle & Boat
• Age Range 12-95 yrs
• Brochure Price: US$ 3,199
• Special Deal (20%): - US$ 640
• Total Price from: US$ 2,559
• Jul 14 Only 7 seats left
• Jul 21 Only 6 seats left

• Starts Guadalest, Spain
• Ends Guadalest, Spain

Sierra de Aitana Trek

• Activities Trekking and Hiking
• Accommodation Lodge
• May 26 Only 6 seats left
• Sep 15 Only 8 seats left

• Starts Chamonix, France

Mont Blanc Guided Walk

• Activities Walking tours & Trekking and Hiking Walking tours , Trekking and Hiking & Adventure 'data-more-tripid='20350'>+1 more
• Accommodation Hostel, Lodge & Resort
• Transport Bus & Taxi
• Age Range 18-99 yrs
• Jun 02 Only 5 seats left
• Jun 09 Only 9 seats left

Europe Small Group Tour Reviews

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European Experiences

Small group tours in beautiful places.

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• Itinerary – Alsace Experience
• Inside Bath
• Photos – Chianti
• Itinerary – The Chianti Experience
• Photos – Cornwall
• Itinerary – The Cornwall Experience
• Photos – The Cotswolds
• Itinerary – Cotswolds Experience
• Cotswolds Gardens Experience
• The Cotswolds Walking Week
• Return to the Cotswolds
• Photos – European Christmas Experience
• Photos – Luberon
• Itinerary – Luberon Experience
• Return to the Luberon
• The Luberon Christmas Experience
• The Luberon Walking Week
• Inside Lyon (France)
• Itinerary – Mediterranean Provence Experience
• Morocco (Northern Africa)
• Normandy (France)
• Itinerary – Paris Experience
• Itinerary – Inside Paris
• Photos – The Périgord
• Itinerary – Périgord Experience
• Photos – Puglia
• Itinerary – Puglia Experience
• Itinerary – Riviera Hillsides Experience
• European Experiences Trips for Women
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Award-winning Small Group Tours in Europe’s Most Beautiful Places

If this type of vacation appeals to you, you’ll enjoy our European Experiences trips! We offer small group tours in the most beautiful areas of Europe, special places that have captured our hearts in 30 years of European travel.

Each year we offer several weeks of The Luberon Experience in Provence, France, based in the village of Bonnieux (shown below) . Our other trips vary each year, as we share other wonderful places in Europe that we love with travelers looking for an in-depth experience. We’re beginning our 2024 season and just announced our 2025 schedule.

Now booking for 2024 AND 2025!

We’re offering 24 trips in 2024 and 28 trips in 2025. Most of our trips are led by European Experiences owner and co-founder Kathy Wood or our partner in Provence, Jennifer Dugdale. Our new Inside Lyon trip will debut in 2025, led by our third team member, Drew Fedorka. We’re joined by an excellent team of co-leaders, including Kathy’s husband and co-founder Charley (now mostly retired). Learn about our team here .

Seven-night “Experience” trips

Kathy Wood leads seven-night Experience trips in the Luberon , the Chianti region of Tuscany, the Cotswolds , the Périgord (Dordogne) in southwest France, Normandy in northern France, Alsace in eastern France, and Puglia in southern Italy.

Jennifer Dugdale leads seven-night Experience trips in Paris , Mediterranean Provence , the Riviera Hillsides , and a new 2025 trip in northern Portugal .

Some Experience trips are now offered every other year.

Shorter “Inside” trips

We also offer four-night “Inside” trips based in cities, with a focus on special experiences and discoveries– not the typical tourist sites. These groups are smaller, about eight people. “Inside” trips are hosted by Jennifer Dugdale or Drew Fedorka and are intended to be combined with one of our week-long trips, but can be booked as a standalone trip. When an Inside trip is combined with an adjacent Experience, we’ll provide transportation between the two locations.

In France we offer Inside Paris and Inside Lyon , which can be combined with other trips in France. In England we offer Inside Bath before or after one our Cotswolds Experience weeks.

Longer “Experience” trips

We also offer several longer Experience trips, which include stays in several bases. Kathy and Charley Wood lead The Cornwall Experience (10 nights) and The European Christmas Experience (12 nights; four nights each in Salzburg, Munich, and Colmar).

Jennifer leads our new 11-night Morocco Experience trip, which was launched in March 2024. We’re especially excited about this new destination.

Trips Just for Women

We have a special commitment to help women travel. We’re delighted to offer six trips for groups of women only in 2024 and four women’s trips in 2025: our Women’s trips often include trips in the Luberon, the Riviera Hillsides, Mediterranean Provence, Paris (our four-night “Inside” experience), and the Cotswolds. Learn more about our special European Experiences for Women .

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Explore our website to learn more about our approach to travel and a typical week on one of our “Experience” trips. Join our mailing list to stay in touch with us through our newsletter (four or five times a year), including our annual schedule announcement. Facebook and Instagram are other great ways to learn more about us, follow our travels, and connect with other European Experiences travelers.

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Europe Tours & Trips

With so many cultural experiences, it's no wonder why a European tour is top of mind for many. Step back in time when visiting London 's famous landmarks, sample the finest wines in Paris, or get lost in the alleyways of Rome . Whether you want to relax on a Danube cruise , or don your hiking boots in Iceland , there's so much to see on a tour through Europe.

250+ Europe tour packages with 84,041 reviews

• Coach / Bus

Europe Escape

This was the first time I went to Europe , overall the tour is good except I think u should add airport pick up and drop off

• 10% deposit on some dates Some departure dates offer you the chance to book this tour with a lower deposit.

Europe Jewel

It was, as expected, a busy, non stop tour to beautiful cities and countryside in Europe. Our guide and driver were a great team and took great care of our group. Highly recommend!

• In-depth Cultural

The Best of Eastern Europe

This was a well organised and well led tour

• Christmas & New Year

The Great Adventure

Israel was an amazing guide. My only critique would be how I was shuffled into other tours but with different timetables

Best of Central Europe

I though the Intrepid tour was fantastic. The group leader did a great job in looking after us and providing us with good orientation in all the countries we visited. The only point that could be improved, was in relation to accommodation. In Prague, five people were placed in the one hotel with one bathroom and toilet. This is not really ideal, however, when we raised this issue, our group leader went out of his way to provide an alternate accommodation for my husband and I. I felt that this was really good and we were very pleased with the outcome. The other tour participants were great and I recommend this to anyone who is interested in a great holiday. Thank you Zsolt.

European Delight

We enjoyed the tour with our close family and now we have beautiful memories to cherish with best holidays of our lifetime spent in Europe Our best tour guide from all of them was Albert. Maria was very helpful too. Other tour guides Jose, Christina and different local tour guides were knowledgeable too but was rushing too much. We had to rush a lot from morning thru evening with stop overs in between. Some more extra time at each stops would have been appreciated but understanding time restraints it was not possible. Couple of hotels were bit far away from city centre which was bit inconvenient so be prepared to grab stuff you need in your stopovers - guide would let you know in advance. Highly recommend this tour to people who want to visit more places in less time. Also ensure to book extra nights in Rome, Budapest and Paris as there is lots to do here Thank you

Rome to Berlin: Piazzas, Prague & the Past

Great diversity of countries and cities but WAY too fast paced. One night in Slovenia and Poland was ridiculous and with travel time some days we spent less than 15 hours in the city. The guide was a but inexperienced so we didn't have a good description of some of the cities. Great way to make friends and see cities! Would recommend going end of August or later as it was still very hot going through the cities!!

• Train & Rail
• Sightseeing

Berlin to Venice (15 Days) (including Salzburg)

• Walking Adventure

European Discovery (Summer, Start London, Classic, 12 Days)

• €100 deposit on some dates Some departure dates offer you the chance to book this tour with a lower deposit.

All About Balkans (4 Star Hotels)

It was amazing experience all together, visited multiple different places different cultures and full of history. Guide Boyjan and driver Sasha were incredible. I would be much prefer little space i between for a little breath also bit more priority for dining

• €150 deposit on some dates Some departure dates offer you the chance to book this tour with a lower deposit.

• Photography

European Discovery (Summer, Start Amsterdam, Classic, 12 Days)

Balkan Discovery (4 Star Hotels)

Excellent accommodation excellent tour Guide Bayan.. Bus driver excellent 10/10

European Cavalcade (End Paris, 18 Days)

It was FANTASTIC!! I would recommend this tour to anyone. We were so happy to have Steve as our tour guide.

• River Cruise

Romantic Rhine (Southbound) 2024

Loved the tour and the included excursions. It would have been good to spend less time in Amsterdam and extra time sailing during the day. Also, a disco of an evening would be great!

Britain and Ireland Delight (Summer, 8 Days)

We had a very lovely experience.

What people love about Europe Tours

Great experience. Very fun.

The tour was awesome. Too bad it was short. Our Tour leader Noddy perform extremely well job organizing and controlling our big group so we was on time everywhere. Our driver Dennis professionalism is off the charts. Especially when we was driving through narrow streets of Italy. I would recommend this tour to others

Very good tour , something’s we didn’t find out right until the moment. But, overall good tour.

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• Smell lavender in full bloom in Provence or c ruise on a barge through France • Walk through charming landscapes in England and s avor delicious local cuisine and uplifting music • Meet welcoming and interesting locals and immerse yourself in European culture and history • Learn exciting new skills (photography, painting, cooking, and more) • Sleep in relaxing comfort and travel with like-minded companions and experienced guides in small groups

We will take you there, for your very own trip of a lifetime, you can choose from the following small group tours in europe:, culinary, wine & cooking tours | cultural immersion tours | photography tours | painting tours | history tours |  music tours | arts & crafts tours | barge tours | walking tours | spa & wellness tours, travel is easy, fun, and comfortable when you join our small group tours in europe, tour operators affiliated with slow travel tours, european experiences   •   music and markets tours   •  photography travel tours   •   edge charte r   •  poland culinary vacations   •   adventures in italy   •  french country adventures   •   cotswold walk s   •   village vacations in italy   •  bold spirit travel llc   •  knee deep into history   •   en plein air with virginia fergus.

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