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Northern Explorer

Start & end in Amsterdam 18 days Up to 50

About this trip

This tour covers ten countries across Scandinavia, the Baltics and Central Europe, starting and ending with Amsterdam and Berlin as bookends. It's a broad sweep — you'll move through capital cities and see how the culture and pace shift as you head north and east.

Expect chic Copenhagen, Oslo's Scandinavian scenery, and Stockholm and Helsinki, both known for quality of life. From there you continue into Latvia, Estonia and Lithuania, three countries with a quieter, slower feel, before finishing in Warsaw and Berlin.

It's a group trip with a guide throughout, built for covering a lot of ground and getting a first look at cities you'll likely want to return to.

What you'll do

  • Explore Amsterdam's canals and streets at the start of the trip
  • Take in Copenhagen's design-led city culture
  • See Oslo's setting against the Norwegian landscape
  • Visit Stockholm and Helsinki, two of the region's most liveable cities
  • Travel through the Baltic states of Latvia, Estonia and Lithuania
  • Learn about Warsaw's history before finishing with a beer in Berlin
Good to know
  • A long, city-hopping route through ten countries — expect frequent moves rather than long stays in one place
  • Suits travellers who want a broad introduction to Northern Europe rather than deep time in any single city
Price history — our own daily tracking
Tracked 2 days · 20 checks
Today
£2,120
Typical
builds at 21 days (now 2)
Lowest
£2,120
on 18 Jul
Highest
£2,120
£2,056£2,120£2,18418 Jultoday

Cheapest live departure per day, in £, recorded by our tracker since 18 Jul. Never a brochure “was” price.

What travellers actually say

Worth it if you're energised by rapid-fire city sampling and can handle long bus days. Think twice if you need depth, comfort consistency, or have respiratory sensitivities.

  • Guide quality varies wildly; best ones (Will, Shae, Aileen) were genuinely engaging, informative and bonded well with groups.
  • Bus is your life for 18 days; multiple travellers report respiratory infections spreading, poor air filtration, no sanitisation protocols between passengers.
  • Hotel standards inconsistent; Vilnius property described as jail-like with filthy bathrooms, whilst others lacked air-con in summer heat.
  • Vegetarian meal options minimal (one choice, no actual choice), whilst meat eaters got two options on included dinners.

Distilled from real traveller reviews on TourRadar — we don't edit out the bad bits.

Tour dupe
Same trip, less money
£791 less all-in
Eastern Highlights
4.6from £1,38511 days
The trade-off: 7 fewer nights, and a different operator.
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Best month to go

Departing in Jun is cheapest — from £2,120, about 26% below the priciest month (May).

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Getting there

Amsterdam
One-way · arrive 15 Jun 27

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Where to stay

A night before your tour in Amsterdam · 15 Jun16 Jun

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