Riviera Travel has launched an expanded European escorted tour programme for 2024.
The programme includes two brand new rail holidays, plus two new solo travel options.
Itineraries available to book now cover destinations across Europe with tours running from March to November.
They join Riviera’s portfolio of 2024 river cruises and worldwide tours, which are already on sale.
A total of 631 European escorted tour departures are available next year, covering 70 itineraries.
This includes 50 dedicated solo tour itineraries, plus 12 ‘Walk and Discover’ itineraries.
The two European tours with landmark rail journeys are Discover Italy by Rail – Turin, Venice & Rome and Switzerland’s Golden Pass Railway, Lake Geneva & Montreux.
Riviera Travel also added the option to travel by rail from the UK to join six of their most popular seven-night European tours.
Guests can now choose to take the train to meet their tour, with four itineraries featuring additional overnight city stays along the way.
These are:
Austrian Tyrol & Innsbruck, with overnights in Frankfurt and Cologne
Lakes & Mountains of Austria, with overnights in Frankfurt and Cologne
Lake Maggiore, Orta & the Matterhorn, with an overnight in Colmar
Lake Garda, Venice & Verona, with overnights in Turin and Chambery
Spain’s Basque Country, La Rioja & Burgos
Switzerland, the Matterhorn & the Glacier Express
The two new-for-2024 tours for solo travellers are:Helsinki, Tallinn & Riga for Solo Travellers and Ecuador & the Galapagos for Solo Travellers.
All itineraries include return flights or trains, transfers, all scheduled visits and guided tourss.
Joanne Lynn, head of short-haul product, said: “Riviera’s full programme of 2024 tours have been curated to accommodate the perfect mix of exploration and relaxation.”
