9 of the Best Tours You Should Take While in Europe
A Unique Experience
Taking a guided tour doesn’t have to be boring. In fact, these days there are plenty of fascinating options, especially if you plan to visit Europe.
Whether you want to visit iconic attractions and enjoy an insider’s point of view, or take a more unique tour that will allow you to experience a destination in a way most tourists miss, these European tours are ideal.
Shakespeare’s Globe Theatre, London, England
When you visit London, you should be sure to visit Shakespeare’s Globe Theatre, an open-air playhouse built as a reconstruction of the original 1599 Elizabethan playhouse where the legendary playwright penned many of his plays. The tour, available throughout the year, gives visitors the chance to learn all about the Globe, including the epic struggle to re-create it, and its most famous playwright.
Shakespeare’s world is excitingly brought to life through the exhibition and tour. To maintain the true sense of a Shakespearean play, there are no spotlights, microphones, speakers or amplification devices used.
All the music is performed live on period instruments.
The Glacier Express Alps Tour: St. Moritz to Zermatt, Switzerland
Covering nearly 200 miles through the Swiss Alps, the Glacier Express route is one of the most world’s most famous scenic rail adventures and one of the best tours to take in Europe. The panoramic journey through the heart of the Alps features craggy peaks that are especially jaw-dropping against the almost always brilliant blue skies.
As the train chugs across over 291 bridges and through 91 tunnels on the seven-hour excursion, you’ll pass chalet- and cow-dotted emerald valleys — not to mention deep gorges and the highest geographical point as you roll over Oberalp Pass at more than 6,600 feet above sea level.
The train travels at a slow pace, allowing passengers plenty of time to soak up those awe-inspiring vistas.
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Gravedigger Bus Tour, Dublin, Ireland
Dublin’s Gravedigger Bus Tour provides an interesting look at the city’s history with a spooky twist. The ghoulish haunted tour is taken with an entertaining guide who takes passengers back to the 15th century — a time when Trinity College was the old Augustinian Priory and plague house.
You’ll see the most haunted spots in Ireland’s capital city, including Kilmainham Jail, which was involved in some of the most tragic events in Irish history.
You’ll also be taken to the spot often described as “The Hell,” St. Audeon’s Catholic Church, known for its hauntings by restless lepers. There’s also Bully’s Acre, where you’ll explore a 1,000-year-old graveyard said to contain hundreds of thousands of corpses, including victims of famous body snatchers.
Of course, following with Irish tradition, you’ll also get to enjoy a free pint at The Gravediggers Pub.
