Why send a European teenager on a tour of Europe, when you could go as a family? Because it isn't the same trip.
What you may be worried about
Is it safe? Who is looking after them? Will they spend all day on a bus? Fair questions for a first summer without you.
What your teen is hoping for
Freedom, new people, and the cities, islands and beaches they've seen in photos. A summer that feels like theirs, not another family holiday.
What makes it work
Structure that leaves room for freedom: experienced leaders who stay with the group from the first day to the last, a planned route with rest built in, and freedom within agreed limits. Travelling with teens their own age, your child sees the same places with different eyes. They plan their days, handle their money, solve small problems, and come home with friends from other countries.
Not sure which trip, or how long? Lucie Straková, kiDay's founder, can help you and your teen choose by age group, length and destination.
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FCO
14–18y
Small-group adventure
The Colosseum, the Vatican and Pompeii, then a boat around Capri and a beach day in Positano — Italy in eight days.
PRG
14–18y
Small-group adventure
Prague's castle, Vienna's palaces, canyoning in the Julian Alps and sea kayaking off Dubrovnik — in eighteen days.
PRG
14–18y
Small-group adventure
Prague to Dubrovnik through Vienna and the Julian Alps — then Paros and Santorini to finish.
LHR
14–16y
Active teen tour
London, Paris, the Alps and Italy's highlights in three weeks — rafting, summer skiing, a gondola and the Colosseum.
LHR
14–16y
Active teen tour
A month across England, France, Switzerland and Italy — from the London Eye to the grottos of Capri.
LHR
16–18y
Active teen tour · older teens
London to Rome for 16–18-year-olds: the West End, Paris, rafting in the Alps, Venice and a beach-club break in Rimini.
LHR
16–18y
Active teen tour · older teens
Four weeks of Europe for 16–18-year-olds — London and Paris, the Alps, Venice, Rome, Capri, Florence and Milan.
MXP
12–18y
Small-group adventure · backpack style
Milan's Duomo, the Cinque Terre and Portofino, tubing in Nice and paella in Barcelona — three rivieras in twelve days.
CDG
14–17y
Small-group adventure · by train
The Louvre and the Eiffel Tower, then summer skiing, rafting and fondue in the Alps.
CDG
14–17y
Small-group adventure · by train
Paris, the Alps and the best of Italy by train — four weeks, three countries, one backpack.
MXP
12–17y
Small-group adventure · by train
Cinque Terre trails, a gondola in Venice, David in Florence and the Colosseum — Italy by train in sixteen days.
MXP
12–18y
Small-group adventure
Cinque Terre hikes, sea kayaking on the Ionian coast and the Acropolis — two countries in seventeen days.
MXP
12–18y
Small-group adventure
Italy's Riviera, mainland Greece and the islands of Naxos and Santorini on one long summer trip.
ATH
14–17y
Small-group adventure
Naxos and Santorini, then canyoning, sea caves and surf school in Portugal — two beach countries in twenty days.
ATH
14–18y
Small-group adventure
SCUBA on Naxos, sunset over Santorini, then Florence, Capri and Rome — the islands and Italy in twenty days.
ATH
12–18y
Small-group adventure
SCUBA on Naxos, sea kayaking on Santorini and the Acropolis — a short, sunny island trip.
KEF
14–17y
Small-group adventure
Glaciers, geysers and the Blue Lagoon, a floating sauna in Oslo, a night ferry to Copenhagen and Stockholm to finish.
KEF
14–17y
Small-group adventure
Iceland's glaciers, Oslo's fjord, Copenhagen and Stockholm — then the Acropolis, Paros and Santorini.
OPO
14–17y
Small-group adventure
Waterfall canyoning near Porto, sea caves in the Algarve and a surf lesson by Lisbon.
BCN
14–17y
Small-group adventure
Gaudí's Barcelona, the Alhambra, flamenco in Seville and the Prado — Spain in seventeen days.
BCN
14–17y
Small-group adventure
Barcelona to Lisbon in four weeks — the Alhambra, flamenco, waterfall canyoning and surf school.
BOH
14–17y
Coastal expedition · 14+
Coasteering at Durdle Door, caving on Dartmoor, surfing in Newquay and sunset at Land's End — nine days along England's wild south-west coast.
On most of these trips, the group is mostly American teens, with others from around the world. For European teens, that means a summer of English all day, with friends from the other side of the ocean.
It grows with age. Younger teens explore in small groups with leaders close by. Older teens get more independence, within agreed rules and check-ins. Each trip page explains how it works.
For a first trip without parents, a shorter tour is a good start. Teens who already know they love travelling often choose three or four weeks.
Each trip starts and ends in a set city, which is shown on its page. Your teen flies there and is met by the group. Ask us about the arrival arrangements for a specific trip.
Trips are grouped by age so teens travel with peers. Each card shows the ages. If your teen is on the edge of two groups, ask us and we'll help you choose.
See also: Summer programs for older teens · Mediterranean summer camps and teen trips · Summer camps and teen trips in Italy · Teen trips to Greece and the Greek islands
