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The Northern Round Up takes you through the core of New Zealand's North Island. You'll go to the amazing beaches in the Coromandel, geysers of Rotorua, the Central Volcanic Plateau (home of Mt Doom) and the lush farmland of the Horowhenua. Mix this with some amazing activities like black water rafting, marae visit, skydiving, and the exclusive overnight stop of River Valley, and you're in for one amazing trip

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Design your very own trip. Choose your route around our European hop-on hop-off network and stop where you want. Our Flexitrip is the ultimate flexible Europe travel option, you can choose anywhere you'd like to go and then buy the number of corresponding flexistops. This is ideal if you really want a true trans-continental flexible tour of Europe or have a clear idea of what cities you want to experience - perfect for backpackers and budget independent travellers.

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Unlike the passes before it, the Southern Round Up heads up the coastline from Christchurch instead of cutting straight over to the West Coast. This way you get to see Kaikoura, Blenheim, Picton, Nelson, the Abel Tasman National Park and it's famous golden beaches. If you're short on time this is a great way to see the highlights of the South Island. If you're not short on time you can always add the Milford Explorer or Bottom Bus later to see even more.

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Design your very own trip. Choose your route around our European hop-on hop-off network and stop where you want. Our Flexitrip is the ultimate flexible Europe travel option, you can choose anywhere you'd like to go and then buy the number of corresponding flexistops. This is ideal if you really want a true trans-continental flexible tour of Europe or have a clear idea of what cities you want to experience - perfect for backpackers and budget independent travellers.

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The Western Loop will take you to the best of France and Spain visiting Paris, Lauterbrunnen, Bern, Lake Como, Nice, Avignon, Barcelona, Valencia, Madrid, Pamplona, San Sebastian, Bordeaux and Tours. Cycle through ancient vineyards and salsa dance the night away Start from any city on the loop and travel at your own pace - stay as long as you like at each stop .... then when you've finished exploring, jump on the next bus and move on to the next destination. 

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The Southern Loop will enchant you with the romance, the gastronomic delights and the historic marvels of Italy and the awe inspiring beauty of Switzerland. Visit Rome, Orvieto, Siena, Florence, Pisa, La Spezia, Cinque Terre, Nice, Milan, Lucerne, Lauterbrunnen, Munich, Wilschonau, Venice and Ancona. Start from any city on the loop and travel at your own pace - stay as long as you like at each stop .... then when you've finished exploring, jump on the next bus and move on to the next destination.

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The Northern Loop will take you to the most captivating cultural cities. Taking in Paris, Bruges, Amsterdam, Berlin, Dresden, Prague, Cesky Krumlov, Vienna, Gruenau, Salzburg, Munich and Stuttgart. Experience priceless artwork, incredible beer and beautiful castles. Stunning scenery will dazzle you throughout your travels. Start from any city on the loop and travel at your own pace - stay as long as you like at each stop. Then, when you've finished exploring, jump on the next bus and move on to the next destination.

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Design your very own trip. Choose your route around our European hop-on hop-off network and stop where you want. Our Flexitrip is the ultimate flexible Europe travel option, you can choose anywhere you'd like to go and then buy the number of corresponding flexistops. This is ideal if you really want a true trans-continental flexible tour of Europe or have a clear idea of what cities you want to experience - perfect for backpackers and budget independent travellers.

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Design your very own trip. Choose your route around our European hop-on hop-off network and stop where you want. Our Flexitrip is the ultimate flexible Europe travel option, you can choose anywhere you'd like to go and then buy the number of corresponding flexistops. This is ideal if you really want a true trans-continental flexible tour of Europe or have a clear idea of what cities you want to experience - perfect for backpackers and budget independent travellers.

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Start your Europe trip in the centre of the ancient world, visit the centres of the Renaissance, the Christian, and the Spanish worlds, and finish in one of the centres of the modern world. Travel at your own pace. We call it our 'Go West' Flexi route, although you may end up calling it the trip of a lifetime.

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As in life, travelling has plenty of highs and lows. So does our Alpine Pass, where you can climb to the highest peaks in Switzerland and then get down in the Netherlands. We promise: this Flexi route holiday in Europe will keep your spirits high all the way Beginning in Rome, head through the hills of Italy into La Spezia and the Cinque Terre, where the walks are hard but the rewards spectacular.

Get a quick taste of France before heading back into Italy in Milan, where you can catch a football game and try risotto. Head up through the mountains of Switzerland to Lauterbrunnen, and go even higher with a trip up the Jungfrau, where you can ski, skydive and paraglide to your heart's content.

Slowly make your way down to picturesque Lucerne, before spending a few days in the wonderful beer halls and gardens of Munich before drinking in even more of Germany in surprisingly lively Stuttgart. Onto the final leg: the lowlands of northern Europe. Spend as long as you want in Paris before enjoying the beer, waffles and chocolate of Belgian Bruges. Finish your Europe trip in Amsterdam's crazy Red Light District. Backpack Europe on a small budget.

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Begin in Paris and make your way to the world's smallest country: Vatican City. On the way, discover the delights of Northern Europe; party in Amsterdam, check out the graffiti in Berlin, Opera in Vienna, beer halls in Munich and get lost in Venice

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Starting in Auckland the Sheepdog winds it's way down the North Island, cruises down the West Coast of the South Island then cuts back up to Christchurch. Being a one-way pass it can be done in just 13 days in the summer which is great if you want to see a lot but don't have a lot of time. Don't let that stop you though - if you have got more time you can hop-on, hop-off along the way and like all our New Zealand bus passes you've got 12 months to complete your trip.

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All good epics take time: Ben Hur, Gladiator, Star Wars. So does the Busabout Epic Adventure - although how long it takes is up to you. Travel from the bright lights of Paris to the beautiful Swiss cities Bern, Lucerne, and Lauterbrunnen, where you can see the mountains and waterfalls that are sure to be among your biggest 'Wow' moments on your Europe holiday.

Enjoy Bavaria with some time in Munich, where the world's oldest beer garden awaits. Live La Dolce Vita in Italy - take that special someone on a gondola ride through Venice's canals, or wander the ancient ruins in Rome and be awed by the Sistine Chapel in the Vatican. Pick a side between two old Tuscan rivals, Siena and Florence, before heading to Pisa for cheesy photos of the Tower.

Get a workout as you walk between the five villages of the Cinque Terre, then relax in Nice and the French Riviera. Then it's off to the crazy Catalan capital of Barcelona where you can get your fill of art and culture before filling up on paella in Valencia. Finish in the Spanish capital of Madrid with a museum, shopping centre, restaurant or nightclub to suit all tastes.

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Days spent floating down a lazy river, sitting in sunny beer gardens, eating gelato on the beach or hiking in the Italian hills. Sound about right for your kind of Europe holiday? If so, read on. This Flexi route Europe tour begins in the coolest city in Germany, Berlin and heads into medieval Cesky Krumlov. Explore the castle, go horseback riding, or float in a tube down the Vltava River - either way, it's an addictive little spot.

Leaving Cesky, head to Austria, where you'll hear the sound of music around every corner in Vienna and Salzburg. Cross the border into Munich to visit the Hofbrahaus, the most famous of Munich's beer halls. Next up is Venice, where the gelati is plentiful and the cars absent Continue learning Italian as you head down to Rome, where you can jump on the Italian Adventure for tours of the ruins of Pompeii, the Isle of Capri and two nights in sensational Sorrento.

Keep the great food coming as you travel through romantic Renaissance Florence and the stunning villages of the Cinque Terre. Mingle with the rich and suntanned on the French Riviera before heading into Spain. Immerse yourself in wild Barcelona architecture, do a paella-crawl through Valencia or just lie on the beach of either and check out the Spaniards. Finally it's the Spanish capital of Madrid, where you can catch a bullfight, a Real Madrid match, or stay cool in one of the museums.

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Get your fill of history and culture in the North before filling up on the food and fun of the South. Start your trip by heading from the bright lights of Paris to the red lights of Amsterdam. Travel to Berlin to see how it's gone from being one of Europe's most repressed cities to one of its most vibrant and innovative. Make a quick stop in Dresden, then embark on a medieval castle-crawl through Prague and Cesky Krumlov. See an opera in Vienna, an ice cave in Salzburg, and a Disney Castle in Munich.

From Munich, begin your outdoor education in the Austrian Tyrol before cruising the canals of Venice, or getting lost in the ancient ruins of Rome. Soak up the Renaissance and some sun in Siena and Florence, and have your camera ready for a quick stop in Pisa and the stunning towns of the Cinque Terre. Work on your tan in Nice and the French Riviera before meeting the elite in Milan.

The Alps, chocolate and cheese await you in Switzerland, where you can stock up on all things gigantic before Munich's beer halls, where you can digest all that you've seen with a bratwurst and a beer.

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If it's extremes you're looking for, you'll find them on the West and South Loops with the warmest beaches, the highest mountains and the best cuisine that the continent has to offer. Fly into the classic city of Munich, where you can tour Bavarian castles and beer halls, or take a daytrip to Dachau. Sing with the gondoliers on Venice's canals. Jump across the water to Croatia or Greece from Ancona, or go straight to Rome where you can visit ruins like only the Romans can make.

Eat all the gelato you can while you tour through Renaissance Siena and Florence, glorious Cinque Terre and luxurious Milan, and then work it all off in the extreme sport haven of Lauterbrunnen. Go skiing on the top of the Europe in Switzerland's Jungfrau region, then take it down a notch on the sparkling waters of Lake Como. Spend some money in Monaco and Nice before venturing into Spain, where your days will fly by in a haze of flamenco, sangria and sunshine.

Go shopping along La Ramblas in Barcelona or climb Gaudi's Gothic Sagrada Familia. Hit the beach or search for the Holy Grail in Valencia and then immerse yourself in artwork at Madrid's famous Prado Museum. Before you leave Madrid's fabulous shopping districts, buy yourself a new outfit for the resort town of San Sebastian, where the boulevards and the Mediterranean sparkle. Tear yourself away from the beach and the pintxos with enough time leftover for a wine tour through Bordeaux. Finish your trip among the iconic landmarks of Paris.

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From the ever-sophisticated tastes of Switzerland and Austria, to the wild passion of Spain, these Loops will give you a taste of the broad spectrum that is Europe. Jump right into the thick of things in Amsterdam, where you'll be proud of yourself if you make time to see sights more interesting than the inside of a coffee house.

Visit Checkpoint Charlie in Berlin, walk along Charles Bridge in Prague, and then spend a few days tubing down the lazy river in Cesky Krumlov, staring up at the spires of the medieval castle as you float by. After a quick waltz through the classical music capital of Vienna, stop in Salzburg to see the largest ice caves in Europe and the world's best beer halls in Munich. Head down to Paris for a climb up the Eiffel Tower, then climb even higher in Lauterbrunnen, Switzerland.

Do some celebrity-spotting and villa-hopping in glorious Lake Como, then get even more luxurious along the French Riviera in Nice. Everything gets hotter when you cross the border into Spain; the Flamenco in Barcelona, the paella in Valencia, sexy Spaniards cruising Madrid's plazas and the best city beaches in elegant San Sebastian. Cool your Spanish fever when you return to France with a refreshing tour of the wineries in Bordeaux and the Loire Valley, where you can drink a toast to the times you've had.

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Yes, there are quicker ways to travel from Paris to Barcelona. But our 'Long Way Round' Flexi route around Europe trip takes you from Paris to Barcelona via the Berlin Wall, Czech castles and Dutch coffee shops, Austrian Alps and Venetian canals, and the French Riviera thrown in for good measure. Try having that much fun on a plane

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This is it. The Big One. The daddy of them all. This is doing Europe 'Big Style'. Well, can we really favour one area over the other? All those sights, culture, history, beer, wine, food and people? Not really. And let's not forget - this is YOUR trip. Do you really want to leave knowing you could have experienced more? We thought not.

The North, West and South Loop pass is everywhere in the one ticket - 9 countries and 33 destinations. Access all areas. From sweltering Mediterranean beaches to stunning Alpine mountains and incredible, vibrant cities - this will deliver it all.

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