Great holidays involve entertaining your taste buds along the way. Contiki don’t just dish up a feast of adventure and fun – we make sure you sample all the delights local cuisine has to offer.

Please note: Please let us know any special dietary requirements when you book. We know meals make a big impression so we endeavor to offer tasty, fresh and healthy meals that please and satisfy all our travellers!

Australia

Australia is home to loads of delicious dishes from juicy beef steaks as part of a traditional Aussie BBQ, to arguably, the world’s best seafood including prawns, oysters, and local specialties like Moreton Bay bugs and barramundi.

There’s also the chance to try Aboriginal bush tucker delicacies like witchetty grubs, kangaroo and crocodile. With Australia’s fantastic multi-cultural mix, there’s something to suit everyone’s taste buds!

Your tour cost includes breakfasts and dinners as per your individual itinerary. Some lunches are also provided (for example on the Sailing the Whitsundays option) as per your itinerary. You also have the opportunity to experience meals out that are not included in your tour cost. Often on these evenings there may be an optional excursion meal planned.

New Zealand

New Zealand is home to loads of delicious dishes from tender lamb to some of the world’s best seafood in particular the famous large green mussels from the South Island. There’s also the chance to experience a traditional Maori Hangi consisting of food cooked in an underground pit. With New Zealand’s fantastic lush agricultural landscape, there’s something to suit everyone’s taste buds!

Every Contiki tour serves up a selection of breakfasts, lunches or dinners. While some meals are included, we have deliberately left other meal times free so you can sample the local cuisine for yourself.

North America

Breakfasts on tours in North America vary between a light continental fare such as toast, cereals and juices to on other days much heartier selections of eggs, meats and potatoes. Of course, there is always tea and coffee to get your day off to a good start.

Lunches are at your own expense, but we’ll ensure that you have inexpensive and health options across the continent. From hamburgers to salads almost any type of lunch is available but to be sure you should budget around $8 per day for lunches.

Included dinners feature a variety of menus to reflect local cuisine. Rather than included meals, about twice a week we suggest a special meal out to more fully enjoy the local cuisine and culture, not included in your tour cost. When dinner is not included your Tour Manager will always have a number of suggestions just right to fit your budget. Often on these evenings there may also be an optional excursion meal planned.

Europe

One of the most amazing things about Europe is it’s diversity and one of the place this is most apparent form country to country is in their food. From full English breakfasts to the pasta of Italy, coffee and croissants in France and schnitzel with noodles in Austria…we’ve got it covered.

Included in the cost of your tour is a number of included meals. Breakfast is always included on all European Contiki Tours while lunch very rarely included and is almost always up to you. On any given tour toughly half your evening meals are also included. Like every other aspect of our tours, you don’t have to attend or eat the included meals but they are planed as inclusions to fit in with your itinerary and help you get the most out of your tour.

Meals on our European Tours depend on the style of tour you choose.