I'm wanting to go to Europe for my 21st except no one will come with me, they either dont have the cash , are studying or have kids. I'm majoyly bummed, but i'm trying to decide if I have the guts to go away alone...
Any comments?

Go for it!!!

We had a guy on our tour who turned 22 while we were in Rome. In was so cool cause while we were in Rome we waiting till 3 cause thats when it would technically be his b day back in Aus and we all sat on the spanish steps and were drinking

Then we got back to the campsite and partied even more, everyone sang happy birthday and bought him drinks, it was such a fun nite!!

Do it!!!...I'm getting ready to do my 2nd Contiki Solo...It's scary at first but its amazing being in a place not knowing anyone but leaving knowing everyone...After spending so much time with the other tour mates you kinda leave feeling like family, I like to think that's the Contiki way...I'm sure there will be other solo travelers as well, It's just an amazing growing experience...So with that said just do it, don't think about it nor count on others to see the world.

I've done 4 contiki's by myself. The 3rd was for my 30th Birthday, it was a great way to celebrate.

I went alone when I had just turned 22. I did the Euro Discovery tour plus traveling on my own to the Czech Republic for a few days after. It was my first time in Europe and traveling alone. It wound up being the trip of a lifetime. I met a bus full of great people, some I am still friends with today. I even visited one in London 2 years after the tour and one visited me as he was traveling around the world a few years later. I had some interesting experiences traveling by myself to the Czech Republic via the train. I look back and laugh at it now even if it was not so funny at the time On the whole, traveling solo helped me learn some things about myself and I came back from the trip a better person. I recommend just going for it.

I'm turning 21 on the European Vista (Winter) tour, and I know of another guy who is turning 24 on the same day as me, on the same tour!

I'm travelling alone, in the sense that no one is accompanying me on tour, but is anyone really going to be "alone" on tour anyway? Half the point is meeting new people, and I can't wait to do that!

I figured that I can't wait around for everyone else to save up, or get motivated - I'm a full time student, but I've worked really hard to save up money for this trip, and I'm not going to let things like that get in my way...

Just go for it.

I did the European Discovery back in 2002 when I was only 20. I went all on my own. Got a cruise ship from Australia all the way to England for 6 and 1/2 weeks and finished off with the tour.

With contiki go with an open mind. The sights and scenery are great. Some hotels are good, some are bad. Your group may be a mix of pub hoppers or tourists so you will find other like minded people. There were things I liked about contiki and also hated. That said I am ready to book another contiki tour next year hopefully the British Isles.

Oh at least with Contiki your guaranteed to be with people your own age.

I have the same idea i am turning 21 next may so I am leaving for europe 6 days later. I think you should do it be adventurous do something you've never done before well thats what i think.

Im in the same boat as you dont have anyone to go with but im definetly doing it!! only been overseas once in my life and that was to bali. doing a contiki tour around europe is going to be the adventure of a lifetime... ill be in europe for my 21st next year aswell but planning to celebrate that in ibiza after my contiki tour haha going to be EPIC!!