I dunno, I feel like Europe is much better on your own... especially if you're younger. Most of those tours are dumbed down and full of senior citizens....so you pretty much only go where tourists go.
Even if you want to see mostly tourists sites, at some point you'll want to do something a little different and off the beaten path. It's not like Europe is particularly dangerous or hard to get around. Besides, getting a little lost, having to talk to locals, and stumbling onto unknown gems is part of the fun.
If you want something in the middle, one of my favorite things to do lately is to do a self-driven trip through a site like EuropeanDestinations.com. You get a car rental and pick out the hotels at various points in time.....the rest is up to you.
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