The tour usually begins in Pamplona, on the Northern coast of Spain, for its San Fermin festival in July. The festival is a week-long party which begins with an enormous food fight in the center of town. If you're going to participate it is customary to wear white with a red bandana. Later on in the week you will experience The Running of The Bulls, a tradition whereby bulls are set loose in the streets and participants must keep out of the way of their horns. Many towns in Spain also do a "Running of the Bulls" festival but Pamplona's is one of the biggest.
According to its website, Van Tour Europe, after Pamplona the convoy usually heads on to Largos on the coast of Portugal. Here travelers often rest on the beach after all the partying in Spain or partake in more drinking games in the resorts many bars. One of the most popular games is called Nine Deadly Sins whereby the participant must drink one shot after another as quickly as possible. The unofficial record is eight seconds.
After three months on the road, the tour usually ends in Munich, Germany for its annual Oktoberfest beer festival. According to the website "Everything About Germany," during the 16-day festival participants drink more than 5 ½ million liters of beer and about 45,000 liters of wine. The drinking takes place in enormous beer tents which jointly can seat up to 94,000 people. To add to the teutonic experience, the festival plays traditional German music and participants often wear traditional German dress known as liederhosen.
