Itinerary

Central Europe includes Germany, Austria, Czech Republic, Poland, Hungary, and Slovakia.
Many Central European countries were part of the Austro-Hungarian empire and so they have strong historical and cultural connections.

During your stay, you will visit five capital cities with their specific atmosphere formed by history and the present.
Prague is also known as Mother of Cities, City of a Hundred Spires, or Golden City.
Vienna is famous for its balls, music composers, and fairy-tale Schonbrunn castle.
Bratislava was once the historical capital of the Kingdom of Hungary and the coronation town of the Hungarian kings and Queens.
Budapest offers truly unique geographical locations, including the world's most wast thermal water cave system, second largest synagogue, and third largest Parliament building in the world.
And finally, Warsaw called a Phoenix City because of its extensive history and complete reconstruction after the bombing.

Also, we cannot miss some royal towns with valuable UNESCO monuments - Banska Stiavnica, Levoca, Krakow, and Salzburg (Mozart's birthplace).

  1. Day 1 Arrival in Prague, Czech republic.

    - Arrival in Prague
    - Airport transfer to the hotel in the city center
    - Accommodation at a first-class hotel
    - Free time

  2. Day 2 Prague city tour.

    - Breakfast
    - 3.5 hours regular Grand city tour of Prague with pick up at the hotel
    - Afternoon free time

    The Prague Castle, an ancient symbol of the Czech lands, is the most significant Czech monument and one of the most important cultural institutions in the Czech Republic. According to the Guinness Book of World Records, the Prague Castle is the world's largest coherent castle complex, with an area of almost 70,000 square meters.
    It is also a UNESCO World Heritage site consisting of a large-scale composition of palaces and ecclesiastical buildings of various architectural styles, from Roman-style buildings from the 10th century through 14th-century Gothic modifications.

    St Vitus Cathedral is the largest and the most important temple in Prague. Apart from religious purposes, the coronations of Czech kings and queens also took place here. A cathedral is a place of interment of remains of provincial patron saints, sovereigns, noblemen, and archbishops.

    The Charles Bridge is a famous historic bridge named after king Charles IV crosses the Vltava river. The construction started in 1357 and finished at the beginning of the 15th century.
    The Charles Bridge was the most important connection between Prague Castle and the Old Town and adjacent areas. Today, it's a busy venue with painters, kiosks, and vendors alongside numerous tourists crossing the bridge.

  3. Day 3 Cesky Krumlov sightseeing.

    - Breakfast
    - Cesky Krumlov full-day sightseeing
    - Accommodation at centrally located hotel

    Cesky Krumlov is a historic town with 300 protected buildings in the historical center designated as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
    The town has the second largest castle complex in Czechia and the world's oldest Baroque theatre.

  4. Day 4 Car Transfer to Salzburg, Austria.

    - Breakfast
    - Car transfer to Salzburg
    - Accommodation at centrally located hotel

    Salzburg, the birthplace of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, is dominated by churches, castles, and palaces. Its picturesque old town is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

  5. Day 5 Salzburg half-day sightseeing. Afternoon train transfer to Vienna.

    - Breakfast
    - Half-day Salzburg city tour (2.5 hrs)
    - Afternoon car transfer to the railway station
    - Train transfer to Vienna (first-class tickets)
    - Car transfer from Vienna railway station to the hotel
    - Accommodation at a first-class hotel

    Salzburg - Mozart City Tour
    The city of Salzburg is full of sights rich in history – many of which are inextricably linked to Mozart and his life in Salzburg.
    Tour Highlights: Salzburg State Theatre, Pferdeschwemme (Horse Pond), Festival District, Leopoldskron Palace and Nonnberg Abbey (The Sound of Music filming locations), Hellbrunn Palace, Mozart‘s Residence Museum

  6. Day 6 Vienna city tour and Schonbrunn Palace visit.

    - Breakfast
    - Vienna City tour and Schonbrunn visit
    - Free time

    Vienna City Tour will take you to the central Innere Stadt's historic quarter - a home to the Gothic St Stephen's Cathedral with its ornate roof tiles. Sense the ghosts of Habsburg rule as you wander around the living quarters of Austria's former royal family at the Hofburg imperial palace. Daring contemporary art is on display at the Kunsthalle Wien. Admire the Habsburgs' summer residence at the Schonbrunn Palace.

    Schonbrunn Palace is a former imperial Rococo summer residence of Habsburg royal family. The palace and gardens illustrate the tastes, interests, and aspirations of successive monarchs. The sculpted garden space between the palace and the Sun Fountain is called the Great Parterre. The complex however includes many more attractions: the Tiergarten, a Palm house, English garden, a botanical garden, a modern enclosure for Orangutans.

  7. Day 7 Train transfer to Budapest, Hungary. Afternoon city tour.

    - Breakfast
    - Car transfer to the railway station
    - Train to Budapest
    - Meeting with the guide at the railway station
    - Budapest sightseeing (4 hours)
    - Accommodation at a first-class hotel

    Budapest City Tour with private guide: Buda side in the Castle District with Matthias Church and Fishermen Bastion. Pest side with the Heroes' Square, Vajdahunyad Castle, and its museums.

  8. Day 8 Train transfer to Bratislava, Slovakia. Afternoon city tour.

    - Breakfast
    - Car transfer to the railway station
    - Train to Bratislava
    - Car transfer from railway station to the hotel
    - Accommodation in a 4-star hotel
    - Meeting with a private guide-driver in a hotel lobby
    - Afternoon Bratislava Old Town and Devin castle sightseeing with a private guide (3 hrs)

    Devin castle ruins tower over the confluence of the rivers Danube and Morava.The fortress, used as a watchtower by the Slavonic count Rastislav Dovina, was mentioned in the manuscripts as early as the 9th century AD. After the fall of the Great Moravian Empire of the ancient Slavs, the Devin fortress became an important strategic fortification of the Hungarian Kingdom. As early as in the 13th century, a smaller building with a tower (foundation of a later castle) was situated at the top of rocky hill. In 1809, advancing Napoleon troops destroyed the fortress. Since 1965 an archaeological research has been carried out in the castle area. The castle ruins have been partially reconstructed under auspices of the Municipal Museum in Bratislava.

    Old town tour includes many monuments. Top visited sites are St Martin's Cathedral, the Primates' Palace with historical Zrkadlova sien (The Hall of Mirrors) and the famous Bratislava tapestries, Michalska gate offering panoramic view of the Old town.

  9. Day 9 Transfer to Banska Stiavnica (UNESCO), sightseeing.

    - Breakfast
    - Car transfer to Banska Stiavnica
    - Afternoon sightseeing of Banska Stiavnica
    - Accommodation in a stylish guest housel
    - Free time

    Banska Stiavnica is a former mining town and lies amid the forests of the Stiavnicke mountains. Banska Stiavnica is one of the most beautiful and historically one of the most beautiful towns in Slovakia. The town is on the list of the World Cultural Heritage of UNESCO.
    Banska Stavnica progressively became the dominant mining center in the Habsburg Monarchy in the 18th century. Banska Stiavnica monument town reserve comprises as many as 360 structures. Together they present a unique set of high cultural and historical value, placed into the pleasant environment of the Stiavnicke mountains.

  10. Day 10 Transfer to The High Tatras. Short walking in the mountains.

    - Breakfast
    - Transfer to the High Tatras
    - Short walking in the mountains
    - Accommodation in a 4-star hotel
    - Free time

    The High Tatras are the highest mountain range of Slovakia and the most popular tourist center for the summer and winter holidays.
    There are about 35 valleys, 110 mountain lakes, but the most amazing is the Tatra peaks. There are more than 500 peaks in the High Tatras, out of which ten peaks are above 2,600 meters high.
    The silence of the valleys, mountain lakes, silky sheen of the waterfalls, and simultaneously monumental touches with the heights of the peaks - all of that is the magical world of Tatra National Park.

  11. Day 11 Spis region UNESCO sites. Afternoon transfer to Krakow, Poland.

    - Breakfast
    - Spis region UNESCO sites: Levoca, Spis Castle
    - Afternoon private car transfer to Krakow
    - Accommodation in a 4-star hotel
    - Free time

  12. Day 12 Krakow city tour and Wieliczka visit.

    - Breakfast
    - Krakow sightseeing (4 hours)
    - Wieliczka salt mine visit (UNESCO)
    - Free time

    Krakow is the second-largest and one of the oldest cities in Poland. The historic center includes the Old Town, Kazimierz Jewish Quarter, and the Wawel Castle. As the first of its kind, the town got among UNESCO World Heritage Sites in 1978. The Old Town is the most prominent example of an old town appearance in the country. For many centuries Krakow was the royal capital of Poland.

    Wieliczka salt mine - Opened in the 13th century, the mine produced table salt continuously until 2007 as one of the world's oldest salt mines in operation. The mine is currently one of Poland's official national historical monuments, including dozens of statues and four chapels carved out of the rock salt by the miners.

  13. Day 13 Train transfer to Warsaw. Afternoon sightseeing.

    - Breakfast
    - Car transfer to the railway station
    - Train to Warsaw
    - Afternoon private sightseeing
    - Accommodation at a first-class hotel

    Warsaw, the capital of Poland, is among the greenest metropolises on the continent, with the wildest European river flowing through the center of the city.
    Once described as Paris of the East, Warsaw was one of the most beautiful cities in the world. Warsaw gained the new title of a Phoenix City because of its extensive history and complete reconstruction after the severe damage in World War II, leaving over 85% of the buildings in ruins.
    Warsaw’s Old Town was reconstructed after the war in the 1950s to its present form. In 1980 it gained a place on the UNESCO list of World Heritage Sites.

  14. Day 14 Farewell.

    - Breakfast
    - Car transfer to the airport
    - End of the tour

Overview

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date_range14 days

todayFebruary - November, 2024

Guided sightseeing and cultural discovery tour

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Prague City Centre Cesky Krumlov an outstanding example of a small central European medieval town Mozart's Birthplace Hallstatt Vienna City Centre St Martin's Cathedral Matthias Church Kosice Bardejov medieval main square Wawel Wieliczka Warsaw

Included

  • Accommodation with breakfast for 13 nights in centrally located 4* hotels:
    - 2 nights in Prague
    - 1 night in Cesky Krumlov
    - 1 night in Salzburg
    - 2 nights in Vienna
    - 1 night in Budapest
    - 1 night in Bratislava
    - 1 night in Banska Stiavnica
    - 1 night in High Tatras
    - 2 nights in Krakow
    - 1 night in Warsaw
  • Trip transport (first-class train transport, local transfers and private car transfers)
  • Services of local guides
  • Regular group tours: Prague, Cesky Krumlov, Salzburg, Vienna, Wieliczka
  • Private guided tours: Budapest, Slovakia, Krakow, Warsaw
  • Admission fees: Cesky Krumlov castle, Mozart Residence Museum, Schonbrunn Palace, St Martin's Cathedral in Bratislava, St Mathias church and Fisherman Bastion in Budapest, Spis Castle, Wawel complex
  • Airport transfer from Prague airport to the hotel on arrival day
  • Airport transfer from hotel to Warsaw airport on departure day

Excluded

  • Meals (except for hotel breakfast)
  • Other admission fees (estimated cost 70,- EUR/person)