Number of days: 11
Country/City: Czech Republic/Prague, Karlovy Vary, Germany/Dresden, Austria/Vienna, Salzburg, Hungary/Budapest, Szentendre, Slovakia/Bratislava
1st day: Arrival in Prague, Czech Republic. Check-in.
2nd day: “Welcome in Dresden” tour, Germany. During this tour you will visit „Zwinger“ Art Gallery where you can admire „Sixtin Madonna“,the famous picture by Raffael, as well as many notable works by the Old Masters of centuries 14–17 (Rubens, Rembrandt, Poussin etc.). After visiting the Art Gallery, we will visit a walking historical center. During your trip to Dresden, you will get some time to visit also Dresden Castle, State Collection of Natural History, Museum of Ethnology etc.
3rd day: “Welcome in Karlovy Vary” tour. After you have breakfast , our bus takes you through the picturesque West Bohemian countryside to Karlovy Vary (Carlsbad) which situated in a beautiful wooded valley. First you visit the glass exhibition at Moser factory and then we visit world famous spa, known especially for its 12 thermal springs and both historical and modern colonnades. In addition to the curative waters you can also have delicious local wafers and traditional Becher liqueur produced from herbs.
4th day: Half day tour “Historical Prague“ .After breakfast , we invite you to the historical center . You will see Royal Palace,St. Vitus Cathedral, St. George Monastery , Golden Line ,Nerudova Lane, Lesser Town and medieval Charles Bridge. Then, all together, we come in Old Town Square surrounded by Old Town Hall with its famous Astronomical Clock, Tyn and St. Nicholas Churches. From Old Tlen Square, we continue our tour to Wenceslas Square with St. Wenceslas statue and National Museum. Duration: 4 hours.>Afternoon time is free on your own.
5th day: Prague – Vienna by private bus.Vienna half day City Tour incl. Schonbrunn Palace .On the way to Vienna, we will show you the beautiful countryside of South Bohemia. In the afternoon, we invite you for Vienna Grand City Tour. We drive you around Vienna’s Ringstrasse with many impressive buildings such as : the State Opera House, the Hofburg (Imperial Palace), the Museums of Fine Arts and Natural History, the Parliament , the Burgtheater, the City Hall and the University. Duration: 5 hours.
6th day: Full day tour „Welcome to Salzburg“(optional). During Salzburg Tour, you will see Old City.Mirabell Gardens, Getreidgasse with Mozart’s Birthplace, University Square, Old Market, Residence Square with Residence Fountain, Mozart Square, Cathedral, Cemetery of St Peter, Kapitel Square at the foot of the Fortress Hohensalzburg. Duration: full day.
7th day: Half day tour in Vienna Woods (optional). A half-day excursion which shows you the most beautiful sights of the southern part of the Vienna Woods. Passing the Roman City of Baden which is famous for its thermal springs, we drive through the romantic valley Helenental to the former Mayerling hunting lodge, where Crown Prince Rudolph with Baronesse Vetsera died tragically in 1889. In the Cistercian Abbey of Heiligenkreuz (1133) you visit the medieval cloister which houses the remains of the last Babenberger. Then we arrive at the Seegrotte. After a boat ride on the largest subterranean lake in Europe you leave the Vienna Woods and return to Vienna. Duration: 4 hours. Afternoon time is free on your own. Evening – departure to Budapest. Arrival in Budapest. Check-in.
8th day: Half day Budapest Grand City Tour. Welcome in Szentendre tour (optional). After breakfast, we invite you for Budapest Grand City Tour. You will see the impressive neo-gotic house of Parliament. You cross the Danube on the Margaret-bridge (Margaret island) and drive to the Royal castle on the Buda side, where you visit the Fishermens' bastion and the Matthias church. After the Citadel you Gross Elisabet -bridge and drive the City-park towards Heroes'sqare. Duration: 4 hours.
Afternoon time is free on your own.
9th day: Full day tour to Balaton Lake and Herend(optional). After breakfast, we take you to Herend - the world’s largest Porcelain Manufactory. Next, we drive to Lake Balaton - the largest fresh-water lake of Central Europe and visit the abbey on the Tihany Peninsula. After that, we will go to Balatonfüred (the oldest spa in Hungary) and walk along the famous promenade. After that, you have some free time efore returning to Budapest. Duration: full day.
10th day: Back to Prague via Bratislava. On the way from Budapest, we will stop in Bratislava, where you will have some free time for sightseeing and lunch.
11th day: Departure
Price includes:
- 10 nights accommodation in Prague, Vienna, Budapest
- BB, DBL accommodation
- English speaking escort
- English speaking guide
- Private bus transfers
Price excludes:
- Arrival and departure transfers (you can request it additionally)