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Prague Vienna Budapest
Central Europe Tours
Prague -Dresden- Kalovy Vary -Vienna- Budapest
Bratislava - Prague
Super Saver
Escorted Tour
2011
Departures: Apr 7, 21, 28, May 12, 26, Jun 9,
23, Jul 7, 21, Aug 4, 18,
Sep 1, 15, 29, Oct 27 2011
Discover these important art cities of
Central Europe on this highly affordable escorted tour with longer stays in
each city for your convenience. You will cover considerable distances but
you do not have to pack and unpack every day because most sites are
presented to you as side -trips from the major cities of
Czech Republic - Germany - Austria -
Hungary - Slovakia |
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Itinerary
1st day: Arrival in Prague, Czech Republic. Optional airport hotel
transfer. Check-in hotel.
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 take a walk in 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. Overnight in
Prague.
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. Overnight in Prague.
4th day: Tour Historical Prague.
After breakfast, we invite you to historical center of Prague. You will see
Royal Palace, St. Vitus Cathedral, St. George Monastery and Golden Lane. A
pleasant stroll through romantic Nerudova Lane will lead you to Lesser Town
with its famous and marvelous palaces and medieval Charles Bridge (Karluv
Most). 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 Town Square, we continue our tour to Wenceslas Square with St. Wenceslas
statue. We finish our tour on National Museum, in the heart of Prague. From
that point, you will have a chance to do some shopping and to have your
lunch in one of charming traditional or international restaurants. Overnight
in Prague.
5th day: Prague – Vienna by private bus. Check in. Vienna City Tour.
On the way to Vienna,we will show you the beautiful countryside of South
Bohemia.
After we arrive in Vienna, we invite you for Vienna Grand City Tour.We drive
you around Vienna’s Ringstrasse, a leafy boulevard around the heart of the
city and the location of many impressive buildings, for example the State
Opera House, the Hofburg (Imperial Palace), the Museums of Fine Arts and
Natural History, the Parlament, the Burgtheater, the City Hall and the
University. With us, you will visit also Hundertwasser Haus and
Hundertwasser Gallery. Our tour will finish in Belvedere Palace, the former
summer residence of Prince Eugen, where the gardens offer a splendid view
over the Vienna skyline. Overnight in Vienna.
6th day: Vienna - Half day optional tour in Schonbrunn Palace.
Together with its ancillary buildings and extensive park, it is one of the
most important cultural monuments in Austria. Scheduled as a listed
monument, the whole ensemble, including the palace, the park with its
numerous architectural features, fountains and statues and not least the zoo
– the oldest of its kind in the world – was placed on the UNESCO World
Cultural Heritage List in 1996. The tour includes entrance tickets and 3
hours guided tour in Palace. Overnight in Vienna.
7th day: Vienna – Budapest by bus. Check in. Budapest Grand City Tour.
After having a breakfast, we invite you to Budapest. Arrival and check in
hotel. At the second part of the day, we invite you for Budapest Grand City
Tour. You will see the impressive neo-gotic house of Parliament (home of the
holy hungarian crown) with guidance through the Splendid Boardrooms and
Impressive Staircases. 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 cross
Elisabet -bridge and drive the City-park towards Heroes' square. We will
pass by the Opera and St Stephen's basilica. Overnight in Budapest.
8th day: Budapest - Optional: Half day tour in Szentendre.
There is a small, but very famous baroque city at the gate of the Danube
Bend, at the meeting place of the river Danube and the Pilis Hills, in a
beautiful natural setting. With a 25-minute drive from Budapest, we reach
this picturesque Artist's Village called Szentendre. We enjoy the special
atmosphere of this village. We also stop at the Confectionery Museum. This
tour includes the entrance tickets. Overnight in Budapest.
9th day: Budapest – via Bratislava - Prague. Check in hotel.
Overnight in Prague.
10 day: Prague - Departure
Breakfast and optional transfer to airport,.
Price includes:-
9 nights accommodation in 3/4* hotels in Prague, Vienna, Budapest with daily
breakfast
English speaking escort/another language upon request
English speaking guide/another language upon request
Private bus transfers
Price excludes:
Entrance fees , any program mentioned as optional in the itinerary
Arrival and departure transfers
Travel health insurance
Air or train tickets
Price per person in Euro($
rate vary based on daily exchange rates)Standard tour with 3*** hotel accommodation:
EURO
665 per person based on double or triple occupancy / Euro 795 based on
single
First Class tour with 4**** hotel accommodation:
EURO 790 per person based on double occupancy (triple on rq) / Euro 915
based on single
Hotels used for the tour:
Prague: 3* -
St.George, Olsanka, Ilf / or similar;
4* - Expo, Park hotel Praha, Step / or similar
Vienna: 3* - Admiral, Hudrigan, Wien / or similar
4* - Delta, Austria trend, Eurostars
Budapest: 3* - Ring, Matyas, Cosmo / or similar
4* - Expo, Soho, Hungaria / or similar
OPTIONAL TOURS PER PERSON:
***Czech
castles Karlstejn & Konopiste, lunch / 8 hrs / 82 euro
***Mozart&Strauss concert, dinner, return transfer / 4 hrs / 69 euro
***Hofburg / 3 hrs / 45 euro
***Vienna Woods / 4,5 hrs / 55 euro
***Shopping Outlet / 4 hrs / 15 euro
***Budapest Operetta boat, dinner, music program / 65 euro
***Hungarian folk evening dinner, music, return transfer / 45 euro
***Godollo & Eger region / 5 hrs / 45 euro
***Szentendre / 4,5 hrs / 45 euro
***Czech folk evening dinner, music program, return transfer / 25 euro
***Vltava boat evening dinner / 2hrs / 25 euro
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