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Central European Tour

CENTRAL EUROPEAN TOUR (10 days/ 9 nights)
WARSAW(1)-KRAKOW(1)-BUDAPEST(2)-BRATISLAVA(1)-VIENNA(2)-SALZBURG(1)-PRAGUE(1)

Day 1 – WARSAW

Arrival to Warsaw – transfer to hotel, check in.
Half day sightseeing of Warsaw including Old Town with Market Square and Royal Castle. Drive along Royal Route with numerous palaces and residences to Lazienki park with Chopin statue and Palace on the Water . Visit Pilsudski Square with Monument of Unknown Soldiers and former Jewish Ghetto area . Admire the panorama of Warsaw from the deck on 30th floor of Palace of Culture & Science .
In the evening Chopin piano recital at one of Warsaw’s historic palaces.
Overnight in Warsaw

Day 2 – WARSAW – Auschwitz – KRAKOW ( 350 km )

After breakfast transfer by coach to Krakow
En route visit Auschwitz-Birkenau Martyrdom Museum ( UNESCO site )- former German Nazi concentration camp of World War II
Arrival Krakow, half day sightseeing of Krakow : Old Town with Market Square – the biggest square in Europe, Cloth Hall ( Sukiennice ) and St.Mary’s Church with famous wooden altar. A walk to Wawel Hill to see Wawel Castle courtyard and Wawel Cathedral with the tombs of Polish kings
In the evening dinner with folklore show at one of the local restaurants
Overnight in Krakow

Day 3 – KRAKOW-Zakopane – BUDAPEST ( 430 km)

In the morning departure for Budapest via Zakopane and Tatra mountains
Visit of Zakopane – the winter capital of Poland and Tatra mountains. Walk along Krupowki Street and old part of the town with wooden houses in Zakopane’s architecture style. Funicular train ride to Gubalowka Hill to admire panorama of Tatra mountains. Continue to Budapest thru Slovakia and the scenic Tatra mountains
Arrival to BUDAPEST – a short briefing tour
In the evening Danube river cruise with dinner on board – optional
Overnight in Budapest

Day 4 – BUDAPEST

Half day city sightseeing tour with local guide – Heroes’ Square with Millenary Monument, City Park with Vajdahunyad Castle, Andrássy Avenue with its 19th century palaces, State Opera House, St. Stephen’s Cathedral (inside), Parliament, Margaret bridge, Castle Hill with its mediaeval houses, Matthias church (inside), Fishermen’s Bastion, Royal Castle, Gellert Hill with Citadel and Liberation Monument.
Afternoon free for individual exploring the city
In the evening Gulyas Party Dinner with folklore show and Gypsy music – optional.
Overnight in Budapest

Day 5 – BUDAPEST – BRATISLAVA (260 km)

In the morning drive to Bratislava through Danube Bend – Szentendre – a small picturesque city dating back to 15th -18th centuries with many museums and shops; Visegrad – mediaeval Royal seat, name-giver of ‘Visegrad Fours’, Esztergom – seat of the Archbishop of Hungary, the largest Roman Catholic cathedral in the country
Arrival at noontime in the Slovak capital
In the afternoon city sightseeing tour of Bratislava including former Royal Castle,
St. Martin’s Cathedral, Market Square with Old Town Hall, the Primate’s and Presidential Palaces, St. Michael’s Gate and Slovak National Theatre
Overnight in Bratislava

Day 6 – BRATISLAVA – VIENNA ( 80 km)

Morning drive to Vienna
Upon arrival city sightseeing tour with local English speaking guide including Vienna Ring Strasse, Parliament, Hofburg Palace, City Hall, Votivkirche, Belvedere Palace
Afternoon free for individual activity
Optional : visit to Schönbrunn Palace, Mozart music concert
Overnight in Vienna

Day 7 – VIENNA

Morning excursion to Vienna Woods inc. boat ride in Seegrotte on Europe’s largest subterranean lake, visit of the convent in Mayerling, former hunting-lodge of Crown prince Rudolph, Heiligenkreuz (the medieval abbey and tomb of the Babenberg dynasty)
Afternoon free for individual activity
Optional : visit in Prater – symbol of Vienna – amusement park with the famous Riesenrad. It is said that anyone who was not at the Prater, was not in Vienna.
In the evening dinner with music & wine in Grinzing
Overnight in Vienna

Day 8 – VIENNA – SALZBURG (300 km)

In the morning drive to Salzburg along the Mondsee district
Arrival at noontime.
In the afternoon city sightseeing tour with local guide – Fortress Hohensalzburg, Cathedral, Festival Halls, Mozarteum, Getreidegasse, Mozart’s birthplace, Mirabell gardens.
Overnight in Salzburg

Day 9 – SALZBURG – PRAGUE (360 km)

In the morning drive to Prague
In the afternoon city sightseeing tour with local guide – Prague Castle (Hradcany), St. Vitus Cathedral, the Golden Lane, Charles Bridge, Old Town Square with Astronomical clock, St. Nicholas Church with Infant Jesus Statue
In the evening Bohemian dinner with folklore show and wine/beer
Overnight in Prague

Day 10 – PRAGUE – departure