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Highlights of Eastern Europe

with Berlin extension

Duration: 15 or 18 days
Group size: 15-38
Reviews: 146

Experience Eastern Europe in all its complexity.

Imperial palaces, World War II sites, vibrant cafes—you can find it all in Eastern Europe. Journey along the Danube from the two-sided city of Budapest to Vienna, unrivaled for its beauty and majesty. Then, visit the castles and cathedrals of Prague and explore medieval Kraków before ending in modern Warsaw.

Your tour package includes

13 nights in handpicked hotels
13 breakfasts
5 dinners with beer or wine
6 guided sightseeing tours
Expert Tour Director & local guides

Included highlights

Hungarian Parliament Building
Matthias Church
Szentendre
Schönbrunn Palace
Ringstrasse

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Overnight Flight1 night

Day 1: Travel day

Board your overnight flight to Budapest.

Budapest3 nights

Day 2: Arrival in Budapest

Included meal: Dinner

Welcome to Hungary! Meet your fellow travelers at tonight’s welcome dinner.

Day 3: Sightseeing tour of Budapest

Included meal: Breakfast

Discover the major landmarks of both Buda and Pest in the city that straddles east and west.

• Trace this nation’s stormy history at Heroes' Square

• Tour the lavishly decorated Hungarian Parliament building

• Cross the Danube and ascend Castle Hill

• Take in the breathtaking views from Fisherman’s Bastion

• Visit the medieval Matthias Church, once the site of Hapsburg coronations

Enjoy a free evening in Budapest or add an excursion.

Wine Cellar Dinner & Unicum Liqueur Tasting

Excursion (additional cost)

Day 4: Free day in Budapest

Included meal: Breakfast

Spend the day exploring Budapest on your own or add an excursion.

Budapest: A Walk Behind the Iron Curtain

Excursion (additional cost)

Vienna3 nights

Day 5: Vienna via Szentendre

Included meals: Breakfast, Dinner

Travel west through the Danube basin, stopping in Szentendre en route to Vienna, home of chocolates, cafes, parks and pastries.

In Vienna, sit down to an included dinner with your group.

Day 6: Sightseeing tour of Vienna

Included meal: Breakfast

Get transported back to the Age of Empires on a guided tour of Vienna.

• Enter Schönbrunn Palace, the Rococo Hapsburg home with impressive gardens

• Travel down the Ringstrasse, Vienna’s tree-lined thoroughfare

• See the Parliament building, the Vienna State Opera, and the grand Hofburg Palace, the Hapsburg’s winter residence

Enjoy a free evening in Vienna or add an excursion.

Traditional Viennese Heurigen Evening

Excursion (additional cost)

Day 7: Free day in Vienna

Included meal: Breakfast

Spend the day exploring Vienna on your own or add an excursion.

Danube River Cruise & Bratislava

Excursion (additional cost)

Prague3 nights

Day 8: Prague via Lednice Castle

Included meals: Breakfast, Dinner

Drive through the pastoral landscapes of Bohemia on your way to Prague, one of Europe’s most beautiful cities. En route, stop in Moravia to enter Chateau Lednice, a gorgeous castle on the Austrian border.

In Prague, sit down to an included dinner with your group.

Day 9: Sightseeing tour of Prague

Included meal: Breakfast

Discover why Prague is known as the “City of One Hundred Spires” on a guided tour.

• Visit Prague Castle, from which Charles IV governed the Holy Roman Empire

• Admire the soaring Gothic vaults of St. Vitus Cathedral

• Walk down to the Malá Strana district to sip a coffee at a local cafe

• Cross the elegant Charles Bridge for breathtaking views of the city

• Stroll through Old Town Square to view the 15th-century Astronomical Clock

Enjoy a free afternoon or add an excursion.

Walking Tour of Prague's Jewish Quarter

Excursion (additional cost)

Day 10: Free day in Prague

Included meal: Breakfast

Spend the day exploring Prague on your own or add an excursion.

Château Sychrov

Excursion (additional cost)

Kraków2 nights

Day 11: Travel to Kraków

Included meals: Breakfast, Dinner

Pass through the dramatic landscapes of Moravia before reaching the historic Polish city of Kraków.

Later, sit down to an included dinner with your group.

Day 12: Sightseeing tour of Kraków

Included meal: Breakfast

Meet your local guide for a tour of Kraków, Poland’s former royal capital.

• Discover Wawel Hill, perched high above the Vistula River

• Visit Wawel Cathedral, where Polish kings were crowned

• Stroll through Glowny Square

• Pass beautiful Sukiennice Cloth Hall, the Jagiellonian University and Oskar Schindler’s Enamel Factory

Enjoy a free afternoon or add an excursion.

Auschwitz

Excursion (additional cost)

Warsaw2 nights

Day 13: Travel to Warsaw

Included meals: Breakfast, Dinner

Enjoy a free morning to explore Kraków before setting off for Warsaw, Poland’s capital city.

Sit down to an included dinner with your group this evening.

Day 14: Sightseeing tour of Warsaw

Included meal: Breakfast

On a guided tour, get to know Warsaw, a city all but destroyed during World War II and painstakingly rebuilt since 1944.

• Enter the Palace of Culture and Science, Poland’s tallest building, and take in sweeping views of the surrounding city

• See the Chopin monument at Lazienki Park

• Visit the Jewish Ghetto and the Jewish Memorial

• Walk through the Old Town

• Discover Starego Miasta Square’s Renaissance facades and Baroque townhouses

This afternoon, enjoy a farewell drink as you celebrate your trip with your fellow group members.

Then, spend free time in Warsaw or add an excursion.

Chopin Recital & Dinner

Excursion (additional cost)

Flight Home

Day 15: Departure

Included meal: Breakfast (excluding early morning departures)

Transfer to the airport for your flight home or extend your stay to explore Berlin.

Extension to Berlin

Twenty years after the fall of the Berlin Wall, this city pulses with life. The cobbled streets of the German capital date back 750 years; yet a fresh vibrancy pervades the boulevards, the markets, the hundreds of trendy night spots, and the thousands of pubs and restaurants. This revitalized Berlin—also known as the "New York City" of Europe—is an essential destination for every traveler.

Berlin3 nights

Day 15: Travel to Berlin

Included meal: Breakfast

Make your way to Berlin, once the gateway to Eastern Europe and now capital of reunified Germany. En route, stop in the Polish city of Poznan for free time.

Day 16: Sightseeing tour of Berlin

Included meal: Breakfast

A local guide introduces you to the monuments of Berlin’s intricate past as well as the signs of its re-emergence as a vibrant cultural center.

• Discover the Brandenburg Gate, the symbol of a reunited Berlin

• See the Holocaust Memorial and the Berlin Wall's East Side Gallery

• Journey down Unter den Linden, the city’s most elegant boulevard, passing the Reichstag and Museum Island

Enjoy a free afternoon or add an excursion.