Central Europe on a shoestring

• arrive at Warsaw airport
• local transfer to your hotel, short rest
• suggested sightseeing walk, evening dinner

• after breakfast half day city tour ( app. 4 hours, includes: Old Town, Royal Castle, St. John’s Cathedral, the former Jewish Ghetto, Royal Route, Royal Garden )
• back at the hotel
• afternoon – free time, leisure. optional: “Relics of Social Realism” tour ( app. 3 hours, includes: Palace of Culture and Science, visit MARSZAŁKOWSKA DZIELNICA MIESZKANIOWAMDM), visit Za Żelazną Bramą (huge 15-storey blocks designed for approximately 25 thousand people!)
• evening – typical Polish dinner

• after breakfast we go to the train station to board a train to Krakow ( lasts 3h 30m ), local transfer to hotel, check in, short rest.
• afternoon – suggested city tour in the Old Town
• evening – dinner and beer in a typical Polish restaurant

• we continue our sightseeing tour in Krakow in the morning by visiting the Castle district and the Cathedral.
• afternoon – free time, shopping
• evening – check out from the hotel around 21:00, transfer to the train station. Start your overnight train journey to Prague at 21:59pm. Sleeping in Couchettes (4 people in one cabin, supplement for twin or single cabin applies)

• arrive to Prague train station at 07:30am, local transfer to your hotel. Check in, breakfast and short rest.
• sightseeing in Prague: the tour covers the lower part of Prague. Visit the Jewish Quarter, Old Town Square, see the Astrological Clock, the Hus Monument, the Havel Market, Wenceslas Square, Charles Bridge, and more.
• later in the afternoon, free time, shopping
• dinner at a local restaurant

• Breakfast – City tour (Castle, Charles bridge ) We will have the chance to have a look into the interior of some of the most magnificant structures in the Castle area. Visit the Loreto, the Strahov Monastery, the St. Vitus Cathedral, the Royal Palace, the Golden Lane and more.
• afternoon – free time
• evening – Night River Cruise on the river with dinner and music.

• After breakfast transfer to the train station, head for Vienna ( train journey lasts app. 4h 30m ) , transfer to hotel– check in at hotel rest in the hotel
• afternoon – visit the Palace of Schönbrunn: The gorgeous palace which was once the summer residence of the Habsburg family. You will see the rooms where the Empress Maria Theresa and the Emperor Franz Joseph lived and worked.
• evening – dinner in a typical restaurant of the city

• Breakfast at the hotel
• 4 hours City Tour
• Discover some of the delightful features of Vienna on a stroll through the center of Vienna. We start our walk with a visit to the Imperial Crypt, the burial place of the Habsburgs, where Empress Elisabeth “Sisi” is also buried. Before a visit to the Hofburg Palace, the former official residence of Sisi and Franz Josef, you have the possibility to watch the training of the world famous Lipizzaner horses. Here the tradion of the High School of Riding is still cherished. The tour ends at St.Stephen´s Cathedral, one of the landmarks of the city.
• afternoon – free time, shopping
• evening – we discover Vienna by Night: The traditional wine taverns of Grinzing, where you can enjoy music and the typical Viennese ambiance. The tour ends at the hotel.

• Breakfast – check out – travel to Budapest ( train journey last app. 3h )
• check in at Budapest hotel, short rest
• in the afternoon we proceed to a city tour: Heroes’ Square and City Park, Andrassy Avenue, visit the State Opera House, visit St. Stephen’s Basilica.
• late afternoon we go to a famous bath of Budapest, the Szechenyi Bath. After the bath we go to have dinner and a beer in the “ Ruin pubs” district of Budapest.
• the day ends back at your hotel.

• Breakfast then we proceed for a guided tour in the building of Parliament, an opportunity for a visit in the interior of the magnificent Neo-Gothic Parliament -home of the Holy Hungarian Crown – with the splendid boardrooms and impressive staircases.
• Then we go up to the Royal Castle on the Buda side. We will have a short walk at the Castle district with beautiful city skyline. This three-hour walking tour in the Castle district will take you through some of Budapest’s most enchanting scenery and history. Visit Matthias Church, one of the oldest and finest monuments of the capital, also known as Coronation Church, because several Hungarian kings were crowned there. Walk along Fishermen’s Bastion offering a magnificent view over Pest on the other side of the river.
• afternoon – free time/ shopping;
• evening – river cruise on the Danube with farewell dinner and live gipsy music.

• Free time, transfer to the Budapest Airport for your onward flight.