PRAGUE, VIENNA & BUDAPEST
Day 1 - Sun. BOARD YOUR OVERNIGHT TRANSATLANTIC FLIGHT. Day 2 - Mon. ARRIVAL IN MUNICH AREA, GERMANY. Check into your hotel. The rest of the day is free. Tonight, meet your Tour Director and fellow travelers. Day 3 - Tue. MUNICH AREA-NUREMBERG-PRAGUE, CZECH REPUBLIC. Drive this morning on the autobahn directly to Nuremberg for a visit. Next, east across the border into the Czech Republic. Evening arrival in Prague. (B,D) Day 4 - Wed. PRAGUE. The wealth of gothic and baroque architecture perhaps inspired Dvorak and Smetana, both Prague composers. The included guided sightseeing features landmarks such as the National Theater, Belvedere, Charles Bridge, and the old Town Hall with the Astronomical Clock. (B,D) Day 5 - Thu. PRAGUE-VIENNA, AUSTRIA. This morning motor from Bohemia into Moravia and continue southwest for a few more miles before crossing into Austria. Arrive in Vienna to enjoy an afternoon of optional sightseeing. Start with a tour featuring the State Opera, Parliament, and the Town Hall. Stop for a stroll in Heroes" Square to view the Hofburg. Finally, an inside visit of St. Stephen's Cathedral. Reserve some energy for an exciting evening optional excursion. (B) Day 6 - Fri. VIENNA-BUDAPEST, HUNGARY. A morning to see some unexplored corner of this intriguing capital or maybe just to do some shopping down the Kärntner Strasse. In the afternoon head for the Hungarian border and, by way of Györ, you - ll reach Budapest for two overnights. (B) Day 7 - Sat. BUDAPEST. Buda Castle dominates the twin cities of Buda and Pest, separated by the broad ribbon of the Danube. Heroes" Square typifies the modern capital, while along the riverbank you find the old inns and wine cellars. Included sightseeing takes in the Parliament building, Margaret Island, Fishermen's Bastion, the Royal Castle, and Matthias Coronation Church. (B) Day 8 - Sun. BUDAPEST-SALZBURG AREA, AUSTRIA. Mid-morning departure from Budapest. Travel westwards across the border into Austria to enjoy more Alpine scenery before heading towards the Danube and finally to the Salzburg area for an overnight. (B,D) Day 9 - Mon. SALZBURG AREA-MUNICH AREA, GERMANY. A comfortable and relatively short drive past Lake Chiemsee to the Munich area for an overnight. (B) Day 10 - Tue. YOUR HOMEBOUND FLIGHT ARRIVES THE SAME DAY. (B) |
