| Trip Itinerary |
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| Day 1 USA - Vienna: |
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Overnight flight to Vienna.
In-Flight Meal Included |
| Day 2 Arrive Vienna: |
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Arrive in Austria’s capital, Vienna, for a relaxing
3-night stay. This evening enjoy a Welcome Reception and dinner with your Tour Director.
In-Flight Meal and Dinner Included |
| Days 3–4 Vienna: |
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Enjoy a sightseeing tour that reveals both imperial and contemporary Vienna with your local expert guide. We’ll stop for photographs at Emperor Franz Josef’s Hofburg Palace and see the Cathedral of St. Stephen and the State Opera.
Then, a special included highlight visit to Schoenbrunn Palace with its magnificently preserved staterooms and exquisite gardens. Day 4 at leisure.
Buffet Breakfast Included |
| Day 5 Vienna - Melk - Salzburg: |
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We travel along the Blue Danube river this morning for a stop at Duernstein to view Richard the Lionheart’s castle. Through the Wachau Gorge and surrounded by quaint villages and vineyards we arrive at the famous monastery of Melk for an included visit of this imposing structure. Continue west to Salzburg, our home for the next 3 relaxing nights where our guided sightseeing tour includes "Sound of Music" locations and sees the birthplace of Mozart.
Buffet Breakfast and Dinner Included |
| Days 6-7 Salzburg: |
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Two full days to explore this alpine Austrian gem! Optional tours will be available to the nearby Lake District and the Eagle’s Nest at Berchtesgaden.
Buffet Breakfast Included |
| Day 8 Salzburg - Prague: |
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Our first stop is in medieval Cesky Krumlov, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, where time has stood still for centuries. Continue through the rich and historic countryside of Bohemia to the beautiful city of Prague for a pleasant 3-night stay.
Buffet Breakfast and Dinner Included |
| Days 9-10 Prague: |
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This morning, enjoy a special Explore and Discover lecture about the “Velvet Revolution”. Learn about the many turbulent uprisings against foreign powers and the social changes in the former Czechoslovakia from our local expert. Sightseeing of Prague with your local guide then features visits to the 1,000-year-old Hradcany Castle, former residence of Bohemian kings, the Cathedral of St. Vitus and the Old Town Square with its Astronomical Clock. Admire the many spires and bridges from the Castle Hill. At leisure, seek out the locations used in the movies of "Amadeus", "Mission Impossible", the "Bourne Identity" and many more, shop for crystal or join an optional tour to nearby Dresden, the Florence on the Elbe River.
Buffet Breakfast and 1 Dinner Included |
| Day 11 Prague - Bratislava - Budapest: |
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A scenic drive south today through the vineyards of Moravia to Bratislava, the capital of Slovakia. We see the medieval old town before continuing across the Hungarian border to Budapest, our home for the next 3 leisurely nights.
Buffet Breakfast and Dinner Included |
| Days 12-13 Budapest: |
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The main sights of the twin cities of Buda and Pest included in our sightseeing tour with your local Hungarian expert are views of the Gellert Hill, the Royal Palace and a visit to the 13th-century Church of Matthias. The rest of your
time is free for shopping or a cruise on the beautiful Danube River. On your last evening, savor local delights at our memorable Highlight Farewell Dinner with traditional gypsy music!
Buffet Breakfast Included |
| Day 14 Budapest - USA: |
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We bid farewell to Europe.
Buffet Breakfast and In-Flight Meal Included |
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