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- Day 1 Begin Your Journey in Budapest As you travel into Budapest, you catch sight of yellow trams humming along the city's broad boulevards, passing carved façades and historic coffeehouses lit behind tall windows. Perhaps you'll pass tiled bathhouses heated by thermal springs, where mosaics gleam through the steam above open-air pools. At a local restaurant, you’ll join your Travel Director and fellow travelers over dinner, tasting Hungarian cooking as you exchange names and meet your fellow travelers. Locations Visited: Budapest HU.
- Day 2 Budapest’s Cultural Highlights and River Views At the *Liszt Academy of Music, you’ll settle beneath the gilded balconies of the Art Nouveau Grand Hall as the first notes travel from the stage, clear enough to catch every pause and change in tempo. With your Local Specialist, you’ll walk through Buda’s Old Town and look up at the patterned Zsolnay tiles of Matthias Church before crossing the stone terraces of Fisherman’s Bastion. Between its seven towers, you’ll follow the Danube across the city to Parliament on the opposite bank. In the evening, perhaps choose an Optional Experience and take to the river, tasting Hungarian specialties as the lights of Budapest’s bridges tremble in long ribbons across the dark water. *On some occasions, the Liszt Academy visit will be replaced by an organ recital at Matthias Church. Locations Visited: Budapest HU.
- Day 3 Journey Through Slovakia to Kraków You’ll leave Budapest behind and follow the road into Slovakia, watching long valleys narrow and weave between the forested slopes of the Low Tatras. At Donovaly, where the mountains meet Veľká Fatra, you pause among open meadows and breathe in the resinous scent of spruce and fir. Further north, you’ll pass villages of traditional wooden houses before lifting your gaze to Orava Castle, its stone walls and steep roofs rising tier by tier from the rock above the river. You’ll cross into Poland and continue towards Kraków as the Carpathian hills slowly recede behind you. Locations Visited: Budapest HU, Oravsky Podzamok SK, Kraków PL.
- Day 4 Discover Kraków’s Heritage and Memorials Climbing Wawel Hill with your Local Specialist, you’ll enter the cool hush of Wawel Cathedral, where candlelight catches on gilded chapels and the faint scent of wax hangs beneath the high vaults. Back outside, you’ll follow Kraków’s worn cobbles past the former residence of Pope John Paul II and into the vast Market Square, where the arcades of the Sukiennice Cloth Hall run beneath carved façades. Inside St Mary’s Basilica, you look up at the deep blue vaults and the richly carved altar before stepping back into the square. Then the hejnał sounds from the tower, its lone trumpet call floating above the rooftops before stopping abruptly on the final note. Later, at Oświęcim, you’ll visit Auschwitz with a Local Specialist. Among the preserved remains and memorials, you pause to reflect on those who suffered and died here. Locations Visited: Kraków PL, Auschwitz PL, Kraków PL.
- Day 5 Kraków to Warsaw Across Poland On today’s Optional Experience, you’ll descend 380 steps into Wieliczka, the timbered stairway winding deeper as silver-gray salt ripples through the walls like frozen silk. Beside a dark saline lake, you pause before entering St Kinga’s Chapel, where chandeliers of salt crystal spill pearly light over an altar and reliefs carved by generations of miners. Alternatively, you can enjoy time at leisure before traveling across Poland’s open plains to Warsaw. Locations Visited: Kraków PL, Warsaw PL.
- Day 6 Royal Warsaw and the Chopin Memorial Guided by your Local Specialist, you’ll cross Warsaw’s meticulously rebuilt Old Town, moving between painted townhouses and the warm red walls of the Royal Castle before looking up at the Palace of Culture’s pale stone tower. In Łazienki Park, you’ll follow garden paths to the Chopin Memorial, where the composer sits beneath a bronze willow, its branches swept sideways as though caught in the wind. At the Monument to the Ghetto Heroes, you pause and pay your respects to those who fought and died in the Warsaw Ghetto. The afternoon is yours. Perhaps continue exploring Warsaw’s past at your own pace, or take your seat for a Chopin recital, as you listen to the piano sweeping from tender, measured notes into full passages. Locations Visited: Warsaw PL.
- Day 7 Cross the Oder into Berlin West of Warsaw, you’ll watch the central plains stretch towards the horizon, the road dipping through farmland until the Oder River gleams below and you cross into Germany. As you enter Berlin, ochre-red S-Bahn trains thread between apartment blocks while you travel deeper into the capital. Perhaps begin your stay in Berlin with traditional local cooking, tasting crisp currywurst covered in a rich tomato-curry sauce. Locations Visited: Warsaw PL, Berlin DE.
- Day 8 Berlin’s Highlights: Reichstag to Museum Island With your Local Specialist beside you, you’ll travel beneath the spreading branches of the Tiergarten, their leaves rustling above the avenue as the Reichstag’s glass dome catches the shifting sky. At Brandenburg Gate, you stand between tall sandstone columns with the bronze Quadriga crowning the gate above, then follow Unter den Linden into former East Berlin. The broad avenue carries you past the State Opera towards Museum Island, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, where domes and colonnades line the Spree. You’ll move along the stone embankment beside the curve of the river, past carved balustrades and arched bridges. Locations Visited: Berlin DE.
- Day 9 Dresden to Prague Across the Ore Mountains Traveling south to Dresden, you'll stand before the Frauenkirche, where dark stones rescued from the ruins remain set among pale sandstone, the scars of 1945 still visible in its rebuilt walls. Along the Royal Palace, trace the Procession of Princes across more than 100 meters of Meissen porcelain, following horsemen, flowing robes and raised banners from tile to tile. Beyond the Catholic cathedral, tiered curves and the Zwinger’s Baroque court rise around Theater Square and sculpted nymphs lean above fountains as you make your way across. After free time for lunch, you'll cross the Ore Mountains and continue through the Czech Republic towards Prague. In Malá Strana, move between venues for a Dine-Around dinner, tasting each course at a different table. Then, you'll wander streets marked by carved emblems above centuries-old doorways before finishing on Charles Bridge, where rows of gas lamps line the bridge and the Vltava slips beneath the arches. Locations Visited: Berlin DE, Dresden DE, Prague CZ.
- Day 10 St Vitus Cathedral and Historic Prague Across Prague Castle’s courtyards, your Local Specialist guides you towards the dark Gothic spires of St Vitus Cathedral. Inside, your gaze travels from stained-glass saints in ruby, sapphire and gold to the ribbed vaults high above, in the same church where Czech kings and queens were once crowned. With the city yours to explore, perhaps retrace the Royal Route once used by Bohemian monarchs, following their coronation path through Prague’s historic center. Later, perhaps order a local pilsner with hearty Czech cooking, letting the beer’s cold, clean bitterness cut through the richness on your plate. Locations Visited: Prague CZ.
- Day 11 Wander Český Krumlov’s Castle and Lanes Following the Vltava into Český Krumlov, you watch red roofs rise above the river and climb towards the castle. In the castle courtyards, you'll pass walls covered with gods and heroes beside trompe-l’œil windows painted directly onto the plaster, then watch the layered arches of the Cloak Bridge stretch across the ravine. Once the day visitors have gone, you'll return through narrow lanes, listening to the river running below the houses. At a local restaurant, you savor a traditional Czech dinner as the streets outside grow quiet. Locations Visited: Prague CZ, Cesky Krumlov CZ.
- Day 12 Austria’s Capital: Spittelberg and Beyond Crossing into Austria, you'll follow the road towards Vienna as rows of vines stripe the hills at the city’s edge. With the afternoon yours, you might wander through Spittelberg, where Biedermeier houses stand shoulder to shoulder and ivy trails from old pergolas behind arched entrances. Later, perhaps choose today’s Optional Experience and travel beyond Vienna for dinner at a country mansion, tasting Austrian cooking around the table with your fellow travelers. Locations Visited: Cesky Krumlov CZ, Vienna AT.
- Day 13 Discover Schönbrunn and Vienna’s Grand Boulevards At Schönbrunn Palace, you'll follow your Local Specialist through Maria Theresa’s state rooms, where crystal mirrors catch white-and-gold rococo ornament from every angle. Outside, you'll move along the Great Parterre, its dark boxwood and colored gravel arranged in patterns once compared to embroidery. Along the Ringstrasse, you'll pass the Opera House, Hofburg Imperial Residence and Austrian Parliament Building before reaching Karlskirche, where marble columns stand beneath its great green dome. For your choice experience, you can take a marble-topped table in a traditional Viennese cafe. The roasted scent of coffee rises as you press your fork through the fine chocolate coating of Sachertorte. Alternatively, join a MAKE TRAVEL MATTER® Experience and count one-two-three as you turn across the floor in an inclusive Viennese waltz workshop designed to support the visually impaired community. Later, you share traditional Austrian fare and drinks at a local restaurant before sitting down to a concert, watching bows sweep across the strings as Viennese melodies ripple through the hall. Locations Visited: Vienna AT.
- Day 14 Vienna Farewells and Journey Home This morning, your journey ends in Vienna. Locations Visited: Vienna AT.
Name: Highlights of Eastern Europe - Premium
End Vienna
Brand: Trafalgar
Quality: Superior First Class
Tour Type: Escorted
Start City: Budapest
End City: Vienna
Location Summary: Budapest, HU
Oravsky Podzamok, SK
Kraków, PL
Auschwitz, PL
Warsaw, PL
Berlin, DE
Dresden, DE
Prague, CZ
Cesky Krumlov, CZ
Vienna, AT
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Highlights
- Dining Summary - 5 Dinner (D). 13 Breakfast (B). 1 Lunch (L).
- How You'll Travel - Business class coach with extended leg room. Top-rated dining, from farm-to-table to local restaurants. 4 & 5-star stays.
- Authentic Dining - Budapest: Dine in elegance and savor Hungarian delicacies accompanied with specially selected Hungarian wine during your dinner.. Prague: Upon arrival to ''The Golden City'', you are invited to a Dine-Around progressive dinner experience in a number of exciting venues in the heart of Prague's Mala Strana district, topped off with a visit to the famous Charles bridge!. Cesky Krumlov: Experience South Bohemian flavors and hospitality when you choose from a selection of regional specialties in a local restaurant in the town center.. Vienna: Your Imperial Viennese dinner is regal splendor on a plate. Enjoy a delicious traditional meal with drinks at a local restaurant, before a concert of classical music that pays homage to the genius of Strauss and Mozart..
- Premium Experience - Budapest: Enjoy a tour of the Liszt Music Academy with a student, followed by an enchanting recital. Producing incredible musical talent, the university was founded by piano virtuoso and composer Franz Liszt in 1875..
- Top Rated Highlights - Budapest: Explore the Old Town of Buda with a Local Specialist.. Kraków: Join your Local Specialist for an in depth exploration through Krakow Cathedral, the courtyards of Wawel Castle and the Old Town.. Kraków: Visit Wawel Cathedral with your Local Specialist, stepping inside the burial place of Poland’s monarchs and statesmen. You’ll see chapels added across successive dynasties and the cathedral where Karol Wojtyła, later Pope John Paul II, served as Archbishop of Kraków.. Kraków: Visit the 14th-century St. Mary's Basilica, the most important church in the city.. Auschwitz: Visit the Auschwitz Memorial and Museum with a Memorial Guide Educator, viewing preserved barracks, guard towers and the barbed-wire perimeter of the former German Nazi concentration and extermination camp.. Warsaw: Your Local Specialist will show you the city's highlights. See the Old Town, Palace of Culture and visit the Chopin Memorial in the Lazienki Park before paying your respects at the Ghetto Heroes Memorial.. Berlin: Join your Local Specialist to explore Berlin’s imperial and contemporary character. Drive along the Ku’damm, once the heart of West Berlin, and pause at the Kaiser Wilhelm Memorial Church, its ruined spire a striking peace monument. Pass through the Tiergarten to the Reichstag, then continue to the Brandenburg Gate, State Opera and Museum Island, home to Berlin’s oldest museum complex.. Dresden: During your orientation with your Travel Director, take a moment to admire the 'Procession of the Princes' mosaic on the Saxon wall of the castle. You'll also see Frauenkirche, Zwinger Palace and the opera house, Semperoper.. Prague: Explore Prague with your local specialist, walk the courtyards of the Castle and visit the imposing St. Vitus Cathedral. The city is then yours to explore. Maybe take a river cruise through the heart of the city or walk in the footsteps of kings along the Royal Route? Czechs are passionate about their beer, so be sure to try the local pilsners together with hearty Czech cuisine. Cesky Krumlov: Your Travel Director will lead you on an orientation of the city as you explore the medieval streets of this fairy-tale town.. Cesky Krumlov: Visit the fairytale castle considered to be the finest in the land. Let a Local Specialist lead you through a medieval labyrinth of private chambers, courtyards, kitchens and dungeons of the castle, so rich in history.. Vienna: Visit Vienna’s grand Baroque palace with your Local Specialist and trace the legacy of the Habsburg dynasty. See the Hall of Mirrors where Mozart performed as a child, the richly decorated Great Gallery used for court functions, and the private apartments of Emperor Franz Joseph and Empress Elisabeth. Learn how court rituals, politics and personal tastes shaped one of Europe’s most influential empires.. Vienna: Join your Local Specialist for a city tour that reveals both the renowned sights and hidden gems of Vienna's historic Ringstrasse. See the Hofburg Imperial Residence, Opera House, Parliament Building and Karlskirche..
- Trafalgar Choice - Vienna: Visit a traditional coffeehouse to enjoy Viennese specialties of coffee and Sachertorte.. Vienna: Learn the Viennese Waltz in an inclusive workshop designed to support the visually impaired community. ‘Dancing without Barriers’ takes place in a specially designed sensory studio, promising a unique experience for all your senses. This workshop focuses on inclusion and education around the topic of visual impairment. Through their foundation, the organization supports children from disadvantaged families and children with a visual impairment. This experience advances United Nations Sustainable Development Goal 10: Reduced Inequalities. .
- Choice Highlights - Choose between two carefully selected activities. Vienna: Visit a traditional coffeehouse to enjoy Viennese specialties of coffee and Sachertorte.. Vienna: Learn the Viennese Waltz in an inclusive workshop designed to support the visually impaired community. ‘Dancing without Barriers’ takes place in a specially designed sensory studio, promising a unique experience for all your senses. This workshop focuses on inclusion and education around the topic of visual impairment. Through their foundation, the organization supports children from disadvantaged families and children with a visual impairment. This experience advances United Nations Sustainable Development Goal 10: Reduced Inequalities. .
