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Vienna,
Budapest & Prague
- 9 Day Tour
March
thru December
DAY
1: DEPART FROM US
We depart today and enjoy our overnight flight to Vienna. Dinner and
Breakfast will be served aloft.
DAY
2: ARRIVAL IN VIENNA (2 NIGHTS)
Upon our arrival in Vienna, we will be met by our guide and immediately
transported into the city that was the heart of the Hofburg Dynesty. Upon
arrival in the city we immediately visit one of Europe’s most renowned
cathedrals, St Stephens. The
remainder of the day will be at our leisure to rest and explore Vienna on
our own.
DAY
3: VIENNA
After breakfast we begin our days sightseeing events with a panoramic city
tour. We will view Vienna’s
most famous historic sights including the Ringstrabe, with its magnificent
buildings, the State Opera House, Parliament, etc.
We then visit Hofburg Palace, residence of the Hapsburgs and home of the famous
Spanish Riding School. The
highlight touring today will be a visit to Schöenbrunn Palace and the
royal apartments. Upon our return, the remainder of the afternoon we are
at our leisure before dinner and our CONCERT this evening.
*Concert Tonight in Vienna
DAY
4: VIENNA - BUDAPEST (2 NIGHTS)
After breakfast we will travel east to the capital of Hungary, Budapest
also named ‘Paris of the East’. Situated on the opposite banks of the Danube River, the former
cities of Buda and Pest are linked by a series of graceful bridges. Our
morning sightseeing tour includes visit to Castle Hill area, Royal Palace
to visit the Budapest History Museum, then the Fisherman’s Bastion, a
Medieval Castle whose walls were guarded by the guild of fishermen. In the
afternoon you are free to explore Budapest on your own.
DAY
5: BUDAPEST
Today we take a walking tour down the Andrassy Ut, taking us past the
spectacular Hungarian National Opera House, concluding at Hero’s square
to view the Millennium Monument, built in 1896 to commemorate the
1,000-year anniversary of Hungary’s history.
We take the afternoon to do some further exploring on our own
before preparing for our CONCERT.
*Concert Tonight in Budapest
DAY
6: BUDAPEST - PRAGUE (3 NIGHTS)
We depart Budapest this morning and travel north stopping in Bratislava on
the way. We then arrive in Prague where the remainder of the day will be
yours at leisure to explore the city or just relax in your hotel.
DAY
7: PRAGUE
Today we take a City tour which will take us through Wencelas Square,
where the great demonstrations organized by the Civic Forum movement
brought down the Communist Government in the late 1989 then to the Gothic
gunpowder tower, Count Wallenstein’s Palace and National Theater before
visiting Hradcany Castle and St. Vitus Cathedral. During our afternoon
tour we explore the tangle of quaint narrow streets surrounding the castle
and cross the ancient Charles Bridge to arrive at the Old Town square.
Here we view the astronomical clock and the 14th century Tyn
Church. This evening we have a CONCERT after dinner.
*Concert Tonight in Prague
DAY
8: PRAGUE
Today we take in further sights in Prague.
We travel into the old part of the city to view the Jewish Ghetto
where we also visit the cemetery, museum and synagogue.
We then travel on to St Nicholas, one of the symbols of Prague. The
remainder of the day you are free to explore any unseen sights, take in
café or do any last minute souvenir shopping
DAY
9: DEAPART FROM HOME
Our Eastern European tour ends this morning with a transport to the
airport and a flight home from Prague.
Attention Group
Leader:
Customize this tour
for your group. Call the tour planning professionals at Pilgrim.
800
322 0788
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