Number of days: 16
Country/City: Czech Republic / Prague, Austria / Vienna, Hungary / Budapest, Russia / Moscow, St. Petersburg
During this tour, you will discovery five fascinating, imperial jewels! From the Schoenbrunn Palace in Vienna to the Kremlin and Armory Museum in Moscow, you’ll thrill at the sights and experiences on this sweeping, 16-day adventure!
1st day: Arrival in Prague. Accommodation. Folklore dinner evening. Meeting at the airport with the sign “ITBC“. Accommodation. Folklore dinner. Overnight in Prague.
2nd day: Prague city sightseeing tour. After breakfast, our bus will pick you up for Prague City Tour. During this excursion you will see : Royal Palace, St. Vitus Cathedral, St. George Monastery and Golden Lane, Nerudova Lane, Lesser Town, Charles Bridge, Old Town Square surrounded by Old Town Hall with famous Astronomical Clock, Tyn and St. Nicholas Churches, Wenceslas Square with St. Wenceslas statue and National museum. Overnight in Prague.
3rd day: Karlovy Vary Tour. After you have breakfast, our bus takes you through the picturesque West Bohemian countryside to the situated in a beautiful wooded valley spa city - Karlovy Vary. Karlovy Vary is a world famous spa, known especially for its 12 thermal springs and both historical and modern colonnades. One of city sights you will visit is the glass exhibition at Moser factory. In addition to the curative waters you can also have delicious local wafers and traditional Becher liqueur produced from herbs. Overnight in Prague.
4th day: Prague - Vienna. Evening Dinner. We takes you to a wonderful voyage from Prague to Vienna. In the evening, we offers you to a welcome Viennese style dinner. Overnight in Vienna.
5th day: Vienna City Tour. After breakfast, we pick you up and drive around Vienna’s Ringstrasse, a leafy boulevard around the heart of the city and the location of many impressive buildings, such as the State Opera House, the Hofburg (Imperial Palace), the Museums of Fine Arts and Natural History, the Parliament, the Burgtheater, the City Hall and the University. The tour then continues to Schonbrunn Palace, the magnificent summer residence of the Hapsburg family lived e.g. Maria Teresia, where the highlight is a guided tour through the imperial apartments. A stop is also made at Belvedere Palace, the former summer residence of Prince Eugen, where the gardens offer a splendid view over the Vienna skyline. Overnight in Vienna.
6th day: Half day Vienna Woods excursion. This excursion will show you the most beautiful sights of the southern part of the Vienna Woods. Passing the Roman City of Baden which is famous for its thermal springs, we drive through the romantic valley Helenental to the former Mayerling hunting lodge, where Crown Prince Rudolph with Baronesse Vetsera died tragically in 1889. In the Cistercian Abbey of Heiligenkreuz (1133) you visit the medieval cloister which houses the remains of the last Babenberger. Then, we pass the Höldrichsmühle and arrive at the Seegrotte. After a boat ride on the largest subterranean lake in Europe you leave the Vienna Woods and return to Vienna. Overnight in Vienna.
7th day: Vienna - Budapest. Hungarian Folk Evening Dinner. We takes you to a wonderful voyage from Vienna to Budapest. In the evening, we invites you to a welcome Hungarian folklore dinner. Overnight in Budapest.
8th day: Budapest City Tour. This morning we pick you up at the hotel and take you through beautiful Budapest, you will visit the impressive neo-gotic house of Parliament (home of the holy Hungarian crown) with guidance through the Splendid Boardrooms and Impressive Staircases. You cross the Danube on the Margaret-bridge (Margaret island) and drive to the Royal castle on the Buda side, where you visit the Fishermens' bastion and the Matthias church. After the Citadel you cross Elisabet -bridge and drive the City-park towards Heroes' sqare. Passing by the Opera and St Stephen's basilica. Overnight in Budapest.
9th day: Budapest - Moscow. Evening Dinner. After landing in Moscow you will have a meeting with our company representative with the sign „ ITBC “. In the evening, we are welcome you in typical Russian restaurant for the Russian style dinner. Overnight in Moscow.
10th day: Moscow City Tour. During this tour, you will see the main landmarks including Red Square, Alexander Gardens, Lenin’s Tomb, GUM Shopping Mall, the Cathedrals of St. Basil and Our Lady of Kazan, the State History Museum of Russia, New Convent, Poklonnaya Hill and Kutuzosky avenue, “White House”, Arbat area, the Garden Ring and the Boulevard Ring roads, the historical and cultural centre of Moscow, the Bolshoy Theater, the ex-KGB building, etc. Overnight in Moscow.
11th day: Moscow Kremlin tour. Sergiev Posad tour. After breakfast, you will be taken out to see the main tourist attraction that shouldn’t be missed by any traveller – Kremlin. You will have an excursion at this wonderful architectural ensemble and discover 3 magnificent cathedrals and Armoury Chamber. In the afternoon, you will be driven to Sergiev Posad where the famous Monastery of the Holy Trinity (Troitse Sergieva Lavra) was established. It is a real must-see place because it possesses unique collection of Icons, monuments of Old Russian architecture. There you will have an excursion provided by our skillful guide and then have a coffe/tea break at a local area. Overnight in Moscow.
12th day: Tretykov Picture Gallery. Moscow - St.Petersburg train voyage. This day of your travel in Russia has in store an exciting journey to the State Tretyakov Picture Gallery, the national treasury of Russian fine arts and one of the most interesting museums in the world.
Later evening you will be transferred to the station and depart to St. Petersburg by overnight train.
13th day: St. Petersburg city tour. Evening Dinner. After accommodation in hotel, we welcome you for a city tour to enjoy of magical splendour of the architecture of the former capital of Imperial Russia, listening the history of the Romanov's dynasty and present day life of people. You will see overwhelming Palace Square with the Winter Palace, Russian museum, the famous Nevsky Avenue, the classical ensemble of Senate Square with its famous "Bronze Horseman", the powerful St. Isaac's Cathedral, the tip of the Basil's island, the first structure of Petersburg - Peter and Paul's Fortress, beautiful Nikolsky Navy Cathedral, the spire of the Admiralty, and many other architectural monuments, bridges and embarkments. Welcome dinner in traditional restaurant. Overnight in St.Petersburg.
14th day: Petergof and Hermitage. This morning, we will visit Peterhof, the former residence of Russian tsars. Your guide will show you beautiful palaces and museums, masterpieces of landscape design and gorgeous fountains. We will leave the city of Petergof to continue our tour in Hermitage to explore a rich collection of western European painting including the works of Leonardo da Vinci, Raphael, Titian, Rembrandt, Rubens, Matisse, Picasso and other outstanding painters. Overnight in St.Petersburg.
15th day: Tsarskoe Selo tour. This day, you will visit Tsarskoe Selo, the official summer Residence of the Russian imperial Court. Overnight in St.Petersburg.
16th day: Departure day.
Price includes:
- 15 nights accommodation
- 15 breakfasts, 5 dinners
- all transfers upon itinerary
- all excursions upon itinerary
- English speaking guide ( any other language is possible)
- train ticket Moscow - St. Petersburg
- fly ticket Budapest- Moscow
Price excludes:
- fly tickets to Prague and from St.Petersburg
- any additional service
- insurance