Tour Prague - Vienna - Budapest - Bratislava - Prague

Number of days: 8
Country/City: Czech Republic/Prague, Austria/Vienna, Hungary/Budapest, Slovakia/Bratislava

This wonderful budget round-trip tour, we do recommend for those, who want to see highlights of Prague, Vienna, Budapest and Bratislava - seven nights of accommodation at three and four star hotels and pensions, English speaking escort and drivers, transport and guide service, the wide list of optional cultural, art, food tours, including tailor-made tours.  

1st day: Arrival to Prague
Meeting at the airport/railway station/another hotel and the private transfer to your hotel are upon your request. Check-in at the hotel.
Evening at leisure or you could order the optional tour - the Vltava river Dinner cruise or the Czech folk Dinner (folk show, traditional Czech 4-course menu, unlimited drink (water, non-alcohol, beer, wine), welcome drink).
Overnight in Prague.

2nd day: Prague
After breakfast, pick up at the hotel and departure for Prague City tour (bus and walking). Prague is one of the most beautiful cities in Europe with its more than thousand years old history and architecture, you will see the New Town with Wenceslas Square, National Museum, view of Prague Castle, Lesser Town, Kampa Island and walking across Charles Bridge, the courtyards of Prague Castle, the St. Vitus Cathedral, the Old Town Square with it's Astronomical Clock on the Old Town Hall Tower and Týn Church. Optionally, you can also visit the Jewish Town. Usually, the sightseeing city tour ends at the Old Town Square or at the Wenceslas Square.
The afternoon is by your own, you will have a chance to do some shopping and serve your lunch or dinner in one of charming traditional or international restaurants. You can optionally order the visit of the UNESCO listed town Kutna Hora with it’s St.Barbora Cathedral and Old Town, the nature reserve of Czech Karst with its Koneprusy caves (tour length 620 m/533 stairs/ duration: 50-60 min/ average air temperature: 10,5 °C/ air humidity: 96-100 %, the top level housed a 15th century secret workshop of money forgers, the caves can boast of unique opal-bearing decorations, as well as numerous paleontological excavations, documenting the history of Earth Nature of the past 1.5 million years) and Nizbor Glass Factory (the Rückl Family Glassworks has produced top-quality cut crystal since 1846 and the Nizbor facility produces exclusive hand-made works using time-tested glassmaking techniques, particularly focused on master glass-cutting).
Take the time for: the State Opera and the National Theatre or the Black Theatre performance, Alfons Mucha museum, Prague Jazz or Rock Club,Czech folk evening, boat Vltava River cruise, Old Prague Ghost tour.
Overnight in Prague.

3rd day: Prague – Vienna
Departure towards to Vienna (approx. 305 km, 4,5 hours). On the way to Vienna, you will enjoy the beautiful countryside of South Bohemia or Moravia.
Check in is upon arrival to Vienna and departure for Vienna City Tour. You will see the main and famous sights of the Austrian capital within Ringstrasse boulevard - 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 walking tour of Vienna Old town.
Evening - at leisure or by your own plan. There are a couple options to enjoy Viennesse night life - Mozart and Strauss Concert at one of the most exclusive and splendid buildings of Vienna, Viennesse Dinner, Opera Theatre performance or the Theme boat cruise.
Overnight in Vienna.

4th day: Vienna
Vienna at leisure or you could enjoy one of optional tours to visit a bit more places of Austria, the half day tour to see the famous Vienna Woods or the full day tour to Salzburg.
Your half-day visit of the southern part of the Vienna Woods will include - Castle Liechtenstein, the largest subterranean lake in Europe Seegrotte, the romantic valley Helenental and the former Mayerling hunting lodge where Crown Prince Rudolph together with Baronesse Vetsera tragically died in 1889, the Cistercian Abbey of Heiligenkreuz (1133), the Roman City of Baden famous for its thermal springs.
Your full day visit of Salzburg city (UNESCO) includes the visit of the St.Wolfgang lake (you can take the boat trip of Wolfgangsee from St.Wolfgang to St.Gilgen, the boat trip takes approx. 50 min), the brief visit of Melk (an important cultural and spiritual center of Austria - to see the Abbey, photo stop) and the visit of Salzburg with its old town, the numerous bridges crossing the River Salzach, Fortress Hohensalzburg, the Salzburg ‘Dom’ cathedral, the Old Residence, Getreidegasse, Mozart’s birthplace, St. Peter’s Abbey and its impressive graveyard, the Franciscan Church, the University Church, the festival district of the city features the large festival hall, the ‘Haus für Mozart’ (previously known as the smaller festival hall) and the ‘Felsenreitschule’, hewn into the mountainside.
Evening - at leisure or by your own plan. There are a couple options to enjoy Viennesse night life - Mozart and Strauss Concert at one of the most exclusive and splendid buildings of Vienna, Viennesse Dinner, Opera Theatre performance or the Theme boat cruise.
Overnight in Vienna.

5th day: Vienna – Budapest
After breakfast and check out, pick up at the hotel and the visit of the Schoenbrunn Palace and Park area (UNESCO). The whole ensemble, including the palace and the park with its numerous architectural features, fountains, statues and zoo, the oldest of its kind in the world is one of the most important cultural monuments in Austria. After then, the departure towards to Budapest (approx. 280 km, 3,5 hours).
Upon arrival to the city of Budapest and check-in: Budapest City Tour. You will see the impressive neo-gothic house of Parliament, the Royal Castle, the Fishermen’s' bastion, the Matthias church, Royal Gardens, the City-park, the Heroes' square, the Opera and St Stephen's Basilica, the Danube River and its bridges, the Liberty Bridge (originally called the Franz Joseph Bridge), the Margaret bridge and Elisabeth bridge, the Chain bridge.
Evening is by your own or you could take one of optional special dinners, for example, Hungarian Folk Dinner or Danube River Dinner cruise. Hungarian Folk Dinner includes the Hungarian-style dinner, wine tasting and the folk gypsy live program at the Hungarian style restaurant. Danube River Dinner cruise includes boat trip and Hungarian buffet with or without live music of popular operettas, operas and Hungarian folk dances in spectacular costumes.
Overnight in Budapest.

 6th day: Budapest 
Budapest at leisure or you could enjoy one of optional tours to visit a bit more places of Hungary, the half day tour of picturesque Artist's Village called Szentendre or the full day tour to the famous Hungarian spa and the largest thermal lake in Central Europe, Balaton Lake.
Take the time to visit the Hungarian Parliament or the Central Market Hall (free), then cross the Liberty Bridge to visit the Cave Church, located inside Gellért Hill in a natural cave system formed by thermal springs (free) and take the lunch in the famous Gundel restaurant (€20pp for 3-course menu and one glass of Gundel wine, serve from noon till 15.00) or enjoy the cup of tea/coffee with desert in the heart of Budapest, on Vörösmarty Square, at the popular old Gerbeaud Café and confectionary (antique furniture, old family recipes) (cup of tea/coffee with slice of cake - from €10pp).
Evening is by your own or you could take one of optional special dinners, for example, Hungarian Folk Dinner or Danube River Dinner cruise. Hungarian Folk Dinner includes the Hungarian-style dinner, wine tasting and the folk gypsy live program at the Hungarian style restaurant. Danube River Dinner cruise includes boat trip and Hungarian buffet with or without live music of popular operettas, operas and Hungarian folk dances in spectacular costumes.
Overnight in Budapest.

7th day: Budapest - Bratislava - Prague
We will leave Budapest in the morning to keep the time for the visit of Bratislava, the capital of Slovakia (it takes ~2,5hours, 205km to reach Bratislava and ~2,5hours, 205km to reach Prague). Bratislava is medieval city with thousand-year history and unusual atmosphere, architecture in a Baroque style, between 1563 and 1830 years the city was a place of crowning of the Hungarian kings. Bratislava – free walking time or lunch break.
Upon arrival to Prague, check in and Prague at leisure. You can optionally order the Czech folk Dinner (folk show, traditional Czech 4-course menu, unlimited drink (water, non-alcohol, beer, wine), welcome drink) or visit a several typical Czech restaurants to taste the real Czech beer.
Evening - take the time for art and culture events - the State Opera and the National Theatre or the Black Theatre performance, Prague Jazz or Rock Club,Czech folk evening, Jazz boat Vltava River cruise, Old Prague Ghost tour.
Overnight in Prague.

 8th day: Prague, departure day
After breakfast and check out, pick up at the hotel and the transfer to the airport/railway station/another hotel. Stop travel service.
If you will leave the city of Prague in the afternoon or evening, you could visit one of Czech medieval Castles (Karlstejn, Konopiste) or UNESCO listed town of Cesky Krumlov and its brewery Eggenberg or travel with our bus to the German city Dresden to visit the famous Old Masters Gallery with the “Sistine Madonna” or the world’s largest porcelain collection or the collection of former crown jewels in the Green Vault, and then, go to the airport for the departure. 

Price includes:

• 7 nights accommodation at 3 and 4star hotels in Prague, Vienna, Budapest
• BB,SNGL/DBL/TWIN/TRPL accommodation
• English speaking escort / another language is upon request
• English speaking guides / another language is upon request
• Private bus transfers between cities

Price excludes:

• Entrance fees
• Arrival and departure transfers from/to Prague airport
• Flight and Train tickets
• Travel health insurance

Price: per person / in room / for package