The Bohemian - End Vienna, Classic Group

The Bohemian - End Vienna, Classic Group

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The Bohemian - End Vienna, Classic Group

9 Days Starting and ending in Vienna

Visiting: Vienna, Cesky Krumlov, Prague, Kraków, Oravsky Podzamok, Budapest

Tour operator:

Insight Vacations

Tour code:

E957ZN120

Specialist Group:

Family/Kids

Guide Type:

Fully Guided

Group size:

20 - 40

Physical rating:

Low

Age range:

5-99

Special diets catered:

Vegetarians

Tour operated in:

English
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NB: Prices correct on 25-Dec-2024 but subject to change.

Tour Overview

Experience the best Europe has to offer, beginning with Vienna sightseeing and a serving of Polish charm in breathtaking Kraków. Fall in love with the fairy tale town of Ceský Krumlov before an exciting Insight Choice in the Czech capital—touring the thousand-year-old castle courtyards or joining a Local Expert for a walk through the Jewish quarter. Both will end by wowing you in the Old Town square with the fortune-telling astronomical clock. Journey through Slovakia and across the Tatra Mountains to Budapest. Explore the Old Town of Buda, separated from Pest by the Danube River, and admire the spectacular views from the Fisherman’s Bastion before feasting on the finest local delicacies paired with select Hungarian wines.

Choice Highlights

  • Vienna: Listen to the music of Mozart and learn the Viennese Waltz in an inclusive workshop designed to support the visually impaired community. Unique to Insight Vacations guests, ‘Dancing without Barriers’ takes place in the dark, in a specially designed sensory studio, and will be a unique experience for all your senses. This specifically designed workshop focuses on inclusion and education around the topic of visual impairment. Through their foundation the organization supports children from disadvantaged family and children with a visual impairment. This experience advances United Nations Sustainable Development Goal 10: Reduced Inequalities.
  • Choose between two carefully selected activities
  • Prague: Stroll through the Jewish Quarter with your Local Expert to hear how the Jewish community has shaped the history of Prague. Taste Trdelnik, a traditional Czech pastry.
  • Prague: Explore Prague with your Local Expert, 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?

Top Rated Highlights

  • Vienna: A guided exploration of Schonbrunn Palace will have all your senses tingling. Stand beneath frescoed ceilings, crystal chandeliers and gilded Rococo frames where Mozart performed as a child prodigy.
  • Vienna: Travel along the Ring Road to see the Hofburg Imperial Residence, Opera House, Parliament Building and Karlskirche.
  • 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.
  • Auschwitz: Experience a powerful and moving visit with a Local Expert. See the Auschwitz memorial and museum, which bears witness to the atrocities of the Holocaust.
  • Kraków: The medieval heart of Krakow is rich in legend, a kind of Polish Camelot. Join your Local Expert for an in-depth exploration of this historic holy grail.
  • Kraków: Visit the cathedral atop Wawel Hill accompanied by your Local Expert.
  • Kraków: Visit the 14th-century St. Mary's Basilica, the most important church in the city.
  • Budapest: Explore the Old Town of Buda with a Local Expert.

Make Travel Matter

Vienna: Listen to the music of Mozart and learn the Viennese Waltz in an inclusive workshop designed to support the visually impaired community. Unique to Insight Vacations guests, ‘Dancing without Barriers’ takes place in the dark, in a specially designed sensory studio, and will be a unique experience for all your senses. This specifically designed workshop focuses on inclusion and education around the topic of visual impairment. Through their foundation the organization supports children from disadvantaged family and children with a visual impairment. This experience advances United Nations Sustainable Development Goal 10: Reduced Inequalities.

Authentic Dining

Vienna: Join your Travel Director and fellow travelers for a drink, followed by a pleasant dinner with wine at a local restaurant.

Kraków: For your Dine-Around evening, choose your style of dining from a selection of hand-picked local restaurants, unique in Polish flavor.

Budapest: Sit down to a Hungarian dinner paired with wine amid the architectural delights of the city.

Insight Choice

Prague: Stroll through the Jewish Quarter with your Local Expert to hear how the Jewish community has shaped the history of Prague. Taste Trdelnik, a traditional Czech pastry.

Prague: Explore Prague with your Local Expert, 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?

Itinerary

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Day 1: Welcome To Vienna

Location: Vienna

Accommodation: Hilton Vienna Park.

Accommodation Name: Hilton Vienna Park, Hilton Vienna Plaza, Vienna

Meals Included: Dinner

Welcome to Vienna! Enjoy your afternoon before meeting your Travel Director and fellow travelers to enjoy dinner served with wine at a local restaurant.

Day 2: Stately Vienna And The Habsburgs

Location: Vienna

Accommodation: Hilton Vienna Park.

Accommodation Name: Hilton Vienna Park, Hilton Vienna Plaza, Vienna

Meals Included: Breakfast

Join a Local Expert for a tour of Maria Theresa's magnificent Schönbrunn Palace and its formal gardens. Be transported to a time of opulence and extravagance, as you marvel at the intricacies of gilded Rococo frames, frescoed ceilings, and crystal chandeliers. Get your camera ready for a drive around the Ring Road, a grand boulevard built along the lines of the old city walls, showcasing many of the capital's architectural masterpieces, including the Opera House, the magnificent Hofburg Imperial Residence, the Austrian Parliament Building, and Karlskirche. Explore Vienna by joining a unique MAKE TRAVEL MATTER® Experience, take to the floor in a Viennese Waltz dance workshop and support the visually impaired community. Dancing in the dark, in a specially designed sensory studio, will be a unique experience for all your senses.

Day 3: Charming Český Krumlov And Golden Prague

Mr Kane!
Panagiotis Myrelis
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Location: Vienna, Cesky Krumlov, Prague

Accommodation: Hotel Royal Prague.

Accommodation Name: Royal, Prague

Meals Included: Breakfast

Once over the Czech border, head for picturesque Český Krumlov, where you'll start with a brief orientation tour of this fairy-tale town, straight out of the Middle Ages. Enjoy some free time to explore and appreciate views of the Vltava River. Wander through the cobblestone, traffic-free streets, past colorful houses that lead up to the finest castle in the land. In the afternoon, continue through the green Bohemian countryside to Golden Prague.

Day 4: Prague, City Of A Hundred Spires

Mr Kane!
Panagiotis Myrelis
Steffen Breitung

Location: Prague

Accommodation: Hotel Royal Prague.

Accommodation Name: Royal, Prague

Meals Included: Breakfast

Explore Prague with Insight Choice. Choose to walk the courtyards of the Castle and visit the imposing St. Vitus Cathedral. Alternatively, join your Local Expert for a walk through the Jewish Quarter and learn about a different side of the history of Prague and taste Trdelník, a traditional Czech pastry. Continue to Old Town Square where the mechanical antics of the Astronomical Clock’s glockenspiel delight onlookers each hour. The afternoon is free for you to explore at your leisure.

Day 5: Reflect On Auschwitz Then Onto Kraków

Mr Kane!
Panagiotis Myrelis
Steffen Breitung

Location: Prague, Kraków

Accommodation: Vienna House Andel's Cracow, Kraków.

Accommodation Name: Vienna House Andel's Cracow, Kraków

Meals Included: Breakfast, Dinner

Enjoy a drive through the rolling Czech countryside before crossing into Poland where you will stop at Oświęcim, better known by its German name of Auschwitz. Join a guided tour of the memorial and museum, which bore witness to the terrible atrocities of the Holocaust.

Day 6: The Damsels And Dragons Of Kraków Relaxed Start

Location: Kraków

Accommodation: Vienna House Andel's Cracow, Kraków.

Accommodation Name: Vienna House Andel's Cracow, Kraków

Meals Included: Breakfast, Dinner

In the morning why not join an Optional Experience and journey into a glistening subterranean world at the 600-year-old Wieliczka Salt Mine? In a maze of tunnels deep below the surface, witness unique salt sculptures, sunken lakes and even a glorious cathedral carved entirely out of rock salt by the miners. Alternatively, enjoy a morning at leisure before joining your fellow travelers to ascend Wawel Hill and visit the cathedral, with your Local Expert. Walk past the former residence of Pope John Paul II through the Old Town, to Europe’s largest and most beautiful town square. See the medieval Sukiennice Cloth Hall and visit the 14th century St. Mary’s Basilica, the most important church in the city. Keep your eyes and ears peeled for the trumpeter in the tower. In the evening, choose from a selection of hand-picked local restaurants on your Dine-Around Evening.

Day 7: Through Sleepy Slovakia To Budapest

Location: Kraków, Oravsky Podzamok, Budapest

Accommodation: Courtyard by Marriott Budapest City Center.

Accommodation Name: Courtyard by Marriott Budapest City Center

Meals Included: Breakfast

Journey into the Slovakian region of Orava and see the picturesque Oravský Hrad Castle before continuing through the breathtaking Low Tatra Mountains to arrive in Budapest.

Day 8: Budapest, The Queen Of The Danube Relaxed Start

Location: Budapest

Accommodation: Courtyard by Marriott Budapest City Center.

Accommodation Name: Courtyard by Marriott Budapest City Center

Meals Included: Breakfast, Dinner

Enjoy a tour of the Liszt Music Academy, followed by an enchanting recital by one of the student's. The university was founded by the piano virtuoso and composer Franz Liszt in 1875. Afterwards, explore Budapest with a Local Expert. Visit Heroes’ Square and drive down elegant Andrássy Boulevard in pest, and wander the medieval streets of Buda to enjoy views from the Fisherman's Bastion. The rest of the day is at your leisure to relax by the Danube or browse the boutiques of Vaci Street. For dinner, you are treated to mouth watering Hungarian specialties, accompanied by specially selected wines.

Day 9: Depart Vienna

Location: Vienna

Accommodation Name: on

Meals Included: Breakfast

Your Bohemian journey concludes after breakfast, with transfers arriving at Budapest airport at 07:00 and 11:00. The early transfer will continue to Vienna and arrive at Vienna airport by midday, and offers a final stop at the post-trip hotel.

What's Included

  • Personal radio headsets

    Personal radio headsets give you the freedom to wander during visits to famous highlights, without missing any of your Local Expert's fascinating commentary.

  • Hotel and restaurant tips

    Hotel and restaurant tips are included - you'll never have to worry about how much to give, nor search for foreign currency. We also include all taxes and porterage charges at hotels.

  • Baggage handling

    We carry your bags for you and promptly deliver them to your hotel door.

  • Insight Flourish

    From time to time, your Travel Director will delight you with an Insight Flourish, which is a local specialty representing the destination.

  • Complimentary Wi-Fi

    Stay connected with friends and family with our complimentary coach and hotel Wi-Fi (where available).

  • Airport transfers

    If your arrival and/or departure flights are as per the itinerary start and end dates, then transfers are available at scheduled times. If your flights are outside these times, or you have booked additional nights accommodation with Insight Vacations, you may purchase transfers or make your own way from/to the airport.

What's Not Included

  • Airfare

    International and domestic airfare not included.

  • Travel Insurance

    Travel insurance is recommended but not included.

  • Personal Expenses

    Items of a personal nature, including souvenirs, laundry, and telephone calls, are not included.

  • Optional Activities

    Costs for optional activities not included in the itinerary are not covered.

  • Meals Not Specified

    Any meals not listed as included in the itinerary are at your own expense.

Dining Summary

  • 4 Dinner (D)
  • 8 Breakfast (B)

Additional Included Highlights

  • Personal radio headsets give you the freedom to wander during visits to famous highlights, without missing any of your Local Expert's fascinating commentary.
  • Hotel and restaurant tips are included - you'll never have to worry about how much to give, nor search for foreign currency. We also include all taxes and porterage charges at hotels.
  • We carry your bags for you and promptly deliver them to your hotel door.
  • From time to time, your Travel Director will delight you with an Insight Flourish, which is a local specialty representing the destination.
  • Stay connected with friends and family with our complimentary coach and hotel Wi-Fi (where available).
  • If your arrival and/or departure flights are as per the itinerary start and end dates, then transfers are available at scheduled times. If your flights are outside these times, or you have booked additional nights accommodation with Insight Vacations, you may purchase transfers or make your own way from/to the airport.

Insight Experiences

  • 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.

Well-being

  • Enjoy the comfort of Insight's luxurious, air-conditioned, 40-seat coach with double the standard legroom and onboard washroom. Our customized luxury coaches are sanitized before the start of your tour and are maintained to very high standards. Physical distancing measures have been implemented on our customized luxury coaches.
  • Hand sanitizer is freely available on board for you to use throughout the day.

Check out our Q&As

  • What are the exclusions?

    Exclusions include international and domestic airfare, travel insurance, items of a personal nature like souvenirs and laundry, costs for optional activities not included in the itinerary, and any meals not listed as included.

  • Will there be any expert-led tours?

    Yes, there are expert-led tours at the Auschwitz memorial, Prague Castle, and during a tour of the Liszt Music Academy in Budapest.

  • What is the starting point of the tour?

    The tour starts in Vienna.

  • Is transportation included?

    Yes, airport transfers and all in-tour transportation are provided, including a drive around Vienna's Ring Road and through the Low Tatra Mountains.

  • Are there any unique experiences included in this tour?

    Yes, the tour includes unique cultural experiences such as participating in a workshop supporting the visually impaired in Vienna, exploring the Jewish Quarter in Prague, and enjoying a private tour of Schonbrunn Palace.

  • What countries will we visit on this tour?

    The tour visits Austria, Czech Republic, Poland, Slovakia, and Hungary.

  • What kind of meals are included?

    The tour includes special meals like a Welcome Dinner in Vienna, a Dine-Around Evening in Kraków, and a Celebration Dinner in Budapest, each paired with wine.

  • Are there any specific highlights or places we will visit?

    Highlights include a workshop designed to support the visually impaired community in Vienna, St. Vitus Cathedral and Prague Castle in Prague, Schonbrunn Palace in Vienna, the medieval heart of Kraków, the Auschwitz memorial and museum, a tour of the Liszt Music Academy in Budapest, and exploring the medieval streets of Cesky Krumlov.

  • What is the ending point of the tour?

    The tour ends in Vienna.

  • What type of accommodations can we expect?

    The tour provides comfortable accommodations in carefully selected hotels like Hilton Vienna Park and Courtyard by Marriott Budapest City Center.

  • Can I join the tour once it has departed?

    We regret that no refunds can be made for absences from a tour, including experiences such as missed meals or sightseeing.

  • How long has the tour company been trading?

    Since 1978.

  • What Ethical Travel credentials does the tour company have?

    Insight Vacations is a founding member of the TreadRight Foundation, a joint initiative created by the brands within The Travel Corporation (TTC) almost 15 years ago to ensure our impact through tourism is positive. Our ethos to #MakeTravelMatter guides our decision-making at every level of our business.

  • Will the accommodation included meet local health and safety regulations?

    Yes

  • Do you operate a “single share” option and how does it work?

    You have two options as a solo traveller. Either choose to be matched with a same sex partner for a room share - at no extra cost. Or choose a room of your own with a reduced or even free private room upgrade on select tours.

  • What policies are in place for Covid-19?

    Please contact us for latest COVID-19 policies

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