DAY 1, USA - Vienna
Leave tonight on an overnight jet flight to Vienna (flight not included).
DAY 2, Vienna
We will meet you at the airport and transfer you to your hotel. Meet your tour guide in the hotel lobby this evening, before enjoying a welcome dinner. AM. (D)
DAY 3, Vienna
This morning’s sightseeing tour features the Hofburg, once the seat of the Austro-Hungarian Empire. We also view the Belvedere Palace, Prater amusement park, the UN building, St. Stephen’s Cathedral and other vivid reminders of the city’s imperial history. Your afternoon is at leisure. (B)
DAY 4, Vienna - Budapest
After breakfast, we will enjoy views of the Austrian and Hungarian countrysides, as we drive to Budapest. (B,D)
DAY 5, Budapest
Situated on opposite banks of the Danube, the former cities of Buda and Pest are linked by a series of graceful bridges. Your morning sightseeing tour includes views of the decorative Parliament building; seat of the National Assembly, Vaci Utca, a pedestrian street lined with shops and restaurants; Heroes’ Square with the Millennium Memorial, 118 foot high Corinthian column dedicated to the Roman Catholic Church and the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier. The balance of the day is at leisure. (B)
DAY 6, Budapest - Krakow
The road to Krakow winds through the lovely hills and countryside of Slovakia, past the Tatras and onto the great plains of Poland. A relaxing dinner in Krakow is planned this evening. (B,D)
DAY 7, Krakow
Wawel Hill, St. Mary’s Church, the Renaissance Cloth Hall and other historic landmarks are included on our morning city sightseeing tour. The afternoon is free for strolling about the city. (B)
DAY 8, Krakow - Czestochowa - Warsaw
In the morning you will have the opportunity to join an optional excursion to one of the most somber memories of our past, the concentration camp at Auschwitz. Later journey to Czestochowa and visit the Jasna Gora Monastery, known for the blackened picture of the Virgin Mary popularly called the "Black Madonna”. We arrive in Warsaw late afternoon. (B,D)
DAY 9, Warsaw
Your sightseeing tour includes a drive along the famous Royal Route from magnificent Castle Square to Lazienki Park and Palace. Pass by the Palace of Science and Culture, the Saxon gardens, the tomb of the Unknown Soldier, monument to the Heroes of the Warsaw Ghetto and the Barbican. Continue with a walking tour of Old Town, Market Square and St. John’s Cathedral. Use the balance of the day for shopping or attend an optional late afternoon Chopin concert. (B)
DAY 10, Warsaw - USA
After breakfast, we transfer you to the airport to board your return flight home. (B)
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