Poland · Hungary · Slovakia · Austria · Czechia · Germany
Sixteen days from Warsaw to Berlin: Krakow and the Wieliczka Salt Mine, Budapest on the Danube, Bratislava, imperial Vienna, Prague and Dresden.
Sixteen days through the history and culture of six countries: modern Warsaw, historic Krakow, Budapest on the Danube, Bratislava, Habsburg Vienna, Prague, Dresden and Berlin, staying in central hotels.
You visit: Warsaw → Krakow → Budapest → Bratislava → Vienna → Prague → Dresden → Berlin
Transfer to your central hotel.
Łazienki Park and the Chopin monument, the Old Town and Royal Castle, the Grand Theatre, the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier and the former ghetto area.
The Jasna Góra monastery and its Black Madonna, then a brewery visit in Tychy.
The Auschwitz-Birkenau memorial and museum, the basilica in Wadowice where Pope John Paul II was baptised, and the Kalwaria Zebrzydowska monastery (UNESCO). On to Krakow.
The Barbican and Florian’s Gate, the Main Market Square and Cloth Hall, St Mary’s Church, the Jagiellonian University and Wawel Hill. Free afternoon.
A free morning, then the Wieliczka Salt Mine (UNESCO): chapels, lakes and sculptures carved from salt, on three levels.
Through the Tatra foothills and Slovakia to Budapest on the Danube.
The Castle District, Matthias Church and the Fisherman’s Bastion, the view from Gellért Hill, the Great Synagogue, Heroes’ Square and a visit to the Parliament.
Through orchards and vineyards to Bratislava: St Martin’s Cathedral, Michael’s Gate and the old town. On to Vienna.
A drive along the Ringstrasse, then the Hofburg, Kärntner Strasse and St Stephen’s Cathedral. Free time, or a visit to Schönbrunn Palace.
Transfer to Prague, arriving in the afternoon.
Prague Castle and St Vitus Cathedral, the Little Quarter, Charles Bridge, the Old Town Square and its Astronomical Clock, and the Jewish Quarter.
A tour of Dresden: the Elbe valley, the Church of Our Lady, the Semper Opera and the Zwinger.
The Meissen porcelain workshops, then Sanssouci and Cecilienhof Palace in Potsdam (UNESCO). On to Berlin.
The Brandenburg Gate, the Reichstag, Museum Island and Alexanderplatz, then a Cold War tour of the Berlin Wall and Checkpoint Charlie.
Transfer to the airport in Berlin, or to Warsaw if you prefer to end there.
Illustrative itinerary. Final details are confirmed in your written quotation.
Austria · Hungary · Poland · Germany · Czechia
Fourteen days in a loop from Vienna: Budapest, the Tatra Mountains, Krakow, Warsaw, Berlin, Dresden, Prague and medieval Český Krumlov.
You visit: Vienna → Budapest → Krakow → Warsaw → Berlin → Prague → Český Krumlov → Vienna
France
Five days in Paris: the Eiffel Tower, the Louvre, Montmartre and a Seine cruise, with your hotel and transfers arranged.
You visit: Paris → Versailles → Paris
Italy
Rome’s ancient sites, Florence’s art and the coastal villages of Cinque Terre, linked by high-speed train.
You visit: Rome → Florence → Siena → Cinque Terre
Reviews
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I was nervous about the Schengen application. The planner went through every document with me on the consultation call, and the hotel letters were ready when I needed them. Paris and Rome were a dream.
Rome and the Cinque Terre were wonderful. One train was cancelled and the planner rebooked us within an hour by phone. I would only ask for a little more free time in Florence.
Everything was explained before I paid anything. The hotel was central, the Seine cruise was magical, and someone always answered the phone when I had a question.
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