15 days · 14 nights
Germany, Poland, Czechia, Slovakia, Hungary, Austria

From Berlin to Budapest: Kraków, Prague and Vienna

Fifteen days in the heart of Central Europe: Hanover, Potsdam, Berlin, Wrocław, Kraków, Slovakia, Budapest, Bratislava, Vienna, Telč, Prague, Nuremberg and Würzburg.

Duration

15 days · 14 nights

Departure and return

Amsterdam

Countries visited

Germany, Poland, Czechia, Slovakia, Hungary, Austria

Day-by-day itinerary

1. Day 1Hanover — welcome of your group at the airport or station, drive through Westphalia, Herrenhausen royal gardens, New Town Hall and old town of Hanover, night in Hanover
2. Day 2Potsdam and Berlin — Sanssouci Palace and park in Potsdam, Glienicke Bridge, arrival in Berlin, stroll along the Kurfürstendamm, night in Berlin
3. Day 3Berlin — Brandenburg Gate, Reichstag, Holocaust Memorial, Checkpoint Charlie, East Side Gallery, Museum Island, night in Berlin
4. Day 4Wrocław — drive into Poland through Lusatia, Market Square and Gothic town hall of Wrocław, Cathedral Island, night in Wrocław
5. Day 5Kraków — drive through Silesia, Kraków Main Square, Cloth Hall, St Mary’s Basilica and its trumpeter, night in Kraków
6. Day 6Kraków and Wieliczka — Wawel Hill, Royal Castle and cathedral, Kazimierz Jewish quarter, Wieliczka Salt Mine, night in Kraków
7. Day 7Slovakia — crossing Slovakia through the Orava valley, Orava Castle, stop in Banská Bystrica, Hungarian plain, night in Budapest
8. Day 8Budapest — Buda Castle district, Fisherman’s Bastion, Matthias Church, Parliament, St Stephen’s Basilica, Danube cruise, night in Budapest
9. Day 9Budapest at leisure — free day, Széchenyi thermal baths, Great Market Hall, Andrássy Avenue, Heroes’ Square, night in Budapest
10. Day 10Bratislava and Vienna — Bratislava Castle and old town, St Martin’s Cathedral, drive along the Danube, night in Vienna
11. Day 11Vienna — Schönbrunn Palace, the Ring and the Opera, Hofburg, St Stephen’s Cathedral, break in a Viennese café, Prater Ferris wheel, night in Vienna
12. Day 12Telč and Prague — drive through Moravia, Renaissance square of Telč, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, arrival in Bohemia, night in Prague
13. Day 13Prague — Prague Castle and St Vitus Cathedral, Golden Lane, Charles Bridge, Old Town Square, Astronomical Clock, night in Prague
14. Day 14Nuremberg — drive via Pilsen, Imperial Castle and old town of Nuremberg, arrival in Franconia, night in Würzburg
15. Day 15Würzburg — Würzburg Residence, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, drive via Frankfurt and the Rhineland, return to Amsterdam, then transfer to the airport or station

Services

• Welcome and transfers at the airport or station of your choice
• Coach with driver throughout the tour, two drivers when needed
• 14 hotel nights with breakfast
• Optional: guide speaking the language of the group and of the countries visited, half board, cruises, tickets

Indicative programme: the order of visits may be adapted to opening hours, the weather and flight times.