The great journey through Central Europe and the Adriatic

Thirty days in Central Europe and on the Adriatic: Berlin, Gdańsk, Warsaw, Kraków and Auschwitz, the Tatras, Budapest, Vienna, Ljubljana and Bled, Plitvice, Split, Zadar, Venice, Verona and Nuremberg.

Day-by-day itinerary

1. Day 1Goslar — welcome of your group at the airport or station, drive through Westphalia and the Harz, UNESCO-listed imperial old town of Goslar, night in Goslar
2. Day 2Potsdam and Berlin — Sanssouci Palace and park in Potsdam, arrival in Berlin, Kurfürstendamm, night in Berlin
3. Day 3Berlin — Brandenburg Gate, Reichstag, Holocaust Memorial, Checkpoint Charlie, East Side Gallery, night in Berlin
4. Day 4Poznań — drive into Poland, Old Market Square and Renaissance town hall of Poznań, night in Poznań
5. Day 5Toruń — Gothic old town of Toruń, Copernicus House, gingerbread, drive to the Baltic, night in Gdańsk
6. Day 6Gdańsk — Royal Way, Neptune’s Fountain, Long Market, Westerplatte, free time in Sopot, night in Gdańsk
7. Day 7Malbork — Teutonic castle of Malbork, the largest brick castle in the world, drive to Mazovia, night in Warsaw
8. Day 8Warsaw — rebuilt Old Town, Royal Castle, Warsaw Rising Museum, Łazienki Park, night in Warsaw
9. Day 9Częstochowa — Jasna Góra shrine and the Black Madonna of Częstochowa, arrival in Lesser Poland, night in Kraków
10. Day 10Kraków — Main Square, Cloth Hall, St Mary’s Basilica, Wawel Hill, Kazimierz quarter, night in Kraków
11. Day 11Auschwitz and Wieliczka — Auschwitz-Birkenau memorial and museum, Wieliczka Salt Mine, night in Kraków
12. Day 12Zakopane — drive to the Tatras, Krupówki Street, wooden chalets, Gubałówka funicular, night in Zakopane
13. Day 13Tatras — relaxing day, Dunajec rafting or free time in the mountains, night in Zakopane
14. Day 14Slovakia — crossing the Slovak High Tatras, valleys of central Slovakia, Hungarian plain, night in Budapest
15. Day 15Budapest — Buda Castle district, Fisherman’s Bastion, Parliament, Danube cruise, night in Budapest
16. Day 16Budapest at leisure — free day, Széchenyi baths, Great Market Hall, Andrássy Avenue, night in Budapest
17. Day 17Danube Bend — Esztergom Basilica, Visegrád, Bratislava Castle and old town, night in Vienna
18. Day 18Vienna — Schönbrunn Palace, the Ring and the Opera, Hofburg, St Stephen’s Cathedral, Viennese café, night in Vienna
19. Day 19Vienna at leisure — free day, Belvedere and Klimt, Naschmarkt, Prater Ferris wheel, evening at a Heuriger, night in Vienna
20. Day 20Graz and Ljubljana — old town of Graz and its Clock Tower, drive through Styria, night in Ljubljana
21. Day 21Bled — Lake Bled, island and its church, castle, Vintgar Gorge, old town of Ljubljana, night in Ljubljana
22. Day 22Plitvice — drive via Zagreb, Plitvice Lakes National Park, waterfalls and wooden boardwalks, night in Plitvice
23. Day 23Šibenik and Split — St James’s Cathedral in Šibenik, Dalmatian coast, arrival in Split, night in Split
24. Day 24Split and Trogir — Diocletian’s Palace, Peristyle, Riva promenade, medieval town of Trogir, night in Split
25. Day 25Zadar — Dalmatian coast, Sea Organ and Greeting to the Sun in Zadar, free afternoon, night in Zadar
26. Day 26Kvarner and Venice — drive through the Kvarner, Rijeka and Trieste, arrival in the Veneto, night in Venice
27. Day 27Venice — St Mark’s Square and Basilica, Doge’s Palace, Rialto Bridge, gondolas, night in Venice
28. Day 28Verona — Arena and Juliet’s balcony in Verona, Adige valley, Brenner Pass, night in Innsbruck
29. Day 29Innsbruck and Munich — Golden Roof of Innsbruck, arrival in Munich, Marienplatz, drive through Bavaria, night in Nuremberg
30. Day 30Nuremberg — Imperial Castle and old town of Nuremberg, Würzburg, return to Cologne, then transfer to the airport or station

Included

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