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