Final-year school trip to Prague and Vienna: Prague Castle, Charles Bridge, Český Krumlov and Schönbrunn (7 days)

Day 1: Departure from your school and arrival in Prague

• Departure from your school early in the morning, at the agreed time, and daytime drive to Prague (about 750 to 900 km, i.e. 9.5 to 11 hours excluding breaks depending on the departure point).
• Our drivers drive for a maximum of 3 hours, then take a 30-minute break, day and night.
• Two drivers take turns at the wheel; lunch at your own expense at a motorway service area.
• Arrival in Prague in the early evening, check-in at the accommodation for three nights, dinner and a quiet evening.

Day 2: Prague Castle and Malá Strana

• Visit to Prague Castle: St Vitus Cathedral, the Old Royal Palace and Golden Lane (on request).
• The noon changing of the guard, with fanfare, in the castle’s first courtyard.
• Walk down through Malá Strana, the Baroque district below the castle, past the John Lennon Wall.
• Crossing Charles Bridge and its thirty or so statues at the end of the day.
• Dinner and supervised evening.

Day 3: The Old Town and Wenceslas Square

• Old Town Square, the Church of Our Lady before Týn and the astronomical clock, which comes to life every hour.
• Visit to the Jewish Museum in Prague: its synagogues and the Old Jewish Cemetery (on request).
• Lunch at your own expense, then Wenceslas Square, scene of the great demonstrations of 1968 and of the 1989 Velvet Revolution.
• Cruise on the Vltava (on request).
• Dinner and supervised evening.

Day 4: Český Krumlov and drive to Vienna

• Rooms vacated after breakfast and drive to Český Krumlov (about 170 km, 2.5 hours).
• Walk through this small medieval town, a UNESCO World Heritage Site nestled in a bend of the Vltava, with views of its castle.
• Lunch at your own expense, then drive to Vienna (about 210 km, 3 hours).
• Check-in at the accommodation for two nights, dinner and a quiet evening.

Day 5: Imperial Vienna

• St Stephen’s Cathedral (Stephansdom) and a walk through the historic centre, from the Graben to the Hofburg.
• Visit to the Imperial Apartments and the Sisi Museum at the Hofburg (on request).
• Tour of the Ring by coach: the Opera, Parliament, the City Hall and the University.
• Lunch at your own expense at the Naschmarkt, then supervised free time at the Prater and a ride on the Giant Ferris Wheel (Riesenrad) (on request).
• Dinner and supervised evening.

Day 6: Schönbrunn and drive to the overnight stop

• Rooms vacated after breakfast.
• Visit to Schönbrunn Palace, the Habsburgs’ summer residence (on request), and walk up through the park to the Gloriette (free access).
• Departure in the late morning and daytime drive to Germany (about 400 to 500 km, i.e. 5 to 6 hours excluding breaks).
• Overnight stop in the Regensburg or Nuremberg area, dinner and a quiet evening.

Day 7: Return to Belgium

• Departure after breakfast, around 8 am.
• Daytime drive back to Belgium (about 550 to 750 km), with two drivers taking turns and regular breaks.
• Lunch at your own expense on the way.
• Arrival at your school in the evening.