DAY 01

Depart USA to Hungary. meals, drinks, and in-flight entertainment included

DAY 02

Arrive in Budapest and transfer to your hotel. Balance of the day is at leisure: BUDAPEST

DAY 03

Today, we offer you an optional morning tour of Budapest. Pass by the Parliament before crossing the Danube on the Margaret Bridge and ascending to the Royal Castle on the Buda side. Visit the Fishermen's Bastion and the Matthias Church. Continue to the Citadel to enjoy magnificent views of the city before crossing Elisabeth Bridge. Visit Heroes' Square before passing by the Opera and St. Stephen's Basilica ($38). Afternoon is at leisure (B): BUDAPEST

DAY 04

Full day at leisure or take our optional full day excursion to the Danube Bend. Journey to Visegrad, the former royal residence, for a fascinating view of the Danube Valley. Continue to Esztergom, Hungarian center of the Catholic Church. Enjoy lunch independently before continuing to the Baroque artists' village of Szentendre for a guided walk. Return to Budapest on the Danube by boat ($85). Balance of the evening is at leisure (B): BUDAPEST

DAY 05

This morning, transfer independently to the rail station for your trip via first class rail to Prague. Upon arrival, transfer independently to your hotel. Enjoy the balance of the day at leisure (B): PRAGUE

DAY 06

This morning, we offer you an optional tour of the historic areas of Prague, including a walking tour of the Prague Castle area and St. Vitus Cathedral. View the National Theatre, Charles Bridge, Lesser Town and the Old Town Square ($28). Afternoon is at leisure or choose our optional tour to Karlstejn. Travel through the countryside to Karlstejn Castle, one of the most impressive Gothic castles of Bohemia. Charles the IV founded it in the 14th century to house the treasures and crown jewels of Czech kings ($38) (B): PRAGUE

DAY 07

Full day at leisure or choose our optional afternoon tour of Terezin. Visit the site of the notorious known concentration camp run by the Nazis during the occupation of Czechoslovakia, a place of suffering for over 90,000 prisoners. More than 35,000 Jews lost their lives in the camp's ghettos. The tour includes visits to the Memorial of National Martyrdom, the Small Fortress, and the Museum ($55) (B): PRAGUE

DAY 08

Transfer to the airport in Prague for your homebound flight arrives the same day

TOUR FEATURES

Scheduled transatlantic flight (round trip ticket) from & to New York

(for supplements from other US gateways , please refer to our reservation department

Accommodation at hotels (meals as per itinerary)

Arrival and departure transfers as per itinerary

Included sightseeing as per itinerary

Professional tour directors to escort you

NOT INCLUDED

Airport taxes and September 11th security fees

Optional tours

Meals, portrage, tip 

HOTELS

SUPERIOR FIRST CLASS

GRAND HOTEL HUNGARIA , RDISSON SAS OR SIMILAR

DELUXE HOTELS

NOVOTEL , HILTON OR RENAISSANCE OR SIMILAR