9 Day Central Europe Explorer
This tour is categorised as 3 out of 5
Balanced exploration with walking tours: Our most popular style, this tour offers a good mix of planned activities and free time. Expect moderate daily walking tours, so pack comfortable shoes.
As a general requirement across all of our trips, you may be required to walk up and down stairs, get on and off transportation, handle your own luggage, and participate in all scheduled sightseeing that may be conducted on uneven ground and terrain. Any physical ailments you may have must be disclosed at the time of booking to determine your suitability and where required, supporting documentation may be requested to ensure that we are comfortable that you will enjoy your trip.
This tour features a combination of escorted and independent travel. Part of your journey will be enjoyed as a group experience, led by expert tour leaders or local guides. The remainder is self-guided—whether by rail, cruise, or overland—allowing you the freedom to travel between destinations independently and explore at your own pace.
✓ Incredible sightseeing including guided city tours in Prague, Vienna and Budapest, a relaxing Danube River cruise in Budapest, and incredible mountain scenery and quaint villages in the European Alps
✓ 8 nights in centrally located 3 and 4 star accommodation
✓ 7 breakfasts and 1 special dinner
✓ English-speaking Tour Director throughout the tour
✓ Airport transfers included on the first and last day of tour
✓ Dedicated transportation as outlined in the itinerary
✓ All entrance fees and activities mentioned in the itinerary
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Welcome to Prague! At your airport of arrival, we shall be waiting with transport to take you to your hotel. You will receive information about the start of the circuit during the afternoon, or you can check the informative panels in the hotel reception area.
At sunset, we provide transport to take you to the Old Town Square. This central location is full of energy and touristic activities. It’s a marvelous place to acquaint ourselves with Prague.
Several restaurants offering cuisines from around the world will be waiting to delight your taste buds, including Czech, Chinese, Indian and Italian.
This morning, embark on a half -day city tour of Prague. The tour starts off from the Castel Quarter (admission included), the political, religious and monumental centre of the capital, and the cathedral, the palaces and viewpoints over the “city of the 100 towers” and explains the history of the country.
We then continue our walk through the “Small City” or Malastrana Quarter, the city’s Baroque jewel, to the famous Charles Bridge. The city tour is followed by a monumental cruise on the river Vltava before a free afternoon to continue exploring the city. In the evening, we enjoy time in the historic city centre and there will be an opportunity for you to enjoy cuisines from around the world. Return to hotel.
This morning we depart for Munich, the capital of the German region of Bavaria. On arrival, we will visit the futuristic BMW WELT with its fascinating architecture for multi-use exhibition of BMW, the prestigious German vehicles brand. Afterwards, enjoy free time to stroll through the monumental centre and have lunch at one of the famous traditional beerhouses, accompanied by popular music before departing for Innsbruck.
After arriving in Innsbruck at approximately 5:30pm, we will have time to stroll and for dinner in the Golden Roof area at the Old Town where there are many local and international restaurants in which to dine. Transfer to hotel.
Begin the day with a visit to the Swarovski Crystal Museum, where we will visit the headquarters of the well -known firm, the Gardens and the Museum and see how this crystal is made. Afterwards we have time to stroll in the historic centre of Innsbruck. After lunch, we depart for Kitzbühel.
Marvel at the mountain scenery as we travel along a scenic road between the mountains. Arrive in Kitzbuhel and enjoy some free time to see this picturesque little village, a famous ski resort that enjoys snow for a large part of the year! This evening, we have an included dinner at the hotel.
We depart Kitzbuhel today and arrive in Salzburg mid-morning. Our guide accompanies us to the most beautiful streets of the historic centre of this city declared a World Heritage site. After some time for lunch we go on our way between lakes and mountains. Have the camera ready as this is a very beautiful scenic area of the European Alps.
We stop and visit St. Wolfgang, a pilgrimage town on Lake Wolfgangsee before arriving in Traunkirchen. We have time to stroll in this beautiful city with its nice churches and streets along with the very beautiful Traunsee Lake, where we include a cruise on the lake to see four castles on the mountains before disembarking in Gmunden. Arrive in Vienna this evening and enjoy the night at leisure.
Start with a scenic sightseeing tour of Vienna to discover the most important places of interest including the Opera, the Museum of Fine Arts and Natural History, Parliament, the Royal Theatre, City Hall and the University. Passing by the Church of San Carlos, we arrive to the Belvedere Palace where we will walk through the gardens from where we are offered a fabulous view of the city.
Directly afterwards, we head the Schönbrunn Palace where visitors can stroll around and enjoy its beautiful gardens. In the evening we go to the City Hall Square to enjoy the lighting and the nightlife in the neighbouring streets, and where we will have time for dinner with cuisines from around the world.
We depart this morning following the course of the Danube to Hungary. We have a little under a 3 -hours trip to Budapest. On arrival in Budapest, relax and discover the city on a boat tour along the Danube river; the views of the city and parliament are impressive. We have time for lunch after the tour.
This afternoon enjoy a guided tour of Budapest. Visit to the two areas of the city that are separated by the Danube - with historic "Buda" on one side and cosmopolitan "Pest" on the opposite bank. We will discover the elegant Pest quarter, the city’s administrative, commercial and leisure district and Heroes’ Square, the Parliament, the Opera House and the elegant boulevards; and the historical Hill of Buda with St. Matthew’s Cathedral, the Fisherman’s Bastion and Habsburg Palace.
Enjoy time at leisure this afternoon. At sunset, there will be time at the end of the day in the lively area of VACI UTCA, where there are lots of little restaurants to enjoy your last dinner in Hungary.
We depart from Budapest this morning and arrive in Bratislava, the capital of Slovakia. Take time to explore the historic city centre before time for lunch. Early afternoon we will leave Bratislava to continue on our way to the Czech Republic.
Enjoy one last delicious breakfast this morning, before your trip through Central Europe concludes today. At the appropriate time you will be transferred to Prague airport in time to board your on going flight.
We hope you’ve been inspired.
Check out: Check-out time is generally between 10am-12pm. You are welcome to leave your luggage at hotel reception and spend your final moments of free time exploring the area or alternatively please speak with hotel staff if you would like to extend your check-out time.
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Fitness Requirements
While the tour itinerary should give you some guidance and overview to the expected requirements, to determine if this tour is right for you we categorise each of our tours in terms of their intensity. These guidelines are to ensure that each tour group is conducted as expected and to ensure the overall satisfaction of all Inspiring Vacations customers.
As a general rule, porterage is not included, therefore at all times you are expected to handle your own luggage where help may not be available.
Accommodation
The accommodation listed is subject to change. Any changes will be of an equal or higher standard.
Single Supplement
Single supplement is $594.00 per person, in addition to the twin-share price.
Triple Share
Available upon request.
Travel Insurance
Travel insurance is recommended to protect yourself against the unexpected. In addition to the support that a policy may provide, you may be asked to present a copy of your travel insurance documentation while traveling.
Visa & Passport information
It is the traveller's responsibility to ensure they have a valid passport. The passport must be valid for a minimum of six months from the intended date of return.
Visas may be required.
Please note that these details are subject to change without notice. We recommend visiting https://www.safetravel.govt.nz for up to date information in terms of entry requirements.
Group Size
Group size varies from package to package. Depending on the services provided, the group size might range from private 2 person experiences up to coaches of 60 people depending on your selected holiday.
Tour Type - Partially Escorted
A portion of this tour runs as a group tour where you will be escorted by an expert tour leader. Another portion is self-guided. We have arranged transportation in most cases and day tours for you to see the destination. Enjoy the time and flexibility to linger longer or pick up the pace and see as much as possible. The choice is yours.
Children
Children must share a room with parents at all times and are charged the same price as adults.
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