✓ 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
✓ Arrival airport transfer and meet and greet
✓ Dedicated transportation as outlined in the itinerary
✓ All entrance fees and activities mentioned in the itinerary
9 Day Central Europe Explorer
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Pace
Moderate Pace
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Escorted Type
Fully Escorted
✓ 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
✓ Arrival airport transfer and meet and greet
✓ Dedicated transportation as outlined in the itinerary
✓ All entrance fees and activities mentioned in the itinerary
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Cooling Off Period
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Unbeatable Value
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Award Winning Customer Support
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Covid Safety and Wellbeing
Travelling with Inspiring Vacations allows you to explore the wonders of the world in a variety of different ways. We have partnered with a worldwide network of local travel experts to bring you culturally unique and delightfully unforgettable travel experiences. Whether it is meandering through narrow canyons by rail, cruising the idyllic waters of the Mediterranean or touring through the backroads of provincial towns, Inspiring Vacations trips offer amazing value and will leave you inspired.
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 from the Castle Quarter (admission included), the political, religious and monumental centre of the capital. From here enjoy the cathedral, palaces and viewpoints over the “City of 100 Spires” as our guide 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 before returning to the 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 a 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 around the Golden Roof area of the old town where there are many local and international restaurants to choose from for dinner.
Begin the day with a visit to the Swarovski Crystal Museum, where we will visit the headquarters of the well-known firm, as well as the gardens and museum to see how this crystal is made. Afterwards, we have time to stroll in the historic centre of Innsbruck before departing for Kitzbühel after lunch.
Marvel at the alpine scenery as we travel along a scenic road between the mountains. Upon arrival in Kitzbühel, enjoy some free time to see this picturesque little village, known as 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 Kitzbühel today to arrive in Salzburg by mid-morning and will be guided through the most beautiful streets of the historic city centre, a declared World Heritage site. After some time for lunch, we continue on our way into the Austrian countryside. Have the camera ready as this is a very scenic area of the European Alps.
Along the way, we'll stop and visit St. Wolfgang, a pilgrimage town on Lake Wolfgangsee before arriving in Traunkirchen. Enjoy time to explore this beautiful city before taking a cruise of Traunsee Lake to 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 for a fabulous view of the city.
Directly afterwards, we head to Schönbrunn Palace where visitors can stroll around and enjoy its beautiful gardens. In the evening, stop at City Hall Square to enjoy the lighting and the nightlife in the neighbouring streets.
We depart this morning for a 3-hour trip to Budapest, following the course of the Danube into Hungary. On arrival in Budapest, relax and discover the city on a boat tour along the Danube river where the views of the city and parliament are second to none.
This afternoon, enjoy a guided tour of Budapest and visit 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 along with 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 to explore the lively area of Váci utca, the main pedestrian street in Budapest, where there are lots of 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 stopping for lunch.
In the 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.
Inspiring Vacations has been globally recognised and awarded for its handling of COVID-19 during the pandemic. The safety and wellbeing of our guests is our highest concern during this time of uncertainty, and we are continuously monitoring the evolving COVID-19 situation.
We have adopted the advice of the WHO to ensure all customers can travel with the knowledge of how to travel safely and with confidence.
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We are proudly 100% Australian owned and operated, with our head office located in Melbourne, Victoria. When you make your booking, you will receive dedicated and ongoing support from our team of travel professionals throughout your booking, up until you are due to depart.
Cooling off period
If you change your mind within 7 days of making your booking online, you can request a refund of your initial deposit payment as part of our cooling off period. Once your purchase date falls outside of the 7 day period, our standard terms and conditions will apply.
Please ensure that any request to cancel your booking is received via email to support@inspiringvacations.com, including the reason for cancellation.
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- Pay a 2nd installment of $517.00 per person within 7 days.
- You will then be invoiced for final payment 120 days prior to departure.
Booking Process
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Booking On Request
- Your Inspiring Vacations package is made up of multiple components and travel partners. Once your booking is made and passenger details form submitted, we will begin to confirm all of your arrangements. Please note, this process can take several business days to complete
- Once all elements have been confirmed we will send you an email confirmation, if we are unable to confirm we will provide you with alternative dates or offer a full refund of your deposit or re-credit your account if a travel credit was used
- Please DO NOT book any additional services, such as flights, until we have confirmed your Inspiring Vacations package in writing. Inspiring Vacations will not be liable for any fees or charges incurred to change or cancel components not booked by Inspiring Vacations should your selected package be unavailable
COVID-19
Due to COVID there maybe disruptions to standard operating schedules of particular components of this itinerary. Should a component be affected a substitute will be confirmed prior to departure.
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
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Triple Share
Available upon request.
Travel Insurance
Travel insurance is required to protect yourself against the unexpected.
Tour Documentation
Final documentation including, e-tickets and hotel details, will be provided approximately 30 days prior to travel.
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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