Your Exclusive Itinerary
Day 1 – Budapest, Hungary... Queen of the Danube
Check-in to the K+K Opera Hotel, perfectly located close to everything! After settling-in to your inviting guestroom, feel free to step out and explore at your own pace. Some of the city’s top sites, best boutiques, and most historic cafes are just out your front door!
A Delightful Day in Budapest 
Explore the city’s highlights and your own interests with your personal guide, an impassioned lifelong resident. Begin with a private car tour of Budapest’s historic monuments including Heroes’ Square, a handsome semicircular twin colonnade with statues of Hungary’s kings and leaders. Then ascend Castle Hill to visit Matthias Church, an architectural gem of intricate white stonework and mosaic roof embellishments. From Fisherman’s Bastion, you’ll have inspiring views of the Danube River, city skyline and the imposing neo-Gothic Parliament on the opposite bank. Then relax in the home of a resident family, enjoying coffee and conversation, before embarking on the included excursion of your choice:
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Budapest Opera House: Enter between two imposing marble sphinxes and past the stately statues of Liszt and other 19th century Hungarian composers for a fascinating behind-the-scenes tour of this grand Neo-Renaissance landmark.
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Cold War Budapest This unusual excursion takes you beneath Budapest Castle to visit a secret underground hospital and nuclear bunker. It’s a fascinating look into the tragic final days of World War II and the chill of the Cold War.
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Budapest’s Jewish Heritage: Explore the historic Jewish Quarter and visit the Dohany Synagogue, built in the mid 1800’s when the Jewish community in the district of Pest numbered about 30,000. This great Synagogue is designed like a Basilica with striking Byzantine and Moorish elements. It’s the largest in Europe and has been restored to its original splendor.
Meals B
Day 3 – To Vienna by First Class Train
A scenic first class rail journey brings you to Vienna where your private car and driver await to whisk you to the K+K Maria Theresia Hotel. You’ll be wonderfully situated in Vienna’s charming artist’s quarter, a marvelous place to explore on foot. The Hofburg Palace, great restaurants and inviting boutiques are also nearby. Meals B
Day 4 – Explore the Capital of an Empire
With the wealth of an Empire, the fabled House of Habsburg built some of the grandest monuments Europe has ever known. Explore this legacy as you tour by private car, beginning along the Ringstrasse Boulevard and continuing on to admire the perfectly proportioned Belvedere Palace, built on a slope above the city as a summer home for Prince Eugene of Savoy. See the famed Vienna State Opera House and tour the resplendent Schönbrunn Palace, where the likes of Marie Antoinette spent their childhoods cavorting through 1,400 rooms and meticulously landscaped gardens. Meals B
Day 5 – Scenic Rail Journey to Prague, Czech Republic
Board your first class train for Prague where you’ll be met and escorted by private car to the K+K Central Hotel. Your privately guided twilight tour reveals the City of 1,000 Spires at its best, majestic architecture silhouetted against the evening sky. Discover Wenceslas Square and cross the statue-lined Charles Bridge to explore the picturesque Vltava River embankment. Take it all in from the terrace of the Strahov Monastery and then join your personal guide in one of his favorite Castle Hill cafes for a drink. This evening you’ll dine at Francouzska Restaurant located in the Prague Municipal House, a celebrated Art Nouveau gem in the heart of Old Town. Meals B,D
Day 6 – Design Your Day in Prague
Another day to delve into your own passions... Join your private guide on the included excursion of your choice.
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Go for Baroque! An in-depth survey of Prague’s most famous architectural landmarks including Prague Castle, the 18th century Loreta Church, St. Vitus Cathedral and the magnificent Strahov Library with its priceless collection of early Czech manuscripts
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Nizbor Glassworks: The glass artisans of Bohemia have a rich and long tradition! You’ll be fascinated by the intricate, centuries-old techniques still used at the Nizbor Glassworks to produce contemporary masterpieces.
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Nelahozeves Castle: Journey outside of the city to the charming village of Nelahozeves for a visit to this stunning Renaissance palace, It’s been beautifully preserved and handsomely decorated with furniture and art of the period to reveal aristocratic life of the 16th and 17th centuries.
This evening, experience the cultural heritage of Prague with an included performance. Meals B
Day 7 – Depart Prague
Your sojourn in Central Europe concludes this morning. Meals B
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