Day 1: ARRIVAL – BUDAPEST

Arrival in the beautiful city of Budapest. Hotel check-in and free time at your disposal.

Overnight stay.

Day 2: BUDAPEST – CITY TOUR

Breakfast and then we’ll begin our tour at the impressive Heroes’ Square with the

Millennium Monument, where we will learn about the country’s history. We will then visit

the Cathedral of St. Stephen, Democracy Avenue with the Opera and its well-preserved

buildings, the imposing Baroque-style Parliament, and the bridges connecting Buda and

Pest. Next, we will head to Buda to admire the Castle, the Statue of Liberty, the National

Gallery, Fisherman’s Bastion, and the historic Church of St. Matthias (where Hungarian

kings were crowned). Then, we ascend Gellért Hill to enjoy a panoramic view of Buda and

Pest with the Danube in between. The afternoon is free for shopping at affordable prices or

visiting the zoo. In the evening, optional dinner at a local tavern with gypsy violins and

traditional food. Overnight stay.

Day 3: BUDAPEST – DANUBE BEND VILLAGES – PRAGUE (530 km)

Breakfast and departure for the “City of a Hundred Spires,” Prague. Our first stop is

Szentendre, with its medieval atmosphere, a small 18th-century Orthodox church, and

narrow cobbled streets. We continue toward Prague, passing near Esztergom, Hungary’s

first capital, and Visegrád, the old royal seat. Arrival in Prague, hotel check-in, dinner, and

overnight stay.

Day 4: PRAGUE – CITY TOUR – KARLOVY VARY (140 km)

Breakfast followed by a guided tour of Europe’s most important architectural monument in

the Lesser Town (Malá Strana) and the Old Town. We’ll walk from the Gothic Charles Bridge

(14th century), adorned with 37 statues of saints and flanked by two Gothic towers, to the

Old Town Square with the Town Hall, the famous Astronomical Clock, and the arched

palaces. We will visit the Castle District (Hradčany), Prague’s Acropolis — a city within a city.

Among other sights, we’ll see the Strahov Monastery, Loreto, the Gothic Cathedral of St.

Vitus, the Powder Tower, the Jewish Quarter (Ghetto), the Alchemists’ miniatures, the

former royal residence of the Bohemian kings, and finally Daliborka Tower, enjoying a

panoramic view of this fairytale city.

At noon, we will embark on a lovely cruise on the Vltava River. Then, departure for Karlovy

Vary in Western Bohemia. After a beautiful drive, we arrive at this famous spa town, a

meeting point for intellectuals, artists, and politicians. Walking along the central pedestrian

street beside the Teplá River, you’ll understand why Czars Peter the Great and Nicholas II,

Goethe, Liszt, Beethoven, Bach, and Chopin all once walked here. Return to the hotel.

Dinner and overnight stay.