Privately cruise the River Danube and tour the State Opera House in Budapest, travel by horse and carriage to lunch at Vienna's oldest inn and enjoy an exclusive visit to Prague's Estates Theater.
Luxury Small Group Journeys 2013
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Privately visit Budapest's State Opera house, as well as Prague's Estates Theater
Enjoy a private evening cruise on the Danube in Budapest
Visit the Benedictine Abbey of Pannonhalma, a UNESCO World Heritage Site
Join a guest speaker for a discussion of the political events that led from the Velvet Revolution to the Czech Republic's membership into the European Union
Explore the library halls of the Strahov Monastery in private
Arrive in Budapest, a city occupying both sides of the Danube and founded when right-bank Buda and Obuda joined left-bank Pest in 1873. Budapest’s broad avenues and turn-of-the-century architecture have earned it the name “Paris of Eastern Europe.” A lively city, Budapest has long been a cultural mecca for writers, artists and musicians. Transfer by private car to your hotel. Join your resident Tour Director and fellow travellers for a welcome dinner at the hotel.
Four Seasons Hotel Gresham Palace | Meals: DOn a panoramic tour of Pest, see Heroes’ Square and stop to view the Great Synagogue and St. Stephen’s Basilica. Privately explore the beautiful neo-Renaissance State Opera House, built in the late 19th century and painstakingly restored after damages it received during World War II. Enjoy a short recital and a glass of champagne. Continue to the grand Parliament building for a tour (subject to availability). After lunch at Gundel, the city’s most famous restaurant, cross the river to delightful Buda where you visit St. Matthias Church, the 13th-century coronation cathedral of Hungarian kings, and Fisherman’s Bastion, offering spectacular views of the city below. Have dinner at your leisure before embarking on a private Danube cruise.
Four Seasons Hotel Gresham Palace | Meals: B LDepart Budapest and stop to visit the thousand-year-old Benedictine Abbey of Pannonhalma, a center of culture and religious study and today a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Afterward, enjoy lunch at a local restaurant next to the abbey before continuing to Vienna, where you check in to your hotel. Dinner this evening is à la carte at the hotel.
Hotel Imperial Vienna | Meals: B L DDepart on a walking tour, visiting the Hofburg Palace, the historic former seat of the emperors and their governments. Admire the glittering collection of imperial regalia in the Treasury. Continue to the soaring Gothic St. Stephen’s Cathedral, where you travel by horse and carriage to lunch at the 15th-century Griechenbeisl, Vienna’s oldest inn. This afternoon, explore the impressive summer palace of the Habsburgs, magnificent Schönbrunn Palace. It was here — amid frescoed ceilings, crystal chandeliers and gilded ornaments — that the six-year-old Mozart played to the court.
Hotel Imperial Vienna | Meals: B LDrive to Bratislava, Slovakia’s capital, and join a local guide for a walking tour of the attractive Old Town, once a jewel of the Austro-Hungarian empire. Return to Vienna after lunch. The remainder of your day is at leisure.
Hotel Imperial Vienna | Meals: B LDepart by train for Prague and enjoy a packed lunch on board. Later, join your Tour Director for an introductory tour of the city.
Four Seasons Hotel Prague | Meals: B L DThis morning, listen as a guest speaker describes the political events that led to the downfall of the Communist regime and the formation of the Czech Republic. Stroll through Josefov, the city’s Jewish quarter, which remained a walled ghetto until 1848. Enter the Pinkas Synagogue, a memorial to the Bohemian and Moravian Jews who were killed during World War II, and visit the adjacent Old Jewish Cemetery. Proceed to the Spanish Synagogue, a last reminder of the Sephardic Jews who lived in the city, and see the Granovsky Palace, a Renaissance gem dating from 1558. After lunch, privately visit the Estates Theater (subject to rehearsal schedules). It was here in October of 1787 that Mozart conducted the première of Don Giovanni. Later, wander through the charming Old Town Square and pause to admire the 15th-century astronomical clock adorning the façade of the Gothic Town Hall. You may wish to climb to the top of the building for a panoramic view of the city.
Four Seasons Hotel Prague | Meals: B LPrivately visit the Baroque library halls of the Strahov Monastery, with its gilded shelves and incredible frescoes. Admire the collection of religious artifacts at the Loreto Chapel, an important place of pilgrimage, and see the impressive Gothic St. Vitus Cathedral. On the Golden Lane, view the colorful small houses that once were homes to alchemists. Stroll across the famous Charles Bridge to your farewell dinner in a local restaurant.
Four Seasons Hotel Prague | Meals: B DTransfer to the airport to board your flight home.
Meals: BPrices are in USD, per person, based on double occupancy.
| Jun. 11, 2013 - Jun. 19, 2013 | $7,995 | -- | Call for Availability |
| Aug. 20, 2013 - Aug. 28, 2013 | $7,995 | -- | Available |
| Sep. 03, 2013 - Sep. 11, 2013 | $7,995 | -- | Call for Availability |
| Sep. 10, 2013 - Sep. 18, 2013 | $7,995 | -- | Available |
| Oct. 01, 2013 - Oct. 09, 2013 | $7,995 | -- | Limited Availability |
Take This Journey Private: This itinerary is available as an independent journey led by local guides. Contact A&K for details.