Explore three European capitals, each resting on a famous river and boasting a fascinating history and culture. Travel through Budapest and Vienna on the banks of the Danube and Prague on the Charles.
Luxury Private Travel 2013
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Book select Signature Series Journey and your companion saves 25%.
Your A&K Guardian Angel is available throughout your journey to answer your questions
Enjoy A&K's Concierge Rail service from Vienna to Prague
Visit the Benedictine Abbey of Pannonhalma, a UNESCO World Heritage Site
Take a private tour of the Estates Theater and learn about its renovation, history and relationship with Mozart
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; the balance of the day is at leisure.
Four Seasons Hotel Gresham Palace or Corinthia Hotel BudapestOn a tour of Pest, visit the beautiful neo-Renaissance State Opera House, built in the late 19th century and painstakingly restored after damages it received during World War II. Continue to the ornate Synagogue, which is the largest in Europe. See Heroes’ Square and stop to view the Great Synagogue and St. Stephen’s Basilica. 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.
Four Seasons Hotel Gresham Palace or Corinthia Hotel Budapest | Meals: BDepart 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. Continue to Vienna and your hotel.
Hotel Imperial Vienna or Grand Hotel Wien | Meals: BDepart 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. 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 or Grand Hotel Wien | Meals: BDrive 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 or Grand Hotel Wien | Meals: BTravel by train to Prague in comfort and convenience with A&K’s Concierge Rail Service, which offers assistance at the station. You are met on arrival and transferred to your hotel. The remainder of the day is at leisure.
Four Seasons Hotel Prague or Hotel Aria | Meals: BStroll through Josefov, the city’s Jewish quarter, which remained a walled ghetto until 1848. Visit the Old New Synagogue and the Old Jewish Cemetery. Wander through the charming Old Town Square and pause to admire the 15th-centuryastronomical clock adorning the façade of the Gothic Town Hall. You may wish to stroll across the 14th-century Charles Bridge. Privately visit the Estates Theater (subject to rehearsal schedules). It was here in October of 1787 that Mozart conducted the première of Don Giovanni.
Four Seasons Hotel Prague or Hotel Aria | Meals: BExplore Hradcany Castle District. See the impressive Gothic St. Vitus Cathedral. On the Golden Lane, view the small, colorful houses that once were homes to alchemists. Admire the collection of religious artifacts at the Loreto Chapel, an important place of pilgrimage. Privately visit the Baroque library halls of the Strahov Monastery, with its gilded shelves and incredible frescoes.
Four Seasons Hotel Prague or Hotel Aria | Meals: BTransfer to the airport to board your flight home.
Meals: BPrices are in USD, per person, based on double occupancy.
| Jun. 04, 2013 - Jun. 12, 2013 | $8,595 | Silver | Call for Availability |
| Jun. 04, 2013 - Jun. 12, 2013 | $10,995 | Gold | Call for Availability |
| Jun. 18, 2013 - Jun. 26, 2013 | $8,595 | Silver | Call for Availability |
| Jun. 18, 2013 - Jun. 26, 2013 | $10,995 | Gold | Call for Availability |
| Jul. 02, 2013 - Jul. 10, 2013 | $8,195 | Silver | Call for Availability |
| Jul. 02, 2013 - Jul. 10, 2013 | $10,595 | Gold | Available |
| Jul. 16, 2013 - Jul. 24, 2013 | $8,195 | Silver | Available |
| Jul. 16, 2013 - Jul. 24, 2013 | $10,595 | Gold | Available |
| Jul. 30, 2013 - Aug. 07, 2013 | $8,195 | Silver | Available |
| Jul. 30, 2013 - Aug. 07, 2013 | $10,595 | Gold | Available |
| Aug. 13, 2013 - Aug. 21, 2013 | $8,195 | Silver | Available |
| Aug. 13, 2013 - Aug. 21, 2013 | $10,595 | Gold | Available |
| Sep. 03, 2013 - Sep. 11, 2013 | $8,595 | Silver | Call for Availability |
| Sep. 03, 2013 - Sep. 11, 2013 | $10,995 | Gold | Available |
| Sep. 10, 2013 - Sep. 18, 2013 | $8,595 | Silver | Available |
| Sep. 10, 2013 - Sep. 18, 2013 | $10,995 | Gold | Available |
| Oct. 01, 2013 - Oct. 09, 2013 | $8,595 | Silver | Available |
| Oct. 01, 2013 - Oct. 09, 2013 | $10,995 | Gold | Available |
Solo Traveller pricing is available on request.