Itinerary of Family Tours - Central Europe - 14 Day Tour
 Thursday. Depart USA to Poland. Your flight includes meals, drinks, and in-flight entertainment for the journey
Friday. Arrive and transfer to your hotel. Balance the day at leisure. This evening, enjoy a welcome dinner and orientation (D): WARSAW
Saturday. This morning, a tour of Warsaw includes both banks of the Vistula River. Visit Lazienki Park to view Chopin's Monument. Travel along the Royal Route with its historic monuments and residences toward the Warsaw Ghetto and the Jewish Cemetery. Walk through the cobbled streets to the Market Square. View the Cathedral of St. John and the Royal Castle. Balance of the day at leisure. This evening, enjoy an optional Chopin concert with champagne ($49) (B): WARSAW
Sunday. Travel south to Czestochowa to visit the Paulite Monastery at Jasna Gora with a resident guide. View the "Black Madonna," the portrait of Our Lady which is said to have miraculous powers. Drive to Krakow, former residence of the Polish kings (B, D): KRAKOW
Monday. This morning, enjoy a tour of medieval Krakow including a visit to the 16th century Wawel Royal Castle. Visit the Jewish Quarter and view Oskar Schindler's factory. Continue to the Old Town, Market Square, St. Mary's Church and Renaissance Cloth Hall. Continue to Auschwitz-Birkenau to visit the concentration camp museum and memorial (B): KRAKOW
Tuesday. This morning, view Sister Faustine Convent then travel through the scenic Tatra Mountains and the wooded countryside of Slovakia before reaching the Danube Valley and the twin cities of Buda and Pest (B, D): BUDAPEST
Wednesday. Your morning tour begins in Pest and views the Parliament, Royal Palace, Heroes' Square and Market Hall. Cross the Danube over the Elizabeth Bridge to the Buda Hills. Visit Mount Gellert, then continue to the 13th century Matthias Coronation Church on Castle Hill. From Fisherman's Bastion, enjoy a magnificent panoramic view of the city. Balance of the day at leisure (B): BUDAPEST
Thursday. Today, Visit the Jewish sites in Budapest including the Small Synagogue, and Fake Cemetery. Continue for a guided walk through the Pest Jewish area which includes the Dohaney Synagogue, the Holocaust Memorial and the new Holocaust Museum. Balance of the day at leisure (B): BUDAPEST
Friday. Depart Hungary and travel through the Austrian countryside to Vienna, former center of the Hapsburg Empire. Upon arrival, enjoy a short walking tour to the Jewish Museum and St. Stephen's Cathedral. Balance the day at leisure. This evening, if you wish, attend an optional Mozart and Strauss concert ($52)(B): VIENNA
Saturday. This morning, a sightseeing tour begins with a view of Belvedere Palace and its gardens. Continue with a drive along the famous Ring Strasse and view the Empress Maria Theresia Monument, Votive Church, City Hall, Parliament and Prater amusement park along with other landmarks of the city's imperial history. Conclude with a walk through the Hofburg courtyards to the State Opera House. Balance the day at leisure or choose an optional tour to visit Schonbrunn Palace, the former summer residence of the Hapsburg family ($44). (B): VIENNA
Sunday. This morning, depart for the Czech Republic. Travel into Southern Bohemia to the charming 14th century town of Telc. Enjoy a panoramic tour which includes the Renaissance Town Square, the medieval city gates and hilltop Telc Castle. Continue to Prague, "city of a hundred spires." Balance the day at leisure (B): PRAGUE
Monday. A morning sightseeing tour of Prague includes a visit to the Royal Castle at Hradcany, former residence of the Bohemian kings. Enjoy magnificent views of the city and Charles Bridge below. Visit St. Vitus Cathedral and view St. George's Basilica and the Golden Lane. Continue to the Jewish Quarter and the Old Town Square to view the famous Town Hall Astronomical Clock. This afternoon, an in-depth tour of Jewish Prague which includes the Jewish Museum, Altneu Shul, the Old Cemetery and the Synagogues; Pinkas, Klaus, Maisel and Spanish. This evening, enjoy dinner at a typical local restaurant (B, D): PRAGUE
Tuesday. Today, enjoy a full day at leisure to explore Prague (B): PRAGUE
Wednesday. Transfer to airport for your departure flight (B)
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