Breakfast from 8am. A quality sightseeing tour - see Bratislava castle, Main square & city hall, Slovak National Theatre, Slovak Philharmonic Orchestra & Slovak National Gallery...Presidential palace...and war memorial...we combined this sightseeing with a minibus tour. And not to forget Petrzalka district, largest housing estate in Central Europe built under the communist regime... Free time for shopping/relaxing/discovering.

Option #1 (Little Carpathian half-day trip, EUR 30,00 / USD 42,00 per person)

Little Carpathians tour - we'll drive north-east of Bratislava (40min drive) to visit a Red Stone castle, magnificent, well-preserved Renaissance/Baroque castle owned by famous families like the Fuggers or the Palfys, then we visit a ceramic factory in Modra, where you can buy an original present, and finish with a professional wine tasting of Slovak wines coming from Small Carpathians wine region ( 6 samples of wines, cheese plate )  

Overnight in Bratislava
DAY 3, Brno & Prague, Czech republic

Breakfast from 8am. Transfer to Prague. We will stop in Brno ( 130km/70miles) - the second largest city in Czech republic, where we have lunch, a short sightseeing tour, see Spilberg Castle, St. Peter's & Paul's Cathedral, Main square & free time for shopping. Then we continue to Prague ( from Brno it is 200km/120miles). Check-in in a three-star carefully selected hotel. Dinner. Overnight in Prague 

DAY 4, Prague

Breakfast from 8am. A 3 hours sightseeing tour is on a program. See Hradcany castle, Lesser town, famous gothic Charles Bridge which connects the Old Town and Mala Strana, Jewish Synagogues, Old Town square & magnificent Old Town Hall and the famous clock, hourly showing 12 apostles. Our tour ends in Wenceslav's Square, centre of entertainment, lots of shopping streets and restaurants. Prague - has various names such as mother of cities, gold city or city of hundred spices. Lunch in a recommended restaurant. Shopping & leisure. Dinner & wine tasting. Overnight in Prague  


DAY 5, Vienna, Austria

Breakfast from 8am. Transfer to Vienna, Austria (4 hours drive). Check-in, lunch break and quality sightseeing tour around the Old City. See Stephan's square, Stephan's Cathedral, the Parliament, the imperial palace Hofburg, Staatsoper & Burgtheater Then there is a must what every traveller coming to Vienna should try - Vienna coffe ( Wiener Kaffee) and Sacher cake ( Sacher Torte ). Delicious. Dinner in a recommended restaurant. A typical food is Wienerschnitzel (pork meat), why not to try it.. Overnight in Vienna


DAY 6, Vienna - Schonnbrunn palace

Breakfast from 8am, followed by visit of Schonnbrunn Castle. This castle & its huge gardens is considered as one of the most beautiful in Central Europe. A grand tour, takes arround 1 hour is on programme, then walking in the garden, Labyrinths, ZOO park...taking pictures.. Dinner in a recommended restaurant. Overnight in Vienna 

DAY 7, Budapest, Hungary

Breakfast from 8am. Transfer to Budapest (210km/130miles). Lunch in a recommended restaurant. Sightseeing tour is on the programme. See Castle District Hall, Royal palace, Fishermen Bastion, the Holy Trinity square, 1,5 km cave labyrinth. We will cross the Chain Bridge and go from Buda to Pest, we approach the european third largest Parliament. Shopping & leisure time. Let's taste Hungarian cuisine. Dinner in a recommended restaurant. Overnight in Budapest

DAY 8, Budapest - parliament

Breakfast from 8am. Shopping & leisure. Lunch break.
Transfer to Krakow (6hrs drive). Stop in Slovakia & break after every 2hours. Overnight in Krakow


DAY 9, Kracow, Poland

Breakfast from 8am. A city wrapped in legends, where time flows differently, and where every moment becomes a moment of history. For centuries Cracow was the capital of Poland, the seat of kings, drawing great scholars and artists from the whole world. It is their talents and imagination we must thank for the city's rich legacy of unique historical relics, which reflect the most important trends in European culture. Dinner in a recommended restaurants. Overnight in Cracow 

DAY 10, Warsaw, Poland - Leisure & Shopping

Breakfast at 7am. Transfer to Warsaw (4hrs 30min drive). Lunch break & free time. 
Dinner in a recommended restaurant. Overnight in Warsaw 

DAY 11, Warsaw - Sightseeing

Breakfast from 8am. Quality sightseeing tour. Warsaw, influences of Western and Eastern Europe culture cross. Here historic buildings, palaces, churches and architectural complexes, destroyed during the War, have been reconstructed with great care. UNESCO appreciated Warsaw Monuments and its relics, and honoured the City by putting the Historic Centre of Warsaw on the World Heritage List. Overnight in Warsaw 

DAY 12, Good bye Capital City tour
Breakfast from 8am followed by free program until departure. Transfer to the airport (Warsaw airport)

Accommodation details:

• breakfast is included and provided in the hotels/pensions restaurant
• possibility to check your accommodation on the official hotel websites
• price is based on 2 people sharing a room
• single supplement available with a surcharge
• rooms are equipped with a bathroom- shower or bath with WC, TV, radio

What is included in the price

• professional private driver/guide also your translator & advisor
• 11x accommodation in carefully selected & tested first class hotels
• 11x breakfast at the hotels
  1x welcome dinner
  1x Czech dinner
  1x Hungarian dinner
  1x Viennese dinner
• 1x Polish dinner
• all transfers
• airconditioned luxurious limousines or vans Mercedes Benz Viano equipped with a fridge on board
• refreshment on board
• diesel, all parking & motorway fees
• information material (brochures, leaflets)
• photos of Your Holiday on CD

What is NOT included in the price

• flights to/from Slovakia
• transfer from/to airport (will be arranged)
• lunch, dinner
• drinks (alcoholic & non-alcoholic beverages)
• souvenirs, tips
• any other trips not mentioned in this itinerary

Price valid from 01.01.2012

• EUR 1799.00 / USD 2360.00 
• per person sharing twin/double room
• land-only price
• deposit-individuals: 25% advance payment
• balance payment: 75% after your arrival
  
  
• deposit-groups: 50% advance payment
• balance payment: 50% after your arrival

Clothing required for this tour

• no need for special clothes

How to get to Slovakia 

This will depend which tour you will choose. As many tours start in Central Slovakia, the most convenient is to flight to the closest international airport in Krakow, Poland. However, for tours starting in Bratislava, Slovakia - undoubtedly the best is Vienna Schwechat airport. Not sure what's the best connection from your country ? Ask our travel consultant. 

Best of Slovakia tours / Special interest tours

• flight to nearest airport Vienna Schwechat, Austria (recommended), transfer to Bratislava only takes 30min
• flight to Budapest, Hungary, transfer to Bratislava takes 2hrs
• flight to Prague, Czech republic, transfer takes 4hrs
• flight to Krakow, Poland, transfer to the Central Slovakia only takes 2hrs