Vienna-Bratislava-Krakow Tour

Day 1
WELCOME TO VIENNA!

Welcome to Vienna. Relax or take a leisurely stroll around the city.

This evening join your Tour Guide and travelling companions for a Welcome Drink and itinerary introduction. Your lovely holiday has just started.

We give you advice where to go for lunch/dinner

Accommodation: Hotel ***
Overnight: Vienna

Day 2
VIENNA – QUALITY SIGHTSEEING TOUR

Vienna – entices visitors with its lavish, Old World charm. Gothic cathedrals tower over richly ornamented baroque buildings and copper-dome palaces from the glory days of the Austro-Hungarian Empire.

The romantic city on the Danube is famous for its coffee, confections and cafes, Lipizzaner horses and leafy boulevards, Sigmund Freud and Wiener Schnitzel, but it is a rich musical tradition – symphony, opera, philharmonic orchestra and Waltz.

Walking down the narrow cobblestone streets of the city’s historic First District (Erstes Bezirk), one can almost hear the classical compositions of Mozart, Schubert and Strauss in the melodic clatter of old-style horse carriages.

On our Quality Sightseeing tour we’ll show you the Inner Town and its Town Hall, Stephan`s Square & Stephan`s Cathedral, the Parliament, the winter residence of Empress Elisabeth – the imperial Hofburg palace, Staatsoper and Burgtheater form the unique heart of this great city.

A “must” is marvellous Schonbrunn Palace – the summer residence of former Empress Elisabeth with an attractive interiour exposition.

The innumerable Viennese cafés are favourite spots for both local and international coffee lovers.

Take a rest with Viennese coffee and famous Sacher cake!

Meal(s): Buffet Breakfast
Accommodation: Hotel ***
Overnight: Vienna

Day 3
VIENNA – TRIP TO WACHAU VALLEY

Firstly, we drive to Melk – a spiritual and cultural center of the country for more than 1000 years, first as a castle for the Babenbergs, then from 1089 as a Benedictine monastery, founded by Margrave Leopold II.
Melk Abbey presents one of Austria’s highlights and as Europe’s great cultural ensemble.

Drive to Durnstein (Wachau valley) for a lunch break followed by walking up to Durnstein castle ruin. Enjoy the breathtaking views.

Back to Vienna and At leisure.

Meal(s): Buffet Breakfast
Accommodation: Hotel ***
Overnight: Vienna

Day 4
BRATISLAVA – CITY ON DANUBE

After breakfast, start the day with Quality sightseeing tour and see the highlights of this charming city.

Primate Palace – the largest in Bratislava where the Treaty of Pressburg was signed, see the mysterious tapestries inside the Hall of Mirrors, St. Martin Cathedral – the coronations place of 18 rulers including Austria-Hungarian empress Maria Theresa, Michaels gate – the only preserved gate, strolling through historical narrow streets.

Lunch break in the Old town.
Climb up to Bratislava castle and enjoy views on the city.
Devin castle – situated at the confluence of the Danube & Morava rivers. Its owners could control the important trade route along the Danube as well as one branch of the Amber Road. Samples of Current wine is waiting for you. It’s a regional specialty.

Meal(s): Buffet Breakfast
Accommodation: Hotel ***
Overnight: Bratislava

Day 5
THROUGH SLOVAKIA TO KRAKOW

A scenic road through lovely Slovakian countryside. We stop in the green Heart of Slovakia – in High Tatra Mountains for a tasty Slovak lunch.

In Strbske Pleso we visit a Koliba style restaurant, what about trying sheep cheese and home-made sausages? Bean soup or Cabbage soup? Potato dumplings with sheep cheese and bacon is a must
Walk around the lake and refreshed, back to the car and drive 2.5 hrs to Krakow.

Meal(s): Buffet Breakfast
Accommodation: Hotel ***
Overnight: Krakow

Day 6
KRAKOW

We start with a Quality Sightseeing tour with a professional local tour guide on the Market Square (Rynek Glowny) in the centre of Krakow’s Old Town district is Europe’s largest medieval square and has been the hub of the city since the 13th century.
It contains some of Krakow’s most famous sights, including the Cloth Hall, the Basilica of St Mary, the Town Hall Tower and the tiny 11th-century church of St Adalbert.

Wavel castle – Situated in the centre of Krakow, on the edge of the Old Town, Wawel Castle and its cathedral have experienced over 1000 years of both glorious and turbulent history. Together they now form one of the most popular tourist attractions in the region. The best time to try delicious Polish cuisine. Delicious pierogy.

After we move to Kazimierz district, it was the centre of Jewish life in Kraków for over 500 years, before it was systematically destroyed during World War II.

Rediscovered in the 1990s, thanks to the fall of the regime and worldwide exposure through the lens of Steven Spielberg, Kazimierz has since been on the rebound and is today Kraków’s most exciting district – a bustling, bohemian neighbourhood packed with historical sites, atmospheric cafes and art galleries.

Meal(s): Buffet Breakfast
Accommodation: Hotel ***
Overnight: Krakow

Day 7
KRAKOW – FAREWELL

Goodbye lovely Krakow and individual departures to the airport.

Would you like to add more days and visit:
1, Salt Mine Wieliczky
2, Concentration camp Auschwitz-Birkenau

Let us please know and we will organize a shuttle for you or stay with you, so you can have your own private driver-guide.

Meal(s): Buffet Breakfast
Accommodation: no
Overnight: no