Best of Eastern Europe

Best of Eastern Europe

On this holiday, you’ll travel on a luxury Grand Tourer with almost 35% more legroom

A wonderful opportunity to discover the varied highlights of some of Eastern Europe’s greatest cities, from Krakow, the diamond in the Polish crown, to Budapest, the Jewel of the Danube, Prague, Golden City of a Hundred Spires, and Berlin, the united German capital.

Holiday highlights
Cosmopolitan Berlin
Charming Wroclaw
Guided sightseeing in Krakow,
Budapest & Prague
Poignant Auschwitz

Optional excursions
• Wieliczka Salt Mines
• Danube evening cruise

Holiday Itinerary by Coach
Day 1 UK to N. France to Dover and across to Calais, then on into Northern France to our overnight hotel. (D)
Day 2 N. France to Helmstedt Through Belgium and Holland into Germany and on to Helmstedt for an overnight stay at the Holiday Inn (3*). (B,D)
Day 3 Helmstedt to Berlin To Potsdam for an included guided tour of this wonderful town, full of palaces, parks and gardens, before we arrive at our hotel for the night. In the evening an optional ‘Berlin by Night’ guided tour to see some of the many sights at night time. Berlin Mark Hotel (3*). (B,D)
Day 4 Berlin to Wroclaw Into Poland and to Wroclaw, where we spend the next two nights. There will be an opportunity to participate in an optional city tour this evening. Hotel Park Plaza (4*). (B,D)
Day 5 Wroclaw At leisure in Wroclaw to further explore your favourite parts of this wonderful city. Wroclaw’s most valuable historical buildings and artwork can be found in the Old Town and they are all accessible on foot. Alternatively you can join our scenic optional excursion into the Sudety Mountains. (B,D)
Day 6 Wroclaw to Krakow Continuing across Poland today we head first for Auschwitz where there will be free time to contemplate this poignant memorial or to join an optional guided tour before continuing to Krakow, where we stay for two nights, Hotel Wyspianski (3*). (B,D)
Day 7 Krakow Krakow’s main Market Square is the largest medieval centre in Europe, with its Cloth Hall, topped with gargoyles, St Mary’s Church and the Town Hall Tower. Climb Wawel Hill to visit the magnificent castle or browse around the shops beneath the Cloth Hall. Our included morning sightseeing tour will introduce you to the main sights and in the afternoon you can enjoy time at leisure or join an optional excursion to the world famous Wielickza Salt Mines. This takes you through the eerie world of pits and chambers, full of hand hewn salt statues. (B,D)
Day 8 Krakow to Budapest Three countries in one day as we head south through the Tatra Mountains of Poland, through Slovakia and then into Hungary for two nights in the capital, Budapest. This evening you can join an optional river cruise. Hotel Mercure Buda (4*). (B,D)
Day 9 Budapest A leisurely day in Budapest with an included morning sightseeing tour to see some of the major attractions. A walk through Buda’s charming streets will reveal lovely Baroque houses and medieval entryways, whilst in Pest you will find modern designer clothing shops and jewellers. Visit the Castle District of Buda with its quaint cobbled streets and hidden gardens. Here the impressive Fisherman’s Bastion overlooks the Parliament and the famous Chain Bridge leads to
Pest, the city’s commercial heart. (B,D)
Day 10 Budapest to Prague Through neighbouring Slovakia to reach the Czech Republic and its capital Prague, where we stay for two nights. There will be an optional city tour this evening to see Prague by night. Hotel Barcelo (4*). (B,D)
Day 11 Prague At leisure in Prague, with its skyline dominated by hundreds of towers and spires and the imposing St Vitus Cathedral looking down from the hill of Hradcany over the Charles Bridge, lined with baroque statues. Prague’s Old Town is vibrant with the quaint shops selling glassware, antique books, and lace. You’ll be seeing some of the main sights on our included guided city tour this morning. In the evening you can join in the optional ‘Bohemian Evening’. (B,D)
Day 12 Prague to Wiesbaden Back into Germany today. We’ll be staying overnight in the Ramada Treff Wiesbaden-Nordenstadt (3*). (B,D)
Day 13 Wiesbaden to N. France  Through the scenic Rhine Valley and Belgium,  into Northern France for our last night. (B,D)
Day 14 N. France to UK From Calais we take the return crossing to Dover, then home. (B)
(B) Breakfast (D) Dinner