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Taste of Eastern Europe

10 DAYS | 9 NIGHTS

Day 1: Berlin (-/-/D) Parliament Building dominates Pest, on the other side of the river. From the Elisabeth
Arrival at Berlin airport. Meet your tour escort and transfer to the hotel. Free time to Bridge, the tour takes you to Heroes Square, with monuments to all the Hungarian
relax from your flight. Dinner and overnight in Berlin. kings. You will pass by Matthias Church, where the Hungarian kings were crowned.
Tonight, we will enjoy a traditional Hungarian Folklore Evening with dinner. Overnight
Day 2: Berlin (B/-/D) in Budapest.
On our morning city tour you will see the most important sights in Berlin like the Ale-
xanderplatz, Berlin Television Tower, Berlin Cathedral, Brandenburg Gate, the rebulit Day 10: Budapest – Budapest airport (B/-/-)
Reichstag, Potsdamer Platz, Checkpoint Charlie and the Gendarmenmarkt. Remain- Breakfast and coach transfer to Budapest airport.
der of the day at leisure to explore the city on your own pace. Dinner and overnight
at hotel in Berlin. Our prices include:
• Deluxe motor coach throughout as per itinerary
Day 3: Berlin – Potsdam – Poznan (B/-/D) • English-speaking tour escort throughout
Drive to Potsdam - the capital of the State of Brandenburg. Visit of the Sanssouci • 2 nights with half board in Berlin
Palace which is the most popular of Potsdam’s palaces. It is considered the major • 1 night with half board in Poznan area
work of Rococo architecture in Germany. Arrival in Poznan, one of the oldest cities in • 2 nights with half board in Warsaw
Poland, in the late afternoon. Dinner and overnight in Poznan area. • 2 nights in Krakow (1x half board, 1 x bed & breakfast)
• 2 nights in Budapest (1x half board, 1 x bed & breakfast)
Day 4: Poznan – Warsaw (B/-/D) • Polish Polka Party with dinner
Short orientation walk through the center of Poznan. You will see Poznan Cathedral, • Hungarian Folklore Evening with dinner
the St. Stanislav’s Parish Church and the elegant Old Market Square. Poznan’s most • Local city guides Berlin, Poznan, Warsaw, Krakow, Budapest
important sight is its old town hall. It is the finest Renaissance building in the world • Admission to the following sights:
north of Italy. Poznan’s emblem is two goats, and the town hall’s main tower clock ∙ Sanssouci Palace
has a metal pair of them. At noon, every day, the goats come out and ram their ∙ Frederic Chopin’s Birthplace
heads 12 times, and this attracts the crowds. After lunch we continue to Zelazowa ∙ Wawel Royal Castle
Wola. This little village is known all over the world, as Frederic Chopin was born here. ∙ Jasna Gora Monastery
Visit of Chopin’s Birthplace and drive further to Poland’s capital Warsaw. Dinner and • Porterage at hotels in / out
overnight in Warsaw. • All taxes and charges
Day 5: Warsaw (B/-/D)
Today we experience a miracle of reconstruction and conservation. Our guided sight-
seeing tour reveals the historical center and the heart of the capital - which was
restored after World War II to its former splendour, so carefully, that it is now included
on UNESCO’s World Heritage list. Also we see the site of the Warsaw Ghetto, so sho-
ckingly evoked in Polanski’s recent movie "The Pianist". Afternoon at leisure. Dinner
and overnight in Warsaw.

Day 6: Warsaw – Czestochowa – Auschwitz – Krakow (B/-/D)
After breakfast we drive to Czestochowa to visit the 14 century Paulite Monastery at
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Jasna Gora. The monastery of Jasna Gora is the third-largest Catholic pilgrimage site PACKAGE PRICE PP
in the world, the most valuable treasure is the miraculous painting of Our Lady. Accor- IN DOUBLE ROOM FROM
ding to tradition, the icon was painted by Luke the Evangelist. Next stop is Auschwitz,
to visit what is left of the concentration camp. Then on to medieval Krakow. Dinner 1,285 €
and overnight in Krakow.

Day 7: Krakow (B/-/D) based on 30 persons
Our morning sightseeing tour begins with a short walk along the streets of the former
Jewish district of Kazimierz. Next, Wawel Hill, crowned by Wawel Castle and Wawel
Cathedral. A walk up Grodzka street leads you to the heart of Krakow, the Rynek
Glowny, or main market square. There, the large Cloth Hall is the perfect place to
shop for local souvenirs. The last sightseeing stops are the twin-spired St. Mary’s
Church and the Wawel Royal Castle. In the evening, enjoy dinner at our Polish Polka
Party. Overnight in Krakow.

Day 8: Krakow – Budapest (B/-/D)
After breakfast our scenic drive takes us into the foothills of the Tatra Mountains and
we cross into Slovakia. Next, we approach the Hungarian capital Budapest. Dinner
and overnight in Budapest.
Day 9: Budapest (B/-/D)
After breakfast, enjoy a tour of Hungary’s capital, situated on both sides of the mag-
nificent Danube River. In Buda, on the right bank of the Danube, you will view a grand
panorama of the entire city. Cross over the Danube bridges and see how the imposing

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