Trip to Europe

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Day 1: Fly overnight to Germany
Day 2: Berlin
Meet your Tour Director at the airport
Take a walking tour of Berlin
With your tour director you will see:
Unter den Linden
Reichstag

Day 3: Berlin
-Take a guided tour of Berlin
- With your expert local guide you will see:
- Brandenburg Gate
- Kurfürstendamm
- Remains of the Berlin Wall
- Photo stop at Checkpoint Charlie Museum
-Visit the Topography of Terror Museum
-Time to explore on your own or
-Optional: Potsdam

Take a half-day excursion to Potsdam, where the postwar administration of Germany was decided at the 1945 Potsdam Conference. Potsdam was also the royal playground of Frederick the Great of Prussia; see baroque palaces, pavilions and the royal residence’s gardens. Take a guided visit inside either Sanssouci or Cecilienhof (from June 2-Sept. 30, visit Sanssouci and enjoy a cruise on Lake Winn).

Day 4: Dresden • Prague
-Travel to Dresden
-Take a guided tour of Dresden
-Travel to Prague

Day 5: Prague
-Take a guided tour of Prague
-With your expert local guide you will see:
-Charles Bridge
-Visit St. Vitus Cathedral
-Visit the Golden Lane
-Take a walking tour of Prague

Day 6: Budapest
-Travel via Slovakia and the Tatra Mountains to Budapest
-Take a cruise on the Danube River

Day 7: Budapest
-Take a guided tour of Budapest
-Visit Matthias Church
-Take a walking tour of Budapest
-With your tour director you will see:
-Fisherman’s Bastion
-Parliament
-Visit the House of Terror Museum

Day 8: Vienna
-Take a walking tour of Vienna
- With your tour director you will see:
-Opera House
-Kärntnerstrasse
-St. Stephen’s Cathedral
-Enjoy a wiener schnitzel dinner

Day 9: Vienna
-Take a guided tour of Vienna
-With your expert local guide you will see:
-Ringstrasse
-Parliament
-Rathaus
-Hofburg
-Visit Schönbrunn Palace
-Time to explore on your own or
-Optional: Viennese waltz dancing

Experience the elegance and grandeur of the traditional Austrian waltz, the world’s oldest form of ballroom dance. During an optional two-and-a-half-hour lesson, you’ll discover the long and complex relationship between dance and city as you learn to turn and step with the best.

Day 10: Salzburg • Munich
-Take a walking tour of Salzburg
-With your tour director you will see:
-Old Town
-Mozart's Birthplace

Continue on to Munich

Day 11: Munich
-Take a guided tour of Munich
-With your expert local guide you will see:
-Olympic Stadium
-Residenz
-Marienplatz
-Visit Dachau
-Take a walking tour of Munich
-With your tour director you will see:
-Frauenkirche
-Neues Rathaus
-Hofbräuhaus

Day 12: Heidelberg
-Travel to Heidelberg

Day 13: Heidelberg
-Take a guided tour of Heidelberg
-Visit the Heidelberg Castle wine barrel
-Time to explore on your own or
-Optional: Neckar Valley

Take in the medieval scenery of rural Germany during an hour-long boat ride along the Neckar River. Then, visit the ruins of the 13th-century Dilsberg Fortress, once the most powerful in the region, and enjoy free time to explore the quaint cobblestoned town that encircles it. Note: Only available between March 25-Oct. 22.

Day 14: Depart for home

Day 14: Colmar • Lucerne
-Travel to Colmar
-Take a tour of Colmar
-Travel to Lucerne

Day 15: Lucerne
-Take a tour of Lucerne
-With your tour director you will see:
-Lion Monument
-Chapel Bridge
-Take an excursion to Mount Pilatus
-Optional: Swiss Folklore Event

Opt to join us for a bit of Swiss tradition. You’ll enjoy a delicious meal, including the chance to try fondue—the Swiss National Dish! Afterwards, watch a show, complete with yodeling, traditional dancing, and Alpine horns. Note: Groups traveling from October to mid-April will enjoy Swiss music during their meal instead of the show.

Day 16: Depart for home