9 days / 8 nights

• Uncover three of Europe's most dazzling cities, Budapest, Vienna & Prague
• Travel by rail between each city
• Private A&K chauffeur driven vehicle
• Budapest State Opera House recital
• Austrian countryside
• Private Estates Theatre tour with orchestra conductor
• A&K’s Guardian Angel and Concierge Rail Service

Itinerary

A personal A&K welcome to the capital of Hungary, and private transfer to your choice of hotel.
Budapest (Choice of category)

Your A&K guide introduces you to Budapest this morning. Cross the graceful Chain Bridge over the Danube to Buda and ascend by funicular to Castle Hill where the former Royal Palace towers over the Danube. Explore the cobbled and colourful streets of this ancient Royal district and visit the Matthias Church. Your afternoon is free for shopping or relaxation (B).
Budapest (Choice of category)

Explore Pest! Commence at the market hall where a vast array of provisions and craft wares are on sale. Visit the largest Synagogue in Europe and the Jewish Museum, see Heroes’ Square with its impressive Millennial Monument and St. Stephen’s Basilica. Finish with a private tour of the Budapest State Opera House with a special opera recital. Built between 1875 and 1884, the building has been painstakingly restored after being severely damaged during the siege of the city in 1944-45. Afternoon at leisure for further exploration (B).
Budapest (Choice of category)

A&K’s Concierge Rail service takes you by train to Austria. This afternoon your A&K guide invites you on an introductory walking tour of Vienna. Visit the Imperial Treasury at the great Hofburg Palace, gothic St. Stephen’s Cathedral and the famous ‘Ringstrasse’ with its 19th century buildings (B).
Vienna (Choice of category)

Today choose how your wish to discover. Visit the magnificent summer palace of the Habsburgs, Schönbrunn Palace, whose sumptuously decorated rooms include the apartments of Emperor Franz Joseph and Empress Elizabeth, as well as the magnificent ceremonial rooms. Walk the ‘Hall of Mirrors’ where Mozart performed for Empress Maria Theresa when he was 6 years old and the formally designed gardens. Or leave the city and explore the charming Vienna Woods. Visit Mayerling, scene of the suicide pact between Crown Prince Rudolph and Baroness Maria Vetsera. Once a hunting lodge, it was replaced by a convent by the bereaved Emperor. Continue to nearby Heiligenkreuz, a magnificent Cistercian Abbey and stop at the Seegrotte, a former mine and now fascinating underground lake, for a boat trip. Your afternoon is at leisure for shopping and further exploration (B).
Vienna (Choice of category)

Enjoy A&K’s Concierge Rail service as you travel by train to the Czech Republic and the ‘Golden City’ of Prague. Your choice of accommodation includes the luxurious Four Seasons Hotel just steps from the 14th century Charles Bridge or the musically inspired Hotel Aria (B).
Prague (Choice of category)

A morning walking tour of Prague introduces you to the Old Town Square and the network of narrow streets. Explore the Jewish Quarter and the Jewish Museum, housing the largest collection of Judaica in Europe. Visit the Old Synagogue and the Jewish Cemetery. Finish your morning with a visit the city’s finest Neo-Classical building, the Estates Theatre. The venue for the premiere of Mozart’s Don Giovanni in 1787, take a private tour with the orchestra’s senior conductor with a recital by a chamber quintet. Afternoon at leisure to further explore (B).
Prague (Choice of category)

Drive to Hradcany Castle, seat of Bohemian Kings and Holy Roman Emperors. Visit the beautiful St. Vitus Cathedral, one of central Europe’s finest and the Basilica of St. George, founded in 905. Stroll along Golden Lane, a row of tiny houses from the 16th century; visit the Sanctuary of Our Lady of Loreto, an important place of pilgrimage and finally the Strahov Monastery where you have a private tour of the ornate Strahov Library. This afternoon is at your leisure for further sightseeing or maybe a wander around the shops (B).
Prague (Choice of category)

A&K wishes you well as your private journey concludes with a transfer to Prague airport (B)

Note: Rates for alternative departure dates available on request.

Insider Access

Visit the Budapest State Opera House to experience the lavishly decorated auditorium. In addition you are welcomed with a very special private opera recital.

Visit the city’s finest Neo-Classical building, the Estates Theatre, the venue for the premiere of Mozart’s Don Giovanni in 1787. Here you enjoy a private tour with the orchestra’s senior conductor and afterwards a short recital by a chamber quintet.

Departure Dates & Prices

Tour Departs:

On the following dates