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DEPART U.S.
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Depart on your flights to Hungary
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ARRIVE BUDAPEST
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Arrive in Budapest; met your guide and transfer to your hotel. Orientation walk. Welcome dinner. D
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BUDAPEST
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Sightseeing tour of Budapest, with special emphasis on the Buda* side of the Danube River, the Castle District with the Matthias Church and the Fishermen's Bastion. Visit the Hungarian National Museum with the 1000-year-old Crown of St. Stephen, symbol of the Hungarian nation. Dinner cruise on the Danube River that flows through the middle of the city, dividing Buda from Pest. B/ D |
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BUDAPEST - SZENTENDRE
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Excursion to the picturesque riverside town of Szentendre, known for its museums, galleries and artists or an option to enjoy a spa or free time. B/L |
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BUDAPEST – BANSKA STIAVNICA & STARY SMOKOVEC, SLOVAKIA
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Leave Budapest and travel north stopping en route at the traditional village, Hollókö,* with cobbled lanes, gardens, and houses decorated with folk designs. Continue to Slovakia to visit the beautiful town of Banska Stiavnica,* a wealthy medieval silver mining center, with castle. Overnight in Stary Smokovec. B/L
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STARY SMOKOVEC – SPIS – LEVOCA
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Visit Spis,* a rich market town with Gothic castle and Levoca,* a historic town with a splendid Renaissance church. Enjoy a leisurely nature walk in the nearby woods. Overnight in Stary Smokovec. B/D |
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STARY SMOKOVEC - ZAKOPANE - DUNAJEC GORGE - KRAKOW
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Depart from Stary Smokovec and travel to the famous mountain resort of Zakopane, Poland’s premier center for hiking and skiing in the Tatra Mountains. See typical wooden buildings decorated with folk art. Continue on to the Dunajec River in Pieniny National Park. Gently float on a raft through its famous gorge, with majestic cliffs of incredible beauty. Continue to Krakow, cultural capital of Poland. B/L |
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KRAKOW
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Tour the historic Old City of Krakow* with outstanding buildings, monuments and art treasures, protected by UNESCO. Tour the impressive walled Wavel, seat of Polish kings for over 500 years. Enjoy free time to explore on your own. B/D |
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KRAKOW – WIELICZKA SALT MINE - KAZIMIERZ
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Travel through the Polish countryside to visit the Wieliczka Saltmine and Museum.* Tour the vast caverns of the mine filled with superb carved rock salt sculptures; see the huge underground amphitheater where concerts are held, and an enormous church. Tour the former Jewish section of Krakow, Kazimierz, site of Stephen Spielberg’s film “Schindler’s List.” Visit an old synagogue and learn about the history of this area. B/L
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KRAKOW – SKANSEN – AUSWITT-BIRKENAU
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Tour the Skansen, an outdoor museum of traditional buildings, including a wooden stave church. Continue on to nearby Auschwitz-Birkenau Concentration Camp,* now a memorial museum. B/D
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KRAKOW - WARSAW
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Travel from Krakow to Warsaw passing traditional villages and scenic countryside. Check into your hotel in Warsaw. B/L
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WARSAW - OLD TOWN
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Tour the Old Town Center,* authentically reconstructed after destruction from bombing during WWII. Visit the central square, Royal Castle and the Museum of the Warsaw Uprising. B/L |
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WARSAW
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Excursion into the countryside to visit Frederic Chopin’s Birthplace/Museum in Zelazowa Wola. Return to Warsaw with leisure time to explore this interesting city on your own. B/D |
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DEPART WARSAW
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Transfer to the airport for your return flights. B
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