Grand Central Europe: A Cultural Journey

Set out on a reflective journey through Central Europe that blends personal meaning, cultural richness, and powerful history. Whether you are reconnecting with ancestral roots or simply seeking to understand a beautiful yet poignant part of the world, this small-group itinerary offers a thoughtful overview of four distinct nations, balancing comprehensive touring with time for your own exploration.

Tour Highlights

Take in Warsaw on guided sightseeing, learning how the city has rebuilt and reimagined itself while preserving key sites of its complex past.
Visit the Auschwitz and Birkenau concentration camps with a local guide, bearing witness to the Holocaust at two of its most significant memorial sites.
Travel to the Wieliczka Salt Mine near Kraków, descending into an underground world of chapels, sculptures, and passages carved from salt.
Explore Budapest on comprehensive touring that showcases both Buda and Pest, from hilltop vistas and the Castle District to elegant boulevards along the Danube.
Follow the scenic Danube Bend, visiting riverside towns and viewpoints that highlight the natural beauty and historic importance of this great river.
Spend time in Vienna, with sightseeing that reveals its imperial architecture, grand avenues, and coffeehouse culture, capped by an evening classical music performance.
Tour elegant Prague, including Old Town Square with its famous astronomical clock, the hilltop complex of Prague Castle, and the iconic Charles Bridge spanning the Vltava River.

Itinerary at a Glance

Day 1: Depart U.S. for Warsaw
Day 2: Warsaw
Day 3: Warsaw
Day 4: Krakow
Day 5: Krakow
Day 6: Krakow
Day 7: Budapest
Day 8: Budapest
Day 9: Budapest
Day 10: Vienna
Day 11: Vienna
Day 12: Vienna
Day 13: Prague
Day 14: Prague
Day 15: Prague
Day 16: Depart Prague for U.S.

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Odysseys Unlimited