Austria – Czech Itinerary 2020
Saturday, March 14
Depart Jacksonville for Prague by plane.
Sunday, March 15
1:40pm: Arrive in Prague (Hotel Metamorphis)
4:00pm: Walking Tour of Prague by foot
5:30pm: Welcome Dinner
Monday, March 16
Meet Blanka at 9:40am after breakfast.
10:00 am: Astronomical Clock in Old Town Square and then Wenceslas Square
10:45 am – 1pm: Foot tour of Charles Bridge, Historic Prague, John Lennon Wall, Communist Memorial, Prague Castle (exteriors) and Church, Puccini Hill.
1:00pm: Prague by water – 2 hour private boat tour
3:00pm: Walking Tour of the Jewish Quarter by foot
5:00 pm: Prague Straw Market.
6:00pm: Free time (Shopping at Wencelas Square; Natural History Museum; Tour of Prague Cathedral) and dinner on your own.
Tuesday, March 17
8:00am – 11:00am: Business visit to Ruckl Crystal Factory in Nizbor by bus.
12:30pm – 3:00pm: Business visit to Pilsen Brewery by bus.
5:00pm: Free time (Shopping at Wencelas Square; Natural History Museum; Tour of Prague Cathedral, Straw Market) and dinner on your own.
Wednesday, March 18
7:00 am: Depart Prague by bus
1pm: Arrive at Renaissance Hotel in Vienna and check in.
2pm – 3:30pm: Lunch
4pm – 6pm: Walking Tour in Vienna including St. Stephen’s Cathedral, Hoffburg Palace, Lipizzaner Training Grounds, Gnosh Market, etc. by foot
6pm: Free time: Hoffburg Palace; Belvedere Museum; and Sisi Museum;
Thursday, March 19
10:00 am: Tour the United Nations
11:30 am: Tour largest Swarovski Crystal store and presentation
1:00 pm: Lunch and explore the Gnoshmarket
2:00 pm: Depart for Tour of the Ringstrasse by bus
3:15pm: Tour Heilegenkreutz Abbey
5:00pm: Tour of the Schnapps Museum
6:00 pm: Free Time in Vienna: Prater Park; Schoenbrun Zoo; City Center.
Friday March 20
9:45 am: Arrive at Schoenbrun: Tour interiors and exteriors
12:00 noon: Free time in Vienna: Prater Park; Schoenbrun Zoo; City Center
Saturday, March 21 8:00 am: Depart hotel for Vienna Lake District by bus
10:00am: Lunch and explore St. Gilgen
12:00pm: Malthausen Concentration Camp by foot
2:00pm: City Tour of Salzburg and Mirabell Gardens by foot
3:00pm: Free Time for shopping in Salzburg
5:00pm: Tour of Salt Mines by foot
7:00pm: Depart for Munich by bus
8:30pm: Farewell dinner
Sunday, March 22
8:00am: Depart Munich Hotel and Travel back to the USA by plane