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Central & Eastern Europe 2020 2020 Central & Eastern EUROPE Escorted Tours Cruises Country Combinations Austria Hotels always Croatia First Class & Deluxe Czech Republic Hungary Germany Poland Slovenia YEARS OF 51EXCELLENCE Simply the Facts WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT CHOOSING HOMERIC TOURS FOR YOUR VACATION: 51 YEARS OF EXCELLENCE Homeric Tours was born in 1969. Decades of knowledge and experience allows us to plan, arrange and execute the most memorable travel experiences for our customers. WE CAN CUSTOMIZE YOUR VACATION Whether it’s a pre or post extension, additional nights, combining countries or creating a fully customized itinerary, we can arrange it all for you. WITH HOMERIC TOURS, YOU ARE NEVER ALONE Our Homeric Tours representatives are in each of our destinations to offer assistance at all times. Whether you are on an independent vacation or escorted tour, assistance is only a phone call away. We provide our travelers 24/7 support from a Homeric representative. WE LOVE GROUPS Every package in this brochure is available for groups of any size. Our group department provides highly competitive pricing and complete expert coordination for worldwide air- inclusive or land-only group travel. See our group brochure for more details. EXCLUSIVE ITINERARIES We are continually creating new packages and itineraries with one of a kind experiences and beautiful destinations. We are always looking for the newest adventure, the hottest destination and the newest way of seeing it all. Our team loves creating new and unique itineraries for you! VALUE Who doesn’t want travel at the best value? Our customers are not interested in spending as little as possible. They care most to get quality travel for what they spend and we, at Homeric, are able to do that. USTOA Homeric Tours, as an Active Member of USTOA, is required to post $1 Million with USTOA to be used to reimburse, in accordance with the terms and conditions of the USTOA $1 Million Travelers Assistance Program, the advance payments of Homeric Tours’ customers in the unlikely event of Homeric Tours’ bankruptcy, insolvency or cessation of business. Further, you should understand that the $1 Million posted by Homeric Tours may be sufficient to provide only a partial recovery of the advance payments received by Homeric Tours. More details of the USTOA Travelers Assistance Program may be obtained by writing to USTOA at 345 Seventh Avenue, Suite 1801, New York, New York 10001, or by email to [email protected] or by visiting their website at www.USTOA.com. 2 HOMERIC TOURS CENTRAL & EASTERN EUROPE 2020 homerictours.com Why Homeric Tours is Your Best Choice We had a wonderful trip! Thank you for all your help. Homeric crew was SPOT ON at every pickup, transfer, tickets, tours and hotels were nice too. Athens was really nice and Crete our favorite island. – JELKA B., WATSONVILLE, CA As usual you did a magnificent job in coordinating this trip, a complicated one. The fights, connections and lodgings where excellent!!! We enjoyed very much our private tour in Portugal, Spain and Tenerife. – ORFIE M., NEW HYDE PARK, NY We returned from Morocco yesterday evening. Everything was great and we had a wonderful time. We are grateful to Homeric Tours for an AIRLINES USED BY HOMERIC TOURS: impeccably organized trip. Very rarely in our personal and professional life we had such a splendid experience! Thank you very much. –LOUCAS & PENNY T., NEW YORK, NY We did have a most memorable trip to Croatia, Slovenia & Montenegro. We thank you for your help in arranging the details! – CHARLOTTE M., DALLAS, TX We had a great experience in Egypt and we will definitely recommend Homeric Tours services to all our family and friends. – MR. & MRS. LEO M., HIGHLAND, IN Thank you for all your help on this “complicated” tour package. I couldn’t have done it without you. – DEBBIE E., TRAVEL PROFESSIONAL Thank you for your help with our trip…we all had a Fabulous time….even in the record breaking heat! The tour Guide, Alfredo was Amazing and everyone really enjoyed Claudio who did the Rome tour as well. Thank you! – TERI D. CRUISE PLANNERS, LAKE IN THE HILLS, IL homerictours.com HOMERIC TOURS CENTRAL & EASTERN EUROPE 2020 3 Austria Croatia Czech Republic Hungary Germany Poland Central & Slovenia Eastern Europe Homeric Tours offers you Central and Eastern Europe and all of its fascinations. These pages are designed to give you a picture of what to expect on your tour... excitement, education and lots of fun. We invite you to journey with us to a unique and fascinating area with a multitude of cultures and traditions. You will witness a genuine excitement among the people, experience history and cultural diversity and enjoy the many sceneries, cuisines and arts. Join us on this fascinating discovery of the ‘Other Europe.’ There has never been a better time to visit—nor a better way. Village and Adriatic Coastline, Croatia 4 HOMERIC TOURS CENTRAL & EASTERN EUROPE 2020 GRAND CAPITALS 7 Day Tour from $ 1297 Prague, Vienna, Budapest Budapest, Hungary TOUR INCLUDED FEATURES: . 2-night hotel accommodations in Prague . 2-night hotel accommodations in Vienna . 2-night hotel accommodations in Budapest . Breakfast daily . 3 dinners as per itinerary . Sightseeing tour in Prague, Vienna and Charles Bridge, Prague, Czech Republic Budapest . Headsets for included sightseeing tours East. The rest of the day is free to explore this DAY BY DAY ITINERARY . All transfers as per itinerary DAY 1, SAT: PRAGUE beautiful city. (B) . Professional Tour Director throughout Upon arrival in Prague your will be met and DAY 6, THU: BUDAPEST . Luggage handling in hotels of one piece transferred to your hotel. The rest of the day is In 1873 the twin cities of Buda and Pest joined per person at leisure. Enjoy a welcome dinner. (D) with ancient Obuda to form a new, unified city, . Hotel taxes and service charges DAY 2, SUN: PRAGUE Budapest. Charming and beautiful the city was Morning sightseeing tour of Prague, one of the declared a World Heritage site in 1987. The . USTOA $1 Million Travelers Assistance most alluring cities in Europe, built on seven morning sightseeing tour includes views of the program hills and both banks of the Vltava River. We Parliament, Royal Palace and the Caste Hill area, Optional excursions to Greece, Rome, start with panoramic drive to see the famous Fisherman’s Bastion, Matthias Church, Heroes’ Dubrovnik, Paris, Cairo, Istanbul and Jerusalem Wenceslas and the Castle Squares. The walking Square and more. Free time to explore the city on pages 12-13 tour takes us to the Royal Castle of Hradcany, on your own. Tonight enjoy dinner with enter- St. Vitus Cathedral, St. George Basilica and tainment in a typical Csarda restaurant. (B,D) DATES & PRICES (Land Only) Grand Capitals tour stars in Prague on select Saturdays. the Golden Lane with the Daliborka Tower and DAY 7, FRI: BUDAPEST Homeric Tours will offer competitive airfares from USA more. The balance of the day is at leisure. (B) After breakfast, you will be transferred to the in conjunction with the tour upon request. DAY 3, MON: PRAGUE/VIENNA airport. (B) PRAGUE: ANGELO BY VIENNA Today we travel to Vienna, the “City of Waltz”. HOUSE (F) Upon arrival check-in to your hotel. You have free B=Breakfast, L=Lunch, D=Dinner VIENNA: HILTON VIENNA (SF) time to start discovering the city’s delights. (B) BUDAPEST: RADISSON BLU BEKE (SF)/ MUSEUM (F) DAY 4, TUE: VIENNA MAY 30, 2020 $1,297 Enjoy breakfast at your hotel. Today we visit JUN 6 $1,297 the Hofburg Palace, once the seat of the Aus- tro-Hungarian Empire and view the Belvedere JUL 11 $1,297 Palace, Prater amusement park, the United SEP 12, 19, 26 $1,297 Nations buildings, St. Stephen’s Cathedral and OCT 10 $1,297 other vivid reminders of the city’s imperial his- Single suppl. $532 tory. Afternoon is at leisure. Dinner at a favorite Prices are per person based on double/ triple occupancy. restaurant. (B,D) Additional nights in Prague and Budapest are available DAY 5, WED: VIENNA/BUDAPEST upon request. Hotels featured above may be substituted according to availability. Prices in this brochure were After breakfast, journey eastbound to effective in November 2019 and their availability is limited. For current prices, see www.HomericTours.com or call us Budapest, better known as the Paris of the at 212-753-1100 or toll free at 800-223 5570. homerictours.com HOMERIC TOURS CENTRAL & EASTERN EUROPE 2020 5 DISCOVERY OF CROATIA 9 Day Tour from $1885 Zagreb, Plitvice Lakes, Split, Hvar, Dubrovnik flavor with views of the Fortress, Franciscan Split, Croatia Monastery and more. The afternoon is at View from Split Cathedral, Croatia leisure to enjoy this charming island, listed as one of the top 10 most beautiful islands in the TOUR INCLUDED FEATURES: world. (B) • 2-night hotel accommodations in Zagreb DAY 6, MON: HVAR / DUBROVNIK • 1-night hotel accommodations in Split Today return to mainland and continue to the • 2-night hotel accommodations in Hvar “Pearl of Adriatic,” Dubrovnik. A drive along the • 3-night hotel accommodations in picturesque Croatian coast reveals the Dubrovnik world-famous natural beauty of the area. Din- • Breakfast daily throughout the tour ner and overnight. (B,D) • 4 dinners as per itinerary DAY 7, TUE: DUBROVNIK • Sightseeing as per itinerary This morning, a walking tour brings you to Old Dubrovnik. See the Rector’s Palace, Bell Tower • Headsets for included sightseeing tours Clock, Orlando’s Column, Sponza Palace, Do- • Touring by modern air-conditioned minican Monastery and Franciscan Monastery motor coach with its Pharmacy, one of the oldest in the • Professional Tour Director throughout DAY BY DAY ITINERARY world.
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