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For more details and reservations contact: Cynthia Rodriguez at the San Antonio Chamber of Commerce E-mail: [email protected] • Telephone: (210) 229-2107 Member of Reservations can also be made on our online booking enginewww.centralholidayswest.com/booking. The group booking code is: B002117 BUDAPEST, VIENNA, AND PRAGUE 9 Days from $3,699 air & land TOUR HIGHLIGHTS (3) BUDAPEST - (2) VIENNA – (2) PRAGUE Historic Budapest River • Chain Bridge • Heroes Square • Hungarian Building • Baroque Castle • Visegrad - former Royal Hungarian Residence • - ecclesiastical center of - medieval artists’ town • Imperial Vienna • Hofburg - famous residence of Empress Elizabeth • Prague Castle • St. Vitus Cathedral • Brewing town of Pilsen – founded 2 PRAGUE by Czech King Wenceslas II in 1295 • Berlin • Checkpoint Charlie • Brandenburg Gate • Berlin Memorial • Berlin’s history during period of Prussians, Imperialists, Nazis and Cold War and much, much more

2 VIENNA 3 BUDAPEST Day 1 Depart USA Depart the US for Budapest, Hungary. Meals and refreshments served on board. A Day 2 Arrive Budapest, Hungary Upon arrival in Budapest, proceed to baggage claim and after clearing customs you will be met by the Central Holidays West tour director and transfer to the hotel. Two TOUR FEATURES in one, and Pest; are separated by the mighty Danube •ROUND TRIP AIR TRANSPORTATION - Air transportation from River. Buda is the ancient , dating back 2,000 years. Pest is the San Antonio, TX modern city featuring its commercial center. Buda and Pest are •FIRST-CLASS ACCOMMODATIONS - Hotel accommodations for linked by a number of bridges, the most famous being the Chain 7 nights (3 nights in Budapest, 2 nights in Vienna and 2 nights Bridge, guarded by huge stone lions. The combined city contains over in Prague) •SUPERB CUISINE - 13 included meals consisting of 7 buffet 500 parks. The rest of the day is at leisure to relax or explore the city Breakfasts, 2 lunches and 4 dinners on your own. Your local Central Holidays West tour director can •SIGHTSEEING TOUR PROGRAM - Sightseeing, including local answer your questions regarding the nearby attractions or to find a guide and all entrance fees as follows: a half day tour of local restaurant. Dinner this evening is at the hotel. (D) Budapest, full day tour including a city tour of Vienna, full day tour including a city tour of Prague and a full day Danube Bend Day 3 Budapest – City Tour After breakfast take a guided morning Tour (including Visegrad, Esztergom and Szentendre). Optional city tour aboard your private motor coach where you'll be introduced tours available to the main attractions of this Hungarian capital. Visit Hosok Tere •PROFESSIONAL TOUR DIRECTOR - Assistance of a (Heroes Square) with the monument commemorating the professional Tour Director for the entire length of the tour millennium of the arrival of the to the Carpatian Basin, upon arrival in Budapest •DELUXE MOTORCOACHES - Touring by private deluxe air- the Opera House and the Parliament. Then in Buda, take a walk conditioned motorcoach through the Castle District (largely Baroque with medieval •BAGGAGE HANDLING AND TRANSFERS – Baggage handling foundations), finally ending at Gellert Hill, which offers a breathtaking for one piece of checked luggage outside of the view over the whole city. Spend the afternoon at leisure, wandering the charming streets or crossing one of the many bridges linking the two towns. Dinner this evening is at the hotel (B,D) OPTIONAL BERLIN EXTENSION TOUR FEATURES •FIRST-CLASS ACCOMMODATIONS - Hotel accommodations for 2 nights •SUPERB CUISINE - 2 included meals consisting of 2 buffet breakfasts •SIGHTSEEING TOUR PROGRAM - Sightseeing, including local guide and all entrance fees as follows: City tour of Berlin including Checkpoint Charlie, Brandenburg Gate, and the Memorial •PROFESSIONAL TOUR DIRECTOR - Assistance of a professional Tour Director for the entire length of the tour •BAGGAGE HANDLING AND TRANSFERS – Baggage handling for one piece of checked luggage outside of the airport •DELUXE MOTORCOACHES – Touring by private deluxe air-conditioned motorcoach Vienna Day 4 Budapest – Danube Bend Tour Todays tour is to the three major settlements marking the route to the scenic bend of the River Danube. We first visit Visegrad, former Royal Residence, with its fascinating view over the Danube Bend. We then proceed to Esztergom, the ecclesiastical center of Hungary, where we visit the cathedral. Afterwards, we go on a guided walking tour around Szentendre, the medieval artists’ town. Lunch is included along the way in a local restaurant. (B,L) Day 5 Budapest/Vienna, – City Tour After breakfast this morning we head to Vienna for a full day sightseeing including a half day city tour Vienna. Along the way we will stop for lunch. As a European city, Vienna combines beauty and charm with culture, style and sophistication. You will see the Ringstrasse known for such magnificent buildings as the Museum of Applied Arts, the State Opera House, the Museum of Fine Arts and the Museum of Natural History. Afterwards see the Hofburg, the famous residence of Empress Elizabeth, the Parliament building, the City Prague Hall, the Burgtheater and the Belvedere . After the tour you will check into the hotel and relax. (B,L) Day 6 Vienna Today enjoy the great city of Vienna at your own pace. Perhaps visit one of the city’s famous museums, relax with Day 9 Prague to USA or extend your stay with an optional Berlin a Viennese Coffee in a city cafe, or shop souvenirs in its vibrant extension This morning transfer to the airport for your return shopping plazas. (B) flight home. (B) Day 7 Vienna /Prague, – City Tour After breakfast OPTIONAL BERLIN EXTENSION this morning we head to Prague for a full day sightseeing including Day 9 Prague/Berlin - City Tour After breakfast this morning we a half day city tour Prague. See Strahov Monastery, founded in the head to Berlin for a full day sightseeing including a half day city 12th century, with its consisting of two baroque halls for tour Berlin. See many of Berlin’s top attractions on this guided theological and philosophical reading. From the terrace you have an tour — sites like Checkpoint Charlie, Brandenburg Gate, the Berlin outstanding view of Prague. Continue on foot to Loreto Monastery Wall Memorial and East Side Gallery, Alexanderplatz, and and to Prague Castle, and then to St. Vitus Cathedral, the largest of Museum Island, to name just a few. Learn about Berlin’s history the Prague churches constructed over a period of six centuries. The during the years of the Prussians, the Imperialists, the Nazis and Cathedral reflects the evolving architecture styles from high Gothic the Cold War. After the tour you will check into the hotel and relax. to . You'll also visit the Old Royal Palace, St. George's (B) Basilica and Golden Lane with Daliborka Tower. After the tour you Day 10 Berlin Today enjoy the great city of Berlin at your own will check into the hotel and relax. Dinner this evening is at the hotel pace. Perhaps visit the Berlin State Library (once the workplace (B,D) of Albert Einstein), explore Pariser Platz, the location of Hitler’s Day 8 Prague Enjoy a full day at leisure. Explore the Old Town bunker, or take a stroll along Friedrichstrasse, a high-end Square and New Town, the Charles Bridge, and the Old Jewish shopping area. (B) Cemetery with its ancient tombstones dating from the mid-14th Day 11 Berlin to USA This morning transfer to the airport for your to late 17th centuries. You might also visit Hradcany Castle on return flight home. (B) your own or take an optional tour to Pilsen. Beer has been brewed in the town of Pilsen since it was founded in 1295. However, the (B) – Breakfast, (L) – Lunch, (D) – Dinner pilsner known around the world today is connected with the name of Pilsner Urquell, brewed in the Prazdroj brewery dating back to TOUR PRICE 1842. Brewers the world over have tried in vain to imitate the unique taste of Pilsner Urquell! Your factory visit will show you how Tour price is $3,699 per person, double occupancy. pilsner was brewed and drunk in the past, and how it is brewed For single occupancy, add $399 and drunk today. You'll visit the museum's collection documenting Fuel surcharges of $495 and taxes of $150 per person are the brewery's 150-year history, and have lunch in the brewery’s included in the price and are valid at the time of printing but are subject to change. restaurant Na Spilce (included in the tour price). After lunch we Please note: Though rare, it may be necessary to visit the Czech Republic's most famous glass factory is situated substitute hotels and adjust itineraries at guide's in the small town of Nizbor on the River Berounka (a tributary of discretion due to local conditions. the Vltava River), around an hour's drive from Prague. The factory OPTIONAL BERLIN EXTENSION tour reveals the complete history of glass production in Bohemia. Berlin Extension: $499 Double Occupancy or $848 Single Tonight there is a farewell dinner in a local restaurant. 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