This 11-day Central European vacation takes you to Berlin, Prague, Krakow, and Warsaw to explore some of Central Europe’s most beloved cities. It features first-class accommodations, a mix of private, small group, and shared tours, and is great for first-time visitors.
Your journey begins in Berlin, the German capital and one of Europe’s great centres of history and culture. A city circle tour and boat trip will get you up to speed on some of the city’s highlights, including Checkpoint Charlie, where diplomats would pass between East and West Berlin, the KaDeWe shopping centre, and the Judisches Museum. You’ll also cruise along the River Spree to see the city from the water. While based in Berlin, you’ll also take a day to explore nearbly Potsdam and Sanssouci Palace. Meet your group at Kurfurstendamm and ride the bus to Potsdam, where you’ll enjoy a guided tour of the city that’ll take you along the Dutch Quarter and the Russian colony of Alexandrowka. You’ll also visit beautiful Sanssouci Palace to cap off the tour.
Leave Berlin behind and connect to Prague, Czechia’s beautiful capital, which showcases marvellous medieval architecture. A three-hour night cruise along the Vltava River will show off many of the city’s historical monuments brilliantly lit up at night. The next day, enjoy a city tour that’ll take you through the Old Town to Prague Castle, the largest medieval castle in Europe, and across the Charles Bridge, the city’s most cherished landmark.
Cross the border into Poland and reach Krakow, the country’s medieval centre and most popular tourist site. Head to nearby Oswiecim for a somber tour of the Auschwitz-Birkenau Concentration Camp, learning about the Holocaust and how this beautiful Polish town was transformed into one of the darkest places in human history. The next day, head on a city tour that will showcase Krakow, starting in the Market Square, which is one of Europe’s largest and home to the massive Cloth Hall and St. Mary’s Cathedral, which is decorated with startling colours on the inside. Continue up Wawel Hill to explore Wawel Castle, which overlooks the river and is the unofficial centre of the city.
Finally, connect north to Warsaw, the Polish capital and a city rebuilt from the ashes of World War II. Get a taste for the city’s fascinating history on a private city tour starting at the Palace of Culture and Science, a brutalist building leftover from the days of Soviet control. Continue to the Old Town, which was painstakingly rebuilt to capture its medieval past, and finally to the Royal Castle, where the former kings of Poland used to govern the nation.
At the end of your stay, connect to the airport to return home.