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Independent Package Includes
- Round trip flights NYC-Vienna, Budapest-NYC
Other departure cities available. Click on date of departure for selection and prices.
- Airline fuel surcharges
- 5 nights accommodations in your choice of Plan A, B, C or D hotel plans
- 2 nights Vienna
- 3 nights Budapest
- Transportation between cities via First Class rail (Plan A or B) or Standard rail (Plan C & D) with reserved seats ▲
- Breakfast daily
▲ Upgrade to First Class rail is available for Plan C & D.
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Book your Optional Tours before you travel and see more, save time, and save money. Tours purchased while traveling cost at least 10% more! Tours often sell out - avoid disappointment! Save your cash - many countries do not accept credit cards.
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Vienna City Tour & Schonbrunn (#1) 9:45 AM
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Day #3 |
01 Apr 2008 - 31 Mar 2009 $57
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Today's tour takes you into the cultural heart of Vienna with a drive along the famous Ringstrasse, the city's main boulevard. On this relaxing drive, you'll see many splendid buildings of the Austrian Baroque, including the Vienna State Opera House, the Museum of Fine Arts, the Natural History Museum, the Museumsquartier, the former winter residence of the Habsburg royal family, the Hofburg Palace, Parliament, City Hall and the Burgtheatre, Europe's second-oldest theatre after the Comédie Francaise. A visit to the beautiful staterooms of the UNESCO World Heritage Schönbrunn Palace is included as well. Afterwards, return to the Vienna State Opera House, passing Belvedere Palace, the former summer residence of Prince Eugen, which houses the most precious Gustav Klimt collection in the world.
Departs at 9:45 a.m. Pick up from hotel approximately 30-45 minutes prior to departure time. Drop off in city center.
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Mozart/Strauss Concert with Dinner (#14) 6:30 PM
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Day #3 |
01 Apr 2008 - 31 Oct 2008 $93
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After a typical Viennese meal, arrive at the concert hall for an evening performance by Vienna's leading instrumentalists. If you are attending the concert on Monday, Wednesday, Friday or Saturday, the popular Vienna Orchestras will render the everlasting melodies by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. If you are attending the Tuesday, Thursday or Sunday concert, or any day from April 1 - April 30, you will enjoy the equally entertaining works of Johann Strauss and other composers of his time.
Seating will be in the best available category at the time of booking.
The tour departs at 6:30 p.m. Meet your guide in front of the Opera House. Please arrive 15 minutes prior to departure time. The tour concludes at the concert hall.
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Sounds of Budapest Cruise & Dinner (#9) 8:00 PM
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Day #4 |
01 Apr 2008 - 31 Oct 2008 $103
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Tonight, enjoy a romantic evening on the Danube River. While sailing, listen to the famous operettas and melodies of Strauss, Lehar and Kalman, as performed by members of the State Opera and Operetta-Theater. Along with the performance, enjoy a rich buffet-style dinner and illuminated views of Budapest city by night.
Departs at 8:00 p.m. Pick up from hotel 30 minutes prior to departure time. Tour ends at the pier in the city center.
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Budapest City Tour (#2) 10:00 AM
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Day #5 |
01 Apr 2008 - 31 Mar 2009 $44
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Today, enjoy a comprehensive city tour of Budapest. Beginning in Pest, view the Hungarian Parliament Building before crossing the Danube via the Margaret Bridge. The tour continues to the Royal Castle on the Buda side. Once there, visit the Fishermen's Bastion on Castle Hill and the 13th-century Matthias Coronation Church. Following a photo stop at the Citadel on Mount Gellert, which offers one of the most spectacular views of the city, cross the Elisabeth Bridge and drive toward Heroes' Square, the central site of the Millennium Memorial and the statesmen sculptures. Upon your return to the city center, enjoy views of the Opera House and St. Stephen's Basilica in passing.
Departs at 10:00 a.m. Pick up from hotel 30 minutes prior to departure time. Drop off in city center.
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Szentendre Nostalgia (#6) 2:00 PM
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Day #6 |
01 Apr 2008 - 31 Oct 2008 $70
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Visit Szentendre, the colorful artists' village. Upon arrival, enjoy a leisurely walk through the Baroque city center and coffee and cake at the Confectionery Museum, followed by free time to shop in the charming boutiques or visit the Kovács Múzeum. Afterward, return by motor coach to Budapest.
Departs at 2:00 p.m. Pick up from hotel 30 minutes prior to departure time. Tour ends at the pier in the city center.
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Book your Optional Tours before you travel and see more, save time, and save money. Tours purchased while traveling cost at least 10% more! Tours often sell out - avoid disappointment! Save your cash - many countries do not accept credit cards.
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- Gate 1 Travel Airfare - These are Gate 1 Travel fares which allow you to book your trip while paying a minimal deposit at time of booking.
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We are unable to reserve airline seats for you until 11 months prior to your date of travel. Until then, we offer a choice of airfares from major US cities which you may select for your reservation. Your final flight details, airfare, airport taxes and fees will be advised 11 months prior to travel. Airfares are subject to change.
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Air reservations may be completed no more than 11 months prior to the date of travel. For travel more than 11 months prior, please call Gate 1 at (800) 682-3333.
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