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Play & Pause: Central & Eastern Europe Highlights 2025

15 days
Start and end in Budapest
4.6
4,726 traveler reviews

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Curated to ignite your sense of adventure
Fully Guided
An experienced guide will be with you for the entire tour
Low Intensity
Travelers can expect some light physical activities
Guided in English
Group Size 10 - 18
Ages 18-32
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Itinerary

  1. Day 1

    Budapest

    Meals
    Dinner (Welcome dinner)

    Included Activities

    • Welcome dinner with group
    Landmarks
    Buda and Pest
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  2. Day 2

    Budapest to Bratislava to Vienna

    Meals
    Breakfast

    Included Activities

    • Orientation walk of Bratislava with Trip Leader
    • Vienna highlights drive
    Landmarks
    Schönbrunn Palace
    Vienna State Opera House
    Hofburg Palace
    Museum Quarter
    Ringstrasse
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  3. Day 3

    Vienna

    Meals
    Breakfast

    Optional Activities

    • Viennese orchestra experience (prices available locally)
    • Viennese orchestra experience with dinner (prices available locally)
    • Visit Naschmarkt for local cuisine
    Landmarks
    Naschmarkt
  4. Day 4

    Vienna to Austrian Alps

    Meals
    Breakfast, Dinner

    Included Activities

    • Scenic views of the Austrian Alps
    • Dinner
    Landmarks
    Austrian Alps
  5. Day 5

    Austrian Alps

    Meals
    Breakfast

    Optional Activities

    • Skiing in the Austrian Alps (winter only, prices available locally)
    • Tobogganing in the Austrian Alps (winter only, prices available locally)
    • Canyoning in the Austrian Alps (summer only, prices available locally)
    • Paragliding in the Austrian Alps (summer only, prices available locally)
    Landmarks
    Austrian Alps
  6. Day 6

    Austrian Alps to Český Krumlov to Prague

    Meals
    Breakfast

    Included Activities

    • Walking tour of Český Krumlov with Trip Leader
    • Walking tour of Prague with Trip Leader

    Optional Activities

    • Explore Prague's microbreweries
    • Discover secret cocktail bars in Prague
    Landmarks
    Český Krumlov Castle
    Český Krumlov
    Prague Astronomical Clock
    Prague Castle
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  7. Day 7

    Prague

    Meals
    Breakfast

    Optional Activities

    • Visit John Lennon Wall
    • Explore the Communist Museum
    • Funicular ride up Petrin Hill
    • Tour of Klementinum
    • Street food tasting in Old Town Square
    • Stand up paddleboarding on Prague's Vltava River (from €39)
    • Medieval dinner experience in Prague (from €72)
    Landmarks
    John Lennon Wall
    Communist Museum
    Petrin Hill
    Klementinum
    Old Town Square
    Vltava River
  8. Day 8

    Prague to Dresden to Berlin

    Meals
    Breakfast, Dinner

    Included Activities

    • Orientation walk of Dresden with Trip Leader
    • Berlin highlights drive
    • Dinner

    Optional Activities

    • Explore Berlin's nightlife
    Landmarks
    Checkpoint Charlie
    Berlin Wall
    Reichstag
    Brandenburg Gate
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  9. Day 9

    Berlin

    Meals
    Breakfast

    Optional Activities

    • Third Reich walking tour (from €20)
    • Afternoon food tour of Berlin (from €40)
  10. Day 10

    Berlin to Warsaw

    Meals
    Breakfast

    Included Activities

    • Orientation walk of Warsaw with Trip Leader

    Optional Activities

    • Explore sites of Nazi occupation
    • Visit Warsaw's grand palaces
    • Pierogi tasting
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  11. Day 11

    Warsaw

    Meals
    Breakfast

    Optional Activities

    • Visit Warsaw's mermaid statue in Old Town Market Square
    • Climb St Anne's Bell Tower (150 steps)
    • Explore Warsaw Uprising Museum
    • Pierogi tasting
    Landmarks
    Old Town Market Square
    St Anne's Bell Tower
    Warsaw Uprising Museum
  12. Day 12

    Warsaw to Auschwitz to Kraków

    Meals
    Breakfast

    Included Activities

    • Guided tour of Auschwitz
    • Walking tour of Kraków with Trip Leader
    Landmarks
    Auschwitz
    Kraków Market Square
  13. Day 13

    Kraków

    Meals
    Breakfast

    Optional Activities

    • Visit Hamsa in the Jewish Quarter
    • Shop for amber in the Cloth Hall
    • Zapiekanki street food at Okraglak in Plac Nowy
    • Vodka tasting experience in Kraków (from 269 PLN)
    • Local beer tasting
    Landmarks
    Jewish Quarter
    Cloth Hall
    Plac Nowy
  14. Day 14

    Kraków to Tatra Mountains to Budapest

    Meals
    Breakfast, Dinner (Final group dinner)

    Included Activities

    • Scenic drive through the Tatra Mountains
    • Budapest highlights drive
    • Final group dinner
    Landmarks
    Tatra Mountains
    Chain Bridge
    Budapest Castle District
    Gellert Hotel
    Heroes' Square
    House of Terror
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  15. Day 15

    Budapest

    Meals
    Breakfast
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