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DAY 9 • Slavonice • A Day in the Life of a Cathedral, a Gothic coronation church where This evening, enjoy a Danube River cruise to witness
Czech farming village Hungarian Habsburg kings and queens were Budapest’s monuments brilliantly illuminated.
We journey outside Slavonice to experience our A crowned. This afternoon, you may join an optional B — Hotel President Budapest or similar
Day in the Life of a rural Czech farming village. We’ll Jewels of Slovakia tour that includes a tasting
meet with the farm owner (or a family member), at a family-owned winery and a traditional DAY 14 • Budapest
help out with the chores, and learn about everyday blueprinting workshop. Take a subway ride to Parliament Square, home
farming life during lunch with our hosts. Our dinner B,L — AC Hotel by Marriott Bratislava Old Town or similar to one of Europe’s oldest legislative bodies, the

this evening will be accompanied by traditional Hungarian Parliament Building. In the square,
Moravian music. DAY 12 • Roman ruins at Carnuntum • we’ll learn about the Hungarian Uprising of 1956.
Budapest, Hungary This evening, enjoy a Farewell Dinner at a local
B,L,D — Hotel Dom u Ruze or similar
En route to Budapest, visit the Roman city of restaurant.
DAY 10 • Slavonice • Trebic and Lednice • Carnuntum, which began as a Roman army camp B,L,D — Hotel President Budapest or similar
Bratislava, Slovakia along the Danube in what is now Austria. Crossing
On our way to Bratislava, we’ll stop to visit Trebic, into Hungary, stop for lunch in Gyor, an ancient city DAY 15 • Return to U.S.
an ancient Moravian city that is home to one at the confluence of the Danube, Rába, and Rábca Transfer to the airport for your return flight
of Europe’s best-preserved Jewish ghettos—a rivers. We’ll also take a stroll to admire Gyor’s home. Or, begin your post-trip extension Vienna:
UNESCO World Heritage Site. Then, we’ll visit pedestrian-only historic core before continuing Palaces, Music, Architecture & Sachertorte or New!
Lednice, whose landscaped surroundings have been to Budapest. Transylvania: Myths, Castles & Medieval Forttresses.
designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site. We’ll B,L,D — Hotel President Budapest or similar B
also explore Lednice Castle and wander among the
tropical plants in the Castle’s original iron-framed DAY 13 • Budapest • Controversial Topic:
greenhouse. Roma school segregation • Danube
River cruise
B,L,D — AC Hotel by Marriott Bratislava Old Town or similar

Our Budapest city tour features the medieval
DAY 11 • Bratislava • Optional Jewels of buildings at Buda’s Castle Hill, a UNESCO World
Slovakia tour Heritage Site. We’ll also speak with a local Romani
A walking tour of Bratislava will focus on Old woman about the Controversial Topic of school
Town, home to the Old Town Hall, the Neo- segregation between Roma and Hungarian children.
classical Archbishop’s Palace, and St. Martin’s

Unique Accommodations

Hotel Ebersbach
Cesky Krumlov
Located just steps away from the Main Square and
castle, the Hotel Ebersbach offers an on-site bar,
restaurant, and terrace with views of the town. Each
of the hotel’s guest rooms is equipped with a flat-
screen TV, free wireless Internet, and an en suite
bathroom.
Raft along the Vltava River through Cesky Krumlov on Day 6.

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