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Insight Tours Winter Europe & Eastern Mediterranean: Slovakia
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November to April is the perfect time to visit Europe. The climate is often surprisingly mild, and the cities belong to their inhabitants and just a few discerning visitors. There is no better, more complete way to enjoy this experience than on an Insight Vacations escorted tour. Best of all prices are substantially lower than in peak summer season!
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Highlights of Eastern Europe (2012/13) with Insight VacationsInsight Tour Code: R958
Land Price From: $3,635.00
15 Days
Delve behind the former ‘Iron Curtain’ to find medieval charm, a rich culture infused with religious devotion and some confronting reminders of WWII. Tour Pace: This feature packed tour is well paced with two-night stays virtually throughout. This allows time for both sightseeing and leisure in each of the towns and cities visited. All driving days are of a reasonable length with frequent stops. Hotels: The location of Cesky Krumlov’s Old Inn hotel can’t be beat - it’s right on the main square. True to form, the Hilton, Sheraton and Marriott hotels on this tour are modern and stylish. In comparison, Budapest’s Corinthia Grand Royal is elegant and historical, reflecting the grace and charm of its location.
Insight Tours: Dining Highlights
- A Welcome Reception with light meal (WR)
- Dine around evening in Warsaw where you choose from a selection of restaurants (DA)
- Celebration Dinner with wine in Vienna (CD)
- 13 Buffet Breakfasts (BB) and 4 three-course table d’hôte Dinners, or Buffets, plus tea or coffee (D)
Insight Tours: First Class Services
- Escorted by a professional Tour Director
- Headsets for all guided visits and walking tours
- Enjoy the unique comfort of Insight’s luxury air-conditioned 40 seat coach with extended leg room and on-board restroom
- Insight Hotels include all service charges, taxes and porterage
- Insight Traveller Welcome pack
- Airport arrival and departure transfers at scheduled times on Day 2 and Day 15 (Should your flights not coincide with these transfers, please make your own way to/from the airport)
Insight Tours: Highlights
- Budapest: Enjoy skyline views from Gellert Hill. Walk through the cobbled streets of the medieval Castle Hill district to visit Matthias Church. Gaze out over the huge Parliament building from the Fisherman’s Bastion. Visit Heroes’ Square in Pest.
- Slovakia: See Oravsky Hrad Castle and some of Slovakia’s traditional wooden houses.
- Krakow: See the trumpeter in the tower of St Mary’s Church. Visit Wawel Cathedral. View Cloth Hall in the town square and the courtyard of Jagiellonian University.
- Oswiecim: Tour the former Auschwitz concentration camp.
- Czestochowa: See the Black Madonna in the monastery.
- Warsaw: Visit the Old Town and Chopin & Ghetto memorials.
- Berlin: See Tiergarten, Reichstag and Brandenburg Gate.
- Dresden: Admire the mosaic on the Saxon wall of the castle.See Frauenkirche, Cathedral, Zwinger Palace and Opera House.
- Prague: Visit St Vitus Cathedral in Prague Castle and the Old Town Square with its Astronomical Clock
- Cesky Krumlov: Join a local guide to visit the castle.
- Dürnstein: Call in at this charming riverside village.
- Vienna: Visit the State Apartments of Schönbrunn Palace. An entrée to Viennese café culture. See the Hofburg, Opera House, Parliament building and St Charles’ Church.
- Scenic Drives: Wachau Valley, Erzgebirge and Tatra Mountains.
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Romantic European - Start Brussels (2012/13) with Insight VacationsInsight Tour Code: E912
Land Price From: $6,025.00
21 Days
Your love affair begins in Bruges. Unleash your spirit of adventure in Prague. Fall under Vienna’s spell, before being swept off your feet in Venice. Tour Pace: This is a well paced tour with two night stays in the eight key cities, allowing time for sightseeing, exploration at your own pace or optional excursions. Travelling days are well planned with plenty of stops for refreshment and photo opportunities. Hotels: An excellent selection of modern and traditional hotels including the impressive Corinthia Grand Hotel in Budapest and the Vienna Hilton Plaza. For location, Venice’s Cavalletto E Doge Orseolo, is only metres from St Mark’s Square.
Insight Tours: Dining Highlights
- A Welcome Reception with light meal (WR)
- Dine-Around evening at your own choice of restaurant from our selection in Lucerne (DA)
- Enjoy a Celebration Dinner with wine at a Parisian bistro (CD)
- 19 Buffet Breakfasts (BB), 5 three-course table d’hôte Dinners, or Buffets, plus tea or coffee (D)
Insight Tours: First Class Services
- Escorted by a professional Tour Director
- Headsets for all guided visits and walking tours
- Enjoy the unique comfort of Insight’s Luxury air-conditioned 40 seat coach with extended leg room and on-board restroom
- Insight Hotels include all service charges, taxes and porterage
- Insight Traveller Welcome pack
- London Airport transfer service available
Insight Tours: Highlights
- Bruges: Visit one of Europe’s best preserved medieval towns.
- Brussels: Visit the Grand Place and see the Mannekin Pis.
- Amsterdam: See Dam Square, the Royal Palace and Mint Tower. Visit the fishing village of Volendam. Witness diamond cutting and demonstrations of clog and cheese-making.
- Boppard: Embark on a Rhine cruise past vineyards and castles.
- Würzburg: See the Marienberg Fortress and Old Bridge.
- Nuremberg: See the old dwellings and town ramparts.
- Prague: Visit St Vitus Cathedral and see the Astronomical Clock.
- Bratislava:. Free time to explore the old town
- Budapest: Visit Matthias Church and the Fisherman’s Bastion, then drive down Andrassy boulevard to Heroes’ Square.
- Vienna: Visit Schönbrunn Palace with a local guide. See the Parliament, Winter Palace and Opera House.
- Venice: See the Doges’ Palace, Bridge of Sighs and St Mark’s Basilica. Enjoy a gondola serenade along the atmospheric canals. Venetian glass-blowing demonstration.
- Rome: Tour the Vatican Museums, Sistine Chapel and St. Peter’s Basilica in the Vatican City. Ancient Rome comes alive as you overlook the Forum and visit the Colosseum.
- Florence: Visit Piazzale Michelangelo for views over Florence. View the Cathedral, ‘Gates of Paradise’ and Signoria Square. See the tombs of Galileo and Michelangelo in Santa Croce Traditional Florence leather-work demonstration
- Lucerne: See Chapel Bridge, Lion Monument & Jesuit Church.Cog-wheel train and cable-car ride to the top of Mount Pilatus.
- Paris: Visit to the Louvre Museum. See Notre Dame Cathedral, the Place de la Concorde, Opera House, Champs Elysées, Arc de Triomphe. Ascend the Eiffel Tower for views over the city.
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Romantic European (2012/13) with Insight VacationsInsight Tour Code: E912
Land Price From: $6,475.00
23 Days
Your love affair begins in Bruges. Unleash your spirit of adventure in Prague. Fall under Vienna’s spell, before being swept off your feet in Venice. Tour Pace: This is a well paced tour with two night stays in the eight key cities, allowing time for sightseeing, exploration at your own pace or optional excursions. Travelling days are well planned with plenty of stops for refreshment and photo opportunities. Hotels: An excellent selection of modern and traditional hotels including the impressive Corinthia Grand Hotel in Budapest and the Vienna Hilton Plaza. For location, Venice’s Cavalletto E Doge Orseolo, is only metres from St Mark’s Square.
Insight Tours: Dining Highlights
- A Welcome Reception with light meal (WR)
- Dine-Around evening at your own choice of restaurant from our selection in Lucerne (DA)
- Enjoy a Celebration Dinner with wine at a Parisian bistro (CD)
- 1 Continental Breakfast & 20 Buffet Breakfasts (BB), 5 three-course table d’hôte Dinners, or Buffets, plus tea or coffee (D)
Insight Tours: First Class Services
- Escorted by a professional Tour Director
- Headsets for all guided visits and walking tours
- Enjoy the unique comfort of Insight’s Luxury air-conditioned 40 seat coach with extended leg room and on-board restroom
- Insight Hotels include all service charges, taxes and porterage
- Insight Traveller Welcome pack
- London Airport transfer service available
Insight Tours: Highlights
- Brussels: Visit the Grand Place and see the Mannekin Pis.
- Amsterdam: See Dam Square, the Royal Palace and Mint Tower. Visit the fishing village of Volendam. Witness diamond cutting and demonstrations of clog and cheese-making.
- Boppard: Embark on a Rhine cruise past vineyards and castles.
- Würzburg: See the Marienberg Fortress and Old Bridge.
- Nuremberg: See the old dwellings and town ramparts.
- Prague: Visit St Vitus Cathedral and see the Astronomical Clock.
- Bratislava:. Free time to explore the old town
- Budapest: Visit Matthias Church and the Fisherman’s Bastion, then drive down Andrassy boulevard to Heroes’ Square.
- Vienna: Visit Schönbrunn Palace with a local guide. See the Parliament, Winter Palace and Opera House.
- Venice: See the Doges’ Palace, Bridge of Sighs and St Mark’s Basilica. Enjoy a gondola serenade along the atmospheric canals. Venetian glass-blowing demonstration.
- Rome: Tour the Vatican Museums, Sistine Chapel and St. Peter’s Basilica in the Vatican City. Ancient Rome comes alive as you overlook the Forum and visit the Colosseum.
- Florence: Visit Piazzale Michelangelo for views over Florence. View the Cathedral, ‘Gates of Paradise’ and Signoria Square. See the tombs of Galileo and Michelangelo in Santa Croce Traditional Florence leather-work demonstration
- Lucerne: See Chapel Bridge, Lion Monument & Jesuit Church.Cog-wheel train and cable-car ride to the top of Mount Pilatus.
- Paris: Visit to the Louvre Museum. See Notre Dame Cathedral, the Place de la Concorde, Opera House, Champs Elysées, Arc de Triomphe. Ascend the Eiffel Tower for views over the city.
- London: See Westminster Abbey, Big Ben and Buckingham Palace on your London sightseeing tour
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The Bohemian (2012/13) with Insight VacationsInsight Tour Code: E957
Land Price From: $2,465.00
10 Days
Walk in the footsteps of Prague’s Bohemian Kings and fall under the spell of Cesky Krumlov. Testify to the legacy of the Habsburgs in Vienna, Budapest and Bratislava. Tour Pace: This tour has been expertly planned to run at a comfortable pace, with two-night stays in Vienna and Budapest and Prague. There are no long travelling days on this compact tour; a perfect introduction to Central and Eastern Europe. Hotels: Enjoy contemporary hotels like the Sheraton in Bratislava and the refurbished Vienna Hilton. On the other hand, Cesky Krumlov’s Old Inn is just as you would expect - cosy and charming, set right on the town square. While the elegant InterContinental is located right on the Danube bank, surrounded by Budapest’s most iconic landmarks.
Insight Tours: Dining Highlights
- A Welcome Reception with light meal (WR)
- Choose from our selection of restaurants in Cresky Krumlov for your Dine-Around Evening (DA)
- Enjoy a two-course lunch typical of the region in Hungary (HL)
- Celebration Dinner with wine and gypsy music in Budapest (CD)
- 8 full breakfasts (BB), 1 three-course table d’hote Dinner plus tea or coffee (D)
Insight Tours: First Class Services
- Escorted by a professional Tour Director
- Headsets for all guided visits and walking tours
- Enjoy the unique comfort of Insight’s luxury air-conditioned 40 seat coach with extended leg room and on-board restroom
- Insight Hotels include all service charges, taxes and porterage
- Insight Traveller Welcome pack
- Airport arrival and departure transfers at scheduled times on Day 2 and Day 10 (Should your flights not coincide with these transfers, please make your own way to/from the airport)
Insight Tours: Highlights
- Vienna: Enjoy a guided visit to Schönbrunn Palace and gardens. An entrée to the history of Viennese café culture. See the Hofburg, Opera House, Parliament building and St Charles’ Church.
- Cesky Krumlov: Explore the medieval streets and visit the castle overlooking the town.
- Prague: Walk within the walls of Prague Castle to admire the stained glass in St Vitus Cathedral and overlook the Old TownVisit the Old Town Square and see the Astronomical Clock.
- Bratislava: See the presidential palace, enjoy views from the Castle and stroll through the Old Town to the Town Hall.
- Esztergom: Visit the splendid Coronation Cathedral.
- Visegrád: Visit the Citadel for views over the Danube Bend.
- Szentendre: Explore the maze of lanes, churches and colourful houses in this pleasant riverside village.
- Budapest: See the ruins of the Roman settlement of Aquincum. Enjoy panoramic views over the city from Gellert Hill. Walk through the cobbled streets of the medieval Castle Hill district to visit Matthias Church. Gaze out over the huge Parliament building from the Fisherman’s Bastion Visit Heroes’ Square in Pest.
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