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Highlights
- Take part in a traditional Polish Pierogi making class
- Sample Czech beer culture on a tour of Prague’s local pubs
- Travel by traditional, wooden rafts through the Dunajec Gorge
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- 10 nights’ accommodation
- Experienced Back-Roads tour leader
- Luxury mini-coach transportation
- European breakfast daily Breakfast
- 5 x evening meals Dinner
- 1 x Lunch
- Pierogi making class
- Budapest Central Market Hall Food tour
- Prague beer tour
- Rafting through the Dunajec Gorge
- Included Entrances: Adrspach-Teplice Rocks, Skull Chapel, Bear Cave, Wojciech Spring, Papermaking Museum, Klodzko Fortress, Church of Peace, Auschwitz-Birkenau Museum, Wawel Royal Castle and Cathedral, Wieliczka Salt Mine, Schindler Factory, Visegrad Citadel and Fishermen’s Bastion.
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Itinerary
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With cathedral spires, cobbled streets and timeless market squares, Prague captivates from the moment you see it. After a stroll around this atmospheric city, we toast the start of our adventure with beer tastings at local pubs. And to top it off, we sit down to a welcome dinner together. (D)
Meals: Breakfast
Accommodation: Hotel Bukowy Park (or similar)
Our trail takes us deep into Bohemia today, where we marvel at the otherworldly Adrspach-Teplice Rocks. Crossing into Poland, we visit the Czermna Skull Chapel – an eerie yet extraordinary 18...
Meals: Breakfast and Dinner
Accommodation: Hotel Bukowy Park (or similar)
The Kletno Bear Cave, a system of tunnels dripping with stalactites, makes a jawdropping first stop. Then we swap raw nature for the refined Wojciech Spring thermal baths in Ladek ...
Meals: Breakfast
Accommodation: Art Hotel (or similar)
We go back to the days of the Austro-Hungarian Empire at Klodzko Fortress and embark on a guided tour of its long-foughtover defensive tunnels. From times of war to the Church of Peace – next on our ...
Meals: Breakfast and Dinner
Accommodation: Hotel Grodek (or similar)
20th century events have left an indelible mark on this region – and few more so than World War II. We pay a visit to the Auschwitz-Birkenau concentration camp today, a sobering reminde...
Meals: Breakfast and Lunch
Accommodation: Hotel Grodek (or similar)
Today we give Krakow our full attention. Morning sees us visiting Wawel Royal Castle and Cathedral where former Pope John Paul II was first ordained. Next, we’re treated to a pierogimaki...
Meals: Breakfast
Accommodation: Hotel Grodek (or similar)
With its extraordinary caverns, the UNESCO-protected Wieliczka Salt Mine is an unforgettable site. Dating back to the 13th century, this historic mine also houses enchanting chandelier-lit chamber...
Meals: Breakfast and Dinner
Accommodation: Grand Stamary (or similar)
We bid the city farewell to discover the soul-stirring countryside of Pieniny National Park. Here we swap our coach for traditional wooden rafts and a journey down the Dunajec River. T...
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Visegrad Citadel, an ancient site overlooking the Danube, offers us a grand introduction to Hungary. Then it’s on to Budapest where we enjoy a culinary walking tour. A local gui...
Meals: Breakfast
Our trip may be ending today, but not before we visit Budapest’s crowning glory: Castle Hill. This high perch above the city plays host to the Fishermen’s Bastion and Matthias Church, which has a distinctive patterned roof. We take in panoramic views before saying goodbye.
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The total tour cost includes the tour price (regular or promotional) and the compulsory local payment. The promotional price is subject to change. Check directly with the operator for the latest price offer. The tour operator requires you to pay only the tour price to purchase your travel. The compulsory local payment will be paid when you join the trip. All prices are based on double, twin or triple share occupancy. Solo passengers will be accommodated in a double, twin or triple room according to availability with a passenger(s) of the same gender. Single supplement only needs to be paid if the passenger does not want to share and requests their own room. Discounts can only be applied at the time of booking and cannot be added at a later date, regardless of any changes made to the original booking.
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What's excluded
- Unless otherwise specified in the listed inclusions, airfares are not included in the tour price.
- Driver/tour leader gratuity is at your discretion.
- Lunches (unless otherwise stated), social drinks, meals on free nights,’ items of a personal nature and entrance fees when not listed in the schedule of inclusions.
- Occasional optional evening theatre/festival visits and entrances not detailed in the tour inclusions.
- Incidental expenses, such as room service incurred at hotels. All expenses are to be settled prior to leaving the accommodation.
- Laundry costs and any shipping charges for the return of purchases made on tour, or for the return of property lost on tour.
- Pre and post tour accommodation.
- Unless otherwise listed in the inclusions, transfers are not included in the tour price.
Cancellation of a booking by you must be made in writing and sent to Back-Roads Touring, Level 1, 107 Power Road, Chiswick, London, W45PY, UK; either by you or your travel agent; an oral message is insufficient. This avoids any misunderstanding. We will not treat a booking as cancelled until written notice is received by us (fax or email is acceptable). If the cancellation is received 42 days or more before departure, only the deposit is forfeited and any other payments made upfront will be refunded.
10. If the cancellation is within 42 days of the departure date, the following charges will apply:
Days before departure % holiday costs forfeited
Over 42 days Deposit
42-29 days 50%
28-0 days 100%
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