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Day 1, Frankfurt
Meet your car at Frankfurt Airport and transfer to the hotel. Check in and overnight at the hotel
Day 2, Frankfurt – Prague
After breakfast, your car will pick you up from your hotel and take you to the station where you will catch your train to Prague. Upon arrival, meet your car and transfer to the hotel. Check in and spend the rest of the evening at leisure. Overnight at hotel
Day 3, Prague
After breakfast, begin your discovery of Prague with a Grand City Tour. This tour will take you past the State Opera, the National Museum and Wenceslas Square. You will continue on through Charles Square to the banks of the Vltava River, to Charles Bridge, the Rudolfinum and across the river to Prague Castle. Entrance to Prague Castle is included. A walk around the castle courtyards is a must and as well as many other fantastic sights; you will see St Vitus’s Cathedral. Continue your tour across the Vltava River to the Old Town, passing through the former Jewish Quarter to the Old Town Square, where you will find St Nicholas Church, the Tyn Cathedral and the Old Town Hall. The tour ends here – not far from the modern city centre. In the evening, enjoy the fantastic dinner cruise with music and live entertainment. Overnight at hotel
Day 4, Prague – Salzburg
After breakfast, your car will pick you up from the hotel and take you to the station and you will catch your train to Salzburg. Upon arrival in Salzburg, meet your car and transfer to the hotel. Check in and spend the rest of the afternoon at leisure. Overnight at hotel
Day 5, Salzburg
After breakfast, begin your discovery of Salzburg by going on a “Sound of Music” tour. Not only will you be able to see part of the landscape that was filmed during the making of ‘The Sound of Music’, but also the many historical monuments that make up this wonderful city. Places of particular interest include Mirabell Gardens, Leopoldskron Castle, Hellbrunn Castle and Nonnberg Abbey. Nonnberg Abbey is the oldest convent in the German speaking part of Europe. In the film “The Sound of Music”, Maria was a novice at the convent and it was here that she and the baron were married in 1927. Spend the rest of the afternoon at leisure. Overnight at hotel
Day 6, Salzburg – Innsbruck
After breakfast, your car will pick you up and take you to the station where you will catch your train to
Innsbruck. Upon arrival at Innsbruck station, meet your car and transfer to the hotel where you will check in. Early afternoon, take your shuttle bus from Innsbruck station to Wattens to visit Swarovski Crystal Worlds. This is an absolute must for anyone visiting Innsbruck. The Crystal Worlds is built in the shape of a giant with a huge head, coloured in the deepest blue. The main hall is dominated by a vast wall of crystals made up of 12 tons of glittering stones, which almost overshadow a gigantic crystal of 300,000 carats – the largest ever produced! In the early evening take the shuttle bus from Wattens to Innsbruck station. Overnight at the
Day 7, Innsbruck – Vienna
After breakfast, it is time to use your hop on/hop off ticket and embark upon a city tour of Innsbruck. The tour begins at Maria Theresien Strasse, and then it’s onto Andreas Hofer monument, which is a fantastic place to stop for photos thanks to its stunning panoramic views. You will see the Bergisel (admission to the Bergisel Stadium not included) and Basilika Wilten – where you can also take photos. You will also see the Triumphal Arch, Giant Panorama Painting and the Imperial Palace. Enjoy some time at leisure after the tour is over. Early afternoon private transfer from your hotel to the station where you will catch your train to Vienna. At Vienna station a car will pick you up and take you to your hotel. Overnight at hotel
Day 8, Vienna
After breakfast, embark upon your three and half hour seat-in-coach city tour of Vienna. This tour will give you an overall impression of the most significant sights of Vienna. Along the Ringstrasse you will see numerous magnificent buildings, such as the MAK, the State Opera House, the Museum of Fine Arts and the Natural History Museum. You will also see the cultural district, the Museums Quarter, the former Habsburg winter residence, the Hofburg, the Parliament, the City Hall and the Burgtheater. The highlight of this tour is a visit to the showrooms of Schönbrunn Palace, the former summer residence of the Habsburg family. Afternoon at leisure. Overnight at hotel
Day 9, Departure
After breakfast, check out of the hotel and meet your car for a transfer to the airport