Old World Prague & the Blue Danube (2012)

Budapest, Hungary • Bratislava, Slovakia • Vienna, Austria • Prague, Czech Republic
  • 11 days
  • from only:
  • $1895
  • $173 per day
    River Cruise Only
  • 12 days
  • from only:
  • $2845
  • $238 per dayIncludes international airfare and government taxes
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It's Included
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Pre- & Post-Trip Extensions
Budapest, Hungary
Berlin & Dresden, Germany
Prague, Czech Republic
Optional Tours
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Learn how to customize your River Cruise, or view standard air routing and travel times. The choice is yours with our True Choice program.

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With our True Choice Program, you can choose to stay longer before or after your trip on your own, or combine two vacations to maximize your value. Here are more ways to create the Grand Circle Cruise Line River Cruise that’s right for you:

  • Choose our standard air routing, or work with us to select the airline and routing you prefer
  • Make your own international flight arrangements directly with the airline, applying frequent flyer miles if available
  • International airport transfers to and from your ship or hotel are available for purchase
  • Stay overnight in a connecting city before or after your trip
  • Request to arrive a few days early to get a fresh start on your vacation
  • Choose to “break away” before or after your trip, spending additional days or weeks on your own
  • Extend your vacation with our optional pre- and post-trip extensions
  • Combine your choice of Grand Circle Cruise Line vacations to maximize your value
  • Upgrade to business or premium economy class

The air options listed above will involve an additional fee of $100 per person for confirmed requests (as well as incremental airfare costs based on your specific choice). This service fee will be waived for Inner Circle/Sir Edmund Hillary Club members.

Or, when you make your reservation, you can choose our standard air routing, for which approximate travel times are shown below.

(Budapest to Prague)

GATEWAY

TRAVEL TIME*

Atlanta, Chicago, Denver, Detroit, Minneapolis, Orlando

13hrs

Boston, New York (JFK)

11hrs

Dallas, Houston, Portland, OR

14hrs

Los Angeles, San Francisco

15hrs

Newark, Philadelphia, Washington, DC (Dulles)

12hrs

San Diego

19hrs

* Estimated total time, including connection and layover. Actual travel time may vary.

The information above reflects approximate flight times from the gateway cities listed to Budapest, Hungary. Routing is based on availability and subject to change. You will receive your final air itinerary approximately 14 days prior to departure.

(Prague to Budapest)

GATEWAY

TRAVEL TIME*

Atlanta, Chicago, Detroit, Newark, Philadelphia, Washington, DC(Dulles)

12hrs

Boston, New York (JFK)

11hrs

Dallas, Minneapolis

13hrs

Denver, Houston, Los Angeles, Portland, OR, San Francisco

15hrs

Philadelphia

14hrs

San Diego

17hrs

* Estimated total time, including connection and layover. Actual travel time may vary.

The information above reflects approximate flight times from the gateway cities listed to Prague, Czech Republic. Routing is based on availability and subject to change. You will receive your final air itinerary approximately 14 days prior to departure.

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Post-Trip: Prague, Czech Republic

3 nights from only $495
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A new cultural capital for Eastern Europe, Prague is a booming, bustling city, but much of its Old World charm remains. Wander the city’s twisting cobblestone streets and narrow lanes lined with ancient houses. Experience the museums and cathedrals that make Prague stand out as one of Europe’s finest cities.

Single Supplement: FREE.

Please note: This extension may not be available for all departures. Additional taxes and fees will apply. Ask your Travel Counselor for details.

Prague is a post-trip extension on the Budapest to Prague itinerary and a pre-trip extension on the Prague to Budapest itinerary.

It's Included

  • Accommodations—for 3 nights at the First-Class Dorint Hotel Don Giovanni or similar
  • 3 meals—3 breakfasts
  • Sightseeing—Prague city tour with Mana Strana and Charles Bridge, Kutna Hora tour, Sedlec Ossuary
  • Exclusive services of an experienced Grand Circle Program Director
  • All transfers

Optional Tour

Terezin ($70 per person)

Day 1
Prague

Take advantage of a guided tour through the city center to Mala Strana(Lesser Town). Cross over the famous Charles Bridge, built by Charles IV in 1357, which crosses the Vltava River from Stare Mesto (Old Town) to Mala Strana. Lined with statues and ornate lampposts, it’s reserved for pedestrians and has wonderful views of the castle and the skyline of the medieval city. For 400 years, it was the only link between the two parts of the city on each side of the river.

Prague’s regal beauty spreads on both sides of the winding Vltava River, connected by 16 picturesque bridges. Like Rome and San Francisco, the city is built over a series of hills, and its varied architecture spans many centuries. You’ll receive subway tickets so you may explore the city the modern way and catch the rhythm of daily life in this cosmopolitan gem.

Day 2
Prague/Kutna Hora tour/Sedlec Ossuary/Time at leisure

This morning, you’ll enjoy an included tour of Kutna Hora. Occupied since at least the tenth century, and a flourishing Bohemian capital by the twelfth, Kutna Hora is known for its beautiful gothic architecture. Kutna Hora is a UNESCO World Heritage Site, a designation it shares with neighboring Sedlec, where we visit the Ossuary, a fascinating chapel decorated with bones of some of the 40,000-plus people buried here.

This evening, explore Prague at your own pace. As it was during the zenith of the Bohemian kingdom, Prague still ranks as the thriving center of the country, with an artistic community reminiscent of Paris in the 1920s. Here you’ll find some of Europe’s best jazz venues, excellent opera, and innovative theater groups. Enjoy dinner on your own tonight at one of Prague’s restaurants.
Day 3
Prague/At Leisure/Optional Terezin Tour

Today you can continue exploring Prague at your own pace.

OR

Join an optional excursion to visit the town of Terezin, site of the World War II concentration camp of Theresienstadt. This sobering visit will give you insight into the elaborate subterfuges and propaganda that the Nazi regime used to camouflage its “final solution” to the “Jewish problem.” The first transport of Jews was sent to Terezin in November of 1941. Over the course of the war, the town was transformed into a “model” ghetto called Theresienstadt. In reality, it served as a transit point to the Nazi death camps, and 135,000 people were sent here. Of the 135,000 people sent to this “model” ghetto, 33,000 died from starvation, torture, and disease. Another 87,000 inmates were transported to the death camps, and only 5 percent of these survived. Only 93 of Theresienstadt’s 15,000 children survived the war.

Many of these people were among Europe’s most gifted composers, writers, and artists, and despite inhuman living conditions, they struggled to create a thriving cultural community. The art, music, and literature created by the inmates of Theresienstadt serves as a permanent memorial to all those who were eventually killed. During the war, this community of talented artists served as a showplace to the world of the Nazi’s “humane” treatment of Jews. Gardens, playgrounds for children, and an outdoor music pavilion were constructed and used for a propaganda film and a humanitarian visit from the International Red Cross.

You can spend the rest of the afternoon pursuing your own interests, and seeking out an interesting spot for dinner on your own tonight.
Day 4
Prague/Return to U.S.

After early breakfast, transfer to the airport for your flight home.