Itinerary Details
Avanti Destinations: Historic Central Europe
Day 1 Vienna
Arrive in Vienna and check in to your hotel for 3 nights. You'll discover a Vienna of many facets, combining old and new worlds, galleries and museums, stylish shops, bistros and cafés, and more.
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Day 2 Vienna
After your breakfast, you are scheduled for a city tour with a hotel pick up. The rest of your day is at leisure to explore or relax as you choose.
Historical City Tour with Schönbrunn: Your tour begins at 9:45 a.m. with a hotel pick up 30-45 minutes prior in your hotel lobby. On your tour, you see the Ringstrasse, the State Opera House, Museum of Fine Arts, Museum of Natural History, the Hofburg, residence of Empress Elisabeth, (known as Sisi; in Austria), the Parliament, City Hall, the Burgtheater, the University and the Votive Church. The highlight of your tour is a visit to Schönbrunn Palace.
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Day 3 Vienna
Your last full day in Vienna gives you options. You may wish to go shopping in this cosmopolitan city this morning. A good third day excursion to consider is the Vienna Woods Mayerling Seegrotte tour.
This four-hour tour visits the Vienna Woods, the Roman City of Baden, the Mayerling hunting
lodge, past the Holdrichsmuhle where Franz Schubert composed “The Linden Tree” to Seegrotte. After a boat ride on the largest subterranean lake in Europe, you return to Vienna past Liechtenstein Castle. (Ends at State Opera House. Operates daily at 9:30 a.m. or 2:45 p.m., lasts four hours.)
Your dinner tonight with 8:00 p.m. reservations is at the Royal Piaristenkeller Restaurant. Dinner menu consists Viennese dishes, 1/4 liter of wine and wine cellar visit with glass of sparkling wine.
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Day 4 Vienna, Salzburg
After breakfast today, you travel to Salzburg with reservations for your four hour trip. Sit back, relax and watch the scenery pass on your way to the birthplace of Mozart. Optional private rail station transfers in Vienna and Salzburg are available.
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Day 5 Salzburg
After breakfast, you have full use of your 48-Hour Salzburg card to explore the “Sound of Music” city at your leisure, then in the evening, dine at a fine restaurant.
48-Hour Salzburg Card: Gives you unlimited use of Salzburg's public transport system plus free admission to 27 attractions and museums, and discounts on other attractions. Includes the Cable-car Untersberg, Catacombs of St. Peter, the Hellbrunn Palace and Fountains, Mozart's Residence, both Museums of Modern Art, a cruise aboard the Amadeus Salzburg (April through mid-October) and more. (Your Salzburg Card will be at your hotel reception desk upon your arrival.)
Arrive on your own for dinner at 8:00 p.m. at the K+K Restaurant am Waagplatz, located in a medieval-era townhouse, you'll experience some of the very best of Austrian and international cuisine and one of the most exquisite wine cellars in the city. (Please present your voucher before ordering, drinks and gratuities not included.)
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Day 6 Salzburg
After breakfast, book one of our optional tours.
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Day 7 Salzburg, Munich
After breakfast, make your way to the train station for transportation to Munich. Optional private Vienna or Salzburg rail station transfers are available.
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Day 8 Munich
After breakfast, you have vouchers for a Circle Line city tour you can use to explore this marvelous city.
Munich City Sightseeing - Circle Line Tour: Arrive on your own across the street from the central rail station to check in for your tour between 10:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. daily. Double decker buses depart every thirty minutes during summer months (hourly September - April).
Tonight you have 7:00 p.m. dinner reservations at the Restaurant Ratskeller located below the town hall at Marienplatz 8. (Beverages and gratuities not included ~ please present your voucher before ordering.)
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Day 9 Munich
Today, you might book an optional tour outside the city. One of the most visited sites near Munich is Neuschwanstein Castle in Füssen, built by King Ludwig II and the inspiration for Cinderella's castle at Disneyland.
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Day 10 Munich
Get ready for your next Avanti destination.
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