PLEASE NOTE: Price is per person and based on two people sharing a twin/double room. Single room supplements and upgrades are not included.
Itinerary
12 Day Itinerary - 2020
Day 1
Local departure by coach or door-to-door service, then to Belgium for an overnight stay.
Day 2
We continue into Austria to reach our hotel in the Tyrol for three nights.
Meals - Breakfast, Dinner
Day 3 - Innsbruck
Join today's included excursion as we head to the capital of Tyrol, Innsbruck. Our city tour will show you some of the highlights, such as the historical Old Town with its lovely Golden Roof, the Hofburg – former imperial residence of the ruling Habsburg family – and the pretty Maria Theresien Street with its stylish shops.
Of course, you will also have time to explore this delightful city on your own!
Meals - Breakfast, Dinner
Day 4 - Salzburg
Enjoy a visit to the city of Salzburg today on our included excursion. Why not join our optional guided sightseeing tour? Our local guide will show you all the main features of this beautiful and compact city. Amongst the highlights you will see the Mirabell Gardens and the attractive Old Town, including, of course, the famous Getreidegasse, where you will visit Mozart’s birthplace.
After the guided city walk, you will have the chance to taste the original Mozartkugel – you’re sure to be impressed by the exquisite composition of chocolate and marzipan!
Meals - Breakfast, Dinner
Day 5 - Wachau & Dürnstein
We leave the Tyrol and head east towards the Wachau region, making a brief stop in Dürnstein, where Richard the Lion-heart was held captive by Duke Leopold V.
We continue to Vienna and our hotel for five nights.
Meals - Breakfast, Dinner
Day 6 - Vienna & the André Rieu Concert
Today, join our included excursion to Vienna, where our guide will show you some of the highlights of this charming city. Travel the famous Ringstrasse, home to the Opera House, the Burg Theatre and the Houses of Parliament. See many other fantastic sights, including the famous Hundertwasser House and the big wheel in the Prater Funfair, made famous by the movie The Third Man.
After an early dinner at the hotel, the highlight of your stay takes place this evening – the unforgettable André Rieu, live in concert with the Johann Strauss Orchestra in Vienna’s Stadthalle. Be charmed by the sounds of Viennese waltzes and operettas!
Meals - Breakfast, Dinner
Day 7 - Burgenland - The Land of the Sun
Today’s optional excursion is to Burgenland, the most easterly province in Austria. This area could, from the landscape, be easily mistaken for neighbouring Hungary.
Visit the wine village of Rust and enjoy a traditional Pannonia lunch. Then, take a tour of a local wine cellar, followed by some wine-tasting.
A horse-drawn carriage ride through the vineyards is followed by a short boat cruise on Lake Neusiedl. We then enjoy dinner at a traditional restaurant in Vienna!
Meals - Breakfast, Dinner
Day 8 - Vienna & Heurigen
Enjoy a day exploring Vienna! Visit one of the many Viennese cafés and taste a piece of Sachertorte – delicious! Why not stroll through the narrow streets around the Kärntnerstrasse and go shopping? Or visit the churches, museums and many other sights – there is so much to discover!
The day ends in one of the cosy Heuriger wine taverns with hearty food, wine and some 'moody' Schrammeln music!
Meals - Breakfast, Dinner
Day 9 - Vienna Woods
Join our included tour of the Vienna Woods today. Visit the Abbey at Heiligenkreuz, known for its Gregorian chants, which are sung each day at midday by the monks.
We include a guided tour of the Abbey, before continuing later this afternoon to the spa town of Baden in the southern Vienna Woods, famous for its pretty Biedermeier houses.
Meals - Breakfast, Dinner
Day 10
We head into Germany and to our overnight hotel.
Meals - Breakfast, Dinner
Day 11
Travel north to Belgium for an overnight stay.
Meals - Breakfast
Day 12
Return home.
Meals - Breakfast