Czech Republic: Prague, Cesky Krumlov, Slavonice | Slovakia: Bratislava | Hungary: Budapest
Includes airfare
During your trip, you will have the opportunity to join optional tours to further your discoveries—all of which are noted below. Most of these tours can only be reserved onsite with your Trip Experience Leader, however due to limited space and other special requirements, some optional tours must be reserved before your departure from the U.S. If this trip has optional tours that need to be purchased in advance, they will be noted with a disclaimer below.
$195 per person
$195 per person
Discover the impact of Allied resistance in Berlin during the Cold War on this half-day optional tour. Your discoveries begin on Bernauer Strasse, where you'll witness a well-preserved section of the Berlin Wall—the most iconic symbol of Germany's division. Then, continue on to Templehof Airport and Rathaus Schonberg, both of which served as hubs of Allied intervention and democracy in West Berlin. Our tour concludes at the Allied Museum, which sheds light on the role Western Allies played in the eventual end of the Cold War. The price of this optional tour includes lunch.
$150 per person
$150 per person
This half-day walking tour follows in the footsteps of two of the world’s greatest composers, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart and Ludwig van Beethoven—and how their paths are said to have crossed in Vienna. The tour begins with an included lunch at a local restaurant. After lunch, we'll visit the Mozart House Museum, where we’ll learn about the legendary composer’s life, family, and friends at his residence from 1784 to 1787. Then, we head to the House of Music, a museum featuring an entire floor dedicated to Mozart, Beethoven, and other great masters of the Viennese music tradition.
$120 per person
$120 per person
Experience a sampling of the best Slovakia has to offer when we visit a local winery. First, you’ll enjoy a wine-tasting before interacting with the family who owns the winery to discuss their daily life and wine production in the area. Then, you'll participate in a traditional blueprinting workshop. Learn more about blueprinting—a Slovak folk art that involves printing intricate patterns on white fabric—during conversations with the artist and hands-on activities.
Please note: In order for this optional tour to operate, a minimum of seven travelers must participate.