Classic Rhapsody

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Optional Activities

These activities are designed to enhance your trip experience, they locally operated, as our comrades know their city better than we. They do cost you extra, but you're guaranteed of getting the best value for your money!

Welcome to Budapest

Once settled in Budapest, our Guide will walk you through a part of the famous 7th district to a classic styled Budapest restaurant, that's been serving our travellers now for seasons. Dinner is a 3 course traditional menu with a welcome drink in ambient surrounds. This is followed by a digestive walk down the most famous boulevard in the city to the Danube River where we will board our night cruise. You will receive a complimentary shot and welcome drink followed by a 1 hour cruise of Budapest. Afterwards, a local Guide will escort you to the quirky Budapest bar scene - €26.

Caving Budapest

Budapest is famous for its cave system that was created by underwater seismic activity long ago. It is real caving though, lots of narrow little passages and holes to crawl through. A very rewarding trip though. The tour takes 5 hours - €19.

Day 1 : Prague - Kutna Hora - Olomouc

After breakfast we drive across the Czech Republic reaching UNESCO listed Kutna Hora, where you'll discover the famous church made from human bones. After lunch we travel to the Moravian capital Olomouc. It's a pre-touristy hidden gem, a university town of pubs, churches, castles and amazingly cheap prices. Tonight is a great chance to really get to know your Guide and fellow travellers over dinner at a traditional Moravian restaurant.

Day 2 : Olomouc - Auschwitz - Krakow

Today we visit Auschwitz, the Nazi death camp and an emotional experience. We have set up a guided tour of both Auschwitz and Birkenau camps. We like to take our time here as it is important to learn about such places to better understand our past. We then head on to Krakow, a definite highlight. Tonight we'll eat drink and be merry, before heading underground to the best club scene in the east. Our Guide will escort you on a memorable night out in Krakow

Day 3 : Krakow

We start the day with a bike tour covering the city of Schindler's List and beauty of Krakow; the castle district, the Jewish quarter, its bustling markets, the historic old town, all with a local guide. There is the option to do the bike tour in the afternoon as well. Krakow has an amazing feel on a Sunday, especially chilling in the Kazimierz district at one of many quirky cafes listening to live music.

Day 4: Krakow - Zakopane

After breakfast we then drive to the stunning Tatra Mountains for some alpine revelry in Zakopane. It's only a 2 hour drive into the eastern Alps. Hike to the top of Eastern Europe, or just kick back in the village experiencing all the sights. You will certainly get a kick out of the homes that were built with one tree! In the evening we like to immerse you in the traditions of Zakopane at one of the many traditional taverns, feasting on the locally procured produce.

Day 5: Zakopane - Budapest

After a hearty breakfast, it's on to Budapest, with a stop in the mountains of Donovally, Slovakia, for lunch. Budapest, the party capital of the east lies waiting, so what better way to familiarise you with this great city, than a night out eating and clubbing Budapest style. Tonight we have organised a typical Hungarian meal and a Danube River night cruise followed by an introduction into some of the quirky pubs around the 7th District.

Day 6: Budapest

Enjoy a free day in buzzing Budapest. Go caving under the metropolis or stroll the regal castle district. Maybe an evening thermal bath or a spot of good retail therapy along the many, Paris styled boulevards of this fascinating city. Our Guide will set you up with all the best info to make the most of your free day. Many like to kick back here in the local food markets or hire a bike armed with a picnic and head out to Margret island. It's a top city, one of the true highlights of your trip.

Day 7: Budapest – Plitvice

We head south out of Budapest onto the UNESCO listed Plitvice National Park, via Lake Balaton, where we stop for a swim. We visit the Balkan open air war museum, which is stunningly real in its appraisal of the Balkan War of the early 90's. We arrive into the National Park at sunset ready for a BBQ dinner in the middle of this aqua wonderland. Accommodation is in bungalows in the park so you will wake up to amazing scenery and clean, crisp, fresh air. Today our journey enters a new region of Europe, the Balkans, where the look and feel is really different. The food, the language, the culture and the people all change.

Day 8: Plitvice – Split

We are the first in the park in the morning which means you get to wander through this amazing aqua wonderland before the crowds descend. The cascading waterfalls and aqua green lakes will leave you ready for the Croatian coast. We spend the whole morning here and then set off on a memorable drive to the Croatian coast and a night out in the cosmopolitan town of Split. We have such good friends here so you'll be in good hands on your final night.

Day 9: Split

You are free to travel on. Check out our Croatia Sailing products, Bohemian or Ottoman Trek. All depart Split on Saturday.