Day 1, (Monday): Depart for Prague

• Depart for your overnight flight to Prague, meals served on board.

Day 2, (Tuesday): Prague arrival

• Upon arrival to the Prague Airport, we will be met by our English-speaking representative and accompanied to our comfortable coach.
• Transfer to the hotel for check-in
• Celebrate mass at local church (subject to confirmation, time permitting)
• Dinner and overnight at the hotel in Prague (D)

Attention:  Schedule on this day is subject to change depending on flight details.

Day 3, (Wednesday): Prague HD

• Breakfast at the hotel
• We enjoy a guided tour of Prague, including Hradcany Castle , St Vitus Cathedral, the Royal Castle, St George’s Basilica, and a walk through Mala Strana.
• Celebrate mass at the Church of Our Lady Victorious
• We then cross the famous Charles Bridge and visit the Old Town Square, the Town Hall with its famous Astronomical Clock, the Church of Our Lady before Tyn, one of the most beautiful Gothic buildings in Prague and St Nicholas Church (exterior views, time permitting).
• Lunch on your own
• Afternoon at leisure
• Enjoy a folklore dinner show at the local restaurant
• Overnight at the hotel in Prague (B, D)

Day 4, (Thursday): Prague – Cesky Krumlov – Salzburg

• Breakfast at the hotel and check out
• Depart for Cesky Krumlov, en route we stop at Prachatice, birthplace of John Neopmuk, where we celebrate mass at the local church.
• Continue to the 13th-century UNESCO World Heritage Town of Cesky Krumlov and visit the town.
• Lunch on your own
• Drive to Salzburg
• Check into your hotel
• Dinner and overnight at the hotel in Salzburg (B, D)

Day 5, (Friday): Salzburg HD

• Breakfast at the hotel
• Celebrate mass at St. Peter’s church
• Enjoy a guided walking tour of the charming city of music and Mozart. During the tour we will visit the Mirabel Gardens, crossing the Salzach River we take the Gondolas (funicular ride up & down included) to Hohensalzburg Fortress for a bird view of the city, then visit Salzburg Cathedral , pass by Mozart house, Festspielhaus and Residenzplatz with Residenzbrunnen (exterior views).
• Lunch on your own
• Enjoy the Sound of Music Tour – Drive along the Austrian Lake District, with marvelous views of the Salzkammergut Region. Visit Mondsee to reflect at this delightful resort, where, in the movie, Maria and the Baron were married. Then, continue to St. Gilgen on Lake Wolfgang, which offers one of the best-known landscapes of the Salzkammergut and the namesake fountain recalls the family connection of Mozart with this favored land. Visit St Wolfgang at Lake Wolfgang, the major sight is the pilgrimage church, built in the 14th and 15th centuries (exterior views; with TE).
• Return to Salzburg
• Dinner at St Peterkeller restaurant with Mozart Show (included, subject to confirmation).
• Overnight at the hotel in Salzburg (B, -)

Day 6, (Saturday): Salzburg – Berchtesgaden – Lake Konigssee – Salzburg

• Breakfast at the hotel
• Drive to Berchtesgaden for a short orientation tour of the city (with TE).
• Visit The Kehlsteinhaus (Eagle’s Nest, entrance fee included) on Obersalzberg Mountain in Berchtesgaden which is located at a height of 1820m above sea level and is a popular day-trip destination. Originally built by the Nazi Party as a suitably representative venue, the architecturally unique building now features a mountain-top restaurant offering a splendid panoramic view of the area (subject to confirmation due to weather conditions).
• On to Schonau am Konigssee to visit Lake Konigssee.
• Lunch on your own
• Enjoy a round-trip boat ride from Konigsee to St. Bartholomew Church (fee included) (subject to confirmation due to weather conditions)
• Celebrate Mass at St. Bartholomew Church in Schonau am Konigssee
• Return to Salzburg
• Dinner and overnight at the hotel in Salzburg (B, D)

Day 7, (Sunday): Salzburg – Mariazell – Vienna

• Breakfast at the hotel and check out
• Lunch on your own en route
• We stop in Mariazell , picturesquely located in the Salza Valley, Austria’s most important Marian Shrine dedicated to the Virgin Mary, with Her image carved in lime tree wood.
• Celebrate Mass at the Shrine
• Continue to Vienna
• Check into your hotel
• Dinner and overnight at the hotel in Vienna (B, D)

Day 8, (Monday): Vienna HD

• Breakfast at the hotel
• Celebrate Mass at St. Stephen’s Cathedral
• We then visit the interiors of the Cathedral, including the rooftop. During the 18th century, the cathedral was decorated with Baroque altarpieces – the panel of the main altar shows the stoning of its namesake St. Stephen, the first martyr of Christendom. The tour of Vienna includes a panoramic tour of the famous Ring, then a walk through the Old Town between the University and the Opera House, passing major monuments, including Donner Fountain, Belvedere Palace Gardens, Hofburg Palace, and the Spanish Riding School (exterior views).
• Lunch on your own with some free time at Stephen Strasse to enjoy the coffee shops and restaurants that line the famous street. If possible, stop at the Sacher coffee shop to try the famous Viennese cake.
• Then visit the Schönbrunn Palace, the fabulous Baroque summer residence of the Habsburg Emperors. Here, Marie-Antoinette lived as a young girl and the six-year-old Mozart played for the empress inside the Palace.
• Dinner and overnight at the hotel in Vienna (B, D)

Day 9, (Tuesday): Vienna – Heiligenkreuz Monastery – Budapest

• Breakfast at the hotel and check-out
• En route stop in Heiligenkreuz famous of its magnificent Cistercian Abbey, the second oldest Cistercian monastery in the world and the oldest continuously active and inhabited one, now full of young vocations. In September 2007, it was blessed by an official visit by Pope Benedict XVI.
• Celebrate Mass at the Heiligenkreuz Abbey .
• Lunch on your own
• Drive to Budapest
• Check into your hotel
• Dinner at the hotel
• After dinner, a boat trip on the Danube, enjoying Budapest by night (Duration: 1 hour )
• Overnight at the hotel in Budapest (B, D)

Day 10, (Wednesday): Budapest HD

• Breakfast at the hotel
• Have a guided tour of Budapest, including Parliament Building (exterior views), Castle District, Fisherman’s Bastion , Matthias Church, and Heroes’ Square.
• Celebrate Mass at the Matthias Church
• Cross the St Elizabeth Bridge and see Heroes’ Square, St Stephen Basilica, the Dohany Synagogue, and the nearby Grand Market (exterior views)
• Lunch on your own at the Grand Market
• Afternoon at leisure, enjoy the Vaci Ut Street or walk along the Danube river
• Dinner and overnight at the hotel in Budapest (B, D)

Day 11, (Thursday): Budapest departure

• Breakfast at the hotel and check out
• Board the coach and transfer to the Budapest Airport for our departure flight back home
• Take your departure flight back home (B)

Attention: The schedule for this day is subject to change based on flight details.