Cornelius Amann
October 06, 2026
5/5
Eastern Europe: Berlin, Kraków, Prague, Vienna and Budapest
14 days by train from Berlin to Budapest: Potsdam, lunch in Wrocław on the way to Kraków, Auschwitz-Birkenau with a Memorial educator, Wieliczka, Prague and Kutná Hora, Vienna and the Danube.
14 days · Berlin to Budapest · up to 12 guests
Berlin Hauptbahnhof at dawn, where the trains east to Wrocław and Kraków begin Photo: Ansgar Koreng, CC BY 3.0 de, via Wikimedia Commons (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Berlin_Hauptbahnhof_Ostseite_HDR.jpg)
The facts
At a glance
- Length
- 14 days, 13 nights
- Start and end
- Berlin to Budapest
- Group size
- 7 to 12 guests
- Activity level
Moderate
City days on foot: about 8 to 12 km a day on paving and cobbles, with climbs to Wawel Hill, Prague Castle and Castle Hill in Budapest, and 2 to 4 hours standing in palaces and museums. Auschwitz-Birkenau is about three and a half hours on foot, much of it outdoors at Birkenau. The Wieliczka Salt Mine route goes down about 380 wooden steps, roughly 3 km underground, with a lift back up. Five train journeys on four days with your bags to lift onto racks (your guide helps), two of them about seven hours. Every long walk has a shorter version, and you can sit out any afternoon visit.
- Meals included
- 13 breakfasts, 8 lunches, 1 dinner
- Room of your own
- + CAD 730 (estimated price)
- Season
- April to October
Highlights
Why this trip
- The Berlin Wall Memorial on Bernauer Strasse in the quiet of the morning, and the Reichstag dome on a booked evening slot
- Sanssouci and the vineyard terraces of Potsdam, with lunch in the Dutch Quarter
- A long lunch on Wrocław's Market Square, breaking the train journey from Berlin to Kraków
- Auschwitz-Birkenau with a certified Memorial educator, on a day with nothing else planned after it
- The chapel of St Kinga carved from salt, 100 metres down in the Wieliczka mine
- Charles Bridge at about 8 am, then Prague Castle as its doors open
- St Barbara's Church and the bone chapel of Sedlec in Kutná Hora
- Schönbrunn at opening, Bruegel in the Kunsthistorisches Museum, and the Budapest Parliament and Széchenyi Baths
What makes this trip different
Free time is part of the plan
Free time and choices are marked on the days they fall.
Solo without the penalty
A room of your own is + CAD 730 (estimated price).
Day by day
Itinerary
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Arrive in Berlin
Berlin Brandenburg Airport to your hotel in Berlin-Mitte
- Welcome dinner
- Stay in Berlin
- Drive about 45 min
Fly into Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER), about 25 km south-east of the centre. A driver meets you in arrivals and takes you to the hotel, about 45 minutes depending on traffic.
Evening
Plan to land by about 4 pm so you are settled before the evening briefing; if you arrive early, leave your bags at the hotel and walk along the Spree to the Berliner Dom and Museum Island, a few minutes away. In the early evening your See Sight Tours guide meets the group in the hotel for a short briefing on the fourteen days ahead: how the trains work, what the Auschwitz-Birkenau day involves, and which mornings start early and why. Then we walk together to a welcome dinner of Berlin and Brandenburg dishes in the centre. Tomorrow starts at a gentle pace, so tonight is for sleeping off the flight.
Included
- Pick-up at Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER)
- Welcome briefing with your guide
- Welcome dinner
Free time: Free until the evening briefing
Berlin: the Wall, Mitte and Nefertiti
Bernauer Strasse to the Brandenburg Gate, Gendarmenmarkt and Museum Island
- Breakfast and lunch
- Stay in Berlin
Morning
We start at the Berlin Wall Memorial on Bernauer Strasse while the morning is quiet. Here a stretch of the wall survives with its death strip and watchtower, and the street where houses once stood on the border tells the story of escapes through windows and tunnels. A short ride on the U-Bahn takes us to the Brandenburg Gate and past the Reichstag to the Memorial to the Murdered Jews of Europe, its grey concrete stelae rising and falling across a whole city block.
Afternoon
We walk on to the Gendarmenmarkt, framed by Schinkel's Konzerthaus and the French and German churches, for a sit-down lunch nearby. After lunch we cross to Museum Island, a UNESCO site, for a timed entry to the Neues Museum and the painted bust of Nefertiti.
Evening
The rest of the afternoon and the evening are yours: back to the hotel, or out to Kreuzberg or Prenzlauer Berg for dinner.
Included
- Berlin Wall Memorial, Bernauer Strasse, with your guide
- Brandenburg Gate and the Reichstag from outside
- Memorial to the Murdered Jews of Europe
- Gendarmenmarkt
- Sit-down lunch in Mitte
- Neues Museum on Museum Island, timed entry
- Public transport tickets for the day
Easier option: Skip the Neues Museum and return to the hotel after lunch; it is a few stops on the U-Bahn.
More active option: Late afternoon, walk or cycle the East Side Gallery, the longest surviving stretch of the wall, along the Spree.
Free time: Late afternoon and evening free
Activity: About 8 km on foot with breaks, mostly level.
Potsdam and Sanssouci, the Reichstag dome at dusk
Berlin to Potsdam by our vehicle, back over the Glienicke Bridge
- Breakfast and lunch
- Stay in Berlin
- Drive about 1.5 h
Morning
Our own vehicle and driver take us out of Berlin after breakfast, about 40 minutes to Potsdam, where the Prussian kings built their summer palaces among lakes and parks now listed by UNESCO. We start at Sanssouci, the single-storey palace Frederick the Great built above a staircase of vineyard terraces, on a booked morning entry before the day groups arrive. Afterwards there is time to walk through the park to the Chinese House and the long façade of the New Palace, or to sit in the garden.
Afternoon
Lunch is a sit-down meal in the Dutch Quarter, a few streets of red-brick gabled houses built for Dutch craftsmen in the 1730s. On the way back we cross the Glienicke Bridge, where East and West exchanged captured spies during the Cold War.
Evening
You are back in Berlin by mid-afternoon with time to rest, and in the evening we go up into the glass dome of the Reichstag on a booked slot to watch the light go over the city.
Included
- Sanssouci Palace, timed entry, and the park with your guide
- Sit-down lunch in the Dutch Quarter, Potsdam
- The Glienicke Bridge
- Reichstag dome on a booked evening slot
Easier option: Stay with the vehicle at the palace gate and skip the walk to the New Palace; it is about 2 km through the park.
Free time: Afternoon free in Berlin before the Reichstag dome
Activity: The Reichstag dome needs each guest's full name and date of birth some days ahead; we ask for them when you book.
By train to Kraków, lunch in Wrocław
Berlin to Wrocław by train, then on to Kraków
- Breakfast and lunch
- Stay in Kraków
- By train
This is a long travel day, done by train rather than road, and we break it in the middle.
Morning
A reserved train leaves Berlin after breakfast and crosses the Oder into Poland, reaching Wrocław in about four hours.
Afternoon
Your guide arranges the bags at the station, and we walk ten minutes into the old town for a sit-down lunch on the Market Square, one of the largest in Poland, around the Gothic Town Hall. Wrocław was the German city of Breslau until 1945, when its people were expelled and Poles displaced from Lviv moved in, and the guide tells that story as we walk past Salt Square and look for a few of the city's small bronze dwarfs. In the mid-afternoon we take the train on to Kraków, about three hours through Silesia, and a van takes us from Kraków Główny to the hotel near the Old Town.
Evening
We arrive in the early evening; dinner is your choice, a few minutes' walk away.
Included
- Reserved train from Berlin to Wrocław
- Sit-down lunch on Wrocław's Market Square
- Wrocław old town walk with your guide: the Market Square, the Town Hall and Salt Square
- Reserved train from Wrocław to Kraków
- Station to hotel transfers in Berlin and Kraków
Easier option: Stay at the lunch table with a coffee while the others walk to Salt Square; it is a few minutes away.
Free time: Evening free in Kraków
Activity: About seven and a half hours on trains in two legs, with about 3 km on foot in Wrocław.
Wieliczka, Kraków's Old Town and Wawel
Kraków to the Wieliczka Salt Mine, then the Old Town and Wawel Hill
- Breakfast and lunch
- Stay in Kraków
- Drive about 1 h
A short drive of about half an hour south-east takes us to Wieliczka for an early English-language tour of the salt mine, worked from the 13th century until 1996 and among the first sites UNESCO listed, in 1978. The Tourist Route goes down a wooden staircase of about 380 steps and on through chambers and galleries to about 135 m below ground, where the air stays at about 14 to 16 C. Miners carved the Chapel of St Kinga from salt, chandeliers included.
Afternoon
A lift brings us back up, and we are in Kraków for a sit-down lunch near the Main Market Square. In the afternoon a local guide leads us through the Florian Gate to the square and the Cloth Hall, into St Mary's Basilica for Veit Stoss's carved altarpiece and the trumpet call from the tower, and down Grodzka Street to Wawel Hill and the cathedral where Polish kings were crowned and buried.
Evening
The evening is free.
Included
- Wieliczka Salt Mine Tourist Route with a mine guide
- Sit-down lunch in Kraków
- Old Town walk with a local guide: the Florian Gate, the Main Market Square and the Cloth Hall
- St Mary's Basilica and the Veit Stoss altarpiece
- Wawel Cathedral
Easier option: Skip the afternoon walk after lunch and rest at the hotel; the Old Town is on its doorstep.
More active option: In the free evening, walk the Planty, the ring of gardens where the city walls stood, about 4 km round.
Free time: Evening free
Activity: About 3 km and 380 steps down in the mine, then about 5 km in the Old Town.
Auschwitz-Birkenau
Kraków to Oświęcim and back, then Kazimierz
- Breakfast and lunch
- Stay in Kraków
- Drive about 2.5 h
We leave Kraków at 8 am for the drive of about an hour and a quarter to Oświęcim. At the Auschwitz-Birkenau State Museum a certified Memorial educator guides the group, as the Museum requires for all groups. The visit takes about three and a half hours: first Auschwitz I, the former army barracks where the blocks now hold the evidence, then a shuttle of about 3 km to Birkenau, where most of the roughly 1.1 million people murdered here, the great majority of them Jews, were killed. Walking the railway ramp and the length of the camp gives a sense of its scale that no exhibition can.
Afternoon
We drive back to Kraków for a quiet, late sit-down lunch in Kazimierz, the old Jewish town, at about 2 pm. Afterwards your guide walks anyone who wishes along Szeroka Street to the Remuh Synagogue and its old cemetery, about an hour. The rest of the day is deliberately left free, and your guide stays nearby for anyone who wants to talk it over.
Included
- Auschwitz I and Auschwitz II-Birkenau with a certified Memorial educator, about 3.5 hours
- Shuttle between Auschwitz I and Birkenau
- Sit-down lunch in Kazimierz
- Short Kazimierz walk with your guide: Szeroka Street and the Remuh Synagogue and cemetery
Easier option: Birkenau is large and open: the educator can shorten the walk there, and the van can wait at the gate.
Free time: Late afternoon and evening free
Activity: About 6 km on foot at the two camps, much of it outdoors on gravel.
By train to Prague
Kraków to Prague by train, via Ostrava
- Breakfast and lunch
- Stay in Prague
- By train
Today is the second long rail day.
Morning
After breakfast a van takes us to Kraków Główny for a reserved train to Prague, about seven hours through Silesia, past Ostrava and across Moravia and Bohemia to Prague. It is longer than our four-hour limit for driving, but the road is no quicker, about six hours on motorways with border traffic, and on a train you can walk about, read and watch the countryside.
Afternoon
Your guide orders a lunch from a Kraków deli for the group to eat on board, with sandwiches, pierogi and cake, and the restaurant car sells coffee. The timetable sets the exact route, direct or with one change in Ostrava or Bohumín, which we confirm when we book your seats. We reach Prague in the late afternoon, and a van takes us to the hotel near the Old Town.
Evening
In the early evening your guide walks the group to the Old Town Square to see the astronomical clock strike the hour. Dinner is your choice.
Included
- Reserved train from Kraków to Prague
- Lunch on board, ordered from a Kraków deli
- Station to hotel transfers in Kraków and Prague
- Evening walk to the Old Town Square and the astronomical clock
Free time: Evening free after the short walk
Activity: About seven hours on the train, with a short walk in the evening.
Prague: Charles Bridge early, the Castle and Josefov
Charles Bridge to Malá Strana and Prague Castle, then the Old Town and the Jewish Quarter
- Breakfast and lunch
- Stay in Prague
We walk onto Charles Bridge at about 8 am, when the statues and the view of the castle are shared with joggers rather than crowds. From Malá Strana we climb Nerudova street to Prague Castle and are at the door when the buildings open at 9 am. With a licensed local guide we see St Vitus Cathedral and its stained glass, the Old Royal Palace and the Vladislav Hall, St George's Basilica and the small houses of Golden Lane.
Afternoon
Lunch is a sit-down meal of Czech dishes in Malá Strana. In the afternoon we cross back to the Old Town and walk into Josefov, the Jewish Quarter, for the synagogues and the Old Jewish Cemetery on the Jewish Museum ticket.
Evening
The evening is free: a beer hall, a jazz cellar, or a quiet walk back over the bridge as the lamps come on.
Included
- Charles Bridge before the crowds
- Prague Castle with a licensed local guide: St Vitus Cathedral, the Old Royal Palace, St George's Basilica and Golden Lane
- Sit-down lunch in Malá Strana
- The Jewish Museum in Prague: the synagogues of Josefov and the Old Jewish Cemetery
- Public transport tickets for the day
Easier option: Take the tram up to the castle instead of walking up Nerudova, and skip Josefov for a rest at the hotel.
More active option: In the free evening, climb the Petřín lookout tower, about 300 steps, for the view over the roofs.
Free time: Evening free
Activity: About 10 km on cobbles with a steady climb to the castle. The Jewish Museum closes on Saturdays and Jewish holidays, so departures are set to avoid them.
Kutná Hora and a free afternoon
Prague to Kutná Hora and back
- Breakfast and lunch
- Stay in Prague
- Drive about 2.5 h
Morning
Our own vehicle and driver take us east after breakfast, about an hour and a quarter to Kutná Hora, a silver-mining town that rivalled Prague in the Middle Ages and was listed by UNESCO in 1995. We start at the edge of town in Sedlec, at the ossuary under the Cemetery Church of All Saints, where the bones of tens of thousands of people were arranged into chandeliers and a coat of arms in the 1870s. Then we walk the old centre with your guide to the Cathedral of St Barbara, whose flying buttresses and tent-shaped roofs stand above the vineyards on the Vrchlice valley, and look in at the Italian Court, where the royal mint struck Prague groschen.
Afternoon
Lunch is a sit-down meal of Czech dishes in the town.
Evening
We are back in Prague by mid-afternoon, and the rest of the day is yours: a boat on the Vltava, the Petřín gardens or a beer hall in the evening.
Included
- Sedlec Ossuary
- Cathedral of St Barbara
- Kutná Hora old town with your guide, and the Italian Court from the courtyard
- Sit-down lunch in Kutná Hora
Easier option: Stay in Prague for a free day; your guide suggests a slow plan, such as the Vyšehrad fortress or a boat on the Vltava.
More active option: In the free afternoon, climb the Petřín lookout tower, about 300 steps, for the view over the roofs.
Free time: Mid-afternoon and evening free
Activity: About 5 km on foot, with a gentle climb from the town centre to St Barbara's.
By train to Vienna
Prague to Vienna by direct train, then the Ringstrasse to St Stephen's Cathedral
- Breakfast
- Stay in Vienna
- By train
Morning
The morning is free in Prague. Sleep in, go back to a corner you liked, or walk up to the Letná park for the view of the bridges stepping down the Vltava.
Afternoon
For lunch, your guide can pre-order a picnic from a Prague deli to eat on board, or you can eat in the train's restaurant car (both paid locally). Late in the morning we take a reserved direct train to Vienna, about four hours through the farmland of Bohemia and Moravia, past Brno and over the Austrian border. Your guide handles the bags and the transfer to the hotel. In the late afternoon we walk the inner city together: along part of the Ringstrasse, with its opera house and museums built in the 1860s and after, then into the old centre to St Stephen's Cathedral and its patterned tile roof. We finish in a traditional coffee house for a Melange and a slice of cake, on us.
Evening
The evening is yours.
Included
- Reserved direct train from Prague to Vienna
- Station to hotel transfers in Prague and Vienna
- Inner-city walk with your guide: the Ringstrasse, the Graben and St Stephen's Cathedral
- Coffee and cake in a Viennese coffee house
Free time: Morning free in Prague; evening free in Vienna
Activity: About four hours on the train; the Vienna walk is about 3 km and level.
Schönbrunn at opening, Bruegel in the afternoon
Schönbrunn Palace, then the Hofburg and the Kunsthistorisches Museum
- Breakfast
- Stay in Vienna
We take the U-Bahn out to Schönbrunn to be at the palace when it opens, on a timed ticket for the Grand Tour of the Habsburg state rooms, where Maria Theresa held court and the young Mozart played. Then we climb through the gardens to the Gloriette for the view back over the palace and the city.
Afternoon
Lunch is your choice, at the café near the Gloriette or back in town. In the afternoon we walk through the Hofburg courtyards and Heldenplatz with a licensed local guide, then cross to the Kunsthistorisches Museum, whose room of paintings by Pieter Bruegel the Elder includes The Tower of Babel and Hunters in the Snow. You have the museum at your own pace until closing, or leave early for the cake counter in its domed café.
Evening
The evening is free; a concert of Mozart or Strauss is an optional extra, with its price shown when you book.
Included
- Schönbrunn Palace Grand Tour, timed entry at opening
- Schönbrunn gardens and the Gloriette
- The Hofburg courtyards and Heldenplatz (outside only) with a licensed local guide
- Kunsthistorisches Museum and the Bruegel room
- Public transport tickets for the day
Optional experiences
- A classical concert in the evening (price shown at booking)
Easier option: Skip the climb to the Gloriette and rest in the palace café before the afternoon.
Free time: Lunch and evening free
Activity: About 9 km on foot, with a steady climb to the Gloriette and two to three hours standing in the palace and the museum.
By train to Budapest
Vienna to Budapest by train, then the Danube embankment to the Chain Bridge
- Breakfast
- Stay in Budapest
- By train
Morning
The morning is free in Vienna. You might see Klimt's The Kiss in the Upper Belvedere (an optional entry, opening at 9 am), browse the stalls of the Naschmarkt, or simply pack slowly.
Afternoon
Around midday we take a reserved train to Budapest, about two hours and forty minutes across the flat country around Lake Neusiedl and into Hungary. After checking in, we walk the Pest side together in the late afternoon: St Stephen's Basilica, then down to the river and along the embankment to the Shoes on the Danube Bank, the memorial to Jews shot into the river in 1944 and 1945. We finish at Széchenyi Square as the light drops behind Castle Hill and the Chain Bridge, the first permanent bridge across the Danube in Budapest.
Evening
Dinner is your choice; your guide points you to a few places on the Pest side.
Included
- Reserved train from Vienna to Budapest
- Station to hotel transfers in Vienna and Budapest
- Late-afternoon walk with your guide: St Stephen's Basilica, the Shoes on the Danube Bank and the Chain Bridge
Optional experiences
- The Upper Belvedere and Klimt's The Kiss in the free morning (price shown at booking)
Free time: Morning free in Vienna; evening free in Budapest
Activity: About 2 hours 40 minutes on the train; the Budapest walk is about 3 km and level.
Parliament, Castle Hill and the baths
The Hungarian Parliament, Castle Hill in Buda, then the Széchenyi Baths in City Park
- Breakfast and dinner
- Stay in Budapest
- By boat
We start with a booked guided tour of the Hungarian Parliament, finished in 1904, where the Holy Crown of Hungary sits under the central dome. Then we cross the river and go up to Castle Hill for Matthias Church, with its tiled roof, and the terraces of Fisherman's Bastion for the view back over the Parliament and the river.
Afternoon
Lunch is your choice in the Castle District. The afternoon is free, and your ticket to the Széchenyi Baths is included: yellow neo-baroque buildings around steaming outdoor pools, open all year, where locals play chess in the water. Take a towel or rent one there.
Evening
In the evening we meet for a farewell dinner of Hungarian dishes, then take a boat on the Danube for an hour as the Parliament, the bridges and the Royal Palace are lit up after dark.
Included
- Hungarian Parliament guided tour, booked time
- Castle Hill with your guide: Matthias Church and Fisherman's Bastion
- Széchenyi Baths entry
- Farewell dinner
- Evening boat on the Danube
- Public transport tickets for the day
Easier option: Take the bus up to Castle Hill instead of the steps, and rest at the hotel instead of the baths.
More active option: Walk up Gellért Hill in the free afternoon for the widest view of both banks.
Free time: Lunch and afternoon free
Activity: About 8 km on foot, with stairs or a bus up Castle Hill.
Budapest and home
Budapest to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport
- Breakfast
- Drive about 45 min
Morning
The last morning is yours. If it is not a Sunday, walk to the Great Market Hall at the end of Váci utca, its roof patterned with Zsolnay tiles, for paprika, salami and a lángos from the upper floor. Or take a slow coffee by the river and a last look at the Chain Bridge. Check out of the hotel by late morning; your bags are held if your flight is later in the day. Our driver takes you to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD), about 20 km from the centre and 30 to 45 minutes by road, at a time set by your flight. Your guide says goodbye at the hotel and checks that everyone's transfer is arranged before you go. If you want more time in Budapest, we can add hotel nights before or after the trip.
Included
- Drop-off at Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD)
Free time: Morning free
Activity: Book a flight leaving after about 1 pm to have the morning in the city.
- Berlin3 nights
- Kraków3 nights
- Prague3 nights
- Vienna2 nights
- Budapest2 nights
- Overnight stop
- Day trip
- By boat or train
Wildlife and weather: May, June and September are the best balance of warm days and lighter crowds. July and August are hot in Vienna and Budapest and busy at Auschwitz-Birkenau, Wieliczka and Prague Castle, which is why we book early slots. April and October can be cool and wet, and Birkenau is exposed to the weather, so bring a waterproof. The salt mine stays at about 14 to 16 C all year.
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Before you book
Right for you?
Good for you if you want
- First-time visitors who want Berlin, Kraków, Prague, Vienna and Budapest in one trip, with the main sights included
- Travellers who want to visit Auschwitz-Birkenau properly, with an educator and time afterwards
- Travellers who like trains and would rather not spend long days on a coach
- Solo travellers who want a small group and a fair single price
Not for you if you want
- Step-free access: cobbles, castle hills, the salt mine stairs and old buildings without lifts are part of the trip
- Travellers who want a party-led trip of bars and nightlife
- Anyone who finds two seven-hour train days too long; the shorter Berlin to Budapest trip goes direct
- Travellers who cannot lift a suitcase onto a train rack
Book flights after we confirm your seat.
13 nights
Where you'll stay
Your hotels are named in your trip confirmation.
- Berlin3 nights
- Kraków3 nights
- Prague3 nights
- Vienna2 nights
- Budapest2 nights
One price
What's in the price
Included
Accommodation
- 13 nights in central hotels of at least a 3-star-plus standard: 3 in Berlin, 3 in Kraków, 3 in Prague, 2 in Vienna, 2 in Budapest
- Rooms shared, or your own for a supplement
- We name each hotel when we confirm your dates
Transport
- Pick-up at Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER) and drop-off at Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD)
- Reserved train seats: Berlin to Wrocław, Wrocław to Kraków, Kraków to Prague, Prague to Vienna and Vienna to Budapest
- Station to hotel transfers in each city
- Our own vehicle and driver for Potsdam, Wieliczka, Auschwitz-Birkenau and Kutná Hora
- An evening boat on the Danube in Budapest
- Public transport tickets on city touring days
Your guide
- A See Sight Tours guide with the group for the whole trip, who handles the tickets, the trains and the bags
- A certified Memorial educator at Auschwitz-Birkenau, a mine guide at Wieliczka, and licensed local guides in Kraków's Old Town, at Prague Castle, the Hofburg and the Budapest Parliament
Activities
- Berlin Wall Memorial, the Brandenburg Gate, the Memorial to the Murdered Jews of Europe and the Neues Museum (Berlin)
- Sanssouci Palace and park and the Glienicke Bridge (Potsdam)
- The Reichstag dome (Berlin)
- The Market Square and Town Hall (Wrocław)
- Wieliczka Salt Mine Tourist Route
- The Main Market Square, St Mary's Basilica, Wawel Cathedral and Kazimierz (Kraków)
- Auschwitz I and Auschwitz II-Birkenau with a Memorial educator (Oświęcim)
- Prague Castle, Charles Bridge, the Old Town Square and the Jewish Museum (Prague)
- The Sedlec Ossuary and the Cathedral of St Barbara (Kutná Hora)
- Schönbrunn Palace Grand Tour, the Hofburg courtyards and the Kunsthistorisches Museum (Vienna)
- Coffee and cake in a Viennese coffee house
- Hungarian Parliament tour, Castle Hill and the Széchenyi Baths (Budapest)
Meals
- 13 breakfasts
- 8 lunches: in Berlin, Potsdam, Wrocław, Kraków (twice), on the train to Prague, in Prague and in Kutná Hora
- 2 dinners: a welcome dinner in Berlin and a farewell dinner in Budapest
Not included
- International flights to Berlin and from Budapest
- Travel insurance
- Visa or travel authorisation fees, if any apply to your passport
- Meals not listed
- Drinks
- Tips
- Optional activities, such as a Vienna concert, Schindler's Factory or the Upper Belvedere
- Personal expenses
- Photo permit at the Wieliczka Salt Mine, if you want one
- Towel rental at the Széchenyi Baths
Extras
- Room of your own
- CAD 730 (estimated price)
When you can go
Dates and prices
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Questions
What does the price include?
Thirteen nights in central hotels, 13 breakfasts, 8 lunches and 2 dinners, reserved seats on five trains, airport and station transfers, our own vehicle for Potsdam, Wieliczka, Auschwitz-Birkenau and Kutná Hora, your See Sight Tours guide throughout, and the entries in the day plan, from Sanssouci and Wawel to Prague Castle, Schönbrunn, the Budapest Parliament and the Széchenyi Baths.
How big is the group?
The small-group trip runs with 7 to 12 guests. That is small enough for everyone to hear the Memorial educator at Birkenau, board a train together without a scramble and share one table at lunch. Most trips on this route run with up to 16 guests, and coach tours carry far more.
Who leads the trip?
A See Sight Tours guide travels with the group from the Berlin airport to the Budapest airport, handling the tickets, trains and bags. A certified Memorial educator guides the Auschwitz-Birkenau visit, a mine guide leads Wieliczka, and licensed local guides join in Kraków, at Prague Castle, the Hofburg and the Parliament. We name your guide when we confirm your dates.
How is the Auschwitz-Birkenau visit handled?
It has its own day. We leave Kraków at 8 am, spend about three and a half hours at Auschwitz I and Birkenau with a certified Memorial educator, then return for a quiet lunch and a free afternoon. Dress respectfully, bring only a small bag, and note that the Memorial does not recommend the visit for children under 14.
How fit do I need to be?
Moderately. City days mean about 8 to 12 km on foot, often on cobbles, with climbs to Wawel, Prague Castle and Castle Hill. Wieliczka goes down about 380 steps, with a lift back up, and Birkenau is a long walk outdoors. You lift your own case onto five trains, with help. Each demanding day has an easier version.
I am travelling solo. What does a room of my own cost?
A room of your own is from CAD 730 more, about 17 percent of the trip price, shown up front before you request to book, and it is the same standard and location as the twin rooms. If you would like to share, ask when you book and we will try to match you with another solo guest.
When is the best time to go?
May, June and September give warm days and fewer crowds. July and August are hot and busy, which is why we book early slots at Wieliczka, Prague Castle and Schönbrunn. The trip runs from April to October; April and October can be cool and wet, and Birkenau is exposed to the weather.
How does booking work?
Choose a start date and request to book. We check hotels, trains and Memorial educator slots, then confirm your place within 24 hours, and no payment is taken when you send the request. The small group starts from CAD 4,295 per person sharing and the private trip from CAD 7,730, with taxes included.
Can we travel privately or on our own dates?
Yes. The trip also runs as a private trip for your party only, on a date you choose, with your own guide and vehicle. If you would rather travel independently on your own dates, ask us from the dates section and we will quote the same hotels, trains and tickets without a guide.
Do I need a visa for Germany, Poland, the Czech Republic, Austria and Hungary?
Not if you hold a Canadian, US, UK or Australian passport: all five countries are in the Schengen area, which allows visa-free stays of up to 90 days in any 180. Your fingerprints and photo are recorded at your first entry, and ETIAS pre-travel authorisation is not yet in operation; we confirm at booking whether it applies.
Which museums are closed on Mondays, Saturdays or Sundays on this route?
Several, and the day plans are built around them. Sanssouci in Potsdam closes on Mondays, Vienna's Kunsthistorisches Museum usually closes on Mondays outside June to August, the Prague Jewish Museum closes on Saturdays and Jewish holidays, and Wawel Cathedral limits visits on Sunday mornings. We set departure dates so each of these falls on an open day.
How is this different from your Berlin to Budapest trip?
This trip adds Poland: three nights in Kraków with Wieliczka and Auschwitz-Birkenau, and a lunch stop in Wrocław, plus Kutná Hora from Prague. It has two nights in Vienna instead of three and leaves out Dresden, Český Krumlov and the Wachau. If you want those, choose the 12-day Berlin to Budapest trip.
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