• 1 Dinner (D)
• 8 Breakfast (B)

• London: A modular trip means fellow travellers will join and leave at various locations. There’ll be some goodbyes, sure, but there’ll also be plenty of hellos with new like-minded travellers.

• Berlin: Discover the history of 20th century Berlin with our Local Guide & get up close to notorious Third Reich spots. Get the low-down on Hitler’s last days at the site of his underground bunker & learn about Goebbels, the sinister spin doctor at the former Reich’s Propaganda Ministry. You’ll hear about East German communism before making a sobering visit to the Holocaust Memorial.
• Vienna: Boost your step count with a stroll around Vienna. See St Stephen’s Cathedral and the State Opera House as you go. 

Explore Prague’s Gothic-and-baroque heart on a guided orientation walk. Navigate the cobbled lanes to the animated Old Town Square, watch the Astronomical Clock strike, and step onto the statuesque Charles Bridge for sweeping views of the Vltava and the castle-topped skyline.

Learn how Bohemian kings, Habsburg emperors, and dissidents shaped the “City of a Hundred Spires.” Your guide points out cafés, tram stops, and vantage points to help you roam with confidence during your time in Prague.

Stroll Vienna’s gracious center on a guided orientation, taking in the lacework spire of St Stephen’s Cathedral and the opera-world prestige of the Vienna State Opera. Follow elegant boulevards and courtyards that open onto the Ringstrasse’s palaces and parks.

Hear how Habsburg ceremony, coffeehouse rituals, and waltz culture shaped the city’s tempo. Your guide highlights must-visit cake counters and museum quarters so you can make the most of your time in Vienna.

Experience a Mozart and Strauss concert in a historic palace setting such as the Kursalon or the Schonbrunn Orangery. Settle beneath gilded ceilings as an orchestra and soloists perform sparkling overtures, arias, and Blue Danube melodies.

Vienna’s musical heritage comes alive where it first dazzled audiences, from court salons to bourgeois ballrooms. The acoustics and ambience lift every crescendo, inviting you to feel the city’s golden age in real time.

Cruise the River Danube after dark and toast the skyline with an included drink as bridges and facades ignite. Glide past the floodlit Parliament Building, Buda Castle, and the lion-guarded Chain Bridge, mirrored in the black-glass water.

UNESCO-listed riverbanks unfold as a gallery of revival facades and Ottoman echoes. Commentary and open-air decks provide prime angles for photography and reflection while the capital shimmers across both hillsides and flats.

Explore Kreuzberg’s creative edge on an evening walking tour threading canal-side murals, indie galleries, and 19th-century courtyards. Hear how this immigrant-rich quarter reinvented itself after reunification, mixing grit with gourmet.

Settle into a hosted dinner at a neighborhood eatery around Oranienstraße or Gorlitzer Park, pairing seasonal plates with Berlin craft beer. This optional experience is at additional cost and bookable on tour.

Dine in a classic German beer house where wood-paneled halls ring with toasts. Sample regional beers by the stein and tuck into pretzels, schnitzel, or bratwurst with mustard and sauerkraut.

Your host unpacks brewing traditions and purity laws while sharing tips on seasonal styles. This optional experience is at additional cost and bookable on tour.

Join a guided food tour that rides the historic tram to Vršovice or Vinohrady, swapping the tourist trail for local flavor. Nibble chlebícky open-faced sandwiches, kolác pastries, and sip an unfiltered pilsner in a neighborhood pub.

Along the way, hear how Austro-Hungarian staples met Czech ingenuity to shape everyday menus. This optional experience is at additional cost and bookable on tour.

Cycle riverside paths and gentle lanes with a local guide, linking Letná Park viewpoints to the Old Town’s skyline and the shadow of Prague Castle. Frequent stops keep the pace relaxed and the stories rich.

Helmets and equipment are provided; routes are tailored to winter conditions. This optional experience is at additional cost, bookable on tour, and operates weather permitting.

Slip into a traditional coffeehouse to sample warm apple strudel dusted with sugar, paired with a fortifying shot of Austrian schnapps. Learn the etiquette of marble tables, silver trays, and newspapers on wooden holders.

Your host shares stories of composers, writers, and revolutionaries who lingered over melange and tortes here. This optional experience is at additional cost and bookable on tour.

Explore Budapest on a guided city tour linking Heroes’ Square, elegant Andrássy Avenue, and sweeping Buda viewpoints. Pause to try lángos—crispy fried dough crowned with garlic, sour cream, and cheese—at a beloved stall.

Hear how imperial grandeur, wartime scars, and the 1956 Uprising shaped the modern capital. This optional experience is at additional cost and bookable on tour.

Cook with local hosts in a hands-on class that may begin at the Great Market Hall or a neighborhood grocer for paprika and produce. Chop, season, and simmer paprika-rich stews or roll sweet palacsinta crêpes.

Gather at a communal table to share the meal and stories of family recipes and celebrations. This optional experience is at additional cost and bookable on tour.

Discover Berlin’s turbulent 20th century as you join a guided walking tour across the historic core. Trace power corridors by the Brandenburg Gate and the former Reich Chancellery to the discreet site of Hitler’s bunker, and pause amid the undulating stelae of the Memorial to the Murdered Jews of Europe.

Hear how propaganda shaped a regime outside the former Reich Propaganda Ministry, then trace Cold War fault lines from the Third Reich to East German communism. This experience links architecture and memory, distilling the city’s journey from dictatorship to reunification.

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