• 4 Dinner (D)
• 10 Breakfast (B)

• See Amsterdam • Alte Mainbruckem and Marienburg Fortress in Wurzburg • Rothenburg-ob-der-Tauber • Old Town Square, St Vitus Cathedral and Prague Castle • Váci Utca and Gellért Hill in Budapest • Hofburg Imperial Residence, Opera House, Parliament Building and Karlskirche in Vienna • St. Mark’s Square and Doge’s Palace in Venice.

• Business class coach with extended leg room
• Top-rated dining, from farm-to-table to local restaurants
• 4 & 5-star stays

• Amsterdam: Join your Travel Director and fellow guests at a local restaurant in the heart of Amsterdam for a delightful dinner, served with wine.
• Budapest: Enjoy a scenic dinner cruise and take in the city’s night time beauty as you float along the Danube.
• Venice: Savour a Venetian dinner with wine in a restaurant in the heart of this historic city.

• Prague: Stroll through the Jewish Quarter with your Local Specialist to hear how the Jewish community has shaped the history of Prague, and visit the Old-New Synagogue and the Jewish cemetery.
• Prague: Explore Prague with your Local Specialist, walk the courtyards of the Castle, and visit the imposing St. Vitus Cathedral. The city is then yours to explore. Maybe take a river cruise through the heart of the city, or walk in the footsteps of kings along the Royal Route?

• Budapest: Enjoy a tour of the Liszt Music Academy with a student, followed by an enchanting recital. Producing incredible musical talent, the university was founded by piano virtuoso and composer Franz Liszt in 1875.
• Vienna: Be pampered with traditional coffee and cake. An experience like no other, this cosy cafe provides companionship, and promotes well-being and support for the community, in addition to crafting delicious treats.

Cruise the storied Middle Rhine, where vine-clad slopes and turreted castles frame the waterway. Raise a glass of local Riesling as you cruise the River Rhine past Lorelei Rock and the silhouettes of Burg Rheinfels, Burg Katz and Burg Maus, arriving among the half-timbered lanes of Sankt Goar.

A UNESCO-listed landscape, this river corridor is layered with merchant wealth, toll castles and romantic legend. The slow passage reveals cliff-perched keeps and misty river bends that have inspired poets and painters for centuries.

Walk onto the statue-lined Alte Mainbrucke and scan Wurzburg’s skyline of spires and vineyards. From the river, admire the commanding Marienberg Fortress crowning the slopes and the baroque riverfront unfolding upstream.

Once seat of the Prince-Bishops, Wurzburg pairs ecclesiastical grandeur with Franconian wine culture. Pause to appreciate the Franconian wine terraces that ripple beneath the fortress walls and the city’s quiet confidence shaped by centuries on the Main.

Explore Rothenburg ob der Tauber, Germany’s best-preserved walled town. Stroll cobbles to the storybook bend of the Plonlein, trace the medieval city walls and towers, and linger on Market Square among half-timbered gables and clock chiming on the hour.

Set on the Romantic Road, Rothenburg’s lanes reveal merchant houses, guild signs and a townscape largely spared by time. The atmosphere invites unhurried wandering, with views across the Tauber Valley and glimpses of centuries-old craftsmanship at every turn.

Walk the grand courts of Prague Castle on Hradcany hill and step inside St. Vitus Cathedral, where soaring Gothic vaults shelter royal tombs and jeweled chapels. Look out over rooftops and bridges fanning along the Vltava.

Seat of Bohemian kings and Czech presidents, the castle complex layers Romanesque foundations with Baroque palaces. This is one of two included Prague choices; select this in-depth castle visit or the Jewish Quarter exploration with your Local Specialist.

Explore the Jewish Quarter with a Local Specialist, hearing stories of resilience and tradition as you visit the Old-New Synagogue and contemplation-filled paths of the Old Jewish Cemetery. Narrow lanes reveal layers of faith and folklore.

From medieval privileges to modern trials, Josefov’s heritage helped shape Prague’s identity. Legends of the Golem mingle with lives of scholars and merchants. This is one of two included Prague choices; select this or the Prague Castle and St. Vitus experience.

Sail between Buda and Pest on an atmospheric dinner cruise on the Danube. Glide past the gilded Hungarian Parliament Building, floodlit Buda Castle, and arching Chain Bridge as courses of Hungarian cuisine are served.

UNESCO-listed riverbanks frame a city of thermal baths and café culture. The hum of the boat and reflections on the water explain why Budapest is called the “Pearl of the Danube,” an epithet earned anew as night settles across the hills.

Stroll the cobbles of the Old Town of Buda, pausing at the patterned roof of Matthias Church and along the ramparts of Fisherman’s Bastion for sweeping Danube views across to Pest’s boulevards and bridges.

Linked by the Chain Bridge, the two halves of the capital tell one story. A drive along Andrássy Avenue to Heroes’ Square sets the Habsburg era in context, while the Castle District reveals medieval lanes that reward slow exploration.

Visit the famed conservatory founded by Franz Liszt in 1875 and tour the Liszt Music Academy with a current student. Take your seat beneath the Art Nouveau concert hall décor for an enchanting recital that brings Hungary’s musical heritage to life.

From golden organ pipes to Zsolnay tilework, the building’s artistry pairs with intimate performance for a rare cultural encounter. Hear future stars in the very spaces where the nation’s greatest musicians trained.

Join a city orientation along the grand Ringstrasse boulevard to see the Vienna State Opera, Hofburg Imperial Residence, Parliament and Karlskirche. Continue on foot through the Innere Stadt, where elegant arcades and courtyards reveal the imperial city’s quieter corners.

Laid out where medieval walls once stood, the Ringstrasse showcases neo-renaissance, neo-gothic and baroque revival facades that announced Habsburg power. Your guided walk adds texture with local anecdotes, artisan storefronts and the scent of roasting coffee drifting from side streets.

Savour traditional coffee and cake in a wood-panelled salon where marble tables, gilded mirrors and newspapers on brass racks set the tone. Try a melange with Sachertorte or Apfelstrudel as waiters in crisp attire orchestrate the room.

More than refreshment, the Viennese coffeehouse culture is a centuries-old ritual of unhurried conversation and reflection. Settle into the city’s social heartbeat and watch the choreography of everyday Vienna unfold around you.

Arrive in style as you cruise the Giudecca Canal, where 13th–18th-century palazzi line the water and the Doge’s Palace and St Mark’s Square open onto the lagoon. Your Travel Director points out landmarks as the city’s maritime silhouette comes into focus.

Venice reveals itself from the water first: stone facades, campanili and boat traffic against the shimmering lagoon views. This is the Serenissima’s timeless welcome and the most evocative orientation to its isles.

Explore the civic heart of Venice on foot in St Mark’s Square, taking in the mosaicked facade of Basilica di San Marco, the sky-piercing Campanile and the pink-marble lacework of the Doge’s Palace. Pause to view the Bridge of Sighs arching over the palace canal.

Here the Venetian Republic projected its power in marble and gold. Your walk deciphers symbols of state and faith while capturing the pageantry and theatre that still animate this legendary piazza.

Witness traditional glassblowing as master artisans coax molten glass from glowing furnaces, shaping vases and delicate figures with breath, shears and steady hands. Learn how techniques perfected over centuries created Venice’s most emblematic craft.

From guild secrets to the move of furnaces to Murano in the late Middle Ages, the island’s glassmaking heritage is a story of innovation and artistry. Watch forms take shape and colours bloom in a few mesmerising minutes.

Settle at a café table to sip a classic Venetian aperitivo as musicians serenade the arcades with waltzes and jazz. Continue to a local trattoria for a Venetian dinner with wine, from lagoon seafood to cicchetti-style starters.

Under the moonlit arcades, the city moves at an elegant evening tempo. Between clinking glasses, candlelit tables and the soft echo of strings, Venice reveals its romantic, lived-in charm beyond the daytime crowds.

Step behind gilded doors on a private tour of Schonbrunn Palace, the Habsburgs’ summer residence. Walk baroque salons and the Hall of Mirrors where young Mozart performed, then wander the formal gardens aligned on imperial axes.

Stories of Maria Theresa and court ritual animate the rooms as you trace an empire’s daily life and ceremony. This optional experience is at additional cost and bookable on tour; availability may vary by season.

See the city from the water as you cruise the Vltava River, slipping beneath the arches of Charles Bridge with views to Prague Castle and the Old Town embankments. Spires and domes shimmer in the river’s gentle drift.

Gliding past baroque facades and medieval towers offers a tranquil counterpoint to Prague’s lively streets. This optional experience is at additional cost and bookable on tour.

Venture across the lagoon to cruise the Venetian lagoon and explore the island of Burano, famed for lace-making and colorful canalside houses. Enjoy a relaxed seafood dinner with local wine in a family-run restaurant.

Quieter than the city center, Burano moves to the rhythm of fishing boats and evening chatter on the quays. This optional experience is at additional cost and bookable on tour.

Insight Vacations

Discover Amsterdam from the water on a hosted guided canal cruise, gliding past Golden Age mansions, humpback bridges and waterside warehouses of the UNESCO-listed canal belt. Your Travel Director sets the scene as spires and gables unfold around the Old Centrum.

Continue to a local restaurant for a convivial dinner with wine, pairing Dutch flavours with warm hospitality. Between the reflections on the canals and conversations at the table, this is a relaxed, scene-setting introduction to the city’s culture and easy-going rhythm.