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(Fri.-July 13) |
Depart USA Airport around noon.
(Lunch, Dinner, & Breakfast on Flight). Be at airport 1.5 ~ 2 hours early for international departure. |
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(Sat.- July 14) |
We will arrive mid-morning in Prague.
Our bus will meet us at the airport for a quick sightseeing
tour then transfer to hotel for check-in and a short rest. A
group Lunch (Included) at the hotel will precede the afternoon in Prague
Square where we will tour such sights as the Astronomical Clock, Old
Jewish Cemetery,
St.
Charles' Bridge, National Museum, Statue of Wenceslas, locations of
shops(!), etc. We will meet for Group Dinner at 6:00 p.m. at a popular
Prague
restraurant (Included), after which your evening entertainment of a concert,
opera, theater, dinner boat cruise down the Vltava River, etc., will
be on your own.
Hotel: Hilton Atrium-Prague |
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(Sun.-July 15) |
An early Breakfast Buffet is available in the hotel (Included).
We will meet the bus at 8:30 a.m. for tour of Prague
Castle, Prazsky hrad,
ArchBishop's Palace, Mass (optional) and tour of St.
Vitus in Prague Castle, etc. Group Lunch in Prague Castle
area (Included). We will then continue the City of Prague, Infant
Jesus of Prague, and Old
Town tour ending around 5:00 p.m. Dinner is On Your Own with
a list of recommended restaurants available, after which your evening is
free.
Hotel: Hilton Atrium-Prague |
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(Mon.-July 16) |
A Breakfast Buffet is available in the hotel (Included). Have
your bags packed for 12:00 p.m. departure. Must check out of hotel
by 11:30 noon. The remainder of morning is free for shopping.
Lunch is On Your Own. Be on bus at 12:00 p.m. SHARP!! We will
depart for Ceske
Budejovice and tour medieval castle towns and rolling Southern Bohemian
landscape along the way. A brief stop at the Nizbor
Crystal Factory in Nizbor
(Nizbor)will
allow you to purchase exquisitely cut crystal. After arriving
Ceske
Budejovice and checking into the hotel, a Group Dinner at a local restaurant
is Included, leaving your evening free for city tour.
Hotel: Grand Hotel Zvon - Ceske Budejovice |
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(Tue.-July 17) |
A Breakfast Buffet is available in the hotel (Included). At 8:30
a.m., a Morning Tour of Ceske
Budejovice by local guide. Sites include 15th century Gothic
fortification remains of Rabenstejn Tower and Iron Maiden Tower, the Dominican
Monastery, Namesti
Premysla Otakara II (the biggest plaza in the Czech Republic), or Museums
of Southern Bohemia and Horse-Drawn Carriages. Consider climbing
the Black Tower. Ceske
Budejovice has excellent shopping! Tour and Lunch (On Your Own)
will be at the famous Budvar Brewery.
Our afternoon tour comprises Cesky
Krumlov-a UNESCO World Heritage
Preservation Site. After seeing Cesky
Krumlov and its castle, return to Ceske Budejovice. Dinner is
Included, with evening free for possible carriage ride, theater, etc.
Hotel: Grand Hotel Zvon - Ceske Budejovice |
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(Wed.-July 18) |
An early Breakfast Buffet is available in the hotel (Included).
Have your bags packed for an 8:30 a.m. departure to Brno and tour of 18th
century Hluboka Castle
of
the Schwarzenbergs; check out of hotel by 8:15 a.m. We will board
our bus for our trip into Moravia and the city of Brno. Along the
way through Trebon,
we will visit the UNESCO designated city of Telc.
Lunch is On Your Own at a local restaurant in either Telc. Upon arrival
in Brno and checking
into hotel, an orientation tour of Brno
will follow. Group Dinner is Included at a fabulous "Texas" themed
restaurant leaving the evening free for entertainment.
Hotel: Best Western Hotel International - Brno |
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(Thu.-July 19) |
An early Breakfast Buffet is available in the hotel (Included).
Meet at 8:30 a.m. for a Morning Walking Tour of Brno.
We will tour
Spilberk
Castle, Mendel's
University, Augustinian
Monastery, the Town Square, Petrov
hill, the Cathedral
of Sts. Peter and Paul, Capuchin
Monastery Mummies. Climb the Old
Town Tower for an excellent view, Botanical Garden, etc. Lunch
is On Your Own at the restaurant of your choosing. The afternoon
is free for shopping and exploring. Meet at 6:30 p.m. in hotel lobby
for Group Dinner (Included) at a local, friendly restaurant with musical
entertainment.
Hotel: Best Western Hotel International - Brno |
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(Fri.-July 20) |
A Breakfast Buffet is available in the hotel (Included). This
morning is free of planned activities so that you may enjoy the beautiful
city of Brno with its historic sites and wonderful shopping. This
will be the last major shopping city we will tour so it may be the last
opportunity to purchase those special gifts. Our hotel offers a full
beauty salon for those of you interested in relaxing. Lunch is On
Your Own . The bus will depart at 1:00 p.m. for a tour of the beautiful
Moravian forests and the Moravian
Karst, better known as the "Carlsbad
Caverns" of Bohemia. Warm clothing (Jacket!) is recommended as
the air temperature is 40 degrees F. We will meet in the hotel lobby
at 6:30 p.m. for Group Dinner (Included).
Hotel: Best Western Hotel International - Brno |
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(Sat.-July 21) |
An early Breakfast Buffet is available in the hotel (Included).
Please check out of hotel by 8:30 a.m. for an 8:45 a.m. departure to Stramberk.
We will tour the underrated, youthful, university city of Olomouc
with the largest trove of historical architecture outside Prague.
Legend says Olomouc
was founded by Julius Caesar. Lunch (Included) will be a special
treat at the seminary of Olomouc. We will then arrive Stramberk
around 4 p.m. Dinner is On Your Own. Check out the local town
square for pubs and entertainment.
Hotel: Hotel Gong-Stramberk |
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(Sun.-July 22) |
An Breakfast Buffet is available in the hotel (Included). No
planned activities for the day -- Day Free for Yourself to Explore Stramberk!
Local Church Service, tour Gothic Stramberk
Castle (Closed on Monday) remains for vertiginous views across the Wallachian
hills, tour oldest cavern in Czech Republic. Take the optional afternoon
tour to
Roznov pod Radhostem, a resort
town best known for its museum of traditional
wooden architecture from the Beskydy region, with entertainment by their
Wallachian
program. Lunch is On Your Own. Meet in hotel lobby at 7:00
p.m. for Group Dinner at Hotel (Included).
Hotel: Hotel Gong-Stramberk |
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(Mon.-July 23) |
An early Breakfast Buffet is available in the hotel (Included).
Board bus for neighboring towns tour, including: Lichnov-A
museum dedicated to Texas immigration, Frenstat,
Novy
Jicin-one of the regional governmental offices from which many Texas
Czechs discover ancestry, Pribor-the
home of Sigmund
Freud, plus many other towns. Lunch is On Your Own at a local
restaurant. We will return to our hotel in the mid-afternoon.
This evening's Group Dinner is a "Czech Pig Roast" at a local family restaurant
(Included) in Verovice.
Hotel: Hotel Gong-Stramberk |
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(Tue.-July 24) |
An early Breakfast Buffet is available in hotel (Included). We
will depart at 7:30 a.m. for Poland. This drive will take us through
the Polish cities of Tesin and Katowice on our way to Czestochowa.
Czestochowa is the location of the Black
Madonna thus the major pilgrimage site in Poland. We will tour
this magnificent complex
called Jasna Gora before departing
to Birkenau and Auschwitz
or Oswiecim in Polish. The day trip to Poland will result in a late
return to Stramberk. Or just enjoy the relaxing pace of life in the
community and the spectacular scenery! Lunch is Included. Dinner
is On Your Own.
Hotel: Hotel Gong-Stramberk |
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(Wed.-July 25) |
An early Breakfast Buffet is available in hotel (Included). Have
your bags packed for 8:45 a.m. departure to Lednice
na Morave. In our travel from Northern Moravia to Southern Moravia,
we will tour several towns along the way: Novy
Hrozenkov, Vsetin (Christmas Decoration
Factory with the opportunity to purchase beautiful ornaments!), Uhersky
Brod (Ethnic Doll Factory), Zlin,
Straznice
(International Folk Fest), Velehrad,
Petrov
(Original Wine Cellars), etc. Lunch is Included at a local restaurant
in Velehrad. Dinner at Hotel (On Your Own). Evening Free to
explore the surrounding castle and botanical garden complex adjacent to
our hotel.
Hotel: Hotel Harlekin - Lednice na Morave |
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(Thu.-July 26) |
An early Breakfast Buffet is available in hotel (Included). Board
Bus at 9:00 a.m. for Neighboring Towns Tour: Znojmo
(Famous for its Moravian
Wines), Mikulov (Castles Galore),
Pavlov,
Valtice, etc.; Tour of a local winery
in this famous grape growing area. The Moravske Slovacko Region is
one of Central Europe's richest surviving repositories of traditional folk
culture. This region sports the most colorful and folk costumes,
each elaborately decorated with embroidery and lace. Lunch is On
Your Own at a local restaurant. We will return to the Lednice
hotel at 5:00 p.m. and have a Group Dinner at Hotel (Included)
Hotel: Hotel Harlekin - Lednice na Morave |
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(Fri.-July 27) |
An early Breakfast Buffet is available in hotel (Included). Today
we travel to Austria to tour Vienna.
We will arrive in Vienna
near 11 a.m. for a two hour bus guided tour of the beautiful city.
At the completion of the city tour, we will remain in the city an additional
two hours before returning to our hotel in Lednice. Group Lunch is
Included. Moravian Wine Cellar Dinner Included.
Hotel: Hotel Harlekin - Lednice na Morave |
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(Sat.-July 28) |
An early Breakfast Buffet is available in hotel (Included). Have
your bags packed for 8:00 a.m. departure for an early arrival in Vienna.
Check out of hotel by 7:45 a.m. No meals are included this day to
allow everyone as much time as possible to explore this beautiful and historic
city. The highlights of the aristocratic Baroque Austrian capital
could include the State
Opera, Franz
Josef's Hofburg,
Belvedere
Palace Gardens,
St.
Stephen's Cathedral, Imperial Boulevards, Prater
Amusement Park with its famous Ferris
Wheel (55 Shillings per round), City Hall, Parliament,
Lippizan
Horses, Kurzalan, etc. You can explore elegant Vienna on your
own or with a tour group. Do shopping as quickly as possible as most
stores will close early. Plan an evening meal (pricey!) with waltz
along the Danube River, or a hydrofoil
tour of Vienna. Maybe a relaxing cup of coffee in one of the
many quaint street cafes or take in a Viennese waltz concert. Opportunity
for a Mass at St. Stephens in German at 6 p.m. or English at 7 p.m.
Hotel: Hilton Vienna |
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(Sun.-July 29) |
Early Breakfast in Hotel (Included). Opportunity for an early
mass at St. Stephen's
Cathedral. Have your bags packed for 8:45 a.m. transfer to Vienna's
Airport.
Arrive USA early evening. |
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Tim H. Orsak
Orsak Adventures 8623 Angora Street Dallas, Texas 75218 Ph (214) 327-3534
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