Eastern Europe & Balkans: 7 Countries in 14 Days
- Departures
- 2026: 9/23, 10/28
- Duration
- 14 days, 13 nights
- Hotels
- 4-star hotels throughout
- Countries
- Eastern Europe, 5 countries: Germany (Munich), Austria (Salzburg, Salzkammergut, Hallstatt, Vienna), Hungary (Budapest), Czech Republic (Prague), Bosnia (Neum, Mostar). Balkans, 2 countries: Slovenia (Bled, Ljubljana), Croatia (Zadar, Trogir, Split, Dubrovnik, Plitvice, Zagreb)
- Perks
- Croatia: Dubrovnik city walls, Plitvice Lakes National Park; Hungary: Fisherman’s Bastion, Budapest; Czech Republic: one tram ride in Prague; Austria: Schönbrunn Palace, Vienna
Overview
Eastern Europe + Balkans, 7 countries — 14 days / 13 nights
Highlights
- Croatia: Dubrovnik city walls, Plitvice Lakes National Park
- Hungary: Fisherman’s Bastion, Budapest
- Czech Republic: one tram ride in Prague
- Austria: Schönbrunn Palace, Vienna
What’s included
✓Included
- Hotels (double occupancy)
- Admissions listed in the itinerary
- Meals listed in the itinerary
✕Not included
- Local shared costs (driver/guide service fee) €20 per person per day
- All optional activities on the itinerary
★ Optional: Salzkammergut lake cruise and cable car €100
★ Optional: Vienna concert €100
★ Optional: Budapest by night (river cruise) €50
★ Optional: City walls tour (included) & van (viewpoint) €80
★ Optional: Bled Castle entry and boat ride €80 - Single room supplement $80 per night
- Travel insurance (recommended for overseas travel)
※ Please ask us for details
✓Special perks
- Croatia: Dubrovnik city walls, Plitvice Lakes National Park
- Hungary: Fisherman’s Bastion, Budapest
- Czech Republic: one tram ride in Prague
- Austria: Schönbrunn Palace, Vienna
Itinerary preview
Day 1: Your U.S. city
📍 Depart from your local U.S. airport
🏢 Overnight on the plane
🍽️ Dinner (in-flight)
Day 2: Munich – Salzburg
📍 Arrive at Munich Airport, Germany, and meet your guide
📍 Tour the Old Town, including the grand neo-Gothic New Town Hall and the Frauenkirche, then lunch
📍 Travel to Salzburg
📍 See the Mirabell Gardens, Hohensalzburg Fortress (view), Getreidegasse,
Mozart’s Birthplace (exterior), the Cathedral and more
📍 Dinner and hotel
🏢 Untersberg or similar
🍽️ Breakfast (in-flight) / Lunch (local cuisine) / Dinner (local cuisine)
Day 3: Salzburg – Salzkammergut – Hallstatt – Salzburg
📍 Breakfast at the hotel and meet your guide
📍 Tour the Salzkammergut, a region of Alpine glacial lakes,
including St. Gilgen, the village where Mozart’s mother was born
📍 After lunch, on to Hallstatt, a UNESCO World Heritage Site
Explore this fairy-tale lakeside village
📍 Back to Salzburg for dinner and hotel check-in
★ Optional: Salzkammergut lake cruise and cable car €100
🏢 Untersberg or similar
🍽️ Breakfast (hotel) / Lunch (local cuisine) / Dinner (local cuisine)
Day 4: Salzburg – Český Krumlov – Prague
📍 Breakfast at the hotel and meet your guide
📍 On to Český Krumlov, a UNESCO World Heritage Site
📍 Tour the perfectly preserved medieval Old Town:
Český Krumlov Castle with its colorful tower,
and the Cloak Bridge, with a sweeping view
of the beautiful Old Town
📍 Dinner and hotel
🏢 Clarion or similar
🍽️ Breakfast (hotel) / Lunch (local cuisine) / Dinner (local cuisine)
Day 5: Prague
📍 Breakfast at the hotel and meet your guide
📍 Feel the romance of Prague on the Charles Bridge; visit Prague Castle,
today the official residence of the President; and stroll Golden Lane,
the storybook street where medieval alchemists once lived
📍 See the twin-spired Týn Church, the Astronomical Clock
with its geocentric view of the universe, Wenceslas Square and more
📍 Dinner and hotel
🏢 Clarion or similar
🍽️ Breakfast (hotel) / Lunch (local cuisine) / Dinner (local cuisine)
Day 6: Prague – Vienna
📍 Breakfast at the hotel and meet your guide
📍 Travel to Vienna, Austria’s capital
★ Optional: Vienna concert €100
📍 Dinner and hotel
🏢 Kaiserwasser or similar
🍽️ Breakfast (hotel) / Lunch (Korean) / Dinner (local cuisine)
Day 7: Vienna – Parndorf – Budapest
📍 Tour Vienna, including St. Stephen’s Cathedral — the 800-year-old symbol of the city — Stephansplatz and Kärntner Straße
📍 Free time at the Parndorf outlet
📍 Travel to Budapest, Hungary’s capital
★ Optional: Budapest by night (river cruise) €50
📍 Dinner and hotel
🏢 Danubius Hotel Helia or similar
🍽️ Breakfast (hotel) / Lunch (on your own) / Dinner (local cuisine)
Day 8: Budapest – Zagreb
📍 Breakfast at the hotel and meet your guide
📍 Fisherman’s Bastion, built alongside Matthias Church;
the Parliament on the banks of the Danube; Matthias Church, where Hungarian kings were crowned
and married;
Holy Trinity Square; Gellért Hill, with views over Buda and Pest;
the Liberty Statue; and St. Stephen’s Basilica, Budapest’s largest church
📍 On to Zagreb, the capital of Croatia:
the striking neo-Gothic Zagreb Cathedral;
St. Mark’s Church, one of the city’s oldest, famous for its roof of
red, white and blue tiles;
Ban Jelačić Square and more
📍 Dinner and hotel check-in
🏢 Grand or similar
🍽️ Breakfast (hotel) / Lunch (Korean) / Dinner (hotel)
Day 9: Zagreb – Plitvice – Neum
📍 Breakfast at the hotel and meet your guide
📍 Visit Plitvice Lakes National Park, a World Heritage Site
of 16 lakes and around 100 waterfalls
📍 Drive to Neum, Bosnia
📍 Dinner and hotel check-in
🏢 Marea Hotel & Spa or Grand Neum, or similar
🍽️ Breakfast (hotel) / Lunch (local cuisine) / Dinner (hotel)
Day 10: Neum – Dubrovnik – Neum
📍 Breakfast at the hotel and meet your guide
📍 On to Dubrovnik, the “Pearl of the Adriatic” and the highlight of any Balkans trip
📍 See the Stradun, Old Town’s main street;
Dubrovnik Cathedral, designed by Italian architect Bernini (attributed);
the Gothic Sponza Palace and the elegant Rector’s Palace
📍 Drive back to Neum
★ Optional: City walls tour (included) & van (viewpoint) €80
📍 Dinner and hotel
🏢 Marea Hotel & Spa or Grand Neum, or similar
🍽️ Breakfast (hotel) / Lunch (local cuisine) / Dinner (hotel)
Day 11: Neum – Mostar – Split
📍 Breakfast at the hotel and meet your guide
📍 On to Mostar, where Islamic and Christian cultures meet:
Stari Most (the Old Bridge), a symbol of peace linking the two communities;
the Turkish quarter, with restaurants and souvenir shops along cobblestone lanes;
and the blue Neretva River
📍 On to Split, chosen by a Roman emperor for his retirement:
Diocletian’s Palace; the Cathedral of St. Domnius, Split’s oldest building,
and its bell tower; the statue of Croatian religious leader Gregory of Nin;
People’s Square (Narodni Trg), lined with buildings in many styles; and the Old Town
📍 Dinner and hotel
🏢 4-star hotel
🍽️ Breakfast (hotel) / Lunch (local cuisine) / Dinner (hotel)
Day 12: Split – Zadar – Bled
📍 Breakfast at the hotel and meet your guide
📍 On to Zadar, an ancient port city with 3,000 years of history:
the Sea Organ, a marvel of nature and design;
St. Donatus Church and the Roman Forum in the heart of the Old Town
📍 After lunch, drive to Bled, known as the “Switzerland of Slovenia”
📍 Dinner and hotel check-in
🏢 Hotel Park or similar
🍽️ Breakfast (hotel) / Lunch (local cuisine) / Dinner (hotel)
Day 13: Bled – Munich
📍 Breakfast at the hotel and meet your guide
📍 Explore Bled, Slovenia’s beautiful lakeside village:
view Bled Castle (the best spot for panoramas of Lake Bled and the Alps)
and the baroque Church of the Assumption on Bled Island in the middle of the lake — legend says ringing its bell three times
makes your wish for love come true
★ Optional: Bled Castle entry and boat ride €80
📍 After lunch, drive to Munich
📍 Dinner and hotel
🏢 Any first-class hotel
🍽️ Breakfast (hotel) / Lunch (local cuisine) / Dinner (Korean)
Day 14: Munich – home
📍 Breakfast at the hotel, then transfer to Munich Airport and fly home to the U.S.
🏢 Overnight on the plane
🍽️ Breakfast (hotel)
Before you book
What to bring
- Passport (valid for at least 6 months) / permanent residents: bring your green card
- Personal medication
- Clothing suited to the season
- Universal travel adapter
Important information
- We recommend purchasing travel insurance before your trip.
- Hotels are based on double occupancy. Solo travelers pay a single room supplement — please ask us.
- The schedule may change depending on conditions on the day.
- Travelers under 18 must be accompanied by a parent or guardian.
- Optional activities are not included in the price.
- Please follow all safety instructions during optional activities.
We may not be able to assist if an incident occurs. - Please prepare the required visa documents and passport in advance.
- If you have any visa questions, be sure to ask us before your trip.
- If the schedule is delayed for reasons within our control, such as a vehicle breakdown, we will provide assistance where possible.
- The schedule may change or be delayed due to circumstances beyond our control, such as weather or road closures.
Thank you for your understanding.
Cancellation and refund policy
- 30 or more days before departure: full refund
- 29–20 days before: 20% of the tour price deducted
- 19–7 days before: 30% deducted
- 6–4 days before: 50% deducted
- 3 days before through the day of the tour: no cancellations or refunds
- ※ Dates are based on local time.
