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A Medieval Bohemian Christmas
Number of days: 12 Days
Departs from: Frankfurt
Tour departures: 16 December
Tour ends: Munich
Avg distance travelled / day: 149km
Cesky Krumlov
Tour Overview
Imagine... A festive Christmas staying three days in a beautifully restored romantic hotel dating back 500 years, located in the absolute heart of wonderful, medieval Cesky Krumlov. Now add visits to the ancient cities and Christmas Markets of Rothenburg, Nurnberg, Prague and Vienna plus Melk Monastery, the Schönbrunn Palace, dining in the Catacombs deep under a cobbled stone town square and much, much more!
Tour Highlights
- Celebrate Christmas over 3 nights in the Hotel Ruze – a beautifully restored romantic hotel in the heart of medieval Cesky Krumlov
- Savour the fabulous Christmas Markets in Frankfurt, Rothenburg, Nurnberg, Prague, Vienna and in the grounds of the delightful Schönbrunn Palace at dusk
- Enjoy a traditional Czech Christmas Eve dinner, Christmas Day Turkey lunch, plus feature dinners in the centuries old Griechenbeisl Inn, Vienna, and deep in the Catacombs under Cesky Krumlov’s historic town square
- Stay 2 nights in the cobble stoned streets of Rothenburg barely 100 metres from perhaps the most romantic of all Christmas Markets and enjoy a Nightwatchman walking tour
- Visit the baroque city of Wurzburg, starting point of the ‘Romantic Road’,
- Stay 2 nights in the city of ‘Good King Wenceslas’ Prague, and visit the massive castle
- Stay 2 nights in Vienna and be guided through the staterooms and ‘Hall of Mirrors’ in the Schönbrunn Palace
- Enjoy a private guided tour through the astonishing Melk Abbey and visit Cesky Budejovice
Tour Inclusions
- All sightseeing, scenic drives and excursions described in the itinerary
- Fully escorted by our experienced Tour Manager
- First class touring coach
- End of tour tips to Tour Manager, drivers and guides
- 11 nights selected accommodation
- Hotel porterage (1 bag per person)
- Buffet breakfasts daily
- Christmas Turkey lunch
- 9 evening dinners including a traditional Christmas Eve dinner, welcome and farewell dinners, Griechenbeisl Inn Vienna and Catacombs dinner in Cesky Krumlov
- Welcome drink in Frankfurt and Cesky Krumlov
- Tea and coffee with all dinners
- Local guides in Prague, Vienna, Cesky Krumlov and Cesky Budejovice
- Entrances to Prague Castle, Schönbrunn Palace, and Melk Abbey
- Nightwatchman tour in Rothenburg
Itinerary Outline
- Day 1: Frankfurt
- Day 2: Rothenburg O.D.T
- Day 3: Rothenburg O.D.T
- Day 4: Prague
- Day 5: Prague
- Day 6: Vienna
- Day 7: Vienna
- Day 8: Cesky Krumlov
- Day 9: Cesky Krumlov
- Day 10: Cesky Krumlov
- Day 11: Salzburg
- Day 12: Munich
