15 Day Jewish Heritage | Small Deluxe Group Tour - Krakow to Prague
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Small Deluxe Group Tour
Krakow | Warsaw | Budapest | Vienna | Prague
Day 1 - Sunday
Departure
Sit back and relax as you depart by overnight flight to Poland.
Day 2 - Monday
Arrival in Krakow
Arrive at John Paul II Kraków-Balice International Airport
A warn welcome by your driver and transfer to the hotel.
Check into the hotel. (Official hotel check-in is from 3:00 p.m., if your room isn't ready upon arrival you can leave your luggage with the concierge.)
Remainder of the day at leisure to get acclimated and explore on your own.
Welcome dinner for the group at local restaurant in Krakow.
Overnight: Krakow Radisson Blu Krakow. (Welcome dinner).
Day 3 - Tuesday
Krakow
Breakfast at the hotel.
Meet your guide in the hotel lobby and depart.
Guided walk to Krakow’s Market Square.
Guided tour of the Kazimierz Jewish Quarter visiting the Altshul, the oldest synagogue in Poland, the Rema Synagogue, the synagogue of Rabbi Moses Isserles the “Rema,” the great codifier of Jewish law, the Rema Cemetery where many great rabbinical leaders of Polish Jewry are buried, the Temple, Krakow’s Reform congregation, the Galicia Jewish Museum commemorating the victims of the Holocaust and celebrate the Jewish culture of Polish Galicia, presenting Jewish history from a new perspective.
Lunch on your own en route.
Take a guided journey following the Jewish community on their journey from Kazimierz crossing over the bridge into the Jewish Ghetto of Podgorze including:
The Oscar Schindler Factory Museum which tells the story of the city of Krakow and its residents under Nazi occupation from 1939 to 1945. The museum is housed in the administrative building of Oskar Schindler’s enamel factory. Schindler a successful businessman and his wife Emilie who managed to provide a safe environment for over 1,000 Jews and saved them from being sent to Auschwitz. They were later honored with the title of “Righteous among the Nations”.
Dinner in restaurant like Miod Malina (400 meters from hotel). Drinks included.
Overnight: Krakow Radisson Blu Krakow. (Breakfast & dinner)
Day 4 - Wednesday
Krakow
Breakfast at the hotel.
Meet your guide in the hotel lobby and depart.
In This Place - Guided visit through the Auschwitz–Birkenau Complex, reflecting on personal stories and texts. Walk through the Auschwitz Museum exhibits built in the original blocks of the camp and see the original artifacts and footage witnessing the life and death of the prisoners of this work camp. A short drive will take you to the Auschwitz II death camp better known as Birkenau. This camp was barely touched or renovated allowing you a first-hand experience to understand the last moments of the prisoners of this camp. Boxed lunch en route. Return to Krakow.
Dinner at Hotel's restaurant drinks included.
Evening at leisure. Overnight: Krakow Radisson Blu Krakow. (Breakfast & dinner).
Day 5 - Thursday
Krakow | Warsaw | No guide
Breakfast at the hotel and check out.
Transfer to the Krakow train station & travel by first class train to Warsaw.
(The train journey is approximately 2 hours and 20 minutes.)
Arrive in Warsaw and transfer to the hotel.
Check into the hotel. (Official hotel check-in is from 3:00 p.m., if your room isn't available you can leave your luggage with the concierge.)
Remainder of the day and evening at leisure to explore on your own. Overnight: five-star hotel.
Dinner at Hotel's restaurant, drinks included.
Bristol luxury Collection Warsaw. (Breakfast & dinner).
Day 6 - Friday
Warsaw
Breakfast at the hotel.
Meet your guide in the hotel lobby and depart.
The World That Was: Guided visit through the Okapova Cemetery, one of the largest Jewish cemeteries in the world and a testimony to hundreds of years of Jewish life in Poland.
Visit the Nozyk Synagogue, the last remaining pre-Holocaust synagogue in Warsaw.
Lunch on your own.
Visit the newly opened POLIN, Museum of the History of Polish Jews located in the center of what once was the Jewish Ghetto. Explore the 1,000 years of rich history of the Polish Jews beginning from their arrival as merchants through the medieval ages until today. This 43,000 sq. ft. museum includes rare and valuable art, photos, documentation and footage of what was once the largest Jewish community in the world.
Guided visit through the Warsaw Ghetto including the Remnants of the Ghetto Wall, the Warsaw Ghetto Memorial, Mila 18 and Umschlagplatz, site of the deportation of Warsaw’s Jewish community to Treblinka.
Return to the hotel.
Shabbat dinner and Kabbalat Shabbat at Kosher Delight restaurant.
Overnight five-star hotel Bristol luxury Collection Warsaw. (Breakfast & dinner)
Day 7 - Saturday
Warsaw | Budapest
Breakfast at the hotel and check out.
Transfer to the Warsaw Airport for your flight to Budapest. (Flight cost not included.) Arrive in Budapest and transfer to your hotel. Check into the hotel. Remainder of the day at leisure to explore Budapest on your own, with the opportunity to: Wander along Vaci Utca (Vaci Street) with its many shops and cafes. Walk through the enormous enclosed market where you can find anything from fruits and vegetables to souvenirs.
Visit Margaret Island, an island in the middle of the Danube in the center of the city. The island features romantic walkways, medieval ruins, a small zoo, musical fountain, a water tower, swimming pools, a water park, and an open-air theater and cinema. Visit Budapest’s City Park (Varosliget) which features Vajdahunyad Castle, the City Park Lake which is great for rowing in summer and ice skating in winter, the Budapest Circus and the Municipal Zoo which is over 100 years old. Visit the Széchenyi Bathhouse, the largest medicinal bath in Europe which houses several indoor and outdoor pools.
Enjoy a cruise on the Danube River with Dinner to see Budapest’s major landmarks in a different light.
Overnight: Kempinski Corvinus Deluxe Room. Budapest. (Breakfast & dinner).
Day 8 - Sunday
Budapest
Breakfast at the hotel.
Meet your guide in the hotel lobby and depart.
Take a panoramic bus tour along Andrassy Avenue and visit Heroes’ Square, one of Budapest’s landmarks. Relive the 1,000 years of Hungarian history through the square's impressive statues of kings and leaders.
Explore the story of Jewish Budapest for the past 150 years, including visits to:
The largest synagogue in Europe, the Dohany Street Synagogue. Built in 1859, the synagogue holds 3,000 seats and is home to one of the Neolog communities of Budapest. The late actor Tony Curtis was involved in the restoration of the synagogue in honor of his father, Emanuel Schwartz, who emigrated from Mátészalka in Hungary to New York.
The Jewish Museum which is housed on the site of Theodor Herzl’s family home. This museum holds a unique collection of Jewish artifacts, art and memorabilia which shed a new light on the rich Jewish life and predominant Jewish community of Hungary, its influence on Hungarian society and its long-lasting memory.
The complex courtyard where the Community Holocaust Memorial stands. This impressive monument commemorates over 500,000 Hungarian Jews who perished in the Holocaust.
Lunch on your own en route.
From Pest to Buda, drive through the city, cross the river and ascend Castle Hill – where among other historical sites stands the first royal castle of the city. Enjoy the panoramic views of Budapest from the top of the Fisherman’s Bastion which commemorates the fishermen who guarded the city.
Return to the hotel.
Enjoy Budapest's vibrant nightlife on your own
Stroll along the fashionable Vaci Utca (Vaci Street), enjoy people watching and feel the vibe with its many local boutiques, shops, cafes and many local and international cuisine options.
See the Jewish Quarter come to life with an international and current vibe. Enjoy Kazincy Street's restored and renovated
warehouses better known as the Ruin Pubs transformed into
fashionable bars and bistros. Explore Gozsdu Udvar through its
passages and courtyards featuring a wide range of restaurants and bars. Good food, live music and dance club options are spread throughout the neighborhood.
Dinner in restaurant nearby hotel
Overnight: Kempinski Corvinus Deluxe Room. Budapest. (Breakfast & dinner).
Day 9 - Monday
Budapest | Vienna
After breakfast depart by coach from Budapest via Bratislava
visiting the highlights of the Old Town including (Old Opera House, St. Martin’s Cathedral, Classicist Primate’s Palace, Main Square and The Old Town Hall). Free time in Bratislava for lunch on your own. Arrive in Vienna in the evening. Check in to your hotel
Bristol Luxury Collection Vienna. (Breakfast).
Day 10 - Tuesday
Vienna
Breakfast at the hotel and start your tour in Vienna with a visit to Schönbrunn Palace with a local guide. Continue to the imperial Hofburg Palace (Sisi Museum, the Imperial Apartments and the Silver Collection).
End your day joining the Strudel Show in the Cafè Residenz.
Bristol Luxury Collection Vienna. (Breakfast).
Day 11 - Wednesday
Vienna
Your day starts with a 3 hours official city tour of Vienna’s Jewish heritage including Stadtempel, Jewish Museum, Memorial to Austrian Holocaust Victims and Judenplatz followed by a visit to the Jewish Museum. Your afternoon is at leisure.
Overnight at Bristol Luxury Collection Vienna. (Breakfast).
Optional dinner and concert in Schonbrunn Palace including drinks and bus transfer USD $189 p/p.
Day 12 - Thursday
Vienna | Prague
Breakfast at the hotel and check out.
Traveling by coach to Prague
Arrive in Prague and transfer to your hotel.
Check into the hotel. (Official hotel check-in is from 3:00 p.m., if your room isn't available you can leave your luggage with the concierge.)
Remainder of the day at leisure.
Suggested visits (additional cost may apply)
Explore Prague on your own with the opportunity to:
Bike along the river. Take the funicular up to Pet?ín Hill for great views of the city from Petrin Tower and a stroll through the Rose Garden. Visit art galleries.
Visit the Franz Kafka Museum.
Take a boat ride on the Vltava River.
Overnight: Grand Mark Prague. (Breakfast).
Day 13 - Friday
Prague
Breakfast at the hotel. Meet your guide in the hotel lobby prior to departure.
Transfer to Prague Castle for a guided tour of the Castle, an overview of the “City of 100 Spires” and a walk along the Golden Lane.
Walk through the Lesser Town and over the Charles Bridge.
Lunch on your own en route.
Guided visit through Jewish Prague including the Old Ghetto and
the Precious Legacy Exhibit at the Jewish Museum which encompasses the Altneu Shul, the Maisel Synagogue, the Pincus Synagogue, the Old Cemetery and the Spanish Synagogue.
Return to the hotel. Dinner on your own and evening at leisure. Overnight: Grand Mark Prague. (Breakfast).
Optional: dinner in restaurant like U-Fleku drinks and bus transfer included USD $102 p/p.
Day 14 - Saturday
Prague
Breakfast at the hotel.
Meet your guide in the hotel lobby and depart for Terezin,
the town that was turned into a ghetto and concentration camp including the Historical Museum and the Art Exhibits, the so-called Hidden Synagogue and the Crematorium.
Packed lunch en route. Return to Prague with free time for last-minute shopping, packing or to relax.
Farewell dinner at restaurant like Michal (with Folk Music & soft drinks) .
Overnight: Grand Mark Prague. (Breakfast & Farewell dinner).
Day 15 - Sunday
Prague
After breakfast at the hotel check out.
Transfer to Václav Havel Airport Prague International Airport for your return flight home.
Included services:
- Meet & greet by IBMT Tours upon arrival at Krakow airport
- Private arrival / departure transfers
- 13 nights five-star hotels throughout the tour
- 21 meals
A. 13 buffet breakfasts
B. 1 Welcome dinner (including a glass of wine)
C. 6 dinners
D. 1 Farewell dinner (including a glass of wine) - 12 days of touring and sightseeing
- All site entrances as per itinerary
- Headsets for the tour
- English speaking tour manager on site
- Air-conditioned motorcoach (Krakow - Warsaw | Budapest- Vienna – Prague)
- First class train between Krakow - Warsaw
- Porterage at airport & hotels
- Guide and driver expenses included – ticket flight from Warsaw to Budapest for tour escort is not included and kas to be purchased witht he group.
Not included services:
- Airfare and departure taxes
- Travel insurance (Highly recommended)
- Flight from Warsaw to Budapest
- Any meals and alcoholic beverages not mentioned
- Early check in | late check out
- Tips to guide and driver
Hotels:
Krakow: Radisson Blu Krakow
Warsaw: Bristol luxury Collection Warsaw
Budapest: Kempinski Corvinus Deluxe Room
Vienna: Bristol Luxury Collection Vienna
Prague: Grand Mark Prague