01/09/2026
🌍 Essences of Europe – 16 Days / 14 Nights
✈️ Netherlands· Germany · Poland · Prague · Hungary · Austria · Slovakia
💰 From $3,759 USD (double occupancy)
📅 Departure: March 10
Day 1 | JFK → Amsterdam
✈️ Take off! Relax, enjoy your flight, and start dreaming about Dutch canals, bikes, and tulip fields 🌷.
Day 2 | Amsterdam
🚲 Arrival + hotel check-in.
📸 Free afternoon: stroll the canals, snap pics in the Jordaan district, or enjoy local treats like stroopwafels.
Day 3 | Amsterdam → Hamburg
🏰 Hamburg highlights: City Hall, St. Michael’s Church & Speicherstadt district.
✨ Optional: Miniature Wunderland – the world’s largest mini city and trains!
Day 4 | Hamburg → Berlin
🏛️ Excursion to Potsdam (palaces + gardens) & Sachsenhausen Concentration Camp.
📸 Capture epic historical moments and reflections.
Day 5 | Berlin → Szczecin
🌆 Explore Wały Chrobrego, Ducal Castle, Cathedral of St. Jacob & Old Town.
🍽️ Dinner with scenic river views 🌅
Day 6 | Berlin
🏰 Must-see: Brandenburg Gate, Reichstag, Holocaust Memorial, Checkpoint Charlie, Museum Island.
☕ Free afternoon for coffee shops, street art, or secret Berlin spots.
Day 7 | Berlin → Prague (via Dresden)
🏙️ Dresden highlights: Hof Cathedral, Zwinger Palace, Semper Opera House
🌉 Arrive in Prague: Old Town Square, Astronomical Clock, Charles Bridge.
Day 8 | Prague → Karlovy Vary → Prague
💦 Explore thermal springs, architecture & local garnet & porcelain shops
📸 Instagram-ready shots along the Teplá River
Day 9 | Prague → Budapest (via Bratislava)
🌆 Bratislava: St. Martin’s Church & Michael’s Gate
🌉 Budapest: panoramic city tour + magical Danube night cruise
Day 10 | Budapest
🏛️ Parliament, House of Terror, Jewish Quarter
💃 Gypsy Night: traditional dinner, live music, unlimited wine 🍷🎶
Day 11 | Budapest → Vienna
🏰 Tour Hofburg, Schönbrunn & Belvedere Palaces
🎶 Optional: classical concert in Vienna 🎻
Day 12 | Vienna → Alps
🏞️ Explore Lichtenstein Castle, Seegrotte underground lake, Mayerling, & Baden spa town
📸 Nature + history = ultimate photo ops
Day 13 | Vienna → Munich (via Salzburg)
🎵 Salzburg: Mirabell Palace, Hohensalzburg Fortress, Mozart vibes
🍫 Free time for Mozartkugel & cute streets
🍺 Munich: Marienplatz, Frauenkirche + optional Hofbräuhaus experience
Day 14 | Munich → Frankfurt (via Nuremberg)
🏰 Nuremberg: Old Town, Hauptmarkt, St. Lorenz Church & Imperial Castle
🌆 Frankfurt: Römerplatz, Cathedral of St. Bartholomew, Main Tower views
Day 15 | Frankfurt → Amsterdam
🚤 Amsterdam highlights: canal tour, Museum Quarter, floating flower market, Royal Palace & Jewish Quarter
📸 Perfect farewell photo ops
Day 16 | Amsterdam → JFK
✈️ Breakfast + last strolls in Amsterdam. Head to the airport with memories to last a lifetime 💖
✅ Included
• 14 breakfasts + 1 traditional dinner 🍳🍲
• 3★–4★ hotels 🛏️
• Transfers & air-conditioned coach 🚌
• Tour guides 👩🏫
• Canal & Danube cruises 🚤
• Gypsy Night show in Budapest 💃
• Imperial Palaces tour in Vienna 🏰
• Visits to museums, historic districts & iconic landmarks 🖼️
• Visits to Salzburg, Szczecin, Mayerling, Seegrotte & Baden
❌ Not Included
• Optional tours: Miniature World Hamburg $125 / Vienna Concert $150
• Personal expenses & hotel extras 💸
• Drinks during included dinners 🍷🥤
• Tips for guides & drivers ($75 pp)
• Travel insurance / visas / hotel taxes
