Arrive at Munich airport to be met by your tour manager and bus driver, than
continue to Salzburg. (Please note that the program for the first day is dependent
upon your arrival time.)
Salzburg is located in the Salzach River Valley. Unique due to the power of the
Prince Archbishops and its importance during the Holy Roman Empire and the baroque,
it came to be called the northern Rome.
Salzburg's reputation today is based on a living musical tradition, and its beauty
and vibrant musical life have made it one of Europe's foremost cultural
centres.
Check in to your hotel and then make a first orientation tour with your tour
manager.
Dinner at a local restaurant.
After dinner you'll visit the famous Augustiner Bräu in Salzburg and enjoy the
typical atmosphere of this brewery and its tavern.
Breakfast at your hotel.
Enjoy a half day tour of the city on foot.
You'll see the historical old town, the cathedral, the Pegasus Fountain, the
Mirabell Gardens and Mozart's Birthhouse, then take the cable railway up to the
fortress.
In the afternoon you'll visit the Stiegl Brewery (Salzburg's largest),
take a guided tour through the brewery and learn about how beer is made.
Dinner at a local restaurant
Breakfast at your hotel.
Today you'll take an excursion to the salt mines in Hallein, then visit the Celtic
museum there.
Explore the world of the "white gold" at Salzburg salt mines
Visit the salt mine of Hallein, where salt has been mined since the time that
Celtic tribes settled the area. Salt was the most important source of income for
the Salzburg Prince Archbishops. The collection of the Keltenmuseum in Hallein
demonstrates the importance of salt to this area with artefacts from the Celtic
period to the Habsburgs. You'll have great fun sliding down the wooden slides,
taking a boat on the salt lake and exploring other aspects of the mine.
On your way back to Salzburg, you'll take a guided tour of the brewery in
Kaltenhausen.
In the late afternoon you'll make an excursion to and take a guided tour through
the Trumer Brewery in Obertrum, followed by a special dinner including beer
sampling.
Breakfast and checkout.
Today you'll continue your travels to Cesky Budejovice, a city famous for its
beer.
You'll arrive in Cesky Budejovice and take a short orientation tour with your tour
manager.
In the afternoon a guided tour of the original Budweiser Beer Company.
Surrounded by the aroma of the Moravian malt and Žatec hops you will delve into the
secrets of how the world famous Budweiser Budvar lager is made. You will find out
how domestic ingredients of the best quality, water drawn from the brewery's deep
wells (more than 300 meters) and top-class brewer's yeast are used to make the beer
(characterised by the pleasant aroma of hops, its slightly sweet and delicate taste
and its bitterness) that is popular with customers in 58 countries all over the
world. The nostalgic beauty of the machinery on display will remind you of the rich
tradition of the brewer's art in South Bohemia, going back to the 13th century.
These centuries of tradition are incorporated in the modern technology producing
the Original Czech Premium Lager Budweiser Budvar.
Check in to your hotel and spend some time relaxing.
Dinner at a local restaurant
Breakfast, then the trip on to Prague where you'll check into your
hotel.
Prague is the capital and largest city of the Czech Republic. Two of the nicknames
for Prague are "city of a hundred spires" and "the golden city", and this historic
city of golden stone and architectural grace offers a mix of medieval, renaissance,
baroque and rococo treasures.
Since 1992, the historic centre of Prague has been included in the UNESCO list of
World Heritage Sites. According to the Guinness Book of World Records, Prague
Castle is the largest ancient castle in the world.
Enjoy a ½ day guided tour of the city.
You will be taken on the classic Prague tour and visit the Prague Castle, St.
Veit's Cathedral, the Castle district with the Golden Lane, and the Charles Bridge
and finish at the Old Square with the Powder Tower and the astronomical
clock.
In the evening you'll take a special Dinner Boat cruise.
Breakfast at your hotel, then a full day excursion to Plzen - home to one of the
world's most famous beers!
Pilsen (German: Pilsen; Plzeň or Plzen are also used in English) is a city in
western Bohemia in the Czech Republic. It is the capital of the Plzeň region and
the fourth most populous city in the Czech Republic. It is located about 90 km west
of Prague at the confluence of four rivers (Radbuza, Mže, Úhlava, and Úslava),
which join to form the Berounka River.
You'll take a guided tour through the Pilsner brewery including the exhibition
(with a film showing the history of the company) and the packaging plant where
60,000 bottles are filled and packed for shipping every hour. The tour ends in the
cellars of the brewery, where you can sample the product about which you've just
learned.
Afterwards visit the city of Pilsen and explore on your own. You can visit the 2nd
largest synagogue in Europe (after the one in Budapest), St. Bartholomäus
Cathedral, the houses with Sgraffitti paintings (below) or stroll through the
historical city of Pilsen.
Return to Prague and have dinner at a local restaurant.
Breakfast.
Today you'll travel to Berlin, the capital city of Germany, stopping en route in
Dresden to visit and tour the small Feldschlößchen brewery, famous for their
Pilsner beer.
In the afternoon, continue on to Berlin.
Berlin is the capital and seat of government of the Federal Republic of Germany. As
a city state Berlin is also counted as one of the states of the Federal Republic
and forms the center of the metropolitan region Berlin/Brandenburg. It has the
largest area and is the most densely populated city in Germany and by population
the second largest city in the European Union.
Arrive at your hotel in Berlin, then undertake a first orientation tour with your
tour manager.
Dinner at a local restaurant
Breakfast at your hotel.
A guided tour of Berlin with a selection of the highlights listed below:
Kaiser Wilhelm Gedächtniskirche (memorial church), Europa Center, Bauhaus Archiv,
Neue Nationalgalerie, Philharmonie, Anhalter Bahnhof, Potsdamer Platz, Reichstag,
Regierungsviertel, Kongresshalle, Tiergarten, Schloss Bellevue, Siegessäule,
Deutsche Oper, Funkturm, ICC, Kurfürstendamm, Alexanderplatz, Gendarmenmarkt,
Nikolaiviertel, Berliner Rathaus, Fernsehturm, Berliner Dom, Zeughaus, Staatsoper,
Unter den Linden, Brandenburger Tor.
Afterwards, a visit to the Pergamon Museum.
Lunch and the afternoon on your own - visit the Checkpoint Charlie Museum or
some of the many other sights of this vibrant city. You could also try the
famous "Currywurst" (sausage springled with curry).
Dinner at a local restaurant
Breakfast at your hotel.
In the morning, a guided tour through the Berliner brewery "Berliner Kindl"
After the tour you can sample the beer and have a traditional German snack - the
"Bockwurst".
Take the afternoon off to stroll through the city or do some shopping.
Dinner at a local restaurant.
Breakfast at your hotel, checkout, then the transfer to Berlin airport for your
trip home.
