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Gems of Central Europe by Rail
from $4,799 pp

  • Duration: 10 Days
  • Destinations: Australia, Czech Republic, Hungary
  • Bookable Online

Alexander + Roberts | 10 Days | Budapest to Prague

January-June & September-December 2025 Departures

AAA Member Benefits and Special Offers

  • Member Benefits
    • Up to $115 per person savings
    • Up to $500 per person savings when you pay in full at time of booking
  • AAA Vacations Amenities
    • Complimentary pre-tour night with chauffeured transfer and breakfast
Call to Book 1-800-529-3222
Included With Your Trip

Distinctive A+R Style

  • Tailor this journey to your budget and style with your choice of deluxe or luxury hotels. All have been chosen for their outstanding service and city-center locations.
  • Customize your stays in these 3 remarkable cities! From medieval castles and lavish palaces to music and culture, you can personalize your sightseeing with our choice of included excursions.
  • With a full day free in each city, you can explore leisurely at your own pace or join one of A+R's expert guides for additional private sightseeing.
  • Sit back in comfort and enjoy the view! First-class rail travel is included between each city with A+R's signature “to-the-train” luggage service for easy, carefree travel.
  • With 9 nights in your choice of deluxe or luxury hotels; 9 meals; your choice of privately guided sightseeing in each city; chauffeured transfers throughout; first-class high-speed rail with luggage service; and all gratuities except your Private Guide.

Additional Information

Day 1: Welcome to Budapest

On arrival at the airport, you’ll be warmly greeted and chauffeured to your choice of deluxe or luxury hotel. All have been handpicked for their attentive service, fine amenities and terrific city-center locations. The rest of this day is yours to relax and explore as you wish.

Day 2: Choose Your Sightseeing in Budapest

Situated along both banks of one of Europe’s most storied waterways, the capital of Hungary is fondly known as the “Queen of the Danube.” Today you can pursue your own personal interests with one of these included, privately-guided excursions.

  • Budapest Private City Tour
  • Szentenre Private Half-Day Tour
  • Folklore Show and Dinner
  • Budapest by Night with Dinner


Day 3: Budapest at Your Leisure

This day is yours to enjoy as you wish, and the city-center locations of the deluxe and luxury hotels make it easy to step out and explore at your own pace. Set in a beautiful 19th-century landmark, the bustling Central Market is worth a visit. In addition to meat and produce vendors, you’ll find souvenirs, Tokaj wines and merchants selling a variety of Hungarian snacks and dishes. You may also want to stop by one of the city’s many inviting cafes. Located on Vörösmarty Square for more than a century,Café Gerbeaud  is one of the city’s most famous.

If you prefer additional guided sightseeing, A+R offers a variety of private tours including an extensive full-day excursion to a horse farm in the Great Hungarian Plains.

Day 4: By First Class Rail to Vienna

Your chauffeured transfer to the rail station and A+R's signature to-the-train luggage service make traveling a breeze. Sit back in your comfortable first-class seat and enjoy the scenic journey through the countryside into Austria. Upon arrival in Vienna, you’ll be warmly greeted and escorted by private car to your chosen hotel. These deluxe and luxury hotels have been carefully chosen for their fine service, welcoming ambience and great locations.

Day 5: Personalize Your Sightseeing in Vienna

For nearly the entire period of the 600-year Habsburg Dynasty, Vienna was the Imperial capital and cultural heart of their vast Empire. In addition to the city’s rich cultural and musical heritage, the Habsburg legacy endures in the fine Baroque palaces and Gothic landmarks that grace the capital. After breakfast today, you’ll have the opportunity to tailor your stay in Vienna with one of these privately-guided excursions:

  • Vienna City Tour with Schönbrunn Palace
  • Imperial Vienna Walking Tour
  • Mozart Tour of Vienna

Day 6: A Free Day in Vienna

This entire day is at leisure to enjoy as you wish. With striking architecture at every turn, a pedestrian-friendly city center and inviting green spaces, Vienna is a delight to explore—and the centrally located hotels make it easy to step out and discover its charms at your own pace.

If you prefer additional guided sightseeing, A+R offers a wide variety of privately-guided excursions both in the city and farther afield.

Day 7: Onward to Prague

A+R will take you to the station today and directly to your train – assisting with your luggage for your comfort and convenience. Enjoy the first class rail journey through the Austrian countryside and across the border into the rolling landscapes of the Czech Republic. On arrival in Prague, you’ll be met and chauffeured to your choice of deluxe or luxury hotel in the heart of the city.

Day 8: Tailor Your Stay in Prague

Hailed by Goethe as the “Jewel in the Crown of the World,” Prague is indeed one of Europe’s loveliest cities. From the oft-photographed Charles Bridge to the Gothic, Baroque and Renaissance landmarks in Old Town, the Czech capital is filled with majestic architecture! Outside of the city, you can explore castles and medieval towns that are equally impressive—including Kutná Hora, a significant UNESCO World Heritage Site. Pursue your own interests today by choosing one of these included, privately-guided sightseeing tours.

  • Prague City Tour
  • Terezin Holding Camp
  • Kutná Hora
  • Karlstejn Castle

Day 9: At Your Leisure in Prague

The central location of the hotels makes it easy to step out and explore the city at your own pace. Situated between the Vltava River and Old Town, Prague’s historic Jewish Quarter is a district that is easily explored on your own. Among the sites to see are the Maisel Synagogue, built at the end of the 1500’s, and the diminutive Pinkas Synagogue which now commemorates the nearly 80,000 Czech Jewish victims of the Holocaust.

If you prefer additional guided sightseeing, A+R offers a variety of private tours including an extensive full-day excursion to the historic, fairytale town of Cesky Krumlov

Day 10: Depart Prague

After breakfast, a private car and driver will take you to the airport or rail station for your onward journey.

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