Austria is a German-speaking country in Central Europe, characterized by mountain villages, baroque architecture, Imperial history and rugged Alpine terrain. Vienna, its Danube River capital, is home to the Schönbrunn and Hofburg palaces. It has counted Mozart, Strauss and Freud among its residents. The country’s other notable regions include the northern Bohemian Forest, Traunsee Lake and eastern hillside vineyards.
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Austria is a German-speaking country in Central Europe, characterized by mountain villages, baroque architecture, Imperial history and rugged Alpine terrain. Vienna, its Danube River capital, is home to the Schönbrunn and Hofburg palaces. It has counted Mozart, Strauss and Freud among its residents. The country’s other notable regions include the northern Bohemian Forest, Traunsee Lake and eastern hillside vineyards.
There's so much to do in Austria, from exploring historic castles and palaces to skiing some of the world's finest alpine slopes…
FACTS & FIGURES:
Official Name: Republic of Austria (Republik Österreich)
Government: Federal republic; parliamentary democracy with two legislative bodies
Size: 32,382 sq mi (83,871 sq km), about the same area as the US state of South Carolina.
Population: 8.6 million (2015 est.)
Capital City: Vienna (Wien)
Largest Cities: (2014) Vienna (Wien) 1.8 million (over 2 million in metro area), Graz 270,000, Linz 193,814, Salzburg 146,600, Innsbruck 124,579;
Ethnicity: Austrians 81.1%, Germans 2.7%, Turks 2.2%, other 14%
Religions: (2014) Roman Catholic 61.4%, Protestant (Lutheran) 3.6%, Muslim 4%, unaffiliated 20%, other 11%
Monetary Unit: Euro, since 2002. Formerly der Schilling.
Climate: Temperate; cool, cloudy, wet winters (snow in Alpine areas); mild summers with occasional heat waves. Cooler in Alpine areas.
Highest Point: The Großglockner (12,457 ft, 3,797 m) in the Hohe Tauern range of the Alps. There are five more Austrian peaks higher than 3,500 meters (11,483 ft).
Largest Lakes: Neusiedler Lake (Neusiedler See, partly in Hungary), the Attersee, the Traunsee, and a small portion of Lake Constance (Bodensee) in the eastern province of Vorarlberg.
Waterways: The Danube (die Donau), the Mur, the Salzach
Neighboring Countries (8): Czech Republic, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Liechtenstein, Slovakia, Slovenia, and Switzerland.
DAY 1: VIENNA
Meet and greet upon arrival and transfer to your Hotel. (Private Transfer). Check into Hotel. Check in Time is 1400hrs. Rest of the day is free at leisure. Overnight at Hotel.
DAY 2: VIENNA
Breakfast at Hotel. You will be picked up from your Hotel. Proceed for Grand City Tour of Vienna with Palace of SCHOBRUNN. You will get a first impression of the most important sights of Vienna. The famous Ringstrasse, in Vienna's main boulevard. MAK, Austrian Museum of Applied Arts, State Opera House, Museums of Fine Arts and Natural History. The beautiful Parliament, National Theatre, City Hall, University, Votive Church, Urania, Belvedere Palace and an inside tour of the Schonbrunn Palace. Tour ends at Opera. Later, make your own way back to your Hotel. Afternoon free at leisure. Overnight at Hotel.
DAY 3: VIENNA – BUDAPEST – VIENNA
Breakfast at Hotel. Today you will go on a Full Day Tour of Budapest – Hungary (SIC Basis) (Pick up from most Hotels in Vienna City). Visit the Paris of the East through the Burgenland to the Border, Hegyeshalom, Gyor. Upon arrival in Budapest you will go on a City Tour of Budapest seeing the Mathias Church, Fisherman's Bastion, House of Parliament, Heroes Square and many more sights. Later return to Vienna. Overnight at Hotel.
DAY 4: VIENNA – PRAGUE – VIENNA
Breakfast at Hotel. Enjoy a Full Day Prague Tour - (SIC Basis) (Pick up from most Hotels in Vienna City). After a drive through the characteristic landscape of Moravia, you reach Prague. The golden city on the banks of the Moldavia, the economic and cultural centre of Bohemia. Possibility for lunch. Afterwards drive to Hradschin (Royal Palace). In the afternoon we take you on an extensive City tour, showing you the wonderful panorama of the City from Charles Bridge. We will also get the chance to visit the National Theatre, the elegant residences on the Moldavien River banks, the Jewish cemetery (individual visit possible), the Parisian Street, the old Town Square and Wencels Square. There will be certainly enough time for shopping or exploring the old quarters of Prague. Later, return to Vienna. You will arrive back in Vienna by 2100hrs. Overnight at Hotel.
DAY 5: VIENNA
Breakfast at Hotel. Day free at leisure until departure transfer to Airport
PACKAGE INCLUDES:
- 4 Nights Accommodation at Hotels
- Continental Breakfast Daily
- Return Airport or Train Station Transfers
- Sightseeing Tours on Seat In Coach Tours as mentioned in program
TOUR DOES NOT INCLUDE:
- International flights
- Insurance: All types
- Visa
- Items of a personal nature such as alcoholic drinks, cold drinks, laundry
- Any others expenses which are not mentioned at the included section
- GST