HIGHLIGHTS OF THE CZECH REPUBLIC - 2008

Starts in Prague on Sundays: 
May 25 - June 2
June 15 - June 23
August 17  - August 25
September 7 - September 15
September 21 - September 29 
October 12 - October 20 

TOUR COST:  $2,374 dbl.  ($565 sgl room suppl.). Triple room $2,135 per person.
Airfare not included.

Tour Cost Includes: First class hotels, Buffet breakfast daily, 6 dinners, wine tasting, air conditioned coach, 
sightseeing tours, English speaking guide throughout, entrance fees and taxes.

2nd Day/Sun - PRAGUE.  On arrival in Prague, self transfer to the Hotel Hilton. Balance of day free for rest. 

3rd Day/Mon - PRAGUE/KARLOVY VARY. Depart from the Hilton Prague Hotel at 8:30 am for the world famous spa town of Karlovy Vary (Carlsbad). City tour included. Dinner and overnight. (B,D)

4th Day/Tue - KARLOVY VARY/Pilsen/Ceske Budejovice/CESKY KRUMLOV. After breakfast drive to Plzen (Pilsen) home of the famous Pilsner Urquell Brewery. After a short city tour continue to the metropolis of South Bohemia, Ceske Budejovice (Budweis) with its unique historical market square. A visit to either Pilsner Urquell or Budweiser Breweries will be made. Continue to the UNESCO listed town of Cesky Krumlov and admire its numerous medieval buildings. Dinner and overnight. (B,D)

5th Day/Wed - CESKY KRUMLOV/TREBON. After breakfast enjoy a city tour of Cesky Krumlowv including a visit to the city's magnificient castle. In the afternoon depart for Trebon, a famous center of the Bohemian fishing lake area and a well known spa town. Visit the Trebon Castle. After check in enjoy a walking tour of the old town. Dinner and overnight . (B,D)

6th Day/Thu - TREBON/Telc/Valtice/LEDNICE. After breakfast continue through the lush countryside of South Bohemia stopping at the UNESCO listed historical town of Telc with its beautiful Gothic, Renaissance and Baroque houses. Continue to Valtice and Lednice in southern Moravia. Visit the Valtice Chateau. Dinner and wine tasting. (B, D)

7th Day/Fri - LEDNICE/BRNO. After breakfast visit the Lednice Chateau. Continue to the national nature reserve of the Moravian Karst. A boat ride on its subterranean river Punkva will be combined with a visit to the Macocha Abyss. Drive to Brno, the metropolis of Moravia. Dinner and overnight.  (B,D)

8th Day/Sat - BRNO/Kromeriz/Olomouc/HRADEC KRALOVE. This morning after breakfast enjoy a short city tour of Brno before continuing on to two historical towns of Central Moravia, the garden city of Kromeriz and the city of churches Olomouc. Olomouc features one of the largest collections of historical monuments in the Czech Republic. (B,D)

9th Day/Sun - HRADEC KRALOVE/Kutna Hora/PRAGUE. After breakfast depart for Prague with a stop in the UNESCO listed town of Kutna Hora en route. Visit the Royal Mint and St. Barbara's Cathedral. Afternoon free at leisure. Dinner on your own. (B)

10th Day/Mon - PRAGUE. After breakfast depart for airport and board your flight home. (B) 

Pre and post nights in Prague are available on request.
 
YOUR HOTELS:
PRAGUE - Anna or similar
KARLOVY VARY - Parkhotel-Pupp or similar    
CESKY KRUMLOV - Old Inn or similar    
TREBON - Zlatna Zvezda or similar 
LEDNICE - Lednice or similar
BRNO - Continental or similar
HRADEC KRALOVE - U Karlovny Elisky or similar

For reservations, e-mail or call: 1-800-388-0988