Simply the Best
A
Tale of Three Cities: Budapest,
Vienna and Prague
9 Day Tour
Explore
three fascinating cities of history and culture. In sparkling Budapest,
privately cruise the River Danube and tour the State Opera House. In
Vienna, marvel at resplendent Schönbrunn Palace and lunch
exclusively with the presentday owner of Castle Deutsch-Altenberg. In
the "Golden City" of Prague, privately visit the Estates Theater for a
concert and the library halls of Strahov Monastery.
The
A&K
Advantage
Privately tour
the Hungarian State Opera House and Parliament in Budapest
Cruise privately on the Danube
Attend an exclusive recital at Pannonhalma Abbey,
a UNESCO World Heritage Site
Lunch in the family home of the counts of
Ludwigstorff with the owner
Join a guest speaker who discusses the
Czech Republic's recent history
Not
included:
travel insurance; any airfares; airport departure taxes; excess baggage
fees; cost of obtaining passports or visas; gratuities to your guide;
personal
expenses such as meals, beverages or sightseeing not included in the
itinerary;
communication charges; laundry.
(B)
Breakfast, (L) Lunch, (D) Dinner
ITINERARY
DAYS
1-2:USA or Canada/Budapest,
Hungary Depart on an
overnight flight to Budapest, a city occupying both sides of the Danube
and founded when right-bank Buda and Obuda joined left-bank Pest in
1873. Transfer by private car to your hotel. Join your Tour Director
and fellow travellers for a welcome dinner at the hotel.
Four
Seasons Gresham Palace D
DAYS
3: Budapest On a panoramic tour of Pest, see Heroes'
Square and visit the Great Synagogue. Privately visit the State Opera
House and enjoy a short recital as you drink a glass of champagne.
Lunch at Gundel, the most famous restaurant in the city. Continue with
a private visit to the grand Parliament building and cross the river to
take the funicular up to delightful Buda where you visit the
Fisherman's Bastion and Matthias Church. Conclude with a private wine
tasting of Hungary's little known but highly regarded wines. Dinner is
at leisure before a private cruise on the Danube.
Four
Seasons Gresham Palace B L
DAY
4: Budapest/Pannonhalma/Gyor/Vienna,
Austria Stop at the Benedictine Abbey of
Pannonhalma, a center of culture and religious study and today a UNESCO
World Heritage Site, for a private organ recital. Afterward, drive to
the nearby town of Gyor for lunch en route to Vienna and your hotel.
Hotel
Imperial B L D
DAY 5: Vienna
Depart
on a walking tour, visiting the Hofburg Palace, the historic former
seat of the emperors and their governments. Admire the glittering
collection of Imperial regalia in the Treasury. Continue to the soaring
Gothic St. Stephen's Cathedral, where a horse and carriage takes you to
lunch at the 15th-century Griechenbeisl, Vienna's oldest inn. Design
Your Day this afternoon from a choice of options below.
Design Your Day - Vienna: Visit the Fine Arts
Museum, housing an extensive collection of the Hapsburg family's art,
and the Upper Belvedere, an impressive Baroque palace which features
works by Gustav Klimt, including the famous Kiss. Alternatively, enjoy
a half-day excursion to the impressive Kreuzenstein Castle, which has
been restored to its former medieval glory.
Hotel
Imperial B L
DAY 6: Vienna/Bratislava, Slovakia/Vienna Visit the impressive summer palace of
the Hapsburgs, magnificent Schönbrunn Palace. It was here amid
frescoed ceilings, crystal chandeliers and gilded ornaments that the
five-year-old Mozart played to the court. Travel to the countryside for
a private lunch at Castle Deutsch-Altenberg, the family home of the
counts of Ludwigstorff for more than 300 years. The present owner joins
you for lunch and recounts tales of the Russian occupation of Austria.
Drive to Bratislava, Slovakia's capital, and join a local guide for a
walking tour of the attractive Old Town, once a jewel of the Hungarian
empire. Return to Vienna by high-speed catamaran.
Hotel
Imperial B L
DAY 7: Vienna/Prague,
Czech Republic Depart by train to Prague. On arrival,
stroll through the Old Town to admire the 15th-century astronomical
clock that adorns the façade of the Gothic Town Hall. A private
visit to the Estates Theater includes a short recital (subject to
rehearsal schedules). It was here in October of 1787 that Mozart
conducted the première of Don Giovanni. This evening, listen as
a guest speaker describes the political events that led to the downfall
of the communist regime and the formation of the Czech Republic.
Four
Seasons Prague B L D
DAY 8: Prague
Privately
visit the Baroque library halls of the Strahov Monastery, admire the
collection of religious artifacts at Loreto Chapel and see the
impressive Gothic St. Vitus Cathedral. On the Golden Lane, notice the
colorful small houses that once were homes to alchemists. Stroll
through Josefov, the city's Jewish quarter, which remained a walled
ghetto until 1848. Enter the Pinkas Synagogue, a memorial to the
Bohemian and Moravian Jews who were killed during World War II, and
visit the adjacent Old Jewish Cemetery. Proceed to the Spanish
Synagogue, a last reminder of the Sephardic Jews who lived in the city,
and see the sgraffiti adorning the Granovsky Palace. Enjoy
refreshments at the splendid Art Deco Municipal House before returning
to your hotel. Stroll across the famous Charles Bridge for your
farewell dinner.
Four
Seasons Prague B D
DAY 9: Prague/USA or Canada Transfer to the airport to board your
flight home.
B
2010
PRICE
PER PERSON (land arrangements) 18
Days | Departs
Monday, returns Thursday | Limited to 24 passengers
2010
PRICE PER PERSON
Jul - Aug
May - Jun; Sep
Double
occupancy
$8,735
$9,625
Single
supplement
$1,455
$2,250
A&K's
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Upgrade your room:
l Danube Deluxe Room (River View), Four Seasons Hotel Gresham
Palace - from $315 per person per night.
l Double Room (River View), Four Seasons Hotel Prague - from
$230 per person per night.
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of Three Cities:
Budapest,
Vienna and Prague
9 Day Tour
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extraordinary journeys-in extraordinary style-to more than one hundred
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as “World’s Leading Luxury Specialist Tour Operator.”
Geoffrey Kent, who
along with Jorie
Butler Kent owns and operates A&K, was born-most fittingly-while
his
British parents were on safari in Zambia. Indeed, he spent much of his
childhood on the African continent. In 1962, Geofrey Kent, along with
his
parent's Colonel John and Valerie Kent, formed Abercrombie & Kent.
In the 1970s,
Geoffrey Kent, who
by then had long been the Managing Director of the company, entered
into
a partnership with Jorie Ford Butler of Oak Brook, Illinois, to run
A&K.
They continue to travel the world in search of adventures that will
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and thrill their guests. Under their passionate and visionary
guidance-Geoffrey
Kent serves as Chairman and CEO, Jorie Butler Kent as Executive Vice
Chairman
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their mission to provide "memories of a lifetime," A&K goes to
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Further distinguishing A&K is the fact that the company owns luxury
safari lodges in pristine wilderness areas, including Chief's Camp and
Chobe Chilwero in Botswana; exclusive rights to camps with some of
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Simplon-Orient-Express
and the Royal Scotsman; the Road to Mandalay river cruiser and 29 canal
and river cruisers in Europe; and the legendary Sea Cloud, the world's
most beautiful sailing ship.
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Kent's headquarters
are in Oak Brook, Illinois. Forty-seven offices worldwide, employing
more
than 1,700 travel professionals, offer unrivaled attention to detail,
safety
issues and service standards.
A deep-rooted
concern for the natural
world infuses each and every A&K trip: Geoffrey Kent and Jorie
Butler
Kent believe passionately in "high-yield, low-impact" tourism-adventure
that respects the natural environment and benefits indigenous peoples.
They are the founders of Friends of Conservation and the Abercrombie
&
Kent Global Foundation, established to address global environmental and
conservation concerns. Among its achievements have been significant
contributions
to the preservation of Kenya's famed Masai Mara Game Reserve, as well
as
to anti-poaching and environmental education projects on all seven
continents.
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the
following:
Recommend
Magazine
“Best Africa/Middle
East Tour Operator”
- December 2004, 2003, 2002, 2001, 2000 Men’s Journal
“10 Great Companies
to Work For”
- November 2004 Forbes
“Best of the Web” -
April 2004,
2003, 2002, 2001 Elite Traveler
“Wonders of the
World: Machu Picchu”,
Juan Lazo, Best Guide - January 2004 World Travel
Awards
“World’s
Leading Luxury Specialist
Tour Operator” - 2003
“World’s
Leading Villa Operator”
- 2003 Travel
+ Leisure Magazine
“Best Tour
Operator and Safari
Outfitter” - 2004 (#12), 2003 (#5), 2002 (#2), 2001 (#1), 2000 (#2),
1999
(#1), 1998 (#1), 1997 (#1), 1996 (#1)
“Top Guides in
Africa” – Joseph
Ndunguru, Gavin Ford - 2001 Conde Nast
Traveler
“Readers’ Choice
Awards: Top 15
African Safari Camps”
Olonana
and Chief’s
Camp - 2004
Chief’s
Camp - 2003
Chobe
Chilwero -2002
“The World’s Best
Places to Stay,”
Gold List
Chief’s
Camp - January
2004
Chobe
Chilwero - 2003
“The Greatest Travel
Pros on Earth”
“A&K has access
to places and
people that other operators in China don’t – including some of the top
English speaking guides. Hatherly is a cultural encyclopedia, Chen a
whiz
with logistics.” - 2003
"Reader’s Choice:
Top 20 Small-Ship
Cruise Lines" - 2003, 2002, 2001, 2000, 1999, 1998, 1997
Gavin Ford, “15 Best
Safari Guides”
- 2002
Ecotourism Award –
Special Mention
- 1996 Conde Nast
Traveller (UK)
"World's Best Tour
Operator” - 2004
(#3), 2003 (#5), 2001 (#2), 2000 (#1), 1999 (#1) Andrew
Harper’s Hideaway Report
“Favorite Hideway
Resorts of the
Past 25 Years”, Chief’s Camp - 2004
“Favorite Worldwide
Travel Adventures”,
Olonana, Chief’s Camp - 2004
“Previewing Heaven:
15 Worldwide
Hotels with Drop-Dead Views”, Chief’s Camp - 2003
“Top 20 Hideaway
Gems,” World’s
Best Hotels, Resorts & Hideaways, Chief’s Camp - 2002
Travel
Agent Magazine
“Leaders in Luxury,”
Geoffrey Kent
- 2002 World Travel
& Tourism Council
Green Award for
Corporate Social
Leadership in Travel & Tourism - 2002 Town &
Country
Gavin Ford, “Top
Guides in Africa”
- 2001 Queen’s
Award for Enterprise
(A&K Europe) -
2001, 2000 Chevron
Conservation Award
Jorie Butler Kent -
1999 ASTA/Smithsonian
Environmental Award
- 1992
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