ANTALYA – VIENNA
Meeting at the SunExpress check-in counter in the International Departures Terminal of Antalya Airport three hours before the flight. Departure for Vienna at 05:45 on SunExpress Airlines flight XQ 194. Arrival in Vienna at 07:40 local time. Upon arrival, we begin our panoramic city tour of Vienna by private coach. During the tour, we will see the Opera House, University, Parliament Building, Theater, Hofburg Palace, and Museum Quarter. After the tour, transfer to our hotel. In the evening, guests who wish may join the optional concert tour (€65). Following the tour, transfer back to our hotel. Overnight at the hotel.
VIENNA
After breakfast at the hotel, guests who wish may join the Hallstatt Tour (100 Euros), organized as an optional extra by our guide. Added to the UNESCO World Heritage List, Hallstatt offers the opportunity to enjoy an introduction and a short walk along the lakeside, followed by free time to sit on benches by the lake and admire the swans and the peaceful scenery, stroll through the charming side streets lined with beautiful houses, and shop at stores selling regional products in Hallstatt’s central Market Square. After our visit to Hallstatt, we will depart for Vienna and transfer to our hotel. Overnight at our hotel.
VIENNA-BUDAPEST
After breakfast, we depart for Budapest. Guests who wish may join the Bratislava tour, organized as an optional extra along the route (€40). During our city tour of Bratislava, one of Central Europe’s richest capitals, we will see the Bratislava riverbanks, the Holocaust Memorial, St. Martin’s Cathedral, the palace buildings where Mozart and F. Liszt held concerts, Michael’s Gate, the Old Town Square, Napoleon’s military statue, and the Slovak National Theatre building. After some free time, we continue to Budapest.
Upon arrival, we will take a panoramic city tour. The sights to be seen include Heroes’ Square, Andrássy Avenue, the Opera House, the Chain Bridge, Elizabeth Bridge, and the banks of the Danube. After the tour, we will transfer to our hotel.
After settling into the hotel, guests may join the optional Hungarian Folklore and Gypsy Night. During this tour, you will watch Hungarian dances performed in traditional costumes at Budapest’s most authentic restaurant, enjoy dancing to the music of the famous Hungarian Gypsy orchestra, and have a wonderful evening with unlimited drinks and delicious Hungarian cuisine (€70). After the evening, we will transfer back to our hotel, where we will spend the night. (Budapest)
BUDAPEST
Free time after breakfast. Guests who wish may join the optional Esztergom, Visegrád and Szentendre tour (€60). During this tour, we visit Esztergom Castle, which held strategic importance in Turkish history, and Esztergom Basilica, the center of the Hungarian Catholic Church. We pass through the town of Visegrád and continue to Szentendre, the Artists’ Village. In Szentendre, where you will have the opportunity to purchase all kinds of Hungarian souvenirs at affordable prices, we enjoy a sightseeing tour and free time before returning to Budapest.
In Budapest, we visit the Buda Castle District. The Fisherman’s Bastion and Matthias Church are among the places we will see panoramically in the castle area. In the evening, guests who wish may join the optional Danube River cruise organized by your guide (€40). During this cruise on the Danube, one of the world’s most magnificent rivers, you will enjoy one complimentary drink and have the opportunity to photograph the Buda and Pest sides of Budapest from the best angles, with Europe’s most beautiful night illuminations. After the tour, transfer to the hotel. Overnight at our hotel. (Budapest)
BUDAPEST-PRAGUE
After breakfast, we depart from Budapest and head toward Prague. Upon arrival, our panoramic city tour will include sights such as Lesser Town, Charles IV Bridge, Old Town Square, and the Astronomical Clock Tower. After the city tour, we will transfer to our hotel.
In the evening, guests may join an optional Vltava River boat tour (EUR 50). Aboard our private boat on the Vltava River, which divides Prague in two and is famous for its canals that bring life to the city, you will enjoy an unforgettable evening with an open-buffet dinner, taking in the fairy-tale city of Prague by day and night, along with canal passages reminiscent of the Panama and Suez Canals. After the tour, we will transfer to our hotel. Overnight at our hotel in Prague.
Prague
Free time after breakfast. Guests who wish may join the optional Karlovy Vary tour (€60). Once a favorite destination of European high society and statesmen in the 17th and 18th centuries, Karlovy Vary is surrounded by extraordinary natural beauty and features dozens of magnificent palaces built side by side. We will see the hotel where Atatürk stayed in 1918, as well as the homes of Dvořák, Mozart, Goethe, Beethoven, Tsar Peter the Great of Russia, and Pushkin. We will then visit the thermal galleries, where 12 different springs emerge. Following the tour, you will have free time to explore the shops selling traditional Czech souvenirs. After the visit, we return to our hotel.
In the evening, guests who wish may join the optional Czech Night tour (€70). You will enjoy an entertaining evening at one of Prague’s local restaurants, accompanied by Czech music, folk dances, and delicious specialties of Czech cuisine. Following the tour, we transfer back to our hotel. Overnight at our hotel in Prague.
Prague-Dresden-Berlin
Departure for Berlin after breakfast. Guests who wish may join the optional Dresden tour organized en route (€40). During this tour, we begin our city sightseeing by visiting the magnificent city center, known as the “Florence of the Elbe,” which rose from the ashes after World War II and was rebuilt in Baroque style. We will have the opportunity to see the Frauenkirche, Zwinger Palace, Brühl’s Terrace, the King’s Road, the Elbe River, and the statue of Martin Luther. After the Dresden tour, we continue to Berlin. Upon arrival in Berlin, we will take a panoramic city tour. Following the Berlin city tour, we will transfer to our hotel in Berlin. Overnight at the hotel.
BERLIN-ISTANBUL
Free time after breakfast. Guests who wish may join the optional Potsdam tour (€60). During the tour of Potsdam, known as the city of palaces and famously created from nothing by Frederick the Great, King of Prussia, the sights to be visited include Sanssouci Palace, the famous Mill where the saying “There are judges in the country” originated, the Russian colony of Alexandrovka, and Cecilienhof Palace, where the Potsdam Conference that changed the course of world history was held. After the tour, transfer to Berlin Airport. Departure for Antalya at 21:20 on SunExpress flight XQ 663. Arrival at 01:35 local time.