Discovering Eastern Europe 2023

July 27 - August 11, 2023

Length: 16 days

Region(s): Europe

Activity Level: Activity indicator paw

Type: Land, Small Group Tours

Take a half-day excursion to the Wieliczka Salt Mine, a UNESCO site and vast underground city that is carved completely from salt.

Operated by Odysseys Unlimited

$5,697 [including air from SFO]

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Tour Highlights

Experience all that Eastern Europe has to offer as you travel along the Danube River and through the Tatra Mountains, enjoying four distinctly different nations.
Sightsee in Poland’s dynamic and progressive capital city of Warsaw.
Experience historic Krakow, touring Old Town, Main Market Square, St. Mary’s Church, and Wawel Castle.
Tour Auschwitz and Birkenau concentration camps with a guide.
Take a half-day excursion to the Wieliczka Salt Mine, a UNESCO site and vast underground city that is carved completely from salt.
Enjoy the elegant Hungarian capital Budapest – the “Paris of the East.”
In Budapest, tour both sides of the iconic Danube River, featuring St. Matthias Church and Fisherman’s Bastion on the Buda side, and the Dohany Synagogue on the Pest side.
Experience the ornate Vienna Opera House and majestic Schönbrunn Palace in Austria’s posh capital city of Vienna before enjoying a classical music concert.
Tour the Vienna Woods, the medieval abbey of Heiligenkreuz, and the health spa town of Baden-Baden.
Explore historic Prague’s many sites: St. Vitus’ Cathedral, Old Town Square, the Jewish Quarter, and the Hradcany (castle) district.
Conclude your eastern European journey with an optional 4-day, 3-night post-tour extension in the German capital Berlin.

Elimination of Penalty on Tour Deposits (2023) As a final initiative, Odysseys Unlimited has decided to waive the $200 per person penalty associated with tour deposits. Effective immediately, each guest’s $500 per person deposit will be fully refundable up until the final payment due date: 95 days prior to tour departure.
For Information about Odysseys Unlimited’s COVID-19 Health and Safety Protocols, please check out our attached document listed under the Additional Resources.

Activity Level 3

What to expect: These trips feature long touring days with travel via motor coach, ship, zodiac, all-terrain vehicle, or train. Travelers are required to board transportation without assistance as well as stand and walk over uneven terrain for extended periods of time. Some tours may include optional higher-intensity activities and travel at higher altitudes with steep ascents and descents. Outings last four to six hours most days.

Suitable for: Travelers who are able to comfortably walk four to six miles, or 6,900–9,200 steps, each day.