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🇦🇹 Austria
🇭🇺 Hungary
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● 9 Days & 8 Nights
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Prague, Budapest & Vienna Fairytale Tour | Central Europe
4 Countries · ONE Schengen Visa · 5 Cities
🇨🇿 Prague + Český Krumlov
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🇦🇹 Vienna + Bratislava
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🇭🇺 Budapest
Package Overview
Duration
9 Days / 8 NightsDeparture
Any Indian CityAccommodation
4★ HotelsBest Time
Apr – Jun, Sep – NovCountries
4 CountriesMeals
Daily BreakfastCentral Europe is the most fairytale-like region on the continent — three Imperial capitals along the Danube, each more breathtaking than the last. Prague’s Gothic spires and castle-crowned hilltop are straight from a storybook. Vienna’s Habsburg palaces and coffee-house culture radiate Imperial grandeur. Budapest straddling the Danube at night, with its Parliament, illuminated bridges, and thermal bath tradition, is among the most spectacular urban scenes in Europe. Add the UNESCO medieval gem of Český Krumlov and a Bratislava day trip, and this 9-day package delivers the finest Central European experience available, all on a single Schengen visa. Rated 4.8 stars by 219 verified travellers.
Trip Highlights
Prague Castle — the largest castle complex in the world (UNESCO)
Prague Astronomical Clock — world’s oldest working clock (1410)
Český Krumlov — UNESCO fairy-tale medieval town & Baroque theatre
Charles Bridge — 14th-century Gothic bridge with 30 Baroque statues
Schönbrunn Palace Vienna — UNESCO Imperial summer palace
Klimt’s The Kiss at Belvedere — most iconic painting in Central Europe
Vienna Kaffeehaus — UNESCO Intangible Heritage coffee-house culture
Bratislava day trip — Slovakia’s charming compact capital
Budapest Parliament — world’s third-largest parliament on the Danube
Széchenyi Thermal Baths + Danube Night Cruise (both included)
Day-by-Day Itinerary
1DAY
Arrival in Prague — Vítejte v Praze!
Václav Havel Airport • Old Town • Astronomical Clock • Charles Bridge
- Arrive at Václav Havel Airport Prague (PRG) — met by your Holiday Vibez representative
- Private transfer to 4-star hotel in central Prague (Old Town or Malá Strana)
- Evening orientation walk: Old Town Square (Staroměstské náměstí) — one of Europe’s most spectacular medieval squares, surrounded by Gothic, Baroque, and Romanesque buildings
- Prague Astronomical Clock (Orloj) — the world’s oldest working astronomical clock (1410). Watch the hourly procession of the 12 apostles — a mechanical masterpiece
- Charles Bridge (Karlův most) — the 14th-century stone bridge with 30 Baroque statues linking the Old Town to Prague Castle. Magical at sunset
- Welcome Czech dinner — svíčková (beef sirloin in cream sauce) and a glass of Czech Pilsner Urquell, the world’s first lager
2DAY
Prague — Castle, Kafka & Jewish Quarter
Prague Castle • St Vitus Cathedral • Josefov • Malá Strana
- Breakfast. Prague Castle (Pražský hrad) — the largest ancient castle complex in the world at 70,000m². UNESCO World Heritage Site (skip-the-line entry included)
- St Vitus Cathedral inside the castle — the spectacular Gothic cathedral with stunning stained glass by Alfons Mucha. The Bohemian Crown Jewels are kept here
- Golden Lane (Zlatá ulička) — the fairy-tale lane of tiny colourful houses inside the castle walls, where Franz Kafka once lived
- Josefov — Prague’s hauntingly beautiful Jewish Quarter with the Old Jewish Cemetery (12 layers of graves), the Pinkas Synagogue, and the Old-New Synagogue (Europe’s oldest active synagogue)
- Malá Strana (Lesser Town) — Prague’s most charming neighbourhood under the castle, with Baroque palaces, hidden gardens, and excellent restaurants
- Evening: Czech beer tasting at a traditional pivnice — Prague has more pubs per capita than any city in the world
3DAY
Český Krumlov — The Fairy-Tale UNESCO Town
Day Trip • UNESCO Castle • Baroque Theatre • Vltava River
- Breakfast. Full-day excursion from Prague to Český Krumlov (approx. 3h) — one of the most perfectly preserved medieval towns in Central Europe and a UNESCO World Heritage Site
- Český Krumlov Castle — the second-largest castle in the Czech Republic, dramatically perched on a cliff above a horseshoe bend of the Vltava River. Its Baroque theatre is one of the best-preserved in the world (guided tour included)
- UNESCO Old Town — wander the cobblestone lanes of this breathtakingly intact Bohemian town with its pastel Renaissance and Baroque buildings
- Vltava River — the river makes a complete horseshoe around the town, creating a natural moat. Extraordinary panoramic views from the castle ramparts
- Cloak Bridge — the dramatic three-story corridor bridge connecting the castle to its gardens, soaring above the rooftops of the Old Town
- Return to Prague. Farewell Prague dinner — trdelník (chimney cake) and Czech wine from the Moravia region
4DAY
Prague → Vienna — Willkommen in Wien!
Train to Vienna • Schönbrunn Palace • Ringstrasse • Coffee House
- Breakfast. Train Prague → Vienna (approx. 4h — scenic Central European countryside)
- Arrive Vienna — transfer to 4-star hotel in central Vienna (1st District / Innere Stadt)
- Schönbrunn Palace — Vienna’s grandest Imperial palace, UNESCO World Heritage Site and the Habsburgs’ summer residence with 1,441 rooms and magnificent formal gardens. The Gloriette hilltop pavilion has the best view of Vienna (skip-the-line entry included)
- Ringstrasse — Vienna’s magnificent 19th-century boulevard, lined with the State Opera, Parliament, City Hall, Burgtheater, and the Kunsthistorisches Museum. The most architecturally impressive street in Central Europe
- Café Central or Café Landtmann — Vienna’s magnificent coffeehouses are UNESCO Intangible Heritage. Sit where Freud, Trotsky, and Emperor Franz Josef once drank their Melange coffee. A Viennese Kaffeehaus is a way of life
- Vienna Naschmarkt — Central Europe’s most famous open-air market with Austrian, Balkan, and Middle Eastern food stalls
5DAY
Vienna — Imperial Palaces, Art & Bratislava
Belvedere • Klimt • Hofburg • Bratislava Day Trip
- Breakfast. Upper Belvedere Palace — the magnificent Baroque palace housing Austria’s greatest art collection, including Gustav Klimt’s The Kiss — the most famous painting in Central Europe (skip-the-line included)
- Kunsthistorisches Museum (Art History Museum) — one of the world’s great art museums with Vermeer, Bruegel, Velázquez, and the Habsburgs’ extraordinary imperial collection (entry included)
- Hofburg Imperial Palace — the vast winter palace of the Habsburg dynasty with the Imperial Apartments, Sisi Museum, and the Spanish Riding School (entry included)
- St Stephen’s Cathedral (Stephansdom) — Vienna’s Gothic masterpiece and the heart of the city. Climb the South Tower for views over Vienna’s terracotta rooftops
- Afternoon: Bratislava day trip (1h by train) — Slovakia’s compact, charming capital with its hilltop Bratislava Castle, Old Town, and the bizarre UFO observation deck on the Nový Most bridge
- Evening: Vienna State Opera performance (optional, own cost) — one of the world’s greatest opera houses
6DAY
Vienna → Budapest — Szia, Magyarország!
Train to Budapest • Parliament • Danube Promenade • Ruin Bar
- Breakfast. Train Vienna → Budapest (approx. 2h 30min — fast and scenic)
- Arrive Budapest — transfer to 4-star hotel in central Budapest (Pest side, near the Parliament)
- Hungarian Parliament Building — the world’s third-largest parliament, a magnificent neo-Gothic palace on the Danube riverfront. The most spectacular building in Hungary (guided tour included)
- Danube Promenade (Duna-korzó) — the elegant walkway along the Pest bank with panoramic views of Buda Castle, the Chain Bridge, and the Danube. The most beautiful riverside promenade in Central Europe
- Shoes on the Danube — the moving Holocaust memorial of 60 pairs of iron shoes on the riverbank
- Ruin Bars of the Jewish District — Budapest’s most unique nightlife concept: abandoned buildings transformed into extraordinary multi-room bars with mismatched furniture and street art. Szimpla Kert is the original and most famous
7DAY
Budapest — Castles, Baths & Danube Cruise
Buda Castle • Fisherman’s Bastion • Thermal Baths • Night Cruise
- Breakfast. Cross the Chain Bridge to the Buda side — the UNESCO-listed Buda Castle district
- Buda Castle (Budavári Palota) — the 13th-century royal palace dominating the hilltop, with the Hungarian National Gallery and the Castle Museum (entry included)
- Fisherman’s Bastion (Halászbástya) — the fairy-tale Neo-Romanesque terrace with the most spectacular panoramic view in Budapest: the Danube, Parliament, and all of Pest spread below (entry included)
- Matthias Church (Mátyás-templom) — the stunning Gothic church within the Fisherman’s Bastion complex, with extraordinary Zsolnay tile roof (entry included)
- Széchenyi Thermal Baths — Budapest has 118 natural thermal springs. The magnificent Széchenyi with its outdoor pools at 38°C, chess players, and Neo-Baroque grandeur is the most iconic (entry included)
- Evening: Danube River Night Cruise — Budapest is often called the ‘Paris of the East’, and the city’s illuminated bridges and palaces reflected in the Danube at night is simply extraordinary (cruise included)
8DAY
Budapest — Great Market Hall & Last Flavours
Great Market Hall • Andrássy Avenue • Heroes’ Square • Farewell Dinner
- Breakfast. Great Market Hall (Központi Vásárcsarnok) — Budapest’s magnificent 1897 iron-and-glass market hall, three levels of Hungarian paprika, tokaji wine, salami, folk embroidery, and traditional crafts
- Andrássy Avenue — UNESCO World Heritage boulevard lined with Neo-Renaissance mansions. Budapest’s answer to the Champs-Élysées
- Heroes’ Square (Hősök tere) — the grand Millennium Monument with the 7 Magyar chieftains, built in 1896 for Hungary’s millennium celebrations
- Vajdahunyad Castle — the extraordinary fairy-tale castle in City Park, an architectural collage combining Romanesque, Gothic, and Baroque styles in a single building
- Final Hungarian lunch — gulyásleves (goulash soup), chicken paprikash with Hungarian dumplings, and a glass of Tokaji Aszú — Hungary’s legendary golden dessert wine
- Farewell Budapest evening — the ‘City of Spas’ also has excellent rooftop bars with Danube views
9DAY
Departure from Budapest — Viszontlátásra!
Budapest Airport • Return to India
- Breakfast. Final morning in Budapest — one last coffee in a Grand Café or stroll along the Danube
- Last-minute shopping: Hungarian paprika, Tokaji wine, Unicum herbal liqueur, hand-painted folk ceramics, and Zsolnay porcelain
- Transfer to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD) for return flight to India
- Fly home with 9 extraordinary days — Prague’s Gothic towers, Český Krumlov’s fairy-tale castle, Vienna’s Imperial grandeur, and Budapest’s thermal magic!
What’s Inside the Package?
✓ Inclusions
- Return flights India → Prague (PRG), Budapest → India (BUD)
- Train Prague → Vienna (4h scenic, included)
- Train Vienna → Budapest (2.5h, included)
- Train Vienna → Bratislava day trip (1h return)
- 3N Prague + 2N Vienna + 3N Budapest (all 4-star, central)
- Daily breakfast at all hotels
- All private airport/station transfers
- Prague Castle + St Vitus Cathedral skip-the-line (Prague)
- Josefov Jewish Quarter entry (Prague)
- Český Krumlov Castle + Baroque Theatre guided tour
- Schönbrunn Palace skip-the-line (Vienna)
- Belvedere + Klimt’s The Kiss entry (Vienna)
- Kunsthistorisches Museum (Vienna)
- Hofburg Imperial Palace (Vienna)
- Hungarian Parliament guided tour (Budapest)
- Buda Castle + Fisherman’s Bastion + Matthias Church (Budapest)
- Széchenyi Thermal Baths entry (Budapest)
- Danube River Night Cruise (Budapest)
- Schengen visa documentation support (ONE visa, all 4 countries)
- Travel insurance (9 days)
- 24/7 coordinator + local guides in all cities
✕ Exclusions
- Schengen visa fee (~₹7,500)
- Lunch & dinner
- Vienna State Opera performance (optional, own cost)
- Spanish Riding School Vienna (optional)
- Gellért Thermal Baths Budapest (alternative to Széchenyi)
- Bratislava UFO observation deck (optional)
- Personal shopping
- Tips & gratuities
- Room upgrades
Frequently Asked Questions
How many Schengen visas do I need for Czech Republic, Austria, Hungary and Slovakia?
Just ONE Schengen visa covers all four countries — Czech Republic, Austria, Hungary, and Slovakia are all Schengen member states with completely open borders between them. Since Prague (Czech Republic) is your entry point, apply to the Czech Consulate (VFS Global). Fee approx. ₹7,500. Processing: 10–15 working days. Note: Hungary uses its own currency (Hungarian Forint / HUF), while Austria and Slovakia use the Euro, and Czech Republic uses Czech Koruna (CZK). Cards accepted almost everywhere. Apply 6 weeks before travel.
Is this a good first Europe trip?
Absolutely — this is one of our most recommended first-time Europe packages! Central Europe offers enormous value for money compared to Western Europe (meals and activities are 30–50% cheaper than Paris or London), English is widely spoken in tourist areas, the cities are compact and walkable, public transport is excellent, and the historical and architectural richness is extraordinary. Prague in particular consistently tops traveller satisfaction polls for first-time European visitors. The train journeys between cities are also scenic and relaxing.
When is the best time to visit Prague, Vienna and Budapest?
Spring (April–May) and autumn (September–October) are ideal. April–May offers blooming gardens, mild temperatures (15–22°C), and fewer crowds. September–October has golden light, harvest season, and excellent weather. June–August is warm (25–30°C) but very crowded and expensive. Winter (December) is magical with Christmas markets — Prague’s Old Town Square market and Vienna’s Christkindlmarkt are among the most beautiful in Europe, though prices are higher and days are short. Budapest is pleasant year-round as its thermal baths make it enjoyable even in winter.
Is Czech food and Austrian/Hungarian food vegetarian-friendly?
Czech, Austrian, and Hungarian cuisines are traditionally meat-heavy, but vegetarian options are increasingly available. Czech cuisine has excellent potato dishes, svíčková (available in vegetarian version), and fried cheese (smažený sýr). Vienna is very internationally minded with excellent vegetarian restaurants. Budapest has a growing vegetarian scene. We recommend trying: Viennese Apfelstrudel, Sachertorte, Hungarian lángos (fried bread), and Prague’s trdelník (chimney cake) — all vegetarian-friendly street foods.
Is the Danube Night Cruise really worth it?
Yes — every single traveller who has done it rates the Budapest Danube Night Cruise as a highlight of the entire 9-day trip. Budapest is often called the ‘Paris of the East’, and no description or photograph prepares you for the sight of the illuminated Parliament, Chain Bridge, Buda Castle, and Matthias Church reflected in the dark Danube water. The cruise lasts approximately 1 hour and circles the main stretch of the river past all the key monuments. It is the single best way to see Budapest in its full glory — and it’s included in your package.
Traveller Reviews
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219 Reviews
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★★★★★
May 2025
I had been told Prague was beautiful. I was not told it would be the most beautiful city I have ever seen. Walking across Charles Bridge at 6AM in the mist, with the castle above and the church spires reflected in the Vltava, no other tourists, just silence and the sound of my footsteps on 700-year-old stone — I had to stop and stand still. Then Český Krumlov took that beauty and doubled it. Vienna’s Belvedere with Klimt’s The Kiss — genuinely moved me to tears. Budapest’s night cruise — the Parliament lit up in gold above the Danube — the most spectacular thing I have ever seen in any city. Central Europe is extraordinary. Holiday Vibez organised it all perfectly.
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★★★★★
September 2025
We chose this package as our first Europe trip and it was the perfect introduction. Everything was more affordable than we expected — meals, shopping, even the hotels felt excellent value. Vienna’s Schönbrunn Palace is bigger and more ornate than anything I’d imagined — 1,441 rooms, formal gardens stretching to the horizon, and a view of Vienna from the Gloriette hilltop that stays with you. The Széchenyi Baths in Budapest were extraordinary — soaking in 38°C geothermal water in a Neo-Baroque palace while chess players sat around us and steam rose in the cool air. Central Europe is brilliant. Thank you Holiday Vibez.
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★★★★★
October 2025
The Danube Cruise in Budapest at night — that was the moment of the trip. Standing on the deck as the boat glides past the Hungarian Parliament lit in gold, the Chain Bridge perfectly framed, Buda Castle rising behind it — I could not speak. I’ve seen photographs of Budapest and they do not prepare you. Also — Prague’s ruin bars! We’re in our 60s and not nightlife people at all, but our guide took us to Szimpla Kert and we sat for two hours surrounded by the most creative, chaotic, wonderful space we’d ever been in. Central Europe surprised us completely. This package is outstanding value — book it without hesitation.
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