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accommodation using selected hotels
- 6 days of touring
in a luxury, air-conditioned bus and 2 days of walking tours with licensed,
English-speaking local tour guides
- Da'at tour educator
accompanying the group from arrival to departure
- All site
entrance fees and program fees as per itinerary
- Meals: daily
breakfast, 1 lunch & 3 dinners
- Porterage at the
hotels
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| Day One: Sunday
DEPARTURE Overnight: Flight Day Two: Monday
ARRIVAL IN BUDAPEST - Arrive at Budapest International Airport.
- Transfer to the hotel on your own. (Transfers can be arranged at
additional cost.)
- 2:00 p.m. Meet your tour educator and other group members in the hotel
lobby.
- Begin an introductory tour of Budapest by ascending
Castle Hill to view the city from atop the
Fisherman's Bastion.
- Visit the Medieval Synagogue, one of the oldest
synagogues in the area of Budapest.
- Return to the hotel.
- LaDa'at Focus Looking at the Ever-Changing Map
of Europe: Welcome dinner and orientation dialogue with your
tour educator.
- Evening walk through the center of Budapest.
Overnight: Budapest Day Three: Tuesday
JEWISH LIFE IN BUDAPEST - Breakfast at the hotel.
- LaDa'at Focus An Inside Look into Hungary -
Politics, Economics & Society: Dialogue with a leading scholar.
- Explore the story of Jewish Budapest over the past 150
years, including visits to:
- The Dohany Street Synagogue, the largest in Europe.
- The Jewish Museum, built on the site of the house where
Theodor Herzl was born.
- The Community Holocaust Memorial.
- Lunch on own at the Budapest Market, with free time to
purchase local spices and delicacies.
- Special program with the local Jewish community at the Jewish Community
Center OR Israeli Cultural Institute.
- Return to the hotel.
- Free time to explore on your own, with the opportunity to:
- Visit Budapest's City Park (Varosliget), which features
Vajdahunyad Castle, the City Park Lake,
which is great for rowing in summer and ice skating in winter, the
Budapest Circus and the Municipal Zoo, which is
over 100 years old.
- Visit the Széchenyi Bathhouse, the largest medicinal
bath in Europe, which houses a number of indoor and outdoor pools.
- Depart as a group for a special cruise on the
Danube River.
- Dinner on own and evening at leisure.
Overnight: Budapest Day Four: Wednesday
THE FOLKLORE OF BUDAPEST - Breakfast at the hotel.
- Stop at the Shoes on the Danube Promenade, a memorial
created by Gyula Pauer and Can Togay on the Pest side of the Danube, honoring
the Jews shot by fascist Arrow Cross militants during World War II. The
memorial represents the shoes left on the river bank as the victims fell into
the water.
- Guided visit through Downtown Budapest, including Heroes'
Square and the sprawling Andrassy Boulevard of
Budapest.
- Take a drive to the picturesque artists' village of
Szentendre, where you'll have a chance to wander through the
different shops and coffee houses and visit one of the world's smallest
synagogues.
- Lunch on your own in Sztendre.
- Return to Budapest.
- Free time for wandering along Vaci Utca (Vaci Street),
with its many shops and cafes, or walk through the enormous enclosed market,
where you can find anything from fruits and vegetables to souvenirs.
- Dinner on own and evening at leisure.
Overnight: Budapest Day Five: Thursday
THE AUSTRIAN EMPIRE - Breakfast at the hotel.
- Check out of the hotel, depart Budapest and drive to
Vienna.
- LaDa'at Focus An Introduction to Vienna with
your tour educator.
- Begin with an orientation tour of the city and view the
Hofberg Palace, once the seat of the Austro-Hungarian Empire,
the Belvedere Palace, Prater Amusement Park, the UN
Buildings and St. Peter's Cathedral.
- Lunch on own.
- Visit the Jewish Museum of Vienna in Palai Eskeles and
Museum Judenplatz, which offers a modern presentation of the history of
Viennese Jewry.
- Stop at the Memorial to Austrian Holocaust Victims.
- Visit the Vienna Temple (Stadtempel), the only surviving
synagogue from pre-WWII days, located near the Judenplatz, the main square of
the Jewish community for nearly 500 years.
- Check into the hotel.
- Free time to explore the city on your own, with the opportunity to:
- Ride Vienna's famous Giant Ferris Wheel for great views
of the city.
- Take a boat ride on the Danube River.
- Visit the Schönbrunn Palace and
Gardens.
- Dinner on own with a chance to try the famous wiener schnitzel.
Overnight: Vienna Day Six: Friday
FROM THE DANUBE TO THE VLTAVA - Breakfast at the hotel.
- Check out of the hotel, depart Vienna and drive to the Czech Republic.
- Visit Cesky Krumlov, a fairytale town with a maze of
narrow cobbled streets; it was declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1992.
- Lunch on own, en route.
- Continue to Prague and check into the hotel.
- Optional Kabbalat Shabbat services at a local synagogue.
- Shabbat dinner with members of the local Jewish
community.
Overnight: Prague Day Seven: Saturday
THE GRANDEUR OF PRAGUE | walking
tour - Breakfast at the hotel.
- LaDa'at Focus An Inside Look into the Czech
Republic - Politics, Economics & Society: Dialogue with a local
journalist.
- Transfer to the Prague Castle for a guided tour of the
Castle and an overview of the City of 100 Spires, a walk
along the Golden Lane and a visit to the Toy
Museum.
- Walk through the Lesser Town and over the Charles
Bridge.
- Continue on a walking tour though the Old Town of Prague,
concluding at the Astronomical Clock.
- Lunch on own, en route.
- In the Footsteps of Kafka: Walking tour through landmarks
in Kafka's life.
- Return to the hotel.
- Dinner on own.
- Evening: Attend a performance of Prague's famous
“Black Light Theatre”, bringing mime, music and movement to
life.
Overnight: Prague Day Eight: Sunday
THE GLORY OF JEWISH PRAGUE | walking
tour - Breakfast at the hotel.
- LaDa'at Focus The Jewish Community of Prague - A
Millennium of Complex Coexistence with your tour educator.
- Guided visit through Jewish Prague, including the
Old Ghetto and the Precious Legacy Exhibit at the
Jewish Museum, which encompasses the Altneu
Shul, the Maisel Synagogue, the Pincus
Synagogue, the Old Cemetery and the Spanish
Synagogue.
- Lunch on own, en route.
- Remainder of the day at leisure to explore Prague on your own, with the
opportunity to:
- Bike along the river.
- Take the funicular up to Petrín Hill, for great views
of the city from Petrín Tower and a stroll through the Rose Garden.
- Visit art galleries.
- Visit the Franz Kafka Museum.
- Take a boat ride on the Vltava River.
- Dinner on own and evening at leisure.
Overnight: Prague Day Nine: Monday
MEMORY & CONTINUITY - Breakfast at the hotel.
- Depart for Terezin accompanied by a Holocaust survivor.
- Visit Terezin, the town that was turned into a ghetto and concentration
camp, including the Historical Museum and the Art
Exhibits, the so-called Hidden Synagogue and the
Crematorium.
- Packed lunch en route.
- Return to Prague.
- Free time for last-minute shopping, packing or to explore on your own.
- Festive farewell dinner and group reflection at a
restaurant.
Overnight: Prague Day Ten: Tuesday
RETURN TO THE USA - Breakfast at the hotel.
- Check out of the hotel.
- Transfer on your own to the Prague International Airport. (Transfers can
be arranged at additional cost.)
- Departure flight to the U.S.A., arriving the same day.
| | | Need to Know | - Tour rates
are per person based on double occupancy and a minimum of 15
full paying participants.
- Tour prices
are per person in U.S. dollars. All hotel accommodations,
motor coach transportation, special dinners, sightseeing,
admissions, luggage handling and the services of local
guides, drivers and the tour educator are
included.
- Hotels are
subject to confirmation. If the hotels listed cannot be
confirmed, we will use other hotels on the same level.
- Hotel
Accommodations: The tour price includes all hotel accommodations,
in hotel rooms with private baths. Our standard is to
provide the best available hotels while considering value.
Although the level of the accommodations may differ
slightly from hotel to hotel, we are committed to your comfort.
Two-bed rooms are reserved in most hotels. Triples are two-bed
rooms with a rollaway cot where available and are not
recommended when considering the comfort of those in the
room. King-size beds are not available in most hotels; what is
considered king-size usually consists of two single beds
pushed together and made up separately, but with one headboard.
Some two-bed rooms may have two twin (not full- or
queen-size) beds.
- Meals are
included as specified in the itinerary.
- Tour
Educator: All trips are conducted by our tour educators or local
guides who remain with the group throughout the
tour.
- Gratuities
included for restaurant and hotel staff only (for guides and
drivers, see below).
- Baggage: All
tour packages / group tours allow one piece of luggage per
person and one carry-on bag. Excess luggage will be subject
to a charge of up to $100 per piece. The Travel Agent
and/or Tour Operator, shall not be held responsible for
any damage to or loss of luggage/personal items. All damage/loss
must be reported at time of the incident and documented in
writing by local authorities for submission to the
insurance company. With regard to airline baggage allowance,
different carriers have different regulations for business
and coach. Please check with your individual carrier with regard
to permitted number of pieces, weights and dimensions. The
tour operator is not responsible for fees levied by any air
carrier for the transport of personal belongings of any
kind.
Not Included
- Airfare
to the tour departure point and from the tour ending point
is not included. Airfare may be purchased from us for
travel originating in the United
States.
- Supplemental cost
for Bar/Bat Mitzvah ceremony (to be advised upon
request).
- Personal Expenses: All personal expenses such as laundry, valet
service, cables, telephone calls, Wi-Fi usage and postage
are not included.
- Guide
and Driver Gratuities (recommended guidelines vary based on
number of participants):
- For
a group of 15-19 passengers:
$10 per
participant per day for the Da'at tour
educator, $5 per participant per day for the
local guide & $3 per participant per day for
the driver - For a group of 20 passengers and
more:
$8 per participant per day for the Da'at tour
educator, $5 per participant per day for the local
guide & $3 per participant per day for
the driver
Additional Information
- Airline
Security Measures: In the U.S., you must provide
identification in the form of a passport at the time of
airport check-in for travel to international destinations.
Your passport name must match the name on your tour reservation
and airline ticket or you may be denied
boarding.
- If you
are traveling from an airport outside the jurisdiction of
the U.S., you will need to determine what travel
documentation and identification is required for that
particular airport.
- Due to
heightened security regulations, certain items such as a
metal nail file, pocketknife, cigarette lighter or tweezers,
and some liquid, gel, or aerosol items may not be
permitted in your carry-on luggage. Please call your airline
prior to departure to obtain current information on
non-permissible carry-on items and recommended airport
check-in times. You may also wish to visit the Transportation
Security Administration website at www.tsa.gov to obtain more information on
acceptable identity documentation and prohibited luggage
items.
- Holidays and Museum Closures: Museum visits and personal shopping
time may be disrupted due to unforeseen circumstances or the
many religious, state and local holidays locally observed in
the destinations being visited.
- Photography During Tours: We will occasionally use photographs taken
by fellow guests or your trip director for promotional
purposes. If you prefer that your photo not be used in any
marketing activities, please notify us at the start of your
tour.
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