Full Central Europe Tour Prague & Vienna & Budapest Route

·        Our evening activity recommendation in Prague is the Czech Night Event; in one of the city's finest restaurants, you can enjoy a magnificent dinner accompanied by local dance performances, and have the chance to get to know Czech folk dances, music, and musical instruments more closely. Another evening activity recommendation in Prague, one of Europe’s most beautiful capitals, is a boat tour on the Vltava River, famous for the canals that divide the city into two and bring it to life, where you can watch the day and night views of fairy-tale Prague.

·        As an evening activity in Budapest, you can join the Hungarian Folklore & Gypsy Night Event, and get to know Hungarian folklore up close while having the chance to experience Hungarian culture, food, drinks, music, and entertainment all together. You can enjoy local drinks and regional dishes. The Danube River Boat Event is another enjoyable alternative in Budapest. In this event, you can take a boat tour on the Danube River, one of the world’s most magnificent rivers, and have the opportunity to photograph the Buda and Pest shores from the best angles in Budapest, where some of Europe’s most beautiful night illuminations are displayed.

·        In Vienna, the capital of art, as an evening activity; you can join the Vienna Concert Event. At this concert, held accompanied by the salon orchestra that made Vienna famous worldwide, magnificent soloists, and waltzes you will never tire of watching, you will experience an unforgettable night.

 PARTICIPATION REQUIREMENT

This trip is organized with a minimum participation requirement of 40 people.  If sufficient participation is not achieved, the final cancellation notice date is 20 days before the tour start date. The tour canceled due to insufficient participation will be notified to you through your agency.

VISA

Ordinary Passport   -  Visa required                        

Green Passport  -   Visa not required

Service Passport  -  Visa not required 

You must have a passport valid for 6 months from the end date of travel and not older than 10 years. 

For destinations requiring a visa, the visa application must be submitted with the documents specified in the “Documents Required for Visa” list that your agency will provide to you for the visa application.

HEALTH

We do not expect any issue in the meals to be taken at good restaurants and hotels in the region that could threaten your health. However, when you are not with the group, we recommend being careful about food and drink, definitely consuming bottled water, avoiding ice, milk and dairy products, eating meat and fish products that you are sure are well cooked, and choosing fruits whose peel can be removed, such as bananas and pineapples. Current vaccination/PCR rules must be followed at country entry and upon return home.

FLIGHT DURATIONS

Istanbul  -  Prague 2 hrs 30 min

Budapest -  Istanbul   2 hrs

OPTIONAL TOURS & ACTIVITIES

Optional tours and activities are organized by the local agency we work with, with a minimum participation requirement of 20 people, and participation is not mandatory. If the required number is not reached, the trips may not take place, or the prices, content, and vehicles used for optional tours/activities may vary according to the number of participants. In addition, the days and times of optional tours/activities may be changed by the guide depending on the opening/closing status of museums, ruins, or venues in the places to be visited and on weather conditions.

ACCOMMODATION

During periods such as fairs, congresses, concerts, events, sports tournaments, etc., hotels may be used at distances greater than those specified in km. 

Triple rooms may be provided depending on the availability of the hotels, and the bed offered to the 3rd person in such rooms may be smaller than standard beds. Triple rooms consist of 1 large bed and 1 extra bed. Since extra beds are foldable/collapsible beds or coach beds, participants are deemed to have acknowledged the possible cramped conditions in the rooms and the bed type for 3rd-person and/or child reservations. 

Child discounts are valid only for one (1) child staying with 2 adults and matching the age group specified in the pricing section. 

The breakfasts included in the services in the tour program are served in accordance with the breakfast culture of the country visited and generally as a limited menu called continental breakfast, consisting of butter, jam, bread, tea or coffee, and may be served in a separate hall allocated to the group.

TIME ZONE

Germany, Austria, Czechia, and Hungary are 3 hours behind Turkey in summer time and 2 hours behind in winter time.

For example, when it is 18:30 in Turkey in summer, it is 15:30 in Germany.

CLOTHING AND NECESSARY ITEMS

If traveling in the summer season, we recommend bringing T-shirts that can be easily put on and taken off, short- and long-sleeved shirts, cotton trousers, shorts, comfortable walking shoes, a light jacket for evenings, and a light sweater. In addition, you may also bring a hat, sunglasses, sunscreen, earplugs against possible noise, a camera, a video camera, their chargers, and spare memory cards. In winter, we recommend clothing that allows comfortable movement and keeps you warm.

FOOD CULTURE

When German food culture is mentioned, cakes, potatoes, and of course beer come to mind first. In this culture, which offers a great variety of meat and vegetables, there is also a wide range of beers and wines. 

The flavors and ingredients in Austrian cuisine are largely inherited from the Austro-Hungarian Empire. Its best-known dish is schnitzel, and meat dishes predominate. 

Czech cuisine has been influenced by all neighboring countries and is a true Central European synthesis. 

Hungarian cuisine, regarded as one of the world’s most important cuisines, is quite colorful and rich. Meat dishes are common, and freshly cut homemade pasta is also an important element of the cuisine. “Goulash,” considered the Hungarian national dish, is among the best-known flavors. 

SHOPPING

There are shopping opportunities in shopping centers located in city centers and from small stalls selling souvenirs.

IMPORTANT NOTES

Having a valid passport and/or a visa obtained (for visa-required destination/passport) does not necessarily mean that entry into the country will be permitted. The passport police have the authority to refuse you entry. The agency is not responsible for this situation; responsibility belongs to the passenger.  

The agency is an intermediary institution between the airline and the passenger and is subject to the 28.09.1955 Hague Protocol. There may be a risk of delays on scheduled and special flights, or times may change before the current trip and flight. The agency is obliged to notify these changes as soon as possible. Our passengers have purchased the tour knowing and accepting that flight details may change. Children aged 0-2 do not pay airport tax and airport service fees. 

The panoramic city tours included in the tour package are tours of up to 2-3 hours organized for the general introduction of cities and conducted panoramically from the vehicle with guide narration, excluding museum and archaeological site entries. If panoramic tours, including the other tours specified in the program, cannot take place on the day and time of the tour because local authorities do not permit visits/entry, or due to closed roads because of any event, or if the tour becomes impossible due to weather conditions, the agency is not responsible for the inability to carry out the mentioned tours. Some tours may be conducted by public transport or on foot where roads are closed or vehicle entry is not permitted, as far as possible.