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Eastern Highlights Christmas & New Year

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Celebrate the festive season in bucket-list European destinations including Munich, Prague & Vienna!

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Celebrate the festive season in bucket-list European destinations including Munich, Prague & Vienna!

Tour overview

Start Point
Munich
End Point
Munich
Accommodation
10 Nights(3 & 4 star hotels)
Meals
10 Breakfasts5 Dinners
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Summary

The many splendours of Eastern Europe await on this 11-day festive season tour. Celebrate Christmas Day in Prague and New Year's Eve in Ljubljana. Start in Munich and visit Budapest and Krakow, with free time to explore. Experience Nuremberg, Bratislava, Vienna and Salzburg at the most magical time of year!

Included

  • 10 Nights (3 & 4 star hotels)
  • 10 Breakfasts | 5 Dinners
  • Air-conditioned coach
  • Fully-guided tour

Everything you’ll want to Know

Where you'll stay

Hand-picked hotels throughout

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Day-by-day itinerary

Where you'll be and what's on each day

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Experiences

What's included and what you can add

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Our Tour Leaders

The people who make it work

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21 YEARS ON TOUR

“THE BEST PART OF A GROUP TOUR? THE GROUP.”

JAKES MARITZ, CO-FOUNDER

BOOK WITH CONFIDENCE

All the flexibility to book on your terms.

  • GUARANTEED DEPARTURES

    Your tour is going ahead. Every single one, guaranteed.

  • FLEXIBLE BOOKING

    10% secures your seat. Pay the rest with interest-free instalments or all at once.

  • FREE DATE CHANGES

    Plans change? We've got you. Get in touch and we'll help you work through your options.

  • 10-DAY MONEY-BACK GUARANTEE

    Changed your mind? We'll refund every penny.

  • 24/7 SUPPORT

    Need us? We're there. Day or night, on the road or off it.

Tour Highlights

17 Included Experiences

  • Embark on Munich orientation tour
  • Enjoy dinner in a historic Bavarian restaurant
  • Visit Nuremberg, a historic Bavarian city
  • Christmas Eve Dinner in Prague
  • Explore Prague on Christmas Day
  • Explore Krakow on a walking tour
  • Visit Auschwitz concentration camp
  • Visit Banska Bystrica
  • Embark on a driving tour of Budapest
  • Enjoy dinner in Budapest
  • Visit Bratislava; capital of Slovakia
  • Discover Vienna on a walking and driving tour
  • Enjoy dinner in a Viennese wine cellar
  • Experience an orientation tour of Graz
  • Discover the magic of Ljubljana with a local guide
  • Stop in Salzburg, Mozart’s birthplace
  • Visit the picturesque Lake Bled

Included Experiences

Optional Experiences

Not sure how to spend your free day? Explore the city on your own, or choose from these handpicked optional experiences designed to show you the best of the region.

Unless marked as "Pre-Book", all optional experiences can be booked directly with your tour leader on tour, payable in cash or by card in the stated currency. Prices and availability are subject to change.

Tour map & itinerary

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Day by day itinerary

11 days itinerary trip from Munich to Munich visiting 7 countries

Start Point
Hotel in Munich | 10:00 AM
End Point
Hotel in Munich | 10:00 AM

Accommodation

We partner with a range of hand-picked hotels in each destination. The hotels listed below are those we stay at most frequently. However, you may stay at different hotels of a similar standard. 

All rooms are twin share with private, en suite bathrooms. Solo travellers will be paired with another traveller of the same gender. Single supplements are available upon request at checkout. A confirmed list of hotels is emailed to all travellers prior to their tour departure. To extend your stay in Munich, click here to book pre and post-tour accommodation through our partner Booking.com.

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Achat Hotel München Süd (or similar)

  • Munich
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Achat Hotel München Süd (or similar)

  • Munich
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Mercure Munich Neuperlach Sued (or similar)

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Mercure Munich Neuperlach Sued (or similar)

  • Munich
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Hotel Duo (or similar)

  • Prague
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Hotel Duo (or similar)

  • Prague
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TRIBE Krakow Old Town (or similar)

  • Krakow
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TRIBE Krakow Old Town (or similar)

  • Krakow
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City Hotel Budapest (or similar)

  • Budapest
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City Hotel Budapest (or similar)

  • Budapest
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  • Budapest
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ibis Styles Budapest Citywest (or similar)

  • Budapest
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Impulso Fashion Hotel (or similar)

  • Budapest
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Impulso Fashion Hotel (or similar)

  • Budapest
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B&B HOTEL Wien-St. Marx (or similar)

  • Vienna
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B&B HOTEL Wien-St. Marx (or similar)

  • Vienna
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B&B Hotel Ljubljana Park (or similar)

  • Ljubljana
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  • Ljubljana

The reviews are in

4.8 out of 531 verified reviews
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    Lily

    Best Expat Tour Yet

    This was honestly my favorite Expat tour so far. Micah our tour leader was so nice and worked so hard to make sure our group had the best experience. Our bus driver Gabor was the absolute best. He navigated busy cities and narrow streets like a pro. I felt like we had plenty of time to explore and opportunities of free time to make it our own. As a solo traveler, I feel this company does a great job of creating a group family and make you feel welcome and not alone. This was my 3rd tour and I am already looking forward to the next. Thank you Expat!
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    A Guarin

    A very amazing and memorable tour of Eastern Europe!

    Our family was able to attend this tour with the amazing Mika (from Poland) for our tour guide and Gabor (from Hungary) for our driver! This is our second tour with Expat Explore having done the Classic Europe Tour in 2018, and it is still such worthy of spending the money! Props to Expat for having locals for our tour guide and driver for the tour that passed through both Poland and Hungary! Mika and Gabor navigated our way through Eastern Europe with minimal issues and have even provided solutions on problems that were outside of their control, such as getting to experience the cake in Slovenia as well as alternatives to the rising water levels in the Danube River. The time management as well have been outstanding! We were never late for anything! The locations and excursions on this tour were just perfect! An extra night in Vienna and Ljubljana would have been ideal! The excursion to Auschwitz was initially a paid excursion but then became free was such a welcome surprise. This su
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    Shell

    European Christmas

    It was a fantastic way to see Eastern Europe and xmas markets at the same time. It was beautiful sharing a very special time of year with so many new friends. Mika and Gabor were fantastic leaders and made us all feel like family. Be prepared for a fast paced adventure
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