Day 2
Afternoon arrivals in Warsaw Meet with your guide/host Transfer to hotel.

Enjoy a walk in the Old Town Square with the many cafes, shops, galleries, museums and the near by university. Here there is much to see and explore on your own… a list of recommendations, tour guidebooks and city maps are available.

You can enjoy a casual dinner at Stacja Rynek on the Old Town Square; outdoor seating, weather permitting. Walk back to the hotel.

Overnight Warsaw

Day 3
Our tour today will start with an orientation to the incredible Jewish revival in Poland by one of the Taube Foundation Warsaw office staff.

Later in the day, a tour of Warsaw; this guided tour that includes the “Ohel” for an installation & tour of ultra modern Museum of the History of Polish Jews (scheduled to be opened in 2011). The tour will provide an overview of the nation’s capital and its important landmarks during the last century’s dramatic upheavals. The city was rebuilt after its destruction by Nazi Germany and is undergoing enormous construction and renovations since the 1989 defeat of the communist system. Our tour will also include two important Jewish sites: Mila 18, the last hideout of Warsaw ghetto resistance fighters, and the Umschlagplatz, the Nazi train depot from where thousands of Warsaw ghetto inhabitants were deported to Treblinka.

Later we will visit the Ringelblum Archives and other collections at the Jewish Historical Institute (JHI), the world’s largest repository of 900 years of Polish Jewish history and the first research institution to document the Holocaust immediately following WWII.

We will complete our tour today with a visit to the Warsaw Jewish Cemetery. The cemetery director is Yisroel Szpilman, cousin of Wladyslaw Szpilman, portrayed in the Roman Polanski film, “The Pianist”. Yisroel Szpilman who takes pride in his important work of preserving the past, often is available to “guide” the visitors.

Option for this evening is a concert at the National Opera House, one of the nation’s pinnacle attractions.

Dinner and overnight – Warsaw

Day 4
Arrival in Krakow

Transfer to our centrally located hotel, close to the Old Town Square. We will enjoy a comprehensive walking tour of the Old Town Square, called Rynek Glowny and the walled castle. We continue with a visit to the Galicia Jewish Museum, in the Jewish district Kazimierz and the near by 900 seat Tempel Synagogue. Here on Szeroka Street is the district’s main town square, complete with historic and renovated synagogues, coffee houses, restaurants, bookshops and galleries.

Onto a comprehensive tour of Czestochowa. Czestochowa is the world-famous pilgrimage site, where hundreds of thousands of Catholics gather in August to pay homage to the Black Madonna icon at the Jasna Gora convent. Czestochowa was also the home to a thriving Jewish population prior to WWII. Today, city officials, university and secondary school teachers, librarians, archivists and ordinary townspeople are preserving the Jewish past and educating younger generations through innovative projects that have earned awards by the Ministries of Culture and Education.

Dinner and overnight in Krakow

Day 5
Our tour today will pay tribute to the millions who perished by the hands of the Nazis during the war years.  Our tour is to Auschwitz-Birkenau concentration and death camp. We will be guided by the best guides trained by the Auschwitz State Museum. After touring the Nazi camps, we will visit the Auschwitz Jewish Center in the nearby town of Oswiecim, where the glorious history of the prewar Jewish community is exhibited and where study internships for American college students and military cadets are held. The Center is under the auspices of the Museum of Jewish Heritage in New York.

Dinner and overnight in Krakow

DAY 6, Tuesday - Scenic Drive to Budapest
This morning, view Sister Faustine Convent. Continue through the scenic Tatra Mountains and the wooded countryside of Slovakia before reaching the Danube Valley and the twin cities of Buda and Pest
Overnight: Budapest
Meals: Breakfast, Dinner

DAY 7, Wednesday - Budapest City Tour
Your morning tour begins in Pest with a chance to view the Parliament, Royal Palace and Heroes' Square. Cross the Danube over the Elizabeth Bridge to the Buda Hills. Visit Mount Gellert, then continue to visit the 13th century Matthias Coronation Church on Castle Hill. From Fishermen's Bastion, enjoy a panoramic view of the city. Enjoy the afternoon at leisure
Optional: Budapest Jewish Interest Tour (PM)
Overnight: Budapest
Meals: Breakfast

DAY 8, Thursday - Visit to Szentendre
Spend the morning in Budapest at leisure discovering the Hungarian Capital. This afternoon, enjoy an included excursion to the artisan village of Szentendre, a picturesque haven of handicrafts and Hungarian folk art
Optional: Parliament & St. Stephens (AM)
Overnight: Budapest
Meals: Breakfast

DAY 9, Friday - Vienna City Tour
Depart Hungary and travel through the Austrian countryside to Vienna, former center of the Hapsburg Empire. Upon arrival, enjoy a sightseeing tour that begins with a view of Belvedere Palace and its gardens. Continue with a drive along the famous Ringstrasse and view the Empress Maria Theresia Monument, Votive Church, City Hall, Parliament and Prater amusement park. Conclude with a walk through the Hofburg courtyards to the State Opera House
Optional: Mozart and Strauss Concert (PM)
Overnight: Vienna
Meals: Breakfast

DAY 10, Saturday - Full Day in Vienna
Enjoy a full day at leisure to follow the footsteps of your favorite composer. Visit one of the countless museums or enjoy the gardens, cafes, and shopping that the elegant Austrian capital has to offer
Optional: Bratislava, Slovakia (AM)
Overnight: Vienna
Meals: Breakfast

DAY 11, Sunday - Travel to Prague via Telc
Mid-morning, depart for the Czech Republic. Travel through Southern Bohemia to the charming 14th-century town of Telc for a short stop to see its Renaissance Town Square before continuing to Prague, the "city of a hundred spires." Enjoy the evening at leisure
Optional: Schonbrunn Palace Tour (AM)
Overnight: Prague
Meals: Breakfast

DAY 12, Monday - Prague City Tour
A morning sightseeing tour of Prague includes a visit to the Castle District, the former residence of the Bohemian kings. Enjoy magnificent views of the city and Charles Bridge below. Visit St. Vitus Cathedral, and view St. George's Basilica. Continue to the Jewish Quarter and the Old Town Square to view the famous Town Hall Astronomical Clock. This evening, enjoy dinner at a local restaurant
Optional: Prague Jewish Interest Tour (PM)
Overnight: Prague
Meals: Breakfast, Dinner

DAY 13, Tuesday - Full Day in Prague
Today, enjoy a full day at leisure to explore Prague independently. As one of Europe's premier cultural capital, the city abounds with impressive landmarks, art galleries, concert halls, and museums. Or simply wander the streets to admire the varied beauty of Prague's original architecture, most of which was spared from devastation during the Second World War
Overnight: Prague
Meals: Breakfast

DAY 14, Wednesday - Walking Tour of Dresden
Today cross Saxony to the Baroque art city of Dresden, also known as "the Florence on the Elbe River." Enjoy a walking city tour to view sights including Zwinger Palace, the Semper Opera and the newly rebuilt Frauenkirche. Visit the stunning Green Vault Museum of Applied Arts. Continue to Berlin, proud capital of reunited Germany
Overnight: Berlin
Meals: Breakfast

DAY 15, Thursday - Berlin City Tour
This morning, enjoy a guided tour of Berlin. View the major sights of the city, including the Reichstag building, Brandenburg Gate and Checkpoint Charlie, the remaining symbol of the former Berlin Wall. View the Unter den Linden Street and Kurfurstendam, as well as the State Opera House and the cathedral. This evening, enjoy a farewell dinner
Optional: Potsdam Tour (PM)
Overnight: Berlin
Meals: Breakfast, Dinner

DAY 16, Friday - Depart for USA
Transfer to the Berlin airport for your departure flight
Meals: Breakfast

Book online or Call: 1-800-355-9994

Our Jewish Heritage Tours are based on groups of 15 and more.
Individuals and smaller groups can still enjoy the tour at additional supplement.