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New Year’s in Vienna: Budapest, Vienna & Prague

10 days, 3 cities8
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From $2329 without flightsPayments as low as $115

Aerial view of a city square decorated with lights and a large ornate building at night
Aerial view of a city square decorated with lights and a large ornate building at night
View of a city across a body of water with fireworks exploding above it
Aerial view of a city along a river at night
A snow-covered plaza leading up to a palace
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Why go?

If you're looking for a one-of-a-kind European experience to ring in the New Year, this trip is packed with all the culture, architecture, and sightseeing you’d expect with just enough castles, thermal spas, and cobblestones to let you know you’re onto something unique.

Picture yourself

  • Sipping on the finest Austrian wine straight from the vineyard

  • Bar hopping through Budapests eclectic watering holes

  • Tapdancing your way through the cobblestone streets of Prague

  • Snapping selfies in front of the famous John Lennon Wall

What you'll get

  • Round-trip flights & airport transfers (or book 'em yourself)

  • 9 nights in handpicked accommodations

  • 8 breakfasts

  • 3 dinners

  • Expert Tour Director

  • 24/7 Support

  • A New Year’s Eve Celebration in Vienna

  • 3 insider tours with a local guide

Map for the New Year’s in Vienna: Budapest, Vienna & Prague tour
Full trip itinerary

Itinerary

  • Day 1: Overnight Flight

    Board your overnight flight, bound for Budapest. Sit back, relax, and try picking up Hungarian, one of the hardest languages to learn. (It’s a lot more throaty for starters.)

  • Day 2: Arrive in Budapest + Welcome Dinner

    Welcome to Eastern Europe! Your Tour Director will be waiting at the airport when you arrive. Today is the day to adjust, make new friends and start the journey right.

    In the evening, enjoy a Welcome Dinner of local cuisine and drinks with fellow travelers at an authentic local spot. Afterwards, you’re free to take the party elsewhere!

    Today's highlights:

    • Land at the airport and meet a waiting EF representative.
    • Transfer to your hotel to check in and check out your room.
    • Get familiar with the area around your hotel with an introductory walk with your Tour Director.
  • Day 3: Sightseeing Tour of Budapest

    Now that you’re rested from travels and acquainted with your group, shake off the culture shock with an in-depth look at the Pearl of the Danube.

    Today's highlights:

    • Tour Buda and Pest with a local guide to show you all the buda-best there is to see.
    • Climb the imposing Castle Hill to see the city from the nearly 750-year-old Buda Castle.
    • Hit the town like never before in the city’s grungy, eclectic nightlife scene.
  • Day 4: Free Day in Budapest

    Hope you’re Hungary for more, because today you have a free day in Budapest. Go for a soak in the thermal spas, chow down on local cuisine, and see the city however you see fit.

    Free time suggestions

    Chimney Cakes: Popular across all of Eastern Europe, these delicious and age-old treats are a Hungarian pastry specialty that’s a bit like American fried dough. Here they call them Kürtöskalács, so keep an eye out and a sweet tooth ready

    Dohány Street Synagogue: Budapest is home to Europe’s largest Jewish synagogue. The ornate building represents a somber reminder of the Holocaust, as it stands at the border of the WWII-era Jewish Ghetto in the city.

  • Day 5: Stop in Bratislava + Arrive in Vienna

    Marvel at the European landscape as you drive along a canvas of castles, farmlands, villages and mountains on your way to Austria.

    Today's highlights:

    • Stop in Slovakia’s capital city, Bratislava, to check out the city’s castle and take some free time to grab lunch.
    • Arrive in Vienna, take a quick walk with your Tour Director, then enjoy an evening in the City of Dreams.
  • Day 6: Sightseeing Tour of Vienna + New Year's Eve Celebration

    Ahh, Vienna, the home of Classical creators and world-class classiness. This Austrian city is full of grand operas, grandiose architecture, and gardens so pristine, you'll wonder how its visitors are so well-behaved. Today, you'll get to know Vienna in-depth with a local guide.

    Today's highlights:

    • Meet your local guide for a sightseeing tour of Vienna.
    • Visit the lavish palaces, parks and parliament buildings.
    • Learn about the major and minor figures who struck a personal chord with this city.
    • Tonight, count down to New Year’s with your group!
  • Day 7: Travel to Prague via Krems

    Continue along the European countryside as you travel to Prague via Krems.

    Today's highlights:

    • Take a break from the big city with a tour Krems, a quaint Austrian town in the Wachau Valley, that ends with a tasting of local wines.
    • Arrive in the storybook city of Prague.
  • Day 8: Explore Prague

    Rise and shine, time to get that goulash. Put on your most cobblestone-ready shoes, get all the “Czech” puns out of your system, and experience classic Prague sightseeing today with a local guide—an expert who really knows their old buildings from their very old buildings.

    Today's highlights:

    • Get stoked and stay stoked—a very easy thing to do in Prague—as you follow a local guide around the city’s greatest hits.
    • Cross the Vlatava River via King Charles IV’s famous Charles Bridge—don’t worry, there’s still time for you to become an emperor and have your own namesake bridge, too.
    • Take a stroll and Czech out more of the city yourself (Sorry, couldn’t help just one).
  • Day 9: Free Day in Prague + Optional Kutna Hora & Bone Church (with lunch) + Farewell Dinner

    If you wake up this morning asking yourself “Is this the real life? Is this just fantasy?” it’s probably because 1) “Bohemian Rhapsody” is a great song, 2) you’re in Bohemia, a region of the Czech Republic, and 3) Prague has you feeling some type of way. You’re free today to get to know the city better, maybe take it out for dinner and dancing, or ask it some deep questions about life—whatever floats your boat.

    Free time suggestions

    John Lennon Wall**:** The John Lennon Wall has been a statement of peace, kindness, and tasteful selfies for over 30 years. What started as a protest to Communist rule in the 1980s, has become a colorful conglomerate of pacifist sentiments that you’re welcome to add to yourself. Hmm, Rolling Stones fans, I don’t see a Mick Jagger Wall anywhere, do you?

    Petrín Park**:** Take a stroll through Prague’s Petrín Park (you can’t miss it, it’s the giant hill looming over the city), visit the Hunger Wall built during a famine in the 1300s in exchange for food, then take the Petrín funicular train down the hill into the historic Malá Strana neighborhood for some shopping on Mostecká Street.

    Kutna Hora & Bone Church (with lunch) (extra cost)

    Tour Kutná Hora, enjoy an included lunch, and visit the iconic Sedlec Ossuary—aka the Bone Church.

  • Day 10: Fly Home

    Nashledanou, prátele!
    Translation: Goodbye, friends. Your next destination awaits—home. Before you head to the airport, enjoy your last few moments together. Take one more group photo. Grab that final drink. (Fine, maybe a couple of drinks.) But this isn’t goodbye. It’s, “See you later.” The only question is, where?

    –OR–

    EXTEND YOUR TRIP 2 WAYS

    1. Double the fun
    A lot of our trips line up back to back! Give us a call—we can help you add another and save big while you're at it.

    2. Go ahead or stay behind
    Extending your trip is easy! During checkout, you'll have the option to fly to (or from) the gateway of your choice for an additional fee. We'll adjust your flights accordingly, but you'll be responsible to take care of your transportation, hotels, and other logistics outside of tour.

    Note: Depending on your desired gateways, additional fees may apply.

Reviews


Overall rating: 5 out of 5
Based on 8 authentic traveler reviews
  • Absolutely magical trip!

      Kristen, traveled Dec. 2022

    Budapest, Vienna, and Prague were absolutely magical! Budapest is my new favorite city in the world, and I adore the other two. Roxie was the tour director, who is so sweet and wonderful. This was the best paced trip I've been on. A few planned activities, but plenty of free time. 3 days in each city was the perfect itinerary. Don't miss out, BOOK NOW!

  • Wonderful!!

      Jennifer, traveled Dec. 2022

    Absolutely loved this trip. Being in Budapest, Hungary was definitely the highlight of it all for me. The time in Vienna was short but still very memorial and Prague was a dream! There was a lot of people on this trip so not everyone hung out all the time but it was still a great trip and I met so many great people along the way.

  • Go for NYE!

      Lindsay, traveled Dec. 2019

    I did this trip over NYE, and it was amazing! I loved getting to experience the European Christmas Markets (bucket list item for me!) and spending the New Year in Vienna was so much fun. Prague is now one of my favorite cities, and definitely a city I will find myself visiting again!

  • Definitely worth it!

      Camilina, traveled Dec. 2019

    This trip was AMAZING. The cities were beautiful and the food was delicious!! Not to mention the Christmas markets were open the whole time so we got to see (and taste) was the locals are interested in! Definitely would recommend this trip to anyone and everyone who doesn’t mind a little cold (the mulled wine helps too)

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