Elegant Elbe

Using your hotel as a base, take the day to explore on your own and sample some of the hearty local cuisine. This evening, see the city’s monuments, including the National Theater, Prague Castle and the famous Charles Bridge, beautifully illuminated. A Viking Host is available to help you plan your time in Prague so you can make the most of your visit.

The day is yours to visit more of the city’s landmarks or museums. Spend more time in the Old Town or check out some of Prague’s more modern sights such as the Frank Gehry–designed Dancing House. Walk across Charles Bridge, see the mesmerizing Astronomical Clock and the poignant Lennon Wall, and stand in historic Wenceslas Square. Wander past the colorful cottages on Golden Lane, or visit the Jewish Quarter and see the 13th-century Altneuschul, Europe’s oldest active synagogue. (Breakfast)

After breakfast, check out of your hotel and proceed to the airport for your return flight. (B)

Arrive in Berlin, then transfer to your hotel located on the historic Gendarmenmarkt Square near the Konzerthaus and the French and German Cathedrals. Relax or begin exploring the city on your own. A Viking Host is available to help you plan your time in Berlin so you can make the most of your visit.

Today, you have a full day at leisure. Visit Charlottenburg Palace or one of Berlin’s many museums. Alternatively, enjoy a beer garden and the city’s diverse and vibrant nightlife—theater, opera, orchestral music or the club scene. (B)

Enjoy today on your own in Berlin. Visit one or two of the city’s 153 museums, stroll through the Tiergarten or sample the city’s unique cuisine: German, but with international influences. (B)

Check out of your hotel in Prague and transfer to Kraków, where you will check in to your hotel and enjoy the evening at your leisure. Your Viking Tour Director is available to help you plan your time in Kraków so you can make the most of your visit.

Discover Kraków’s well-preserved Old Town. Stroll through the vast 13th-century Main Square; at its center stands the enormous Renaissance Cloth Hall, where exotic imports once passed for trade. On Wawel Hill, visit Wawel Castle, the former residence of Poland’s kings and now a fascinating art museum. Spend the afternoon at your leisure. This evening, enjoy dinner on your own. (B)

After breakfast, journey just outside the city to Auschwitz-Birkenau; these preserved concentration camps serve as a solemn reminder of the horrors of World War II. Back in Kraków, enjoy the afternoon on your own. Perhaps peruse the National Museum’s fine collection of paintings, sculptures and military artifacts, or see Wawel Cathedral, where royal coronations were held and national heroes are entombed. This evening, enjoy dinner accompanied by a lively klezmer folk music performance. (B, D)

This morning, check out of your hotel and travel to Warsaw. En route, you will visit the city of Częstochowa. Here, stop at the Pauline monastery of Jasna Góra, home of the famous Black Madonna painting that draws millions of Catholic pilgrims from all over the world. In the Polish capital of Warsaw, check in to your hotel and enjoy time to explore the city on your own. Your Viking Tour Director is available to help you plan your time in Warsaw so you can make the most of your visit. (B)

This morning, take in the incredibly restored Old Town. Completely demolished during World War II, historians and architects have painstakingly rebuilt it to mirror its original beauty, using bricks and decorative elements salvaged from the rubble whenever possible. You have the afternoon free to continue exploring this compelling city on your own. (B)

After breakfast, check out of your hotel and proceed to the airport for your return flight. (B)