Warsaw, Krakow and Prague

Enjoy a free morning in Berlin to do some quick sightseeing. You’re within walking distance of the Reichstag parliament building and Brandenburg Gate. Around lunchtime, collect your bags from your hotel and return to the station to catch the Berlin-Warszawa-Express, which crosses the Elbe into Poland and delivers you into the heart of Warsaw in time for dinner.

​Your accommodation for the next 3 nights is the centrally located Polonia Palace Hotel (or similar).

Explore the highlights of Warsaw – the Old Town, the Plac Zamkowy (Castle Square) and the Royal Castle, both of which are lavishly decorated. The historic avenue, Szlak Krolewski (Royal Way) links the Old Town with the New Town, and boasts the impressive Chopin Museum, dedicated to the life of Poland’s most revered composer. We recommend visiting the beautiful Saxon Gardens and Lazienski Park, as well as the Warsaw Rising Museum, which commemorates the city’s brave insurrection against its Nazi occupiers during World War II.

Take a brand-new Polish high-speed train between Warsaw and Krakow. Relax and take in the countryside as you speed down to Poland’s second city in just 3 hours. On arrival, make your way to the Golden Tulip Krakow Kazimierz (or similar), where you have a 3-night stay.

The capital of Royal Poland until 1596, the city of Krakow is one of Europe’s highlights. Packed with stunning architecture and a rich cultural history, Krakow boasts a hilltop castle, the Wawel, and the bustling Jewish quarter of Kazimierz as two of many attractions.

Enjoy two days at leisure in historic Krakow. The Old Town is focused on the vast Rynek Glowny (Main Square), with its 15th-century town hall tower and cloth hall at the centre of the square.

If you prefer to head out of town for a day trip, the poignant Auschwitz-Birkenau concentration camp has been preserved as a sobering open air museum and the UNESCO World Heritage listed Wieliczka Salt Mine features grand underground chapels and rock salt sculptures.

Board a EuroCity train for the journey into the Czech Republic, changing in Ostrava onto a superb Czech SuperCity Train. You will arrive into Prague in time for an evening stroll and dinner. Check in at the Liberty Hotel (or similar) for a 3-night stay.

​A hotbed of artistic and cultural heritage, the Czech capital has captivated visitors for centuries. The Castle district on the west of the River Vltava offers panoramic views over the 15th-century Charles Bridge and Old Town, whose Astronomical Clock and beautifully-restored Municipal House are must-see sights.

To avoid the often vast crowds of this popular city, we recommend heading down to the Charles Bridge at dawn, where you will have this magical setting almost to yourself. Take a siesta back at the hotel, then head out into the late afternoon, ready for a glass of local Pilsner and some wild game specialties at U modré kachnicky restaurant in the Old Town.

TMR RECOMMENDS: Take day trip to the charming town of Cesky Krumlov. You could even spend a night or two there. Ask one of the team for more information.

Take a local ALEX train in the afternoon through the forests of Bohemia and then into Bavaria before arriving at the beautiful Bavarian city of Nuremberg.

Check in at the NH Collection Nuremberg City (or similar) for an overnight stay before heading out for the evening to explore. There’s plenty to see and do here so you may want to spend an extra night.

Leave at lunchtime for one final scenic ride as you travel along the Rhine Gorge route to Cologne. With the train twisting and turning in time with the mighty river, you can gaze through the large windows at the steep-sided vineyards, castles and charming villages that adorn what has always been a lifeblood of this region.

Change in Cologne for the high-speed ICE train to Brussels and onwards to London via Eurostar.