Starting and ending in Berlin, this 12-day private grand loop takes you across Germany, Poland, Slovakia, Austria and the Czech Republic, from Kraków's royal castles and the alpine lakes of the High Tatras to the grandeur of Habsburg Vienna and the magic of baroque Prague.
Brandenburg Gate, Reichstag, Berlin Wall Memorial, Museum Island, Checkpoint Charlie, Tiergarten. East Side Gallery evening walk.
Drive Berlin → Wrocław (350 km). Rynek Market Square, Cathedral Island, 100 dwarfs walking hunt, Panorama of Racławice.
Drive Wrocław → Kraków (270 km). Wawel Royal Castle, Kazimierz Jewish Quarter, Main Market Square. Day 5: Wieliczka Salt Mine UNESCO day trip.
Drive Kraków → Zakopane (100 km). Morskie Oko glacial lake, Gubałówka cable car, highland village, oscypek smoked cheese tasting.
Cross into Slovakia (90 km). Štrbské Pleso alpine lake, Popradské Pleso forest trail, Tatranská Lomnica cable car to 2,634 m.
Drive central Slovakia (150 km). UNESCO medieval mining town, Old & New Castles, Počúvadlo Lake forest picnic stop.
Drive Banská Štiavnica → Bratislava (120 km). Bratislava Castle, Old Town lanes, Devín Castle ruins at the Danube/Morava confluence.
Drive Bratislava → Vienna (80 km). Schönbrunn Palace, Belvedere (Klimt's The Kiss), Stephansdom, Naschmarkt, Viennese coffee house.
Drive Vienna → Český Krumlov → Prague (320 km). UNESCO medieval town on a river bend, baroque castle & painted tower. Arrive Prague evening.
Charles Bridge at sunrise, Prague Castle, Old Town Astronomical Clock. Drive Prague → Berlin (350 km) for departure flights.