DAYS 3-4: Budapest
Spend two days exploring Buda and Pest. Enjoy a private tour of the Opera House and a concert at the Béla Bartók House. Four Seasons Gresham Palace B L D

DAY 5: Budapest/Vienna,
Austria Travel to Vienna and visit Schönbrunn Palace after lunch.
Hotel Imperial B L

DAY 6: Vienna
Explore the Hofburg Palace and St. Stephen's Cathedral. Enjoy a Viennese dinner this evening.
Hotel Imperial B L D

DAY 7: Vienna/Prague, Czech Republic
Travel by train to Prague, then stroll through its Old Town. Four Seasons Prague B L D

DAY 8: Prague
A guest speaker discusses contemporary issues. Later, wander through Prague's Old Town and dine in one of the city's best restaurants. Four Seasons Prague B L D

DAY 9: Prague
Visit Strahov Monastery, the Loreto Shrine and Hradcany Castle. Design Your Day options include an excursion to Troja Palace, the Mala Strana District or Vrtba Garden. Four Seasons Prague B L

DAY 10: Prague/Moscow, Russia
Fly to Moscow and meet fellow travellers joining you for the Russian portion of your journey.
Ritz-Carlton Moscow B D

DAY 11: Moscow
Visit Red Square, St. Basil's Cathedral and the Tretyakov Gallery before dinner and entertainment.
Ritz-Carlton Moscow B L D

DAY 12: Moscow
Today's highlights in Moscow include the Pushkin Museum and Novodevichy Convent.
Ritz-Carlton Moscow B L

DAY 13: Moscow
Explore the Kremlin's famous Armory collection, the amazing Diamond Fund and the Square of Four Cathedrals. Ritz-Carlton Moscow B L D

DAY 14: Moscow/St. Petersburg
Fly to St. Petersburg to visit the Peter and Paul Fortress and St. Isaac's Cathedral.
Grand Hotel Europe B L D

DAYS 15-16: St. Petersburg
Spend two days exploring the palaces outside St. Petersburg. Drive to Pushkin to visit Catherine's Palace and Petrodvorets to see the palace estate of Peter the Great. Design Your Day options include the Church on Spilled Blood or a journey to the State Museum of Political History. Grand Hotel Europe B L D

DAY 17: St. Petersburg
Visit the Hermitage Museum and the Yusupov Palace with the afternoon at leisure.
Grand Hotel Europe B L