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Jewish Heritage trip Warsaw, Krakow, Budapest, Vienna and Prague
For those of you who have been on this trip, do you remember how much free time you had and what sites if any you had time for during these breaks from the tour. We are trying to figure out what we are able to do.
And any restaurants you suggest (including kosher) in any of these cities.
Thanks!
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Ramah, call Tauck and ask them what the day to day schedule is. Anyone can look at the day to day schedule and let you know start and stop times. Things can change, so be aware the TD may have to vary the schedule to make the day work. I call for this information as a matter of planning, so I know what my free time looks like.
Will do. Thanks so much for the suggestion.
The best time to add extra major touring is at the beginning or the end. We went to Cesky Krumlov and had a guided tour of Prague before the start of the tour. Once the tour starts, there are some free afternoons to make short visits to other sites. Remember, except in Prague and Budapest, you really don't have the luxury of skipping dinner at a hotel and staying in town later- you'll be on the boat likely heading to the next port.
That being said, as Fran suggested look at the website itinerary to see where it states, "you will have the morning, "afternoon," of "evening" free to explore on your own," then figure out what you might want to do during that time, before calling Tauck to get better times. A "morning" etc. may not truly be a full morning. As Fran said, schedules change. Be careful not to book a private activity that you may not have time to complete, especially if the fee is non-refundable. There is always the option to forego a Tauck activity and do something on your own, but that is wasting money, in my opinion.
We did Blue Danube, Eastbound in 2018 so some things may have changed.
p.s. I just realized you are not taking the Blue Danube!
A caveat - sometimes activity times/days are moved around due to weather or other circumstances. Suggest you not make a timed reservation that requires payment in advance for anything without checking with the TD within a day or two of that day.
Yes, I don’t know why the post came up Blue Danube. I didn’t put it in. Thanks for all the suggestions. Your post was very helpful.
Ramah, you might want to repost your questions in the correct part of the forum, but as several people have mentioned, it’s risky booking any big excursion once the tour has begun
We really enjoyed this tour, we took the regular version