Tentative Program Itinerary

Day 1: Tuesday – May 17, 2016: Vienna
Morning: Arrive in Vienna and meet with your On-Site Program Coordinator before boarding a coach to take a guided tour of the city
Afternoon: Check into your accommodations with free time to relax
Evening: Group Welcome Dinner and orientation

Meals: Dinner
Transportation: Airport to accommodations (one group transfer via private coach); accommodations to visits (public transportation and walking); accommodations to dinner (walking)

Day 2: Wednesday – May 18, 2016: Vienna
Morning: Visit the home of prolific Classical composer Joseph Haydn
Afternoon: Visit one of the greatest collections of historical musical instruments in the world at the Neue burg Musical Instrument Museum, followed by free time
Evening: Visit Schönbrunn Palace for a tour, dinner, and a concert

Meals: Breakfast, dinner
Transportation: Accommodations to visits (public transportation and walking)

Day 3: Thursday – May 19, 2016: Vienna
Morning: Take a tour of Mozarthaus, the former residence of the famed composer in Vienna. Afterwards, visit St. Stephen’s Cathedral
Afternoon: Free time to explore the city with La Vida Lcal cultural activity suggestions available from CISabroad On-Site Program Coordinator
Evening: Hansel and Gretel opera performance at Theater an der Wien

Meals: Breakfast
Transportation: Accommodations to visits (public transportation and walking)

Day 4: Friday – May 20, 2016: Vienna
Day: A full-day excursion beginning at Zentralfriedhof, one of the largest cemeteries in the world and the final resting place of such composers as Beethoven and Schubert, for a guided tour. Afterwards, head to the Vienna Woods, Heiligenstadt, and Baden to see both Beethoven houses in the region. Finish the tour with dinner at a traditional Heuringen before returning to Vienna for the evening

Meals: Breakfast, dinner
Transportation: Accommodations to visits (private bus for day trip)

Day 5: Saturday – May 21, 2016: Vienna
Day: Breakfast at accommodations then all day trip to Eisenstadt and Fertod (Hungary) to visit Schloss Esterhazy, Haydn House, Bergkirche, and Esterhazy before returning to Vienna
Evening: Free time to explore the city with La Vida Local cultural activity suggestions available from CISabroad On-Site Program Coordinator

Meals: Breakfast
Transportation: Accommodations to visits (private coach)

Day 6: Sunday – May 22, 2016: Vienna
Morning: Breakfast at accommodations and depart for Melk Abbey for a group tour
Evening: Free time to pack/explore the city before moving on to Prague, with La Vida Local cultural activity suggestions available from CISabroad On-Site Program Coordinator

Meals: Breakfast
Transportation: To Melk Abbey (private coach)

Day 7: Monday – May 23, 2016: Vienna/Prague
Morning: Breakfast at the hotel, then check out and depart for Prague (stopping in Pesky Krumlov on the way)
Evening: Arrive in Prague, then check in to accommodations

Meals: Breakfast
Transportation: To Prague (private coach transfer)

Day 8: Tuesday – May 24, 2016: Prague
Morning: Take a guided walking tour of Prague
Afternoon: Free time to explore the city with La Vida Local cultural activity suggestions available from CISabroad On-Site Program Coordinator
Evening: Attend a performance of Don Giovanni, one of Mozart’s operas, at the Estates Theatre

Meals: Breakfast
Transportation: Accommodations to visits (public transportation and walking)

Day 9: Wednesday – May 25, 2016: Prague
Morning: Visit the Czech Museum of Music
Afternoon: Free time to explore the city with La Vida Local cultural activity suggestions available from CISabroad On-Site Program Coordinator
Evening: Attend a performance at the National Marionette Theatre (or similar)

Meals: Breakfast
Transportation: Accommodations to visits (public transportation and walking)

Day 10: Thursday – May 26, 2016: Prague
Morning: After breakfast at the hotel visit Vyšehrad, a castle containing the remains of Antonín Dvořák
Evening: Free time to pack/explore the city before moving on to Leipzig, with La Vida Local cultural activity suggestions available from CISabroad On-Site Program Coordinator

Meals: Breakfast
Transportation: Accommodations to visits (public transportation and walking)

Day 11: Friday – May 27, 2016: Prague/Leipzig
Day: Check out of accommodations after breakfast, then board the coach for Leipzig. Arrive at your accommodations in Leipzig, then free time to settle in

Meals: Breakfast
Transportation: To Leipzig (private coach transfer)

Day 12: Saturday – May 28, 2016: Leipzig
Morning: Visit the Bach Museum for a guided tour
Afternoon: Visit St. Thomakirche, the chapel most famous for where Bach worked as Kapellmeister
Evening: Pizza dinner

Meals: Breakfast, dinner
Transportation: Accommodations to visits (public transportation and walking)

Day 13: Sunday – May 29, 2016: Leipzig/Eisenach
Morning: Depart Leipzig for Buchenwald, taking a guided tour upon arrival
Afternoon: Continue on to Eisenach, checking into accommodations upon arrival

Meals: Breakfast
Transportation: Transport to Bunchenwald and Eisenach via private bus

Day 14: Monday – May 30, 2016: Eisenach
Day: Take a guided walking tour of the nearby city of Weimar, the former German capital after the nation’s defeat in World War I

Meals: Breakfast
Transportation: To/from Weimar (private coach transfer)

Day 15: Tuesday – May 31, 2016: Eisenach
Morning: Visit the Bach Hause
Afternoon: Guided tour of Wartburg Castle

Meals: Breakfast
Transportation: Accommodations to visits (public transportation and walking)

Day 16: Wednesday – June 1, 2016: Eisenach/Salzburg
Day: After breakfast, depart from Eisenach for Salzburg

Meals: Breakfast
Transportation: Transport to Salzburg via private bus

Day 17: Thursday – June 2, 2016: Salzburg
Afternoon: Guided tour of the outskirts of Salzburg to see some of the locations where The Sound of Music was filmed, then drive to the Lake District for a walk through St. Gilgen to Mozarthaus, continuing on to St. Wolfgang Church
Evening: Group dinner followed by a concert performance at Mirabell Palace

Meals: Breakfast, dinner
Transportation: Accommodations to visits (public transportation and walking)

Day 18: Friday – June 3, 2016: Salzburg
Morning: A half-day guided tour of Salzburg, focusing on the city’s rich musical history
Afternoon: Free time to explore the city with La Vida Local cultural activity suggestions available from CISabroad On-Site Program Coordinator
Evening: Attend a music performance at Camerata Salzburg

Meals: Breakfast
Transportation: Accommodations to visits (public transportation and walking)

Day 19: Saturday – June 4, 2016: Salzburg
Day: Free day to explore the city with La Vida Local cultural activity suggestions available from CISabroad On-Site Program Coordinator

Meals: Breakfast
Transportation: None provided

Day 20: Sunday – June 5, 2016: Salzburg Area
Day: Take a guided tour of the area by bus, including stops at the Eagle’s Nest and Salt Mines

Meals: Breakfast
Transportation: Accommodations to visits (private bus)

Day 21: Monday – June 6, 2016: Salzburg/Vienna
Day: After breakfast at the hotel, board the coach for Vienna
Evening: Group Farewell Dinner

Meals: Breakfast, dinner
Transportation: Salzburg to Vienna (private coach transfer)

Day 22: Tuesday – June 7, 2016: Vienna/Home
Day: Check out of accommodations and transfer to the airport for flights home

Meals: Breakfast
Transportation: One group transfer from accommodations to the airport (private coach)

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