Celebrate the season on an 8‑day journey from Zagreb to Vienna via Ljubljana, Graz and Bratislava, with Local Experts, enchanting Christmas markets and festive tastings.
  • content:<h3>Choice Highlights</h3><ul class='icon-list'><li><i class='fa-regular fa-circle-check'></i>Choose between two carefully selected activities</li><li><i class='fa-regular fa-circle-check'></i>Bratislava: Join your Local Expert for an exploration of the city center. Enjoy the vistas form the Bratislava Castle then take a walk in the charming Old Town among 19th-century palaces and see the Slovak National Theater, Michael’s Gate and the Old Town Hall.</li><li><i class='fa-regular fa-circle-check'></i>Bratislava: An avid food lover takes you around the market on a Christmas food tour.</li></ul>
  • content:<h3>Top Rated Highlights</h3><ul class='icon-list'><li><i class='fa-regular fa-circle-check'></i>Zagreb: Walk with your Local Expert from the 19th-century parks and facades of the Lower Town towards the older streets around the main square. Along the way, you’ll see key buildings such as the Art Pavilion and the Croatian Academy of Sciences and Arts, setting out the city’s main landmarks.</li><li><i class='fa-regular fa-circle-check'></i>Zagreb: Ride Zagreb’s funicular, in operation since 1890 and often cited as one of the world’s shortest public-transport funiculars. The 66 m (217 ft) line links Ilica Street with the Upper Town in around a minute, giving an immediate sense of the change from the commercial Lower Town to the old fortified ridge.</li><li><i class='fa-regular fa-circle-check'></i>Postojna Cave: Explore Postojna Cave, a karst system with more than 20 kilometers of surveyed passages and one of the first caves in Europe to introduce an underground railway in the 19th century. Inside, discover the cave’s role in karst research and spot endemic species such as the proteus, or “olm”, that live in these underground waters.</li><li><i class='fa-regular fa-circle-check'></i>Ljubljana: Join a walking tour with a Local Expert, following riverbanks and squares towards key landmarks. See Ljubljana Castle on its hilltop, City Hall on Mestni trg, the Baroque cathedral dedicated to St. Nicholas and Plecnik’s Triple Bridge spanning the Ljubljanica, setting out the main civic and religious centers of the city.</li><li><i class='fa-regular fa-circle-check'></i>Graz: See the UNESCO World Heritage listed historic city center on your orientation with your Travel Director.</li><li><i class='fa-regular fa-circle-check'></i>Bratislava: Join your Local Expert for an exploration of the city center. Enjoy the vistas form the Bratislava Castle then take a walk in the charming Old Town among 19th-century palaces and see the Slovak National Theater, Michael’s Gate and the Old Town Hall.</li><li><i class='fa-regular fa-circle-check'></i>Bratislava: An avid food lover takes you around the market on a Christmas food tour.</li><li><i class='fa-regular fa-circle-check'></i>Vienna: Visit Vienna’s grand Baroque palace with your Local Expert and trace the legacy of the Habsburg dynasty. See the Hall of Mirrors where Mozart performed as a child, the richly decorated Great Gallery used for court functions, and the private apartments of Emperor Franz Joseph and Empress Elisabeth. Learn how court rituals, politics and personal tastes shaped one of Europe’s most influential empires.</li><li><i class='fa-regular fa-circle-check'></i>Vienna: Join your Local Expert for a city tour that reveals both the renowned sights and hidden gems of Vienna's historic Ringstrasse. See the Hofburg Imperial Residence, Opera House, Parliament Building and Karlskirche.</li></ul>
  • content:<h3>Make Travel Matter</h3><p><b>Ljubljana</b>: Meet inspiring individuals at Soncek – Cerebral Palsy Association of Slovenia, a social enterprise dedicated to empowering adults with disabilities through meaningful employment and community integration. Learn how their Care and Work Center provides guidance, care and adapted jobs, allowing members to create handcrafted souvenirs, artwork and other unique items. Your visit directly supports United Nations Sustainable Development Goal 10: Reduced Inequalities.</p>
Stay at the Sheraton Zagreb (two nights), Exe Lev Ljubljana (two nights), AC Hotel Bratislava Old Town (one night) and Hilton Vienna Park (two nights). Overnight stays progress from Zagreb to Ljubljana, Bratislava and Vienna, matching the itinerary’s route through Croatia, Slovenia, Slovakia and Austria.