The Beauty of the Elbe
Summary
Discover the charming cities of Germany and the Czech Republic. Both countries have oodles of history to delve into, and plenty of culture too. We’ve included tours in the important cities of Prague, Dresden and Berlin, and left time for you to explore by yourself or join an optional excursion. And it’s not all about big city life - an excursion to the Elbe Sandstone Mountains shows how incredible nature is.
Your holiday includes:
4 excursions and visits
- Tours of Berlin, Dresden and Prague Old Town
- Elbe Sandstone Mountains excursion
Plus:
- 8 nights cruise on MS Elbe Princesse or MS Elbe Princesse II
- International flights. Prices are based on return flights with British Airways from London Heathrow. Supplements may apply from other airports
- 23 meals: 8 breakfasts (days 2-9) 7 lunches (days 2-8) 8 dinners (days 1-8)
Plus
- All-inclusive drinks (excluding champagne and selected wines/spirits)
- Welcome cocktail party
- Onboard entertainment
- Free Wi-Fi in lounge and bar
- Titan’s VIP door-to-door travel service
- Titan tour manager
- Porterage
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Day 1 - UK - Berlin
Titan’s VIP door-to-door travel service collects you from home for your flight to Berlin. On arrival, we embark our ship, with time to settle in before a welcome cocktail party and dinner.
MS Elbe Princesse (3.5-star) or MS Elbe Princesse II (3.5-star)
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Day 2 - Berlin - Nedlitz - Wusterwitz
Discover the fascinating history of Berlin, once the iconic representation of a world divided in two. We’ll see the Victory Column, the Bismarck Memorial, Brandenburg Gate and the Reichstag building with its steel and glass cupola. We’ll cruise towards Nedlitz and this afternoon maybe join an optional excursion to the gardens at Sanssouci Palace, the former residence of hugely influential Frederick the Great. Later we’ll sail towards Wusterwitz.
MS Elbe Princesse (3.5-star) or MS Elbe Princesse II (3.5-star)
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Day 3 - Wusterwitz - Magdeburg
Enjoy a relaxing morning spent cruising. An optional visit is available later, to Magdeburg situated on the Elbe River and the historic Roman Roads. The city’s sacred monuments include a Gothic cathedral that entombs Emperor Otto the Great, the first Germanic Holy Roman Emperor.
MS Elbe Princesse (3.5-star) or MS Elbe Princesse II (3.5-star)
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Day 4 - Wittenberg
Explore Wittenberg at leisure, or take an optional guided tour to discover the city and its noble Renaissance-style houses. You’ll also visit a former Augustinian monastery, which became the home of theologian Dr Martin Luther and is now a UNESCO-listed Reformation Museum. Luther gave some of his sermons in the Castle Church, and nailed his 95 Theses to the door. Our ship cruises overnight towards Meissen.
MS Elbe Princesse (3.5-star) or MS Elbe Princesse II (3.5-star)
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Day 5 - Meissen - Dresden
This morning we arrive in Meissen, famous for its trademark porcelain, and you can take an optional guided tour of the city. Later this afternoon we’ll arrive in Dresden, the ‘Florence of the Elbe’. Dresden’s list of attractions includes Altmarkt Square, the Baroque Quarter (containing the Zwinger, Semper Opera House, the cathedral and Royal Palace), the Volkswagen Transparent Factory and magnificent Elbe-side promenades.
MS Elbe Princesse (3.5-star) or MS Elbe Princesse II (3.5-star)
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Day 6 - Dresden - Usti
Take an excursion to the Elbe Sandstone Mountains. Strange rock formations, table mountains and gorges carve through the area. We’ll discover the remote Königstein Fortress, one of the largest hilltop fortresses in Europe, which has been used as a retreat for Saxon monarchs, a prisoner-of-war camp and a re-education camp for delinquent youths. We’ll stop at the jagged Bastei rocks, towering above the Elbe, before returning to the river and cruising towards Usti.
MS Elbe Princesse (3.5-star) or MS Elbe Princesse II (3.5-star)
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Day 7 - Usti - Roudnice - Kralupy
This morning take an optional guided tour of UNESCO-listed Litomerice, one of the oldest Bohemian cities, established on the site of a Slavic fort. You’ll take in the charming, multi-coloured Gothic, baroque and Renaissance buildings. We’ll return to the ship for an afternoon cruising, followed by an evening of onboard entertainment.
MS Elbe Princesse (3.5-star) or MS Elbe Princesse II (3.5-star)
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Day 8 - Kralupy - Roztoky - Prague
A tour of Prague’s Old Town introduces us to the unique characteristics of the capital of the Kingdom of Bohemia, the Holy Roman Empire, Czechoslovakia and the Czech Republic. The ‘City of a Hundred Spires’ survived centuries, with a mix of pre-Romanesque, Romanesque, Gothic, baroque, rococo, art nouveau and cubist architecture to prove it. Spend the afternoon exploring at leisure, or take an optional excursion to Prague Castle, where a collection of palaces, churches, monasteries and gardens overlook the city. Tonight we’ll enjoy a farewell gala dinner.
MS Elbe Princesse (3.5-star) or MS Elbe Princesse II (3.5-star)
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Day 9 Prague - UK
Transfer to the airport for your return flight to the UK. Upon arrival your Titan vehicle will be waiting for the journey home.
Arrive Home
