An Exclusive Small Group Tour for Alumni & Friends of Duke University

With Dr. Beth Holmgren, Professor of Slavic and Eurasian Studies, Duke University

16 days from $4,897 total price from Boston, New York($4,395 air & land inclusive plus $502 airline taxes and fees)

This tour is provided by Odysseys Unlimited,

six-time honoree Travel & Leisure’s World’s

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DISCOVERING EASTERN EUROPE

May 26-June 10, 2020

Dear Duke Alumni and Friends,

Discover the charm of Budapest, Vienna, Warsaw, Krakow, and Prague, and explore significant cultural, historical and scenic sites along the way. Highlights include touring Vienna’s majestic Schönbrunn Palace and seeing Josefov, Prague’s historic Jewish ghetto. Explore the unique Wieliczka Salt Mine near Krakow, and visit Auschwitz-Birkenau. Conclude your journey in Prague, with ample free time to explore the city on your own. For those interested in exploring the cosmopolitan German capital, a four-day/three-night post-tour Berlin “On Your Own” extension is available.

Space on this exclusive 16-day departure is limited to 24 guests. Your educational program will be led by a knowledgeable and attentive Odysseys Tour Director as well as expert local guides. Your Duke study leader for the program is Dr. Beth Holmgren, Professor of Slavic and Eurasian Studies at Duke University. Holmgren completed her undergraduate studies at Grinnell College and earned her Ph.D. at Harvard University. She is trained in Polish Studies and Russian Studies with special expertise in narrative and film analysis, performance studies, gender studies, diasporic studies, and cultural history. Call to reserve your space today at (919) 684-2988!

Forever Duke,

Beth Ray-Schroeder ’83 Director, Duke Alumni Travels Duke Alumni Association

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Discovering eastern europe16 days from $4,897 total price from Boston, New York($4,395 air & land inclusive plus $502 airline taxes and fees)

W hether you’re seeking to recapture your ancestral heritage or simply wish to discover a beautiful and poignant part of the world, this small group tour

offers ample opportunity for enrichment, enlightenment, and enjoyment. With both comprehensive touring and time for independent exploration, it provides a generous overview of four distinctly different – and fascinating – nations.

Cover Photo: Budapest’s imposing Hungarian Parliament Building stretches along the Danube on the Pest side of the city.

Day 1: Depart U.S. for Warsaw, Poland

Day 2: Arrive Warsaw After arriving in the Polish capital late this morning, we have free time before we gather for tonight’s welcome dinner at our hotel. D

Day 3: Warsaw Virtually destroyed during World War II, Warsaw was rebuilt in the decades that followed. With the fall of Communism, the city has become more dynamic and progressive while retaining much of its distinct character. We tour this phoenix city today, visiting the faithfully rebuilt Old Town, a UNESCO World Heritage site; and the Royal Castle, whose origins date to the late 13th century. We also tour the area of the former Jewish Ghetto and the Jewish Cemetery. This afternoon is free for independent exploration; before dinner on our own tonight we enjoy a private classical piano recital. B

Day 4: Warsaw/Auschwitz/Krakow Today we journey south to the industrial city of Oswiecim – Auschwitz in German – and the concentration camp that is now a museum chronicling the horrors of the Nazis’ Final Solution. We tour Auschwitz and also visit the vast camp at Birkenau before traveling on to Krakow, arriving late this afternoon. B,L,D

Day 5: Krakow A major center of Polish culture and education, Krakow survived World War II intact, leav- ing it with more historic buildings and monuments than anywhere else in the country. Its authentic Old Town is a UNESCO cultural site, and the Main Market Square the largest medieval square in Europe. This morning’s tour includes the historic area; St. Mary’s Church; the Royal Chambers of Wawel Castle, seat of royalty for more than 500 years; and Wawel Cathedral, the national church. The remainder of the day is free to explore this charming city independently. Lunch and dinner today are on our own. B

Day 6: Krakow This morning we tour the Wieliczka Salt Mine, a UNESCO World Heritage site that is a virtual underground city, with galleries, lakes, chapels, and murals – all carved from salt. The mine’s

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Avg. High (°F) May JunWarsaw 67 73Budapest 71 78Vienna 67 73

Small Group Tour Highlights

Warsaw sightseeing • Guided visits to Auschwitz and Birkenau concentration camps • Wieliczka Salt Mine, Krakow • Comprehensive Budapest touring • Scenic Danube Bend • Vienna sightseeing and classical music performance • Tour of elegant Prague, including Old Town Square, Prague Castle, Charles Bridge

Day Itinerary Hotel Rating1 Depart U.S. for Warsaw

2-3 Warsaw Polonia Palace Sup. First Class

4-6 Krakow Hotel Pod Roza Not rated

7-9 Budapest Hilton Budapest Deluxe

10-12 Vienna Hilton Vienna Deluxe Plaza

13-15 Prague Grand Bohemia Sup. First Class Praha

16 Depart Prague for U.S.

Ratings are based on the Hotel & Travel Index, the travel industry standard reference. Unrated hotels may be too small, too new, or too remote to be listed.

Tour membership limited to 24 alumni and friends

centerpiece is the Chapel of Saint Kinga, with its chandelier and mural of The Last Supper, carved by three miners over a period of 68 years. Then we return to Krakow, where the remainder of the day is free for independent exploration, with lunch and dinner on our own in this historic capital. B

Day 7: Krakow/Slovakia/Budapest Heading south today we travel through the snowcapped Tatra Mountains into the country of Slovakia, where we stop for lunch. Continuing our journey, we reach our hotel in Buda’s elegant Castle District early this evening and dine there together tonight. B,L,D

Day 8: Budapest Today’s half-day tour of the Hungarian capital begins adjacent to our hotel with a visit to Matthias Church, the symbol of Buda’s Castle District, and a stroll around Fisherman’s Bastion for outstanding views of the Pest side of the city across the Danube. Then we cross the Chain Bridge into Pest where we tour Dohany Synagogue, Europe’s largest. Following an afternoon at leisure, tonight we enjoy a typical Hungarian dinner at a local restaurant. B,D

Day 9: Budapest We’re free to discover the “Paris of the East” on our own today. With splendid archi-tecture, a lively café culture, museums, and a royal castle, this city on the Danube offers endless oppor-tunities for exploration and enjoyment. B

Day 10: Budapest/Danube Bend/Vienna Today we pass through the countryside of Western Trans-danubia as we travel by coach to Vienna. En route we visit Szentendre, a small town packed with artisans’ shops and a museum showcasing the work of acclaimed ceramicist Margit Kovacs. We continue on to the village of Neszmely where we stop for lunch; we reach the Austrian capital late this afternoon. Dinner

tonight is on our own, an opportunity, perhaps, to try Vienna’s famed Wiener Schnitzel. B,L

Day 11: Vienna A half-day tour of this jewel of the Habsburg Empire includes a visit to the ornate Vienna Opera House, one of Europe’s grandest; and an inside visit to majestic Schönbrunn Palace. The afternoon is at leisure. Following dinner at a local restaurant, we attend a concert of classical music in this most musical of all cities. B,D

Day 12: Vienna Woods This morning we enjoy a tour of the Vienna Woods, which gained renown during the heyday of the Austrian Empire. We visit the medieval abbey of Heiligenkreuz and the health

Your Tour Price Includes

• Rail transportation Prague/Berlin• 3 nights’ accommodations at Hotel am Steinplatz

(Superior First Class)• 3 meals: 3 breakfasts• Transfer from rail station and to airport

June 10-13, 2020

Berlin – On YOur Own

4 days/3 nights for $895 total priceSingle Supplement: $395

Explore the cosmopolitan German capital – a city of art, culture, and

history – as you wish.

Post-Tour Extension

We visit Vienna’s majestic Schönbrunn Palace on Day 11.

spa town of Baden before returning to Vienna, where the remainder of the day is free to explore as we wish. B

Day 13: Vienna/Prague We leave this morning for Prague, proud capital of the Czech Republic. We reach Prague this afternoon and join our tour director for an informal walk through Old Town, a UNESCO World Heritage site. B,L

Day 14: Prague We spend the morning exploring the Hradcany (castle) district, home of the distinctive castle towering above the Vltava River. Dating to

the 9th century, the castle today is the seat of the president of the Czech Republic. Among the high-lights of our tour: a visit to Gothic St. Vitus’ Cathedral and a stroll along Golden Lane, with its picturesque artisans’ cottages. The remainder of the day is free to continue exploring

this enchanting city as we wish. Restaurants abound for lunch and dinner on our own today. B

Day 15: Prague This morning’s visit to Josefov, Prague’s historic Jewish ghetto, includes the Old Jewish Cemetery with its centuries-old headstones and generations buried atop one another, as well as several of the once-thriving synagogues now part of the Jewish Museum of Prague. Then the remainder of the day is at leisure, perhaps to stroll through Old Town Square or visit Wenceslas Square, site of the dem- onstrations that led to the Velvet Revolution. Tonight we enjoy a farewell dinner at a local restaurant. B,D

Your Tour Price Includes• Round-trip air transportation from listed cities• 14 nights’ accommodations in Deluxe, Superior

First Class, and unrated hotels • 24 meals: 14 breakfasts, 4 lunches, 6 dinners• Extensive sightseeing as described, including all

entrance fees• Services of an Odysseys Unlimited Tour Director• Private motorcoach transportation throughout

your trip• Luggage handling for one bag per person• Gratuities for local guides, dining room servers,

airport and hotel porters, and all drivers• $100 frequent traveler credit towards your next

Duke/Odysseys Unlimited tour ($200 after 3 tours; $300 after 10 tours)

Tour Departs: May 26, 2020Prices include int’l airfare and all taxes, surcharges, and fees.

Boston, New York $4,897

Philadelphia, Washington, DC $5,097

Atlanta, Charlotte, Chicago, Cincinnati,

$5,197

Cleveland, Detroit, Miami, Orlando, Tampa

Dallas, Denver, Houston, Los Angeles, Minneapolis, Phoenix, Portland (OR), $5,297 Raleigh-Durham, San Francisco, Seattle

Land Only (transfers not included) $4,195

Please call if your city is not listed. Prices are per person based on double occupancy and include airline taxes, surcharges, and fees of $502, which are subject to change until final payment is made.

Single travelers please add $1,395. All prices above (ex- cluding airline taxes, surcharges, and fees) are guaranteed.

Airline upgrades on round-trip Trans-Atlantic flight: Business Class – $3,595 per person; Premium Economy – $1,595 per person (upgrades are subject to availability and pricing is subject to change). Upgrade costs are in addition to the costs above.

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Prague’s ancient Jewish Cemetery

Day 16: Depart for U.S. We transfer to the airport early today for our connecting flights to the U.S. B

Prague’s Charles Bridge dates to 1357.

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mak

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