Start your adventure in the Czech Republic’s southern region of Bohemia, a region of pastoral landscapes and picture-perfect villages • After a picnic lunch at a hospoda (traditional country pub), climb into the Mount Klet’ Nature Reserve through rolling pastureland, evergreen forests and roads lined with fruit trees • Take in the panoramic view from the summit of Klet’, stretching from the alpine foothills to the roofs of České Budějovice (home of the original Budweiser beer) • Český Krumlov’s entire town center is a World Heritage Site famed for its cobblestone streets, baroque and Renaissance houses, vaulted passageways and hidden squares • Krumlov Hrad, the second-largest castle in the Czech Republic, dominates the skyline • Hike into the hills for sweeping city views • Enjoy a tasting of Czech beers at a local pub. 

Cross into Austria over what was once the Iron Curtain, discovering both contrasts and parallels between these sister countries • Cable cars whisk us to high alpine trailheads for our hikes at breathtaking lakes like Traunsee and Attersee • A taste of homemade apfelstrudel (apple strudel) hits the spot mid-trek at a cozy alpine hut • Rest your head at a medieval castle-turned-hotel set on a peninsula surrounded by glacial Lake Fuschl • Check out the storybook village of St. Gilgen and its backyard of Zwölferhorn mountain • Clamber through a maze of massive boulders which form tunnels and corridors • Schuhplattler dancers treat us to a lively performance of local music • Bid farewell to our castle home on a neighborhood walk around the lakeside village of Fuschl.