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Central Europe on a Budget - 7 Days (Prague, Cesky Krumlov, Vienna, Hallstatt & Salzburg)

4.2(17 reviews)7 daysStart and end in the trailhead
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Seven days, four cities, one Schengen visa. The same four cities in hostels and three-star hotels a tram ride out, on coaches rather than the Railjet where it saves money.

Old Mule Routes
Runs this trip
Group trips
Seven days, four cities, one Schengen visa
Group Tour
Join a fixed-date departure with other travellers

Top Highlights

  • Old Town SquareCharles Bridge after ten at night is a different bridge from Charles Bridge at noon.
  • Prague CastleSt Vitus took nearly six hundred years to finish and you can see the joins.
  • Cesky Krumlov castleThe Vltava wraps almost the whole way round the old town, which is why the shape of the place is so odd.
  • Schonbrunn PalaceThe Staatsoper sells standing places for a few euros on the door.

Itinerary

What's included

Included in the price

Accommodation
  • 6 nights accommodation as listed: hostel, homestay or tent, shared
Transport
  • Shared airport transfer both ways
  • All internal transport as listed: coach, train or shared jeep
  • All inter-city coach and rail
Meals
  • Meals listed on each day
Guide
  • Trip leader throughout, 1 guide per 15
  • Guided walking days in Prague and Vienna
Permits & fees
  • Prague Castle circuit ticket
  • All entry tickets and permits listed in the day-by-day
Additional services
  • Schonbrunn Imperial Tour

Not included

Insurance
  • Travel insurance
Optional
  • International or domestic flights to the start point
  • Personal expenses and tips
  • Flights to Prague and out of Budapest
Additional Services
  • 5% GST and any applicable TCS
  • Most meals
  • Upgrades from shared transport to private
  • Schengen visa fee and appointment
  • Thermal bath entry in Budapest
  • Most lunches and dinners

Most of these can be added to your booking later — the operator confirms within a day.

Where you'll stay

All accommodations are subject to change

Prague Hostel

Hostel

Days 1, 2

Vienna Hostel

Hostel

Days 3, 4

Salzburg Hostel

Hostel

Day 5

Budapest Hostel

Hostel

Day 6

What you'll eat

6 breakfasts and 1 dinner across 7 days, at camp. It opens with dinner on day 1 and closes with breakfast on day 7.

  • DinnerServed on day 1
  • BreakfastServed on days 2–7

7 meal services named in the itinerary. Vegetarian and vegan covered everywhere; Jain and gluten-free on notice at booking

Operator

Old Mule Routes
4.2 (17)

Based in Porto

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Customer reviews

Overall rating
4.2/5
Based on 17 reviews
Review summary
Food
3.9/5
Guide
4.0/5
Itinerary
4.3/5
Transport
4.3/5
Accommodation
4.0/5
Tour operator
3.8/5
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Farah Qureshi – Kolkata2025-10-06 · Verified booking

Good mix of the obvious things and a few places we'd never have found. The team read the group well and adjusted without making a thing of it. Recommended.

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Aditi Rao – Hyderabad2025-10-06 · Verified booking

Bohemia to the Danube done well. The itinerary had room to breathe. Good value for what's included.

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Sameer Khan – Lucknow2025-10-06 · Verified booking

Hotels were a step below what I expected for the price. Whoever planned the days knew what they were doing.

Reply from Old Mule Routes

Thanks for writing this up. We've passed your note to the team.

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Tom Bergman – Zurich2025-10-06 · Verified booking

Good mix of the obvious things and a few places we'd never have found. Hostel nights are basic but clean, and that's what the price says. Plenty to eat and they were happy to work around a gluten allergy.

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Elena Petrova – Auckland2025-08-07 · Verified booking

Bohemia to the Danube done well. The itinerary had room to breathe. Nothing fancy about the beds, and nothing wrong with them either. Food was plentiful and hot, which counts for a lot at altitude. No hesitation recommending them.

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Aditi Rao – Ahmedabad2025-08-07 · Verified booking

Everything was arranged properly — transfers, entries, all of it. Solid operator.

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Rahul Menon – Bengaluru2025-08-07 · Verified booking

Too much time on the coach and not enough at the places we'd come for.

Reply from Old Mule Routes

Thank you for travelling with us — glad the route worked out.

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Daniel Okafor – Berlin2025-08-07 · Verified booking

Hotels were a step below what I expected for the price. Whoever planned the days knew what they were doing.

Reply from Old Mule Routes

Thank you. We've taken the point about the transfer and are reviewing it.

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