Eastern European Highlights

Prepare for the Unexpected

Homeric Tours highly recommends that all our passengers purchase travel insurance. We offer a cost-effective, comprehensive insurance plan that protects you in cases such as having to cancel your trip for medical reasons, leaving your trip early due to an emergency, getting reimbursed in case your baggage arrives late, and so on.

We offer two separate plans: one for passengers who purchase only air tickets from us and the other for passengers who purchase land-only services (hotels, cruises, transfers, etc.) or land-and-air packages.

• Hotels featured above may be substituted according to the availability
• Additional nights in Vienna and or Prague are available upon request.
• Homeric Tours can provide competitive airfares from USA in conjuction with your tour request.
• Land-Only prices are per person based on double/triple occupancy.

Additional nights in Vienna and or Prague are available upon request.
Homeric Tours will provide affordable airfare from USA in conjuction with the tour upon request.

AUSTRIA

PASSPORT/VISA: (US Passports must be valid for at least 6 months beyond your planned date of departure from United States.) 
ENTRY REQUIREMENTS: (U.S. citizens entering Austria for a period of up to three months do not need a visa.) 
CURRENCY: (Austria's unit of currency is the Euro. Coinage is available in denomination of 1,2,5,10,20 and 50 cents with 1 and 2 Euros. Bank notes come in units of 5,10,20,50,100,200 and 500 Euros. We suggents that you exchange your money in a bank or at an ATM, as opposed to the hotel, in order to get the best exchange rate. Banks are open from Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday: 8am to 12:30pm & 1:30pm to 3pm. Thursday: 8am to 12:30pm & 1:30pm to 5:30pm.") 
CREDIT CARDS: (National and foreign Maestro cards (cash cards) are accepted. Other automated teller cards are national and foreign MasterCards, American Express cards, Visa credit cards and Diners cards, as well as the Cirrus and Visa-Plus cash cards that belong to this payment system.) 

ELECTRICITY: (Voltage: 220-240 Volts (U.S./Canada are 110-120 Volts)) 
SHOPPING: (Stores remain open between the hours of 6:00 a.m. and 8:00 p.m. on weekdays and until 4:00 p.m. on Saturday. Closed Sunday.) 
MUSEUMS: (Tuesday - Sunday: 10 a.m. - 6 p.m.) 
TELEPHONES: ( Wireless Traveller offer on Homerictours.com for details.) 
TIPPING: (A service charge 0f 10% is added to restaurant bill. Is is cutomary to round up bill for tip. Taxi:10% -Guides/Drivers: 15% of tour cost.) 
CLIMATE: (Austria is located within a temperate climatic zone. In the west and northwest the influence of the temperate Atlantic climate is felt more strongly, in the east the influence of the continental climate. Temperatures depend largely on altitude, with averages 5C lower for each additional 300 m of elevation.) 
AVERAGE TEMPERATURES: (Summer is when Vienna is at its warmest, with temperatures reach an average high of 25 degrees Celsius and a surprisingly high chance of rain when compared to the spring and autumn months, though the rain does nothing to cool the high temperature.) 

CZECH REPUBLIC

CURRENCY: (The official currency of the Czech Republic is the Czech crown (koruna).The approximate value of 100 CZK is 4 EUR/5 USD.)

GERMANY

PASSPORT/VISA: (Your U.S. passport should be valid at least six months beyond the planned date of departure from the Schengen zone. No visa required for US citizens.) 
ENTRY REQUIREMENTS: (Tourist Visa is not required for stays under 90 days.) 
CURRENCY: (Germany's unit of currenty is the Euro. Coinage is available in denominations of 1,2,5,10,20 and 50 cnets with 1 and 2 Euros. Bank notes come in unites of 5,10,20,50,100,200,& 500 Euros.) 
CREDIT CARDS: (Girocard is an interbank network and debit card service connecting virtually all German ATMs and banks.) 
ELECTRICITY: (European 220-volt/dual-voltage.) 
MUSEUMS: (Open daily 9.00  17.00) 
TELEPHONES: (Wireless Traveller offer on Homerictours.com for details.) 
TIPPING: (Add 5-10%, generally ending with a full Euro amount.) 
TIME: (Germany is 6:0 hours ahead of USA) 
CLIMATE: (Germany has a temperate climate throughout the country with warm summers and cold winters.) 
AVERAGE TEMPERATURES: (The average monthly in July is 22 degrees celcius (72 degrees Fahrenheit)) 

HUNGARY

PASSPORT/VISA: (Your U.S passport should be valid for 6 months beyond your planned date of departure. U.S. citizens may enter Hungary for up to 90 days as a tourist.) 
CURRENCY: (The unit of Hungarian currency is known as the forint (HUF)225 forints to the US dollar & 300 forints to the Euro.denominations of HUF20,000, 10,000, 5,000, 2,000, 1,000 and HUF500, coins are HUF200.) 
FOOD & DRINK: (Food and water is generally safe in remote areas.) 
MUSEUMS: (Hours: Tue  Sun: 10.00  18.00.) 
TELEPHONES: ( Wireless Traveller offer on Homerictours.com for details.) 
TIME: (Hungary is 6 hours ahead of Easterm Standard Time.) 
AVERAGE TEMPERATURES: (Temperatures in Hungary vary from -20C to 39C through the year)

POLAND

PASSPORT / VISA: (U.S. Citizens may travel to Poland for up to 90 days without visa) 
CURRENCY: (The Polish Zloty (PLN) is the currency of Poland. Banknotes: zl10, zl20, zl50, zl100, zl200. $1.00 USD is 3.00 PLN.) 
CREDIT CARDS: (Most towns in Poland have a couple of bankomaty (ATMs), and the majority accept Visa, MasterCard, Cirrus ,Maestro cards, Amex, Diners Club, Eurocard and Access.) 
CLIMATE: (Polands climate can be described as a temperateclimate with relatively cold winters and warm summers.) 
AVERAGE TEMPERATURES: (The climate of Poland is maritime and sometimes continental determined by the geographical location. The average monthly temperature in July is 19 degrees Celsius (66 Fahrenheit), but sometimes in the summer the temperatures rises to 30 degrees Celsius (86 Fahrenheit). Summer is the best time to visit Poland.)