Los Angeles Youth Orchestra
Vienna Prague Tour
June 18-26, 2024
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Vienna Prague Tour Itinerary
(Subject to Change)
Tuesday, June 18
- Airline departure from LAX
Wednesday, June 19
- Arrival in Vienna
- Meet MCI Tour Managers and transport to central Vienna
- Lunch with chaperone group
- Orientation tour of Vienna including Ringstrasse, Beethoven Monument, Central Cemetery, Karntner Strasse area including St Stephen Cathedral and Vienna State Opera House
- Afternoon check in to hotel
- Welcome Dinner and return to hotel for overnight
![vienna cemetery vienna cemetery](https://i0.wp.com/losangelesyouthorchestra.org/wp-content/uploads/elementor/thumbs/vienna-cemetery-q91vvgk9dfljs6iwfhh7ye09pjwvdvud55lf34r7r4.jpg?w=1280&ssl=1)
![vienna opera house vienna opera house](https://i0.wp.com/losangelesyouthorchestra.org/wp-content/uploads/elementor/thumbs/vienna-opera-house-q91vuypbrkx3nl8ubrrb50iif8cwbmvgqp76yvhp1c.jpg?w=1280&ssl=1)
Thursday, June 20
- Full buffet breakfast at hotel
- LAYO Morning rehearsal in hotel ballroom or at Vienna Bach School
- Guided tour of Musical Vienna including the Musikverein and Vienna State Opera House. Visit Haus Der Musik, interactive sound museum and University of Music and Performing Arts Vienna.
- Lunch with chaperone group
- Afternoon visit to Kahlenberg/ Vienna Woods and Beethoven’s Heligenstadt apartment.
- Dinner at Mayer am Pfarrplatz, a former home of Beethoven
- Attend evening concert performance (possibly Vienna Philharmonic, Vienna State Opera, Vienna Residence Orchestra, etc)
- Return to hotel for overnight
![Musikverien 1 Musikverien 1](https://i0.wp.com/losangelesyouthorchestra.org/wp-content/uploads/elementor/thumbs/Musikverien-1-q91vvfmf6lk9gkk9kz2ldw8t461i66qmt0xxluslxc.jpg?w=1280&ssl=1)
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Friday, June 21
- Full buffet breakfast at hotel
- Morning excursion to Eisenstadt, former home of Haydn when he worked under the Esterhazy patronage with visit to the Esterhazy Palace and Haydn Museum
- Late morning or midday LAYO Performance in Eisenstadt at the Haydnsaal for local music students as part of the American Celebration of Music in Austria Concert Series
- Lunch with chaperone group
- Afternoon return to Vienna for leisure time and shopping
- Dinner and return to hotel for overnight
![Haydn Haydn](https://i0.wp.com/losangelesyouthorchestra.org/wp-content/uploads/elementor/thumbs/Haydn-q91vvdqqsxhotcmzvy9c8wpvxearqsj64rmynave9s.jpg?w=1280&ssl=1)
![Esterhazy Esterhazy](https://i0.wp.com/losangelesyouthorchestra.org/wp-content/uploads/elementor/thumbs/Esterhazy-q91vvcswm3gehqod1fupoeyfc0fej3ffsmzh60wsg0.jpg?w=1280&ssl=1)
Saturday, June 22
- Full buffet breakfast at hotel
- LAYO morning rehearsal with the orchestra of the Vienna Johann Sebastian Bach Musikschule
- Lunch with chaperone group
- Afternoon tour of the Hofburg Imperial Palace, Vienna City Hall, Burgkapelle (home of the Vienna Boys Choir), Palace Stables and Strauss Monument
- Visit to Belvedere Palace to see the Klimt paintings
- Dinner
- LAYO Evening Performance at the MuTh
- Return to hotel for overnight
![Klimt Klimt](https://i0.wp.com/losangelesyouthorchestra.org/wp-content/uploads/elementor/thumbs/Klimt-e1688713522624-q91w2ybxuvuuc9n1o835bzxk74z7r0lbu8trtjn85c.png?w=1280&ssl=1)
![belvedere belvedere](https://i0.wp.com/losangelesyouthorchestra.org/wp-content/uploads/elementor/thumbs/belvedere-q91vvax88fdtuir3cf1gjffi58oo3p7z4doi7gzksg.jpg?w=1280&ssl=1)
Sunday, June 23
- Full buffet breakfast at hotel, followed by check out
- Morning transfer via bus to Prague (approx 5 hours)
- Visit to Mahler Museum in Jihlava
- Lunch with chaperone group
- Visit to the Castle District to see Hradcany Castle, St. Vitus Cathedral, the Old Royal Palace and the Golden Lane.Also visit the Lobkowicz Palace, part of the Prague Castle complex.
- Afternoon check-in to hotel
- Dinner and overnight
![St Vitus St Vitus](https://i0.wp.com/losangelesyouthorchestra.org/wp-content/uploads/elementor/thumbs/St-Vitus-q91vv91jurb97attne87efwkygxxob0ig4dj8x2d4w.jpg?w=1280&ssl=1)
![Lobkowicz Palace Lobkowicz Palace](https://i0.wp.com/losangelesyouthorchestra.org/wp-content/uploads/elementor/thumbs/Lobkowicz-Palace-q91vv75vh38ok2wjydey9gdnrp778wt1rv2kad55hc.jpg?w=1280&ssl=1)
Monday, June 24
- Full buffet breakfast at hotel
- Morning guided tour of Old Town Prague includes seeing the Astronomical Clock, the Tyn Church, the John Lennon Wall and the historic Jewish Quarter
- Lunch with chaperone group
- Free time for shopping in the Old Town Square
- Dinner
- LAYO Evening Performance in the Dvorak Hall of the Rudolfinum
- Return to hotel for overnight
![Overlook Overlook](https://i0.wp.com/losangelesyouthorchestra.org/wp-content/uploads/elementor/thumbs/Overlook-q91vv75vh38ok2wjydey9gdnrp778wt1rv2kad55hc.jpg?w=1280&ssl=1)
![Clock tower Clock tower](https://i0.wp.com/losangelesyouthorchestra.org/wp-content/uploads/elementor/thumbs/Clock-tower-q91vv5a73f63wuza9clp4guqkxggtill3lrlbt7xts.jpg?w=1280&ssl=1)
Tuesday, June 25
- Full buffet breakfast at hotel
- Morning guided tour of Musical Prague including visits to the Dvorak Statue, Mozart “Ghostly Statue”, the Estate Theatre (where Mozart’s Don Giovanni opera premiered) and entrance to the Dvorak Museum.
- Lunch with chaperone group
- Enjoy late afternoon river cruise on the Vltava River – one of the most delightful ways to the see the beauty and scenery of the historical city center
- Farewell Dinner
- Return to hotel for overnight
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![Vlatava River Vlatava River](https://i0.wp.com/losangelesyouthorchestra.org/wp-content/uploads/elementor/thumbs/Vlatava-River-q91vv2goix28y13dptdtezkcsrud6fae37t4vzc4cg.jpg?w=1280&ssl=1)
Wednesday, June 26
- Full buffet breakfast at hotel, followed by check out
- Transfer to the Prague Airport for return flight home to Los Angeles.
- Arrive home to LAX, on same day as departure from Prague.
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LAYO Vienna and Prague Tour
Registration opens August 1, 2023.
- To register, we require a $100 non-refundable deposit and registration form, which will be available on the LAYO website.
Please note: Registration will be for students only at this time. Chaperones will register at a later time. - All payments must be made directly to Los Angeles Youth Orchestra via check or online through PayPal.
- Last day to register for the tour is February 1, 2024.
Pricing and Payment Schedule
$5,398.00 All-Inclusive tour cost with airfare
$3,848.00 Land ONLY (without airfare)
Initial registration deposit: | $100 (non-refundable) |
November 1, 2023 | $500 payment due |
January 1, 2024 | $1,000 payment due |
March 1, 2024 | $1,500 payment due |
May 1, 2024 | Final balance due |
Cancellation Schedule:
February 1, 2024 | 25% penalty of total tour cost |
March 15, 2024 | 50% penalty of total tour cost |
May 5, 2024 | No refund |