Iconic Rivers Of Europe - The Rhine, Main & Danube

Day 1 - AMSTERDAM, HOLLAND (EMBARKATION) Welcome to Holland. Your Suite Ship® is Ready for Boarding

Flights into Amsterdam must arrive by 3:30 pm. Guests must be on board ship by 5 pm.

During tulip season, you may take a Guided Optional Excursion to the gardens at Keukenhof"with more than seven million tulips, daffodils and hyacinths as well as other bulbs, planted each year. Outside of tulip season, consider joining a Guided Optional Excursion to Zaanse Schans to see historic windmills and charming Dutch houses.

Spend free time exploring the colorful streets, bridges, and canals of Amsterdam"with its many cafes and art galleries.

OVERNIGHT DOCKING IN AMSTERDAM

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Day 2 - AMSTERDAM Canals of Colorful Amsterdam

CLASSIC Explore the iconic waterways of Amsterdam with a Guided Canal Cruise past stately homes of Amsterdam's "Golden Age."

This afternoon choose among the Guided Optional Excursions available.

AFTERNOON/OVERNIGHT CRUISE TO COLOGNE

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Day 3 - COLOGNE, GERMANY Prost! Celebrate in the Rhineland

Join your Adventure Host for today's special activities.

ACTIVE Enjoy a bike ride like the locals in Cologne with your Adventure Host, OR:

DISCOVERY Join a Guided Walking Tour of Cologne's important Jewish heritage sites, OR;

CLASSIC Take a Guided City Walk of Cologne"explore the Old City and see its soaring twin-steepled gothic cathedral.

Don't miss the chance to enjoy free time over a glass of Kolsch pale lager"locally brewed for over 100 years! This evening, enjoy live entertainment on board your ship.

OVERNIGHT CRUISE TO RÜDESHEIM

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Day 4 - RHINE GORGE - RÜDESHEIM Eat, Drink, and Be Merry in Wine Country

En route to Rudesheim, sail through the Rhine Gorge (a UNESCO World Heritage site). Take in the breathtaking views of ancient castles perched on cliffs 400 feet above the water, and pass the legendary Rock of the Lorelei"where the mythological siren's songs lured ill-fated sailors.

ACTIVE Take an open-air cable car ride to the Niederwald Monument. Ride or walk back down through the vineyards; enjoy a tasting of the authentic Rudesheimer, OR:

DISCOVERY Tour the incredible Mechanical Music Museum for a one-of-a-kind instrumental experience; enjoy a tasting of the authentic Rudesheimer.

Later, local musicians will join us on board for live entertainment.

AFTERNOON/OVERNIGHT CRUISE TO MILTENBERG

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Day 5 - MILTENBERG Beauty on the Main River

Ask about today's energizing or relaxing Adventure Host activities.

CLASSIC Join a Guided Walking Tour of Miltenberg, a showcase of medieval half-timber homes and home to Germany's oldest inn.

Spend free time riding a bike through the beautiful villages on the Main River shores.

EVENING/OVERNIGHT CRUISE TO WÜRZBURG

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Day 6 - WÜRZBURG A Perfect Day in the Pearl of the Romantic Road

CLASSIC Take a Guided Sightseeing Tour of Wurzburg with its Old Main Bridge, towering fortress, and baroque Bishop's Residenz"with the largest known ceiling fresco.

Enjoy the city on your own or visit a local winery.

OVERNIGHT DOCKING IN WÜRZBURG

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Day 7 - VOLKACH Storybook Settings

You may choose to join a Guided Optional Excursion to the beautiful Bavarian town of Rothenburg. See the local sights and enjoy the fairytale atmosphere that has inspired artists. Sail to Volkach and get ready for your afternoon activity.

ACTIVE Bike along the Main Danube Canal with your Adventure Host, OR:

CLASSIC Join a Walking Tour of the quaint town of Volkach with its half-timbered houses and cobblestoned streets.

EVENING/OVERNIGHT CRUISE TO BAMBERG

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Day 8 - BAMBERG The City of Seven Hills

ACTIVE Your bike is ready! Hop on and bike along the canals in Bamberg with your Adventure Host, OR:

CLASSIC Take a Guided Walking Tour of the former home to imperial dynasties, and see its Romanesque cathedral, Old Town Hall, and seven hills crowned with churches.

Later, enjoy live entertainment performance while sailing this evening.

AFTERNOON/OVERNIGHT CRUISE TO ROTH

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Day 9 - ROTH. EXCURSION TO NUREMBERG Legends and History Lessons

Visit the Adventure Center for today's activities with your Adventure Host.

ACTIVE Explore Roth's Lauter valley with your Adventure Host, OR:

CLASSIC Enjoy a Guided Sightseeing Tour of the Bavarian town of Roth"with its half-timbered houses, market square, and 1535 hunting lodge Schloss Ratibor, OR:

CLASSIC Choose a Guided Tour of Nuremberg's medieval architecture, gilded fountain, gothic cathedral, and Kaiserburg Castle, OR:

CLASSIC Join a Guided Tour of the historic Nuremberg Rally Grounds"used by the Third Reich.

DISCOVERY Enjoy an Onboard Lecture about the Main-Danube Canal"linking these two rivers to make a vital connection enabling navigation between the North and Black Seas.

AFTERNOON/OVERNIGHT CRUISE TO REGENSBURG

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Day 10 - REGENSBURG Bavaria's Medieval Miracle

ACTIVE Explore Walhalla by bike with your Adventure Host, OR:

CLASSIC Join a Guided City Walk and see Altes Rathaus (Old Town Hall) and Porta Pretoria"built in 179 AD as the entrance to Castra Regina fortress.

You may choose to join a Guided Optional Excursion to visit the Benedictine Monastery in Weltenburg. Alternatively, spend a free afternoon exploring Regensburg on foot or by bike through its charming streets.

EVENING/OVERNIGHT CRUISE TO PASSAU

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Day 11 - PASSAU Where the Danube, Inn, and Ilz Rivers Meet

CLASSIC Join a Guided City Walk to learn more about this beautiful "City of Three Rivers."

You may join a full day Guided Optional Excursion to Salzburg, the city of Mozart, or a full-day Guided Optional Excursion to the picturesque Bohemian town of Cesky Krumlov. Alternatively, cruise to the lovely town of Linz.

LINZ, AUSTRIA

Legendary, Lovely Linz

This evening, feel free to explore Linz on your own. Later, enjoy live entertainment on board.

OVERNIGHT CRUISE TO MELK

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Day 12 - MELK - WACHAU VALLEY Frescoes Above and Vineyards Below

ACTIVE Join your Avalon Adventure Host for a walk along the Danube river and around Melk, OR:

CLASSIC Take a Guided Tour of the frescoed ceilings, statues, incredible library, and ornate pipe organ of Melk's Benedictine Abbey.

Enjoy a coffee or cocktail on the Sky Deck as you sail through the picturesque Wachau Valley to wonderful Vienna this afternoon.

VIENNA

Viennese Waltzes on the Blue Danube

Consider joining a Guided Optional Excursion to attend a Royal Waltz Concert in an elegant hall this evening.

OVERNIGHT DOCKING IN VIENNA

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Day 13 - VIENNA Royal Collections and Amusing Attractions

ACTIVE Explore Vienna's Danube Island by bike with your Adventure Host, OR:

CLASSIC Explore the Habsburg Empire with a morning Guided City Tour of Vienna's gilded landmarks. See the Imperial Palace complex"the winter residence of the Imperial Family, the iconic Vienna Opera House and stunning St. Stephen's Cathedral.

Join a Guided Optional Excursion to Schonbrunn Palace"summer home of the Habsburg family or choose a Guided Optional Excursion to fascinating Bratislava. Consider a tram ride to Vienna's Prater amusement park or to one of the many museums nearby. Later, enjoy live entertainment as you sail to Budapest.

EVENING/OVERNIGHT CRUISE TO BUDAPEST

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Day 14 - BUDAPEST, HUNGARY The Pearl of the Danube

ACTIVE Hike up to a magnificent viewpoint in Budapest with your Adventure Host, OR:

CLASSIC Enjoy a Guided City Sightseeing tour of Budapest, including the iconic Heroes' Square.

This afternoon choose among the Optional Guided Excursions available or enjoy Budapest on your own. Indulge in a piece of cream cake in one of the many cafes. Consider a scenic hike above the Danube.

OVERNIGHT DOCKING IN BUDAPEST

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Day 15 - BUDAPEST Time to Capture Photographs, Coffee, and Confections

Take free time to shop in the Great Market Hall, take photos on the Royal Palace grounds, or visit Budapest's famous thermal bath spas.

OVERNIGHT CRUISE TO VUKOVAR

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Day 16 - VUKOVAR History and Beer

Visit the Adventure Center for today's activities with your Adventure Host.

DISCOVERY Join a Guided Walking Tour to discover the heritage, culture, and tradition of Vukovar and enjoy a beer tasting, OR:

CLASSIC Join a Guided City Tour to discover the captivating culture and tradition of Vukovar and learn about its rich history and heritage.

Enjoy a brief cruise to Novi Sad while having lunch onboard.

ILOK, CROATIA

History and Culture in Croatia

CLASSIC Join a Guided tour of Ilok, with its 1,000-year-old wine making traditions still thriving and its medieval fortress protected for its Croatian cultural heritage. Refresh your spirit with a wine tasting in a local cellar and hear the stories of culture and tradition in the natural beauty of Eastern Croatia, OR:

ACTIVE Explore more of Croatia on a Guided Bike Tour along Ilok's city walls, into the central church, and the towns' museum on your way to Principovac Castle and Estate.

OVERNIGHT DOCKING IN NOVI SAD

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Day 17 - NOVI SAD, SERBIA The Athens of Serbia

ACTIVE Enjoy a Guided Hike Tour to the Petrovaradin part of the town. Located on the right bank of the Danube, across from the main part of Novi Sad, this area will amaze you for its scenic views, OR:

DISCOVERY Get to learn more about the beekeeper profession on this Guided Tour of Novi Sad by stopping to the Honey Museum and by tasting local honey specialties. OR:

CLASSIC Join a Guided Tour of Novi Sad, the second largest town in Serbia. Admire its Austro-Hungarian old town, with its baroque buildings, and ancient fortifications.

Later, enjoy live entertainment on board.

OVERNIGHT CRUISE TO BELGRADE

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Day 18 - BELGRADE Fortresses and Folklore

ACTIVE Discover Belgrade's central walkway with your Adventure Host, OR:

CLASSIC Join a Guided Sightseeing Tour of Belgrade"where the Danube and Sava Rivers converge"and see the city's many fascinating sights, including Saint Sava"one of the world's largest Orthodox churches.

DISCOVERY Attend an onboard Lecture to learn about the rich history, destinations, and culture of the Balkan states.

Spend your free time exploring the city on your own this afternoon on Knez Mihailova Street"Belgrade's central pedestrian thoroughfare with many lively cafes, shops, and cultural spots. Alternatively, enjoy one of the Optional Excursions on offer. This evening, you might like to join an Optional Excursion for an authentic Bohemian Dinner in the Quarter of Skadarlija.

OVERNIGHT CRUISE TO GOLUBA?

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Day 19 - GOLUBA? - DONJI MILANOVAC. EXCURSION TO LEPENSKI VIR - IRON GATES GORGE Ancient Artifacts and the Iron Gates

CLASSIC Visit the Fortress of Goluba?, one of the best-preserved medieval fortresses in Europe. You'll hear about its tumultuous history as a border control defense in the Middle Ages, and a source of conflict between Serbia, the Habsburg Monarchy and the Ottoman Empire, OR:

CLASSIC Join a Guided Tour to the Mesolithic archaeological site of Lepenski Vir with unique views of the Danube Gorge.

Sail through the spectacular and narrow Iron Gates Gorge"a natural border between Serbia and Romania.

AFTERNOON/OVERNIGHT CRUISE TO VIDIN

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Day 20 - VIDIN, BULGARIA Rocks, ruins and Balkan Beauty

ACTIVE Join your Adventure Host for a bike tour around the city, OR:

CLASSIC Join Guided Sightseeing to Baba Vida Fortress, followed by a Guided Tour of Belogradchik. Marvel at the remarkable rock formations on the western slopes of the Balkan Mountains, sculpted by 200 million years of natural elements, OR:

DISCOVERY Discover more than two centuries of a proud family history of Bulgarian winemaking with a tour and tasting at a local winery. Here, you'll enjoy a wine tasting in the cellars.

AFTERNOON/OVERNIGHT CRUISE TO ROUSSE

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Day 21 - ROUSSE. VELIKO TÂRNOVO & ARBANASSI EXCURSION Fortresses and Folklore

CLASSIC Join a full-day Guided Tour to the former Bulgarian capital of Veliko Tarnovo"with its ancient stone houses clinging to the cliffs above the Yantra River. Discover one of the oldest towns in Bulgaria (circa 4300 BC), as well as the Bulgarian Revival architecture in the 15th-century town of Arbanassi, OR:

CLASSIC Join a Guided Sightseeing Tour of Bulgaria's largest inland port and visit its impressive Holy Trinity Church.

Later, enjoy live entertainment on board with a Bulgarian folklore show.

OVERNIGHT CRUISE TO OLTENITA

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Day 22 - OLTENITA, ROMANIA (DISEMBARKATION) Your cruise ends with breakfast this morning.

Flights should not leave Bucharest airport before noon.

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  Tour Name   Iconic Rivers Of Europe - The Rhine, Main & Danube
  Tour Code  
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  Tour Duration    22 Days
  Start City:   Amsterdam
  End City:   Bucharest
  Price From   $8,279.00   See in Cart
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  • - In the event of technical or water level issues, it may be necessary to operate the itinerary by motorcoach or alter the program, including hotel overnight when necessary.
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  • Scenic Highlights
  • City Highlights
  • Day 1 Amsterdam (Embarkation): Onboard welcome reception
    Day 2 Amsterdam: Canal cruise
    Day 3 Cologne: Choice of Cologne highlights walking tour, or Jewish Heritage walking tour or bike with your Adventure Host
    Day 4 Rhine Gorge - Rudesheim: Cruise through the scenic Rhine Gorge with breathtaking views of ancient castles, towering cliffs, and the legendary Rock of the Lorelei; choice of visit to Siegfried's Mechanical Musical Instrument Museum or cable-car ride to the Niederwald Monument in Rudesheim
    Day 5 Miltenberg: Guided walk
    Day 6 Wurzburg: Guided sightseeing, visit the Bishop's Residenz
    Day 7 Volkach: Choice of walking tour or bike with your Adventure Host
    Day 8 Bamberg: Choice of guided tour, see the Old Town Hall or bike with your Adventure Host
    Day 9 Roth. Excursion to Nuremberg: Choice of guided tour in Roth, or hike with your Adventure Host, or guided tour in Nuremberg, or Nuremberg Rally Grounds tour; onboard lecture
    Day 10 Regensburg: Choice of guided tour or bike with your Adventure Host
    Day 11 Passau - Linz: Guided tour in Passau; free time in Linz
    Day 12 Melk - Wachau Valley - Vienna: Guided tour of the Benedictine Abbey in Melk or walk with your Adventure Host; scenic cruise through the Wachau Valley; free time in Vienna
    Day 13 Vienna: Choice of guided tour or bike with your Adventure Host
    Day 14 Budapest: Scenic cruising into Budapest; choice of guided tour, see Heroes' Square or hike with your Adventure Host
    Day 15 Budapest: Day at leisure
    Day 16 Vukovar-Ilok-Novi Sad: Choice of beer experience or guided tour in Vukovar; choice of guided tour with wine tasting or guided bike tour in Ilok
    Day 17 Novi Sad: Choice of Novi Sad guided tour with hike to Petrovaradin Fortress or honey and wine tasting
    Day 18 Belgrade: Choice of guided tour or walk with your Adventure Host; onboard lecture
    Day 19 Goluba? - Donji Milanovac - Iron Gates: Choice of visit to Goluba? fortress or visit to Lepenski Vir archaeological site; scenic cruise through the Iron Gates Gorge
    Day 20 Vidin. Excursion to Belogradchik: Choice of guided tour to Baba Vida Fortress andand Belogradchik, see the rock formations or visit a local winery with wine tasting
    Day 21 Rousse - Excursion to Veliko Tarnovo and Arbanassi: Choice of full-day excursion, visit to Tsarevet's Fortress in Veliko Tarnovo and to the Ethnographical Museum and the Church of the Nativity in Arbanassi, or guided sightseeing in Rousse
    Day 22 Oltenita (Disembarkation): Your cruise ends this morning
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  • AMSTERDAM|ARBANASSI|AUSTRIA|AVALON ENVISION|AVALON EXPRESSION|AVALON ILLUMINATION|AVALON IMPRESSION|AVALON PANORAMA|AVALON PASSION|AVALON VISTA|AW_AMSTERDAM|AW_AUSTRIA|AW_BAMBERG|AW_BUDAPEST|AW_COLOGNE|AW_DANUBE RIVER|AW_EUROPE|AW_FEATURED|AW_GERMANY|AW_HOLLAND|AW_HUNGARY|AW_MAIN RIVER|AW_MELK|AW_MILTENBERG|AW_NUREMBERG|AW_PASSAU|AW_PASSION|AW_REGENSBURG|AW_RHINE RIVER|AW_SLOVAKIA|AW_VIENNA|BAMBERG|BELGRADE|BELOGRADCHIK|BUDAPEST|BULGARIA|COLOGNE|CROATIA|DANUBE|DANUBE RIVER|DONJI MILANOVAC|EUROPE|GERMANY|HOLLAND|HUNGARY|ILOK|IRON GATES|IRON GATES GORGE|LEPENSKI VIR|LINZ|MAIN|MAIN DANUBE CANAL|MAIN RIVER|MELK|MILTENBERG|NEW|NOVI SAD|NUREMBERG|OLTENITA|PASSAU|REGENSBURG|RHINE|RHINE GORGE|RHINE RIVER|RIVER CRUISE|ROMANIA|ROTH|ROUSSE|RUDESHEIM|RÜDESHEIM|SALZBURG|SERBIA|VELIKO TÂRNOVO|VIDIN|VIENNA|VOLKACH|VUKOVAR|WACHAU VALLEY|WURZBURG|WÜRZBURG
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  • Iconic Rivers of Europe - the Rhine, Main & Danube
 

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