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The Blue Danube Discovery

The Blue Danube Discovery

Day 1 - BUDAPEST, HUNGARY (EMBARKATION) Welcome to Hungary. Your Suite Ship® is Ready for Boarding.

Flights into Budapest must arrive by 2 pm.

Guests must be on board ship by 5 pm.

The day is yours to relax and enjoy the city with time for photographs, cafes, and confections.

EVENING/OVERNIGHT CRUISE TO VIENNA

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Day 2 - VIENNA, AUSTRIA Vienna Waltzes on the Beautiful Blue Danube

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

Enjoy sailing the Danube, which shares dozens of miles with Hungary and Slovakia. Relax on the Sky Deck to see the rolling landscape and red-rooftops of the Slovakian capital of Bratislava come into view.

This evening in Vienna, you may choose to join an Optional Excursion to attend a Royal Waltz Concert for an unforgettable evening of music in an elegant hall.

OVERNIGHT DOCKING IN VIENNA

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Day 3 - VIENNA Royal Collections and Amusing Attractions

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

CLASSIC After a short walk of Vienna, join a Guided Visit of Austria's largest museum, the legendary Kunsthistorisches Museum (Museum of Fine Arts), OR:
CLASSIC Explore the Habsburg empire this morning on a 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 Empire.

Enjoy free time this afternoon to take a tram to visit Vienna's Prater amusement park or one of the many museums nearby. You may also borrow a bike from the ship to explore Vienna's square or the banks of the Danube.

Later, enjoy live entertainment on board.

OVERNIGHT CRUISE TO DÜRNSTEIN

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Day 4 - DÜRNSTEIN A King's Ransom and Castle Ruins

CLASSIC Join a Guided Walk, and hear the legendary tale of King Richard the Lionheart"who was imprisoned in the castle above the village during the Crusades.

Enjoy coffee or a cocktail on the Sky Deck as you sail through the picturesque Wachau Valley to Melk.

ACTIVE Alternatively, experience Danube's cycle path, follow your Adventure Host for a bike ride along the Danube.

MELK

Frescoes Above and Vineyards Below

CLASSIC Take a Guided Tour of Melk's magnificent Benedictine Abbey to marvel at its frescoed ceilings, statues, incredible library, and ornate pipe organ.

DISCOVERY Enjoy the flavors of the Wachau Valley with a Wine Tasting on board.

EVENING/OVERNIGHT CRUISE TO PASSAU

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Day 5 - PASSAU, GERMANY Where the Danube, Inn, and Ilz Rivers Meet

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

Alternatively, join a full-day Guided Optional Excursion to Salzburg"the city of Mozart"or to the picturesque Bohemian town of Cesky Krumlov.

Meet your ship back in Passau after your full-day selected activity for sailing.

EVENING/OVERNIGHT CRUISE TO REGENSBURG

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Day 6 - REGENSBURG Bavaria's Medieval Miracle

Join your Adventure Host for today's special activities.

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.

This evening, enjoy live entertainment after dinner.

EVENING/OVERNIGHT CRUISE TO ROTH

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Day 7 - ROTH. EXCURSION TO NUREMBERG Legends and History Lessons

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.

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 Sightseeing of Nuremberg"with its medieval architecture, gilded fountain, Gothic cathedral, and Kaiserburg Castle, OR:

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

EVENING CRUISE TO NUREMBERG

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Day 8 - NUREMBERG (DISEMBARKATION) Your cruise ends with breakfast this morning.

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  Tour Name   The Blue Danube Discovery
  Tour Code  
WBN
  Tour Duration    8 Days
  Start City:   Budapest
  End City:   Prague
  Price From   A$4,971   See in Cart
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  • City Highlights
    • Day 1 Budapest (Embarkation): Onboard welcome reception
    Day 2 Vienna: Scenic sailing, pass through Bratislava; free time in Vienna in the evening
    Day 3 Vienna: Choice of guided sightseeing, or Kunsthistorisches Museum visit, or bike with your Adventure Host
    Day 4 Durnstein-Wachau Valley-Melk: In Durnstein guided tour; scenic cruise through the Wachau Valley or biking with your Adventure Host; choice of guided tour of the Benedictine Abbey in Melk; onboard wine tasting
    Day 5 Passau: Guided walk
    Day 6 Regensburg: Choice of guided walk, see Altes Rathaus (Old Town Hall) and Porta Pretoria or bike with your Adventure Host
    Day 7 Roth. Excursion to Nuremberg: Onboard lecture; choice of guided sightseeing in Roth, or hike with your Adventure Host or guided tour in Nuremberg, or Nuremberg Rally Grounds tour
    Day 8 Nuremberg (Disembarkation): Your cruise ends this morning
  • Key Differences
    • AW_Always_Included_Europe_2022
  • Notes
    • 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.
    • Guided Tours, Optional Excursions, activities, sailing and docking schedules may be contingent on weather conditions or other issues outside of our control and could therefore be subject to change at any time.
    • Please check visa requirements with your local consulate(s); responsibility for obtaining visas rests with the traveler.
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  • Tags
    • AUSTRIA|AW_AUSTRIA|AW_BUDAPEST|AW_DANUBE RIVER|AW_EUROPE|AW_FEATURED|AW_GERMANY|AW_HUNGARY|AW_MELK|AW_NUREMBERG|AW_PASSAU|AW_REGENSBURG|AW_VIENNA|BUDAPEST|DANUBE|DANUBE RIVER|DURNSTEIN|EUROPE|GERMANY|HUNGARY|MAIN DANUBE CANAL|MELK|NUREMBERG|PASSAU|REGENSBURG|RIVER CRUISE|ROTH|SALZBURG|VIENNA|WACHAU VALLEY
  • Product Group
    • The Blue Danube Discovery
  • Image Collection Names
    • Avalon Europe
  • Rivers
    • Danube
  • Related Option Title
    • The Blue Danube Discovery
  • Related Tour Code2
    • WBN-T1|Festive Season on the Blue Danube Discovery
    WBNQ-T1|With 2 Nights in Budapest
    WBNE-T1|With 2 Nights in Prague
    WBNY-T1|With 2 Nights in Budapest and 2 Nights in Prague
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    • The Blue Danube Discovery
 

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