Balkan 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.

OVERNIGHT CRUISE TO VUKOVAR

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Day 2 - 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 Ilok 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 3 - 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.

ACTIVE Get your daily dose of exercise, join your Adventure Host on this walk in and around town.

Later, enjoy live entertainment on board.

OVERNIGHT CRUISE TO BELGRADE

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Day 4 - 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.

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 5 - 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 for 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 6 - 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 7 - ROUSSE. VELIKO TÂRNOVO & ARBANASSI EXCURSION Fortresses and Folklore

ACTIVE Explore Rousse's old town by bike with your Adventure Host, OR:

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

Flights should not leave Bucharest airport before noon.

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  Tour Name   Balkan Discovery
  Tour Code  
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  Tour Duration    8 Days
  Start City:   Budapest
  End City:   Bucharest
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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.
    - 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.
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  • City Highlights
  • Day 1 Budapest (Embarkation): Onboard welcome reception
    Day 2 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 3 Novi Sad: Choice of highlights of Novi Sad or hike to Petrovaradin Fortress or honey and wine tasting; walk in Novi Sad with your Adventure Host
    Day 4 Belgrade: Choice of guided tour or walk with your Adventure Host; on board lecture
    Day 5 Golubac-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 6 Vidin. Excursion to Belogradchik: Choice of guided tour to Baba Vida Fortress and Belogradchik, see the rock formations or visit a local winery with wine tasting or biking in Vidin with your Adventure Host
    Day 7 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 a guided sightseeing in Rousse or; bike with your Adventure Host
    Day 8 Oltenita: Your cruise ends this morning
  • Scenic Highlights
  • Private Touring
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  • ARBANASSI|BELGRADE|BELOGRADCHIK|BUDAPEST|BULGARIA|CROATIA|DONJI MILANOVAC|EUROPE|HUNGARY|ILOK|IRON GATES|IRON GATES GORGE|LEPENSKI VIR|NEW|NOVI SAD|OLTENITA|RIVER CRUISE|ROMANIA|ROUSSE|SERBIA|VELIKO TARNOVO|VIDIN|VUKOVAR
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  • Balkan Discovery
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  • Balkan Discovery
 

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