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Festive Season on the Blue Danube Discovery with 2 Nights in Budapest 2023

10 days
From Budapest to Nuremberg
4.6
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River Cruise
Scenic waterways and effortless exploration
Fully Guided
An experienced guide will be with you for the entire tour
Low Intensity
Travelers can expect some light physical activities
Guided in English
Group Size 30 - 20
Ages 18+
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Itinerary

  1. Day 1

    Budapest

    Landmarks
    Parliament Building
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  2. Day 2

    Budapest

    Meals
    Breakfast

    Included Activities

    • Guided City Sightseeing including Heroes' Square

    Optional Activities

    • Explore Chain Bridge
    • Visit Christmas market
    • Discover local cafés and pubs
    • Hike through the hills above the Danube
    Landmarks
    Heroes' Square
    Chain Bridge
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  3. Day 3

    Budapest to Vienna

    Meals
    Breakfast, Dinner

    Included Activities

    • Overnight cruise on Suite Ship to Vienna

    Optional Activities

    • Photograph at Royal Palace grounds
    • Visit thermal bath spas
    • Lunch at garden or rooftop eatery
    Landmarks
    Royal Palace
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  4. Day 4

    Vienna

    Meals
    Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

    Included Activities

    • Austrian Cookie Tasting while sailing

    Optional Activities

    • Optional Excursion to Royal Waltz Concert
    Landmarks
    Bratislava
  5. Day 5

    Vienna

    Meals
    Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

    Included Activities

    • Guided City Tour of Vienna's landmarks including Imperial Palace, Vienna Opera House, and St. Stephen's Cathedral

    Optional Activities

    • Browse Christkindlesmarkt
    • Relax in a Viennese café
    • Guided Optional Excursion to Schönbrunn Palace
    Landmarks
    Imperial Palace
    Vienna Opera House
    St. Stephen's Cathedral
    Schönbrunn Palace
  6. Day 6

    Melk

    Meals
    Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

    Included Activities

    • Guided Walk of Dürnstein
    • Guided Tour of Melk's Benedictine Abbey including frescoed ceilings, statues, library, and pipe organ
    Landmarks
    Wachau Valley
    Melk Abbey
  7. Day 7

    Passau

    Meals
    Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

    Included Activities

    • Guided City Walk of Passau

    Optional Activities

    • Browse Christkindlmarkt
    • Full-day Guided Optional Excursion to Salzburg
    Landmarks
    St. Stephen's Cathedral
    Salzburg
  8. Day 8

    Regensburg

    Meals
    Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

    Included Activities

    • Guided City Walk including Altes Rathaus and Porta Pretoria

    Optional Activities

    • Browse Christmas markets
    • Sample hot-mulled wine, candied almonds, gingerbread, or bratwurst
    Landmarks
    Altes Rathaus
    Porta Pretoria
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  9. Day 9

    Nuremberg

    Meals
    Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

    Included Activities

    • Christmas Traditions Lecture onboard

    Optional Activities

    • Guided Sightseeing of Nuremberg including medieval architecture, gilded fountain, Gothic cathedral, and Kaiserburg Castle
    • Guided Tour of historic Nuremberg Rally Grounds
    • Browse Christmas Markets of Nuremberg
    • Sample Bavarian fare including bratwurst varieties, gingerbread, and mulled blueberry wine
    Landmarks
    Kaiserburg Castle
    Gothic Cathedral
    Nuremberg Rally Grounds
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  10. Day 10

    Nuremberg

    Meals
    Breakfast

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Avalon Waterways

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Rating
4.6(234 reviews)
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Response rate
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Avalon Waterways Ship

  • Avalon Visionary
    Avalon Visionary
    Take in the view like never before on the Avalon Visionary. You'll enjoy the intimate setting achieved with two full decks of suites… Read more
    Built
    2012
    Guests
    65 - 130
    Crew
    37
    Length
    110 m / 361 ft
    Suites
    52
    Staterooms
    12
    Gross Tonnage
    2022 gt
    Beam
    12 m / 39 ft

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