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Festive Season on the Blue Danube Discovery 2025

8 days
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From Budapest to Nuremberg
4.6
231 traveler reviews
Festive Season on the Blue Danube Discovery 2025 - Avalon Waterways
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Avalon Waterways
Group Tour
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Fully Guided
An experienced guide will be with you for the entire tour
Guided in English
Group Size 30 - 160
Age range 8 to 99

Places You’ll See

  • Bratislava
    Bratislava
  • Vienna
    Vienna
  • Wachau
    Wachau
  • Melk
    Melk
  • Passau
    Passau
  • Regensburg
    Regensburg
  • Nuremberg
    Nuremberg
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Highlights

  • Explore historical Budapest before cruising
  • Taste Austrian cookies while sailing to Vienna
  • Tour Vienna's iconic landmarks and markets
  • Visit Melk Abbey and cruise through Wachau
  • Discover Passau's Christmas market magic

Itinerary

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  1. Introduction
  1. Day 1 BUDAPEST, HUNGARY (EMBARKATION)
  2. Day 2 VIENNA, AUSTRIA
  3. Day 3 VIENNA
  4. Day 4 KREMS
  5. Day 5 PASSAU, GERMANY
  6. Day 6 REGENSBURG
  7. Day 7 NUREMBERG
  8. Day 8 NUREMBERG (DISEMBARKATION)
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What's Included

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  • Accommodation
  • Guide
  • Meals
  • Additional Services
  • Transport

What's Not Included

  • Flights
  • Insurance
  • Optional
  • Additional Services

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Avalon Waterways

4.6
(231 reviews)
This operator has high review ratings and responds promptly to enquiries

Number of tours

480

Age Range

8 to 99 years old

Response time

within 1 day

Response rate

100%

Introduced in 2003, Avalon Waterways sets the standard in river and small-ship cruising with a young fleet, the most included shore excursions, the widest range of choices and extraordinary itineraries. Our Suite Ships® feature one-of-a-kind Panorama SuitesSM, with the widest opening windows in...

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Avalon Waterways Ship

  • Avalon Passion
    Avalon Passion
    Offering splendid river views, the Avalon Passion offers an exciting array of state-of-the-art amenities. Each Panorama Suite is fitted w… Read more
    Built
    2016
    Guests
    84 - 166
    Crew
    47
    Length
    135 m / 443 ft
    Suites
    67
    Staterooms
    16
    Gross Tonnage
    2775 gt
    Beam
    12 m / 39 ft
    Cruising Speed
    12 kn / 22 kph / 14 mph
    Staterooms / SuitesDeck PlansDining

Customer Reviews

  • Festive Season on the Blue Danube Discovery 2025 reviewer 1
    · December 13th, 2023
    Festive Season on the Blue Danube by Avalon Waterways was an amazing. The intinerary, the service and the food was excellent. I highly recommend it.
    Trip date: December 2023

Dates & Availability

8 days
Festive Season on the Blue Danube Discovery 2025
From Budapest to Nuremberg

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Tour ID: 253930

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    As a traveler from USA, Canada, England, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa you will need an adaptor for types C, E, F.

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    Austria, Germany, Hungary and Slovakia
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    Austria, Germany, Hungary and Slovakia
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    Austria, Germany, Hungary and Slovakia
  • Vaccines
    • These are only indications, so please visit your doctor before you travel to be 100% sure.
    • Tick-borne encephalitis - Recommended for Austria, Germany, Hungary and Slovakia. Ideally 6 months before travel.
    • Hepatitis A - Recommended for Hungary and Slovakia. Ideally 2 weeks before travel.
    • Hepatitis B - Recommended for Hungary and Slovakia. Ideally 2 months before travel.
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    • Unfortunately we cannot offer you a visa application service. Whether you need a visa or not depends on your nationality and where you wish to travel. Assuming your home country does not have a visa agreement with the country you're planning to visit, you will need to apply for a visa in advance of your scheduled departure.
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  • Payment information
    • For any tour departing before April 21st, 2025 a full payment is necessary. For tours departing after April 21st, 2025, a minimum payment of $250 is required to confirm your booking with Avalon Waterways. The final payment will be automatically charged to your credit card on the designated due date. The final payment of the remaining balance is required at least 95 days prior to the departure date of your tour. TourRadar never charges you a booking fee and will charge you in the stated currency.
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