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Donau-Klassik

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Start and end in Passau
4.6 (5 reviews)

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River Cruise
Cruise scenic waterways for 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
Other languages on request: German
Group Size 1 - 150
All Ages Welcome

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Itinerary

  1. Intro

    Introduction

  2. Day 1

    Passau

    Passau
    Meals
    Snack (Snack buffet on embarkation)

    Included Activities

    • Embarkation at 14:30
    • Welcome cocktail
    • Snack buffet
    Landmarks
    Passau
  3. Day 2

    Wachau - Vienna

    Wachau - Vienna
    Meals
    Breakfast (Breakfast buffet), Lunch, Dinner, Snack (Daily afternoon tea/coffee/cake), Snack (Daily midnight snack)

    Included Activities

    • Cruise through Wachau valley
    • Daily afternoon tea/coffee/cake
    • Daily midnight snack

    Optional Activities

    • Excursion to Tulln Garden Adventure World - €49
    • City tour of Vienna - €35
    Landmarks
    Wachau valley
    Vienna
  4. Day 3

    Budapest

    Budapest
    Meals
    Breakfast (Breakfast buffet), Lunch, Dinner, Snack (Daily afternoon tea/coffee/cake), Snack (Daily midnight snack)

    Included Activities

    • Daily afternoon tea/coffee/cake
    • Daily midnight snack

    Optional Activities

    • City tour of Budapest - €35
    • Excursion Gödöllő Castle - €59
    Landmarks
    Budapest
    Gödöllő Castle
  5. Day 4

    Bratislava

    Bratislava
    Meals
    Breakfast (Breakfast buffet), Lunch, Dinner, Snack (Daily afternoon tea/coffee/cake), Snack (Daily midnight snack)

    Included Activities

    • Daily afternoon tea/coffee/cake
    • Daily midnight snack

    Optional Activities

    • City tour/walk Bratislava - €35
    Landmarks
    Bratislava
  6. Day 5

    Wachau

    Wachau
    Meals
    Breakfast (Breakfast buffet), Lunch, Dinner (Farewell gala dinner), Snack (Daily afternoon tea/coffee/cake), Snack (Daily midnight snack), Cocktail (Farewell cocktail)

    Included Activities

    • Daily afternoon tea/coffee/cake
    • Daily midnight snack

    Optional Activities

    • Excursion Beauties of the Wachau - €49
    Landmarks
    Wachau valley
  7. Day 6

    Passau

    Passau
    Meals
    Breakfast (Breakfast buffet)

    Included Activities

    • Disembarkation after breakfast
    • Luggage service between pier and cabin
    Landmarks
    Passau

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DCS Touristik

Rating
4.8 (12 reviews)
Response time
9 hours
Response rate
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4.6
Overall rating based on 5 Reviews
  • Itinerary
    4.4
  • Transport
    4.8
  • Guide
    4.4
  • Accommodation
    4.6
  • Food
    4.4
  • 4.8

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  • Bernd5.0•January 2025
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    The river cruise over the Christmas period exceeded our expectations. A beautiful, well-maintained ship, a spacious...
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    Traveled in December 2024
  • Franz5.0•November 2024
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    The trip with the MS River Sapphire as a replacement for the damaged Amethyst was excellently organized, the food was...
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    Traveled in October 2024
  • Birgit4.0•October 2024
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    The trip was very well organized and everything went very smoothly.
    Traveled in October 2024
  • Regine
    Regine5.0•July 2024
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    Eine fantastische Crew ließ keine Wünsche offen!
    Traveled in July 2024
  • Magnus
    Magnus4.0•April 2022
    The trip was perfect, the staff friendly and food was nice. To get to see all of those cities during just a few days...
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    Traveled in April 2022
    Reply from: DCS Touristik
    Thank you very much for the kind and positive feedback, we are glad you enjoyed your time with us and hope to see you again on one of cruises soon. Your DCS cruise Team
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    Irene

    Asked on May 20th, 2025

    is anything available in Aug 2025

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    • DCS TouristikOperator•Written May 2025

      Please see our 8-days cruise on the Danube for this time frame: Magie der Vielfalt von DCS Touristik

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    Oliver

    Asked on March 26th, 2025

    Do you have any cruises that start in Budapest and end in Passau?

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    • DCS TouristikOperator•Written March 2025

      Unfortunately we do not offer one way cruises, ours are round trips from/to Passau.

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