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Discover the Treasures of the Danube 2025

16 days
From Bucharest to Munich
4.1
35 traveler reviews

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River Cruise
Scenic waterways and effortless exploration
Partially Guided
Independent travel, featuring selected guided excursions
Low Intensity
Travelers can expect some light physical activities
Guided in English
Group Size 30 - 182
Ages 12+
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Itinerary

  1. Day 1

    Bucharest

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  2. Day 2

    Bucharest to Giurgiu

    Included Activities

    • Guided drive through Bucharest with a visit to the Spring Palace
    • Choir concert
    Landmarks
    Spring Palace
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  3. Day 3

    Rousse

    Meals
    Dinner (Welcome reception and dinner)

    Included Activities

    • Walking tour of Rousse
    • Guided hike to Ivanovo Church

    Optional Activities

    • Full day Tour of Veliko Tarnovo and Arbanasi (extra expense)
    Landmarks
    Rock-Hewn Churches of Ivanovo
  4. Day 4

    Vidin

    Included Activities

    • Visit to a local vineyard with wine tasting & a visit to Baba Vida Fortress

    Optional Activities

    • Guided hike to Belogradchik Fortress
    • Traditional Bulgarian pastry making demo (extra expense)
    Landmarks
    Baba Vida Fortress
    Belogradchik Fortress
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  5. Day 5

    Donji Milanovac

    Included Activities

    • Visit to Lepenski Vir archaeological site and museum

    Optional Activities

    • Golubac Castle Visit (extra expense)
    Landmarks
    Lepenski Vir
    Golubac Castle
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  6. Day 6

    Belgrade

    Included Activities

    • Highlights of Belgrade
    • Serbian folklore evening show on board

    Optional Activities

    • Guided bike tour in Belgrade
    • Routes of Nikola Tesla (extra expense)
    Landmarks
    Church of Saint Sava
    Museum of Yugoslavia
  7. Day 7

    Danube Sailing to Hungary

    Meals
    Lunch (Home-hosted traditional Croatian lunch with a local family), Dinner (Farewell dinner)

    Included Activities

    • Home-hosted lunch with a Croatian family

    Optional Activities

    • Vucedol Culture Museum (extra expense)
  8. Day 8

    Ordas and Great Hungarian Plain

    Meals
    Dinner (Traditional Hungarian dinner)

    Included Activities

    • Puszta Equestrian Heritage
    • Traditional Hungarian folklore show on board
  9. Day 9

    Budapest

    Meals
    Dinner (Traditional Hungarian dinner)

    Included Activities

    • A traditional Hungarian folklore show
  10. Day 10

    Budapest

    Included Activities

    • Guided coach tour of Budapest

    Optional Activities

    • Hike to Gellert Hill
    Landmarks
    Heroes' Square
    Andrássy Avenue
    Buda Castle District
    Gellert Hill
  11. Day 11

    Bratislava

    Meals
    Breakfast, Coffee and cake with a local family (Home-hosted coffee and cake with a local family)

    Included Activities

    • Walking tour of Bratislava
    • Home-hosted coffee and cake with a local family

    Optional Activities

    • Guided hike to Bratislava Castle
    • Skoda tour of post-Communist Bratislava (extra expense)
    • Carpathian wine route (extra expense)
    Landmarks
    Episcopal Summer Palace
    Slovak National Theatre
    Bratislava Castle
  12. Day 12

    Vienna

    Included Activities

    • Vienna art tour with a visit to the Kunsthistorisches Museum

    Optional Activities

    • Guided bike tour in Vienna
    • Viennese evening concert (extra expense)
    Landmarks
    Kunsthistorisches Museum
    Prater
  13. Day 13

    Wachau Valley

    Included Activities

    • Guided tour of Göttweig Abbey

    Optional Activities

    • Guided hike to Dürnstein Castle
    • Guided bike tour along the Danube
    Landmarks
    Göttweig Abbey
    Dürnstein Castle
    Wachau Cultural Landscape
  14. Day 14

    Passau

    Included Activities

    • Guided tour of Passau

    Optional Activities

    • Guided bike tour along the River Inn
    • Bavarian Traditions (extra expense)
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  15. Day 15

    Regensburg

    Meals
    Breakfast

    Included Activities

    • Walking tour of Regensburg with Bavarian sausage tasting
    • Traditional Bavarian band performance on board

    Optional Activities

    • Guided bike tour to the Walhalla monument
    Landmarks
    Walhalla
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  16. Day 16

    Regensburg to Munich

    Meals
    Breakfast
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    May 23rd, 2026
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  • Janardhanan
    May 14th, 2026
    Very nice cruise on the Danube. Efficient and helpful staff. Visited many nice places.
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    May 9th, 2026
    We have just finished an amazing 2 weeks on the Emerald Star! It was everything we dreamed it would be and more!...
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Tour ID: 284044

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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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    • Tick-borne encephalitis - Recommended for Austria.Croatia.Germany.Hungary.Slovakia. Ideally 6 months before travel.
    • Hepatitis A - Recommended for Bulgaria.Hungary.Serbia.Slovakia.Romania. Ideally 2 weeks before travel.
    • Tuberculosis - Recommended for Bulgaria.Romania. Ideally 3 months before travel.
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    • Typhoid - Recommended for Romania. Ideally 2 weeks before travel.
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