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Enchantment of Eastern Europe with Budapest and Bucharest 2026 - 11 Days

11 days
From Bucharest to Budapest
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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 - 182
Ages 12+
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Itinerary

  1. Day 1

    Bucharest

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  2. Day 2

    Bucharest to Giurgiu

    Meals
    Breakfast, Dinner (Welcome reception and dinner)

    Included Activities

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

    Rousse

    Meals
    Breakfast, Lunch, 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

    Meals
    Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

    Included Activities

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

    Optional Activities

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

    Donji Milanovac to Golubac

    Meals
    Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

    Included Activities

    • Visit to Lepenski Vir archaeological site and museum

    Optional Activities

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

    Belgrade

    Meals
    Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

    Included Activities

    • Highlights of Belgrade
    • Serbian folklore evening show on board
    • Guided bike tour in Belgrade

    Optional Activities

    • Routes of Nikola Tesla (extra expense)
    Landmarks
    Church of Saint Sava
    Museum of Yugoslavia
  7. Day 7

    Vukovar

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

    Included Activities

    • Home-hosted lunch with a Croatian family

    Optional Activities

    • Vucedol Culture Museum (extra expense, not available on Mondays due to museum closure; replaced with Baranja wine region with tasting)
    Landmarks
    Vucedol Culture Museum
  8. Day 8

    Ordas

    Meals
    Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner (Traditional Hungarian dinner)

    Included Activities

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

    Budapest

    Meals
    Breakfast, Dinner

    Included Activities

    • Guided coach tour of Budapest
    Landmarks
    Chain Bridge
    Parliament
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  10. Day 10

    Budapest

    Meals
    Breakfast
  11. Day 11

    Budapest

    Meals
    Breakfast
    Landmarks
    Buda Castle

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4.1(36 reviews)
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Response rate
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  • Enchantment of Eastern Europe with Budapest and Bucharest 2026 - 11 Days reviewer 1
    July 8th, 2025
    Overall we enjoyed our trip. If you get a half off deal or 2 for 1 deal then it’s worth the price. The best part for...
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    Traveled in June 2025
  • L
    May 7th, 2024
    Great food, entertainment.
    Traveled in March 2024
  • D
    August 17th, 2022
    So much fun. I would recommend this trip to anyone. Beautiful views. Friendly staff on board. Fun times. Great...
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    Traveled in June 2022
  • W
    July 24th, 2019
    Excellent,knowledgeable and very well organized.
    Traveled in July 2019
  • Enchantment of Eastern Europe with Budapest and Bucharest 2026 - 11 Days reviewer 5
    May 21st, 2019
    Emerald Waterways did a wonderful job in housing, feeding, entertaining, and transporting us. I would definitely...
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    Traveled in May 2019

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    29 Jun, 2026
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    • Tick-borne encephalitis - Recommended for Hungary. Ideally 6 months before travel.
    • Typhoid - Recommended for Romania. Ideally 2 weeks before travel.
    • Tuberculosis - Recommended for Romania. Ideally 3 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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    • For any tour departing before September 2nd, 2026 a full payment is necessary. For tours departing after September 2nd, 2026, a minimum payment of 100% is required to confirm your booking with Emerald Cruises. 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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