Itinerary
- Day 1
Budapest
Budapest
- Day 2
Budapest to Visegrád
Budapest to Visegrád- Meals
- Breakfast, Dinner (Hungarian Dinner on board during scenic cruise through the Danube Bend)
Included Activities
- Hungarian Dinner on board during scenic cruise through the Danube Bend
Optional Activities
- Guided Bike Tour along bike paths and pedestrian areas of Budapest
- Local Hungarian cultural experience with a local guide
- Guided Walking Tour of Budapest to see iconic sites
- Shopping for Hungarian paprika or handcrafted souvenirs
- Cream cake in local cafés
- Day 3
Visegrád
Visegrád- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Optional Activities
- Hiking Tour to Count Dracula's prison tower
- Canoe Excursion through the picturesque Bend Region of the Danube
- Guided Visit to the Medieval Knights Tournament at Visegrád's Lower Castle with St. George Knightly Order demonstrations
- Exploration of Palotaház to see traditional stonemasons, smiths, potters, and papermakers
Landmarks Visegrád Lower Castle - Day 4
Vienna
Vienna- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Optional Activities
- Guided Bike Tour along the Ringstrasse and pedestrian avenues of Vienna
- Insider's Tour of Vienna with local meetings, food preparation, and surprises
- Guided Sightseeing Tour of Vienna including Belvedere Palace tour to see Klimt's "Kiss" painting
- Strolling through pedestrian Kärntnerstrasse
- Sachertorte break
- Optional Excursion to Schönbrunn Palace
- Optional Excursion to Royal Waltz Concert in an elegant hall
Landmarks Belvedere Palace Ringstrasse Kärntnerstrasse Schönbrunn Palace - Day 5
Vienna
Vienna- Meals
- Breakfast (Breakfast at a Viennese café), Lunch, Dinner
Included Activities
- Guided Walking Tour of Vienna to see the city in her best light with breakfast at a Viennese café
- Day 6
Krems - Grein
Krems - Grein- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Included Activities
- Guided Visit to Burg Clam and meeting the Count of Clam
Optional Activities
- Guided Canoe Tour to see Austrian waterways and shoreline scenery
- Guided Bike Tour from Krems to Spitz with stop in Dürnstein to see the blue Stiftskirche and sample local specialties
- Guided Visit to vineyard or apricot orchard with harvesting practices and local specialty preparation
- Authentic Austrian experience with live cooking demonstration of Mozart Balls
- Relaxing on board to enjoy Wachau Valley scenery
Landmarks Dürnstein Stiftskirche Burg Clam - Day 7
Grein - Mauthausen - Linz
Grein - Mauthausen - Linz- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Included Activities
- Guided Walk of Grein including historic theater
Optional Activities
- Guided Bike Tour along the Danube with stops at local farm to learn about farming life and flood protection
- Visit to 9th-century St. Florian Monastery, the largest monastery in upper Austria
- Guided Tour of Mauthausen Memorial, one of the largest and most brutal Nazi camps of WWII
Landmarks St. Florian Monastery Mauthausen Memorial 
- Day 8
Engelhartszell - Schlögen Oxbow
Engelhartszell - Schlögen Oxbow- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Optional Activities
- Bike tour to former Trappist monastery in Engelhartszell and along the Danube riverbank
- Guided Tour to cider cellar with expert sommelier
- Guided Visit to Engelszell Abbey with cheese and Engelszeller Klosterbräu beer tasting
- Scenic Guided Hike along the Danube's Schlögen Oxbow
- Relaxing on the Sky Deck while sailing through Schlögen Oxbow
Landmarks Engelszell Abbey Schlögen Oxbow - Day 9
Vilshofen
Vilshofen- Meals
- Breakfast
