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The Blue Danube Discovery with 2 Nights in Prague

10 days
From Budapest to Prague
4.6 (234 reviews)

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River Cruise
Cruise scenic waterways for 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 - 160
All Ages Welcome
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Itinerary

  1. Day 1

    Budapest

    Budapest
    Meals
    Dinner

    Optional Activities

    • Explore Budapest city with time for photographs, cafés, and confections
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  2. Day 2

    Vienna

    Vienna
    Meals
    Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

    Included Activities

    • Relaxing day on board sailing the Danube with views of Hungarian and Slovakian countryside
    • Visit to Adventure Center for activities with Adventure Host

    Optional Activities

    • Optional Excursion to Royal Waltz Concert in an elegant hall
    Landmarks
    Bratislava
  3. Day 3

    Vienna

    Vienna
    Meals
    Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

    Included Activities

    • Explore Vienna's Danube Island by bike with Adventure Host
    • Guided Visit to House of Strauss with interactive audio-visual experience, coffee and homemade cake
    • Guided City Tour of Vienna's gilded landmarks including Imperial Palace, Vienna Opera House, and St. Stephen's Cathedral
    • Free time to explore Vienna or borrow bike from ship
    • Live entertainment on board

    Optional Activities

    • Guided Optional Excursion to Schönbrunn Palace
    • Visit to Prater amusement park
    • Visit to museums nearby
    • Biking around Vienna's squares or banks of the Danube
    Landmarks
    Imperial Palace
    Vienna Opera House
    St. Stephen's Cathedral
    House of Strauss
    Schönbrunn Palace
    Prater
  4. Day 4

    Krems - Wachau Valley - Melk

    Krems - Wachau Valley - Melk
    Meals
    Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

    Included Activities

    • Experience Wachau valley by bike with Adventure Host
    • Interactive Wine World Experience with wine tasting
    • Guided walk through Krems valley town
    • Guided Tour of Melk's Benedictine Abbey with frescoed ceilings, statues, library, and ornate pipe organ
    • Wine Tasting on board from Wachau Valley
    • Sailing through picturesque Wachau Valley with coffee or cocktail on Sky Deck
    Landmarks
    Wachau Valley
    Melk Benedictine Abbey
  5. Day 5

    Passau

    Passau
    Meals
    Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

    Included Activities

    • Hiking down to valley and along Ilz River with Adventure Host
    • Guided City Walk to learn about the 'City of Three Rivers'
    • Visit to Adventure Center for activities with Adventure Host

    Optional Activities

    • Full-day Guided Optional Excursion to Salzburg (Mozart's city)
    • Full-day Guided Optional Excursion to Cesky Krumlov (Bohemian town)
    Landmarks
    Salzburg
    Cesky Krumlov
  6. Day 6

    Regensburg

    Regensburg
    Meals
    Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

    Included Activities

    • Explore Walhalla by bike with Adventure Host
    • Guided tour of Regensburg's Old Jewish Quarter, synagogue, and museum
    • Guided City Walk to see Altes Rathaus (Old Town Hall) and Porta Pretoria (built 179 AD)
    • Free afternoon exploring Regensburg on foot or by bike
    • Live entertainment after dinner

    Optional Activities

    • Guided Optional Excursion to Benedictine Monastery in Weltenburg
    Landmarks
    Walhalla
    Altes Rathaus
    Porta Pretoria
    Benedictine Monastery in Weltenburg
  7. Day 7

    Roth - Nuremberg

    Roth - Nuremberg
    Meals
    Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

    Included Activities

    • Onboard Lecture about the Main-Danube Canal
    • Explore Roth's Lauter valley with Adventure Host
    • Guided Sightseeing Tour of Bavarian town of Roth with half-timbered houses, market square, and 1535 hunting lodge Schloss Ratibor
    • Guided Sightseeing of Nuremberg with medieval architecture, gilded fountain, Gothic cathedral, and Kaiserburg Castle
    • Guided Tour of historic Nuremberg Rally Grounds used by the Third Reich
    • Onboard beer tasting
    Landmarks
    Main-Danube Canal
    Schloss Ratibor
    Nuremberg
    Gothic Cathedral
    Kaiserburg Castle
    Nuremberg Rally Grounds
  8. Day 8

    Nuremberg to Prague

    Nuremberg to Prague
    Meals
    Breakfast

    Included Activities

    • Free time to explore Prague and surrounding countryside

    Optional Activities

    • Sample plum dumplings and traditional Pilsner lager
    Landmarks
    Prague
  9. Day 9

    Prague

    Prague
    Meals
    Breakfast

    Included Activities

    • Guided City Walk of Prague
    • Visit to Hradčany Castle Grounds
    • Visit to St. Vitus Cathedral
    • Visit to Old Town's Astronomical Clock
    • Free time hiking nearby hillsides or exploring Prague on foot

    Optional Activities

    • Stroll Charles Bridge
    • Watch street performers
    • Sample Prague's famous beer varieties in a local restaurant
    • Photograph Prague's stunning cityscape
    Landmarks
    Hradčany Castle
    St. Vitus Cathedral
    Old Town Astronomical Clock
    Charles Bridge
  10. Day 10

    Prague

    Prague
    Meals
    Breakfast

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Avalon Waterways

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Rating
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Response time
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Response rate
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Avalon Waterways Ship

  • Avalon Visionary
    Avalon Visionary
    Take in the view like never before on the Avalon Visionary. You'll enjoy the intimate setting achieved with two full decks of suites… Read more
    Built
    2012
    Guests
    65 - 130
    Crew
    37
    Length
    110 m / 361 ft
    Suites
    52
    Staterooms
    12
    Gross Tonnage
    2022 gt
    Beam
    12 m / 39 ft

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