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The Blue Danube Discovery 2027

8 days
From Budapest to Nuremberg
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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 - time for photographs, cafés, and confections
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  2. Day 2

    Danube River Cruise to Vienna

    Danube River Cruise to Vienna
    Meals
    Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

    Included Activities

    • Relax on the Sky Deck sailing the Danube River

    Optional Activities

    • Visit Adventure Center for activities with Adventure Host
    • Optional Excursion to attend a Royal Waltz Concert
    Landmarks
    Bratislava
  3. Day 3

    Vienna

    Vienna
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    Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

    Included Activities

    • Explore Vienna's Danube Island by bike with Adventure Host (Activity Active option)
    • Guided Visit to House of Strauss with coffee and homemade cake (Activity Classic option)
    • Guided City Tour of Vienna's gilded landmarks including Imperial Palace, Vienna Opera House, and St. Stephen's Cathedral (Activity Classic option)
    • Live entertainment on board

    Optional Activities

    • Guided Optional Excursion to Schönbrunn Palace (summer home of the Habsburg Empire)
    • Visit Vienna's Prater amusement park
    • Visit museums nearby
    • Borrow bike from ship to explore Vienna's squares or Danube banks
    Landmarks
    Imperial Palace
    Vienna Opera House
    St. Stephen's Cathedral
    Schönbrunn Palace
    Prater
    Danube Island
    House of Strauss
  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 (Activity Active option)
    • Interactive Wine World Experience with wine tasting (Activity Discovery option)
    • Guided walk through Krems valley town (Activity Classic option)
    • Coffee or cocktail on the Sky Deck sailing through Wachau Valley
    • Guided Tour of Melk's Benedictine Abbey with frescoed ceilings, statues, library, and pipe organ (Activity Classic option)
    • Wine Tasting on board (Activity Discovery option)
    Landmarks
    Wachau Valley
    Melk Benedictine Abbey
    Krems
  5. Day 5

    Passau

    Passau
    Meals
    Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

    Included Activities

    • Hiking down to the valley and along Ilz River with Adventure Host (Activity Active option)
    • Guided City Walk to learn about the 'City of Three Rivers' (Activity Classic option)

    Optional Activities

    • Full-day Guided Optional Excursion to Salzburg
    • Full-day Guided Optional Excursion to Cesky Krumlov
    Landmarks
    Passau
    Salzburg
    Cesky Krumlov
  6. Day 6

    Regensburg

    Regensburg
    Meals
    Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

    Included Activities

    • Explore Walhalla by bike with Adventure Host (Activity Active option)
    • Guided tour of Regensburg's Old Jewish Quarter, synagogue, and museum exploring Jewish history and heritage (Activity Classic option)
    • Guided City Walk seeing Altes Rathaus and Porta Pretoria built in 179 AD (Activity Classic option)
    • Live entertainment after dinner

    Optional Activities

    • Guided Optional Excursion to Benedictine Monastery in Weltenburg
    • Free afternoon exploring Regensburg on foot or by bike
    Landmarks
    Walhalla
    Altes Rathaus
    Porta Pretoria
    Old Jewish Quarter
    Benedictine Monastery in Weltenburg
  7. Day 7

    Roth - Nuremberg

    Roth - Nuremberg
    Meals
    Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

    Included Activities

    • Onboard Lecture about the Main-Danube Canal (Activity Classic option)
    • Explore Roth's Lauter valley with Adventure Host (Activity Active option)
    • Guided Sightseeing Tour of Roth with half-timbered houses, market square, and 1535 Schloss Ratibor hunting lodge (Activity Classic option)
    • Guided Sightseeing of Nuremberg with medieval architecture, gilded fountain, Gothic cathedral, and Kaiserburg Castle (Activity Classic option)
    • Guided Tour of the historic Nuremberg Rally Grounds (Activity Classic option)
    • Onboard beer tasting (Activity Discovery option)
    Landmarks
    Main-Danube Canal
    Roth
    Nuremberg
    Kaiserburg Castle
    Nuremberg Rally Grounds
    Schloss Ratibor
  8. Day 8

    Nuremberg

    Nuremberg
    Meals
    Breakfast

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Avalon Waterways

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Avalon Waterways Ship

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    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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