Itinerary
- Day 1
Bucharest
Optional Activities
- Explore Bucharest city on your own
- Day 2
Bucharest to Giurgiu
- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Included Activities
- Guided drive through Bucharest with a visit to the Spring Palace
- Visit to Spring Palace and the private residence of Nicolae Ceausescu
Landmarks Palace of Parliament Spring Palace - Day 3
Rousse
- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Included Activities
- Walking tour of Rousse
- Visit to Court House, City Hall, Opera Building, Alexandrovska shopping street, and St. Trinity Church
- Coffee and cake at a local restaurant
Optional Activities
- Guided hike to Ivanovo Church at River Lom Nature Park
- Full day Tour of Veliko Tarnovo and Arbanasi (extra expense, 8.5 hours, Moderate activity level)
Landmarks Court House, Rousse City Hall, Rousse Opera Building, Rousse Alexandrovska Street St. Trinity Church Rock-Hewn Churches of Ivanovo River Lom Nature Park Veliko Tarnovo Arbanasi - Day 4
Vidin
- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Included Activities
- Visit to a local vineyard with wine tasting
- Wine tasting of local wines including gamza
- Visit to Baba Vida Fortress
Optional Activities
- Guided hike to Belogradchik Fortress (EmeraldACTIVE)
- Traditional Bulgarian pastry making with banitsa preparation and tasting (extra expense, 3 hours 15 minutes, Easy activity level)
Landmarks Baba Vida Fortress Belogradchik Rock Fortress - Day 5
Donji Milanovac - Golubac
- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Included Activities
- Visit to Lepenski Vir archaeological site and museum
- Learning about this Palaeolithic site spanning over eight millennia
Optional Activities
- Golubac Castle Visit with walking tour (extra expense, 2 hours, Moderate activity level)
Landmarks Iron Gates Rock Carving of Decebalus Lepenski Vir Golubac Fortress - Day 6
Belgrade
- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Included Activities
- Guided coach tour of Belgrade highlights
- Visit to Church of Saint Sava
- View of Parliament Building
- View of Republic Square
- View of City Hall
- Drive through Belgrade's wealthiest neighbourhoods
- View of Tito's Mausoleum
- Serbian folklore evening show on board
Optional Activities
- Guided e-bike tour in Belgrade (EmeraldACTIVE)
- Routes of Nikola Tesla museum visit (extra expense, 2.5 hours, Moderate activity level)
Landmarks Church of Saint Sava Parliament Building, Belgrade Republic Square City Hall, Belgrade Tito's Mausoleum Belgrade Waterfront Staro Sajmiste Ada Island Nikola Tesla Museum - Day 7
Novi Sad
- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch (Traditional lunch with a local Serbian family), Dinner
Included Activities
- Guided walking tour of Novi Sad
- Visit to the market
- Visit to Orthodox Cathedral
- Visit to City Hall
- Visit to Catholic Cathedral
- Visit to Synagogue
- Home-hosted lunch with a Serbian family
Optional Activities
- Guided e-bike tour in Novi Sad (EmeraldACTIVE)
Landmarks Petrovaradin Fortress Orthodox Cathedral, Novi Sad City Hall, Novi Sad Catholic Cathedral, Novi Sad Synagogue, Novi Sad - Day 8
Ordas to Budapest
- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner (Traditional Hungarian dinner on board)
Included Activities
- Traditional Hungarian folklore show on board
- Traditional Hungarian dinner on board
Optional Activities
- Puszta Equestrian Heritage with horse parade and drills demonstration (EmeraldPLUS)
- Day 9
Budapest
- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Included Activities
- Traditional Hungarian folklore show on board
Optional Activities
- Visit to city market
- Relax at local thermal baths
- Self-guided exploration of Budapest
- Day 10
Budapest
- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Included Activities
- Guided coach tour of Budapest
- View of Liberty Statue
- View of Heroes' Square
- Visit to Buda Castle district
- Walking tour of Matthias Church
- Visit to Fisherman's Bastion
Optional Activities
- Hike to Gellert Hill (EmeraldACTIVE)
Landmarks Danube River Chain Bridge Liberty Statue Heroes' Square Buda Castle Matthias Church Fisherman's Bastion Gellert Hill Várkert Bazaar - Day 11
Bratislava
- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Included Activities
- Walking tour of Bratislava
- Visit to botanical gardens of Episcopal Summer Palace
- Visit to Old Town Hall and Renaissance courtyard
- Visit to Slovak National Theatre
- Home-hosted coffee and cake with a Slovakian family
Optional Activities
- Guided hike to Bratislava Castle (EmeraldACTIVE)
- Skoda tour of post-Communist Bratislava (extra expense, 2 hours, Easy activity level)
- Carpathian wine route with vineyard visits (extra expense, 4 hours 40 minutes, Moderate activity level)
Landmarks Episcopal Summer Palace Old Town Hall, Bratislava Slovak National Theatre Bratislava Castle St. Martin's Cathedral St. Michael's Gate Vinosady Vineyards Senkvice Winery - Day 12
Vienna
- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Included Activities
- Guided tour of Vienna covering the Ringstrasse
- Guided coach and walking tour of Vienna's city centre
- View of Opera House
- View of Burgtheater
- View of Parliament
Optional Activities
- Guided e-bike tour of Vienna to Danube Island (EmeraldACTIVE)
- Visit to Schönbrunn Palace (extra expense, 5 hours, Easy activity level)
- Viennese evening concert (extra expense, 2.5 hours, Easy activity level)
Landmarks Vienna State Opera House Burgtheater Parliament Building, Vienna Schönbrunn Palace Danube Island - Day 13
Dünstein - Melk
- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Included Activities
- Tour of Melk Abbey
- Visit to opulent rooms with Italian Baroque architecture
- Visit to monastic library with medieval manuscripts
Optional Activities
- Guided hike to Dünstein Castle (EmeraldACTIVE)
- Guided e-bike tour along the Danube from Dünstein to Melk (EmeraldACTIVE, 30km, includes picnic)
Landmarks Wachau Valley Melk Abbey Dünstein Castle - Day 14
Passau
- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Included Activities
- Guided walking tour of Passau
- View of Gothic Town Hall
- View of Bishop's Residence
- Visit to St. Stephen's Cathedral
Optional Activities
- Excursion to Salzburg (extra expense, 10 hours, Easy activity level)
- Excursion to Ceský Krumlov (extra expense, 8.5 hours, Difficult/Active activity level)
Landmarks St. Stephen's Cathedral, Passau Gothic Town Hall, Passau Bishop's Residence, Passau Salzburg Ceský Krumlov - Day 15
Regensburg
- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Included Activities
- Guided walking tour of Regensburg
- Visit to World Heritage-listed Old Town
- View of 13th-century Town Hall
- Visit to 12th-century Stone Bridge
- Bavarian band performance on board
Landmarks Regensburg Old Town Stone Bridge, Regensburg Town Hall, Regensburg - Day 16
Nuremberg
- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Included Activities
- Guided sightseeing tour of Nuremberg
- View of architectural landmarks that inspired famous artists
Optional Activities
- World War II tour including Nazi Rally grounds, panoramic city drive, and Courtroom 600 (extra expense, 4 hours, Easy activity level)
Landmarks Nazi Rally Grounds, Nuremberg Courtroom 600, Nuremberg - Day 17
Bamberg
- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Included Activities
- Guided tour of Bamberg
- Visit to New Residence
- View of old German and Baroque paintings from Bavarian State collection
- Stroll around Rose Garden
Landmarks New Residence, Bamberg Rose Garden, Bamberg - Day 18
Würzburg
- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Included Activities
- Walking tour of Würzburg
- Visit to Bishop's Residence with guided tour
- Learning about restoration of World Heritage-listed building
Optional Activities
- Excursion to Rothenburg (extra expense, 6.5 hours, Moderate activity level) - Note: operates at same time as included tour
Landmarks Würzburg Residence Rothenburg - Day 19
Wertheim - Miltenberg
- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Included Activities
- Guided tour of Miltenberg
- View of Gothic Merchant Hall
- Visit to oldest inn in Germany dating back to 1411
- View of Miltenberg Castle
- View of red sandstone church and bridge
- Visit to Bronnbach Abbey
Optional Activities
- Active Walk to Mildenburg Castle (EmeraldACTIVE)
Landmarks Miltenberg Castle Gothic Merchant Hall, Miltenberg Bronnbach Abbey Mildenburg Castle - Day 20
Rüdesheim - Koblenz
- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Included Activities
- Visit to Siegfried's Mechanical Music Cabinet Museum
- Local mini train ride through city streets
- Discovery of over 350 automatic mechanical music instruments
Optional Activities
- Active Walk to Niederwalddenkmal (EmeraldACTIVE) - 19th-century monument with panoramic views
- Eberbach Abbey with wine tasting (extra expense, 3.5 hours, Easy activity level)
- German beer experience in Koblenz (extra expense, 2 hours, Moderate activity level)
Landmarks Siegfried's Mechanical Music Cabinet Museum Rhine Gorge Lorelai Rock Pfalzgrafenstein Castle Niederwalddenkmal Eberbach Abbey 
- Day 21
Cologne
- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Included Activities
- Walking tour of Cologne
- Quest for Cologne's treasures - guided hunt with map to find city's unique treasures
Landmarks Cologne Cathedral 
- Day 22
Amsterdam
- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Included Activities
- Timeless Dutch countryside excursion
- Walk through charming villages
- See working windmills
- Meet locals keeping age-old traditions alive
Optional Activities
- Guided e-bike tour to Waterland (EmeraldACTIVE)
- Hidden Gems Tour of Amsterdam (extra expense, 2.5 hours, Moderate activity level) - includes Jordaan area, chocolate shop, Our Lord in the Attic church, traditional Dutch snacks
Landmarks Alkmaar Waterland Jordaan District, Amsterdam Our Lord in the Attic - Day 23
Amsterdam
- Meals
- Breakfast
