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Iconic Rivers of Europe - the Rhine, Main & Danube with 1 Night in Bucharest 2028

23 days
From Amsterdam to Bucharest
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Plan your adventure:
River Cruise
Cruise scenic waterways for 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 - 160
Ages 8+
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Itinerary

  1. Intro

    Introduction

  2. Day 1

    Amsterdam

    Amsterdam
    Meals
    Dinner

    Optional Activities

    • Guided Optional Excursion to Keukenhof gardens during tulip season
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  3. Day 2

    Amsterdam to Cologne

    Amsterdam to Cologne
    Meals
    Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

    Included Activities

    • Guided Walking Tour through historic center of Amsterdam (Adventure Host option)
    • Guided Walking Tour through cobblestone streets of Amsterdam (Classic option)
    • Guided Canal Cruise past stately homes of Amsterdam's Golden Age (Classic option)

    Optional Activities

    • Additional Guided Optional Excursions available this afternoon
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  4. Day 3

    Cologne

    Cologne
    Meals
    Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

    Included Activities

    • Bike ride with Adventure Host in Cologne (Active option)
    • Guided Walking Tour of Cologne's Jewish heritage sites (Classic option)
    • Guided City Walk of Cologne - Old City and gothic cathedral (Classic option)
    Landmarks
    Cologne Cathedral
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  5. Day 4

    Rhine Gorge - Rüdesheim

    Rhine Gorge - Rüdesheim
    Meals
    Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

    Included Activities

    • Hike through Rüdesheim vineyards with Adventure Host and Rüdesheimer coffee tasting (Active option)
    • Tour of Mechanical Music Museum with Rüdesheimer coffee tasting (Classic option)
    • Guided Visit to Johannisberg Castle 18th-century wooden-barrel cellar with wine tasting (Discovery option)
    Landmarks
    Rhine Gorge
    Rock of the Lorelei
    Johannisberg Castle
  6. Day 5

    Miltenberg

    Miltenberg
    Meals
    Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

    Included Activities

    • Bike Tour with Adventure Host in Miltenberg (Active option)
    • Guided Walking Tour of Miltenberg (Classic option)
  7. Day 6

    Würzburg

    Würzburg
    Meals
    Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

    Included Activities

    • Hike with Adventure Host in Würzburg (Active option)
    • Guided Sightseeing Tour of Würzburg including Old Main Bridge, fortress, and Bishop's Residenz (Classic option)
    • Guided winery visit with cellar tasting in Würzburg area (Discovery option)
    Landmarks
    Old Main Bridge, Würzburg
    Würzburg Fortress
    Bishop's Residenz, Würzburg
    Würzburger Stein vineyard
  8. Day 7

    Volkach

    Volkach
    Meals
    Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

    Included Activities

    • Bike along Main-Danube Canal with Adventure Host (Active option)
    • Walking Tour of Volkach (Classic option)

    Optional Activities

    • Guided Optional Excursion to Rothenburg
    Landmarks
    Rothenburg
  9. Day 8

    Bamberg

    Bamberg
    Meals
    Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

    Included Activities

    • Bike along canals in Bamberg with Adventure Host (Active option)
    • Guided Walking Tour of Bamberg (Classic option)
    • Onboard lecture about European history and culture (Discovery option)
    Landmarks
    Bamberg Cathedral
    Old Town Hall, Bamberg
  10. Day 9

    Nuremberg

    Nuremberg
    Meals
    Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

    Included Activities

    • Walk with Adventure Host in Nuremberg area (Active option)
    • Guided Sightseeing Tour of Roth (Classic option)
    • Guided Tour of Nuremberg medieval architecture and Kaiserburg Castle (Classic option)
    • Guided Tour of Nuremberg Rally Grounds (Classic option)
    • Onboard Lecture about Main-Danube Canal (Classic option)
    Landmarks
    Kaiserburg Castle, Nuremberg
    Nuremberg Rally Grounds
  11. Day 10

    Regensburg

    Regensburg
    Meals
    Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

    Included Activities

    • Explore Walhalla by bike with Adventure Host (Active option)
    • Guided tour of Old Jewish Quarter, synagogue, and museum (Classic option)
    • Guided City Walk viewing Altes Rathaus and Porta Pretoria (Classic option)

    Optional Activities

    • Guided Optional Excursion to Benedictine Monastery in Weltenburg
    Landmarks
    Walhalla
    Altes Rathaus, Regensburg
    Porta Pretoria, Regensburg
    Weltenburg Monastery
  12. Day 11

    Passau - Linz

    Passau - Linz
    Meals
    Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

    Included Activities

    • Hiking down valley and along Ilz River with Avalon Adventure Host (Active option)
    • Guided City Walk of Passau (Classic option)

    Optional Activities

    • Full-day Guided Optional Excursion to Salzburg
    • Full-day Guided Optional Excursion to Cesky Krumlov
    Landmarks
    Salzburg
    Cesky Krumlov
  13. Day 12

    Melk - Wachau Valley - Vienna

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

    Included Activities

    • Walk along Danube River and around Melk with Avalon Adventure Host (Active option)
    • Guided Tour of Melk's Benedictine Abbey (Classic option)
    • Royal Waltz Concert in Vienna (Classic option)
    Landmarks
    Melk Abbey
    Wachau Valley
  14. Day 13

    Vienna

    Vienna
    Meals
    Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

    Included Activities

    • Bike along Danube Island in Vienna with Adventure Host (Active option)
    • Guided Visit to House of Strauss with audio-visual experience, coffee and cake (Classic option)
    • Guided City Tour of Vienna including Imperial Palace, Opera House, and St. Stephen's Cathedral (Classic option)

    Optional Activities

    • Guided Optional Excursion to Schönbrunn Palace
    • Tram ride to Prater amusement park
    • Visits to Vienna museums
    Landmarks
    Imperial Palace, Vienna
    Vienna Opera House
    St. Stephen's Cathedral, Vienna
    Schönbrunn Palace
    Prater
  15. Day 14

    Budapest

    Budapest
    Meals
    Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

    Included Activities

    • Hike to magnificent viewpoint in Budapest with Adventure Host (Active option)
    • Guided City Sightseeing tour of Budapest including Heroes' Square (Classic option)

    Optional Activities

    • Optional Guided Excursions in Budapest
    • Scenic hike above the Danube
    Landmarks
    Heroes' Square, Budapest
  16. Day 15

    Budapest

    Budapest
    Meals
    Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

    Optional Activities

    • Shopping in Great Market Hall
    • Photography on Royal Palace grounds
    • Visit Budapest thermal bath spas
    Landmarks
    Great Market Hall, Budapest
    Royal Palace, Budapest
  17. Day 16

    Vukovar - Ilok - Novi Sad

    Vukovar - Ilok - Novi Sad
    Meals
    Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

    Included Activities

    • Guided Walking Tour of Vukovar with beer tasting (Discovery option)
    • Guided City Tour of Vukovar (Classic option)
    • Guided tour of Ilok with wine tasting in local cellar (Classic option)
    • Guided Bike Tour of Ilok along city walls and toward Principovac Castle (Active option)
    Landmarks
    Principovac Castle and Estate
  18. Day 17

    Novi Sad

    Novi Sad
    Meals
    Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

    Included Activities

    • Hike to Petrovaradin with Adventure Host (Active option)
    • Guided Tour of Honey Museum with local honey tasting (Discovery option)
    • Guided Tour of Novi Sad (Classic option)
    Landmarks
    Petrovaradin Fortress
  19. Day 18

    Belgrade

    Belgrade
    Meals
    Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

    Included Activities

    • Guided Bike Tour along Danube in Belgrade (Active option)
    • Guided Sightseeing Tour of Belgrade including Saint Sava Orthodox Church (Classic option)
    • Onboard Lecture about Balkan states (Discovery option)

    Optional Activities

    • Optional Excursion for authentic Bohemian Dinner in Skadarlija Quarter
    Landmarks
    Saint Sava Orthodox Church
    Knez Mihailova Street
    Skadarlija Quarter
  20. Day 19

    Golubac - Donji Milanovac - Iron Gates Gorge

    Golubac - Donji Milanovac - Iron Gates Gorge
    Meals
    Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

    Included Activities

    • Visit to Fortress of Golubac (Classic option)
    • Visit to Lepenski Vir Mesolithic archaeological site (Classic option)
    • Sailing through Iron Gates Gorge
    Landmarks
    Golubac Fortress
    Lepenski Vir
    Iron Gates Gorge
  21. Day 20

    Vidin

    Vidin
    Meals
    Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

    Included Activities

    • Hike to Baba Vida Fortress with Adventure Host (Active option)
    • Guided Sightseeing Tour to Belogradchik rock formations (Classic option)
    • Guided winery tour and tasting with Vidin sightseeing (Discovery option)
    Landmarks
    Baba Vida Fortress
    Belogradchik Rocks
  22. Day 21

    Rousse - Veliko Tarnovo - Arbanassi

    Rousse - Veliko Tarnovo - Arbanassi
    Meals
    Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

    Included Activities

    • Bike tour in Rousse old town with Adventure Host (Active option)
    • Full-day Guided Tour to Veliko Tarnovo and Arbanassi (Classic option)
    • Guided Sightseeing Tour of Rousse with Holy Trinity Church and rock-hewn churches of Ivanovo (Classic option)
    Landmarks
    Veliko Tarnovo
    Arbanassi
    Holy Trinity Church, Rousse
    Rock-hewn churches of Ivanovo
  23. Day 22

    Oltenita - Bucharest

    Oltenita - Bucharest
    Meals
    Breakfast

    Included Activities

    • Guided Tour of Bucharest (Classic option)

    Optional Activities

    • Optional Excursions in Bucharest
    Landmarks
    Arc de Triomphe, Bucharest
    Royal Palace Square, Bucharest
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  24. Day 23

    Bucharest

    Bucharest
    Meals
    Breakfast

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    Built
    2014
    Guests
    84 - 166
    Crew
    47
    Length
    135 m / 443 ft
    Suites
    67
    Staterooms
    16
    Gross Tonnage
    2775 gt
    Beam
    12 m / 39 ft
    Cruising Speed
    12 kn / 22 kph / 14 mph

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