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Iconic Rivers of Europe - the Rhine, Main & Danube 2028

22 days
From Amsterdam to Oltenita
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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
All Ages Welcome
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Itinerary

  1. Day 1

    Amsterdam

    Amsterdam
    Meals
    Dinner

    Optional Activities

    • Guided Optional Excursion to Keukenhof gardens (during tulip season) with over seven million tulips, daffodils, hyacinths and other bulbs
    Landmarks
    Keukenhof
  2. Day 2

    Amsterdam

    Amsterdam
    Meals
    Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

    Included Activities

    • Walk with Adventure Host through historic center of Amsterdam
    • Guided Walking Tour through cobblestone streets of Amsterdam
    • Guided Canal Cruise past stately homes of Amsterdam's Golden Age

    Optional Activities

    • Guided Optional Excursions (afternoon)
    Landmarks
    Amsterdam Canals
  3. Day 3

    Cologne

    Cologne
    Meals
    Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

    Included Activities

    • Bike ride with Adventure Host in Cologne
    • Guided Walking Tour of Cologne's Jewish heritage sites
    • Guided City Walk of Cologne exploring Old City and gothic cathedral
    Landmarks
    Cologne Cathedral
  4. Day 4

    Rhine Gorge - Rüdesheim

    Rhine Gorge - Rüdesheim
    Meals
    Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

    Included Activities

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

    Miltenberg

    Miltenberg
    Meals
    Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

    Included Activities

    • Bike Tour with Adventure Host exploring Miltenberg and surrounding area
    • Guided Walking Tour of Miltenberg featuring medieval half-timber homes and Germany's oldest inn
    Landmarks
    Miltenberg Old Town
    Itinerary Image 1
  6. Day 6

    Würzburg

    Würzburg
    Meals
    Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

    Included Activities

    • Hike with Adventure Host exploring Würzburg's charm
    • Guided Sightseeing Tour of Würzburg with Old Main Bridge, fortress, and baroque Bishop's Residenz
    • Guided winery visit and cellar tasting with stroll through old town or Würzburger Stein vineyard

    Optional Activities

    • Local winery visit
    Landmarks
    Bishop's Residenz
    Old Main Bridge
    Würzburger Stein Vineyard
  7. Day 7

    Volkach

    Volkach
    Meals
    Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

    Included Activities

    • Bike along Main Danube Canal with Adventure Host
    • Walking Tour of Volkach featuring half-timbered houses and cobblestoned streets

    Optional Activities

    • Guided Optional Excursion to Rothenburg
    Landmarks
    Rothenburg
    Volkach Old Town
  8. Day 8

    Bamberg

    Bamberg
    Meals
    Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

    Included Activities

    • Bike along canals in Bamberg with Adventure Host
    • Guided Walking Tour of Bamberg featuring Romanesque cathedral, Old Town Hall, and seven hills with churches
    • Onboard lecture about European history and culture
    Landmarks
    Bamberg Cathedral
    Bamberg Old Town Hall
  9. Day 9

    Nuremberg

    Nuremberg
    Meals
    Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

    Included Activities

    • Walk with Adventure Host to discover surrounding neighboring areas
    • Guided Sightseeing Tour of Bavarian town of Roth with half-timbered houses, market square, and 1535 hunting lodge Schloss Ratibor
    • Guided Tour of Nuremberg's medieval architecture, gilded fountain, gothic cathedral, and Kaiserburg Castle
    • Guided Tour of historic Nuremberg Rally Grounds
    • Onboard Lecture about Main-Danube Canal
    Landmarks
    Kaiserburg Castle
    Nuremberg Rally Grounds
    Nuremberg Cathedral
  10. Day 10

    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 of Regensburg featuring Altes Rathaus (Old Town Hall) and Porta Pretoria

    Optional Activities

    • Guided Optional Excursion to Benedictine Monastery in Weltenburg
    Landmarks
    Walhalla
    Regensburg Old Town Hall
    Porta Pretoria
    Weltenburg Benedictine Monastery
  11. Day 11

    Passau to Linz

    Passau to Linz
    Meals
    Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

    Included Activities

    • Hike down to valley and along Ilz River with Adventure Host
    • Guided City Walk of Passau learning about the "City of Three Rivers"

    Optional Activities

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

    Melk - Wachau Valley - Vienna

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

    Included Activities

    • Walk along Danube River and around Melk with Adventure Host
    • Guided Tour of Melk's Benedictine Abbey including frescoed ceilings, statues, library, and pipe organ
    • Royal Waltz Concert featuring Mozart and Johann Strauss masterpieces
    Landmarks
    Melk Benedictine Abbey
    Wachau Valley
    Itinerary Image 1
  13. Day 13

    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 featuring Imperial Palace complex, Vienna Opera House, and St. Stephen's Cathedral

    Optional Activities

    • Guided Optional Excursion to Schönbrunn Palace
    • Tram ride to Vienna's Prater amusement park
    • Museum visits
    Landmarks
    Vienna Opera House
    St. Stephen's Cathedral
    Hofburg Palace
    Schönbrunn Palace
    Prater Amusement Park
    Vienna Danube Island
  14. Day 14

    Budapest

    Budapest
    Meals
    Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

    Included Activities

    • Hike to magnificent viewpoint in Budapest with Adventure Host
    • Guided City Sightseeing Tour of Budapest including Heroes' Square

    Optional Activities

    • Optional Guided Excursions
    • Scenic hike above Danube
    Landmarks
    Heroes' Square
  15. Day 15

    Budapest

    Budapest
    Meals
    Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

    Optional Activities

    • Shopping in Great Market Hall
    • Photos on Royal Palace grounds
    • Visit to thermal bath spas
    Landmarks
    Great Market Hall
    Royal Palace
  16. Day 16

    Vukovar - Ilok - Novi Sad

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

    Included Activities

    • Guided Walking Tour of Vukovar with beer tasting
    • Guided City Tour of Vukovar
    • Guided Tour of Ilok featuring wine making traditions, medieval fortress, and wine tasting
    • Guided Bike Tour along Ilok's city walls, central church, museum, and Principovac Castle and Estate
    Landmarks
    Ilok Medieval Fortress
    Principovac Castle
  17. Day 17

    Novi Sad

    Novi Sad
    Meals
    Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

    Included Activities

    • Hike to Petrovaradin with Adventure Host
    • Guided Tour of Novi Sad including Honey Museum and local honey tasting
    • Guided Tour of Novi Sad featuring Austro-Hungarian old town, baroque buildings, and ancient fortifications
    Landmarks
    Petrovaradin Fortress
    Honey Museum
  18. Day 18

    Belgrade

    Belgrade
    Meals
    Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

    Included Activities

    • Guided Bike Tour along Danube exploring Belgrade
    • Guided Sightseeing Tour of Belgrade featuring Saint Sava and convergence of Danube and Sava Rivers
    • Onboard Lecture about Balkan history, destinations, and culture

    Optional Activities

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

    Golubac - Donji Milanovac - Iron Gates Gorge

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

    Included Activities

    • Visit Fortress of Golubac - one of Europe's best-preserved medieval fortresses
    • Visit Mesolithic archaeological site of Lepenski Vir
    Landmarks
    Golubac Fortress
    Lepenski Vir
    Iron Gates Gorge
  20. Day 20

    Vidin

    Vidin
    Meals
    Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

    Optional Activities

    • Hike to Baba Vida Fortress with Adventure Host
    • Guided Sightseeing Tour to western slopes of Balkan Mountains and Belogradchik's rock formations
    • Tour and tasting at local winery with guided exploration of nearby port town Vidin
    Landmarks
    Baba Vida Fortress
    Belogradchik Rock Formations
  21. Day 21

    Rousse - Veliko Tarnovo - Arbanassi

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

    Included Activities

    • Explore Rousse old town by bike with Adventure Host
    • Full-day Guided Tour to Veliko Tarnovo with ancient stone houses and Bulgarian Revival architecture in Arbanassi
    • Guided Sightseeing Tour of Rousse featuring Holy Trinity Church and rock-hewn churches of Ivanovo
    Landmarks
    Veliko Tarnovo
    Arbanassi
    Holy Trinity Church
    Ivanovo Rock-Hewn Churches
  22. Day 22

    Oltenita

    Oltenita
    Meals
    Breakfast

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    2014
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    84 - 166
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    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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