The beautiful blue Danube (5 nights Cruise)

Price per person based on 2 persons in double cabin occupancy
For triple cabins, please call our friendly agents +1 212-986-3800.
DRINKS are included for lunch and diner onboard (beer, wine, fruit juice, mineral water, tea/coffee)

ITINERARY:

1st Day: STRASBOURG – BUDAPEST
Rendezvous at our river mooring, rue du Havre in Strasbourg. Transfer to Strasbourg/Entzheim airport in the morning. Departure for Budapest on a special flight. Refreshment on board. On your arrival, panoramic tour of Budapest by coach. Boarding at the end of the afternoon and settling into your cabin. Presentation of the crew. Welcome cocktail. Dinner on board. Optional traditional evening in Budapest.

2nd Day: BUDAPEST – BRATISLAVA
Breakfast on board. At 8h, departure of the boat and optional guided tour of Budapest, the belle époque city par excellence, the incarnation of the sharp contrast between twin cities divided by the Danube and united since 1872. You will discover: haughty Buda with its winding streets, its Baroque palaces, its Turkish bath establishments and its royal palace. And bustling Pest, which offers a proud mixture of architectural styles. Back to the boat for lunch. Departure of the cruise at 13h for Bratislava. Dinner and an evening's entertainment on board.

3rd Day: BRATISLAVA – VIENNA
Arrival in Bratislava at 7h and breakfast on board. At around 8h30, departure for the optional guided tour of Bratislava. Dominated to the north by the slopes of the southern point of the Small Carpathians, bathed by the Danube, Bratislava occupies a privileged geographical site. The charm of the Slovakian capital lies in its old city: splendid Baroque palaces, churches and pleasant squares. Back on board for lunch and departure of the cruise for Vienna. Arrival in Vienna in the evening. Dinner on board and free evening or optional tour of Vienna by night.

4th Day: VIENNA
Breakfast on board. Free morning in Vienna or optional visit to Schönbrunn Castle, summer residence of the imperial family and part of Vienna, imperial city and cradle of music. Back to the boat for lunch. Free afternoon in Vienna or optional visit to the Hofburg, the Hapsburg Palace houses the crown jewels and sumptuous imperial apartments. Back to the boat for dinner. After dinner, the chance to attend a concert of Viennese music (optional and dependent on availability). Departure of the boat during the night.

5th Day: MELK – PASSAU
Breakfast on board. Cruise up the most beautiful section of the Wachau. Arrival in Melk around 9h. Departure by coach for an optional excursion to Durnstein, the most well known picturesque village in the Wachau. Famous for its legend of King Richard the Lionheart, Durnstein has a church in the Baroque style. Back to the boat for lunch. In the afternoon, optional visit to the Abbey of Melk. Atop a rocky outcrop which overlooks the Danube from a height of more than 50 m, it is the symbol of the most complete expression of Baroque Art in Austria. Back on board and departure of the boat around 16h for Passau. Gala evening and dinner.

6th Day: PASSAU – STRASBOURG
Breakfast on board. Disembarkation and freedom to explore the town of Passau in the company of our hostess. Lunch in Passau. At around 15h, departure by coach for Strasbourg on the Munich – Stuttgart motorway. Arrival at our river mooring, rue du Havre in Strasbourg, around 20h. End of our journey.

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