Beautiful Blue Danube and Danube Delta

16 days | Passau—Danube Delta—Passau

Experience the full length of the Danube, the most beautiful river of Europe. Begin in Passau and cruise 4,000 river kilometers to kilometer zero of the Danube where it empties into the Black Sea. Visit eight countries (Germany, Austria, Hungary, Slovakia, Serbia, Croatia, Bulgaria and Romania), and five world-renowned capital cities (Vienna, Budapest, Bratislava, Belgrade and Bucharest). Experience the glorious beauty of the narrowest part of the Danube as it cruises through the “Iron Gates“ which is a series of 4 gorges and basins which divide Serbia and Romania. This is the narrowest part of the Danube, which breaks through the mountains with the Carpathians on one side and the Balkans on the other. Couple this spectacular passage with the journey to the estuary of the Danube, where it meets the Black Sea, and the UNESCO protected site of the Danube Delta with its vast wildlife and natural beauty, for an unforgettable experience.

Your itinerary

DAY/PORT ARR DEP HIGHLIGHTS OF THE PROGRAM

1 Passau 18:00 Embarkation from 4 pm

Welcome Cocktail and Welcome Dinner

2 Vienna 14:00 18:30 • Vienna — Imperial discovery tour

3 Esztergom 07:30 08:30 • Esztergom, Visegrád castle and Szentendre Budapest 12:30 13:00 Rejoin the ship

4 Belgrade 13:30 19:00 • Dynamic Belgrade & Kalemegdan Fortress or Kovačica — Rural Serbia

5 Vidin 15:00 18:30

• Vidin walking tour or Excursion to the Baba Vida Fortress with concert

6 Olteniţa 13:30 14:30 • Bucharest ”Paris of the East“ and dinner Feteşti 20:30 22:00 Rejoin the ship

7 Danube Delta Cruise on the St. George branch to km 0 of the Danube and the Black Sea St. George 14:00 22:00 • Danube Delta nature experience

8 Hârşova 13:00 14:00 • Constanța archeology and Black Sea coast Feteşti 19:00 19:30 Rejoin the ship

9 Rousse 08:00 08:30 • Veliko Tarnovo — Cultural Capital of the Balkans or Rousse with Basarbovo Monastery

Svistov 12:30 13:00 Rejoin the ship

10 Iron Gates Cruise day with passage of the famous Iron Gates

11 Novi Sad 10:00 14:00

• Novi Sad and Sremski Karlovci

Vukovar 19:00 22:00 • Vukovar evening walking tour

12 Mohács 08:00 14:00 • Visit to a 700 years old mill with oven pie tasting

• Traditions of the Hungarian Puszta

Kalocsa 19:00 20:00 Rejoin the ship

13 Budapest 04:00 21:30 • Budapest — Castle Hill & Historic Wonders

• Visit to the Royal Palace of Gödöllő or An Authentic Taste of Budapest Evening cruise Budapest with folklore show on board

14 Bratislava 15:00 19:00 • Bratislava — Beauty on the Danube

15 Dürnstein 09:00 09:30 • Visit to Melk Abbey and walking tour in Melk or Winzer Krems — Vineyard and winery

Emmersdorf 13:00 14:00 Rejoin the ship

Captain‘s Gala Dinner

16 Passau 08:30 Disembarkation after breakfast

Excursions listed in blue are not included in the cruise price. Please refer to pages 132—147 for specific shore excursion details. We reserve the right to make amendments to the timetable and program.

Price per person in double cabin from 2.649,€

PASSAU UKRAINE

Vienna

AUSTRIA

SLOVENIA

CROATIA

BOSNIAHERZEGOVINA

SLOVAKIA

HUNGARY

MOLDAVIA

ROMANIA

Olteniţa

Rousse

SERBIA

MONTENEGRO

Vidin

Svishtov

BULGARIA

KOSOVO fortress. Join the guided tour to take a closer look at this fortress that no enemy has ever taken and see the main sights of the 2022 European Capital of Culture.

Continue to Sremski Karlovci, a multiethnic town associated with wine, spirituality and poetry. This evening, the vessel stops in Vukovar, in Croatia, located on an important trade route at the confluence of the Vuka and Danube Rivers. Opt for an evening tour to explore this bustling city, before the vessel departs for the next port of call.

DAY 12 | HUNGARY: MOHÁCS · KALOCSA

Cruise fares per person in EUR based on double occupancy of a cabin

The small monastery of Mraconia, built in 1523, in the nature-protected valley of the ”Iron Gate“.