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Active and Discovery on the Danube (Westbound)

7-NIGHT Cruise from Budapest to Vilshofen

2024 & 2025 Departure Dates & Pricing
Budapest to Vilshofen (WBL) - 7 Nights/ 8 Days
 

Ships - Tranquility II, Illumination, View , Envision

Detailed Itinerary:

Day 1: Budapest, Hungary (Embarkation)

Welcome to Hungary. Your Suite Ship® is Ready for Boarding.

Flights into Budapest must arrive by 3:30 pm.

Guests must be on board ship by 5 pm.

The day is yours to relax and enjoy Eastern Europe’s shining city on the Danube.

Enjoy a Hungarian Dinner on board during a scenic cruise through the Danube Bend. Later, enjoy live entertainment onboard.

EVENING CRUISE TO VISEGRAD

DinnerDinner

Day 2: Visegrád

ACTIVE Visit Count Dracula’s prison tower on a Hiking Tour, OR:

ACTIVE Take part in a Canoe Excursion through the picturesque Bend Region of the Danube for a truly unique perspective of one of the river’s most beautiful stretches, OR:

DISCOVERY Join a Guided Visit to the Medieval Knights Tournament at Visegrád’s Lower Castle, featuring targeting and fighting demonstrations by members of the St. George Knightly Order.\

Spend free time after your selected activities to explore Palotaház, where stonemasons, smiths, potters, and paper-makers produce their traditional items using age-old techniques.

AFTERNOON/OVERNIGHT CRUISE TO VIENNA

Breakfast Breakfast LunchLunch DinnerDinner

Day 3: Vienna, Austria

ACTIVE Take a Guided Bike Tour along the famed Ringstrasse and pedestrian avenues of Vienna to see the city’s highlights from a unique perspective, OR:

DISCOVERY Take an Insider’s Tour of Vienna to get behind the scenes of her sights and attractions. You will meet locals, have the chance to prepare some food, and enjoy other surprises, OR:

CLASSIC Take a Guided Sightseeing Tour of Vienna, including a tour of Belvedere Palace to see Gustave Klimt’s renowned “Kiss” painting.

Spend free time this afternoon strolling through the pedestrian Kärntnerstrasse then take a break for a piece of Sachertorte. Or enjoy an optional excursion in Schönbrunn.

This evening consider joining an Optional Excursion to attend a Royal Waltz Concert in an elegant hall.

OVERNIGHT DOCKING IN VIENNA

Breakfast Breakfast, LunchLunch, DinnerDinner

Day 4: Vienna

DISCOVERY Enjoy a morning Guided Walking Tour to see the city in her best light, along with breakfast at a Viennese café, OR:

CLASSIC Dive into one of the world’s most important museums with a Guided Tour of the Habsburg family’s private art collection at the Museum of Fine Arts, and enjoy Italian or Dutch master works, OR:

CLASSIC Take a Guided Tour of the Museum of Fine Arts, followed by the Military Museum, commemorating the past of the Habsburg Empire..

OVERNIGHT CRUISE TO KREMS

Breakfast Breakfast, LunchLunch, DinnerDinner

Day 5: Krems

Join your Adventure Host for today’s special activities.

ACTIVE Paddle a canoe on a Guided Tour to see the Austrian waterways and shoreline scenery from a unique perspective, OR:

ACTIVE Take a Guided Bike Tour from Krems to Spitz, and enjoy a stop in Dürnstein to see the mesmerizing blue Stiftskirche, and to sample local specialties, OR:

DISCOVERY Join an interactive Wine World Experience with wine tasting, OR:

DISCOVERY Enjoy a Guided Visit that showcases production of regional fruits, vegetables, wine, or other products.

Relax on board this afternoon to enjoy the picturesque Wachau Valley scenery as you cruise to Grein.

GREIN

DISCOVERY See Burg Clam on a Guided Visit, and meet the Count of Clam during your tour.

OVERNIGHT DOCKING IN GREIN

Breakfast Breakfast, LunchLunch, DinnerDinner

Day 6: Grein

CLASSIC Take a Guided Walk of Grein, including its historic theater, the oldest in Austria still holding regular performances.

Take a mid-morning cruise to Mauthausen.

MAUTHAUSEN

ACTIVE Take a Guided Bike Tour along the Danube and discover how fertile this area is. Stop at a local farm and learn more about farming life and flood protection, OR:

CLASSIC Visit the 9th-century St. Florian Monastery—the largest monastery in upper Austria and home to Augustine monks, OR:

CLASSIC Join a sobering Guided Tour of Mauthausen Memorial, one of the largest and most brutal Nazi camp of WWII.

This afternoon sail to Linz arriving this evening.

LINZ

Tonight, enjoy live entertainment on board your ship.

OVERNIGHT CRUISE TO ENGELHARTSZELL

Breakfast Breakfast, LunchLunch, DinnerDinner

Day 7: Engelhartszell - Schlögen Oxbow

ACTIVE Bike your way to a local trappist monastery in Engelhartszell, OR:

DISCOVERY Join a Guided Tour to the “House by the stream” (Haus am Strom) and walk across the Danube Power-Station Jochenstein, OR:

CLASSIC Visit the stunning rococo-style Engelszell Abbey, and explore its Sensory Garden—complete with stone labyrinth, herb garden, and vineyard. Sample cheese and beer made by the resident Trappist monks.

ACTIVE This afternoon, enjoy a scenic Guided Hike along the Danube’s Schlögen Oxbow, a dramatic bend carved by centuries.

Or, as a relaxing option, enjoy free time on the Sky Deck this afternoon while you sail through the amazing horseshoe bend of the Danube’s Schlögen Oxbow on your way to Vilshofen.

EVENING / OVERNIGHT CRUISE TO VILSHOFEN

Breakfast Breakfast, LunchLunch, DinnerDinner

Day 8: Vilshofen, Germany (Disembarkation)

Your cruise ends with breakfast this morning.

Breakfast Breakfast

Departures & Pricing

Advisements:

  • A valid passport is rquired for travel. Passports must be valid at least 6 months after the last day of travel.
  • Please check visa requirements with your local consulate(s); responsibility for obtaining visas rests with the traveler.
  • In the event of water level problems on stretches of any river, it may be necessary to operate part of the itinerary by motorcoach.
  • Included visits and special features are subject to change. If a change is necessary, a substitute will be offered.
  • For reasons of navigation and passenger safety, the cruise operator and the Captain of the ship reserves the right to modify the itinerary of the cruise.
  • Travel Protection is recommended. Click here TG_logo for more information.
     

    Departure Dates & USD Rates

    Rates are PER PASSENGER sharing twin cabin. Cruise fares are capacity controlled and are subject to change at any time without notice.
    Cruise Embarkation Date

    Ship

    Cat E - Lower Deck w/ window
    Cat D - Lower Deck aft w/ window
    Cat B - Middle Deck aft w/ french balcony
    Cat A - Middle Deck w/ french balcony
    Cat P - Upper Deck w/ french balcony
    Suite - Upper Deck w/ french balcony
    May 16, 2024
    View
    $3,899
    $4,098
    $5,348
    $5,448
    $5,498
    $6,598
    Jun 5, 2024
    Envision
    $3,999
    $4,198
    $5,448
    $5,548
    $5,598
    $6,698
    Jul 18, 2024
    Tranquility II
    $3,899
    $4,098
    $5,348
    $5,448
    $5,498
    $6,598
    Jul 23, 2024
    View
    $3,899
    $4,098
    $5,348
    $5,448
    $5,498
    $6,598
    Aug 27, 2024
    Illumination
    $4,199
    $4,398
    $5,648
    $5,748
    $5,798
    $6,898
    May 6, 2025
    Illumination
    $3,899
    $4,098
    $5,348
    $5,448
    $5,498
    $6,598
    May 27, 2025
    Impression
    $3,999
    $4,198
    $5,448
    $5,548
    $5,598
    $6,698
    Jun 11, 2025
    Passion
    $3,999
    $4,198
    $5,448
    $5,548
    $5,598
    $6,698
    Jun 30, 2025
    Illumination
    $3,999
    $4,198
    $5,448
    $5,548
    $5,598
    $6,698
    Jul 14, 2025
    Illumination
    $3,899
    $4,098
    $5,348
    $5,448
    $5,498
    $6,598
    Aug 23, 2025
    Tranquility II
    $4,099
    $4,298
    $5,548
    $5,648
    $5,698
    $6,798
    Sep 6, 2025
    Tranquility II
    $4,299
    $4,498
    $5,748
    $5,848
    $5,798
    $6,998
    Sep 16, 2025
    Impression
    $4,299
    $4,498
    $5,748
    $5,848
    $5,798
    $6,998
    Sep 30, 2025
    Impression
    $4,199
    $4,398
    $5,648
    $5,748
    $5,798
    $6,898
    Important: Dates, prices & itineraries are subject to change.
    Port Charges: Additional $210 USD per person.
    For Single Traveler: Single Supplement applied. Please call for pricing.
    Transfers at Start of Program/End of Program are available for purchase. Please call for details.
Prices include:
• 7- Night Cruise Vilshofen to Budapest in selected cabin category
• Full board meals, including Captain's Welcome and Farewell receptions, Welcome and Farewell dinners
• Complimentary sparkling wine with breakfast; regional wine, beer, or soft drinks with lunch and dinner are included daily on board your vessel
• Special onboard and onshore experiences presented by entertainers, artisans and experts, designed to enrich your cruise
• Daily Afternoon Tea
• Daily Night Fare
• Daily guided sightseeing program with Certified Local Guides
• Gratuities to Local Guides & Excursion Drivers
• Taxes
 
Prices Do Not Include:
▪ Individual arrival and departure (airfare; transfers)
▪ Travel Insurance
▪ Port charges
▪ Gratuities to onboard crew
▪ Personal Expenses

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