DISCOVERY EXCURSIONS PACKAGE 1
Galerie Photos
Included in tour package
- Melk Abbey
- The high art of Viennese living: music and Viennese cafes
- Hiking in Bratislava : the little Carpathians
- Budapest by bike(1)
- Traditional evening in Budapest
- The Puszta (half-day)
- Novi Sad and a walk to the Petrovadarin fortress
- Traditional evening in Belgrade
- Belgrade by bike(1)
- Rusenski Lom Valley and tour of a rock-hewn church
- Ruse
- Bucharest
- The Danube Delta on a speed boat
(1) Attention: children are under the responsibility of their parents and must be autonomous by bike.
Cruises
This shore excursion is available for one or several cruises
From the Blue Danube to the Black Sea (port-to-port cruise)
LINZ - MELK - VIENNA - BRATISLAVA - BUDAPEST - BEZDAN - NOVI SAD - BELGRADE - The Iron Gates - RUSE - GIURGIU - OLTENITA - TULCEA
From the Iron Gates to the Danube Delta, admire the majestic blue river, crossing 8 countries and stopping in 4 capitals. You will discover tremendous landscapes of striking beauty where nature is queen. From Belgrade to Vienna via Bratislava and Budapest, discover unique architecture, history and culture all along the beautiful Danube.
* Price based on double occupancy
Shore Excursions
Guided tour of the Melk Abbey
Departure by coach in company of your host/hostess towards Melk Abbey. We will meet up with our guides in the inner courtyard to start our visit. The Abbey overlooking the Danube was first built as the Babenberg's fortified castle. It was founded in...
The high art of Viennese living: music and Viennese cafes
Our guide will meet us at the ship, where we'll set off on foot for the subway station to discover the high art of Viennese living. We'll stroll through the city and visit back stage in the Konzerthaus concert hall, which has the Vienna Symphony, Vie...
Hiking in Bratislava: The Little Carpathians
We'll leave by coach from Devínska Nová Ves for a hike in the Little Carpathians Protected Landscape Area, including the geographically rich Sandberg expanse. From Devin Castle, we'll take in the splendid view of Bratislava. Aft...
Budapest by bike
From the ship, we'll set out to explore Budapest by bike. You'll see all the important sights of the city on an easy-paced ride, cycling through the historical center of Hungarian culture. We'll pass in front of the basilica, Liberty Squa...
Traditional evening in Budapest
Transfer by coach in the company of your guides to a theater downtown for a traditional Hungarian show. This one-and-a-half-hour show will take you across all the regions of Hungary through its folklore and Gypsy dance and music. After this show, the...
Morning in the Puszta (1/2 day)
Departure by coach in the company of your host/hostess in the direction of Kiskunsag Park, at the heart of the Puszta. The Puszta, also known as the Great Plain of Hungary, is a large, flat grassland that was regarded as the Wild West of Hungary in t...
Novi Sad and a walk to the Petrovaradin fortress
We'll leave the ship for an energetic walk to the Petrovaradin Fortress. We'll stroll along the riverfront before climbing the 200 steps up to the fortress. An exceptional work of 18th-century fortification engineering, it is one of the largest, most...
Traditional evening in Belgrade
Transfer by coach in the company of your guides for the traditional evening in Belgrade which will take place in a Hotel. Enjoy one hour of enchanting traditional dances and songs that will take you through the various regions of Serbia. After the s...
Biking in Belgrade
What better way to explore Belgrade than on a bike? You'll cycle along the history-filled streets with your guide who will explain the city's recent past from World War II to current times. The main topics are history and politics of Yugoslav...
The Roussenki Valley and rupestrian churches in Ivanovo
We'll set off by coach in the company of our guides to the Valley of Roussenki-Lom for a visit to a rock-hewn church of Ivanovo, listed by UNESCO as a World Heritage Site. Here in this valley in North-Eastern Bulgaria, several churches, chapels,...
Guided tour of Ruse
We'll set off by coach to visit the town of Ruse, one of the largest ports in Bulgaria. It was founded by the Romans under the orders of Emperor Augustus. During the Ottoman Empire, it was the most important town of the empire located on the Danube....
Day excursion to Bucharest (lunch included)
We'll leave on our full day excursion in the company of our guides to discover the Romanian capital of Bucharest. According to legend, the city was founded by a shepherd called Bucur, which means ‘joy' in Romanian. Bucharest has suffere...
Delta Danube on a speed boat
On board a 7-passenger speed boat, you'll tour the Danube Delta and enjoy the flora and fauna, see the multiple natural and artificial canals, and walk away with impressions that will last a lifetime. Duration: approx. 4:00 Subject to favorabl...