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Danube Waltz

Resort:Danube Waltz
Operator: Viking River Cruises
Destination: Austria, Europe, Germany, Hungary, Slovakia
Price From: £1795.00

Overview

Cruise to enchanting destinations

Admire the Wachau Valleys beauty from your Viking Longship. Learn to waltz at a Viennese dance school. Witness daily life in an abbey on an exclusive visit to Gttweig. Savor Austro-Hungarian cuisine in Vienna and Budapest. Explore lesser-known Central European cities like Bratislava. Soak up soothing steam at a Budapest thermal bath. This 8-day itinerary reveals the highlights of Passau, Vienna, Bratislava and Budapest, while cruising leisurely through spectacular scenery.

Itinerary

Day 1 Passau, Germany

Set at the confluence of the Inn, Ilz and Danube Rivers, enchanting Passau is home to elegant colored buildings and graceful arcades.

Day 2 Passau, Germany

Founded by the Celts more than 2,000 years ago, Passau is one of Bavaria’s oldest cities.

Day 3 Linz, Austria

Originally known as Lentia in its days as a 1st-century Roman castle-settlement, Linz is today’s provincial capital of Upper Austria.

Day 4 Krems, Austria

The crown jewel of the Wachau Valley is the splendid Benedictine Abbey of Gttweig, a working monastery for more than 900 years.

Day 5 Vienna, Austria

The capital city of Austria, Vienna is filled with green parks, upscale stores, theaters and gracious boulevards.

Day 6 Bratislava, Slovakia

The capital of Slovakia, Bratislava is filled with lovingly restored baroque city palaces and dominated by an enormous castle 300 feet above the Danube.

Day 7 Budapest, Hungary

Budapest is aptly called Paris of the East for its beautiful evening illumination and reflected lights in the Danubes waters.

Day 8 Budapest, Hungary

Riverside beauty, a vibrant cultural scene and elegant Art Nouveau architecture converge in Budapest.