Summary
Your Danube River cruise begins with an evening cruise from Budapest to Vienna, followed by Dürnstein and Melk in Austria’s beautiful Wachau Valley. Cruise from Austria to Germany as you sail to Passau, then the Bavarian city of Regensburg to see the 12th-century Old Town Hall. Cruise to Nuremberg to choose from three guided excursions—a guided tour of Roth, a Nuremberg city sightseeing, or a tour of the notorious Nuremberg Rally Grounds of WWII. From Nuremberg, join a full-day excursion to Munich before sailing to Frankfurt for guided sightseeing. Cruise to Rüdesheim and through the magnificent Rhine Gorge. Your European river cruise stops in splendid Strasbourg, France, with its Gothic-style cathedral towering above its stained glass and murals, before cruising to Breisach, Germany—gateway to the magical Black Forest. Enjoy a day of storybook surroundings, sumptuous bakery specialties (such as Black Forest Cake), and a glimpse into generations of authentic Bavarian life. Your river cruise on the Danube, Rhine, and Main Rivers concludes in Basel, Switzerland.
Short Itinerary / Route
- Day 1
- Budapest
- Day 2
- Vienna, Austria
- Day 3
- Vienna
- Day 4
- Dürnstein–Wachau Valley
- Day 5
- Passau, Germany
- Day 6
- Regensburg
- Day 7
- Roth. Excursion To Nuremberg
- Day 8
- Nuremberg–Excursion To Munich
- Day 9
- Bamberg
- Day 10
- Würzburg
- Day 11
- Miltenberg
- Day 12
- Frankfurt. Excursion To Seligenstadt
- Day 13
- Boppard
- Day 14
- Strasbourg, France
- Day 15
- Breisach, Germany. Excursion To Black Forest
- Day 16
- Basel, Switzerland
Countries (5): Austria, France, Germany, Hungary, Switzerland
Travel Cities (16): Bamberg, Basel, Breisach, Budapest, Colmar, Frankfurt am Main, Munich, Nuremberg, Passau, Regensburg, Rothenburg ob der Tauber, Rüdesheim, Strasbourg, Vienna, Würzburg, Zurich