Enchanting Danube
Day 1 - Depart Home Gateway City to Budapest
Day 2 - Arrive Budapest Arrive in Budapest where you - ll be greeted by a Trafalgar representative and transferred to the ship. (Dinner)
Day 3 - Budapest Budapest is an enchanting city with a vibrant mix of East and West, and medieval and modern. Made up of two parts - Buda, the hills, and Pest, the flat lands - it is divided by the Danube and is an architectural dream. Your city tour features the famous Chain Bridge, the UNESCO-listed Castle Hill district, and the 19th-century Fisherman's Bastion.(Breakfast / Lunch / Captain's Welcome Dinner)
Featured Excursion: Budapest City Tour
Day 4 - Bratislava A tour through Bratislava will acquaint you with a sampling of the town's eclectic architecture of Gothic, Baroque and Art Deco styles. Bratislava has been aptly named the "Coronation City of Kings" and you - ll discover why as you walk along the sidewalks where there are little golden crowns in the pavement identifying the route of the coronation procession of eleven kings and eight royal spouses over the centuries. You - ll also pass the 17th-century palace that now serves as the seat of the Slovakian government, Old Town's Freedom Square and Peace Square, Mirbach Palace and Primatial Palace. (Breakfast / Lunch / Dinner)
Featured Excursion: Bratislava City Tour
Evening Entertainment: Exciting Local Entertainment
Day 5 - Vienna Vienna is a treasure trove of secular and sacred gems, such as St. Stephen's Cathedral and the stately Ringstrasse, the broad thoroughfare surrounded by the many imperial buildings and monuments that give Vienna its wedding cake appearance. Your city tour takes you along the Ringstrasse to St. Stephen's Cathedral, where Mozart was married. (Breakfast / Lunch / Dinner)
Featured Excursion: Vienna City Tour
Irresistible Optional Tours: Visit Schönbrunn Palace or join the Connoisseur's Vienna tour, and/or enjoy a classical music performance of Mozart and Strauss.
Day 6 - Dürnstein, Cruising the Wachau Valley, Melk The tiny Baroque village of Dürnstein seems lost in time. It's perhaps most famous for being where Richard the Lionheart was held captive on his return from the Crusades. Enjoy leisure time exploring this charming village on your own before departing for Melk. Cruise through the heart of the picturesque, vineyard-rich Wachau Valley, a designated UNESCO World Heritage Site, with its abruptly rising hills, and nestling Baroque villages. As you sail to Melk, you - ll be greeted by the famous Melk Abbey situated high atop the granite cliffs of the Danube. This 900-year old complex is a wonderful example of Baroque art and architecture and home to a very famous Benedictine library. (Breakfast / Lunch / Dinner)
Featured Excursion: Melk Abbey Tour
Irresistible Optional Tour: Cycling through the picturesque Wachau Valley Vineyards
Day 7 - Linz (Salzburg) Today's adventure will take you out of Linz - through the region known to many as the "smile on the face of Austria." Upon arrival in Salzburg, the "city of salt," you - ll enjoy a walking tour of Old Town. This UNESCO World Heritage Site is known for its well-preserved medieval town core and for its musical heritage. See the Mirabellgarten, once featured in the well-beloved film The Sound of Music. Visit the 15th-century Dom Cathedral, representing Faith, Hope and Charity. (Breakfast / Lunch / Dinner)
Featured Excursion: Full-day in Salzburg
Day 8 - Passau Situated at the confluence of three rivers, Passau's wealth through trade is reflected in the medieval merchant's houses that we pass when walking to the Baroque St. Stephan's Cathedral, home to Europe's largest pipe organ. Passau's Italian-Baroque buildings, erected after the big fire of 1662, match the historic center with its winding little streets and narrow alleyways, which lead us back to St. Stephan's for an organ concert.(Breakfast / Lunch / Catain's Farewell Dinner)
Featured Excursions: Walking Tour and Organ Concert*
*Organ concert not available on Sundays or before May 2 or after November 1.
Irresistible Optional Tour: Visit Schärding, one of Austria's most beautiful Baroque towns situated in the bucolic River Inn Valley.
Day 9 - Depart Munich Disembark the ship in Passau and transfer to the airport in Munich for your flight home, or extend your stay in Prague.
Day 10 - Cruise Ships operating this itinerary: River Princess or River Empress
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