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Tour Code: WON
Tour Length: 20 days

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GRAND BLACK SEA CRUISE

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Start this 20-day vacation with a night in Bucharest. Guided sightseeing shows you the highlights of Romania's capital before a short drive takes you to Oltenita to board your river cruise ship. First stop is Constanta, known as the "Pearl of the Black Sea Riviera," where a visit to the Natural History and Archaeological Museum is included in the guided sightseeing tour. Then on to Rousse, Bulgaria's largest inland port, where a full-day excursion takes you to the ancient capital of Veliko Târnovo and to nearby Arbanassi. Rejoin your ship in Svistov and continue to sail upriver past the dramatic gorge of the Iron Gates to Belgrade, where sightseeing with Local Guides will show you the highlights of Serbia's capital city. Stop in Kalocsa, Hungary, before reaching Budapest. In Hungary's capital you - ll not only enjoy city sightseeing but also an excursion out of town to a typical puszta. Next stop is Vienna, "City of Music," where Local Guides will show you the sights, and you will have the chance to attend an operetta concert. In Dürnstein, marvel at the magnificent blue façade of the baroque Stiftskirche, then relax during a leisurely cruise through the beautiful Altmühl Valley and travel the Main-Danube Canal through the Franconian Alps via 16 locks - a truly fascinating feat of engineering. Disembark at Nuremberg and enjoy a guided tour of this historic city with its storybook 900-year-old ramparts. Drive to Prague for guided sightseeing and time on your own to enjoy the charming cafés or to shop for Bohemian crystal.

City Highlights
BUCHAREST
Guided sightseeing; visit the National Art Museum

OLTENITA
Embarkation; welcome reception

CONSTANTA
Guided sightseeing; visit the Natural History and Archaeological Museum and Peter and Paul Orthodox Church

VELIKO TÂRNOVO
Guided sightseeing; visit the Patriarch's Church

ARBANASSI
Guided visit of the Ethnographical Museum and the Church of the Nativity

BELGRADE
Cruise through the dramatic Iron Gates gorge Guided sightseeing; visit Kalemegdan Fortress

KALOCSA
Guided sightseeing; visit the Paprika Museum

BUDAPEST
Guided sightseeing; visit Fishermen's Bastion; Puszta Excursion with display of horsemanship

VIENNA
Guided sightseeing

DÜRNSTEIN
Guided city walk

MELK
Guided visit of the Benedictine Abbey; wine tasting

PASSAU
Guided sightseeing

REGENSBURG
Guided sightseeing; visit the Old Chapel

MAIN-DANUBE CANAL
Cruise in the canal

NUREMBERG
Guided sightseeing

PRAGUE
Guided sightseeing; visit Hradcany Castle


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