Eastern Europe Explorer
Day 1 - Depart Home Gateway City to Vienna
Day 2 - Arrive Vienna Arrive in Vienna where you - ll be greeted by a Trafalgar representative and transferred to the ship.(Dinner)
Day 3 - Vienna Capture Vienna's imperial history during your city tour. Travel the Ringstrasse and visit St. Stephen's Cathedral. You - ll then see the exterior of Figaro House where Mozart wrote The Marriage of Figaro. (Breakfast / Lunch / Captain's Welcome Dinner)
Featured Excursion: Vienna city tour
Irresistible Optional Tours: Visit Schönbrunn Palace and/or enjoy a classical music performance
Day 4 - Bratislava During your tour through the "Coronation City of Kings," get acquainted with a sampling of the town's eclectic architecture. Pass the 17th-century palace, Old Town's Freedom Square, Peace Square, Bratislava Castle, Mirbach Palace and Primatial Palace.(Breakfast / Lunch / Dinner)
Featured Excursion: Bratislava city tour
Day 5 - Budapest Your tour features the famous 19th-century Chain Bridge, the Great Synagogue, the Opera House, St. Stephen's Basilica, the Parliament Building, the Castle Hill district, and the 19th-century Fisherman's Bastion. (Breakfast / Lunch / Dinner)
Featured Excursion: Budapest city tour
Irresistible Optional Tour: Half-day Szentendre
Day 6 - Budapest Enjoy the day at leisure in Budapest or take an optional excursion to the countryside where you - ll see the Hungarian horsemanship of the Puszta. (Breakfast / Lunch / Dinner)
Irresistible Optional Tour: Visit to a horse farm in the Puszta with show
Day 7 - Vukovar (Osijek) Tour the Croatian university town of Osijek. After your tour, we - ll have lunch hosted by local Croatians who will share their culture with the help of interpreters. (Breakfast / Lunch / Dinner)
Featured Excursion: Osijek with Home-Hosted Lunch
Day 8 - Belgrade We start our tour with a panoramic drive through Belgrade, which means "White City" as it was destroyed 40 times and resurrected as many times. We will see Republic Square and the Belgrade Fortress in Kalemegdan Park. We - ll cap things off with a visit to St. Sava Cathedral. (Breakfast / Lunch / Dinner)
Featured Excursion: Belgrade City Tour
Day 9 - Belgrade and Kostolac Explore the archeological site of Viminacium, a former Roman city with luxurious villas and an amphitheater. Over 32,000 unearthed artifacts and well-preserved structures show their former grandeur.(Breakfast / Lunch / Dinner)
Featured Excursion: Viminacium Archeological Site
Day 10 - Cruising the Iron Gate Relax onboard as we cruise the Iron Gates, a spectacular 80-mile long Danube gorge. (Breakfast / Lunch / Dinner)
Day 11 - Vidin (Belogradchik) We will visit the Baba Vida Fortress before driving to Belogradchik, a fairy tale world made of weathered red sandstone. (Breakfast / Lunch / Dinner)
Featured Excursion: Visit Baba Vida Fortress and the spectacular Belogradchik Rock Formations
Day 12 - Rousse In Veliko Turnovo, see the Tzarevetz Fortress and enjoy a traditional Bulgarian lunch. After lunch, tour the Nativity Church in Arbanassi. (Breakfast / Lunch / Captain's Farewell Dinner)
Featured Excursion: Veliko Turnovo & Arbanassi
Day 13 - Silistra (Varna) Enjoy the Balchik Botanical Gardens. Visit Varna's Archeological Museum, savor Bulgarian cuisine at a local restaurant, and enjoy an exclusive cruise on the Black Sea.(Breakfast / Lunch / Dinner)
Featured Excursion: Balchik, Varna & Black Sea
Note: Navigation on the Black Sea may at times be closed by maritime authorities due to adverse weather conditions.
Day 14 - Oltenita (Bucharest) Disembark the ship in Oltenita and travel to Bucharest via motorcoach. Enjoy a Bucharest city tour with a visit to the Palace of Parliament, the second largest building in the world, before checking into your hotel. (Breakfast / Lunch / Dinner)
Featured Excursion: Bucharest city tour
Day 15 - Bucharest Spend your last day at leisure or go on an optional tour to Transylvania, the legendary "Dracula's Castle," and Snagov Island. (Breakfast)
Irresistible Optional Tour: Transylvania Tour with visit to Bran Castle and Snagov Island
Day 16 - Depart Bucharest Transfer from the hotel to the airport in Bucharest for your flight home, or extend your stay and fly to Istanbul.
Day 17 - Cruise Ships operating this itinerary: Grand River Countess or Grand River Duchess
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