Grand European Explorer (reverse - Category 2)
Day 1 - Depart Home Gateway City to Bucharest
Day 2 - Arrive Bucharest Arrive in Bucharest and be escorted to your hotel.
Day 3 - Bucharest A day at leisure to explore Bucharest on your own, or enjoy a trip to "Dracula's castle." (Breakfast)
Day 4 - Oltenita (Bucharest) Transfer to your shipin Bucharest, and visit the Palace of the Parliament (Breakfast / Lunch / Dinner)
Featured Excursion: Bucharest City Tour
Day 5 - Silistra (Varna) At Varna's Archeological Museum, see gold treasures dating back 6000 years. After lunch, take a Black Sea cruise to Balchik. (Breakfast / lunch / Welcome Dinner)
Featured Excursion: Archeological Museum
Day 6 - Rousse (Turnovo & Arbanassi) In Veliko Turnovo, see the majestic ruins of Tzarevetz Castle. Later in Arbanassi, enjoy traditional Bulgarian cuisine. (Breakfast / Lunch / Captain's Dinner)
Featured Excursions: Veliko Turnovo and Arbanassi
Day 7 - Vidin Visit Vidin, one of the oldest towns along the Bulgarian Danube, and then Belogradchick. (Breakfast / lunch / Dinner)
Featured Excursion: Vidin and Belogradchick
Day 8 - Cruising the Iron Gate Marvel at the Iron Gate, a series of gorges that form a gateway through the mountains. (Breakfast / lunch / Dinner)
Day 9 - Kostolac (Viminacium) Explore the archeological site at Viminacium with a local archaeologist, who will share insights about the exciting treasures unearthed. (Breakfast / lunch / Dinner)
Featured Excursion: Viminacium Archeological Site
Day 10 - Belgrade View the old and the new on this tour past Republic Square and St. Sava Cathedral. (Breakfast / lunch / Dinner)
Featured Excursion: Belgrade City Tour
Day 11 - Vukovar (Osijek) Tour Vukovar and Osijek, and then enjoy a home-hosted Croatian lunch. (Breakfast / lunch / Dinner)
Featured Excursion: Vukovar and Osijek Tour
Day 12 - Budapest After a leisurely morning catching a few last glimpses of Budapest, we sail to Vukovar. (Breakfast / lunch / Dinner)
Day 13 - Budapest Your city tour features the Castle Hill district, Fisherman's Bastion, and the 19th-century Chain Bridge. (Breakfast / lunch / Dinner)
Featured Excursion: Budapest City Tour
Day 14 - Bratislava Your tour takes you through the restored historical center with beautiful shops, inviting cafes and squares. (Breakfast / lunch / Dinner)
Featured Excursion: Bratislava City Tour
Day 15 - Vienna Spend a day in Vienna at leisure. (Breakfast / lunch / Dinner)
Day 16 - Vienna Visit Schönbrunn Palace, a former Habsburg residence. (Breakfast / lunch / Dinner)
Featured Excursion: Schönbrunn Palace
Day 17 - Vienna Your tour takes you to St. Stephen's Cathedral and past Mozart's home. (Breakfast / lunch / Dinner)
Featured Excursion: Vienna City Tour
Day 18 - Melk and Cruising the Wachau Valley Admire the beautiful Baroque Melk Abbey, and then enjoy a scenic cruise through the vineyard-rich Wachau Valley. (Breakfast / lunch / Dinner)
Day 19 - Passau Tour the Medieval section of Passau and then visit St. Stephan's Cathedral, home to Europe's largest pipe organ. (Breakfast / lunch / Dinner)
Featured Excursion: Walking Tour and Organ Concert
Day 20 - Regensburg Quaint cobblestone streets and Medieval alleys lead you to the Cathedral of St. Peter. (Breakfast / lunch / Dinner)
Featured Excursion: Regensburg Walking Tour
Day 21 - Nuremberg Relive Medieval and modern history in the walled city of Nuremberg. (Breakfast / lunch / Dinner)
Featured Excursion: Nuremberg City Tour
Day 22 - Bamberg Enjoy a guided walk through Bamberg's Old Town, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. (Breakfast / lunch / Dinner)
Featured Excursion: Bamberg Walking Tour
Day 23 - Cruising the Main River Cruise the Main River through Franconia's varied countryside, passing picturesque green river meadows. (Breakfast / lunch / Dinner)
Day 24 - Würzburg Visit the Würzburg Residenz Palace, and enjoy a wine tasting of Franconian wines in the Residenz Cellar. (Breakfast / lunch / Dinner)
Featured Excursion: Würzburg Residenz & Wine Tasting
Day 25 - Miltenberg Your tour of medieval Miltenberg takes you past Main Castle to the Royal Inn, the Crooked House, and Old Square. (Breakfast / lunch / Dinner)
Featured Excursion: Miltenberg Walking Tour
Day 26 - Aschaffenburg Discover Aschaffenburg, the Bavarian Nice, with a guided tour to the 17th-century Castle Johannisburg and Pompeiianum, a Roman villa rebuilt on plans discovered in Pompeii. (Breakfast / lunch / Dinner)
Featured Excursions: Aschaffenburg & Castle Johannisburg*
Day 27 - Rüdesheim See the fairytale town of Rüdesheim from "up high" as you travel by gondola to the impressive Niederwald Monument. (Breakfast / lunch / Dinner)
Featured Excursion: Gondola Ride to Niederwald Monument
Day 28 - Strasbourg See Strasbourg on a canal cruise, including the picturesque Petite France, seemingly lifted from a fairytale story with its half-timbered houses adorned with flower boxes. (Breakfast / Lunch / Dinner)
Featured Excursions: Canal Cruise
Day 29: Basel Your Basel walking tour takes you to Old Town, Münster Cathedral, Medieval City Hall, and the maze of narrow alleys along the Rhine.
(Breakfast / Lunch / Captain's Farewell Dinner)
Featured Excursion: Basel Walking Tour
Day 30 - Depart Basel Transfer from hotel to the airport in Basel
Day 31 - Cruise Ships operating this itinerary: River Countess
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