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Day 1. Amsterdam Arrive in Amsterdam and board your luxury river ship. 21 Nights: one of APT’s luxurious Aria Class river ships Dx1 Day 2. Amsterdam In Amsterdam, take a guided canal boat tour, followed by a city tour and a photo stop at Rembrandt’s Windmill. Then set out cruising for Germany. Bx1 Lx1 Dx1 Day 3. Cologne Arrive in Cologne and enjoy a walking tour through the city’s old town. Continue to 2,000-year-old Koblenz. Bx1 Lx1 Dx1 Day 4. Rüdesheim Tour the incredible displays at Siegfried’s Mechanical Musical Instrument Museum in Rüdesheim today. Bx1 Lx1 Dx1 Day 5. Freudenberg, Wertheim Cruise to Freudenberg and travel by coach to medieval Wertheim to enjoy free time. Bx1 Lx1 Dx1 Day 6. Würzburg, Kitzingen Today arrive in Würzburg and disembark your ship for a guided tour, including the Residential Palace. This afternoon, you may like to visit medieval Rothenburg, or alternatively relax on board as you cruise to Kitzingen. After dinner, enjoy a walk and a wine tasting. Bx1 Lx1 Dx1 Day 7. Bamberg Today, disembark outside Bamberg and travel into this World Heritage-listed city for a tour. Enjoy time at leisure, then return to your ship and continue your cruise to historic Nuremberg. Bx1 Lx1 Dx1 Day 8. Nuremberg Arriving in Nuremberg today, perhaps take a medieval tour, or enjoy a World War II tour, visiting sites that played a pivotal role during World War II, including the Justice Palace and the Zeppelin field. Bx1 Lx1 Dx1 Day 9. Regensburg Arrive in medieval Regensburg and take a guided tour revealing the city’s architectural highlights. Bx1 Lx1 Dx1 Day 10. Passau - Linz This morning arrive in Passau. Enjoy a tour, including a trip to St Stephen’s Cathedral, before cruising into Austria and on to Linz. After dinner, perhaps enjoy an evening stroll through Linz. Bx1 Lx1 Dx1 Day 11. Melk - Dürnstein Tour magnificent Melk Abbey and enjoy a scenic cruise to Dürnstein, or alternatively, take a guided bicycle tour from Melk to Dürnstein. Later, sample local Wachau Valley wines. Bx1 Lx1 Dx1 Day 12. Vienna Arrive in Vienna today and disembark for a tour, taking you to see Hofburg Imperial Palace, the Vienna Opera House and more. Tonight, perhaps join us for an optional Mozart and Strauss concert (own expense). Bx1 Lx1 Dx1 Day 13. Vienna - Bratislava Cruise to Bratislava, where a walking tour will reveal the city’s major sights, including the Old Town Hall, Mirbach Palace and St Martin’s Cathedral. Alternatively, choose a Communist-themed tour revealing key historic landmarks. The rest of the afternoon is at your leisure. Bx1 Lx1 Dx1 Day 14. Budapest After breakfast, disembark for a tour of Budapest that includes Matthias Church, St Stephen’s Basilica, the Fisherman’s Bastion, the Royal Palace and Buda Castle. Bx1 Lx1 Dx1 Day 15. Budapest, Great Hungarian Plain Today explore the Hungarian Puszta region, the vast flat plain. Visit a typical village, where you will be met by horse-herds, take a ride in an ox-cart and marvel at the equestrian skills of the riders during a horse show. Enjoy a light lunch of goulash, the Hungarian national dish, before returning to your ship in Budapest. Bx1 Lx1 Dx1 Day 16. Mohács, Pécs This morning, arrive in Mohács and travel by coach to Pécs for a tour, including a look at an underground excavation site. Then, return to your ship. Bx1 Lx1 Dx1 Day 17. Vukovar - Novi Sad Enjoy a tour of Vukovar by bus and foot before continuing to Novi Sad in Serbia for a walking tour. Bx1 Lx1 Dx1 Day 18. Belgrade Arrive in Belgrade. On a tour, see the home of the Patriarch and St Sava’s, Tito’s memorial, the Federal Parliament Building and Kalemegdan Fortress. Bx1 Lx1 Dx1 Day 19. Iron Gates Today cruise through the Iron Gates, where the Danube winds past the Carpathian Mountains on one side and the Balkan Mountains on the other. Bx1 Lx1 Dx1 Day 20. Vidin Arrive in Vidin and see the Baba Vida Fortress, guarding the Danube. Then travel by coach to Belogradchik to see the Roman Kaleto Fortress, on the north slopes of the Balkan Mountains. Bx1 Lx1 Dx1 Day 21. Giurgiu, Bucharest Travel to Bucharest, Romania’s capital. See the Arch of Triumph, Athenaeum and Library and visit the Parliament Palace - the world’s second largest building. Following lunch, enjoy free time. Bx1 Lx1 Dx1 Day 22. Rousse, Disembark Ship After breakfast this morning, transfer to the airport. Bx1 |
