Blue Danube to the Black Sea - Cruise Only from Bucharest to Vienna 2012

10 days from Bucharest to Vienna or 11 days incl. travel (WOV0)

Cruise Overview

A deluxe Danube River cruise from Bucharest to Vienna is the highlight on this fascinating getaway through Eastern Europe. See the sights with a Local Guide in each city and sail through the dramatic Iron Gates gorge. Along the way, explore Constanta on the Black Sea, Bulgaria's Arbanassi and Veliko Târnovo, Serbia's Belgrade, Croatia's Vukovar, and the Hungarian capital of Budapest. Your adventure concludes in Vienna.

Highlights & Sightseeing

CRUISE:
Deluxe 9-night cruise from Oltenita to Vienna in an outside stateroom with hotel-style beds

OLTENITA:
Welcome reception

CONSTANTA:
Guided sightseeing, visit the Natural History and Archaeological Museum

VELIKO TÂRNOVO:
Guided sightseeing, visit the Patriarch's Church

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

IRON GATES:
Cruise through the dramatic Iron Gates gorge; see the Trajan Table

BELGRADE:
Guided sightseeing, visit Kalemegdan Fortress

VUKOVAR:
Guided sightseeing

MOHÁCS:
Excursion to Pecs

BUDAPEST:
Guided sightseeing, visit Fishermen's Bastion

Meals

Superb dining with all meals on board daily featuring full breakfast (B), lunch (L), and dinner (D), including a welcome reception, Captain's reception, and farewell dinner; quality wines from Europe's most famous wine regions with every dinner; one sitting with open seating arrangements.

Notes:

In the event of water level problems on stretches of any river, or any problems of a technical nature, it may be necessary to operate part of the itinerary by motorcoach or to alter the program.
Please check visa requirements with your local consulate(s); responsibility for obtaining visas rests with the traveler.
Included visits and special features are subject to change. If a change is necessary, a substitute will be offered

Airport Transfers:
Transfers available for purchase:

Bucharest on Arrival for flights arriving between 6 am and 10:30 am
Vienna on Departure for flights leaving between 1 pm and 8 pm