VISEGRÁD

Jousting Tournaments and Dracula’s Tower

ACTIVE EXCURSION

Visit Count Dracula’s prison tower on a Hiking Tour, OR:

ACTIVE EXCURSION

Take part in a Canoe Excursion through the picturesque Bend Region of the Danube for a truly unique perspective of one of the river’s most beautiful stretches, OR: 

DISCOVERY EXCURSION

Join a Guided Visit to the Medieval Knights Tournament at Visegrád’s Lower Castle, featuring targeting and ghting demonstrations by members of the St. George Knightly Order. Spend free time after your selected activities to explore Palotaház, where stonemasons, smiths, potters, and paper-makers produce their traditional items using age-old techniques.

AFTERNOON/OVERNIGHT CRUISE TO VIENNA 

Breakfast Lunch Dinner

VIENNA, AUSTRIA

Strauss, Schnitzel, Strudel and Sachertorte on the Blue Danube 

ACTIVE EXCURSION

Take a Guided Bike Tour along the famed Ringstrasse and pedestrian avenues of Vienna to see the city’s highlights from a unique perspective, OR: 

DISCOVERY EXCURSION

Take an Insider’s Tour of Vienna to get behind the scenes of her sights and attractions. You will meet locals, have the chance to prepare some food, and enjoy other surprises, OR: 

CLASSIC EXCURSION

Take a Guided Sightseeing Tour of Vienna, including a tour of Belvedere Palace to see Gustave Klimt’s renowned “Kiss” painting. Spend free time this afternoon strolling through the pedestrian Kärntnerstrasse then take a break for a piece of Sachertorte. Or enjoy an optional excursion in Schönbrunn.

This evening consider joining an Optional Excursion to attend a Royal Waltz Concert in an elegant hall.

OVERNIGHT DOCKING IN VIENNA

Breakfast Lunch Dinner

While we include your choice of many excursions on your trip, you may wish to explore other options to enhance your free time. Below is a selection of excursions that may be available for purchase on your cruise.

Schönbrunn Palace, Cultural Gem of Austria

Visit magnicent Schönbrunn Palace, a UNESCO World Heritage Site and former summer residence of the Habsburg imperial family.

3h 30m Price Range: $$

Classical Concert

Enjoy a spellbinding evening of classical works by Mozart and Johann Strauss, performed brilliantly by professional Salon Orchestra Alt-Wien musicians in one of Europe’s prettiest venues.

2h 45m Price Range: $$

VIENNA

A Feast for the Soul 

DISCOVERY EXCURSION

Enjoy a morning Guided Walking Tour to see the city in her best light, along with breakfast at a Viennese café, OR: 

CLASSIC EXCURSION

Dive into one of the world’s most important museums with a Guided Tour of the Habsburg family’s private art collection at the Museum of Fine Arts, and enjoy Italian or Dutch master works.

OVERNIGHT CRUISE TO KREMS 

Breakfast Lunch Dinner

While we include your choice of many excursions on your trip, you may wish to explore other options to enhance your free time.

Below is a selection of excursions that may be available for purchase on your cruise

Hit the Trail Hike: Cobenzl & Heurigen Dinner

Enjoy a scenic guided hike and a traditional dinner at a Heurigen wine tavern, with music, entertainment, and wine from the latest harvest!

4h 0m Price Range: $$

Austrian Chef for a Day: Viennese Specialties

Join an expert chef and learn how to create a lunch of authentic Viennese specialties, then savor the delicious nal product afterward!

3h 0m Price Range: $$$$

KREMS – GREIN

Pedals and Paddles in Austria’s Wine Country

Join your Adventure Host for today’s special activities.

ACTIVE EXCURSION

Paddle a canoe on a Guided Tour to see the Austrian waterways and shoreline scenery from a unique perspective, OR: 

ACTIVE EXCURSION

Take a Guided Bike Tour from Krems to Spitz, and enjoy a stop in Dürnstein to see the mesmerizing blue Stiftskirche, and to sample local specialties, OR: 

DISCOVERY EXCURSION

Join an interactive Wine World Experience with wine tasting, OR: 

DISCOVERY EXCURSION

Enjoy a Guided Visit that showcases production of regional fruits, vegetables, wine, or other products. Relax on board this afternoon to enjoy the picturesque Wachau Valley scenery as you cruise to Grein.

GREIN

A Modern-Day Castle and the Count

DISCOVERY EXCURSION

See Burg Clam on a Guided Visit, and meet the Count of Clam during your tour.

OVERNIGHT DOCKING IN GREIN 

Breakfast Lunch Dinner

GREIN – MAUTHAUSEN – LINZ

Theater History…Alive and Well in Grein 

CLASSIC EXCURSION

Take a Guided Walk of Grein, including its historic theater, the oldest in Austria still holding regular performances. Take a mid-morning cruise to Mauthausen.

MAUTHAUSEN

History Lessons and Monastic Life 

ACTIVE EXCURSION

Take a Guided Bike Tour along the Danube and discover how fertile this area is. Stop at a local farm and learn more about farming life and ood protection, OR:

CLASSIC EXCURSION

Visit the 9th-century St. Florian Monastery—the largest monastery in upper Austria and home to Augustine monks, OR: 

CLASSIC EXCURSION

Join a sobering Guided Tour of Mauthausen Memorial, one of the largest and most brutal Nazi camp of WWII.

This afternoon sail to Linz arriving this evening.

LINZ

Legendary, Lovely Linz Tonight, enjoy live entertainment on board your ship.

OVERNIGHT CRUISE TO ENGELHARTSZELL 

Breakfast Lunch Dinner

ENGELHARTSZELL–SCHLÖGEN OXBOW

Memories and Beer in the Making 

ACTIVE EXCURSION

Bike your way to a local trappist monastery in Engelhartszell, OR: 

DISCOVERY EXCURSION

Join a Guided Tour to a cider cellar where an expert sommelier will reveal the secrets of Upper Austria’s beloved ciders, OR: 

CLASSIC EXCURSION

Visit the stunning rococo-style Engelszell Abbey, and explore its Sensory Garden—complete with stone labyrinth, herb garden, and vineyard.

Sample cheese and beer made by the resident Trappist monks. Relax on the Sky Deck while you sail through the amazing horseshoe bend of the Danube’s Schlögen Oxbow on your way to Vilshofen.

ACTIVE EXCURSION

This afternoon, enjoy a scenic Guided Hike along the Danube’s Schlögen Oxbow, a dramatic bend carved by centuries.

EVENING CRUISE TO VILSHOFEN 

Breakfast Lunch Dinner

VILSHOFEN (DISEMBARKATION)

Your cruise ends with breakfast this morning.

Flights should not leave Munich airport before 8 am. 

Breakfast