10 days · 9 nights
Germany, Austria, Hungary, Slovakia

Vienna, Bratislava, Budapest and the Danube

Ten days along the Danube: Frankfurt, Regensburg, Passau, Melk, the Wachau, Vienna, Bratislava, Budapest, the Danube Bend, Salzburg and Würzburg.

Duration

10 days · 9 nights

Departure and return

Eindhoven

Countries visited

Germany, Austria, Hungary, Slovakia

Day-by-day itinerary

1. Day 1Frankfurt — welcome of your group at the airport or station, drive through the Rhineland, Römerberg square, imperial cathedral and banks of the Main, night in Frankfurt
2. Day 2Regensburg and Passau — Stone Bridge and St Peter’s Cathedral in UNESCO-listed Regensburg, Passau, city of three rivers, night in Passau
3. Day 3Wachau and Vienna — baroque Melk Abbey, Danube cruise from Melk to Krems between vineyards and castles, arrival in Vienna, night in Vienna
4. Day 4Vienna — Schönbrunn Palace, Hofburg, St Stephen’s Cathedral, Ringstrasse and State Opera, evening at a Heuriger wine tavern, night in Vienna
5. Day 5Bratislava and Budapest — castle and old town of Bratislava, St Martin’s Cathedral, drive into Hungary, evening cruise on the illuminated Danube, night in Budapest
6. Day 6Budapest — Fishermen’s Bastion and Matthias Church, Buda Castle, Parliament, St Stephen’s Basilica, Széchenyi thermal baths, night in Budapest
7. Day 7Danube Bend — artists’ village of Szentendre, Visegrád citadel, Esztergom Basilica facing Slovakia, night in Budapest
8. Day 8Salzburg — drive via Győr and the Danube valley, Mirabell Gardens and Salzburg old town at sunset, night in Salzburg
9. Day 9Salzburg — Mozart’s birthplace, Getreidegasse, cathedral and Hohensalzburg Fortress, drive through Bavaria, night in Würzburg
10. Day 10Würzburg — Prince-Bishops’ Residence, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, Old Main Bridge, return to Eindhoven, then transfer to the airport or station

Services

• Welcome and transfers at the airport or station of your choice
• Coach with driver throughout the tour, two drivers when needed
• 9 hotel nights with breakfast
• Optional: guide speaking the language of the group and of the countries visited, half board, cruises, tickets

Indicative programme: the order of visits may be adapted to opening hours, the weather and flight times.