Budapest, Lake Balaton and Vienna
Nine days along the Danube: Nuremberg, Passau, Linz, Budapest, Lake Balaton, Pannonhalma, Vienna, the Wachau and Regensburg.
Day-by-day itinerary
- Day 1Nuremberg — welcome of your group at the airport or station, drive through Hesse and Franconia, Imperial Castle, Main Market and Beautiful Fountain, night in Nuremberg
- Day 2Passau and Linz — Passau, city of three rivers, St Stephen’s Cathedral and its giant organ, crossing into Austria, Linz main square on the Danube, night in Linz
- Day 3Budapest — drive along the Danube via Vienna and Győr, arrival in Hungary, evening cruise on the illuminated Danube, night in Budapest
- Day 4Budapest — Fishermen’s Bastion and Matthias Church, Buda Castle, Parliament, St Stephen’s Basilica, Széchenyi thermal baths, night in Budapest
- Day 5Lake Balaton — Tihany Abbey and peninsula, Balatonfüred promenade, Badacsony wine tasting, night in Balatonfüred
- Day 6Pannonhalma and Vienna — UNESCO-listed Benedictine Archabbey of Pannonhalma, crossing into Austria, Ringstrasse and Vienna State Opera, night in Vienna
- Day 7Vienna — Schönbrunn Palace, Hofburg, St Stephen’s Cathedral, Viennese café and Sachertorte, evening at a Heuriger, night in Vienna
- Day 8Wachau — Danube cruise from Krems to Melk among vineyards and castles, baroque Melk Abbey, night in Regensburg
- Day 9Regensburg — Stone Bridge and St Peter’s Cathedral in UNESCO-listed Regensburg, return to Cologne, then transfer to the airport or station
Included
- Welcome and transfers at the airport or station of your choice
- Coach with driver throughout the tour, two drivers when needed
- 8 hotel nights with breakfast
- Optional: guide speaking the language of the group and of the countries visited, half board, cruises, tickets
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