Christmas Market Cruise
Passau, Germany to Budapest, Hungary
Admire the Wachau Valley’s beauty from your Viking Longship. Learn to waltz at a Viennese dance school. Witness daily life in an abbey on an exclusive visit to Göttweig. Savor Austro-Hungarian cuisine in Vienna and Budapest. Explore lesser-known Central European cities like Bratislava. Soak up soothing steam at a Budapest thermal bath. This 8-day itinerary reveals the highlights of Passau, Vienna, Bratislava and Budapest, while cruising leisurely through spectacular scenery.
Itinerary
Day | Passau, Germany | Set at the confluence of the Inn, Ilz and Danube Rivers, enchanting Passau is home to elegant colored buildings and graceful arcades. |
Day | Passau, Germany | Founded by the Celts more than 2,000 years ago, Passau is one of Bavaria’s oldest cities. |
Day | Linz, Austria | Originally known as Lentia in its days as a 1st-century Roman castle-settlement, Linz is today’s provincial capital of Upper Austria. |
Day | Krems, Austria | The crown jewel of the Wachau Valley is the splendid Benedictine Abbey of Göttweig, a working monastery for more than 900 years. |
Day | Vienna, Austria | The capital city of Austria, Vienna is filled with green parks, upscale stores, theaters and gracious boulevards. |
Day | Bratislava, Slovakia | The capital of Slovakia, Bratislava is filled with lovingly restored baroque city palaces and dominated by an enormous castle 300 feet above the Danube. |
Day | Budapest, Hungary | Budapest is aptly called “Paris of the East” for its beautiful evening illumination and reflected lights in the Danube’s waters. |
Day | Budapest, Hungary | Riverside beauty, a vibrant cultural scene and elegant Art Nouveau architecture converge in Budapest. |
