Danube River Cruise, Germany, Austria, Hungary, Slovakia
A trip that combines culture and nature and gives you the opportunity to visit different cities through four different countries, while enjoying a cruise experience along the River Danube.
From £1,740 per person based on two people sharing
Danube River Cruise Holiday
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We leave St Pancras International by Eurostar for Brussels, enjoying a light meal and drinks served on board. At Brussels we continue to Cologne for an overnight stay at the Grand City Hotel or the Four Points Hotel Central, both of them located near the city's Gothic cathedral.
Today we travel by First Class train to Passau where we board the Belvedere, a 5-star ship, where we enjoy a welcome cocktail and dinner, to start the cruise with.The ship offers excursions and facilities on board to their guests. We sail overnight to cross the frontier to Austria.
Our first stop today is Melk, located in Austria's wine-growing region. A guided tour is offered, which will give the passengers the chance to visit the Abbey.
Today we arrive to Esztergom, one of the oldest towns in Hungary. We offer you the option to join an excursion to discover the Danube Bend, a location with a series of towns, villages and forest-covered hills. We continue our trip cruising to Budapest, the "city of two halves". This time, you have the opportunity to visit the city by yourself, having the chance to see the different baroque, noclassical and art nouveau buildings, or join an excursion to the Puszta Plains, to enjoy the landscape and wildlife of Budapest. Another optional tour is offered tonight to visit the city by night.
Today a morning city tour of Budapest is offered to anyone who wants to discover more about the capital of Hungary. At lunch time, we will continue our trip cruising to Slovakia.
We arrive to Slovakia in the morning. You can visit the city's museums, historic centre or pedestrians plazas by yourself or join the optional tour offered before we leave for Vienna, where we will arrive by dinner time.
At Austria's capital, you can visit the city independently or joining a guided coach tour. Vienna is a combination between the past with its grand imperial palaces and the present, represented by the avant-garde galleries. A visit to the Schönbrunn Palace is offered this afternoon, a UNESCO World Heritage site, before leaving the city tonight towards Linz.
By the end of the morning we arrive to the city of Linz, where you can enjoy a guided city walk and visit the historic Old Town and the Culture Mile. During the night, we continue sailing to Germany.
Our last stop over in this trip is Passau, arriving early this morning. After enjoying breakfast on board, we leave the ship and transfer by coach to the railway station to join the First Class train to Nuremberg. We spend the night at the Maritim Hotel Nuremberg.
Today we continue our journey home travelling via Cologne to Brussels in First Class. Here we connect with the Eurostar to London in Standard Premier Class, where meal and drinks are served.
More about the trains
Eurostar: The high speed Eurostar trains link St Pancras International in London with Paris, Lille and Brussels. In your dedicated Standard Premier (the highest class of Eurostar travel available for leisure customers) carriage you'll find a less dense seat configuration, meaning the seats are larger and you have ample space to relax and stretch out. As part of the service you'll enjoy complimentary drinks and refreshments, served at your seat by friendly, helpful waiting staff.
Where you’ll stay
Maritim Hotel, Nuremberg: near the old town of the city, the 4-star Maritim Hotel is also close to the train station and a short walk away from the National Museum. The hotel offers health and fitness facilities, swimming pool, restaurant and piano bar. Room facilities include minibat, television, telephone, air conditioning, hairdryer and safe.
What price includes
- Premier Class Service on Eurostar, with meals and drinks
- 7-night cruise in two-berth cabin, including all meals
- 2 nights' hotel, including breakfast and dinner each day
- The services of a professional Tour Manager throughout
- Services of the cruise director throughout the cruise
- All transfers
Location
Plan your journey by train
Meeting point:
London St Pancras International Station
London St Pancras
Transfer to meeting point:
Guests make their own way to meeting point
St Pancras station is connected both to the national and international train network and London underground (Kings Cross St Pancras station)
Plan your journey by train
Finish point:
London St Pancras International Station
London St Pancras
Transfer to finish point:
Operator drops guests off at station
By train from London St Pancras to destinations across the UK, or via the London underground to other rail terminals and destinations across the city.
