Grand Danube - Giurgiu to Vilshofen Cruise

Day 1 - Giurgiu

Arrive: Mon 25 July 2022 / Depart: Mon 25 July 2022

Giurgiu is a city in southern Romania. The seat of Giurgiu County, it lies in the historical region of Muntenia. It is situated amongst mud-flats and marshes on the left bank of the Danube facing the Bulgarian city of Ruse on the opposite bank.

Day 2 - Rousse, Bulgaria

Arrive: Tue 26 July 2022 / Depart: Tue 26 July 2022

Ruse, is the fifth largest city in Bulgaria. Ruse is in the northeastern part of the country, on the right bank of the Danube, opposite the Romanian city of Giurgiu, approximately 75 km south of Bucharest, Romania's capital, 200 km from the Bulgarian Black Sea Coast and 300 km from the capital Sofia.

Day 3 - Vidin

Arrive: Wed 27 July 2022 / Depart: Wed 27 July 2022

Vidin is a port town on the southern bank of the Danube in north-western Bulgaria. It is close to the borders with Romania and Serbia, and is also the administrative centre of Vidin Province, as well as of the Metropolitan of Vidin.

Day 4 - Iron Gates, Romania

Arrive: Thu 28 July 2022 / Depart: Thu 28 July 2022

The Iron Gates is a gorge on the river Danube. It forms part of the boundary between Serbia and Romania.

Day 5 - Belgrade

Arrive: Fri 29 July 2022 / Depart: Fri 29 July 2022

Belgrade is the capital of the southeast European country of Serbia. Its most significant landmark is the Beogradska Tvr?ava, an imposing fortress at the confluence of the Danube and the Sava rivers. The fort is a testament to the city’s strategic importance to the Roman, Byzantine, Ottoman, Serbian and Austrian empires, and it's now the site of several museums as well as Kalemegdan, a vast park.

Day 6 - Novi Sad

Arrive: Sat 30 July 2022 / Depart: Sat 30 July 2022

Novi Sad is a city in northern Serbia on the banks of the Danube River. Standing atop a riverside bluff, much of Petrovaradin Fortress dates to the 17th and 18th centuries, with an iconic clock tower and a network of tunnels. Across the river is the old quarter, Stari Grad, site of the Gothic Revival Name of Mary Church and the neo-Renaissance City Hall.

Day 6 - Ilok

Day 7 - Pecs

Arrive: Sun 31 July 2022 / Depart: Sun 31 July 2022

Pécs is an ancient city in southern Hungary, close to the Croatian border. Founded by the Romans, it's known for its architectural landmarks such as the Early Christian Mausoleum, which features frescoed tombs. Vast Pécs Cathedral towers over central Szent István Square. The domed Mosque of Pasha Gazi Kasim was built in the 16th century during the Ottoman occupation of the city and is now a Catholic church.

Day 7 - Mohacs

Arrive: Sun 31 July 2022 / Depart: Sun 31 July 2022

Mohács is a town in Baranya county, Hungary on the right bank of the Danube.

Day 8 - Budapest

Arrive: Mon 01 August 2022

Budapest, Hungary’s capital, is bisected by the River Danube. Its 19th-century Chain Bridge connects the hilly Buda district with flat Pest. A funicular runs up Castle Hill to Buda’s Old Town, where the Budapest History Museum traces city life from Roman times onward. Trinity Square is home to 13th-century Matthias Church and the turrets of the Fishermen’s Bastion, which offer sweeping views

Day 9 - Budapest

Depart: Tue 02 August 2022

Budapest, Hungary’s capital, is bisected by the River Danube. Its 19th-century Chain Bridge connects the hilly Buda district with flat Pest. A funicular runs up Castle Hill to Buda’s Old Town, where the Budapest History Museum traces city life from Roman times onward. Trinity Square is home to 13th-century Matthias Church and the turrets of the Fishermen’s Bastion, which offer sweeping views

Day 10 - Bratislava

Arrive: Wed 03 August 2022 / Depart: Wed 03 August 2022

Bratislava, the capital of Slovakia, is set along the Danube River by the border with Austria and Hungary. It’s surrounded by vineyards and the Little Carpathian mountains, crisscrossed with forested hiking and cycling trails. The pedestrian-only, 18th-century old town is known for its lively bars and cafes. Perched atop a hill, the reconstructed Bratislava Castle overlooks old town and the Danube.

Day 11 - Vienna

Arrive: Thu 04 August 2022 / Depart: Thu 04 August 2022

Vienna, Austria’s capital, lies in the country’s east on the Danube River. Its artistic and intellectual legacy was shaped by residents including Mozart, Beethoven and Sigmund Freud. The city is also known for its Imperial palaces, including Schönbrunn, the Habsburgs’ summer residence.

Day 12 - Weissenkirchen

Arrive: Fri 05 August 2022 / Depart: Fri 05 August 2022

Weißenkirchen in der Wachau is a town in the district of Krems-Land in the Austrian state of Lower Austria. The ferry across the Danube here is interesting in that it has no motor or sail: it is powered by rudder set against the river current, anchored to a cable above the river.

Day 12 - Grein

Arrive: Fri 05 August 2022 / Depart: Fri 05 August 2022

Grein is a municipality in the district Perg in the Austrian state of Upper Austria. It lies on the Danube River.

Day 13 - Linz (Salzburg)

Arrive: Sat 06 August 2022 / Depart: Sat 06 August 2022

Linz is a city in Upper Austria, straddling the Danube River midway between Salzburg and Vienna. Baroque buildings, including Old Town Hall (Altes Rathaus) and the old cathedral or Alter Dom, ring Hauptplatz, the old town’s main square. The riverside Lentos Kunstmuseum Linz has a major modern art collection. Across the river, the striking Ars Electronica Center focuses on society, technology and life in the future.

Day 14 - Passau (Munich)

Arrive: Sun 07 August 2022 / Depart: Sun 07 August 2022

Passau, a German city on the Austrian border, lies at the confluence of the Danube, Inn and Ilz rivers. Known as the Three Rivers City, it's overlooked by the Veste Oberhaus, a 13th-century hilltop fortress housing a city museum and observation tower. The old town below is known for its baroque architecture, including St. Stephen's Cathedral, featuring distinctive onion-domed towers and an organ with 17,974 pipes.

Day 15 - Vilshofen

Arrive: Mon 08 August 2022 / Depart: Mon 08 August 2022

Vilshofen an der Donau is a town in the German district of Passau.