Legends Of The Balkans - Bucharest to Budapest Cruise

Day 1 - Bucharest

Arrive: Sun 20 October 2024 / Depart: Sun 20 October 2024

Bucharest, in southern Romania, is the country's capital and commercial center. Its iconic landmark is the massive, communist-era Palatul Parlamentului government building, which has 1,100 rooms. Nearby, the historic Lipscani district is home to an energetic nightlife scene as well as tiny Eastern Orthodox Stavropoleos Church and 15th-century Curtea Veche Palace, where Prince Vlad III (“The Impaler”) once ruled.

Day 1 - Giurgiu

Arrive: Sun 20 October 2024 / Depart: Sun 20 October 2024

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: Mon 21 October 2024 / Depart: Mon 21 October 2024

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 2 - Veliko Tarnovo

Arrive: Mon 21 October 2024 / Depart: Mon 21 October 2024

Veliko Tarnovo is a town in north central Bulgaria and the administrative centre of Veliko Tarnovo Province

Day 2 - Arbanasi

Day 3 - Vidin

Arrive: Tue 22 October 2024 / Depart: Tue 22 October 2024

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 3 - Belogradshick

Arrive: Tue 22 October 2024 / Depart: Tue 22 October 2024

Belogradchik is a town in Vidin Province, Northwestern Bulgaria, the administrative centre of the homonymous Belogradchik Municipality.

Day 4 - At Sea

Day 5 - Novi Sad

Arrive: Thu 24 October 2024 / Depart: Thu 24 October 2024

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 - Kalocsa

Arrive: Fri 25 October 2024 / Depart: Fri 25 October 2024

Kalocsa is a town in Bács-Kiskun county, Hungary. It lies 142 km south of Budapest. It is situated in a marshy but highly productive district, near the left bank of the Danube River. Historically it had greater political and economic importance than at present.

Day 7 - Budapest

Arrive: Sat 26 October 2024

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 8 - Budapest

Depart: Sun 27 October 2024

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.