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Black Sea Explorer with Transylvania from Budapest Cruise

  • Departure DateSat 17th Sep 2022
  • Scenic River Cruises Scenic Opal
  • 14 Night Cruise From Budapest
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Itinerary

  • Budapest
  • Kalocsa
  • Osijek
  • Belgrade
  • Iron Gate, UK
  • Svistov
  • Rousse, Bulgaria
  • Silistra
  • Giurgiu
  • Bucharest
  • Sibu
  • Brasov
  • Bucharest

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Day 1 - Budapest

Arrive: Sat 17 September 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 2 - Budapest

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 3 - Budapest

Depart: Mon 19 September 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 4 - Kalocsa

Arrive: Tue 20 September 2022 / Depart: Tue 20 September 2022

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 5 - Osijek

Arrive: Wed 21 September 2022 / Depart: Wed 21 September 2022

Osijek is the fourth largest city in Croatia with a population of 108,048 in 2011. It is the largest city and the economic and cultural centre of the eastern Croatian region of Slavonia, as well as the administrative centre of Osijek-Baranja County.

Day 6 - Belgrade

Arrive: Thu 22 September 2022 / Depart: Thu 22 September 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

Day 7 - Iron Gate, UK

Arrive: Fri 23 September 2022 / Depart: Fri 23 September 2022

Iron Gate

Day 8 - Svistov

Arrive: Sat 24 September 2022 / Depart: Sat 24 September 2022

Svishtov is a town in northern Bulgaria, located in Veliko Tarnovo Province on the right bank of the Danube river opposite the Romanian town of Zimnicea. It is the administrative centre of the homonymous Svishtov Municipality.

Day 8 - Rousse, Bulgaria

Arrive: Sat 24 September 2022 / Depart: Sat 24 September 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 9 - Silistra

Arrive: Sun 25 September 2022 / Depart: Sun 25 September 2022

Silistra is a town in Northeastern Bulgaria. The town lies on the southern bank of the lower Danube river, and is also the part of the Romanian border where it stops following the Danube.

Day 10 - Giurgiu

Arrive: Mon 26 September 2022 / Depart: Mon 26 September 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 10 - Bucharest

Arrive: Mon 26 September 2022

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 11 - Bucharest

Depart: Tue 27 September 2022

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 11 - Sibu

Arrive: Tue 27 September 2022

Sibiu is a city in Transylvania, central Romania. It’s known for Germanic architecture in its old town, the legacy of 12th-century Saxon settlers. Around the city are the remains of medieval walls and towers, including the 13th-century Council Tower. In the upper town, Brukenthal Palace now houses the Brukenthal National Museum, with European paintings. The nearby Evangelical Cathedral has gravestones in its walls.

Day 12 - Sibu

Depart: Wed 28 September 2022

Sibiu is a city in Transylvania, central Romania. It’s known for Germanic architecture in its old town, the legacy of 12th-century Saxon settlers. Around the city are the remains of medieval walls and towers, including the 13th-century Council Tower. In the upper town, Brukenthal Palace now houses the Brukenthal National Museum, with European paintings. The nearby Evangelical Cathedral has gravestones in its walls.

Day 12 - Sighisoara

Day 13 - Sighisoara

Day 13 - Brasov

Arrive: Thu 29 September 2022

Bra?ov is a city in Transylvania, Romania and the administrative centre of Bra?ov County. According to the latest Romanian census (2011),

Day 14 - Brasov

Depart: Fri 30 September 2022

Bra?ov is a city in Transylvania, Romania and the administrative centre of Bra?ov County. According to the latest Romanian census (2011),

Day 14 - Bucharest

Arrive: Fri 30 September 2022

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 15 - Bucharest

Depart: Sat 01 October 2022

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.

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