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20 Night Grand Danube (Wine) and Land Tour

From Prague to Istanbul

AmaBella

AMA Waterways
4 Stars
  • Cruise #: 13953087
  • Departs: Mon, Mar 24, 2025
  • Returns: Thu, Apr 10, 2025
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    Itinerary Summary

    Tour Features and Highlights

    Day by Day Details

    Land Segment of Itinerary

    Friday - Mar 21, 2025
    Day
    1
    Prague, Czech Republic
    • Prague, Czech Republic
    Arrive in Prague and transfer to your hotel.

    Land Segment of Itinerary

    Saturday - Mar 22, 2025
    Day
    2
    Prague, Czech Republic
    • Prague, Czech Republic
    Discover fairytale Prague and its magical church spires via a city tour or a hike to Prague Castle. Both will reveal why Prague is considered one of Europe's most attractive and vibrant cities, with a historic city center that's recognized as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. (B)

    Land Segment of Itinerary

    Sunday - Mar 23, 2025
    Day
    3
    Prague, Czech Republic
    • Prague, Czech Republic
    Beer has been an important part of the Czech Republic since 993 when the first brewery was established. Beer is vital to the country's national identity, so much so that the Czechs are the biggest consumers of beer in the world. Join a beer tasting and discover for yourself what makes Czech beer some of the best in the world. (B) ...
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    Monday - Mar 24, 2025
    Day
    4
    Prague, Czech Republic
    • Prague, Czech Republic
    • Bus Travel
    • Regensburg, Germany
    • Bus Travel

    Cruise Segment of Itinerary

    Day 4 - Monday - Mar 24, 2025
    Day
    4
    Cruise Begins
    • Cruise Begins
    • Vilshofen, Germany
    Depart from Prague via motorcoach and enjoy a stop in Regensburg. After a local highlights tour, drive to Vilshofen where you will board your ship. Later in the day, enjoy a festive Oktoberfest celebration - an AmaWaterways exclusive. (B,D)
    • Vilshofen, Germany
    Board the ship in Vilshofen for your Grand Danube Wine Cruise. In the evening, be treated to a festive Oktoberfest celebration - an AmaWaterways exclusive. (D)
    Tuesday - Mar 25, 2025
    Day
    5
    Vilshofen, Germany
    • Vilshofen, Germany
    • Passau, Germany
    Enjoy a free morning to walk around the quaint village of Vilshofen. Later, cruise to Passau, where you have the option of exploring it one of three ways. Take a walking tour and marvel at Gothic and Italian Baroque architecture and St. Stephan's Cathedral. Or choose between a guided bike tour along the Inn River or a guided hike up to the Veste Oberhaus fortress. (B,L,D) ...
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    Wednesday - Mar 26, 2025
    Day
    6
    Linz, Germany
    • Linz, Germany
    • Bus Travel
    • Mondsee, Austria, Austria
    • Bus Travel
    • Salzburg, Austria
    • Bus Travel
    • Linz, Germany
    The ship arrives in Linz where you'll have several choices of excursions. Opt for a full-day excursion to Salzburg where you'll tour the historic center, Mirabell Gardens, Residenz Square, and the Old Market. En route to Salzburg, stop at Mondsee, home of the Basilica of St. Michael. Or join a morning walking tour through the old city center of Linz and by the Mozart House; or go on a bike tour of the city's famed "Cultural Mile" and the Danube. During the afternoon, for guests who have not chosen the full-day Salzburg tour, visit the charming mountain town of Cesky Krumlov - a guest favorite, located just over the Czech-Austrian border. (B,L,D) ...
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    Thursday - Mar 27, 2025
    Day
    7
    Weissenkirchen, Austria
    • Weissenkirchen, Austria
    • Bus Travel
    • Durnstein, Austria
    • Bus Travel
    • Weissenkirchen, Austria
    Head up to the Sun Deck for panoramic views as you unwind with a scenic cruise through the Strudengau and UNESCO World Heritage-designated Wachau valleys. After reaching Weissenkirchen, you'll be treated to your choice between two excursions. Take a walking tour of Durnstein before tasting some of Weissenkirchen's famed wines, made with apricots from Austria's Wachau Valley. For a more active adventure, hike the trail up to the ruins of Durnstein Fortress, where Richard the Lionheart was once held captive, and where you'll find spectacular views of the valley, river, and village below. As a reward for completing the hike, enjoy tasting the wines of Weissenkirchen following your descent from the hill. (B,L,D) ...
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    Friday - Mar 28, 2025
    Day
    8
    Weissenkirchen, Austria
    • Weissenkirchen, Austria
    • Bus Travel
    • Melk, Austria
    • Bus Travel
    • Weissenkirchen, Austria
    Today, you will have the chance to join a tour of magnificent Melk Abbey. Sitting on a rocky outcrop overlooking the Danube, the Benedictine abbey is one of Europe's largest and most revered Baroque monasteries, and you will marvel at the beautiful frescoes painted inside. Alternatively, get active on a bike tour through the breathtaking Wachau Valley. (B,L,D) ...
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    Saturday - Mar 29, 2025
    Day
    9
    Vienna, Austria
    • Vienna, Austria
    The "City of Waltzes" is a treasure trove and your city tour showcases its regal splendors, including the majestic Opera House and the former Imperial Palace of the Habsburgs. Conclude your tour in the UNESCO-designated historic city center and visit St. Stephen's Cathedral. For a more active exploration, take a guided bike ride through Vienna. During the afternoon, enjoy leisure time exploring this iconic city even more. (B,L,D) ...
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    Sunday - Mar 30, 2025
    Day
    10
    Budapest, Hungary
    • Budapest, Hungary
    You cannot help but fall in love with Budapest, known as the "Queen of the Danube". Your Budapest city tour begins with a visit to the Great Market Hall. The remainder of this tour takes you to both the Buda (hilly) and the Pest (flat) sides of the river. Alternatively, hike up to Castle Hill for breathtaking views of the city. (B,L,D) ...
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    Monday - Mar 31, 2025
    Day
    11
    Budapest, Hungary
    • Budapest, Hungary
    • Bus Travel
    • Godollo, Hungary
    • Bus Travel
    • Puszta Cultural Experience, Hungary
    • Bus Travel
    • Budapest, Hungary
    Visit the 19th-century Godollo Palace with its royal stables and Baroque theater. This palace became the favored residence of the much-loved Habsburg Empress and Hungarian Queen Elizabeth, affectionately known as Sissi, followed by lunch at Godollo Restaurant. Afterward, head for Puszta, the vast flat Great Hungarian Plain where you will tour a genuine Hungarian csarda (farm) run by the carriage-drive world champions Lazar brothers. Following the tour, witness a unique, unforgettable performance of Hungarian horsemanship, a tradition that goes back to the hordes of Magyar tribes conquering Hungary in the 9th century. (B,L,D) ...
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    Tuesday - Apr 1, 2025
    Day
    12
    • Mohacs, Hungary
    • Bus Travel
    • Pecs, Hungary
    • Bus Travel
    • Mohacs, Hungary
    Enjoy a scenic morning cruise to Mohacs and then visit Pecs, founded more than 2,000 years ago by the Romans. Visit the UNESCO World Heritage-designated Christian Necropolis; St. Peter's Basilica, the city's main Catholic cathedral along with its catacombs; and Szechenyi Square, the heart of Old Town Pecs. You will also see the Mosque of Pasha Qasim the Victorious, one of the symbols of the city. If you prefer to see the city on two wheels, join a bike tour; and for wine connoisseurs, you'll want to go instead to the Szekszard wine region, one of the oldest red-wine-growing areas in Hungary, established more than 2,000 years ago. (B,L,D) ...
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    Wednesday - Apr 2, 2025
    Day
    13
    Vukovar, Croatia
    • Vukovar, Croatia
    • Novi Sad, Serbia
    Novi Sad is sometimes called the "Serbian Athens". Discover Novi Sad on a walking tour to Dunavski Park and through Stari Grad, the Old Town center. Alternatively, stay in Vukovar, a Croatian symbol of resistance, which you'll better understand on your city tour showcasing the Ovcara Memorial and Eltz Manor House. You may also explore the city on a guided bike tour. Later in the day, be treated to a tasting of Croatian wines. (B,L,D) ...
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    Thursday - Apr 3, 2025
    Day
    14
    Belgrade, Serbia
    • Belgrade, Serbia
    Explore Serbia's capital, Belgrade, on a city tour that includes the Kalemegdan Fortress and the Serbian Orthodox Temple of St. Sava. Or hike to the well-preserved Belgrade Fortress with its conical towers. In the afternoon, visit the Podrum Panajotovic Wine Cellar, where old traditions and excellent wine are preserved 10 meters below the streets of Belgrade. For those wishing a more active adventure, join a guided bike tour. (B,L,D) ...
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    Friday - Apr 4, 2025
    Day
    15
    Iron Gates
    • Iron Gates
    The Iron Gates is one of Europe's most awe-inspiring natural wonders. The Danube narrows as it winds through a series of magnificent gorges between the Carpathian and Balkan mountains. (B,L,D)
    Saturday - Apr 5, 2025
    Day
    16
    • Vidin, Bulgaria
    Explore Vidin, one of Bulgaria's oldest cities, and surrounding areas with a choice of excursions. Discover Baba Vida Fortress, the largest preserved medieval castle in Bulgaria. Alternatively, visit a local home for a demonstration of traditional Bulgarian yogurt and banitsa, a pastry you will also get to make. Familiarize yourself with Bulgarian wines instead at Dos Alamos, a winery located next to vineyards on a hilly terrain where the sun shines all day long. You also have the choice to bike through Vidin and to the castle. (B,L,D) ...
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    Sunday - Apr 6, 2025
    Day
    17
    Rousse, Bulgaria
    • Rousse, Bulgaria
    • Bus Travel
    • Veliko Tarnovo, Bulgaria
    • Bus Travel
    • Rousse, Bulgaria
    • Giurgiu, Romania
    • Bus Travel
    • Bucharest, Romania
    • Bus Travel
    • Giurgiu, Romania
    Visit Bulgaria's ancient capital, Veliko Tarnovo, with its medieval fortress and multiple orthodox temples, either followed by a wine tasting, or with a little extra free time in the capital. You can opt instead to go to Rousse, known for its 19th- and 20th-century Neo-Baroque and Neo-Rococo architecture, and then afterwards visit the UNESCO World Heritage-designated Rock-hewn Churches of Ivanovo with frescos revealing exceptional artistry of 14th-century paintings. Later in the day, travel through the Romanian countryside to the capital of Bucharest, known as the "Little Paris of the East". Enjoy a panoramic tour of the historic city center and its elegant architecture, followed by a visit to the Palace of the Parliament, the second-largest administrative building in the world. Later in the day, head to the Leventa Complex set in a unique fortification dating back almost 200 years where you will be treated to a tasting of three wines and learn more about their winemaking tradition. (B,L,D) ...
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    Monday - Apr 7, 2025
    Day
    18
    Giurgiu, Romania
    • Giurgiu, Romania
    Disembark the ship and bid farewell to Giurgiu as you prepare for your flight home. (B)
    • Giurgiu, Romania
    • Cruise Ends

    Land Segment of Itinerary

    Day 18 - Monday - Apr 7, 2025
    Day
    18
    • Bus Travel
    • Bucharest, Romania
    • Air Travel
    • Istanbul, Turkey
    Disembark the ship in Giurgiu and board a motorcoach to Bucharest, where you will board your flight to Istanbul. Upon landing, check into your hotel. (B)

    Land Segment of Itinerary

    Tuesday - Apr 8, 2025
    Day
    19
    Istanbul, Turkey
    • Istanbul, Turkey
    Allow yourself to be led through Istanbul's fascinating Old City, with its numerous Roman, Byzantine, and Ottoman monuments. Admire the mighty defensive walls, the Roman aqueduct, and the hippodrome, among other iconic sites. (B)

    Land Segment of Itinerary

    Wednesday - Apr 9, 2025
    Day
    20
    Istanbul, Turkey
    • Istanbul, Turkey
    Admire the grandeur of the spectacular Ottoman Sultans' Grand Palace of Topkapi, home to every Sultan from the 15th to the 19th century. During your tour, marvel at the private chambers of the Sultans, the Harem (women's quarters) and the Imperial Treasury's vast collection, including the jewel-encrusted Topkapi Dagger and the stunning 86-carat Spoonmaker's Diamond. (B) ...
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    Land Segment of Itinerary

    Thursday - Apr 10, 2025
    Day
    21
    Istanbul, Turkey
    • Istanbul, Turkey
    Bid farewell to Istanbul as you prepare for your flight home. (B)


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