Active & Discovery on the Danube with Budapest and Prague

Welcome to Budapest - Hungary's Captivating Capital

The day is yours to relax and enjoy Eastern Europe's shining city on the Danube.

The Pearl of the Danube

Visit the Adventure centre for today's activities with your Adventure Host.

• Active: See the sights from a different perspective by joining a Guided Bike Tour along the bike paths and pedestrian areas of the city, OR:
• Discovery: Join the author of "Fabulous Budapest" for an unforgettable introduction to the local people, places, and experiences that makes Budapest so special*, OR:
• Classic: Take a Guided Walking Tour of Budapest to see the city's most iconic sites.

Spend free time shopping for Hungarian paprika or handcrafted souvenirs, or savor a piece of cream cake in one of the many cafes. Enjoy a Hungarian Dinner on board during a scenic cruise through the Danube Bend. Later, enjoy live entertainment on board.

EVENING CRUISE TO VISEGRAD (B/ D)

Jousting Tournaments and Dracula's Tower

• Active: Visit Count Dracula's prison tower on a Hiking Tour, OR:
• Active: Take part in a Canoe Excursion through the picturesque Bend Region of the Danube for a truly unique perspective of one of the river's most beautiful stretches, OR:
• Discovery: Join a Guided Visit to the Medieval Knights Tournament at Visegrad's Lower Castle, featuring targeting and fighting demonstrations by members of the St. George Knightly Order.

Spend free time after your selected activities to explore Palotahaz, where stonemasons, smiths, potters, and paper-makers produce their traditional items using age-old techniques.

AFTERNOON/OVERNIGHT CRUISE TO VIENNA (B/L/D)

Strauss, Schnitzel, Strudel and Sachertorte

• Active: Take a Guided Bike Tour along the famed Ringstrasse and pedestrian avenues of Vienna to see the city's highlights from a unique perspective, OR:
• Discovery: Take an Insider's Tour of Vienna to get behind the scenes of her sights and attractions. You will meet locals, have the chance to prepare some food, and enjoy other surprises, OR:
• Classic: Take a Guided Sightseeing Tour of Vienna, including a tour of Belvedere Palace to see Gustave Klimt's renowned "Kiss" painting.

Spend free time this afternoon strolling through the pedestrian Karntnerstrasse then take a break for a piece of Sachertorte. This evening consider joining an optional excursion to attend a Royal Waltz Concert in an elegant hall.

OVERNIGHT DOCKING IN VIENNA (B/L/D)

A Feast for the Soul

• Discovery: Enjoy a morning Guided Walking Tour to see the city in her best light, along with breakfast at a Viennese cafe, OR:
• Classic: Dive into one of the world's most important museums with a Guided Tour of the Habsburg family's private art collection at the Museum of Fine Arts, and enjoy Italian or Dutch master works, OR:
• Classic: Take a Guided Tour of the Museum of Fine Arts, followed by the Military Museum, commemorating the past of the Habsburg Empire.

OVERNIGHT CRUISE TO KREMS (B/L/D)

Take a Canoe or a Bike through Austria's Wine Country

Join your Adventure Host for today's special activities.

• Active: Paddle a canoe on a Guided Tour to see the Austrian waterways and shoreline scenery from a unique perspective, OR:
• Active: Take a Guided Bike Tour from Krems to Spitz, and enjoy a stop in Durnstein to see the mesmerizing blue Stiftskirche, and to sample local specialties, OR:
• Discovery: Join an interactive Wine World Experience with wine tasting, OR:
• Discovery: Enjoy a Guided Visit that showcases production of regional fruits, vegetables, wine, or other products.

Relax on board this afternoon to enjoy the picturesque Wachau Valley scenery as you cruise to Grein.

GREIN: A Modern-Day Castle and the Count

• Discovery: See Burg Clam on a Guided Visit, and meet the Count of Clam during your tour.

OVERNIGHT DOCKING IN GREIN (B/L/D)

Theater History... Alive and Well in Grein

• Classic: Take a Guided Walk of Grein, including its historic theater, the oldest in Austria still holding regular performances.

Take a mid-morning cruise to Mauthausen.

MAUTHAUSEN: History Lessons and Monastic Life

• Active: Take a Guided Bike Tour along the Danube and discover how fertile this area is. Stop at a local farm and learn more about farming life and flood protection, OR:
• Classic: Visit the 9th-century St. Florian Monastery - the largest monastery in upper Austria and home to Augustine monks, OR:
• Classic: Join a sobering Guided Tour of Mauthausen Concentration Camp, one of the largest and most brutal Nazi camp of WWII.

This afternoon sail to Linz arriving this evening.

LINZ:

Tonight, enjoy live entertainment on board your ship.

OVERNIGHT CRUISE TO ENGELHARTSZELL (B/L/D)

Memories and Beer in the Making

• Active: Bike your way to a local trappist monastery in Engelhartszell with your Adventure Host, OR:
• Discovery: Join a Guided Tour to the "House by the stream" (Haus am Strom) and walk across the Danube Power-Station Jochenstein, OR:
• Classic: Visit the stunning rococo-style Engelszell Abbey, and explore its Sensory Garden - complete with stone labyrinth, herb garden, and vineyard. Sample cheese and beer made by the resident Trappist monks.
• Active: This afternoon, enjoy a scenic Guided Hike along the Danube's Schlogen Oxbow, a dramatic bend carved by centuries.

Or, as a relaxing option, enjoy free time on the Sky Deck this afternoon while you sail through the amazing horseshoe bend of the Danube's Schlogen Oxbow on your way to VILSHOFEN.

EVENING/OVERNIGHT CRUISE TO VILSHOFEN (B/L/D)

Classic: Visit the picturesque Bohemian town of Cesky Krumlov, also known as the "Pearl of the Bohemian Forest. Continue on to the Golden City of Prague. (B)

Gothic Cathedrals, Grand Castles, and Great Cuisine

• Active: Enjoy the natural wonders of Prokopske Valley Nature Reserve on this active, half-day Guided Hiking adventure on the outskirts of Prague OR:
• Classic: Take a Guided City Walk to visit Hrad?any Castle Grounds; see St. Vitus Cathedral and Old Town's Astronomical Clock.

Consider sampling delicious plum dumplings and traditional Pilsner lager beside the Vltava River. Mingle with the locals and be mesmerized by street performers in Wenceslas Square, or browse the market stalls at Charles Bridge. (B)

Your holiday ends with breakfast this morning. (B)