Days |
Ports Of Call |
01 |
Depart Home Gateway City to Munich  |
02 |
Transfer to Regensburg (embark)
~ Arrive in Munich Airport where you’ll be greeted by a Uniworld representative and transferred to the ship in Regensburg.(Dinner) |
03 |
Regensburg
~ Lively Regensburg is home to 2000 years of history and is a well-preserved
medieval gem listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Our guided walking tour
takes us to the Cathedral of St. Peter, the town’s famous 12th-century Stone Bridge, and the city’s romantic Christmas Markets. (Breakfast / Lunch / Captain’s Welcome Dinner)
#Featured Excursion: Regensburg walking tour and Christmas Market |
04 |
Regensburg walking tour and Christmas Market
~ We’ll board our coaches for a scenic ride through the mountains to the town of Zwiesel. A small, family-operated glass manufactory welcomes us with hot mulled wine. Next, horse-drawn sleighs await us in a neighboring Bavarian Forest village for a sleigh ride through the hills and woods. A short scenic afternoon cruise takes us to Vilshofen, with a unique floating Christmas Market. Enjoy leisure time. Craftsmen carve, sew and make pottery and lace on a decorated ship on the Danube, while festive booths along the river promenade create a Christmas atmosphere.(Breakfast / Lunch / Dinner)
#Featured Excursion: Horse sleigh ride in the Bavarian Forest and visit to a glass workshop |
05 |
Passau
~ Your tour takes you past baroque, rococo, and neo-classical architecture, along
with a visit to St. Stephan’s Cathedral, home to the world’s largest pipe organ. Our walking tour of Old Town lanes explores the New Residence and the Town Hall, before we visit Passau’s charming Christmas Market, with St. Stephan’s as its backdrop. The Christmas Market features unique crafts such as hand-painted porcelain and Bohemian glass ornaments. See first-hand how gingerbread is made and be inspired at a floral decoration demonstration. (Breakfast / Lunch / Dinner)
#Featured Excursion: Passau walking tour, Christmas Markets and a gingerbread demonstration and
floral decoration workshop |
06 |
Linz (Salzburg)
~ Linz will be your gateway for your full-day excursion to the city of Salzburg.
With a magnificent cathedral, inspired by St. Peter’s Cathedral at the Vatican, and ¬¬the Hohensalzburg Fortress towering over the city, Salzburg will enchant you. You’ll enjoy a tour of the Old Town, and lunch at the Fortress restaurant before attending an exclusive choir performance of a local children’s choir – certain to lift your spirits high. (Breakfast / Lunch / Dinner)
#Featured Excursion: Full-day excursion to Salzburg with walking tour and lunch at the Fortress |
07 |
Melk, Scenic Cruising Wachau Valley, Vienna
~ You know you have arrived in Melk when you spot the 900-year-old baroque abbey
high atop the granite cliffs of the Danube. While touring the abbey, enjoy the
spectacular views from its terrace, and even more splendid to see are the
frescoes, the marble, and the famous Benedictine library. A fantastic cruise
through the vineyard-rich Wachau Valley with its abruptly rising hills, nestling
baroque villages and ancient monuments is a wonderful beginning to your
afternoon in Vienna. (Breakfast / Lunch / Dinner)
#Featured Excursion: Melk Abbey
#Irresistible Optional Tour: Mozart and Strauss concert |
08 |
Vienna
~ Decorative lights blanket the city and aromas of roasted chestnuts and Christmas
punch fill the air as Vienna prepares for its biggest party of the year. Your
tour takes you along the stately Ringstrasse with its impressive monuments that
evoke a distinctive imperial air. You’ll then move on to the classic Christmas Market in front of Vienna’s neo-gothic City Hall with a hugely decorated Christmas tree. (Breakfast / Lunch / Dinner)
#Featured Excursion: Vienna city tour with Christmas Market
#Irresistible Optional Tour: Visit Schönbrunn Palace and its Christmas Market, and/or Heurigen Dinner |
09 |
Bratislava
~ The heart and soul of Slovakia, Bratislava is full of surprises. Straddling both
banks of the Danube, this vibrant capital city is quite a melting pot of
cultures. Your tour will acquaint you with the diversity of cultures, as well as
eclectic architecture. You’ll visit Bratislava’s Christmas Market, established only in 1993, though the Slovakians have quickly embraced the holiday traditions of their Austrian and Hungarian neighbors, and you’ll get to embrace them as well. (Breakfast / Lunch / Dinner)
#Featured Excursion: Bratislava city tour and Christmas Market |
10 |
Budapest
~ The “Queen of the Danube” is even more regal during the holidays. From the Castle Hill district, now a UNESCO World Heritage Site, to the grand Parliament Building, to St. Stephen’s Basilica, the city will leave you mesmerized as we guide you from one historical place to another. And in the center of it all is the Christmas Market at Vörösmarty Square, where you’ll get to shop for traditional Hungarian wares and delightful treats like apricot brandy and cinnamon-spiced gingerbread. (Breakfast / Lunch / Captain’s Farewell Dinner)
#Featured Excursion: Budapest city tour and Christmas Market
#Irresistible Optional Tour: Szentendre – artists’ village |
11 |
Budapest (disembark), transfer to airport
~ Disembark the ship and transfer to Budapest Airport for your flight home. |
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