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Active & Discovery on the Danube - 7 night Cruise only - Budapest to Vilshofen (AVA46516)
Explore and Discover the Danube and take this amazing 7 night cruise aboard Avalon Illumination from Budapest to Vilshofen.
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Outside Deluxe$4,079
Outside Panorama Suite$5,979
Highlights
Why dip your toes in the Danube when you can explore and adore its landmarks. Take this amazing 7 night cruise aboard Avalon Illumination from Budapest to Vilshofen.
Inclusions:
7 night Cruise only Includes:
- 7 night Luxury cruise from Budapest to Vilshofen on Avalon Illumination
- Main meals~ and entertainment on board
- Complimentary sparkling wine with breakfast; select wine, beer, or soft drinks with lunch and dinner are included daily on board your vessel.
- Complimentary Wi-Fi throughout the ship
- An Avalon Adventure Host available as your guide for fitness activities and active excursions.
- Complimentary bicycles available for use on shore.
- All port charges & gratuities
- 7 night cruise from Budapest to Vilshofen aboard Avalon Illumination
- Avalon’s Active & Discovery cruises on the Danube invite dreamers and doers to activate their curiosities. To look closer, dive deeper, and forage further into the hamlets and hills of Germany, Austria, and Hungary.
- Visit: Visegrad, Vienna, Krems, Grein & more!
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Itinerary
Day 1:BUDAPEST, HUNGARY (EMBARKATION)DANUBE BEND
BUDAPEST, HUNGARY (EMBARKATION)–DANUBE BEND Welcome to Hungary. Your Suite Ship® is Ready for Boarding. Flights into Budapest must arrive by 3:30 pm. Guests must be on board ship by 5 pm.The day is yours to relax and enjoy Eastern Europe’s shining city on the Danube.Enjoy a Hungarian Dinner on board during a scenic cruise through the Danube Bend. Later, enjoy live entertainment onboard. EVENING CRUISE TO VISEGRÁD(D)BUDAPEST-PARLIAMENT.jpg
Mon 14 Jul 2025
Day 2:VISEGRD
VISEGRÁD Jousting Tournaments and Dracula’s TowerACTIVE 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 Visegrád’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 Palotaház, where stonemasons, smiths, potters, and paper-makers produce their traditional items using age-old techniques.AFTERNOON/OVERNIGHT CRUISE TO VIENNA(B,L,D) VISEGRAD.jpg
Tue 15 Jul 2025
Day 3:VIENNA, AUSTRIA
VIENNA, AUSTRIA Strauss, Schnitzel, Strudel and Sachertorte on the Blue DanubeACTIVE 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 Kärntnerstrasse then take a break for a piece of Sachertorte. Or enjoy an optional excursion in Schönbrunn.This evening consider joining an Optional Excursion to attend a Royal Waltz Concert in an elegant hall.OVERNIGHT DOCKING IN VIENNA(B,L,D)VIENNA-HISTORY-MUSEUM.jpg
Wed 16 Jul 2025
Day 4:VIENNA
VIENNA A Feast for the SoulDISCOVERY Enjoy a morning Guided Walking Tour to see the city in her best light, along with breakfast at a Viennese café, 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.OVERNIGHT CRUISE TO KREMS (B,L,D)VIENNA-FINE-ARTS-MUSEUM.jpg
Thu 17 Jul 2025
Day 5:KREMS
KREMS Pedals and Paddles in Austria’s Wine CountryJoin 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 Dürnstein 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.GREINA 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)WACHAU-VALLEY.jpg
Fri 18 Jul 2025
Day 6:GREIN
GREIN Theater History...Alive and Well in GreinCLASSIC 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 Memorial, one of the largest and most brutal Nazi camp of WWII. This afternoon sail to Linz arriving this evening.LINZLegendary, Lovely LinzTonight, enjoy live entertainment on board your ship.OVERNIGHT CRUISE TO ENGELHARTSZELL(B,L,D)MAUTHAUSEN-ST-FLORIAN-MONASTERY.jpg
Sat 19 Jul 2025
Day 7:ENGELHARTSZELLSCHLGEN OXBOW
ENGELHARTSZELL–SCHLÖGEN OXBOW Memories and Beer in the Making ACTIVE Bike your way to a local trappist monastery in Engelhartszell, OR:DISCOVERY Join a Guided Tour to a cider cellar where an expert sommelier will reveal the secrets of Upper Austria’s beloved ciders, 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. Relax on the Sky Deck while you sail through the amazing horseshoe bend of the Danube’s Schlögen Oxbow on your way to Vilshofen.ACTIVE This afternoon, enjoy a scenic Guided Hike along the Danube’s Schlögen Oxbow, a dramatic bend carved by centuries.EVENING CRUISE TO VILSHOFEN(B,L,D) SCHLOGEN-OXBOW.jpg
Sun 20 Jul 2025
Day 8:VILSHOFEN (DISEMBARKATION)
VILSHOFEN (DISEMBARKATION) Your cruise ends with breakfast this morning.Flights should not leave Munich airport before 8 am.(B)VILSHOFEN-SUNRISE.jpg
Mon 21 Jul 2025
Ports of Call may vary by departure date and subject to weather and other conditions.
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*Conditions apply. Prices correct as at 26 September 2024 but may fluctuate if surcharges, fees, taxes or currency change. Offers subject to availability. Agents may charge service fees, rates vary. Payments by credit card will incur a surcharge. ~Excludes Specialty restaurants. Airfare not included unless otherwise stated. A non-refundable deposit of $750pp per cruise is required at time of booking or by 01 November 2024 (whichever comes first) to secure reservation and offers. Offers applicable across all cabin categories. Cabin upgrade cost will apply. Further terms of use apply. Offers not combinable with any other promotion except Welcome Back Credit. Offers applicable to singles - single supplement applies. Saving is based on category D cabin. All savings are included in the advertised price. Offers may be withdrawn without notice and are not combinable with any other offers unless stated. Please check all prices, availability and other information before booking. Avalon Waterways and Helloworld Travel booking terms and conditions apply, see in store for details.
