Highlights of the Danube

Individual arrival to Passau by train/car. We offer a transfer from the parking lot and the train station to the ship at fixed times (around 4:30 p.m.).
Located at the confluence of Danube, Inn and Ilz, Passau has numerous interesting sites to visit. Use your free time and stroll through the cobblestoned old town center, listen to the bells of Passau’s Gothic Town Hall or have a look at the world’s largest Catholic Church organ in the Passau Cathedral. Welcome evening. At approx. 6.30 p.m. we cast off!

Starting from UNESCO World Heritage Site „Schlögener Schlinge“ through the uninhabited valley Kaiserau to the baroque market Aschach and via Ottensheim further on to Linz. Here you can explore, among other things, the St. Mary’s Cathedral, the castle and the picturesque main square, and take the world’s steepest cable car up the Pöstlingberg. Optional: Concert on the Bruckner organ in Linz.

After breakfast individual visit of the Egon Schiele-museum and garden exhibition in Tulln. Bike tour from the flower-city Tulln, with nice view to the extensions of the Viennese forest past Klosterneuburg to Vienna. Individual city tour by bike on up to 95% car-free cycle paths (+ 18 km) or guided cycle tour for an extra charge. Optional: After dinner, evening city tour by bus (duration approx. 2 hours) and/or individual visit to a “Heurigen” near the docking place.

In the morning, you will sail the ship through the section of the river called the Danube Bend, one of Hungary’s most beautiful landscapes, to Visegrád. There the bike tour begins and you will follow the Danube Cycle Path further to Vác. Take the ferry to the island of Tahitöfolu and cycle further to the picturesque artists’ village of the same name, Szentendre. This densely forested natural paradise is a popular destination for Budapestites. After a visit you continue on the cycle path till you reach the ship. In the evening by ship through the magnificently illuminated Danube metropolis of Budapest.

Today you can take the whole day to explore the beautiful capital of Hungary. You can choose between an individual bike tour or a 3-hour city tour by bus to the most beautiful sights with a stop at the castle district (optional). There are several possibilities for a bike tour: on 100 % car-free bike paths into the pedestrian zone to stroll around and/or shop and further on to the Margarete’s island, the wonderful recreation zone in the middle of the city.

From one capital city to another: when you wake up, the ship is still on its way to Bratislava. You can relax on the sun deck after breakfast. After lunch and arrival, you can begin a 1-hour guided city tour of Bratislava (optional) or start the bike tour right away. The historical center of the Slovak capital is small and compact. So you can easily visit the most important sights like St. Martin’s Cathedral, the Old Opera House or the Old Town Hall on foot.
Your bike tour takes you along the Austrian bank of the Danube via Wolfsthal to Hainburg. Here you should definitely take a short break to look at the picturesque alleys of this medieval town. Then either cycle back or opt for the longer bike ride via Hof Castle and Devín, back to Bratislava.

This last section is one of the highlights of this bike and boat trip. You start your day in the 1000-year-old city of Krems with its beautiful old town. Then, you will continue through the Wachau region with its characteristic orchards and vineyards. In this fascinating environment you will pass the wine villages Spitz and Weißenkirchen and the castle ruin Dürnstein. Below the ruins is a monastery with a distinctive blue tower. When you reach the medieval town of Melk, you will see the imposing Benedictine Abbey of Melk Abbey (UNESCO World Heritage Site) from afar. The baroque abbey and the old town of Melk are definitely worth a visit. And from the hill you have a great view of the Danube and the surrounding countryside. Our day ends in Pöchlarn. Here you will find, among other things, the birthplace of the famous expressionist painter Oskar Kokoschka.

Arrival in Passau at approx. 9 a.m. – after the breakfast at approx. 10 a.m. bus transfer to the train station/parking space and home journey.