Explore Europe's heart on one of Tauck's popular Danube cruises from Budapest to the Black Sea aboard ms Swiss Sapphire or ms Swiss Jewel. Discover dramatic castles, centuries-old monasteries and the cultural treasures of Budapest and Bucharest.
Chart a leisurely course along the romantic lower Danube River aboard Tauck's luxury riverboats ms Swiss Sapphire or ms Swiss Jewel, taking the opportunity to explore rich cultural legacies. Cruise by medieval monasteries, citadels and villages, and through the Iron Gate of the Danube. Enjoy a horse-drawn wagon ride and see performances of folkloric dancing and horsemanship skills. Examine fascinating museums of fine art, traditional homesteads and folk art. Share local specialties with your Bulgarian contemporaries at a special home-hosted lunch; choose to visit a former royal Romanian residence or the isolated island monastery where the original Dracula is said to be entombed; and put your feet in the Black Sea.
One of several Danube cruises from Tauck, this memorable journey travels through Hungary, Croatia, Serbia, Bulgaria and Romania with two nights on land at five-star hotels in Budapest and Bucharest.
Departures
18 May;1 Jun;27 Sep;5 Oct 2010;
Inclusions
- Gratuities to ship staff, drivers, local guides, Tauck Directors and Tauck Cruise Director
- All private Tauck shore excursions - $585 Value!
- Two nights each in Budapest and Bucharest at five-star hotels, centrally located in the heart of the cities
- A chance to meet Bulgarian contemporaries and sample local cuisine at a home-hosted lunch in Arbanassi
- Visits in Romania to the popular Black Sea resort of Mamaia and to Bucharest's massive People's Palace
- A horse-drawn wagon ride to an equestrian centre in Hungary where Puszta horsemen and local craftsmen share time-honoured cultural traditions
- Passage through the celebrated Iron Gate, a dramatic series of gorges and narrows on the Danube River
- Choice of Romanian excursions to Peles Castle in Sinaia or to the isolated Snagov Monastery - reputed burial place of Vlad Tepes, the original Dracula
- 11 breakfasts, 8 lunches and 9 dinners and wine with dinner is included on the riverboat, and select meals will be in local restaurants
- Service charges, taxes, porterage, airport transfers and applicable fuel surcharges