Travel aboard one of Tauck's luxury riverboats – ms Swiss Sapphire, ms Swiss Emerald, ms Swiss Jewel or our riverboat – on a two-week Danube, Main and Rhine river cruise from Budapest to Amsterdam, gliding past grand cathedrals, medieval monasteries, castles and vineyards. Pass through five countries including the Netherlands, Germany, Austria, Slovakia, and Hungary, and explore legendary cities such as Amsterdam, Vienna, Köln, Nürnberg, Bratislava and Budapest. Tauck's all-included private shore excursions take you to many UNESCO World Heritage Sites, including the historic districts of Budapest, Vienna, and Bamberg, and the Wachau and Rhine valleys. In Vienna, take your choice of visits to Schönbrunn Palace or the Hofburg's Imperial Silver Room, and attend a grand Imperial Evening in a traditional palace. In Amsterdam, enjoy a luncheon cruise along the city's 17th-century canals and tour the famed Rijksmuseum. Visit Köln Cathedral, Melk Abbey, medieval towns like Regensburg and Dürnstein, Budapest's Heroes' Square and much more!
Departures
5, 10 Jun; 17 Jul; 28 Aug; 9 Oct 2012
Inclusions
- Gratuities to ship staff, drivers, local guides, Tauck Directors and Tauck Cruise Director
- All private Tauck shore excursions – $1,025 Value!
- A private Imperial Evening at a traditional palace in Vienna featuring dinner and Viennese performers
- In Amsterdam, a private canal cruise and a tour of the famed Rijksmuseum, home to many masterpieces
- Day exploring Nürnberg, the walled medieval town whose history is forever intertwined with World War II
- Choice of sightseeing in Vienna – a visit to the amazing Imperial Apartments in the Hofburg or to Schönbrunn Palace
- Memorable visits to Melk Abbey, Kölner Dom, and Siegfrieds Mechanisches Musikkabinett in Rüdesheim
- Guided sightseeing in the historic European capitals of Bratislava, Slovakia, and Budapest, Hungary
- Airport transfers upon arrival and departure as noted
- All meals (41; 14 breakfasts, 13 lunches, 14 dinners); wine with dinner on the riverboat; service charges, taxes, porterage, and applicable fuel surcharge
- Voted by the readers of Travel + Leisure as 2011 "World's Best River Cruise Line"