Explore the heart of Europe on Tauck's ultimate European cruise – a spectacular Danube, Main and Rhine river tour aboard a state-of-the-art Tauck riverboat! Set off aboard ms Swiss Sapphire or Tauck's riverboat on a grand 3-week cruise through nine European countries all the way from the Black Sea to the North Sea, preceded by two nights at a city-centre hotel in Bucharest.
Travel like the royals of old on our Grand European Cruise, combining The Black Sea to Budapest with Budapest to Amsterdam by Riverboat to create an unforgettable 24-day journey through the heart of Europe including a 21-day cruise aboard ms Swiss Sapphire or Tauck's riverboat. This remarkable Danube, Main and Rhine river tour takes you through the Netherlands, Germany, Austria, Slovakia, Hungary, Croatia, Serbia, Bulgaria and Romania. Glide past grand cathedrals, medieval monasteries, and historic citadels – as well as through the Main-Danube Canal and the Iron Gate of the Danube. Tauck’s private, inclusive shore excursions take in many UNESCO World Heritage Sites, and in-depth exploration of cities including Amsterdam, Köln, Vienna, Bratislava, Budapest, Belgrade and Bucharest. It's the ultimate European river cruise... with the Tauck Difference!
Departures
27 May; 19 Aug; 30 Sep 2012.
Inclusions
- Gratuities to ship staff, drivers, local guides, Tauck Directors and Tauck Cruise Director
- All private Tauck shore excursions $1,554 Value!
- Two nights at the JW Marriott Bucharest Grand Hotel
- A private gala Imperial Evening at a traditional palace in Vienna featuring dinner and Viennese performers
- Memorable visits to Melk Abbey, Kolner Dom, and Siegfrieds Mechanisches Musikkabinett in Rudesheim
- A chance to meet Bulgarian contemporaries and sample local cuisine at a home-hosted lunch
- Traditional Romanian folk wedding performance
- Choice of visits to Bran Castle or Snagov Monastery
- Airport transfers upon arrival and departure as noted
- 67 meals (23 breakfasts, 22 lunches & 22 dinners); some meals in local restaurants; wine with dinner on the riverboat
- Service charges, taxes, porterage and applicable fuel surcharges