CRUISE AND STAY
SCENIC TRANSYLVANIA AND THE DANUBE
aboard Spirit of the Danube
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11 nights FULL BOARD on your ship from £2519 Includes insurance and cancellation cover§ Price reduction available if not required.
SPIRIT OF THE DANUBE THE DANUBE
Cruise the Danube through four countries before a three-night hotel stay in Transylvania.
Bran Castle, Brasov
Your river cruise Day 1: Budapest. Fly to Budapest before being transferred to the port where you will embark Spirit of the Danube. Look forward to your welcome drink reception and dinner as you remain moored here overnight. Day 2: Budapest . This morning, uncover Budapest’s culinary and cultural scene on an included culinary walking tour, or join an included city tour. This afternoon, perhaps join an optional excursion to Gödöllo Palace or to the Lazar Equestrian Park Horse Farm before your ship sets sail this evening. Day 3: Kalocsa to Mohács. Perhaps disembark in Kalocsa early this morning to join an optional full-day excursion through the Hungarian lowlands to Puszta, where you can watch traditional horsemanship, rejoining your ship when she arrives in Mohács this afternoon. You may like to explore Mohács on an optional city walk. Spirit of the Danube continues cruising towards Novi Sad late this afternoon. Day 4: Novi Sad to Belgrade . Enjoy an optional excursion to Novi Sad this morning, returning to Serbia's capital, Belgrade.
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This afternoon an included tour of Belgrade features a visit to the historic 18th-century citadel, Kalemegdan Fortress. Depart before dinner.
Day 8: Silistra to Braila. Spend a relaxing day on board Spirit of the Danube as she cruises to Braila, arriving this evening and mooring here overnight.
Day 5: The Iron Gates. A real highlight of your holiday, spend the day cruising an exciting stretch of the Danube to the ‘Iron Gates’. Leaving the ‘Gates’ in your wake, pass through the southern stretch of the dramatic Carpathian mountains and the foothills of the Balkans and cruise on into the night.
Your stay
Day 6: Nikopol to Svistov to Rousse. Arrive in Nikopol early this morning for an included excursion to the town of Pleven for a walking tour followed by a glass of Bulgarian wine in a hotel. This afternoon an optional excursion visits Veliko Tarnovo. Excursion participants will rejoin the ship in Svistov before you sail on to Rousse where you moor overnight. Day 7: Rousse to Silistra. Wake up in Rousse. Perhaps join an optional walking tour of the city this morning before sailing on towards Silistra this afternoon.
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Day 9: Braila to Brasov. After breakfast disembark Spirit of the Danube and enjoy a scenic drive through the Carpathian Mountains, with lunch and some free time in the hills included. Continue to Brasov and the locally rated 5-star Aro Palace hotel (4Q), in the heart of Transylvania, where you will stay for three nights on a half-board basis. Day 10: Brasov. Head to the centre of Brasov for an included tour of this beautiful town, including entrance to the 14th-century Black Church. Day 11: Brasov. Enjoy an included visit to 14th-century Bran Castle, the inspiration for Bram Stoker's Dracula. Day 12: Brasov to Bucharest-UK. Check-out after breakfast and travel to Bucharest Airport for your return flight to the UK.
