SHORT BREAK ON THE DANUBE
Experience a lot in a short and comfortable time - that's what you can do on this trip. We show you the absolute highlights on the upper part of the Danube: the lively and musical city of Vienna, the coronation city of Hungarian monarchs, Bratislava and the impressive Melk Abbey. In between, you will get to know the enchanting landscape of the Wachau Danube region. Many UNESCO World Heritage Sites await you.
27/08 Flight to Vienna Transfer to port & embarkation -
28/08 Budapest, Hungary
Budapest, Hungary -
Bratislava, Slovakia
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31/08 Melk, Austria 07:30 13:30 01/09 Passau Disembarkation 07:30Transfer to Munich airport & return flight to Malta
Price per person includes:
• KM Malta Airlines flight to Vienna with 20kg checked in luggage and 10kg hand luggage
• KM Malta Airlines flight from Munich with 20kg checked in luggage and 10kg hand luggage
• 5 nights cruise on Ms Belvedere on Full Board basis
• Return transfers
• Tour leader, subject to a minimum number reached
• Airport, port taxes and fuel surcharges
• Protection by the Insolvency Fund
Not Included:
• Recommended tips €10/€15 per person per day
• Drinks package €145 per person
• Excursion Package €173 per person*
• Travel Insurance (highly recommended)
*Excursion Package Includes:
• Budapest city tour
• Bratislava city tour
• Melk Abbey tour
Drinks Package Includes: Open house wine by the glass, draft and bottled beers, Cocktails and long drinks, non-alcoholic beverages, water, all coffee specialties (without alcohol), Hot chocolate and Tea.
Excursion Package with 3 excursions €173 per person
MELK ABBEY TOUR
The baroque Benedictine Abbey of Melk towers impressively above the town at the entrance to the Danube in the Wachau region. Melk has been a spiritual and cultural centre of the country for more than 1,000 years. The monastery has become literarily known, among other things, through Umberto Eco’s novel “The Name of the Rose”. The imposing baroque building is a visible expression of the importance of the monastery in the baroque period. A guided tour through the monastery will impressively convey the former importance of the monastery. Afterwards, you will have the opportunity to explore the grounds yourself before the bus picks you up again and takes you back to the ship.
BUDAPEST CITY TOUR / WALKING TOUR
Budapest is certainly one of the most beautiful cities in Europe and bears the nickname “Queen of the Danube” not without reason. The Danube divides the Hungarian metropolis into the districts of Buda and Pest. You will first drive through the city centre and enjoy the flair of the city. Enjoy a beautiful view of the Buda Castle, Fishermen’s Bastion and Matthias Church, which still remind of the glory of past times. Also, a short visit to the famous Budapest market hall can not be missed, of course.
BRATISLAVA CITY TOUR / WALKING TOUR
Bratislava is in the fertile Danube plain south of the Small Carpathians in the immediate vicinity of the borders with Austria and Hungary. The Slovakian capital could be aptly described as “small but nice”. The old town has been magnificently renovated with great attention to detail. During your sightseeing tour of Bratislava, you will first drive through the embassy district to the castle (Hrad), which towers high above the city and is considered the city’s landmark. There you will make a photo stop and enjoy a magnificent panoramic view of the city. Here you will also get more detailed information about the eventful history of the castle, which was the residence of numerous Hungarian kings for a long time before Maria Theresa settled there and the castle experienced its heyday. Afterwards, you will continue to the Old Town and begin the walking tour. Walking together through the Old Town of Bratislava, you will see the Redoubt, the National Theatre, the City Hall and some Baroque palaces and the city gates that testify to the k.u.k. Monarchy. Among other things, you will also meet the most famous man of Bratislava, Gullimann Cumil.