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Uniworld River Cruises, Grand Danube HoliDay Market, River Cruise Vacation Package
Duration: 11 Days / 10 Nights
Priced From: $2,179 pp (Cruise Only)
Dates: Nov, Dec
Ship: River Duchess
From: Budapest to Regensburg
Hungary, Slovakia, Austria, and Germany await your arrival for one unique festive party after another. These countries are fascinating any time of the year, but during the holiDays, they come alive with deep-rooted traditions, and Christmas Markets are part of these traditions. Christmas Markets are in full swing—from the large Christmas Markets of Vienna to the more intimate Christmas Markets of Bratislava, Passau and Vilshofen—each combining timeless traditions with pageantry.
Itinerary
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Depart Home Gateway City to Budapest |
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Budapest (embark) |
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Arrive in Budapest where you’ll be greeted by a Uniworld representative and transferred to the ship. (D) |
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Budapest |
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Featured Excursion: Budapest city tour and Christmas Market |
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Irresistible Optional Tour: Szentendre – artists’ village |
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The “Queen of the Danube” is even more regal during the holiDays. From the Castle Hill district, now a UNESCO World Heritage Site, to the grand Parliament Building, to St. Stephen’s Basilica, the city will leave you mesmerized as we guide you from one historical place to another. And in the center of it all is the Christmas Market at Vörösmarty Square, where you’ll get to shop for traditional Hungarian wares and delightful treats like apricot brandy and cinnamon-spiced gingerbread. (BB, L, Captain’s Welcome Dinner) |
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Bratislava |
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Featured Excursion: Bratislava city tour and Christmas Market |
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The heart and soul of Slovakia, Bratislava is full of surprises. Straddling both banks of the Danube, this vibrant capital city is quite a melting pot of cultures. Your tour will acquaint you with the diversity of cultures, as well as eclectic architecture. You’ll visit Bratislava’s Christmas Market, established only in 1993, though the Slovakians have quickly embraced the holiDay traditions of their Austrian and Hungarian neighbors, and you’ll get to embrace them as well. (BB, L, D) |
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Vienna |
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Featured Excursion: Vienna city tour with Christmas Market |
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Irresistible Optional Tour: Visit Schönbrunn Palace and its Christmas Market or a Mozart and Strauss concert |
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Decorative lights blanket the city and aromas of roasted chestnuts and Christmas punch fill the air as Vienna prepares for its biggest party of the year. Your tour takes you along the stately Ringstrasse with its impressive monuments that evoke a distinctive imperial air. You’ll then move on to the classic Christmas Market in front of Vienna’s neo-gothic City Hall with a hugely decorated Christmas tree. (BB, L, D) |
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Scenic Cruising Wachau Valley, Melk |
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Featured Excursion: Melk Abbey |
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A cruise through the vineyard-rich Wachau Valley with its abruptly rising hills, nestling baroque villages and ancient monuments is a wonderful beginning to your afternoon in Melk. You know you have arrived in Melk when you spot the 900-year-old baroque abbey high atop the granite cliffs of the Danube. While touring the abbey, enjoy the spectacular views from its terrace, and even more splendid to see are the frescoes, the marble, and the famous Benedictine library. (BB, L, D) |
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Linz (Salzburg) |
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Featured Excursion: Full-Day excursion to Salzburg with walking tour and lunch at the Fortress |
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Linz will be your gateway for your full-Day excursion to the city of Salzburg. With a magnificent cathedral, inspired by St. Peter’s Cathedral at the Vatican, and the Hohensalzburg Fortress towering over the city, Salzburg will enchant you. You’ll enjoy a tour of the Old Town, and lunch at the Fortress restaurant before attending an exclusive choir performance of a local children’s choir – certain to lift your spirits high. (BB, L, D) |
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Passau, Vilshofen |
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Featured Excursion: Passau walking tour, Christmas Markets in Passau and Vilshofen and a gingerbread demonstration and floral decoration workshop |
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Your tour takes you past baroque, rococo, and neo-classical architecture, along with a visit to St. Stephan’s Cathedral, home to the world’s largest pipe organ. Our walking tour of Old Town lanes explores the New Residence and the Town Hall, before we visit Passau’s charming Christmas Market, with St. Stephan’s as its backdrop. The Christmas Market features unique crafts such as hand-painted porcelain and Bohemian glass ornaments. See first-hand how gingerbread is made and be inspired at a floral decoration demonstration. A short scenic afternoon cruise takes us to Vilshofen, with a unique floating Christmas Market. Craftsmen carve, sew and make pottery and lace on a decorated ship on the Danube, while festive booths along the river promenade create a Christmas atmosphere. (BB, L, D) |
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Deggendorf |
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Featured Excursion: Horse sleigh ride in the Bavarian Forest and visit to a glass workshop |
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After a morning cruising the Danube, we’ll board our coaches for a scenic ride through the mountains to the town of Zwiesel. A small, family-operated glass manufactory welcomes us with hot mulled wine. Next, horse-drawn sleighs await us in a neighboring Bavarian Forest village for a sleigh ride through the hills and woods. (BB, L, Captain’s Farewell Dinner) |
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Regensburg |
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Featured Excursion: Regensburg walking tour and Christmas Market |
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Lively Regensburg is home to 2000 years of history and is a well-preserved medieval gem listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Our guided walking tour takes us to the Cathedral of St. Peter, the town’s famous 12th-century Stone Bridge, and the city’s romantic Christmas Markets. (BB, L, D) |
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Regensburg (disembark), transfer to airport in Munich |
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Disembark the ship in Regensburg and transfer to the airport in Munich for your flight home. |
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