Europe River Cruising featuring luxury land journeys 2014 Preview
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22 Day Grand Danube Cruise Prague to Istanbul 3 Nights Prague | 14 Night River Cruise from Vilshofen to Rousse | 3 Nights Istanbul 10 TH TR C RO AV O U EL U G N H TR IE S Czech Rep. | Germany | Austria | Hungary | Croatia | Serbia | Romania | Bulgaria | Turkey Roam Belgrade's Kalemegdan Fortress in Serbia TAKE A VIRTUAL TOUR OF OUR FLEET ONLINE www.aptouring.com.au/Concerto Day 1. Arrive Prague. Be met on arrival at Prague airport and transfer to your hotel. Enjoy the rest of the afternoon at your leisure. Three Night Stay: The Hilton Prague Old Town or InterContinental Hotel, Prague. Day 2. Prague. Today a tour of Prague includes the Old Town Square, the courtyard of Prague Castle and more. Afterwards, enjoy the rest of the day at leisure. B Day 3. Prague at Leisure. Today is yours at leisure to explore. Perhaps join a tour to Terezín Concentration Camp Memorial (own expense). B Day 4. Prague, Regensburg, Vilshofen. Travel to Regensburg and enjoy a walking tour then continue to Vilshofen. Board your ship and enjoy the Captain's Gala Welcome Dinner. 14 Night Stay: a Concerto River Ship. BD Day 5. Passau. Cruise to Passau and enjoy a walking tour or take a guided bicycle tour. BLD Day 6. Linz. On arrival in Linz, set off on a tour. Then take a trip to Gmunden in the Austrian Lake District, visit Ceský Krumlov in the Czech Republic, or visit the city of Salzburg.BLD Day 7. Melk, Dürnstein. Tour Melk Abbey then cruise to Dürnstein for a walking tour and wine tasting. Or perhaps enjoy a bicycle tour from Melk to Dürnstein. BLD 40 Day 8. Vienna. A tour of Vienna today includes Hofburg Imperial Palace, Ringstrasse and more. Following free time, enjoy dinner back on board. Tonight, perhaps take in an optional Mozart and Strauss concert (own expense). BLD Day 15. Iron Gates. Cruise through one of Europe's most impressive natural wonders, the Iron Gates. Here, the Danube passes through narrow gorges as the river winds B past the Carpathian and Balkan Mountains. LD Day 9. Bratislava. Disembark your ship today in Bratislava, the Slovakian capital. Take a guided city tour or perhaps visit a selection of landmarks from the city's Communist past. BLD Day 16. Vidin. Arrive in Vidin today and see the Baba Vida Fortress, standing guard over the Danube. Then travel by coach to Belogradchik to see the mighty Kaleto Fortress, on the north slopes of the Balkan Mountains.BLD Day 10. Budapest. A tour of Budapest this morning includes Matthias Church, the Royal Palace, the Fisherman's Bastion, Buda Castle and more. The rest of the day is at leisure. BLD Day 11. Budapest, Great Hungarian Plain. Explore the Hungarian Puszta region, a vast World Heritage-listed area that stretches to Hungary's east. Be met by horse-herdsmen at a traditional village. There, enjoy a traditional lunch of goulash, then return to your ship. BLD Day 12. Mohács, Pécs. Today arrive in Mohács and travel to Pécs for a tour. BLD Day 13. Vukovar, Novi Sad. Today visit the landmarks of the Yugoslavian civil war, or take a wine tour. Then cruise to Novi Sad in Serbia and enjoy a tour including Danube Park, the old town centre and Petrovaradin Fortress. BLD Day 14. Belgrade. Today in Serbia's capital, take a city tour that includes Kalemegdan Fortress and the temple of St Sava. Or visit Tito's Memorial and the House of Flowers. After, enjoy free time or take a bicycle tour. BLD Day 17. Giurgiu, Bucharest. Today enjoy a full day excursion to Bucharest. Visit the city's open-air museum, dedicated to the traditional architecture and buildings of rural Romania. Then, after lunch at leisure, perhaps enjoy a visit to the Palace of the Parliament, second only to the Pentagon as the largest building in the world. Alternatively, visit the historical city centre. The remainder of the day is then yours at leisure to explore more or simply relax. BLD Day 18. Rousse, Disembark, Veliko Tarnovo, Plovdiv. Disembark in Rousse and travel via the mountain city of Veliko Tarnovo to Arbanassi, one of Bulgaria's most historic villages. Enjoy a Bulgarian lunch then continue to Plovdiv, the oldest continually inhabited city in Europe. Take a walking tour before dinner this evening at a local restaurant. Stay: Plovdiv, Dedeman Hotel. BLD Day 19. Plovdiv, Istanbul. After breakfast, travel via Erdine to Istanbul. Check in to your hotel, then enjoy the rest of the day at leisure. Three Night Stay: Istanbul, Ritz-Carlton Hotel. B