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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 Czech Rep. | Germany | Austria | Slovakia | Hungary | Romania | Bulgaria | Turkey | Croatia Visit the Serbian capital of Belgrade, situated at the confluence of the Sava and Danube rivers TAKE A VIRTUAL TOUR OF OUR FLEET ONLINE www.aptouring.com.au Day 1. Arrive Prague. Be met on arrival and transferred to your hotel, then enjoy free time. 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. 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 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 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, where 15 Day (EUGD15) guests join the tour. Board your ship and enjoy the Captain's Gala Welcome Dinner. 14 Night Stay: a Concerto River Ship. 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 region that stretches to Hungary's east. Visit a typical village, where you will be met by horse-herds. Enjoy a traditional lunch of goulash then return to your ship. BLD BD Day 5. Passau. Cruise to Passau and enjoy a walking tour or take a guided bike 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. Or perhaps enjoy a bike tour from Melk to Dürnstein. Tonight, enjoy a wine tasting. 124 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 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 bike tour. 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 past the Carpathian and Balkan Mountains. 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 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 to spend at leisure. BLD Day 18. Rousse, Disembark Ship, Veliko Tarnovo, Plovdiv, Disembark in Rousse. 15 Day (EUGD15) guests are transferred to the airport in Bucharest. Remaining guests travel via Veliko Tarnovo to Arbanassi. Enjoy a Bulgarian lunch then continue to Plovdiv. Take a walking tour before dinner this evening at a local restaurant. Stay: Plovdiv, Dedemann Hotel. BL 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 THROUGH 10 COUNTRIES TRAVEL