Prague to the Black Sea

Tauck’s Prague to the Black Sea from Prague to Bucharest combines The Blue Danube and Budapest to the Black Sea. Departures run east and west, and are similar.   Eastbound Itinerary   • = cruise day   1. Arrive Prague Tour begins: 6:00 PM, Prague Marriott Hotel. A transfer is included from Ruzyne Airport to the Prague Marriott Hotel, a short walk from Old Town. We invite you to join us this evening for a welcome reception and dinner. Meals D   2. Discover Past & Present Prague In Prague’s Hradcany (Castle) District, visit the Cathedral of St. Vitus, and take an exclusive private tour of the Strahov Monastery libraries. Spend the afternoon as you wish or join us to discover the Astronomical Clock and other Prague icons on a guided walking tour of Old Town. Meals BD   • 3. Regensburg / Embark Riverboat In the ancient Bavarian town of Regensburg, a walking tour shows you 12th-century Steinerne Brücke, towering Dom St. Peter, and the remains of the town’s Roman wall. Board your luxury riverboat this afternoon. Meals BD   • 4. A Day in Passau After a morning spent cruising through pastoral German landscapes, arrive in Passau for a walking tour of this hillside Bavarian town; continue cruising to Linz, Austria. Meals BLD   • 5. Salzburg and Linz You have a choice today – enjoy Linz or join us on an excursion to Salzburg, visiting Mirabell Gardens. Rejoin the ship for dinner and a classical music performance this evening. Meals BLD   • 6. Wachau Valley Cruise / Dürnstein Cruise through the medieval landscapes of the Wachau Valley to Dürnstein for a walking tour and wine tasting. Castle ruins high above town afford lovely river vistas. Meals BLD   • 7. The Imperial City of Vienna Vienna inspires romantic visions of “Old Europe.” Tauck’s sightseeing includes your choice of a Schönbrunn Palace visit or the Hofburg’s Imperial Silver Room. Tonight, enjoy a private Imperial Evening in a palace! Meals BLD   • 8. Vienna / Cruise to Slovakia Spend time pursuing what interests you most in Austria’s grand capital city – home to more than 100 museums – before setting off on an afternoon cruise to Slovakia; Slovakian entertainment follows dinner tonight. Meals BLD   • 9. Bratislava / Danube Cruise Gain insights about 17 centuries’ worth of history on a Bratislava walking tour, including a visit to the Old Town Hall. Join the Captain and crew this evening for a cocktail reception and dinner aboard your riverboat. Meals BLD   • 10. Fascinating Budapest Today’s sightseeing in Hungary’s fascinating capital on the Danube includes Heroes’ Square and Fishermen’s Bastion. Later, explore on your own, or perhaps visit one of the city’s famous spas. Tonight, your riverboat cruises to Solt, Hungary. Meals BLD   • 11. Visit Solt & Kalocsa, Hungary Ride a horse-drawn wagon to the Equestrian Center, where Hungarian craftsmen and Puszta horsemen demonstrate their traditional skills. See one of Europe’s finest libraries in the Bishop’s Palace in Kalocsa. Meals BLD   • 12. Cruise to Vukovar, Croatia Arrive in Croatia today; visit the fortified city of Osijek and the Baroque port city of Vukovar, which poignantly illustrates the effects of the 1990s war. Meals BLD   • 13. Belgrade, Serbia’s Capital After cruising into Serbia, your morning begins dockside in the capital, Belgrade; sightseeing includes visits to Tito’s Memorial, St. Sava Church, and Kalemegdan Fortress; see Parliament, City Hall, and Slavija Square. Meals BLD   • 14. Iron Gate of the Danube Spend a day on the Danube, cruising through the Kazan Narrows and the celebrated Iron Gate to Bulgaria. See the monument to King Decebalus, Europe’s tallest rock sculpture; enjoy great views of the Transylvanian Alps. Meals BLD   • 15. Welcome to Bulgaria Cruise to Svishtov, Bulgaria, for cultural excursions into nearby Bulgarian towns. Explore Veliko Turnovo, the former medieval capital on the Yantra River. In nearby Arbanassi, sample local cuisine with your Bulgarian contemporaries at a memorable home-hosted lunch. Meals BLD   • 16. Romania’s Black Sea Coast From the port of Cernavoda, travel to the popular Romanian Black Sea resorts of Constanta and Mamaia, the latter boasting the only pure-white sand beaches in Europe. We invite you to join us this evening for the Captain’s farewell cocktail reception and dinner. Meals BLD   17. Disembark Ship / Bucharest After disembarking your riverboat in Cernavoda, travel through the Romanian countryside to the capital city of Bucharest for a two-night stay. Explore Bucharest on a sightseeing tour that includes Revolution Square, a visit to the People’s Palace – the world’s second-largest building after the Pentagon – and the granite Triumphal Arch, a smaller but exact copy of Paris’ Arc de Triomphe. Meals BLD   18. Peles Castle / Snagov Monastery From Bucharest, take a full day excursion to fairy-tale Peles Castle in Sinaia, a grand palace built for Romania’s royal family in the 1880s. Or choose a visit by boat to isolated Snagov Monastery; set on a tiny island in the middle of a lake, it is the reputed burial place of Vlad Tepes, the original model for the character Dracula. Meals BLD   19. Journey Home Tour ends: Bucharest, Romania. A transfer is included from the Athénée Palace Hilton Bucharest to Bucharest Airport; allow 2 1/2 hours for flight check-in. Meals B

 

•   Gratuities to ship staff, drivers, local guides, Tauck Directors and Tauck Cruise Director

Day 1: Arrive in Prague
A transfer is included from Prague's Ruzyne Airport to the Prague Marriott Hotel. Meet your fellow travelers and Tauck Directors for a preview of your Danube River cruise at tonight's grand kickoff event – a royal welcome reception, tour and dinner at 16th-century Lobkowicz Palace at the Prague Castle, accompanied by a classical quartet!
Overnight: Prague Marriott Hotel, Prague, Czech Republic
Meals Included: Dinner

Day 2: The legacy of many centuries in Prague
Start today's exploration of Prague in the ancient Hradcany (Castle) district, where you'll see 1,000-year-old Prague Castle's complex of palaces, courtyards and gardens; visit the Cathedral of St. Vitus and enjoy a Tauck Exclusive – a private tour of Strahov Monastery's grand Baroque libraries. You're free to spend the afternoon as you please in Prague, or join us if you like on a walking tour of Prague’s Old Town – a UNESCO World Heritage Site that's home to the Astronomical Clock and Tyn Church – along with Charles Bridge and Wenceslas Square. Sample the culinary pleasures of Prague with dinner on your own tonight; the city's many fine restaurants and cafés feature a wide range of cuisines... and some of the best schnitzels, goulashes, strudels, dumplings and beer the region has to offer.
Overnight: Prague Marriott Hotel, Prague, Czech Republic
Meals Included: Breakfast

Day 3: • Ancient Regensburg / Danube River cruise begins
Drive to the well-preserved German cathedral town of Regensburg, whose roots stretch back to Roman days. Your local guide leads you on a walking tour that includes the Steinerne Brücke, a medieval stone bridge over the Danube; the Gothic Dom St. Peter; the 15th-century town hall; and the remains of the town’s Roman wall. Enjoy lunch on your own – perhaps opting for some of the town's celebrated Bavarian sausage – before boarding the riverboat in Regensburg to launch your 7-night Danube River cruise.
Overnight: Cruising aboard the Riverboat
Meals Included: Breakfast, dinner

Day 4: • Spend the day in Passau
Enjoy the views from your riverboat's sun deck, lounge, or the windows of your outside cabin. Your first port of call is Passau, Germany; accompanied by a local guide whose love for Passau is evident, take a walking tour through the cobblestone streets of this Baroque town renowned for its lovely stained glass and nearly 100 churches. See the Altes Rathaus, the old town hall with 15th-century origins, murals on the façade and a glockenspiel in the tower. Return to the riverboat for lunch as you cruise to Linz, Austria.
Overnight: Cruising aboard the Riverboat
Meals Included: Breakfast, lunch, dinner

Day 5: • Salzburg sights or relax in Linz
With your riverboat docked in Linz, you can choose to enjoy this Austrian port city, or take a full-day excursion to old Salzburg, a UNESCO World Heritage Site and composer Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's hometown on the Salzach River. The day trip includes visits to Mozart's birthplace and beautiful Mirabell Gardens, and a guided walking tour through the historic district of ornate church towers and grand palaces. Back aboard the ship, enjoy dinner and a classical music performance this evening.
Overnight: Cruising aboard the Riverboat
Meals Included: Breakfast, lunch, dinner

Day 6: • Wachau Valley cruise and picturesque Dürnstein
Continue your Eastern Europe travel experience as you cruise through the Wachau Valley, declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site for its well-preserved medieval landscapes. Dock in Dürnstein and take a walking tour amidst its cobblestone streets, 16th-century houses, and former Augustinian monastery; if you like, hike up to the ruins of a hilltop castle above the town where Richard the Lionhearted was held for ransom during the Crusades. Enjoy some free time in this charming riverside town, and sample the fruits of the Wachau Valley vineyards surrounding it during a wine tasting at a local tavern.
Overnight: Cruising aboard the Riverboat
Meals Included: Breakfast, lunch, dinner

Day 7: • Music and more in Imperial Vienna
Get an overview of the longtime capital of the old Habsburg Empire and one of Europe's grandest cities – Vienna, Austria – with a morning sightseeing tour of this historic city that includes the Ringstrasse, the Opera House, City Hall and Parliament. Then choose a tour of Schönbrunn Palace, built to rival Versailles, or a special visit to the Imperial Silver Room inside the Hofburg, now Austria's presidential residence. Tonight, indulge in a bit of royal treatment with a gala, private Imperial Viennese evening at a traditional palace in the heart of the city, featuring a sumptuous dinner and live Viennese music... an unforgettable highlight of your Danube River cruise!
Overnight: Cruising aboard the Riverboat
Meals Included: Breakfast, lunch, dinner

Day 8: • Cruise the Danube to ancient Slovakia
Pursue your own interests this morning in glorious Vienna – which boasts over a hundred museums of all kinds – and then return to the riverboat to continue your Danube River cruise to Slovakia. Gliding along the "river of kings," admire the pastoral scenery and immerse yourself in Slovak culture aboard the riverboat, as you enjoy a taste of regional cuisine at dinner – and join in as Slovakian folkloric entertainers in traditional costumes perform for you.
Overnight: Cruising aboard the Riverboat
Meals Included: Breakfast, lunch, dinner

Day 9: • Baroque in Bratislava
Wake up today in ancient Bratislava, capital of modern Slovakia – and, strangely enough, the long-ago capital of Hungary! Your local expert shares insights and anecdotes about this beloved city on a guided walking tour; view several Baroque Habsburg-era palaces, the Opera House, Slovak Philharmonic Hall and St. Martin's Cathedral; visit the 13th-century Old Town Hall; and savor some delectable Slovakian pastry at a local café. After some exploring on your own, return to the riverboat and enjoy a shipboard reception and dinner tonight.
Overnight: Cruising aboard the Riverboat
Meals Included: Breakfast, lunch, dinner

Day 10: • Relax or explore in Budapest
After arriving in fascinating Budapest – Hungary's capital encompassing both sides of the Danube – you might enjoy a relaxing visit to one of the city's famous spas, or embark on a Budapest sightseeing tour including Heroes' Square and Fishermen's Bastion. Later, cruise to Solt, Hungary for more eastern Europe travel discoveries.
Overnight: Cruising aboard the Riverboat
Meals Included: Breakfast, lunch, dinner

Day 11: • Horses and folkways in Hungary
A horse-drawn wagon ride takes you to the Equestrian Center, where you'll see Puszta horsemen demonstrating traditional skills. Then cruise to Kalocsa, celebrated for its paprika and folk art, where you'll visit the beautiful Baroque library in the Bishop’s Palace, housing one of the finest early collections in Europe.
Overnight: Cruising aboard the Riverboat
Meals Included: Breakfast, lunch, dinner

Day 12: • Cruise to Croatia's historic cities
As you cruise into Croatia on your Eastern Europe travel adventure, attend an on-board lecture on the country's culture and history. Set out overland to the Baroque city of Vukovar, once showcasing opulent 18th-century mansions, but now poignantly symbolizing the effects of the 1990s war as it rebuilds. Continue cruising to Serbia this afternoon.
Overnight: Cruising aboard the Riverboat
Meals Included: Breakfast, lunch, dinner

Day 13: • Serbia's cosmopolitan capital, Belgrade
Dock early morning in Belgrade, Serbia's modern capital at the juncture of the Danube and Sava rivers, with roots dating back to 3 BC. A shipboard lecture sets the stage for sightseeing including visits to Tito's Memorial, St. Sava Church, and Kalemegdan Fortress, one of the city's key historic sites. You'll also see busy Slavija Square in the heart of Belgrade, Serbia's Parliament complex, Republic Square, the National Theatre and City Hall. Back aboard your riverboat, enjoy some leisure time before dinner, which is followed by a music and dance presentation.
Overnight: Cruising aboard the Riverboat
Meals Included: Breakfast, lunch, dinner

Day 14: • The Iron Gate, King Decebalus and more
Continuing one of Tauck's popular Danube cruises, relax on a day's cruise past the fields and vineyards of Eastern Europe; shipboard activities which may be offered during your cruise range from cooking demonstrations to folkloric, music and dance performances. Pass into Romania and through the Kazan Narrows and the Iron Gate of the Danube, a two-mile-long series of narrow gorges between the Carpathian and Balkan Mountains. As you glide along the Bulgarian / Romanian border, look for the massive monument to the 2nd-century Dacian King Decebalus – Europe's tallest rock sculpture, completed in 2004 – carved into the riverbank on the Romanian side, as well as spectacular views of the Transylvanian Alps.
Overnight: Cruising aboard the Riverboat
Meals Included: Breakfast, lunch, dinner

Day 15: • Big day in Bulgaria
Learn all about Iconography with a lecture and demonstration as your journey along the lower Danube cruises to Svishtov, Bulgaria, for excursions to nearby towns. Travel to the medieval capital of Bulgaria, Veliko Turnovo, whose ancient walled fortress and castle are set atop three hills overlooking the Yantra River. In the nearby town of Arbanassi, you'll enjoy a unique opportunity to meet and share local specialties with your Bulgarian contemporaries at a private, home-hosted lunch. A busy day concludes with an on-board presentation on Bulgarian customs, as well as special music and dance perfomances.
Overnight: Cruising aboard the Riverboat
Meals Included: Breakfast, lunch, dinner

Day 16: • Romania’s Black Sea coast
Arrive in Cernavoda and head off on a day trip to Romania's Black Sea coast, stopping at the seaside resort towns of Constanta – where you'll take a guided tour – and Mamaia, set at the edge of the Black Sea. You may want to take a walk along one of Mamaia's fine beaches – they're the only ones in Europe sporting pure-white sand, and have helped make Mamaia a popular vacation destination for more than a century. Please join us aboard the riverboat for the Captain's farewell cocktail reception and dinner tonight.
Overnight: Cruising aboard the Riverboat
Meals Included: Breakfast, lunch, dinner

Day 17: Bucharest beckons
After disembarking your riverboat and bidding the crew goodbye in Cernavoda, travel through the Romanian countryside to Bucharest, capital of Romania and once regarded as the "Paris of the Balkans." A sightseeing tour includes Revolution Square and the Triumphal Arch; erected to commemorate Romania's reunification and those who fell in World War I, it is a smaller but exact copy of the Arc de Triomphe in Paris. You'll also pay a visit to the massive People's Palace, home to Romania's Parliament; the world's second-largest building after the Pentagon, some parts of it are reportedly still unfinished! Tonight you'll spend the first of two nights close to the palace at the elegant JW Marriott Bucharest Grand Hotel in the heart of the city.
Overnight: JW Marriott Bucharest Grand Hotel, Bucharest, Romania
Meals Included: Breakfast, lunch, dinner

Day 18: Castles, monasteries and mysteries in Romania
A choice of sightseeing in Romania today invites you to opt for a full day's excursion to tour fairy-tale Peles Castle in Sinaia – built for Romania's royal family in the 1880s – or a boat ride to Snagov Island to visit isolated Snagov Monastery, said to be the final resting place of Vlad Tepes, the historical model for Bram Stoker's character of Dracula. Both groups return to Bucharest as Tauck's memorable cruise draws to a close. 
Overnight: JW Marriott Bucharest Grand Hotel, Bucharest, Romania
Meals Included: Breakfast, lunch

Day 19: Homeward bound
Your memorable Eastern Europe travel adventure ends in Bucharest, Romania. A transfer is included from the JW Marriott Bucharest Grand Hotel to Bucharest Airport.
Overnight:
Meals Included: Breakfast

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