TAUCK VALUE INCLUDES:
• Gratuities to ship staff, drivers, local guides, Tauck Directors and Tauck Cruise Director
• All private Tauck shore excursions – $585 Value!
• Two nights at a hotel in Budapest city center and two nights in Bucharest at a hotel next to Parliament
• A chance to meet Bulgarian contemporaries and sample local cuisine at a home-hosted lunch in Arbanassi, and visit a Croatian family in Vukovar
• Visits to Bucharest’s massive People’s Palace and to the Baroque Bishop’s Palace Library in Hungary
• Traditional Romanian folk wedding performance in the popular Black Sea resort of Eforie Nord
• Passage through the celebrated Iron Gate, a dramatic series of gorges and narrows on the Danube River
• Choice of Romanian excursions – to Bran Castle in Transylvania, or to Snagov Monastery, reputed burial place of the original Dracula, and Caldarusani Monastery
• Airport transfers upon arrival and departure as noted
• 28 meals (11 breakfasts, 8 lunches and 9 dinners) – with wine with dinner aboard the riverboat, and select meals in local restaurants; service charges, taxes, porterage, and applicable fuel surcharges
Follow “Vlad the Impaler” to his Bran Castle fortress (top) or his supposed burial place at Snagov Monastery in Romania
1. ARRIVE BUDAPEST
Tour begins: 6:00 PM, Le Méridien Budapest. A transfer is
included from Ferihegy Airport to Le Méridien Budapest. We invite you to join us for a special welcome cocktail reception and dinner this evening in Budapest. Meals D
2. BUDA PEST BUDAPEST
A guided sightseeing tour of Pest includes a visit to the neo- Renaissance State Opera House, filled with works of famous Hungarian artists. View a mix of architectural masterpieces and historic monuments – City Park, patriotic Heroes’ Square, bustling Central Market Hall, the neo-Gothic Parliament building, and tree-lined Andrassy Avenue. Spend the rest of the day as you please – there’s so much to see and do! Meals B
3. DISCOVER BUDA / EMBARK RIVERBOAT
Following a morning at leisure in Hungary’s fascinating capital – one of Europe’s most fashionable cities, divided by the River
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Danube into the distinctive sections of Buda and Pest – a guided walking tour of Buda includes Castle Hill, featuring Fishermen’s Bastion overlooking the Danube, and 700-year-old Matthias Church (may be closed on some days due to services). Board Tauck’s riverboat in Budapest for the start of your week-long cruise along the lower Danube River today. Meals BD
4. SOLT / KALOCSA
After spending some time in Solt this morning, your riverboat cruises on to Kalocsa today, celebrated for its paprika and folk art. Visit the magnificent Rococo-style paneled library in the 18th-century Baroque Bishop’s Palace, considered one of the finest libraries in Europe, and attend a wine tasting at a Hungarian winery before rejoining the riverboat. Meals BLD
5. CRUISE TO CROATIA / ON TO SERBIA
The diverse events and cultural influences that have contributed to Croatia’s turbulent history are the subject of an onboard lecture that sets the stage for your excursion to the 10th-century city of Vukovar. Once renowned for its elegant 18th-century Baroque mansions and now recovering from the 1990s war, the city today is a mix of old and new; meet a Vukovar family who have recently returned to rebuild their lives. Cruise to Serbia this afternoon, with commentary from your Tauck Director. Meals BLD
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