NETHERLANDS Amsterdam RHINE Kinderdijk Maastricht Cologne MAIN Koblenz Miltenberg
Würzburg Rothenburg
MAIN-DANUBE CANAL
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Nuremberg Bamberg
Regensburg Passau Melk Vienna AUSTRIA Prague CZECH REPUBLIC DANUBE Dürnstein SLOVAKIA Bratislava DANUBE Budapest HUNGARY GERMANY
Amsterdam to Budapest x 15-day cruise with 13 guided tours in 5 countries from $3,362 per person Grand European Tour AMSTERDAM TO BUDAPEST x 15 Days / 13 Guided Tours / 5 Countries
DAY DESTINATION ACTIVITIES 1 Amsterdam
2 Kinderdijk 3 Cologne 4 Koblenz
Rhine River
5 Miltenberg 6 Würzburg
Rothenburg
7 Bamberg 8 Nuremberg
9 Regensburg 10 Passau 11 Melk
Danube River Dürnstein
12 Vienna
13 Bratislava 14 Budapest 15 Budapest
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We meet you at the Amsterdam airport & take you to your ship;* free time
Tour Kinderdijk windmills, a UNESCO Site Walking tour & Gothic Cathedral visit; free time Marksburg Castle excursion
Cruising the Middle Rhine, a UNESCO Site Guided walk & glassblowing demonstration Tour baroque Residenz palace Optional Romantic Road tour Guided walking tour & free time
City tour & guided walk to Market Square or optional WW II history tour; free time
Walking tour through medieval city center & free time Walking tour, organ concert & free time Benedictine abbey tour with library & frescoes Cruising the Wachau Valley, a UNESCO Site Evening free time or stroll the cobbled streets
Panoramic city tour featuring the Ringstrasse & afternoon at leisure; optional classical concert
Guided walking tour through Old Town
City tour of “Buda” & “Pest”; afternoon at leisure We take you from your ship to the Budapest airport*
Extend your journey in Amsterdam, the Floriade or Prague (see pages 36 and 44).
*Airport meet & greet transfers included when air is purchased from Viking River Cruises.
Sail aboard one of our brand-new state-of-the-art ships, Viking Freya, Viking Idun, Viking Njord or Viking Odin. For deck plans & details, see page 122.
x Ceiling frescoes, Melk’s Benedictine abbey x Cologne‘s Gothic Cathedral See your travel agent or call Viking River Cruises at 1-877-668-4546 35
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15-day cruise with river-view stateroom • 13 guided tours with audio headset
All meals: 14 breakfasts, 13 lunches, 14 dinners, featuring regional specialties and including Welcome Cocktail Reception & Dinner and Captain’s Farewell Dinner
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Complimentary wine, beer and soft drinks with onboard lunch and dinner
• Visit 9 UNESCO World Heritage Sites •
Culture Curriculum: Enjoy concerts aboard and ashore, ranging from Austrian classics to baroque organ music; attend lectures on current affairs in Germany, Holland & the European Union; learn how to make your own Rüdesheimer coffee; experience the wonderful scents of a Viennese market