RIVER DANUBE BIKE AND CRUISE

Included
Hire of  7speed touring cycles and panniers
    

Accommodation in 2 or 3 berth/bunk cabins with hot water and air conditioning

Buffet breakfast x 7
Lunch 3 courses x 2
Packed lunches x 6
Dinner 3 course x 6
Gala Dinner x 1

Tour information including maps and routes.
Tour guide on board

Welcome and Farewell Drink, Crew Party, on Board Orchestra

 

Extras
Docking Fee €70

 

Access(advice only, not included)
By air to Munich or Vienna airports
Train from Munich or Vienna to Passau

 

Duration: 7 Nights/8 Days

 

Tour code DBC

Start
Saturdays only, 29th April -30th September see below for dates & prices

Your Journey
Day 1. Arrive PASSAU: embarkation from 1630hrs. Dinner and overnight on board.

Day 2. PASSAU- Schlogen - LINZ                              28ml/45km
You bike on the Danube cycle path alongside the river passing the monastery of Engelhartszell and continue through the famous "Schlogener Schlinge". Rejoin the ship and sail to the capital of Upper Austria, Linz.

Day 3. LINZ - GREIN                  40ml/65km

Today's bike tour takes you through meadows and forests to the quaint village of Grein with its impressive castle. Late in the afternoon you can visit the oldest theatre in Austria.

Day 4. GREIN - MELK                                                 32ml/51km
You bike through the "Strudengau"- an unspoilt part of the Danube, passing the pilgrimage village of Maria Taferi to reach your destination, Melk with its georgeous baroque Benedictine monastery.

Day 5. MELK - Krems - Vienna                                   25ml/40km
Today's journey is through the most beautiful part of the river, the "Wachau". Visit the ruined castle of Schonbuhel and the ruins of Aggstein, Hinterhaus and Durnstein - it is one of the most charming areas of Austria. Krems with its lovely old city is today's destination and from here you will continue to the Austrian capital, Vienna. Enjoy a nice evening in a typical Austrian inn by the river.

 

Day 6. VIENNA - Bratislava - VIENNA                    48ml/78km
Pass the casles of Eckartsau and Orth as you cycle for the last time on the Danube cycle path. On reaching Bratislava, the capital of Slovakia there is the option of a guided walking tour. Return on the ship to Vienna.

 

Day 7. VIENNA- PASSAU
Morning at leisure in Vienna for sightseeing or shopping - there are many ways to explore the cultural capital Vienna. At 2pm the MS Dunaj departs for Passau. A relaxed afternoon on board as once again you pass through the beautiful Danube valley. Fun and entertainment await you in the evening with a Gala Farewell Dinner and Crew Party. Overnight on board.

 

Day 8. Depart PASSAU

After lunch on board you will disembark in Passau at approx. 3.00pm

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M S Dunaj - Your Floating Hotel

MS Dunaj

The MS Dunaj - your companion throughout the tour - is a nostalgic Ukrainian river cruise ship with a cosy interior. The ship offers a bar(tv), a music and tv room, restaurant, reception, shop, hairdresser and large sundeck with deck chairs and showers. 74 crew members will take care of you. There are a total of 64 cabins(doubles with 2 upper beds or one upper and one lower bed: triples with 2 lower and 1 upper bed) with air conditioning and wash basin. Showers and toilets are located in the corridors.

 

RIVER DANUBE BIKE AND CRUISE
Low Season 1 berth 2 berth 3 berth
Lido(upper) Deck £555 €790 £495 €705 not available
Europe(middle) Deck £530 €755 £480 €680 £405 €575
Danube(lower) Deck £490 €690 £430 €610 £345 €490
High Season supplement £30.00 €41.00
Low Season departures 29th April; 3rd June; 30th Sept.
High Season departures 13th, 20th, 27th May; 17th, 24th June; 8th, 15th, 22nd July; 5th, 12th, 19th Aug; 2nd, 9th 16th Sept 2006.
Docking Fee per person payable on arrival €70
Reduction for children sharing with at least 1 adult

0-4yrs free of charge, 5-12yrs 30% off tour price;in own cabin -10% off tour price; Child has to pay full docking fees.

Reduction for children sharing with at least 1 adult

0-4yrs free of charge, 5-12yrs 30% off tour price; in own cabin -10% off tour price; Child has to pay full docking fees.

 

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