Itinerary Expand all Passau to Passau Day 1 Start Passau Make your own way to Passau. Embarkation generally starts from 5pm. Evening cruise to Engelhartszell whilst you enjoy your first evening on board the MS Normandie. Meals included: Dinner Day 2 Starting in Engelhartszell, cycle towards the 'Great Loop'; one of the most scenic sections of the Danube before boarding again at Brandstatt After breakfast, the cycling stage starts today at Engelhartszell, which has the only Trappist monastery in Austria. You follow the romantic river landscape of the Danube loop, which is arguably one of the most beautiful sections along the river. After reaching the charming village of Brandstatt you board the ship which cruises through the night to arrive in Bratislava around midday the day later. Meals included: Breakfast Lunch Dinner Day 3 Arrive in Bratislava around noon; cycle a loop via Hainburg and the Imperial Palace of Hof. In the evening take an optional city tour of Bratislava Enjoy a cycle loop from Bratislava, on to Hainburg and then to Schloss Hof; a baroque palace in Austria, located near the border of Slovakia. There is time to enjoy the beautiful terraced gardens before you cycle via the old castle of Devin, back to Bratislava. The Slovakian capital city can be experienced further by an optional city tour before the ship for Budapest later in the evening. Meals included: Breakfast Lunch Dinner Day 4 Enjoy a morning arrival into the iconic city of Budapest before a roundtrip to Szentendre or an optional city tour for those who do not wish to cycle As the morning light breaks you will enjoy a fantastic panoramic view of the beautiful landscape along this section of the Danube, before a spectacular entrance into Budapest, which has many of it's iconic buildings located right next to the river. The day is free for you to enjoy a city tour by coach or bike (not included), or ride a loop to the charming town of Szentendre with its Mediterranean atmosphere and lively art life. In the evening there is the opportunity to join an optional Budapest by night tour. Meals included: Breakfast Lunch Dinner Day 5 Start at the famous fortress of Visegrad and choose one of two routes towards Esztergom. Sail to Vienna overnight. The Danube bend is probably one of the most delightful and attractive parts of this trip, and today you will travel through the area known as the Hungarian Wachau. The bike leg starts at Visegrad with an opportunity to visit the famous fortress and the ruins of the former palace. There is a choice of two routes; the longer involves a side trip to the island of Szentendre if you did not visit the day before, and also visits the baroque village of Vac. The other route leads you directly to the bishop-town of Esztergom which boasts the largest Catholic Church basilica in Hungary. In the night the boat moves on to Vienna. Cycle approx. 25km or 60km for longer route Meals included: Breakfast Lunch Dinner Day 6 Spend a day in the beautiful city of Vienna visiting the major sites such as St Stephen's Cathedral and the Hofburg Discover the iconic city of Vienna by bike or bus on an optional city tour today. Don't miss the most famous buildings: the Hofburg, St Stephen's Cathedral, Ringstrasse boulevard with the opera, theatre and town hall, the colourful Hunderwasser house and the ferris wheel at Wiener Prater. The evening is yours to spend at your leisure; take in one of Vienna's famous concerts at the Hofburg or enjoy a relaxing evening in a wine tavern. Meals included: Breakfast Lunch Dinner Day 7 A real highlight day today; pedal through small villages, apricot trees and vineyards, passing castles and monasteries on your way Your last ride is a special highlight! Today you cycle through small villages, enjoying the enchanting scenery dotted with apricot trees, vineyards, castles, monasteries and ruins. Pedal past the iconic blue tower of the monastery of Dürnstein; a real landmark of the Wachau. In Weissenkirchen there is the opportunity to sample some of the region's deliciously light wines, before you board the ship again in Pöchlarn to enjoy a final farewell dinner before the journey back to Passau. N.B. The longer cycling route today is 52km (32 miles) Meals included: Breakfast Lunch Dinner Day 8 End Passau After breakfast enjoy a last look of the Schlögener Schlinge (Great Loop) before you arrive into Passau at approximately 10am. Disembarkation is half an hour later, and we recommend arranging connecting trips from noon onwards. Meals included: Breakfast Lunch Dinner
MS Normandie 7 nights are spent on the MS Normandie (max. capacity 100 guests). All cabins have exterior views, air conditioning and are en suite. On joining this vessel you are immediately aware of the cosy and informal ambience on board. On the upper deck you will find the comfy panorama salon with its bar, on the main deck the comfortable restaurant (no direct access from the cabin-zone). On deck there are both deck chairs and ordinary chairs and tables, which encourage conversation and communal activity in fresh air. The MS Normandie has two 1-bed-cabins and forty-nine 2-bed-cabins. They are all outside cabins, giving some 10-11 square metres of space (2-bed) and about 7 qm (1-bed). All 2-bed-cabins are equipped with two lower beds, one of which can be folded against the wall during the day to provide a more homely atmosphere, shower and WC, hairdryer, TV, safe, individual air-conditioning and a picture window. Only on the upper deck the windows may be opened. 1-bed cabins have one lower bed and are otherwise equipped with the same features. Single cabins are available on an on request basis. It is also possible to upgrade your cabin type to a more superior cabin. Please speak to your sales consultant for more details.
February 6, 2018 Our Top 10 European Bike Rides Embracing a healthy lifestyle can be a challenge, but if you’re going to keep it up there’s got to be more to it than
February 1, 2018 Roaming Catholics: Walking The Francigena Way Via Francigena is a journey of 150km and
January 16, 2018 Bestselling Adventures of 2017 So which destinations made the Exodus hot list for 2017?
January 8, 2018 One Night In... Whale Island Resort Lively coastal party town Nha Trang is renowned for hordes of happy-hour hungry revellers, enticed by the throng of b
Bike & Boat: Mantua to Venice Discover the Venetian lands by bike and by boat in Italy Self-Guided Cycling 8 days Excl. Flights From £1,449 5 / 5 from 1 reviews Add to wishlist
Self-Guided Cycling on the Danube: Passau to Vienna Ride on dedicated cycle routes through Austria and Germany Self-Guided Cycling 8 days Excl. Flights From £749 4.3 / 5 from 10 reviews Add to wishlist
Self-Guided Cycling in Tuscany: Pisa to Florence Cycle through beautiful Tuscan landscape Self-Guided Cycling 8 days Excl. Flights From £879 5 / 5 from 1 reviews Add to wishlist
Cycling The Danube: Vienna to Budapest Enjoy meandering rides along the Danube from Austria to Hungary Self-Guided Cycling 8 days Excl. Flights From £779 3.6 / 5 from 9 reviews Add to wishlist