Danube Dreams for
Wine Lovers (Eastbound)

Vilshofen

Board the Avalon Illumination or Avalon Impression and begin your voyage.

Note: Flights into Munich must arrive by 2 pm. Guests must be on board ship by 5 pm.

Passau (Scholgan Oxbrow)

Choose between a selection of excursions:

Active Excursion: Follow your Avalon Adventure Host on a hike from Oberhaus along a trail down to the valley and along Ilz River.

Classic Excursion: Join a Guided City Walk to learn more about the “City of Three Rivers.”

Sail to Linz and enjoy an onboard lecture hosted by your Certified Sommelier.

Linz

Embark on an excursion of your choosing:

Active Excursion: Join your Adventure Host for a bike ride along the Danube

Classic Excursion: Take a Guided Walk through the city and see Hauptplatz – Austria’s largest mediaeval square – and the white-marble Trinity Column.

Consider a full-day Guided Optional Excursion to Salzburg, or spend the afternoon in Linz.

Discovery Excursion: Onboard food and wine pairing dinner hosted by a Certified Sommelier.

Ybbs / Dürnstein

Enjoy any of today’s choice of excursions:

Discovery Excursion: Join a guided visit to two family-owned farms and find out how they produce traditional specialties and products.

Classic Excursion: Visit the Lower Austrian town of Ybbs and enjoy a guided sightseeing tour of Artstetten Castle.

Classic Excursion: Take a Guided Tour of Melk’s Benedictine Abbey and see firsthand its frescoed ceilings, statues, library, and ornate pipe organ.

Sail through the Wachau Valley, or:

Active Excursion: Join your Adventure Host for a bike ride along some of Wachau’s bike trails.

Once in Dürnstein, consider:

Active Excursion: Join a Guided Hike up to the castle ruins and take in the view of the village, Danube, and the Wachau Valley below.

Classic Excursion: Join a Guided Walk and hear the famous story of King Richard the Lionheart, who was imprisoned in the castle here during the Crusades

Discovery Excursion: Onboard cheese and wine tasting hosted by a Certified Sommelier.

Vienna

Once docked in iconic Vienna, experience one of these delightful excursions:

Active Excursion: Explore Vienna’s Danube Island by bike with your Adventure Host.

Classic Excursion: Enjoy a Guided Visit to House of Strauss and partake in an interactive journey through Vienna’s history with an immersive audio-visual experience. After the tour, enjoy coffee and homemade cake.

Classic Excursion: Explore the Habsburg empire with a morning Guided City Tour of Vienna’s incredible landmarks. See the Imperial Palace complex, the grand Vienna Opera House, and St. Stephen’s Cathedral.

Alternatively, take a Guided Optional Excursion to Schönbrunn.

This evening, enjoy an Optional Excursion that will bring you to a Royal Waltz Concert.

Bratislava

Embark on one of today’s fabulous excursions:

Active Excursion: Follow your Avalon Adventure Host on a hike to Bratislava Castle.

Classic Excursion: Take a Guided City Walk through the streets of the Old Town, the Town Hall, and St. Martin’s Cathedral.

Discovery Excursion: Partake in an onboard wine and chocolate tasting hosted by a Certified Sommelier.

Budapest

Select your adventure when you dock in Budapest today:

Active Excursion: Hike up to a picturesque viewpoint in Budapest with your Adventure Host.

Discovery Excursion: Enjoy a Guided City Sightseeing and see Heroes’ Square before visiting a unique wine cellar system where you can sample Hungarian wines.

Budapest

Your journey concludes with breakfast this morning.