During your trip, you will have the opportunity to join optional tours to further your discoveries—all of which are noted below. Most of these tours can only be reserved onsite with your Program Director though the Optional Tours Portal. However, due to limited space and other special requirements, some optional tours must be reserved before your departure from the U.S. If this trip has optional tours that need to be purchased in advance, they will be noted with a disclaimer below.
Romantic Blue Danube: Budapest, Vienna & Prague
Hungary: Budapest | Slovakia: Bratislava | Austria: Vienna, Krems, Linz | Czech Republic: Cesky Krumlov, Prague
Ship
Single Supplement: Low-Cost
From $5,095 per person
15 Days | $340 per day
Includes airfare
Optional Tours
Jewish Prague
Day 4 | $90 per person
Jewish Prague
Day 4 | $90 per person
Prague boasts 1,000 years of Jewish cultural history—including a period in the 18th century when more Jews lived here than anywhere else in the world. During this tour, you’ll visit several of the city’s synagogues (among them Europe’s oldest), as well as the Jewish Museum, displaying some 40,000 cultural artifacts. You’ll also explore the Old Jewish Cemetery, where observant Czech Jews have been buried for six centuries.
Please note: If this optional tour falls on a Saturday or holiday, it will be offered one day earlier.
Marillen Farm
Day 8 | $115 per person
Marillen Farm
Day 8 | $115 per person
Immerse yourself in the culture of Wachau Valley and get a glimpse at local life during a visit to Marillen Farm. You'll get a guided tour of this family-run apricot farm and enjoy a tasting of the fresh produce in its many forms—from marmalade to wine. This is the perfect chance to speak with your guides about agriculture in Austria and what it's like to run a business in the Wachau Valley.
Please note: Apricot farm operations vary by season. Some months are busier while others are quieter. Apricot picking does not occur during March departures.
Musical Vienna
Day 9 | $120 per person
Musical Vienna
Day 9 | $120 per person
Vienna without music wouldn’t be Vienna. So, you may want to join an optional evening excursion to one of Vienna’s concert halls, where you'll enjoy a classical music performance. You’ll be enchanted by the most beautiful melodies of classical Austrian music of Strauss and Mozart.
Schoenbrunn Palace
Day 10 | $105 per person
Schoenbrunn Palace
Day 10 | $105 per person
Join us for an optional tour of the expansive summer estate of Habsburg royalty, Schoenbrunn Palace (whose name means “beautiful spring”). Featuring 1,400 rooms, meticulously maintained gardens, and an architectural legacy that stretches back to the 17th century, the palace is now a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Your tour also includes a visit to the Carriage Museum.