Obuda Travel Guides and Tours

Wind your way past medieval landscapes on a Danube River cruise aboard ms Swiss Emerald, ms Swiss Sapphire or ms Swiss Jewel to discover castles, cathedrals, frescoes and Habsburg palaces in five European countries. Includes land stays featuring two nights each in Prague and Budapest at centrally located 5-star hotels. New for 2010! Two special departures – Musical Magic Along the Blue Danube Glide past fairy-tale castles and medieval villages aboard Tauck's ms Swiss Emerald, ms Swiss Sapphire or ms Swiss Jewel on this popular Danube River cruise. Explore Prague, Vienna, Salzburg, Bratislava and Budapest, plus the castle-studded Wachau Valley – taking in views of the Czech Republic, Germany, Austria, Slovakia, and Hungary. Enjoy a private Imperial evening with dinner and music in Vienna... a wine tasting in Dürnstein... a day in Mozart's Salzburg... a private tour of Baroque monastery libraries in Prague... and evenings of cultural entertainment aboard your riverboat. In Vienna, see the Hofburg's silver treasures or tour opulent Schönbrunn Palace. Admire frescoes, stained glass windows, and stunning architecture as you spend two nights each in Budapest and Prague in 5-star hotels, checking out remarkable bridges, cathedrals, museums, and grand Habsburg palaces... it's truly a cruise to remember!

Our two-week Eastern Europe and Poland tour includes a visit to medieval Cracow, the memorial at Auschwitz, a private Chopin recital in Warsaw, a special lunch with Gypsy music and a private dinner cruise on the Danube in Budapest, a private concert in Vienna, and a special evening at a palace in Prague. Select Small Group departure dates available with no more than 26 Tauck guests – and special singles savings departures available! Become immersed in culture among the palaces, castles, art, architecture, and music of Old World Europe on this 2-week Eastern Europe and Poland tour. Enjoy Strauss and Mozart at a private palace concert in Vienna... a piano recital of Chopin's music in Warsaw... a private lunch with Gypsy music and a private dinner cruise on the Danube in Budapest... a strudel-making demonstration in Vienna... a special private farewell evening at Lobkowicz Palace in Prague Castle and much more.

Tauck's Danube, Main, and Rhine river cruise aboard ms Swiss Sapphire, ms Swiss Emerald or ms Swiss Jewel glides past ancient castles and soaring cathedrals, taking in great cities including Vienna, Köln, Nürnberg and Bratislava – and revered UNESCO World Heritage Sites like Schönbrunn Palace and Kölner Dam (Cologne Cathedral). Travel aboard one of Tauck's luxury riverboats – ms Swiss Sapphire, ms Swiss Emerald or ms Swiss Jewel – on a two-week Danube, Main and Rhine river cruise from Budapest to Amsterdam, gliding past grand cathedrals, medieval monasteries, castles and vineyards. Pass through five countries including the Netherlands, Germany, Austria, Slovakia, and Hungary, and explore legendary cities such as Amsterdam, Vienna, Köln, Nürnberg, Bratislava and Budapest. Tauck's all-included private shore excursions take you to many UNESCO World Heritage Sites, including the historic districts of Budapest, Vienna, and Bamberg, and the Wachau and Rhine valleys. In Vienna, take your choice of visits to Schönbrunn Palace or the Hofburg's Imperial Silver Room, and attend a grand Imperial Evening in a traditional palace. In Amsterdam, enjoy a luncheon cruise along the city's 17th-century canals and tour the famed Rijksmuseum. Visit Köln Cathedral, Melk Abbey, medieval towns like Regensburg and Dürnstein, Budapest's Heroes' Square and much more!

Frankfurt Berlin Poznan Warsaw Czestochowa Krakow Budapest Vienna Gyor Lednice Prague Pilsen Rothenburg Sightseeing Highlights Frankfurt: Berlin: Poznan: Warsaw: Czestochowa: Krakow: Budapest: Vienna: Györ: Prague: Pilsen: Rothenburg: Dinning Highlights 14 buffet breakfasts 7 three-course dinners Total Travel Highlights All hotel service charges, local taxes, baggage handling and hotel tips are included. Touring by luxury air-conditioned coach with reclining seats. Services throughout the tour of a professional multi-lingual Tour Director. Specialised local guide in Berlin, Warsaw, Krakow, Budapest, Vienna and Prague. A stylish wallet, tour documents and map book journal. Frankfurt Airport transfers are provided on Days 2 and 16, conditions apply Additional Visa Requirements Airport Transfers London Gateways: Important – Please Note: For included transfers: Your flights must be booked directly by Trafalgar no fewer than 21 days prior to departure. For chargeable transfers: Your Travel Agent provides detailed flight information to Trafalgar no fewer than 21 days prior to departure. Once transfers are booked they cannot be changed. For London arrivals, you must stay at a London hotel booked by Trafalgar on the night of arrival and the night prior to your departure date. Trafalgar only includes one inbound and one outbound transfer. In the event of flight delays outside of Trafalgar’s control, the transfers will be deemed to be cancelled. All transfers are based on group transfers. No refund is therefore available for missed transfers, or passengers not using this service. In the event of unforeseen events (such as road or rail works, strikes or demonstrations), Trafalgar will not be responsible for delayed or cancelled transfers. Heathrow Airport: Gatwick Airport: European Gateways: Trafalgar Bonus - Passengers who book Trafalgar's Land+Air package and who arrive or depart outside of these specified times on the scheduled arrival and departure day of the tour will also be provided with a transfer. Passengers arriving before or leaving after the scheduled tour days are not entitled to a transfer but may book and purchase one through Trafalgar providing that they also purchase the additional pre and/or post tour hotel night(s) from Trafalgar. Please ask for prices of transfers at the time of booking your extra night accommodation. Land only passengers arriving or departing on the scheduled tour arrival or departure days but whose flights don't coincide with the listed transfer times below may also book and purchase these transfers. Flight details must be provided to Trafalgar not less than 21 days before the flight departure. Click here to see scheduled transfer times.

See the fairytale castles, cathedrals and palaces of four central European countries on this 8-day Danube cruise. Board your ship in Passau, Germany, then discover the Benedictine abbey at Melk, Austria—a former palace and now a working monastery. In Hungary, tour the spectacular basilica at Esztergom, a palace in Visegrád where knights still joust, and the imperial capital of Budapest. Take a guided walk through Slovakia's medieval capital of Bratislava and see its classical-style Primatial Palace. Then, spend some time in Vienna and Dürnstein on your way back to Passau, where it all began. You are walking in the footsteps of royalty.

See the fairytale castles, cathedrals and palaces of four central European countries on this 8-day Danube cruise. Board your ship in Passau, Germany, then discover the Benedictine abbey at Melk, Austria—a former palace and now a working monastery. In Hungary, tour the spectacular basilica at Esztergom, a palace in Visegrád that housed both Ottoman and Magyar kings, and the imperial capital of Budapest. Take a guided walk through Slovakia’s medieval capital of Bratislava and see its classical-style Primatial Palace. Then, spend some time in Vienna and Dürnstein on your way back to Passau, where it all began. You are walking in the footsteps of royalty.