Royal Danube, Berlin & Kraków - Eastbound 2021
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- Moments of history shape the sights you’ll see in the cities featured on the Danube River
- Berlin and Kraków included.Three nights in Berlin chronicle past political divides with a look back at Iron Curtain curfews
- Jewish hardships and wartime woes while cultural narratives in the museums on Museum Island showcase an evolution of art through the ages. Onboard your Tauck riverboat for a 7-night cruise
- you’ll visit picturesque Bavarian towns like Bayreuth
- where composer Richard Wagner lived in 1872; Nuremberg
- acclaimed as a leading arts and cultural center in the 15th and 16th centuries
- Kelheim
- where the Danube meets the Main-Danube Canal and BMWs race into view; and cobblestoned Straubing
- dating back to 6
- 000 BC. Crossing into Austria
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- TAUCK EXCLUSIVE – Gala Imperial Evening in a private Viennese palace A private underground dinner in Wieliczka Salt Mine outside of Kraków All gratuities to ship staff, drivers, local guides, Tauck Directors and Tauck Cruise Director Tauck's private shore excursions and distinctive inclusions valued at $3,562 Meeting a local resident in Berlin who shares a personal perspective about life behind the Iron Curtain Wine tasting at a vineyard in the bountiful Wachau Valley Sightseeing your way on a choice of guided excursions in Berlin, Kelheim, Straubing, Vienna and Kraków – all included
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In the years since the Berlin Wall fell in 1989, Berlin has emerged as one of the most exciting cities in the world. Explore it on your choice of excursions today – a visit to the UNESCO World Heritage Site of Museum Island for guid...
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A ride aboard the fast train speeds you from Berlin to Nürnberg today, where your riverboat awaits. Enjoy a welcome reception and dinner onboard in your choice of dining venues, from the formal Compass Rose to Arthur’s intimate bist...
Follow your passions today on a choice of morning sightseeing excursions... three of which will delight music lovers with a visit to nearby Bayreuth – once home to German composer Richard Wagner and the Hungarian composer Franz Lisz...
After a morning at leisure onboard your riverboat, disembark in Kelheim, located at the confluence of the Danube River and the Danube-Main Canal, for a choice of excursions. On one, take a walk through Kelheim, followed by visits to...
Wake up this morning aboard your riverboat in Straubing. An ancient settlement that dates back to 6,000 BC and is steeped with Roman roots, Straubing is the quintessential Bavarian city. Explore it as you wish, choosing from two the...
Welcome to Austria, a land of great musical traditions, alpine beauty and Imperial lifestyles. Wake up this morning in Linz, inhabited since Roman times and one of Austria’s leading cultural centers. Today you may choose to stay in ...
Your riverboat arrives in the 1,000-year-old city of Krems this morning, located at the beginning of the Wachau Valley, celebrated for its exquisite Austrian wines. You may choose a walking tour through town with a local guide, or a...
The Austrian capital of Vienna is a compact city with an abundance of important sights. Many are clustered around the Hofburg, the former Imperial Court. Farther afield you’ll find palaces like Belvedere and Schönbrunn palaces, grac...
Disembark your riverboat in Vienna after breakfast and journey on a day’s drive across the border to Kraków, Poland, for a three-night stay. Pass through the ancient kingdom of Moravia in the easternmost part of the Czech Republic e...
For nearly six centuries, Kraków reigned as the capital of Poland, its rulers residing at Wawel Castle until the court and parliament moved to Warsaw in 1609. Today it’s renowned for preserving its country national identity with its...
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