Royal Danube, Berlin & Kraków - Eastbound 2021

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Our cultural odyssey along the Danube includes three nights at city-center hotels in both Berlin and Kraków along with seven nights cruising the River Danube from Nürnberg to Vienna. Tauck Exclusive experiences include a Tauck Exclusive gala evening with entertainment at a Viennese palace... a special dinner in the Wieliczka Salt Mine near Kraków... a ride ab...
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Overview

Trip type
River Cruise
Lodging level
Premium - 4 star
Physical level
Easy

Highlights

    • 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

What's this trip about?

    Our cultural odyssey along the Danube includes three nights at city-center hotels in both Berlin and Kraków along with seven nights cruising the River Danube from Nürnberg to Vienna. Tauck Exclusive experiences include a Tauck Exclusive gala evening with entertainment at a Viennese palace... a special dinner in the Wieliczka Salt Mine near Kraków... a ride aboard the new bullet train from Berlin to Nürnberg... and more.

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Details

Itinerary focusOperator does not provide
Group sizeStandard Group - 25 + people
Age rangeNo age restrictions
Flights and transportN/A
Start City Berlin, Germany
End CityKraków

Travel Themes

  • Small Ship Cruise

Destinations

  • Europe
  • Austria
  • Germany

Attractions

  • Berlin
  • Linz
  • Vienna

Activities

  • Culture

Trip includes

    • 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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Itinerary

Travel Map

Day 1 Arrive Berlin

Tour Begins: 5:00 PM, Hotel Adlon Kempinski.
A transfer is included upon arrival at Berlin Tegel Airport or Berlin Central Train Station to the Hotel Adlon Kempinski, ideally located near Brandenburg Gate, one of the city’s most famous landmarks. Settle in, then join us for a special welcome dinner where a local ex...
Day 2 A choice of Berlin city sights

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...

Day 3 Berlin or historic Potsdam

Today you can choose to experience the city from one of three perspectives. Join us for a guided visit to the Baroque city of Potsdam, where the WWII-in-Europe-ending treaty was signed, attractively rebuilt after its wartime losses ...

Day 4 Embark your riverboat in Nürnberg

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...

Day 5 Discover Bavarian Bayreuth or Nürnberg

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...

Day 6 In Kelheim, an abbey, a gorge or BMWs

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...

Day 7 Exploring Straubing, your way

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...

Day 8 Lovely Linz & the lakes of Austria

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 ...

Day 9 Krems and Wachau Valley Wines

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...

Day 10 Vienna, Past and Present

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...

Day 11 Disembark in Vienna & drive to Krakow

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...

Day 12 Krakow sights & Auschwitz

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...

Day 13 Zakopane in the Tatras or Kazimierz

Nestled in the foothills of the Tatra Mountains, Zakopane was first established as a resort town at the end of the 18th century, known for helping heal tuberculosis patients; not long after, skiers flocked to the town attracted by i...

Day 14 Journey Home

Tour ends: Kraków.
Fly home anytime. A transfer is included from the Sheraton Grand Krakow to Saint John Paul II International Airport Kraków-Balice or Kraków Main Train Station. Allow a minimum of three hours for flight check-in at the airport.

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PORTOFCALL : Kraków, Poland

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Last Updated: 5/15/2023

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