Grand European Tour - Budapest To Amsterdam

Budapest To Amsterdam

Travel through the heart of Europe

Admire Rhine Valley vistas from a 900-year-old castle. Sample the food and wine of Austria’s Wachau Valley. Learn the Viennese waltz and linger in Budapest’s Café Gerbeaud. Indulge all your senses on this 15-day journey spanning the best of Europe. Our most iconic itinerary traces the Rhine, Main and Danube Rivers between the windmill-dotted waterways of Holland and the stunning landscapes of Hungary, with engaging encounters at every bend.

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Day by Day

To learn more about each port of call and our included as well as optional excursions, click on the individual days below.

1. Budapest, Hungary - Explore Buda’s Castle District and modern Pest, and sample delicious local food.
2. Budapest, Hungary - Cross the Chain Bridge, browse a museum or visit a thermal spa in the “Paris of the East.”
3. Vienna, Austria - Admire Vienna’s architecture, linger at a café or visit the Hapsburgs’ Schönbrunn Palace.
4. Vienna, Austria - Discover the delights of Vienna; browse the museums or enjoy a Viennese pastry.
5. Scenic Sailing: Wachau Valley - Sail the picturesque Wachau Valley, a UNESCO Site, and admire views of hillside vineyards.
6. Passau, Germany - Admire the patrician houses in the Old Town and see Passau’s ornately decorated cathedral.
7. Regensburg, Germany - Stroll the medieval, UNESCO-listed city’s streets; enjoy sausages at the Alte Wurstküche.
8. Transit this 16-lock engineering marvel spanning 106 miles from Kelheim to Bamberg.
9. Bamberg, Germany - See the Town Hall in this UNESCO-listed medieval city; sample its distinctive rauchbier
10. Würzburg, Germany - Encounter the Bishops’ Residenz, a large, ornate baroque palace and UNESCO Site.
11. Wertheim, Germany - Discover this typical German town, famous for its long-standing glassblowing traditions.
12. Scenic Sailing: Middle Rhine - Sail past hilltop castles along the Middle Rhine, a UNESCO Site, and look for Lorelei Rock.
13. Cologne, Germany - Stroll through Cologne’s Old Town and see the city’s famed Gothic cathedral, a UNESCO Site.
14. Scenic Sailing: Waal & Merwede - Admire the scenery and sail along the network of Holland’s canals and waterways.
15. Amsterdam, The Netherlands - Take a journey along Amsterdam’s network of canals or browse one of the city’s museums.

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