Uniworld Cruise

Basel to Bucharest - Grand European Explorer

Combine our European Discovery and Eastern Europe Explorer cruises into one grand voyage, and sail the Rhine, Main and Danube Rivers all the way from Switzerland to Romania. Unpack only once as you settle onboard your luxurious floating hotel for the 2,000 plus mile journey of history, culture, art and music.

Your journey will take you along parts of the legendary Rhine with its many fairytale castles, through the engineering marvel of the Main-Danube Canal, and down the romantic and beautiful Danube to the Black Sea. Explore charming and Medieval towns, be enchanted by the classic and regal beauty of imperial cities, and find inspiration in Eastern Europe with evolving cities juxtaposed between their turbulent past and their vibrant future. It’s an incomparable trip at an unbeatable value.

Who will enjoy this cruise: Those with a true sense of adventure – 3 rivers, 10 countries and 5 capitals, with ancient treasures, Medieval villages, Renaissance grandeur and reminders of recent history.

Included Features

26-night cruise in an outside stateroom on River Countess
2 nights at a Bucharest hotel with breakfast
All meals onboard the ship
21 shore excursions with English-speaking guides
Captain’s Welcome & Farewell Dinners
Exciting onboard entertainment and insightful lectures

Included Highlights

Basel Walking Tour

Canal Cruise

Gondola Ride to Niederwald Monument

Aschaffenburg & Castle Johannisburg

Miltenberg Walking Tour

Würzburg Residenz & Wine Tasting

Bamberg Walking Tour

Nuremberg City Tour

Regensburg Walking Tour

Walking Tour and Organ Concert

Vienna City Tour

Schönbrunn Palace

Bratislava City Tour

Budapest City Tour

Vukovar and Osijek Tour

Belgrade City Tour

Viminacium Archeological Site

Vidin and Belogradchick

Veliko Turnovo and Arbanassi

Archeological Museum

Bucharest City Tour

The Ship

136 Passenger River Queeen

Itinerary

Day 1 Depart Home Gateway City to Basel

Day 2 Arrive Basel
Arrive in Basel and be escorted to your ship. Day 3 Basel
Your Basel walking tour takes you to Old Town, Münster Cathedral, Medieval City Hall, and the maze of narrow alleys along the Rhine.

Day 4 Strasbourg
See Strasbourg on a canal cruise, including the picturesque Petite France, seemingly lifted from a fairytale story with its half-timbered houses adorned with flower boxes.

Day 5 Rüdesheim
See the fairytale town of Rüdesheim from “up high” as you travel by gondola to the impressive Niederwald Monument.

Day 6 Aschaffenburg
Discover Aschaffenburg, the Bavarian Nice, with a guided tour to the 17th-century Castle Johannisburg and Pompeiianum, a Roman villa rebuilt on plans discovered in Pompeii.

Day 7 Miltenberg
Your tour of medieval Miltenberg takes you past Main Castle to the Royal Inn, the Crooked House, and Old Square.

Day 8 Würzburg
Visit the Würzburg Residenz Palace, and enjoy a wine tasting of Franconian wines in the Residenz Cellar.

Day 9 Cruising the Main River
Cruise the Main River through Franconia’s varied countryside, passing picturesque green river meadows. At the mouth of the Regnitz River, we enter the engineering marvel of the Rhine-Main-Danube

Day 10 Bamberg
Enjoy a guided walk through Bamberg’s Old Town, a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

Day 11 Nuremberg
Relive Medieval and modern history in the walled city of Nuremberg.

Day 12 Regensburg
Quaint cobblestone streets and Medieval alleys lead you to the Cathedral of St. Peter.

Day 13 Passau
Tour the Medieval section of Passau and then visit St. Stephan’s Cathedral, home to Europe’s largest pipe organ.

Day 14 Melk and Cruising the Wachau Valley
Admire the beautiful Baroque Melk Abbey, and then enjoy a scenic cruise through the vineyard-rich Wachau Valley.

Day 15 Vienna
Your Vienna tour will take you along the stately Ringstrasse to St. Stephen’s Cathedral and past Mozart’s home.

Day 16 Vienna
Visit Schönbrunn Palace, a former Habsburg residence.

Day 17 Vienna
Spend a day in Vienna at leisure.

Day 18 Bratislava
Your tour takes you through the restored historical center with beautiful shops, inviting cafes and squares.

Day 19 Budapest
Your city tour features the Castle Hill district, Fisherman’s Bastion, and the 19th-century Chain Bridge.

Day 20 Budapest
After a leisurely morning catching a few last glimpses of Budapest, we sail to Vukovar.

Day 21 Vukovar (Osijek)
Tour Vukovar and Osijek, and then enjoy a home-hosted Croatian lunch.

Day 22 Belgrade
View the old and the new on this tour past Republic Square and St. Sava Cathedral.

Day 23 Kostolac (Viminacium)
Explore the archeological site at Viminacium with a local archaeologist, who will share insights about the exciting treasures unearthed.

Day 24 Cruising the Iron Gate
Marvel at the Iron Gate, a series of gorges that form a gateway through the mountains.

Day 25 Vidin
Visit Vidin, one of the oldest towns along the Bulgarian Danube, and then go Belogradchick.

Day 26 Rousse (Turnovo & Arbanassi)
In Veliko Turnovo, see the majestic ruins of Tzarevetz Castle. Later in Arbanassi, enjoy traditional Bulgarian cuisine.

Day 27 Silistra (Varna)
At Varna’s Archeological Museum, see gold treasures dating back 6000 years. After lunch, take a Black Sea cruise to Balchik.

Day 28 Oltenita (Bucharest)
Transfer to your hotel in Bucharest from Oltenita, and visit the colossal Palace of the Parliament.

Day 29 Bucharest
A day at leisure to explore Bucharest on your own, or enjoy a trip to “Dracula’s castle.”

Day 30 Depart Bucharest
Transfer from hotel to the airport in Bucharest.

Cost of This Trip

28 Night trip

The least expensive cabin costs:
$250 per person per night in low season and
$279 pp pn in high season

The most expensive stateroom costs:
$361 pp pn in low season and
$390 pp pn in high season

Where in the World Travel
A Villages travel agency
424 Bishopville Loop
The Villages, FL 32162
352-751-0621

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