Summary

This journey takes you to the highlights along Europe’s second largest river. The natural wonder of the Schlögener Donauschlinge (=”Great Loop”), the fascinating landscape of the Wachau with its vineyards, castles and palaces, the untouched forests of the Donauauen National Park as well as the picturesque Hungarian Danube bend alternate with the vibrant cities of Vienna, Bratislava and Budapest. The Danube flows like a wide, silver belt through Budapest separating the hilly Buda and the flat Pest. The imposing dome of the basilica in Esztergom can be seen from afar and at the foot of the Carpathian Mountains the Slovak capitol, Bratislava (formerly Pressburg), invites you for a stroll around the charming Old Town.