Danube Dreams (Westbound) Budapest to Vilshofen

Overview

A 7-night voyage aboard Avalon Visionary, departing Budapest on 8 Jul 2026 and arriving in Vilshofen, calling at 8 destinations along the way.

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   Day 1 ·Budapest, HungaryEmbark

   8 Jul 2026

   Budapest, Hungary’s capital, is bisected by the River Danube. Its 19th-century Chain Bridge connects the hilly Buda district with flat Pest. A funicular runs up Castle Hill to Buda’s Old Town, where the Budapest History Museum traces city life from Roman times onward.
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   Day 2 ·Budapest, Hungary

   9 Jul 2026

   Budapest, Hungary’s capital, is bisected by the River Danube. Its 19th-century Chain Bridge connects the hilly Buda district with flat Pest. A funicular runs up Castle Hill to Buda’s Old Town, where the Budapest History Museum traces city life from Roman times onward.
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   Day 3 ·Bratislava, Slovakia

   10 Jul 2026

   Bratislava, the capital of Slovakia, is set along the Danube River by the border with Austria and Hungary. It’s surrounded by vineyards and the Little Carpathian mountains, crisscrossed with forested hiking and cycling trails. The pedestrian-only, 18th-century old town is known for its lively bars and cafes. Perched atop a hill, the reconstructed Bratislava Castle overlooks old town and the Danube.
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   Day 4 ·Vienna

   11 Jul 2026

   
   
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   Day 5 ·Ybbs

   12 Jul 2026
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   Day 5 ·Durnstein

   12 Jul 2026

   Dürnstein is a small town on the Danube river in the Krems-Land district, in the Austrian state of Lower Austria. It is one of the most-visited tourist destinations in the Wachau region and also a well-known wine growing area.
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   Day 5 ·Wachau Valley

   12 Jul 2026

   The Wachau Valley is an Austrian region near the Danube River, west of Vienna. It’s known for its rolling hills, vineyards and fortresses. Richard the Lionheart was imprisoned in the castle above the town of Dürnstein. Highlights of nearby Gottweig Abbey include its lavish baroque church and views across the valley. Melk Abbey is a vast monastery also with an opulent baroque church.
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   Day 6 ·Linz

   13 Jul 2026

   Linz is a city in Upper Austria, straddling the Danube River midway between Salzburg and Vienna. Baroque buildings, including Old Town Hall (Altes Rathaus) and the old cathedral or Alter Dom, ring Hauptplatz, the old town’s main square. The riverside Lentos Kunstmuseum Linz has a major modern art collection. Across the river, the striking Ars Electronica Center focuses on society, technology and life in the future.
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   Day 7 ·Schlögen Oxbow

   14 Jul 2026
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    Day 7 ·Passau

    14 Jul 2026

    Passau, a German city on the Austrian border, lies at the confluence of the Danube, Inn and Ilz rivers. Known as the Three Rivers City, it's overlooked by the Veste Oberhaus, a 13th-century hilltop fortress housing a city museum and observation tower. The old town below is known for its baroque architecture, including St. Stephen's Cathedral, featuring distinctive onion-domed towers and an organ with 17,974 pipes.
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    Day 8 ·VilshofenDisembark

    15 Jul 2026

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