Extension from €200pp
Tour + Extension from €1632pp
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Enjoy an extended stay at the Zeitgeist Hotel in Austria's beautiful capital, Vienna.
Depart London on your scheduled flight to Vienna, where you will board your vessel and enjoy a welcome cocktail and crew presentation. This evening, cruise through the night to Melk, enjoying the moonlit scenery as you sail. Please note that the vessel used will vary depending on your departure date. The departure dates for each vessel can be found on the tour dossier.
Arrive early this morning for a tour of Melk, a small riverside town that lies an hour away from Vienna. While the town offers a small but picturesque historic centre, its main draw in 11th-century monastery of Melk Abbey, perched on the hillside overlooking the town. Visit the abbey and explore its marble halls and intricate frescos. In the afternoon, sail through the picturesque Wachau valley to the wine region of Durnstein where you'll disembark for a tour of this charming medieval town before returning to your ship and cruising onward to Bratislava.
Arrive in the Slovakian capital of Bratislava and take a guided tour around this city on the banks of the Danube. Admire the contrast between the beautiful medieval structures and Communist-era buildings which line its streets. Cruise through the afternoon as you make your way to Kalocsa.
Trace the river's path into Hungary and visit the prairie town of Puszta for a guided tour through its town and its sweeping grassland plains, where horse, sheep and buffalo often roam, and an impressive horse show. Return to your ship where you'll sail through the night toward Budapest.
Take a guided tour of Hungary's sophisticated capital, with its intoxicating blend of beautiful Art Nouveau architecture, rickety trolley buses, traditional bathhouses and excellent, locally-produced wines.
The domed Basilica of Esztergom, which can be seen from miles away, announces your arrival in the city of Esztergom. Explore this picturesque city at your leisure, perhaps exploring the basilica and its surrounds, then enjoy an afternoon of cruising as you sail towards Vienna. Enjoy tonight's gala dinner on board.
Today, experience a full day in Vienna with a guided city tour which includes a visit to the magnificent Schoenbrunn Palace, a former imperial summer residence that boasts 1,441 rooms. In the evening, an optional Viennese music concert is available (at a fee of £70 per person, to be pre-booked via our Reservations Department).
After breakfast, disembark for your transfer to the airport and your return flight to the UK.
Returning to Vienna this morning, savour a buffet breakfast before disembarking and transferring to your hotel in Vienna for your extension.
Explore Vienna's many sights at your own leisure.
After breakfast, check out and proceed to the airport for your return flight to the UK.
A visa is not required for your entry into Austria, Slovakia or Hungary. Further advice should be sought from the applicable tourist authority for other nationalities and for general queries. We strongly advise you check your destinations' Tourist Board or Embassy for the most up-to-date guidelines regarding passport validity.
We strongly recommend that you and all members of your party are suitably insured as soon as you book your holiday. It is a condition of booking that you must have suitable travel insurance. It is important that you purchase travel insurance that suitably covers your participation in whatever activities you may undertake at the time that you make your booking. To assist you with this, we have arranged travel insurance in partnership with Holiday Extras. To arrange your travel insurance with Holiday Extras, please call 0800 781 4237 and quote 'WK830' for preferential rates. Please ensure you provide us with the name of your insurer, policy number and their 24-hour emergency contact number as soon as possible. Mercury Holidays will not be liable for any costs incurred by you due to your failure to take out suitable travel insurance from the date of booking.
If booking more than 10 weeks before departure a deposit of €300pp will need to be paid at the time of booking with the full amount payable at 10 weeks prior to departure. The deposit applies to adults and children. If you are within 10 weeks of travel then the full balance of the holiday will be payable.
It is your responsibility to check any health and vaccination requirements applicable to your booked arrangements. We can only provide general information about this. Health and hygiene facilities and disease risks vary from country to country. You should take health advice about your own needs as early as possible and in good time before your departure. Sources of information include; www.fco.gov.uk, http://travelhealthpro.org.uk/, www.hpa.org.uk, your General Practitioner or a specialist clinic.
This cruise is accessible to most people with an average level of fitness. It involves some climbing of steep steps, and getting on and off boats. This tour is not suitable for anyone with walking difficulties.
An English speaking Cruise Director will be on board your cruise to help with any queries that you may have. They will not accompany you on land, this will be your free time to explore each city at your leisure. Airport transfers will be with an English speaking driver.
The currency in Austria and Slovakia is the Euro. In Hungary it is the Hungarian Forint, We recommend that you exchange your currency before you leave the UK, however cash machines are available in all the major cities to withdraw money in the local currency.
You will need to take some extra money with you to cover any dinners where these are not mentioned on your itinerary and personal purchases, such as souvenirs, extra drinks and snacks. Approximately £200-£300 will be sufficient for the duration of the tour.
Depart UK | Arrive UK | Extension Price | Tour Price | Total Price | |
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2022 DATES | |||||
Zeitgeist Hotel | |||||
23 May 2022 | 01 Jun 2022 | €212 | €1847 | €2059 | |
30 May 2022 | 08 Jun 2022 | €212 | €2015 | €2227 | |
06 Jun 2022 | 15 Jun 2022 | €212 | €2015 | €2227 | |
13 Jun 2022 | 22 Jun 2022 | €212 | €2071 | €2283 | |
18 Jun 2022 | 27 Jun 2022 | €212 | €2172 | €2384 | |
27 Jun 2022 | 06 Jul 2022 | €212 | €1948 | €2160 | |
04 Jul 2022 | 13 Jul 2022 | €212 | €1533 | €1745 | |
11 Jul 2022 | 20 Jul 2022 | €212 | €1500 | €1712 | |
25 Jul 2022 | 03 Aug 2022 | €212 | €1432 | €1644 | |
08 Aug 2022 | 17 Aug 2022 | €212 | €1488 | €1700 | |
15 Aug 2022 | 24 Aug 2022 | €212 | €1488 | €1700 | |
29 Aug 2022 | 07 Sep 2022 | €212 | €1847 | €2059 | |
12 Sep 2022 | 21 Sep 2022 | €212 | €1836 | €2048 | |
14 Sep 2022 | 23 Sep 2022 | €212 | €2060 | €2272 | |
19 Sep 2022 | 28 Sep 2022 | €212 | €1880 | €2092 | |
21 Sep 2022 | 30 Sep 2022 | €212 | €2060 | €2272 | |
28 Sep 2022 | 07 Oct 2022 | €212 | €2116 | €2328 | |
05 Oct 2022 | 14 Oct 2022 | €212 | €2116 | €2328 | |
2023 DATES | |||||
18 Apr 2023 | 27 Apr 2023 | €212 | €2015 | €2227 | |
13 May 2023 | 22 May 2023 | €212 | €1959 | €2171 | |
20 May 2023 | 29 May 2023 | €256 | €1959 | €2215 | |
27 May 2023 | 05 Jun 2023 | €212 | €1959 | €2171 | |
31 May 2023 | 09 Jun 2023 | €212 | €2127 | €2339 | |
03 Jun 2023 | 12 Jun 2023 | €256 | €2071 | €2327 | |
10 Jun 2023 | 19 Jun 2023 | €212 | €2071 | €2283 | |
14 Jun 2023 | 23 Jun 2023 | €212 | €2239 | €2451 | |
17 Jun 2023 | 26 Jun 2023 | €212 | €2071 | €2283 | |
21 Jun 2023 | 30 Jun 2023 | €212 | €2239 | €2451 | |
24 Jun 2023 | 03 Jul 2023 | €200 | €2071 | €2271 | |
01 Jul 2023 | 10 Jul 2023 | €200 | €1824 | €2024 | |
05 Jul 2023 | 14 Jul 2023 | €200 | €2071 | €2271 | |
08 Jul 2023 | 17 Jul 2023 | €200 | €1791 | €1991 | |
15 Jul 2023 | 24 Jul 2023 | €200 | €1791 | €1991 | |
22 Jul 2023 | 31 Jul 2023 | €200 | €1735 | €1935 | |
29 Jul 2023 | 07 Aug 2023 | €200 | €1735 | €1935 | |
05 Aug 2023 | 14 Aug 2023 | €200 | €1847 | €2047 | |
12 Aug 2023 | 21 Aug 2023 | €200 | €1847 | €2047 | |
19 Aug 2023 | 28 Aug 2023 | €200 | €1903 | €2103 | |
26 Aug 2023 | 04 Sep 2023 | €212 | €1903 | €2115 | |
02 Sep 2023 | 11 Sep 2023 | €212 | €1959 | €2171 | |
09 Sep 2023 | 18 Sep 2023 | €212 | €1959 | €2171 | |
16 Sep 2023 | 25 Sep 2023 | €212 | €1959 | €2171 | |
23 Sep 2023 | 02 Oct 2023 | €212 | €1959 | €2171 | |
14 Oct 2023 | 23 Oct 2023 | €212 | €2127 | €2339 |
The Captain and Croisieurope reserve the right to alter/modify an itinerary at any time, should safety or external circumstances make this necessary. Some of the highlights may only be seen on optional excursions at an additional cost, or by exploring independently.
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