Balkan Jewels - Bucharest to Budapest Cruise

Day 1 - Giurgiu

Arrive: Sun 03 November 2024 / Depart: Sun 03 November 2024

Giurgiu is a city in southern Romania. The seat of Giurgiu County, it lies in the historical region of Muntenia. It is situated amongst mud-flats and marshes on the left bank of the Danube facing the Bulgarian city of Ruse on the opposite bank.

Day 2 - Rousse, Bulgaria

Arrive: Mon 04 November 2024 / Depart: Mon 04 November 2024

Ruse, is the fifth largest city in Bulgaria. Ruse is in the northeastern part of the country, on the right bank of the Danube, opposite the Romanian city of Giurgiu, approximately 75 km south of Bucharest, Romania's capital, 200 km from the Bulgarian Black Sea Coast and 300 km from the capital Sofia

Day 2 - Veliko Tarnovo

Arrive: Mon 04 November 2024 / Depart: Mon 04 November 2024

Veliko Tarnovo is a town in north central Bulgaria and the administrative centre of Veliko Tarnovo Province

Day 2 - Svishtov

Arrive: Mon 04 November 2024 / Depart: Mon 04 November 2024

Svishtov is a town in northern Bulgaria, located in Veliko Tarnovo Province on the right bank of the Danube river opposite the Romanian town of Zimnicea. It is the administrative centre of the homonymous Svishtov Municipality.

Day 3 - Vidin

Arrive: Tue 05 November 2024 / Depart: Tue 05 November 2024

Vidin is a port town on the southern bank of the Danube in north-western Bulgaria. It is close to the borders with Romania and Serbia, and is also the administrative centre of Vidin Province, as well as of the Metropolitan of Vidin

Day 4 - At Sea

Day 5 - Novi Sad

Arrive: Thu 07 November 2024 / Depart: Thu 07 November 2024

Novi Sad is a city in northern Serbia on the banks of the Danube River. Standing atop a riverside bluff, much of Petrovaradin Fortress dates to the 17th and 18th centuries, with an iconic clock tower and a network of tunnels. Across the river is the old quarter, Stari Grad, site of the Gothic Revival Name of Mary Church and the neo-Renaissance City Hall. ?

Day 5 - Vukovar

Arrive: Thu 07 November 2024 / Depart: Thu 07 November 2024

Vukovar is a city in eastern Croatia. It contains Croatia's largest river port, located at the confluence of the Vuka and the Danube. Vukovar is the seat of Vukovar-Syrmia County. The city's registered population was 26,468 in the 2011 census, with a total of 27,683 in the municipality

Day 6 - Kalocsa

Arrive: Fri 08 November 2024 / Depart: Fri 08 November 2024

Kalocsa is a town in Bács-Kiskun county, Hungary. It lies 142 km south of Budapest. It is situated in a marshy but highly productive district, near the left bank of the Danube River. Historically it had greater political and economic importance than at present.

Day 6 - Puszta

Arrive: Fri 08 November 2024 / Depart: Fri 08 November 2024

The Pannonian Steppe is a variety of grassland ecosystems found in the Pannonian Basin. It is an exclave of the Great Eurasian Steppe, found in modern-day Austria, Bulgaria, Hungary, Romania, Serbia and Slovakia

Day 7 - Budapest

Arrive: Sat 09 November 2024

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. Trinity Square is home to 13th-century Matthias Church and the turrets of the Fishermen’s Bastion, which offer sweeping views.

Day 8 - Budapest

Depart: Sun 10 November 2024

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. Trinity Square is home to 13th-century Matthias Church and the turrets of the Fishermen’s Bastion, which offer sweeping views.