Passau, Vienna, Bratislava, Budapest and return 4 Countries 8-day Bike and Barge Tour

Accompanied by a cruise ship you cycle along Europe's second-largest river Danube from the charming Bavarian “three river city” of Passau straight into the heart of the once glorious Imperial and Royal Monarchy. Enjoy three of the most enchanting European capitals: the lively Vienna, the Slovak coronation city of Bratislava at the foot of the Carpathian Mountains and Budapest, the "Hungarian Danube Queen"! By bicycle, you discover the stunning natural spectacle of the Schlögener Donauschlinge ("Great Loop"), the legendary Wachau with romantic towns and mighty castles amidst lovely vineyards, the untouched alluvial forests of the Danube National Park, as well as the picturesque Hungarian Danube bend where the important cupola of the basilica in Esztergom salutes from the distance. The highlights of the tour: Passau, the City of 3 rivers, the Schloegen Danube Loop, the Hungarian Danube Bend, the World Heritage Site Wachau, the metropoles of Bratislava, Budapest and Vienna.

Accommodation:

The comfortable boat provides the right ambience to make you feel at ease. Onboard the premium ship you can expect classic elegance, a tasteful interior and a friendly crew. Enjoy the special atmosphere and let yourself be spoilt by the good cuisine. On two passenger decks, you will find a panoramic restaurant, a comfortable salon, two bars and an inviting foyer, a book corner, a small shop and a hairdresser's salon. On the spacious, partly covered sun deck there are enough deck chairs available. 

All 71 cabins are outside cabins and comfortably and tastefully furnished featuring en-suite facilities with shower/WC, hairdryer, air-conditioning, TV, on-board-radio, telephone and a small refrigerator. 

Upper deck: 29 two-bed cabins, 1 triple cabin und 2 single cabins;
all cabins have approx. 11 m2 with french balcony (= floor-to-ceiling windows which can be opened). 2-bed cabins with a sofa bed and a Pullman bed (stowed during the day for more comfort). In the triple cabin, a 3rd bed is folded down from the wall (max. 80 kg).

Main deck: 38 two-bed cabins, 1 single cabin (all cabins have approx. 11 m2) with two sofa beds standing in a right angle and a picture window (not to open). 

Technical Details:

Year of construction: 1990. Refurbishment: 2015. Registry: Malta. Length: 110 m. Width: 11.20 m. Draft: 1 m. Passengers: max. 140.

Number of crew: 30.

Tour Character: 

All distances are “approximate distances” of recommended bike tours. When a guest does not want to cycle one day, she/he can skip the bike tour and relax on board while cruising to the next harbour. The bike tours are individual, at your own pace, without a tour guide, but with daily briefings on board and detailed bicycle maps and directions. All cycle tours can be classified as being easy.

Included in the Bike and Barge Tour:

• 7 nights in outside cabins with private facilities 
• Programme according itinerary from/to Passau
• All passenger fees and port fees
• Captains greeting and Welcome-Drink
• Daily cabin cleaning. Changing of towels and linen as necessary.
• Breakfast
• Packed lunch for cyclists or lunch snack on board (non-cyclists)
• Afternoon coffee break
• 6x 3-course-dinner
• 1x farewell-dinner with farewell-drink
• On-board musician
• Daily informational meeting
• Information pack with route book (one per cabin)
• GPS tracks
• Tour guide on board

Not included in the tour:

• Journey to and from Passau
• Shuttles
• Bike rental
• Entrance fees and excursions
• City maps
• Ferry fees
• Travel insurances
• Parking fees
• Tips
• Drinks on board

Notes:

• Please be aware that the cabin storage space is very limited
• Smoking: the interior of the ship is a non-smoking zone: smoking is only allowed on the sun deck. As a safety measure, a statutory smoking ban applies in all cabins; this means that all cabins and rooms on board are non-smoking areas.
• Land excursions: we offer an optional (surcharge - not included in the tour price) excursion programme which can be booked directly on board at the cruise director only.
• Together with your travel documents, you will get a brief description.
• Depending on the number of participants some excursions could be carried out in 2 languages (German/ English)
• We recommend to wear a bike helmet, compulsory use for helmets: In Austria for children till 12 years, in Slovakia for children till 15 years and for all cyclists outside built-up areas. 
• Upper deck cabins available from 1099 EUR contact: [email protected]

Arrival/parking/departures:

• Parking space inclusive transfer to/from ship 75 EUR
• Parking garage inclusive transfer to/from ship 87 EUR
• (registration form in the travel-documents, payable on-site)
• Departures Saturdays only

If you would like to rent a bike (79 EUR) or e-bike (189 EUR) helmet (40 EUR), please contact our office when booking: [email protected]

Covid 19 info updated Nov 2022

• For all trips from 2023 onwards, guests only need to provide a negative test result for Covid-19 from an official testing station (max. 24 hours old, no self-tests). The costs for the tests are to be paid by each guest and the certificate is to be brought/shown at embarkation. There are NO testing facilities available on board.
• A Covid-19 vaccination certificate is therefore no longer required, but is expressly recommended by us. Even if vaccination is not mandatory for travel, it protects against severe courses of the disease.
• We still recommend to wear a FFP2 mask or a surgical mask.

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