Danube Easy Guided Bike&Cruise Tour Passau-Budapest-Passau 2024

Day-to-day

1. 

   Arrival at Passau, Germany, boarding the ship

   We are welcome on board at the end of the afternoon. First, we will meet to go there between 3 and 4 pm.  We will check out our cabins and have our first dinner on board. Our guide(s) will welcome you and explain what’s ahead, talk about safe biking and other info about what’s to be expected in the upcoming days. The ship will start sailing while we are having dinner en cruise through the evening until arriving at Schloegen at midnight.

2. 

   Starting on the Danube Bike Path, cycling 55 km Schloegen to LInz (Austria)

   Our bikes will be fitted at Schloegen and off we go! Our first ride is a special one right away: it’s a famous part of the Danube: the „Schlögener Schlinge“ which has been appointed a „Natural Wonder of Austria“ in 2008.
   This rarity, called epigenetic cross valley, was being generated when the Danube carved its way through the soft layers of the Tertiary and created its meander-formed river bed, in the hard granitic rock. Because of the elevation of the landmass later on, the Danube carved itself nearly 300m into the ground and thereby created the dell, which almost forms a full circle. We cycle to Linz in Austria

3. 

   Tulln to Vienna 31 or 51 km (Austria)

   The city of flowers, Tulln is a lovely town, home of the Tulln Garden Exhibition. On our way, we will have a lovely view of the outskirts of the Vienna Forest, a very important “green lung” for the area and therefore designated a Biosphere Reserve by UNESCO – a designation for areas with a special cultural and natural landscape. We will visit the Klosterneuburg Monastery, which not only is known for its vineyards but also for its altar dating back to the 11th century. After our tour here, we will continue to cycle to Vienna and explore the city. After dinner on board, a bus will show us around once more in Vienna, famous for its classical music and operas, not only for the worldwide broadcasted NewYearsConcert. Ship sails at 22.00 to its next destination.

4. 

   Esztergom - Budapest (Hungary)

   We arrive with our ship in Esztergom, on Hungarian soil now! From here a long day of cycling awaits us, with the option to skip the last 22 k of 81 k by hopping on a train! In case you don’t, you will cycle car-free into Budapest! As the ship docks in the south of the city, this will be your first introduction to this glorious city!

   The ride to Budapest will start with a short visit of the Dome. A majestic building on the Hungarian side of the Danube.

   Cycling through the Danube Bend, and crossing the river with ferries, we also visit the lovely little island of Szentendre, a wine region,  and the village with the same name. From there the option to continue cycling starts. Or the train, to bring you to Budapest.

5. 

   Budapest - Cycling and sightseeing

   Today we will use our bikes to go sightseeing. We can enjoy the 100% car-free bicycle road through the inner city and further on to the Margareteninsel, a lovely recreational area in the middle of Budapest. We will also cycle to the historic centre where you can visit the Fishermans Bastion, the Matthiaschurch, the Offices and Residences of the President and the Prime Minister of Hungary, Museums, and Sculptures. A must-see area.

   From there it is only 20 minutes to cycle back to the ship. We have all day, the ship will sail out after dinner, a beautiful way to enjoy the city one last hour!

6. 

   Bratislava, cycle tour to Devin 33 km (Slovakia, Austria)

   While we are having breakfast the ship is approaching another great capital: Bratislava. We are in Slowakia now, on our way back.

   Our cycle tour is going in the direction of Devin, a National Monument with great views. Onwards to the Castle of Hof, which is in Austria, and back to the ship in Bratislava.

   We will also pay a visit to Bratislava itself first!

    

7. 

   Krems - Poechlarn 48 km (Austria)

   This part of the Danube Radweg is very beautiful. We are in Austria and will pass some vineyards, castles, monasteries and the like. Starting in the UNESCO World Heritage city of Krems, we visit Durnstein, a little village, attracting tourists from all over the world.

   Let’s move on, through the wine-growing region and its villages to the very impressive Monastery of Melk, worth cycling or walking up to.  And then continue along the Danube, through the romantic region of the Danube called Strudengau. Our last cycle destination is Poechlarn, where the Primadonna awaits us. Time to hand in our bikes. During dinner we can enjoy one last sail, the ship will arrive in Passau the next morning.

8. 

   Passau, end of tour

   The last night on board brings us back to Passau, where all the fun started. Passau itself is definitely worth spending another day, but between 8.00 and 10.00 we need to disembark. If all goes according to plan, a bus takes us to the train station, where we will arrive at around 10 am.

   Looking back on a lovely week of cruising and cycling on the prettiest river of all, the impressive Danube.

Photos

Accommodations

• Our rivercruise ship the PRIMADONNA

  The PRIMADONNA is a beautiful fully updated river cruise ship. It can take up to 160 guests and has options on different levels of cabins and comfort. The standard cabins we offer as a price example offer two low beds and a small window. Like on the IRIS more or less. There are upgrades available to more spacious cabins on the Promenade and Upper Deck which offers cabins with a small balcony and wall to ceiling sliding doors.

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  Standard cabin

  The PRIMADONNA has 4 levels of cabins on offer. You can check the different prices at “what’s included and optional”.

   

   

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  Superior cabins on Upper and Promenade Deck

  Upgrades possible to Upper and Promenade Deck

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  INDOOR Jacuzzi

  Every guest gets a free hydromassage!

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  Outdoor Jacuzzi

  A nice way to spend some time on the ship at the sundeck