Eastern Europe & Balkans Unveiled with Budapest & Turkey
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Eastern Europe & Balkans Unveiled with Budapest & Turkey

17 nights · Budapest to Istanbul · Scenic Opal

Departure
18 April 2027
From
$10,435 per person
Traveling solo
$20,072 per person
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17 nights11 portsBudapest to IstanbulScenic Opal

The Journey

Day by Day

17 nights · 11 ports

Day 1Budapest
Day 2Budapest
Day 3Budapest
Day 4Mohács
Day 5Vukovar
Day 6Belgrade
Day 7Cruising Day
Day 8Svishtov
Day 9Silistra
Day 10Giurgiu
Day 11Bucharest
Day 12Istanbul
Day 13Istanbul
Day 14Çanakkale
Day 15Çanakkale
Day 16Istanbul
Day 17Istanbul
Budapest
Day 1–3
Budapest
Buda on its hill, Pest on the flat, and the Chain Bridge lit between them. The finest arrival on any European river.
Embark
Mohács
Day 4
Mohács
A Hungarian town on the Danube, known for its masked Busojaras carnival and the great 1526 battlefield nearby.
Ashore
Vukovar
Day 5
Vukovar
A Croatian town on the Danube, its water tower kept as a memorial to the 1991 siege.
Ashore
Belgrade
Day 6
Belgrade
Serbia's capital at the meeting of the Sava and the Danube, watched over by the Kalemegdan fortress.
Ashore
Svishtov
Day 8
Svishtov
A Bulgarian Danube town, the southernmost point on the river.
Ashore
Silistra
Day 9
Silistra
A Bulgarian town on the Danube at the Romanian border, with Roman remains and a riverside park.
Ashore
Giurgiu
Day 10
Giurgiu
The Romanian Danube port facing Ruse across the Friendship Bridge, and the usual gateway to Bucharest.
Ashore
Bucharest
Day 11
Bucharest
Romania's capital, with broad boulevards, Belle Epoque buildings and the vast Palace of the Parliament.
Ashore
Istanbul
Day 12–13
Istanbul
The city on two continents, with Hagia Sophia, the Blue Mosque and the Bosphorus at its heart.
Ashore
Çanakkale
Day 14–15
Çanakkale
A Turkish town on the Dardanelles, close to the site of ancient Troy and the Gallipoli battlefields.
Ashore
Istanbul
Day 16–17
Istanbul
The city on two continents, with Hagia Sophia, the Blue Mosque and the Bosphorus at its heart.
Disembark

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Suites

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Per person, cruise only, for the departure selected above. Suites are held with the line, so we confirm the grade and the final cost with you before anything is booked.

The Route

Where You Sail

Danube · 11 calls · the line follows the river, not a straight hop between ports

Your Ship

Scenic Opal

Scenic Opal

Scenic Opal

Scenic · 17 nights · Budapest to Istanbul

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Sail Eastern Europe & Balkans Unveiled with Budapest & Turkey.

From $10,435 per person, and our planning from first question to the flight home.

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