Lower Danube Discovery with Transylvania
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Lower Danube Discovery with Transylvania

20 nights · Bucharest to Budapest · Scenic Crystal

Departure
29 September 2026
From
$12,000 per person
Traveling solo
$22,430 per person
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20 nights17 portsBucharest to BudapestScenic Crystal

The Journey

Day by Day

20 nights · 17 ports

Day 1Bucharest
Day 2Bucharest
Day 3Brasov
Day 4Brasov
Day 5Sibiu
Day 6Bucharest
Day 7Constanta
Day 8Silistra
Day 9Rousse
Day 10Vidin
Day 11Iron Gates
Day 12Belgrade
Day 13Novi Sad
Day 14Vukovar
Day 15Mohacs
Day 16Kalocsa region
Day 17Budapest
Day 18Bratislava
Day 19Budapest
Day 20Budapest
Bucharest
Day 1–2
Bucharest
Romania's capital, with broad boulevards, Belle Epoque buildings and the vast Palace of the Parliament.
Embark
Brasov
Day 3–4
Brasov
A Transylvanian town below Mount Tampa, with the Black Church and a medieval square at its centre.
Ashore
Sibiu
Day 5
Sibiu
A Transylvanian town of Saxon origin, with large squares, church towers and roofs whose windows look like eyes.
Ashore
Bucharest
Day 6
Bucharest
Romania's capital, with broad boulevards, Belle Epoque buildings and the vast Palace of the Parliament.
Ashore
Constanta
Day 7
Constanta
Romania's Black Sea port, an ancient Greek and Roman city with a Belle Epoque casino on the seafront.
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Silistra
Day 8
Silistra
A Bulgarian town on the Danube at the Romanian border, with Roman remains and a riverside park.
Ashore
Rousse
Day 9
Rousse
Bulgaria's Danube port, with neo-baroque buildings around its central square that earned it the name Little Vienna.
Ashore
Vidin
Day 10
Vidin
A Bulgarian town on the Danube with Baba Vida, one of the best-preserved medieval fortresses in the region.
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Iron Gates
Day 11
Iron Gates
The Danube gorge between Serbia and Romania, where the river narrows between steep limestone cliffs.
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Belgrade
Day 12
Belgrade
Serbia's capital at the meeting of the Sava and the Danube, watched over by the Kalemegdan fortress.
Ashore
Novi Sad
Day 13
Novi Sad
Serbia's second city on the Danube, below the Petrovaradin fortress, with a lively pedestrian centre.
Ashore
Vukovar
Day 14
Vukovar
A Croatian town on the Danube, its water tower kept as a memorial to the 1991 siege.
Ashore
Mohacs
Day 15
Mohacs
A Hungarian town on the Danube, known for its masked Busojaras carnival and the great 1526 battlefield nearby.
Ashore
Kalocsa region
Day 16
Kalocsa region
A Hungarian town known for its paprika and its colourful folk embroidery.
Ashore
Budapest
Day 17
Budapest
Buda on its hill, Pest on the flat, and the Chain Bridge lit between them. The finest arrival on any European river.
Ashore
Bratislava
Day 18
Bratislava
Slovakia's capital on the Danube, with a compact old town beneath its white castle on the hill.
Ashore
Budapest
Day 19–20
Budapest
Buda on its hill, Pest on the flat, and the Chain Bridge lit between them. The finest arrival on any European river.
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The Route

Where You Sail

Danube · 13 calls · the line follows the river, not a straight hop between ports

Your Ship

Scenic Crystal

Scenic Crystal

Scenic Crystal

Scenic · 20 nights · Bucharest to Budapest

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Sail Lower Danube Discovery with Transylvania.

From $12,000 per person, and our planning from first question to the flight home.

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