Lower Danube Discovery with Transylvania
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Lower Danube Discovery with Transylvania

20 nights · Budapest to Bucharest · Scenic Crystal

Departure
27 March 2027
From
$12,000 per person
Traveling solo
$22,430 per person
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20 nights17 portsBudapest to BucharestScenic Crystal

The Journey

Day by Day

20 nights · 17 ports

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

Where You Sail

Danube · 12 calls · the line follows the river, not a straight hop between ports

Your Ship

Scenic Crystal

Scenic Crystal

Scenic Crystal

Scenic · 20 nights · Budapest to Bucharest

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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.

Fares are per person, cruise only. Airfare additional. Fares are capacity-controlled and may change or be withdrawn without notice. Elevida Luxury Journeys is an independent affiliate of Travel Planners International.