Lower Danube Discovery with Vienna & Istanbul
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Lower Danube Discovery with Vienna & Istanbul

24 nights · Vienna to Istanbul · Scenic Crystal

Departure
25 March 2027
From
$15,230 per person
Traveling solo
$27,090 per person
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24 nights17 portsVienna to IstanbulScenic Crystal

The Journey

Day by Day

24 nights · 17 ports

Day 1Vienna
Day 2Vienna
Day 3Vienna
Day 4Bratislava
Day 5Bratislava
Day 6Budapest
Day 7Ordas
Day 8Mohács
Day 9Vukovar
Day 10Novi Sad
Day 11Belgrade
Day 12Golubac
Day 13Vidin
Day 14Rousse
Day 15Silistra
Day 16Constanta
Day 17Constanta
Day 18Bucharest
Day 19Istanbul
Day 20Istanbul
Day 21Çanakkale
Day 22Çanakkale
Day 23Istanbul
Day 24Istanbul
Vienna
Day 1–3
Vienna
The Ringstrasse, the Hofburg and the old coffee houses, all within an easy walk of one another. A city that rewards an unhurried afternoon.
Embark
Bratislava
Day 4–5
Bratislava
Slovakia's capital on the Danube, with a compact old town beneath its white castle on the hill.
Ashore
Budapest
Day 6
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 7
Ordas
A quiet stop on the Hungarian Danube, among the farmland of the Great Plain.
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Mohács
Day 8
Mohács
A Hungarian town on the Danube, known for its masked Busojaras carnival and the great 1526 battlefield nearby.
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Vukovar
Day 9
Vukovar
A Croatian town on the Danube, its water tower kept as a memorial to the 1991 siege.
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Novi Sad
Day 10
Novi Sad
Serbia's second city on the Danube, below the Petrovaradin fortress, with a lively pedestrian centre.
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Belgrade
Day 11
Belgrade
Serbia's capital at the meeting of the Sava and the Danube, watched over by the Kalemegdan fortress.
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Golubac
Day 12
Golubac
Where the Danube enters the Iron Gates, guarded by the towers of Golubac fortress on the Serbian bank.
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Vidin
Day 13
Vidin
A Bulgarian town on the Danube with Baba Vida, one of the best-preserved medieval fortresses in the region.
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Rousse
Day 14
Rousse
Bulgaria's Danube port, with neo-baroque buildings around its central square that earned it the name Little Vienna.
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Silistra
Day 15
Silistra
A Bulgarian town on the Danube at the Romanian border, with Roman remains and a riverside park.
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Constanta
Day 16–17
Constanta
Romania's Black Sea port, an ancient Greek and Roman city with a Belle Epoque casino on the seafront.
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Bucharest
Day 18
Bucharest
Romania's capital, with broad boulevards, Belle Epoque buildings and the vast Palace of the Parliament.
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Istanbul
Day 19–20
Istanbul
The city on two continents, with Hagia Sophia, the Blue Mosque and the Bosphorus at its heart.
Ashore
Çanakkale
Day 21–22
Çanakkale
A Turkish town on the Dardanelles, close to the site of ancient Troy and the Gallipoli battlefields.
Ashore
Istanbul
Day 23–24
Istanbul
The city on two continents, with Hagia Sophia, the Blue Mosque and the Bosphorus at its heart.
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The Route

Where You Sail

Danube · 17 calls · the line follows the river, not a straight hop between ports

Your Ship

Scenic Crystal

Scenic Crystal

Scenic Crystal

Scenic · 24 nights · Vienna to Istanbul

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Sail Lower Danube Discovery with Vienna & Istanbul.

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