Included
Hire of  7speed touring cycles and panniers.  
Accommodation in 2 or 3 berth cabins with shower w/c and air conditioning. All cabins are outside and size is approximately 9square meters.

Full board basis.

Welcome Cocktail.

1 Gala Dinner with arewell cocktail.

Folklore show.

On board band.
Tour information including maps and routes per cabin
Tour guide on board

Excluded 
Cycle Helmets

Extras

Single cabins.

High season supplement

Access(advice only, not included)
By air to Munich or Vienna airports
Train from Munich or Vienna to Passau

Duration: 7 Nights/8 Days

Start Saturdays:

1st, 15th & 22nd May; 5th, 12th & 26th June; 10th, 17th & 31st July; 7th, 21st & 28th Aug; 11th & 25th Sept. 2010

Level 1

Tour code DBC

Price from £625 per person see below for full details

High season supplement £53 p.p.

Extra nights available in Passau. 3 star hotel B&B £44p.p. in a dbl room. £57 single room.

Day 1. Arrive PASSAU: embarkation from 1700hrs. In the evening welcome cocktail and dinner with live music.

Day 2. PASSAU- Schlogen - LINZ

31ml (50km)                             
You bike on the Danube cycle path alongside the river passing the monastery of Engelhartszell and continue to Schlogen. Rejoin the ship and let yourself relax on the sun deck while the ship takes you through the romantic Schlogener loop and sail to the capital of Upper Austria, Linz. After dinner there is an optional sight-seeing tour with 'city-express'

Day 3. LINZ - MAUTHAUSEN - GREIN

40ml(65km)                  

Today's bike tour takes you directly along the Danube where you have enough time to enjoy the natural state of the meadow landscape. The celtic town Mitterkirchen gives you an insight of the past. The alternative route "Clam Castle" through the beautiful back country of the "Strudengau" is slightly  hilly, but a fantastic landscape. Grein is the destination of today's stage and there is an option to visit Austria's oldest city theatre and the Castle of Grein.

Day 4. GREIN - MELK - TULLN 32ml(51km)      
You bike through the "Strudengau"- an unspoilt part of the Danube, passing the pilgrimage village of Maria Taferi to reach your destination, Melk with its georgeous baroque Benedictine monastery. On board you enjoy the sunset over the Wachau until you reach Tullun.

Day 5. TULLN - VIENNA 22ml(35km)
Today you ride to Vienna, the capital of Austria. Before reaching Vienna you will see numerous garden and weekend settlements and the well known Augustinian canon convent, Klosterneuburg. "Kahlenbergdorf" with its wine taverns is only a short distance from the shipping pier and worth a visit.

Day 6. VIENNA - CITY TOUR BY BIKE          

Optional city tour by Bike approximately 3hours, or by bus which can be reserverd on board, begins shortly after breakfast leaving the afternoon free to stroll or visit one of the viennese coffee bars or the entire day to discover this beautiful city. Perhaps stroll through the Hofburg and visit the Sisi museum. Evening possibilities include a Waltz and Opera Concert at the Wiener Kursalon which can be booked on board.

Day 7. WACHAU - KREMS - EMMERSDORF 22ml(36km)
Your last cycle trip is a special highlight. Surrounded by small dreamy towns, apricot trees, vineyards, castles and monasteries. There is something here to enchant everyone. In Spitz there are comfortable wine taverns beside the cycle path for a relaxing stop. Continue to Emmersdorf before your board the ship for a relaxed trip on board as once again you pass through the beautiful Danube valley. Fun and entertainment await you in the evening with a folklore show.

Day 8. Depart PASSAU

Once more you enjoy the peacefulness of the Danube valley. You get a last look at the Schlogener loop before you disembark in Passau at approx. 1230hrs

Schedule: In case of flood or low tide the shipping company reserves the right to bridge parts of passages with buses. In extreme cases  the shipping company reserves the right to cancel the journey on short notice. No legal right shall be constituted of both situations (Water level is force majeure).  The same applies for officially ordered (previously not announced) repair work on locks or bridges or in case of undeserved breakdown of engine and power unit.Please be aware that your ship MV Theodor Körner, like all other ships on the Danube, is not only your hotel but also a machine, working with engine power also during night. Especially crossing locks and bridges – and the preparation work – might cause noises. If you are sensitive to noises please bring your own earplugs.We reserve the right to change the Schedule when low/high water bars the ship from passing through a certain area. Some parts can be negotiated by bus (free of charge)