Meeting at London St Pancras, our holiday begins as we board the Eurostar to Paris. We continue to Stuttgart and spend our first night in this lively city.
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2024 Tour code: BYR24
About the tour
Bavaria's wonderful castles, mysterious forests and magical mountains create a stunning backdrop to this majestic holiday. With three nights in Füssen, we uncover hidden gems and soak up the natural beauty of the region, including a visit to the famous Neuschwanstein Castle and a journey on the Zugspitze Railway, ascending the highest mountain in Germany.
Our cruise begins in Budapest, sailing the through the illuminated sights of this mesmerising city in the evening. We then explore the city's rich history and culture before setting sail along the beautiful Danube passing by the famous hilltop castle of Visegrad on the Danube Bend. Magnificent architecture awaits us in Vienna and Bratislava before we drift through the picturesque Wachau Valley and discover Salzburg on our way to the historic town of Regensburg where our cruise ends.
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Meeting at London St Pancras, our holiday begins as we board the Eurostar to Paris. We continue to Stuttgart and spend our first night in this lively city.
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4.0 / 5 · 23 reviews
J Jones
Submitted 23/Sep
We had a great holiday and the scenery was fantastic. The first 4 days were done with trains, 1st day stop Stuttgart with castles to see, next 3 at Fussen and mountain's to see all great. The rest of the holiday was on ship on the Danube, terrific service and views.
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J Flint
Submitted 10/Jul
5 stars for places visited and the cruise line, Amadeus. 5 stars for the travel manager and his ability to very ably crisis-manage a challenging travel itinerary on an unreliable train network. 4 stars for the tour itself and tour management. Sadly only 3 stars for the travel itinerary. Travel involved 3 very long days with early starts, late finishes and unrealistic connections. The journey fell apart as soon as trains were cancelled or delayed. It became obvious that problems with the German network are well known and long standing but have not been taken into account by GRJ. Very stressful travel turned an enjoyable holiday into a tiring challenge. We will think twice before booking again.
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John Woodhouse
Submitted 10/Jul
Castles lived up to expectations and the hotel in Fussen was very good
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Mrs P. Searle
Submitted 10/Jul
The river cruise, the excursions from ship and excursions before we boarded were wonderful and fulfilled every expectation as did Gavin our escort. However the outbound journey was very long and exhausting made worse by unexpected train cancellations at last minute. This was even worse on our journey home and we only made the Eurostar by skin of our teeth. By the time we arrived home we had been travelling continuously for 16 hours. We really felt these journeys should each have been made over two days. Our journey home ended up being 6 trains, 2 coaches and a replacement bus service, lots of steps and lugging of luggage, too much for a group of people age range 60’s to 80’s. Would do cruise part again in a heartbeat but are afraid the great rail journey part wasn’t at all great. Sorry
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Terry Sykes
Submitted 1/Jul
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Bridget Westwood
Submitted 26/Jun
It was well run, comfortable at a high standard of cuisine/service, accommodation and overall ambience. The programme was well arranged and the low river water level issue was well handled, keeping us fully informed and had minimal impact on enjoyment of the cruise package. Overall, a thoroughly enjoyable holiday.
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