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Vienna to Wachau: Scenic Danube Valley Day Trip
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Wien
Experience the beauty of the Danube Valley on a scenic day tour from Vienna. Explore medieval castles, grand monasteries, and breathtaking landscapes. Don’t miss the guided tour of the magnificent Melk Abbey!
Experience the beauty of the Danube Valley on a scenic day tour from Vienna. Explore medieval castles, grand monasteries, and breathtaking landscapes. Don’t miss the guided tour of the magnificent Melk Abbey!
Duration:
9 hours
Cancellation:
24 hours
Highlights
- Wachau Valley - See many mediaval castles, grand monasteries and a breathtaking landscape.
- Durnstein Castle - See the wonderful castle Dürnstein.
- DDSG Blue Danube Schiffahrt GmbH - Take an impressive boat trip on the Danube from Spitz to Melk (only in summer). On the dates with no boat ride, we invite you for lunch.
- Melk Abbey -…
- Wachau Valley - See many mediaval castles, grand monasteries and a breathtaking landscape.
- Durnstein Castle - See the wonderful castle Dürnstein.
- DDSG Blue Danube Schiffahrt GmbH - Take an impressive boat trip on the Danube from Spitz to Melk (only in summer). On the dates with no boat ride, we invite you for lunch.
- Melk Abbey - As part of the all iniclusive option, you can get a guided tour through the magnificent Benedictine Abbey (depending on which option you choose).
- Schloss Schonbuhel - On your boat trip (in summer) you will pass the picturesque Schönbühel Castle below Melk on the right bank of the Danube.
What's Included
- Visit of Krems/Dürnstein (depending on the season)
- Boat tour (only included in summer)
- Bus trip in a modern coach from Vienna to the Danube Valley
- Admission Melk Abbey (depending on which option you choose)
- Visit of Krems/Dürnstein (depending on the season)
- Boat tour (only included in summer)
- Bus trip in a modern coach from Vienna to the Danube Valley
- Admission Melk Abbey (depending on which option you choose)
What's Not Included
- Food and drinks
- Boat tour (not included in Winter)
- Food and drinks
- Boat tour (not included in Winter)
Additional Information
This day trip takes you from Vienna to the Wachau, a picturesque valley along the Danube. You will see many medieval castles, grand monasteries and a breathtaking landscape. Passing the small town of Krems and the ruins of Dürnstein castle, we continue to the village of Spitz on the Danube river. From here you will have an impressive boat trip on the…
This day trip takes you from Vienna to the Wachau, a picturesque valley along the Danube. You will see many medieval castles, grand monasteries and a breathtaking landscape. Passing the small town of Krems and the ruins of Dürnstein castle, we continue to the village of Spitz on the Danube river. From here you will have an impressive boat trip on the Danube to Melk (only in summer) and you will have a visit of Krems/Dürnstein depending on the season. The Highlight will be the guided tour through the magnificent Benedictine Abbey (the admission is part of the all inclusive option or the winter package). If you would like to skip the Melk Abbey admission, please choose the basic summer option.
- Due to weather conditions the boat trip can only take place between April and October. The same applies if the boat trip has to be cancelled due to high water or other nature reasons.
Location
Operngasse 8
Operngasse
Meeting point is 15-10 minutes before departure in front of the Opera Fountain at the Vienna State Opera. Take the lines U1 (red), U2 (purple) or U4 (green) to station "Karlsplatz". Follow the exit "Oper" and walk left along the Vienna State Opera to get to Operngasse.
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
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Allyson_c
Oct 8, 2024
Great day out. Fabulous value - This was a wonderful day tour. Very efficiently run. Very friendly guide
Great value for money.
Melk Abbey is amazing.
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Steven_w
Oct 8, 2024
Lovely Day Along the Danube - What a nice day! Our guide was very kind and full of interesting information. The river cruise was beautiful and relaxing and I enjoyed all the sites we saw. I also met a lot of nice people!
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Debzg86
Sep 30, 2024
A worthwhile day trip out of Vienna - Really enjoyed this day trip. We started off by visiting the small town of Durnstein. Not much to it but we did enjoy trying (& subsequently buying!) some apricot liqueur.
We then got the bus to Spitz, where we picked up the boat for a leisurely 90 minute cruise along the Danube. Thoroughly enjoyed this section of the day as we got a couple of drinks & sat on the top deck & enjoyed the views as we sailed along.
We then arrived at Melk but we hadn't booked the Abbey tour. This meant we had a good 2 hours to relax and enjoy a nice lunch and also explore the town. We did visit the Abbey & got to see most of the outside as well as the Abbey shop where we purchased some wine!
I would definitely recommend this tour if you've got the time when visiting Vienna.
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Dale_river
Sep 17, 2024
A worthwhile day tour from Vienna - The tour was pretty well organized. There was some confusion at the Opera meeting point—it was raining and the bus arrived late. However, once we took our seats, everything went as described. Our multilingual guide, Tomy, gave the commentary in English and Spanish. The visit to Durnstein was brief (use euro coins for the bus stop WC!), but the village itself, though charming and surrounded by vineyards, is quite small. The Danube cruise from Spitz aboard the MS Durnstein was scenic and relaxing. We ate in the floating restaurant, which was affordable and pleasant. Once in Melk, we waited around in the rain for our tour of the magnificent abbey, guided by a nice young woman, who showed us some of the highlights in the museum and library. The abbey restaurant was also a welcoming spot for a break (yummy coffee & pastries). Despite the rain, the entire all-day experience was worth it, and we're glad we took time out of our stay in Vienna to see some of the Austrian countryside.
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Mark_s
Sep 15, 2024
Great trip to see the Wachau in the Danube region. - We had a great trip by bus and boat to the Wachau region of the Danube! Our guide was very knowledgeable and helpful. The who area was just amazing. If you would like to see the wine country, the castles, Melk, Durnstein, etc. in one day this is a great way to do that.
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Cynthia_b
Aug 22, 2024
Wunderbar! - The Melk Abbey and the visit to the village of Melk. Our tour guide was very knowledgeable and the bus ride very comfortable.
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Marie_h
Aug 21, 2024
Great Day Excursion - We really enjoyed the river boat ride, and the food on the boat was very good. The guided tour of the Abby was also top notch.
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F4464mvalanp
Sep 6, 2024
Beautiful day on the Danube - This is a full day tour involving a 90 minute bus ride each way. First stop is an old town which is cute, but not much to see there other than tourist stores and ice cream shops. Then boarded a boat for a 90 minute boat ride up the Danube. Beautiful scenery and a nice way to spend the day if the weather is nice. But there is only a few seats outside that are shaded, so hard to be on the deck on a hot sunny day. The other two decks are basically enclosed restaurants with service. You can see well through the windows and the air conditioning is good, but would be better if there were more shaded areas with an outside breeze. After the boat ride is the town of Melk, a beautiful old town with an abbey well worth the trip. Plenty of time for lunch at a restaurant in town, but the walk back up to the abbey in time for the tour is quite a climb.
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Bscott6515
Aug 30, 2024
Very nice getaway from the city of Vienna - A very nice experience overall. The bus trips were nice and informative (by the tour guide), and the boat ride at 90 minutes was the perfect amount of time to spend on the boat. The stop at the Melk Abbey was nice, but I was not very impressed with the tour given by the Abbey tour guide. We are still glad we went, but were a little disappointed in this portion of the trip.
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Anar_b
Sep 3, 2024
Too expensive - Disappointed to spend whole day and see almost not much
It is not worth that amount of money
I don’t recommend it for those prices
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