2021 Budapest > Istanbul

Tour Code:: BUBI
Duration:: 16 days
Departure City:: Budapest
Return City:: Istanbul

Selected Itinerary

16 Day Itinerary

Day 1 - Welcome to Budapest

Today board your Scenic Space-Ship. At tonight’s welcome reception, raise your glass to the wonderful cruise ahead.

Meals Included: Dinner
Day 2 - Kalocsa

Today you will have the opportunity to witness a traditional Puszta horse show.

Meals Included: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Day 3 - Osijek

Freechoice

Explore Osijek on a city tour, or take a bike ride through Osijek’s countryside. Alternatively, join a local and learn to make a traditional fish stew.

Later, be invited into the home of a local family for a traditional home-cooked meal and discover what everyday life is really like in Croatia.

Meals Included: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Day 4 - Belgrade

Freechoice

Enjoy an in-depth city tour including a visit to Tito’s Memorial, or take an orientation tour of Belgrade and see the highlights of the city. Alternatively, choose a guided bicycle ride, or take a walk through the city with a local. Or, journey to Sremski Karlovci, where you can wander the town and marvel at the many beautiful Baroque elements.

Enrich

Visit the largest orthodox temple in the Balkans, St. Sava and enjoy a choir performance in the
Temple Crypt.

Meals Included: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Day 5 - Iron Gates

Admire the spectacular scenery as you cruise through the Iron Gates, a narrow gorge that the Danube has carved between the Carpathian and Balkan Mountains.

Meals Included: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Day 6 - Svishtov > Rousse

Freechoice

Discover the World Heritage-listed village of Arbanassi. Or, stay on board and cruise towards Rousse, where you’ll be treated to a guided sightseeing tour.

Meals Included: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Day 7 - Silistra

Freechoice

Discover Silistra Fort during an active walking tour, or take an excursion to Varna on the Black Sea
coast. Alternatively, visit a local village and a local school, and learn about life in Bulgaria.

Meals Included: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Day 8 - Giurgiu > Bucharest

Bid a fond farewell to your crew as you disembark your Scenic Space-Ship and travel to Bucharest.

Freechoice

Explore Bucharest and learn about its communist past, or tour the Village Open Air Museum.

Enjoy an overnight stay at in Bucharest.

Meals Included: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Day 9 - Bucharest > Nessebar

From Bucharest travel to the Black Sea coast for a two night stay. Delight in a delicious local dinner and take in a folklore show.

Meals Included: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Day 10 - Nessebar

Enjoy a tour of Nessebar, followed by free time.

Meals Included: Breakfast, Dinner
Day 11 - Nessebar > Canakkale

Journey from Bulgaria to Canakkale, Turkey for a two night stay.

Meals Included: Breakfast, Dinner
Day 12 - Canakkale > Gallipoli

Travel to the Gallipoli Peninsula, the site of WWI landings by the Allied Forces, including ANZAC troops.

Meals Included: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Day 13 - Istanbul

Enjoy a fascinating tour of Homer’s Troy, the legendary site of the Trojan Wars. Later, travel to Istanbul for your three night stay.

Meals Included: Breakfast, Dinner
Day 14 - Istanbul

Freechoice

Enjoy a cooking class, or join an ancient writing calligraphy course. Alternatively, visit the Ayasofya Hurrem Sultan Hamami Turkish Baths.

Meals Included: Breakfast
Day 15 - Istanbul

Take a cruise on the Bosphorus strait, then see Hagia Sophia and spend time wandering the evocative Grand Bazaar. Enjoy a farewell dinner with views over the Golden Horn.

Meals Included: Breakfast, Dinner
Day 16 - Istanbul

Depart today after breakfast, taking a lifetime of wonderful memories with you.
This itinerary is a guide only and may be amended for operational reasons such as high and low water. As such, the cruise may operate altered from that stated above.

Meals Included: Breakfast