European River Sojourn, July 2026

We are now booked for a 

27 day Viking

European River Sojourn

from Istanbul, Turkey

to Amsterdam, The Netherlands

We will cruise down the Rhine,

Main and Danube Rivers, taking two dozen shore

excursions along the way, ending up in Amsterdam. We

will explore the very heart of central Europe.

July 3, 2026

Leave Orlando and fly

to Istanbul, Turkey

Day 1

Saturday, July 4

Istanbul

Day 2

Istanbul, Turkey

Sunday, July 5

 

Hippodrome, “Blue Mosque” & Hagia Sophia 

An Evening in Istanbul

Day 3

Istanbul, Turkey

Monday, July 6

Topkapi Palace

Bosphorus Cruise & Egyptian Spice Market 

Day 4

Istanbul, Turkey

Tuesday, July 7

Transfer to airport to fly to Bucharest, Romania

Day 5

Bucharest, Romania

 

Wednesday, July 8

Highlights of Bucharest 

Day 6

Ruse, Bulgaria

Thursday, July 9

Veliko Tarnovo & Arbanasi

Day 7

VidinBulgaria 

Friday, July 10

Belogradchik Rocks and Fortress

Day 8

GolubacSerbia

Saturday, July 11

The Vistas of the Iron Gate 

Day 9

BelgradeSerbia

Sunday, July 12

Panoramic Belgrade

Dine in Belgrade’s Bohemian Quarter

Day 10

OsijekCroatia

Monday, July 13

Osijek & Vukovar 

Day 11

KalocsaHungary

Tuesday, July 14

Kalocsa & Puszta

Day 12

Budapest, Hungary

Wednesday, July 15

Snapshots of Budapest 

Budapest by Night

Day 13

Budapest, Hungary

Thursday, July 16

Budapest Castle Hill Hike

Budapest Thermal Bath

Day 14

ViennaAustria 

Friday, July 17

Day 15

ViennaAustria 

Saturday, July 18

Panoramic Vienna

Schönbrunn Palace 

Day 16

Melk, Austria

Sunday, July 19

Melk Abbey 

Day 17

Passau, Germany

Monday, July 29

Hike the Passau Hills

Bavarian Cruise & Baroque Town of Schärding 

Day 18

Regensburg, Germany

Tuesday, July 21

Munich Highlights 

Day 19

Nuremberg, Germany

Wednesday, July 22

Surviving the War: Art in Nuremberg

Nuremberg Through History

Day 20

Bamberg, Germany

Thursday, July 23

Bamberg Walking Tour 

Day 21

Würzburg, Germany

Friday, July 24

Würzburg Residenz & Walk

Hike the Würzburg Hills

Day 22

Wertheim, Germany

Saturday, July 25

Wertheim Castle Hike 

Day 23

Kolbenz, Germany

Sunday, July 26

Medieval Marksburg Castle 

Day 24

Cologne, Germany

Monday, July 27

Cologne Walking Tour

Day 25

Kinderdijk, The Netherlands

Tuesday, July 28

Kinderdijk by Vintage Barge

Day 26

Amsterdam, The Netherlands

Wednesday, July 29