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Danube Valley Day Trip from Vienna
4.1
1,534 Ratings
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!
Duration:
9 hours
Cancellation:
1 day
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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 - 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)
What's Not Included
- 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 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.
Customer Ratings
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Gaura_n
Jul 1, 2024
Great tour! - The tour is very well organized. Sylvia is very kind and her language skills are impressive as she switches with ease from English to Spanish to German and to Italian. We had a wonderful time.
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Kaushik_c
Jun 19, 2024
Wonderful - Stunning and highly recommended ! Visit to Melk was memorable and the cruise was also visually stunning !
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Beldoratan
Jun 19, 2024
Nice historical scenery to join near the city - Able to see the towns leading to the Abbey. The guide also explained and gave info about places we passed thru which was added bonus to us .
This trip may not be suitable for travellers who have difficulties in walking unless he will not go down the stairs from the abbey to the shops.
Also i was really hot, you need to bring cap or umbrella and extra shirt.
Driver was skilled driver, we had a safe trip
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Bisakha_s
Jul 9, 2024
Great cruise, nice abbey, too rushed - The first stop where Richard Lionheart was imprisoned was a disappointment. You literally have time to run to toilet, speedwalk to one scenic point and speedwalk right back! On good side, enjoyed the Danube cruise and the bus ride through gorgeous countryside. Guide was good. The abbey was impressive but I would have preferred a shorter tour inside the abbey and more time for exploring abbey gardens and for shopping the unique food products at abbey.
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Anthony_s
Jul 3, 2024
Thomas, our tour guide,... - Thomas, our tour guide, was an expert linguist and thoroughly described the sights we were seeing in a fun and witty manner. The Danube Valley is beautiful, the boat ride down the river was the highlight, and the Melk Abbey was historic. Great day out of the city.
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Kathryn_l
Jun 29, 2024
Worth it. - It’s a great way to see a lot of territory in a short time. Collection point easy to find, walks are short, and river cruise very relaxing. Lunch break at Melk a bit too long (we ate on the boat) and we spent the time in Melk’s garden and observation area.
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Christine_m
Jun 20, 2024
Good experience - Very enjoyable experience. I especially liked the visit to Melk Abbey -- what a beautiful church and an amazing library. I had trouble navigating the narrow, uphill streets of Durnstein. But the overall experience was excellent.
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Hanan_h
Jun 18, 2024
Nice tour that would have been nicer - We loved the tour, however the allocated time to visit the old Town in Melk was very short and we wanted to explore more. The guide "I cannt recall her name" had no good interactions with the tourists and whenever we stop at a place she keeps to herself, we felt she is just doing her job and not passionate about it. The Danube river boat ride was amazing but think it should be limited to one hour or 45 minutes instead of 1.5 hours, this would have given more time at the other stops.
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Ahmed_a
Jul 3, 2024
Not value for mo ey - It's started very well but starting the boat tour everything was not ok , firstly the bus stopped very far away from the boat secondly the boat was full prior to our embarkment and all the tables were reserved it already people are having lunch it looked not organized at all and not worth it and if you are not interested in visiting the Melk Abbey you are wasting time waiting for others and because of this experience the trip was not worth it for me may be be others have better experience
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Lecb_review
Jul 8, 2024
Not wheelchair accessible - Despite being advertised as wheelchair accessible and the transport specifically being advertised as wheelchair accessible, the tool was most definitely NOT wheelchair accessible. Apparently wheelchair accessible means you can walk. Very disappointed as was looking forward to the trip. No refund offered on the day or alternative transportation.
Now going for a large apple strudel to cheer myself up.
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