Please note, this itinerary operates in Budapest to Amsterdam and vice versa direction. Please enquire with your local RAC travel consultant for departure dates, direction of cruise and current availability as well as pricing. 

Day 1: Budapest, Embark Ship

Welcome to Budapest! We’ll meet you on arrival and transfer you to your luxurious floating home for the next 15 days. Unpack, relax and get acquainted with your ship.

Stay: 14 Nights, APT Solara or APT Ostara
Daily: Dinner

Day 2: Budapest

Choose your sightseeing option in Budapest today before setting sail for Vienna. This evening, enjoy a gala welcome dinner.

FREEDOM OF CHOICE
Enjoy a city tour of Budapest taking in its historic monuments, including St Stephen’s Cathedral and Heroes’ Square before a visit to the Great Market Hall for some tastings of local produce. Or board a funicular to Castle Hill and walk to Fisherman’s Bastion. Alternatively, you may wish to relax in the thermal water pools at one of Budapest’s famous baths.

Daily: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Day 3: Vienna

Enjoy a relaxing morning sailing to Vienna. On arrival, take in the city’s many landmarks along the Ringstrasse, as well as St Stephen’s Cathedral.

Daily: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Day 4: Vienna

FREEDOM OF CHOICE
Perhaps visit the 1,441-room Schonbrunn Palace and its gardens. Otherwise, tick another country off your list and journey to Slovakia’s Bratislava.

After your chosen activity this morning, we have arranged a special Signature Experience.

SIGNATURE EXPERIENCE
After dinner, head to the princely family of Liechtenstein’s City Palace in the heart of Vienna, where we have arranged an exclusive cocktail party and private recital, just for you. A full orchestra will perform classical masterpieces by Mozart and Strauss, and you will also be enchanted by an operatic recital.

Daily: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Day 5: Durnstein, Melk

Explore the beautiful town of Durnstein before choosing your activity.

FREEDOM OF CHOICE
Choose to ride a bike through the Wachau Valley or cruise to Melk for a tour of Melk Abbey.

Daily: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Day 6: Linz, Salzburg, Passau

Take a guided tour of Salzburg before a Signature Experience.

SIGNATURE EXPERIENCE
Be welcomed by a Jagdhornblaser – a hunting horn blower – into a rustic, traditional restaurant on the Gaisberg mountain overlooking Salzburg. Enjoy a welcome drink as you soak in the scenery before savouring a delicious lunch, followed by a show featuring music from the classic film ‘The Sound of Music’.

Daily: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Day 7: Regensburg

Once again, enjoy the chance to personalise your day.

FREEDOM OF CHOICE
In Regensburg, set out on a guided tour to explore its atmospheric World Heritage-listed city centre. With a history dating back to the Roman times, this incredible city was the first capital of Bavaria. Your tour will finish with a tasting at Regensburg’s historic sausage kitchen, thought to be one of the oldest working restaurants in the world. Or you might prefer to get active and take a guided bike ride to the Walhalla memorial. This neo-classical building sits above the Danube River and houses a hall of fame that honours notable politicians, artists, sovereigns and scientists from Germany’s past.

Daily: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Day 8: Nuremberg

This morning, continue cruising on the Main-Danube Canal. Having taken 32 years to construct, the canal links the North and Black seas. On arrival in Nuremberg, set out on your preferred activity.

FREEDOM OF CHOICE
Perhaps journey through Nuremberg’s World War II sites. Or join a tour focused on Nuremberg's medieval history.

Daily: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Day 9: Bamberg

On arrival into Bamberg, join an exploration with a local expert to uncover everything this World Heritage-listed city has to offer.

Daily: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Day 10: Wurzburg

Choose how you'll spend your day.

FREEDOM OF CHOICE
Embark on a walk to Wurzburg Residence. Alternatively, perhaps travel to the fairy-tale town of Rothenburg, or join a hike to Marienberg Fortress.

Daily: Breakfast Lunch Dinner

Day 11: Miltenberg

Step ashore in Miltenberg today and set out on a guided exploration. Wander through cobblestoned streets and admire the town’s enchanting half-timbered houses before time at leisure to explore on your own.

Daily: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Day 12: Rudesheim, Andernach

In Rudesheim, choose between two experiences. Later, cruise through the Rhine Valley to Andernach, where your ship will dock overnight. Alternatively, visit a historic wine cellar for a tasting of Rhine Valley wines.

FREEDOM OF CHOICE
Take a gondola ride or a visit to Siegfried’s Mechanical Musical Instrument Museum. Alternatively, visit a historic wine cellar for a tasting of Rhine Valley wines.

Daily: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Day 13: Andernach

Today enjoy a Signature Experience. The afternoon will be spent sailing onwards to the Netherlands.

SIGNATURE EXPERIENCE
Princess Heide von Hohenzollern graciously welcomes APT guests into her home, Namedy Castle, a royal escape set near the Rhine River in Germany. After wandering through the castle and its manicured gardens, you’ll attend a morning tea, where a pianist sets the mood.

Daily: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Day 14: Amsterdam

Arrive into Amsterdam and set out on your chosen activity. Tonight, enjoy the Captain’s farewell dinner.

FREEDOM OF CHOICE
Perhaps cruise the canals on a glass-top boat or visit the Old Amsterdam Cheese Store for a cheese tasting matched with wine. Alternatively, join a guided bike ride through the countryside to the village of Durgerdam before visiting the Street Art Museum. Guests travelling on spring departures can also visit Keukenhof Gardens, home to more than seven million flowering bulbs.

Daily: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Day 15: Disembark Ship, Depart Amsterdam

Sadly, the time has come to say goodbye and be transferred to the airport.

Daily: Breakfast

Departures: Available May to December 2025 (seasonal surcharges apply)

*Prices are based on 07 November 2025 departure in Amsterdam to Budapest direction, include the saving amount and are subject to availability and change. Please enquire with your RAC travel consultant for available departure dates and pricing.

*Terms and Conditions apply. Advertised price based on EUMCR15: 07 November 2025 (Cat. E). Book by 31 October 2024, unless sold out prior. Prices are per person, AUD, twin share and include port charges and saving amounts.

^Flights included: Book by 31 October 2024. Offer valid when booking select itineraries departing year-round in 2025 in all cabin categories. Offer includes airfare and taxes up to the value of $2600 per person. Offer is based on wholesale airfares in economy class with an airline of APT’s choosing depending on routing. Flights are available from Sydney, Melbourne, Adelaide, Brisbane or Perth. All offers are subject to availability of airline and booking class. Once class is sold out, surcharges apply. A non-refundable deposit of $1000 per person is due within 7 days of booking. A second non-refundable deposit of $2000 per person is due by 31 October 2024. Final payment is due 100 days prior to the tour's departure date.

Flight Offers: Flights must be booked by APT. Should you choose to depart earlier than your scheduled tour/cruise departure, or make variations to airline routings, surcharges may apply. Airline schedules are subject to change without notice and APT is not liable for any additional costs incurred due to airline schedule changes. All air is ticketed upon receipt of the first deposit. Any changes made after ticketing may incur amendment and/or cancellation fees, in some cases, tickets are non-refundable. Air taxes vary for each departure point and routing of airline and are subject to change. Fuel surcharges are subject to change and an additional fuel surcharge may apply. Frequent flyer miles/points may not be awarded on all airfares.

Early Payment Discount: Prices include an Early Payment Discount of $1000 per couple ($500 per person), valid when you pay in full 10 months prior to departure.

General Information & Conditions: Offers are available for travellers departing from Australia. All pricing and save amounts are in Australian Dollars. Information correct as at 03 May 2024 but may fluctuate due to changes in surcharges, taxes or currency. A strictly limited number of offers are available on selected itineraries and departure dates in selected suites/staterooms/cabins/room categories. Offers are subject to availability, not combinable unless specified, available on new bookings only and may be withdrawn at any time.

Other APT terms and conditions apply, for full terms and conditions please check with your RAC travel consultant. A further deposit of $165 per person applies. General RAC Travel terms and conditions apply.