Where to go when - Summer
21/05/2020 · By Sukie Chapman
Plan your summer getaway with Great Rail Journeys. Explore picturesque destinations and create unforgettable memories with like-minded travellers.
Read more2025 Tour code: HUR25
About the tour
Our adventure starts by exploring two European giants, Berlin and Prague. We then experience the magic of the Danube and the lovely Wachau Valley, cruising comfortably to idyllic villages, visiting medieval towns and grand cities. Enjoy a private music recital onboard in Vienna and discover Baroque treasures in Bratislava and Budapest.
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Our holiday begins as we meet at London St Pancras and board the Eurostar to Brussels. We continue to bustling Cologne and stay the night amongst the Romanesque townhouses dotting the city's streets.
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4.4 / 5 · 32 reviews
Customer
Submitted 27/Jun
Lovely holiday that met all expectations.
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M Narborough
Submitted 27/Jun
Great Tour,very informative also ,wonderful cruise on Amadeus Imperial super staff .Very good tour manager Steve Thomas when D B trains in Germany some times problems.,
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Bernard Postlethwaite
Submitted 26/Jun
This was a most enjoyable, packed to the gunwales, holiday! Great rail tour guides in Steve and Jon to help us overcome the idiosyncrocies of Deutsche Bahn and to keep calm when our reserved seats were already "occupied". For the most part, good local guides, particularly the lovely ex opera singer who gave us a burst of Ave Maria outside the cathedral in Passau. Our cruise guide Rob was short handed as he should have had an assistant, which sometimes meant he was stretched, but one of the guests helped him out where she could, but he did a great job, always had a smile and was approachable . Vienna was a disappointment as the visit was badly planned and my group had very little free time to see the city. At Dürnstein quite a few of us had to wait on the quayside in the sun for 30 minutes whilst three ships, including ours, cast off to allow the nearest ship to leave - a bit of forward planning could have avoided this. The last hotel in Wiesenbaden was not up to standard compared to the other hotels, but this had been a last minute change due to the Euros taking place in Frankfurt. However the food and entertainment on board the ship were excellent, the staff were very professional and friendly and I was also so pleased that the string quartet in Vienna did not "dum down" for us holidaymakers. All in all, a good experience, with a few minor grumbles, but we would definitely think about doing it again.
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Graham Highton
Submitted 26/Jun
Most aspects were very good. Let down by Deutche Bann delays and platform changes. We also had a pointless trip to a view point which reduced the time to tour the city.
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RK
Submitted 26/Jun
A hectic but very enjoyable taster of the Imperial cities combined with a superb river cruise. The only downside being the unpredictability of the German rail network. The trains themselves were very comfortable though.
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Gill Cox
Submitted 27 Sep 2023
Excellent from start to finish
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