Danube Discovery & Prague

Vienna to Prague | 10 Days

Travel
7-night cruise in a riverview stateroom on the stylish River Ambassador 2 nights in Prague at the deluxe Bascolo Prague (or similar) with breakfast All transfers on arrival and departure days (see transfer guidelines on page 170)

Your Cruise/Tour Package Includes:

Taste
All meals onboard, prepared using the finest and freshest ingredients 9 breakfasts, 6 lunches, 7 dinners Captains Welcome Gala and Farewell Dinners Complimentary fine wine, beer, and soft drinks during lunch and dinner onboard; bottled water replenished daily in your stateroom; and 24-hour specialty coffee and tea station

Explore
3 countries 13 excursions, including 5 Choice Is Yours options, fully hosted by English-speaking local experts Go Active and Gentle Walking options 4 UNESCO World Heritage Sites Services of an experienced Uniworld Cruise Manager State-of-the-art Quietvox portable audio headset system on all shore excursions Use of bicycles and Nordic walking sticks throughout your cruise

Experience
Captivating onboard local entertainment Signature Lecture: Maria Theresa: a Woman Shaping European Politics

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Discover the matchless beauty of the Danube, and the pride of the Czech Republic, Prague
Sheer cliffs rise above the mighty river, with tiny Baroque villages nestling at their feet. Terraced hillsides are topped with regal castles and time-mellowed monasteries. Orchards and vineyards along the Danube have supported farmers for centuries; these days ambitious vintners apply the latest techniques to making luscious white wines from ancient vines. As you cruise through the heart of the old Habsburg empire, youll find beautiful libraries, astonishing frescoes, Medieval city walls, and Gothic cathedrals, encountering the perfect mix of big-city glamour and small-town ease, high culture and the simple pleasures of daily life. At each end of the journey are historic capitals: Vienna, home to emperors for a thousand years and a treasure house of imperial art, and Prague, the beautifully preserved City of Spires that boasts a unique architectural heritage of its own. Get a feel for the land as you wheel a bicycle along a riverside path. Listen to a trumpeter mark the arrival of noon after a 600-year-old clock chimes the hours. Feel the wind in your hair while you ride through the Bavarian Forest in a horse-drawn carriage. Tradition and history, music and art, micro-brews and hip barsexperience them all along the beautiful Danube. At the same time, savor the flavors of the region, from Viennas pastries to the apricot-scented wines of the Wachau Valley. Who will enjoy this cruise: Food and wine connoisseurs and those who love music, art, nature, and history will all find something splendid along the Danube.
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Day 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Port/City Vienna (embark) Vienna Cruising the Wachau Valley, Melk Passau Deggendorf (Theresienthal) Regensburg Cruising the Main-Danube Canal, Nuremberg Nuremberg (disembark), transfer to Prague Prague Prague, transfer to the airport

Prague to Vienna
Day 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Port/City Prague Prague Prague, transfer to Nuremberg (embark) Roth (Nuremberg), cruising the Main-Danube Canal Regensburg Deggendorf (Theresienthal) Passau Melk, cruising the Wachau Valley Vienna Vienna (disembark), transfer to the airport

Cruise/Tour Start Dates: April 26* May 19 June 7, * 30 July 19* August 11, 30* September 22 October 11, * 20

*On these dates, cruise/tour operates from Prague to Vienna. Please visit uniworld.com for more information.

Opposite page: Prague, Czech Republic; Above: Melk Abbey, Wachau Valley, Austria

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Danube Discovery & Prague Vienna to Prague | 10 Days

Day 1 Vienna

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Featured Excursions: Choice of Vienna city tour with National Library visit OR exclusive See Vienna as the Viennese Do There can be no exploration of the Danube without a visit to Vienna, a city both steeped in history and on the cusp of current trends. Your panoramic city tour showcases all the imperial Habsburg grandeur of the stately Ringstrasse, taking you past the Rathaus (City Hall), Parliament, the Hofburg (Imperial Palace), and the State Opera, among other sights. You will walk through the Hofburg grounds, culminating at the magnificent State Hall of the Austrian National Library, which is said to be the most beautiful library room in the world. For a more intimate look at this stunning city, opt to See Vienna as the Viennese Do, discovering the daily life of the Viennese in the historic town center with a visit to a popular park and a stop at a traditional Viennese coffee house. BB L D
Note: The Austrian National Library is closed on Mondays. If the tour lands on a Monday, Mozarthaus will be visited instead.

Featured Excursions: Passau walking tour with St. Stephans organ concert and exploring Bavarian Traditions, Weisswurst and Lederhosen Passau boasts a delightful layer of Italian style on top of quintessential German foundations. Step off the ship to discover an accessible, intriguing, and well-preserved town on your guided walking tour, with time to roam on your own before you hear the magnificent pipe organ, the largest in Europe, at St. Stephans Cathedral. In the afternoon, discover how traditional Bavarian clothing, such as lederhosen and dirndls, is designed and made in the small town of Obernzell, and then indulge in weisswurst (Bavarias beloved aromatic white sausage) along with a crispy pretzel and a refreshing weissbier (a local pale beer). BB L D
Note: St. Stephans organ concert is only available from May 2 to October 31, excluding Sundays and Catholic holidays. An alternate venue will be organized before and after these dates.

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Day 5 Deggendorf (Theresienthal)

Day 3 Cruising the Wachau Valley, Melk

Featured Excursion: Melk Abbey with library visit Today, youll cruise the scenic, vineyard-rich Wachau Valley, a UNESCO World Heritage cultural landscape and one of the most beautiful river valleys in Europe. Tour Melks 900-year-old Benedictine abbey, a masterpiece of Baroque art and architecture situated high atop the granite cliffs of the Danube. The views from

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Featured Excursion: Exclusive Bavarian Forest horsedrawn carriage ride with Theresienthal visit After enjoying an exclusive horse-drawn carriage ride through a scenic village in the Bavarian Forest and sampling home-baked bread fresh from the oven, you will head for the world-famous glass workshop, Theresienthal. See firsthand how fine crystal glassware is made and learn the extraordinary history of Theresienthal, once the purveyor of the finest crystal to the royal houses of Europe and Russia. Spend your afternoon taking a scenic stroll or bike ride along the Danube and through the small town of Deggendorf. BB L D

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Featured Excursions: Choice of 2000 Years in One Hour Regensburg walking tour OR Jewish Regensburg OR Audi factory visit Regensburg, one of the best-preserved Medieval towns in Europe, captures 2,000 years of history with outstanding monuments like the 12th-century Stone Bridge and the towering Gothic cathedral. Your walking tour takes you past the architectural treasures of Old Town as well as the Cathedral of St. Peter, with its magnificent 14th-century stainedglass windows. For a different view of Medieval Regensburg, tour sites associated with Germanys oldest Jewish community, dating back more than a thousand years. Or visit the Audi factory in Ingolstadt for a fascinating look at how a wellengineered German car is built. BB L D Day 7 Cruising the Main-Danube Canal, Nuremberg

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Courtroom 600, venue of the Nuremberg Trials.

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Note: Courtroom 600 is an active court. Visitors will only be permitted to see the courtroom during trial breaks.

Pay-in-Full Savings
SAVE $800 per couple on suites and category 1 staterooms. SAVE $600 per couple on category 2 and 3 staterooms. Offer expires October 31, 2012.

Day 8 Nuremberg, transfer to Prague

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Disembark the ship and transfer via motorcoach to Prague. BB Day 9 Prague

Early Booking Savings

SAVE $300 per couple. Offer expires January 15, 2013.

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Featured Excursions: Choice of Prague city tour OR Jewish Prague Beauty and drama abound in the City of Spires. Enjoy a panoramic city tour, taking in such places as the State Opera House, Wenceslas Square, Charles Bridge, and the avant-garde Dancing House, before arriving at Prague Castle. Here, youll visit St. Vitus Cathedral, Vladislav Hall, and Golden Lane. Youll cross Charles Bridge on foot to the beautiful Old Town Square with Tyn Church and the famous astronomical clock. Or explore Jewish Prague on a walking tour of Josefov, the citys old Jewish quarter, including Europes oldest surviving Jewish cemetery; Old New Synagogue, Europes oldest active synagogue; and Pinkas Synagogue, now a memorial to Holocaust victims. BB
Note: The synagogues and Jewish cemetery are closed on Saturdays. If the tour lands on a Saturday, we will visit sites in the Josefov district associated with writer Franz Kafka.

Pricing Per Person

Cruise/Tour Start Date Apr 26* May 19 Jun 7* Jun 30 Jul 19* Aug 11 Aug 30* Sep 22 Oct 11* Oct 20 Ship River Ambassador River Ambassador River Ambassador River Ambassador River Ambassador River Ambassador River Ambassador River Ambassador River Ambassador River Ambassador Cruise/Tour $3,099 $3,399 $3,399 $3,299 $3,199 $3,199 $3,499 $3,399 $3,299 $3,199

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Featured Excursions: Choice of Nuremberg city tour OR Nuremberg WWII historical tour with Documentation Center visit After cruising the most scenic parts of the MainDanube Canal, a marvel of modern engineering, visit Nuremberg. Discover beautiful Medieval Nuremberg during a panoramic tour. Or take a guided tour of the citys most important WWII sites, including the enormous Nazi Party Rally Grounds and Documentation Center, home to the permanent exhibition Fascination and Terror. Youll also visit the Nuremberg Trials Memoriam, which includes

To upgrade to a higher category stateroom, add the following per-person price: Category 2 Category 1 Suite See Deck Plan on page 158
Port Charges: $140 per person * On these dates, cruise/tour operates from Prague to Vienna. Please visit uniworld.com for reverse itinerary. Prices shown above include cruise in Category 3, double occupancy. Single supplement applies for single accommodation. Airfare is not included in the prices listed above. Please inquire at time of booking for best available airfare pricing. Pay-in-Full Savings requires full payment at time of booking. Early Booking Savings requires a deposit at time of booking. Pay-in-Full and Early Booking Savings cannot be combined. Note: For Vienna to Nuremberg cruise-only rate, subtract $400 per person from cruise/tour rate. Note: Please see page 19 for more information on optional extension.

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Day 10 Depart Prague

Transfer to Prague Ruzyne Airport for your flight home. CB/BB

Extend your trip with an optional pre- or post-cruise/tour extension

Vienna
Spend extra time in the city where the waltz was invented. At every turn youll be reminded of the great composers who have lived here and of the abiding love the Viennese have for music.
Included in your 3-day stay: 2 nights at the superior Intercontinental Vienna (or similar) with breakfast daily | All transfers | Local host | Visit to the House of Music and Naschmarkt open-air market Only $659 per person (single supplement $319)
Note: For cruise/tours that begin or end in Vienna.

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