Along the Danube: Some Bicycling, Some Cruising

A new cruise/bike itinerary has been added to the roster of offerings from Backroads: a five-country odyssey from Prague to Budapest. The jaunt — eight days and seven nights — has launch dates in June, July, August and September next year.
Starting in Prague, ports of call for the Danube River Cruise Bike Tour include Passau, Melk, Vienna, Bratislava and Budapest — five countries in all (Czech Republic, Germany, Austria, Slovakia and Hungary). Cycling will be along the Donauradweg (Danube bike path) with side jaunts through “countryside and tucked-away towns”.
Highlights include the Bavarian forest, Hoftaferne Neuburg Castle, Wachau Valley vineyards, Vienna’s historic center, Donau-Auen National Park and a guided bike tour of Budapest.
(Photo courtesy of Backroads)