Begin your Active & Discovery river cruise vacation boarding your Avalon Suite Ship® in Belgrade, Serbia. Here, explore the city where the Danube and Sava Rivers meet with a guided bike tour. Visit the fascinating Fortress of Golubac. Cruise through the Iron Gates Gorge after visiting the amazing archaeological site of Lepenski Vir or hiking in the Djerdap National park. Sail to Vidin, Bulgaria, explore the city and visit the medieval Baba Vida Fortress. You might prefer to join a panoramic trek in Belogradchik. See the incredible ancient architecture in Veliko Trnovo and Arbanassi, or join your local guide and hike to Ivanovo Rock Church. Take a guided tour of Constanta on Romania’s Black Sea-with a wealth of Roman history or join a wine tasting. Disembark your Suite Ship® and spend the night in Bucharest-the "Paris of the East." See the WWI Arc de Triomphe and the Royal Palace Square, and spend free time browsing the shops and cafes of Victory Boulevard. Your vacation in the Balkans continues with a 2-night stay in mysteriously beautiful Transylvania and extra night in Bucharest, in-cluding superior accommodations, sightseeing, and transportation. Spend two nights in Brasov to visit Peles Castle and Bran Castle-inspiration for Bram Stocker’s Dracula. Return to Bucharest for an overnight stay and sightseeing with an expert Local Guide. A fascinating Danube River cruise through the beautiful Balkans.

Included Features:

Day 1 Belgrade (Embarkation): Onboard welcome reception

Day 2 Belgrade: Choice of guided tour or bike tour or meet the locals; on board lecture

Day 3 Golubac–Donji Milanovac–Iron Gates: Visit to Golubac fortress; choice of visit Lepenski Vir archaeological site or Donji Milanovac off the beaten path tour or Djerdap National park hike; scenic cruise through the Iron Gates Gorge

Day 4 Vidin. Excursion to Belogradchik: Choice of guided tour in Vidin, visit Baba Vida Fortress or wine tasting or hiking in Belogradchik

Day 5 Rousse–Excursion to Veliko Trnovo and Arbanassi: Choice of full-day excursion, visit to Tsarevet’s Fortress in Veliko Trnovo and to the Ethnographical Museum and the Church of the Nativity in Arbanassi, or a guided sightseeing in Rousse, or Ivanovo Rock Church hike

Day 6 Fetesti. Excursion to Constanta: Choice of guided sightseeing, or visit the National History and Archaeological Museum or wine tasting or bike tour

Day 7 Fetesti (Disembarkation)–Bucharest–Brasov: Choice of guided sightseeing in Bucharest or walk the Urban Delta or food tour

Day 8 Brasov: Brasov guided tour; visit Bran Castle

Day 9 Brasov–Sinaia–Bucharest: Visit Peles Castle

Day 10 Bucharest: Your vacation ends this morning