Just west of Vienna, explore the immensely popular small town of Durnstein in the renowned wine-producing region of the Wachau Valley. This picturesque village is home to a Baroque-style church made famous by Richard the Lionheart. Excursions might include biking tours, wine tasting opportunities, and historic walking tours of the old towns. After you've explored Durnstein, your Danube River cruise continues on to other exciting towns along the river, like Melk, Vienna, Budapest, and Bratislava. Let us know when you're ready to start planning your Danube River cruise through Durnstein.
Highlights of Durnstein, Austria While it's certainly not a big city, the charming town of Durnstein, just west of bustling Vienna, is definitely a major cultural center. It was in this town that Richard the Lionheart was held captive en route from the Crusades. While passing through here, make sure to see:
The blue & white baroque church
The former Augustine monastery of the 15th century
St. Kunigunigunde Church and the charnel house, in the old graveyard.
A wine tour through the renowned Wachau Valley.
Your cruise then makes its way on to other major destinations on the blue Danube, like Vienna, Linz, and even neighboring Germany, Hungary, the Czech Republic, and Slovakia!
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1 day ago
The holiday of a lifetime. The company is Alaksa-owned and thhat makes a big difference to the experineces you get i.e. meet genuine First Nations tribes people. The amount of wildlife was beyond my expectation, and seeing everything on sucha small, intimate boat made it even more spoecial and unique.
Liz O
1 day ago
Adventure Life covered all the details in planning our trip to Ireland. Any questions we had were answered immediately. Any trip glitches, which always happen when traveling, were resolved immediately. There were no worries, just fun!
Kathleen Weller
1 day ago
It was an outstanding, up-close, educational vacation of nature, culture, history, animals and geology! It was everything they promised! Binoculars were plentiful on the boat, but I'm glad I brought my own. Food was excellent. Rooms had black-out shades. Pack/wear multiple layers of clothing (I carried a small backpack when off the ship). Crew were delightful and very accommodating! Remember to jump FEET FIRST first when taking the optional polar plunge! Spend as much time outdoors as you are able and ENJOY!!!
Janet Dutton
6 days ago
Excellent travel advice and service
This is my second experience working with Adventure Life. I’m sold. Jess Heuermann is an experienced traveler and provides a lot of useful information when planning a trip. These are the questions I like to ask at the outset - What’s it like to go here, there, what would you suggest, what do people report, can we add any additional side trips? Jess took the time to answer my questions and seek additional information to share with me. Petchie Colina is outstanding in helping with travel logistics and final preparations. Adventure Life has excellent guides and offers private guides and small group adventures. We enjoyed the opportunity to talk with the guides and drivers to learn more about their countries, cultures and histories. A highlight was having the guides pick local restaurants where we could share meals together. Highly recommend.
Claire Cordon
1 week ago
Our six-day tour in Iceland went smoothly with one exception. We had asked for two rooms each night. Somehow we were booked with one room with three beds. It could not be fixed at the first hotel in Reykjavik because the hotel was fully booked. Once informed of the problem, however, Adventure Life rebooked for two rooms for the remainder of the trip. As an 85-year-old traveler, I appreciated that one could participate at different physical levels at many of the stops. Iceland is a great place to visit but on the expensive side.