Along the Danube - Engelhartszell to Vienna aboard the Primadonna

Day 1: Arrival in Engelhartszell/Schlögen
Day 2: Schlögen - Linz, (56 km)
Day 3: Linz - Grein, (57 km)
Day 4: Ybbs - Gottsdorf - Spitz, (50 km)
Day 5: Spitz - Hainburg, (40 km)
Day 6: Hainburg - Vienna
Day 7: Vienna - Krems - Dürnstein - Melk - Pöchlarn, (48 km)
Day 8: Pöchlarn - Engelhartszell 

*All distances are approximate.

Day 1: Arrival in Engelhartszell 
Individual arrival to ENGELHARTSZELL until approx. 5 pm, free parking space in the streets near the ships docking station. At approx. 6.30 pm „cast off“ for the round trip in direction Passau and back until Schlögen.

Day 2: Schlögen - Linz, (56 km)
In the morning, hand over of rental bikes in Schlögen. From the UNESCO world heritage Schlögener slope through the uninhabited Kaiserau to the baroque market Aschach and via Ottensheim to Linz. At 5 p.m. concert on the Bruckner organ and afterwards a cosy dinner on board with a view of the interesting play of lights of the Lentos (art museum).

Day 3: Linz - Grein, (57 km)
Directly from the Ship the cycle track leads out of the EU-Cultural Capital 2009 to the beautifull green landscape. You are passing Lake Pleschinger See, the castles Pragstein (gothic with a museum), Walsee (from the Hapsburg) and the Greinburg (Sachsen-Coburg) where the MS Primadonna awaits you in the baroque town Grein. Enjoy at approximately 17 pmr a classic Hits concert in the knights hall of the Greinburg.

Day 4: Ybbs - Gottsdorf - Spitz, (50 km)
Starting from the double Town Ybbs/Persenbeug you are cycling very pretty to Gottsdorf, Emmersdorf on the north riverbank to the Wachau where you are soon reaching the first very well-known wine villages. Such as Spitz where the MS Primadonna is already waiting for you.

Day 5: Spitz - Hainburg, (40 km)
After only a few bike kilometers, close to the Donauauen, the first highlight awaits you – a guided Tour through the hunting lodge Eckartsau – which was the last residence of Kaiser Karl I & Zita in Austria. After that, you are cycling to the biggest of the 6 Marchfeld Castles – Castle Hof – which were once Prinz Eugens country estate. It is very splendid with its unique baroque gardens and the idyllic estate (entry about € 18,- pP/ on-site) You can cycle back on the same path OR from Castle Hof to the impressing bike bridge over the March where you arrive in Slovakia. There you can go to the Forttress Devin and further to Bratislava. On the Danbue Cycle Path you are passing Wolfsthal and going back to Hainburg (+15 km).

Day 6: Hainburg - Vienna
In the morning City Tour Vienna (approx. 2 hours). Start/End close the ship station. After lunch, you have time to visit the cosmopolitan City on your own. You are getting a detailled description for a bike tour through Vienna with your travel documents. The Entry to the treasure chamber in the vienna Hofburg (imperial crown) is included.

Day 7: Krems - Dürnstein - Melk - Pöchlarn, (48 km)
Before you leave Krems, it is worth taking a tour through the 1,000-year-old city. Whether the caricature museum, the new state gallery or the beautiful old town - take your time. Afterward, you will drive through vineyards to the legendary Dürnstein (Richard the Lionheart), continue through the wine-growing towns of Wei.enkirchen, Spitz and Willendorf (Venus of Willendorf) to Melk and to P.chlarn. Our tip: take the ferry from Spitz to the southern shore - it is a very beautiful walk on quiet side roads and through orchards to Melk.

Day 8: Pöchlarn - Engelhartszell 
Arrival to Engelhartszell at about 7.00 a.m. Disembarkation after breakfast.

*Important Information:

In case of flood or low tide, the shipping company reserves the right to change the route and/or bridge parts of passages with buses.  Bicycle touring routes may also be affected. In extreme situations, the shipping company reserves the right to cancel the journey on short notice. No legal right shall be constituted of both situations. (Water level is force majeure). The same applies for officially ordered - previously not announced - repair work on locks or bridges or in case of unexpected breakdown of engine or power unit. 

Please be aware that these ships, like all other ships on the Danube, are not just your "floating hotels" but also a machine, running engines,  also during the night. Especially crossing locks and bridges - and the preparation work - may cause noise. If you are sensitive to noises, please bring your own ear plugs.

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