Wachau Valley Austria
Austria
2020
Cruises availables
At departure or passage at this port
AmaWaterways (18 Cruises)
AmaReina
6 Cruises
AmaSonata
7 Cruises
Viking River Cruises (2002 Cruises)
Viking Longship Gefjon
51 Cruises
| 4 May | 15 days | One-way from Amsterdam to Budapest |
| 4 May | 14 days | One-way from Amsterdam to Budapest |
| 18 May | 15 days | One-way from Budapest to Amsterdam |
| 13 July | 15 days | One-way from Budapest to Amsterdam |
| 27 July | 14 days | One-way from Amsterdam to Budapest |
| 27 July | 15 days | One-way from Amsterdam to Budapest |
| 10 August | 15 days | One-way from Budapest to Amsterdam |
| 24 August | 14 days | One-way from Amsterdam to Budapest |
| 24 August | 15 days | One-way from Amsterdam to Budapest |
| 7 September | 15 days | One-way from Budapest to Amsterdam |
| 21 September | 14 days | One-way from Amsterdam to Budapest |
| 21 September | 15 days | One-way from Amsterdam to Budapest |
| 16 May | 15 days | One-way from Budapest to Amsterdam |
| 30 May | 14 days | One-way from Amsterdam to Budapest |
| 30 May | 15 days | One-way from Amsterdam to Budapest |
| 13 June | 15 days | One-way from Budapest to Amsterdam |
| 27 June | 15 days | One-way from Amsterdam to Budapest |
| 27 June | 14 days | One-way from Amsterdam to Budapest |
| 11 July | 15 days | One-way from Budapest to Amsterdam |
| 25 July | 15 days | One-way from Amsterdam to Budapest |
| 25 July | 14 days | One-way from Amsterdam to Budapest |
| 8 August | 15 days | One-way from Budapest to Amsterdam |
| 22 August | 15 days | One-way from Amsterdam to Budapest |
| 22 August | 14 days | One-way from Amsterdam to Budapest |
| 5 September | 15 days | One-way from Budapest to Amsterdam |
| 19 September | 14 days | One-way from Amsterdam to Budapest |
| 19 September | 15 days | One-way from Amsterdam to Budapest |
Viking Longships Aegir
97 Cruises
Viking Longships Atla
94 Cruises
| 21 March | 7 days | One-way from Regensburg to Budapest |
| 21 March | 8 days | One-way from Regensburg to Budapest |
| 25 April | 7 days | One-way from Budapest to Regensburg |
| 25 April | 8 days | One-way from Budapest to Regensburg |
| 26 November | 8 days | One-way from Regensburg to Budapest |
| 26 November | 7 days | One-way from Regensburg to Budapest |
Viking Longships Baldur
23 Cruises
| 9 May | 14 days | One-way from Amsterdam to Budapest |
| 9 May | 15 days | One-way from Amsterdam to Budapest |
| 23 May | 15 days | One-way from Budapest to Amsterdam |
| 6 June | 14 days | One-way from Amsterdam to Budapest |
| 6 June | 15 days | One-way from Amsterdam to Budapest |
| 20 June | 15 days | One-way from Budapest to Amsterdam |
| 4 July | 14 days | One-way from Amsterdam to Budapest |
| 4 July | 15 days | One-way from Amsterdam to Budapest |
| 18 July | 15 days | One-way from Budapest to Amsterdam |
Viking Longships Bragi
146 Cruises
Viking Longships Egil
149 Cruises
Viking Longships Embla
83 Cruises
| 29 April | 8 days | One-way from Budapest to Regensburg |
| 29 April | 7 days | One-way from Budapest to Regensburg |
Viking Longships Gullveig
159 Cruises
| 1 April | 8 days | One-way from Budapest to Passau |
| 1 April | 7 days | One-way from Budapest to Passau |
| 8 April | 7 days | One-way from Passau to Budapest |
| 8 April | 8 days | One-way from Passau to Budapest |
Viking Longships Ingvi
180 Cruises
Viking Longships Jarl
88 Cruises
| 26 November | 8 days | One-way from Budapest to Regensburg |
| 26 November | 7 days | One-way from Budapest to Regensburg |
Viking Longships Kadlin
12 Cruises
Viking Longships Lif
43 Cruises
| 5 May | 15 days | One-way from Budapest to Amsterdam |
| 19 May | 14 days | One-way from Amsterdam to Budapest |
| 19 May | 15 days | One-way from Amsterdam to Budapest |
| 21 July | 22 days | One-way from Bucharest to Amsterdam |
| 28 July | 15 days | One-way from Budapest to Amsterdam |
| 11 August | 14 days | One-way from Amsterdam to Budapest |
| 11 August | 22 days | One-way from Amsterdam to Bucharest |
| 11 August | 15 days | One-way from Amsterdam to Budapest |
| 13 October | 22 days | One-way from Bucharest to Amsterdam |
| 20 October | 15 days | One-way from Budapest to Amsterdam |
Viking Longships Magni
32 Cruises
| 25 April | 14 days | One-way from Amsterdam to Budapest |
| 25 April | 15 days | One-way from Amsterdam to Budapest |
| 9 May | 15 days | One-way from Budapest to Amsterdam |
| 23 May | 14 days | One-way from Amsterdam to Budapest |
| 23 May | 15 days | One-way from Amsterdam to Budapest |
| 6 June | 15 days | One-way from Budapest to Amsterdam |
| 20 June | 14 days | One-way from Amsterdam to Budapest |
| 20 June | 15 days | One-way from Amsterdam to Budapest |
| 4 July | 15 days | One-way from Budapest to Amsterdam |
| 18 July | 15 days | One-way from Amsterdam to Budapest |
| 18 July | 14 days | One-way from Amsterdam to Budapest |
| 12 September | 15 days | One-way from Amsterdam to Budapest |
| 12 September | 14 days | One-way from Amsterdam to Budapest |
| 26 September | 15 days | One-way from Budapest to Amsterdam |
Viking Longships Mimir
26 Cruises
| 7 May | 15 days | One-way from Budapest to Amsterdam |
| 21 May | 15 days | One-way from Amsterdam to Budapest |
| 21 May | 14 days | One-way from Amsterdam to Budapest |
| 4 June | 15 days | One-way from Budapest to Amsterdam |
| 18 June | 15 days | One-way from Amsterdam to Budapest |
| 18 June | 14 days | One-way from Amsterdam to Budapest |
| 13 August | 15 days | One-way from Amsterdam to Budapest |
| 13 August | 14 days | One-way from Amsterdam to Budapest |
| 27 August | 15 days | One-way from Budapest to Amsterdam |
| 10 September | 15 days | One-way from Amsterdam to Budapest |
| 10 September | 14 days | One-way from Amsterdam to Budapest |
| 24 September | 15 days | One-way from Budapest to Amsterdam |
Viking Longships Modi
10 Cruises
Viking Longships Rinda
13 Cruises
Viking Longships Skadi
151 Cruises
Viking Longships Tor
152 Cruises
Viking Longships Var
163 Cruises
Viking Longships Ve
52 Cruises
| 13 July | 14 days | One-way from Amsterdam to Budapest |
| 13 July | 15 days | One-way from Amsterdam to Budapest |
| 27 July | 15 days | One-way from Budapest to Amsterdam |
| 10 August | 14 days | One-way from Amsterdam to Budapest |
| 10 August | 15 days | One-way from Amsterdam to Budapest |
| 24 August | 15 days | One-way from Budapest to Amsterdam |
| 7 September | 14 days | One-way from Amsterdam to Budapest |
| 7 September | 15 days | One-way from Amsterdam to Budapest |
| 21 September | 15 days | One-way from Budapest to Amsterdam |
| 5 October | 14 days | One-way from Amsterdam to Budapest |
| 5 October | 15 days | One-way from Amsterdam to Budapest |
| 19 October | 15 days | One-way from Budapest to Amsterdam |
| 16 May | 14 days | One-way from Amsterdam to Budapest |
| 16 May | 15 days | One-way from Amsterdam to Budapest |
| 30 May | 15 days | One-way from Budapest to Amsterdam |
| 13 June | 14 days | One-way from Amsterdam to Budapest |
| 13 June | 15 days | One-way from Amsterdam to Budapest |
| 27 June | 15 days | One-way from Budapest to Amsterdam |
| 11 July | 14 days | One-way from Amsterdam to Budapest |
| 11 July | 15 days | One-way from Amsterdam to Budapest |
| 25 July | 15 days | One-way from Budapest to Amsterdam |
| 8 August | 14 days | One-way from Amsterdam to Budapest |
| 8 August | 15 days | One-way from Amsterdam to Budapest |
| 22 August | 15 days | One-way from Budapest to Amsterdam |
| 5 September | 14 days | One-way from Amsterdam to Budapest |
| 5 September | 15 days | One-way from Amsterdam to Budapest |
| 19 September | 15 days | One-way from Budapest to Amsterdam |
Viking Longships Vidar
47 Cruises
| 10 March | 15 days | One-way from Budapest to Amsterdam |
| 24 March | 15 days | One-way from Amsterdam to Budapest |
| 24 March | 14 days | One-way from Amsterdam to Budapest |
| 5 May | 15 days | One-way from Amsterdam to Budapest |
| 5 May | 14 days | One-way from Amsterdam to Budapest |
| 26 May | 21 days | One-way from Bucharest to Amsterdam |
| 18 August | 22 days | One-way from Bucharest to Amsterdam |
| 25 August | 15 days | One-way from Budapest to Amsterdam |
Viking Longships Vilhjalm
190 Cruises
Viking Longships Vili
33 Cruises
| 7 May | 15 days | One-way from Amsterdam to Budapest |
| 7 May | 14 days | One-way from Amsterdam to Budapest |
| 21 May | 15 days | One-way from Budapest to Amsterdam |
| 21 May | 22 days | One-way from Budapest to Bergen |
| 4 June | 15 days | One-way from Amsterdam to Budapest |
| 4 June | 14 days | One-way from Amsterdam to Budapest |
| 18 June | 15 days | One-way from Budapest to Amsterdam |
| 13 August | 15 days | One-way from Budapest to Amsterdam |
| 27 August | 14 days | One-way from Amsterdam to Budapest |
| 27 August | 15 days | One-way from Amsterdam to Budapest |
| 10 September | 15 days | One-way from Budapest to Amsterdam |
| 24 September | 15 days | One-way from Amsterdam to Budapest |
| 24 September | 14 days | One-way from Amsterdam to Budapest |
| 8 October | 15 days | One-way from Budapest to Amsterdam |
| 22 October | 15 days | One-way from Amsterdam to Budapest |
| 22 October | 14 days | One-way from Amsterdam to Budapest |
| 5 November | 15 days | One-way from Budapest to Amsterdam |
| 19 November | 15 days | One-way from Amsterdam to Budapest |
| 19 November | 14 days | One-way from Amsterdam to Budapest |
Frequently Asked Questions
No, and that is what makes this call unusual: it is experienced without mooring, from the upper deck. Several lines do add a stop at Melk, Dürnstein or Krems to extend the pleasure ashore.
In Lower Austria, between Melk and Krems, along about 35 km where the Danube threads between hills, church towers and hilltop castles. The landscape is a World Heritage site.
Right bank: Melk Benedictine Abbey at the upstream entrance, the small castle of Schönbühel at the water's edge, then the ruin of Aggstein high on its spur. Left bank: Willendorf, Spitz with its vine-covered hill, the fortified church of St Michael, the roofs of Weissenkirchen and the blue and white steeple of Dürnstein.
A few hours. Depending on the itinerary, the valley is run downstream with the current or worked upstream more slowly; in the narrowest sections the pace seems to ease of its own accord.
On the upper deck, and early: the loungers fill quickly and the keenest passengers claim a seat by lunchtime. Crew circulate with blankets and hot drinks when the air cools.
A limestone figurine roughly 30,000 years old, uncovered in 1908 during railway works at Willendorf, on the valley's left bank. It is what made this modest hamlet famous.
For its blue and white steeple, marking the most photographed bend in the valley, and for the ruin clinging to the rock above the village: Richard the Lionheart was held prisoner there in the winter of 1192-1193, returning from crusade.
Apricot, the celebrated Marille, whose orchards whiten the valley in spring and scent jams and brandies the rest of the year. The terraces mainly carry Grüner Veltliner and Riesling.
The euro and German, since the valley is entirely Austrian. As this call is experienced on board, everything is settled with the cabin card anyway.
It is a contemplative call, to be honest about it. The cable ferries, crossing the river without engines on the current alone, and the hilltop castles hold attention for a while, but several hours of scenery ask patience of younger children.





