Wachau Valley Austria
Austria

2020 Cruises availables At departure or passage at this port

AmaWaterways (18 Cruises)

Viking River Cruises (2002 Cruises)

Viking Longship Gefjon.

Viking Longship Gefjon

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Viking Longships Aegir.

Viking Longships Aegir

238 Passengers
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Viking Longships Atla.

Viking Longships Atla

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Viking Longships Bragi.

Viking Longships Bragi

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Viking Longships Egil.

Viking Longships Egil

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Viking Longships Embla.

Viking Longships Embla

243 Passengers
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Viking Longships Gullveig.

Viking Longships Gullveig

243 Passengers
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Viking Longship Ingvi.

Viking Longships Ingvi

190 Passengers
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Viking Longships Jarl.

Viking Longships Jarl

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Viking Longships Lif.

Viking Longships Lif

238 Passengers
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Viking Longships Magni.

Viking Longships Magni

240 Passengers
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Viking Longships Mimir.

Viking Longships Mimir

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Viking Longships Skadi.

Viking Longships Skadi

240 Passengers
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Viking Longships Tor.

Viking Longships Tor

240 Passengers
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Viking Longships Var.

Viking Longships Var

240 Passengers
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Viking Longships Ve.

Viking Longships Ve

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Viking Longships Vidar.

Viking Longships Vidar

238 Passengers
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VIking Longship Vilhjalm.

Viking Longships Vilhjalm

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Viking Longships Vili.

Viking Longships Vili

240 Passengers
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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.