Wine Autumn in the Wachau
Eventful days in the Danube Valley
Welcome to one of the most enchanting river valleys in Europe! Since the year 2000, the Wachau has been a UNESCO World Heritage site and resembles a total work of art. In the autumn months, the leaves of the vines slowly change color, allowing the wine regions in the Danube Valley to shine in the most magnificent hues. The scent of pressed grapes and ripe apples fills the air, and the sociable grape harvest season begins.
Travel Features
Itinerary
Day 1 | Arrival Wachau
Departure in the morning and drive to Wachau. You will be warmly welcomed with a glass of Wachau wine at the 4-star Hotel Pichler's Donauhof in Emmersdorf.
Day 2 | Melk Abbey – Danube Cruise –
Wine Tasting
Excursion to Melk Abbey – the largest abbey in Lower Austria. The world-famous abbey is considered an icon of Baroque architecture and has been continuously inhabited by Benedictine monks to this day. You can look forward to excitingly designed museum rooms that present the history and present of the monastery, as well as the high Baroque abbey church with precious frescoes and paintings. Below the world-famous Benedictine Abbey lies another cultural-historical gem: the UNESCO World Heritage city of Melk. Here you will have some free time. In the afternoon, it's time to
Inclusions
- Travel by modern coach
- 5x overnight stays including breakfast buffet at the 4-star Hotel Pichlers Donauhof in
Emmersdorf - 4x dinner as a 3-course menu with
salad buffet - 1x Heurigen menu as part of
half board - Welcome glass of Wachau wine
- Full-day tour guide during the excursion
"Stift Melk and Danube cruise" - Admission to Stift Melk
- Danube cruise from Melk to Spitz
- Cellar tour and wine tasting including
"Wachauer Laberl" at a winery in Spitz - Full-day tour guide during the excursion "Waldviertel – Zwettl"
- City tour in Vienna
- Full-day tour guide during the excursion
"Wachau round trip" - Visit to Stift Göttweig
- Guided local tour
- Local tax
- Continuous BOHR travel accompaniment
4-star Hotel Pichlers Donauhof in Emmersdorf
Vacation in the family-run 4-star Hotel Donauhof – eventful & relaxing. The cozy atmosphere of the house, as well as warm hospitality, guarantee carefree vacation days. The rooms are equipped in a comfortable wooden design and feature elegant bathrooms with shower or bathtub, toilet, and modern media technology. An elevator is available in the hotel.
