2 BUDAPEST 3 Budapest 1 Ferenc Liszt IWI/Danube Propeller tour to the Danube and the Iron Gate Airport Ráckevei Our tour is a ‘sampling’ that will make you want to come back… again and again DANUBE PROPELLER Duna ДУНАВСКИ ПРОПЕЛЕР Day 1 – Tuesday May 9th Check in at the Duna Wellness Hotel close to Day 2 – Wednesday May 10 The 7½-hour cruise starts on the Sava river, BUDAPEST TO BAJA the central square, then tour on rented bikes to BAJA TO NOVI SAD passing the famous Belgrade fortress 13 , Cruise ships on the Danube in Budapest Balaton From the airport 1 , drive through the centre see key sites in the town, crossing the new bridge Cross the border to tour the canals in the Danube- then heading downstream on the Danube. (106m) of Budapest along the bank of the Danube, for pedestrians and cyclists linking Petőfi Island Tisa-Danube canal system, in the company of Commentary in passing on the massive fortress SIÓFOK admiring the Parliament Building and pausing and Nagy Pandúr Island over the river Sugovica Vode Vojvodine, starting at Sebešfok 6 (walking of Smederevo 15 , the confluence of the at the Chain Bridge 2 to pick up those already in (the bridge gives access to a tourist develop- tour), then Bezdan lock 7 , which hopefully will Morava 16 , another substantial medieval fortress The monastery at Vratna. Si 17 ó Budapest.Duna-völgyi Head south past the port of Budapest ment worth more than €5 million), then visiting be restored in the near future. Continue via the at Ram , in the area where the Danube is the k. 3 (commentsfőcsatorna by guide) and on down the the unique Deák Ferenc lock 5 at the entrance beautifully restored and landscaped site of Mali widest in Serbia. Buffet lunch served on board. Day 6 – Sunday May 14th Danube Valley to the small border town of Baja 4 . to the disused Baja-Bezdan Canal. Alternative Stapar lock and mill 8 within the municipality of The cruise continues through the Silver Lake, KLADOVO TO BELGRADE tour by coach will take in the same sites. Dinner Kula, which is planning a cycle route along the passing Veliko Gradiste. The next landmark is Embark on Aquastar Maxim for departure at at the hotel. Bezdan-Vrbas canal. Refreshment stop in Vrbas 9 Golubac Fortress 18 , where the Danube enters 09:00, heading back upstream on the Danube, to meet representatives of the environmentalist the Djerdap (Iron Gate) National Park. We cruise to pass through the Djerdap I lock 24 , one group that has been working on various projects through the longest and deepest gorge in of the biggest in Europe. Passing Tekija, see Mindszent to enhance and use the canals. Continue to Novi Europe where the Danube is truly spectacular. the place where the Roman Emperor Trajan Sad, night in Novi Sad at the Hotel Veliki***. Disembark in Donji Milanovac to visit the National left a permanent imprint on the rock, known T Dinner on board the Zeppelin barge 10 , moored Park Djerdap visitor centre 19 . Coach transfer as Tabula Traiana 25 . Shortly afterwards, the i s z Hungary a on the Danube. Walk back to hotel (1500m, taxi to Kladovo. Accommodation at the Aquastar boat passes the astonishing sculpture of possible). Danube Hotel. Dinner at the hotel. Decebal 26 , then snakes through the small and SZEGED large Kazan Gorges, before mooring at Donji 4 Mali Stapar’s former rice mill, restored for WCC 2009 M 1479 aros Day 3 – Thursday May 11 Day 5 – Saturday May 13th Milanovac. From 13:00, the tour continues by BAJA 5 NOVI SAD TO BELGRADE TOURS FROM KLADOVO bus to the Lepenski Vir museum 27 , which Not on this tour, but part of the story : the ‘Reka’ Ferenc Tápcsatorna K. regatta visits Szeged in Hungary in August 2016 Cross the Danube to visit Petrovaradin After breakfast, visit the archeological museum in is known to have been one of the oldest (Baja-Bezdan Canal) Subotica Castle 11 and Sremski Karlovci 12 en route for Kladovo 20 . Then a choice of two very different European urban settlements, and most cultur- No through navigation Tisa Kanjiža - P al ić C Belgrade. Check in to Nevski Hotel***, early and unique adventures : the first is more diverse ally advanced for the Middle Stone Age period ana Mohács l evening tour of the old town and Kalemegdan and will appeal for the culture, history and wines. (6500 BC). After touring the site, lunch is HercegszántóHercegszántó Senta 13 BajskiBački Canal Breg fortress , views of the Danube-Sava conflu- The second will be more for the wild nature of served in the ethnic restaurant Kapetan Misin 1433 6 Bačka Šebešfok ence and ‘Great War Island’, with its history of the Danube Gorge, with time to walk along the Breg, with breathtaking views of the Danube Bezdan km 80.80 7 1425 BEZDAN TIMIŞOARAno fewer than 150 battles throughout history. cliff path affording stunning views of the river. River and surrounding nature. Continuing P r SOMBOR Kikinda ig re Sombor km 27.40 l Dinner not included. Suggestions will be made towards Belgrade, a short stop at the mid-14th v a Boat harbour on the Sugovica in Baja ic Vr n O b a as a 8 Mali Stapar km 34.40 according to choice, from the festive csárdás-type EXCURSION 1 – COACH TOUR Golubac Fortress 18 , many times demolished d - C - i Be ž Be Uivar a z k Lock restored zd da s an c M n d restaurant with live music to more gastronomic Tour starts at Vratna Monastery 21 , with the and rebuilt as a border fortress between Serbia, C i K . - a C n S i l o an Novi Bečej k o i s a BečejBEČEJ Ki Apatin m S a l 9 Vrbas km 147.30 ta n places, with reputed chefs. But it’s a very early option of walking up to the natural rock arch a Hungary and Turkey, then a final stop at the b p č km 6.20 km 0.16 o a ić Srpski Itebej Srpski Miletić r r - C C Vrbas Srbobran km 29.0 morning the next day, so celebrations in Belgrade few hundred metres up the Vratna valley. The Roman town of Viminacium 28 , built in the km 6.0 . Dr vo C Novi Bečej ion ava - Bogoje an t Bečej a Bečej - Bogojevo Canal iga best left until Sunday 14th. excursion continues via the town of Negotin to 1st century as one of the first Roman military l av Odžaci Ruski Kucura km 47.30 T j N Osijek Bogojevo km 89.45 is ge the famous Rajac vineyards and underground camps on the Danube. Arrival in Belgrade late Karavukovo Krstur Savino Selo a Be km 3.50 N J Romania o egrička River km 0.70 v Klek cellars 22 . According to official reports the caves on the Sunday evening, to be dropped off at B i Day 4 – Friday May 12th a Bač Sa č. P Bački d - Žabalj et Petrovac Sa ZRENJANIN BELGRADE TO KLADOVO comprise more than 150 separate cellars. The Nevski Hotel, as on Day 3. rov vin 1333 ac - o Vukovar Kar al Se Botoš va avuk an lo Begej km 85.70 za Transfer by taxi to the Port of Belgrade 14 , vineries are well-known for their high-quality ovo C C. Novi Sad km 4.30 Br l River a Bačka (Karadjordjeva street, beside Branko bridge) wines. After the tour, lunch and wine tasting. Day 7 – Monday May 15 n 1254 B a Palanka Stajićevo km 9.30 an C NOVI SAD ats a 1299 10 ka for 07:30 to embark on the passenger vessel VISIts IN BELGRADE v Titel Pa Bezdan Lock a lan e-S 11 ka nub Croatia Danube 1214 - Aquastar Maxim. Participants (including other EXCURSION 2 - TOUR IN 4WD AND WALKING We are on our own on this departure day, but Da Sremska Sremski No Slavonski Kamenica Karlovci vi Šamac F r Be Vršactourists) are welcomed aboard and breakfast is This will be a unique adventure, driving in a 4WD depending on times of flights (or other plans), u š k Čenta če a G j C o r a a served. Departure at 08:00. vehicle up to the craggy cliffs overlooking the suggestions will be made for specific visits in n T Banat a Županja a l Srem m Danube gorge at Štrbac 23 , including time for the city, guided by Krsta Pašković and Snežana iš R . walking the trail at the top, with picnic lunch. Štetić. Sremska Mitrovica Bela Crkva Minimum of 8 persons. Dinner and night in hotel. Pančevo km 0.55 Kajtasovo km 8.70 NOTE: a supplement may have to be charged to partici- PANČEVO 1077 1075 Price per person 1170 1154 Banatska Palanka Brčko 13 pants in this excursion if the vehicles are not filled. in twin/double room €650 Belgrade Ram Nikola Tesla 12 BELGRADE 17 Orsova in single room €830 Airport 14 Silver Veliko Bosnia Šabac Sava Kovin 16 Mlava Gradište 943 Drina Lake Deposit 40% payable on line 1103 Viminacium Djerdap I Herzegovina 26 25 Tekija Turnu-Severin 15 28 24 www.transmanche.net/shop/ Velika Golubac 18 Danube Iron Gate Smederevo Morava 20 Balance payable by 20 March 2017 using Obrenovac POŽAREVAC 23 KLADOVO Picnic area beside the Tisa River near Vrbas K the on-line shop as for the deposit (options o l Transmanche u b Consultants to pay the 60% balance will be available by a Lepinski Vir r & Publications a Donji Milanovac 0 50km Golubac castle and the ‘inland sea’ of the Danube 27 mid-February).