The Itinerary - Russia/Baltics/Danube Cruise - 17th July to 17th August

Here's the itinerary for this fabulous Maher Escorted Tours trip, July/August 2019.
Do check in regularly and come on the journey with me and 18 travellers from throughout New Zealand.

Wednesday 17th July - Auckland to Singapore 
- 1 night/2 days Singapore

Thursday 18th July - Singapore to Moscow (Russia)
- 3 nights/3 days Moscow

Monday 22nd July - Moscow to St Petersburg (Russia)
- 3 nights/3 days St P'burg

Thursday 25th July - St Petersburg to Tallin (Estonia)
- 2 nights/1 day Tallin

Saturday 27th July - Tallin to Riga (Latvia)
- 1 night/1 day Riga

Sunday 28th July - Riga to Vilnius (Lithuania)
- 2 nights/1 day Vilnius

Tuesday 30th July - Vilnius to Mazury Lake District (Poland)
- 1 night Lake Talty

Wednesday 31st July - Mazury Lake District to Warsaw (Poland)
- 2 nights/2 days Warsaw

Friday 2nd August - Warsaw to Czesochowa to Krakow (Poland)
- 3 nights/2 days Krakow

 Monday 5th August - Krakow to Slovenia to Eger (Hungary)
- 1 night Eger

Tuesday 6th August - Eger to Budapest (Hungary) 
- 1 night Budapest - aboard MS Amadeus Queen

DANUBE RIVER CRUISE
Wednesday 7th August - Budapest (Hungary)
- start of 7 night/8 day Danube cruise
- 1 night Budapest

Thursday 8th August - Budapest to Bratislava (Slovakia)

 Friday 9th August - Vienna (Austria)

 Saturday 10th August - Durnstein & Melk (Austria)

 Sunday 11th August - Linz (Austria) to Passau (Germany)

 Monday 12th August - Regensburg (Bavaria, Germany)

Tuesday 13th August - Passau to Prague (Czech Republic)
- 2 nights/2 days Prague

Thursday 15th August - Prague to Singapore (via Munich)

Friday 16th August - Singapore to Auckland
- day stay Changi Airport
- Fly home to Auckland

Saturday 17th August - arrive home

Prague












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