Grand Danube Passage

AUG. 28 – SEP. 12, 2023 ticket

From $5,695

Activity Level: Mild Activity diploma

UCLA Faculty on Tour

Overview

Sofia, Belgrade, Vukovar, Budapest, Bratislava, Vienna, Melk, Passau, Prague

Amadeus Silver III

Experience the cultures and time-honored heritage of eight distinct countries while sailing the Danube River. Plus, bookend your cruise with stays in Sofia, Bulgaria, and Prague, Czech Republic. This special, handcrafted itinerary presents fascinating landmarks, iconic cities and authentic experiences to provide you with an up-close look at each destination. Witness cathedrals, synagogues and fortresses that spring from the pages of storybooks, and stroll through medieval towns brimming with hallowed history. Visit Vienna, Bratislava and Belgrade, and feast your eyes on an illuminated Budapest on an evening cruise. During your nine-night river adventure, discover beauty around every bend, from the picturesque Wachau Valley to Melk Abbey and the Iron Gate Gorge to idyllic villages perched above. Taste delicacies in Croatia’s Slavonia region and celebrate rich culture while enjoying a folk show and Viennese waltz performance. Along the way, included excursions immerse you in each destination’s cuisine, architecture, local life and much more. There is no single supplement for solo travelers, limited availability.

Cost: From $5,695
AHI Travel

Activity Level: Mild Activity

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Book this Tour

STEP 1
Download the tour Reservation Form here. This tour is booked quickly, so sign up early to reserve space.

STEP 2
If you wish to pay your $600 per person deposit by check, make check payable to AHI Travel. If you wish to pay your $600 per person deposit by credit card, you will be asked to submit those credit card details after the reservation request form has been received. AHI Travel will contact you to discuss deposit payment within one business day of receiving your reservation request in their office.

STEP 3
Fax 310-209-4271, email travel@alumni.ucla.edu, or mail to:
AHI Travel
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8550 W. Bryn Mawr Avenue
Chicago, IL 60631

A brochure will be mailed to you as soon as it is available.

UCLA Faculty on Tour

Professor Efrain Kristal
Department of Comparative Literature divider

Efrain Kristal is a Distinguished Professor in UCLA’s Department of Comparative Literature, which he chaired for ten years until June 2021. He works on topics in Spanish, French, German and Italian, and in the philosophy of art. He is the author of over one hundred scholarly articles and several books. He received his Ph.D. from Stanford University, and spent the 2019-2020 academic year as a Fellow of the Institute of Advanced Study in Berlin. He has just finished a book on the Argentine writer Jorge Luis Borges and the two world wars, and is currently working on a book on the Philosopher Peter Sloterdijk who taught at the University of Vienna. Kristal has given lectures in person around the world. As the pandemic was starting he lectured in Sweden and Romania, and moved his engagements in London and Bulgaria to Zoom. For his notable efforts, Efrain was awarded the UCLA Distinguished Teaching Award, and was invited to deliver the distinguished UCLA Faculty Research Lecture.

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EMAIL: travel@alumni.ucla.edu

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