Half of my group did the walking tour and the other half did the Bike Tour. The walking tour was nice, and Durnstein is a cute town (although I get the impression that it can easily become jammed with tourists). The half of my group that did the Bike Tour raved about it - this is a great place for cycling as the Wachau Valley is extremely scenic and you get to bike through vineyards and other ...
The town of Krems was a surprise and a delight - it's charming, picturesque and full of life. The included Gottweig Abbey excursion was sort of average, but the views from the Abbey are wonderful. ...
If you drink wine and are a connoisseur you will enjoy the Abbey and its winery. The abbey itself is a wonder and worth the tour. My preference is that I would have skipped this stop also in favor of more time in Vienna and Budapest.
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We stumbled upon what can only be described as a magical Christmas village in a Biergarten just tucked away in a courtyard in the old town center. The rest of the town was charming, but it could have fallen off into the river and the Christmas village would still have been worth the stop. ...
The Gottweig Abbey was a real delight. Church was underway so couldn't take pictures inside the church. It was well worth visiting this active Abbey. ...