Danube Jewish Heritage Riverboat Cruise with Kosherica Summer 2026

ITINERARY

Day 1, Wed, Aug 5

Passua (embark) - Embark 4:00pm
 

Day 2, Thu, Aug 6

Vienna
 

Day 3, Fri, Aug 7

Vienna
 

Day 4, Sat, Aug 8

Bratislava (Slovokia, Chatam Sofer)
 

Day 5, Sun, Aug 9

Budapest
 

Day 6, Mon, Aug 10

Budapest
 

Day 7, Tue, Aug 11

Budapest
 

Day 8, Wed, Aug 12

Budapest - Disembark 8:00am
 

Passau -This will be the embarkation port for the cruise and we will have a bus to transport guests to Passau from Munich airport (MUC) as this is the closest international airport to Passau.
 

Vienna (2 days) - Vienna is known for its ornate palaces, rich classical music and intellectual cafes, incredible shopping but the city isn’t all fun experiences. A walk through Vienna’s historically Jewish neighborhood tells a very different story– one of both great success and devastating tragedy. We will explore the Judenplatz, literally meaning “Jewish Square.” In the heart of Vienna’s first district, this was the center of Jewish life at the time.
 

Today, the site is home to the Shoah memorial and the Judenplatz museum, a division of the Jewish museum.We will also go to Leopoldstadt, Vienna’s second district, which has been the historic center of Jewish life in the city since 1624, when Ferdinand II sanctioned the creation of a Jewish ghetto. We will also do a WWII walking tour of Vienna to understand the city’s influence on Hitler and see the spots that were once key Nazi offices. Guests will have the option to see the Jewish Museum of Vienna which highlights Jewish life and culture in Austria from the Middle Ages to the present day. To lighten things up we will also have a general city tour and give guests the options of visiting the SCHӦNBRUNN PALACE, shopping the fantastic stores or sitting in cafes. For younger people there is so much to choose from including incredible historical virtual reality museum, zoo, Segway tours. We also highly recommend exploring culture at night.
 

Bratislava– Bratislava, the capital of Slovakia, is set along the Danube River by the border with Austria and Hungary. It’s surrounded by vineyards and the Little Carpathian mountains, crisscrossed with forested hiking and cycling trails. The pedestrian-only, 18th-century old town is known for its lively bars and cafes. Perched atop a hill, the reconstructed Bratislava Castle overlooks old town and the Danube. Before Shabbat we will be visiting the grave of Moses Schreiber (1762–1839), known as the Chatam Sofer, one of the leading Orthodox rabbis of European Jewry in the first half of the nineteenth century.

 

Budapest– The star of the Danube (Budapest) is outrightly known for so many famous things. For instance, the rich culture, underground caves, Danube River, the drop-dead beautiful Parliament Building, local delicacies, and being the world’s Spa capital (we recommend visiting the thermal spa!!). We will be doing a general city tour to explore the magnificent beauty of this city. We will then explore the Jewish section which will include one

of the largest synagogues in Europe, the Dohany Synagogue- the best evidence of the Golden Period-, the delicate and emotional Holocaust water Memorial, the gorgeous and ornate Sephardic Synagogue. We will have plenty of time for you to explore this city in full as we will be there from Thursday through Shabbat. The kosher restaurants are insanely good.

Hungary is known as one of the best culinary cities in Europe. We highly recommend doing the thermal spas, Parliament tours or literally people watching or shopping in the main square (shopping in Budapest is one of the more affordable places to get some great deals).