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viking cruises' new eastern europe itinerary is about to set sail! new routes for the 2025 season are officially online

2024-09-04

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in recent years, as cultural exchanges between china and central and eastern european countries continue to deepen, this land full of history and beauty is gradually becoming a new hot spot for chinese tourists to travel abroad. central and eastern european countries such as hungary, croatia and serbia, with their rich cultural heritage, unique natural scenery and diverse tourism resources, are attracting more and more chinese tourists to explore.

according to ctrip data, in the first half of this year, domestic travel orders to serbia increased by 105% year-on-year, and travel orders to hungary increased by 48% year-on-year. viking cruises' new limited-edition "11-day eastern european discovery tour" for the 2024 season, which was actively planned earlier, will officially set sail on september 11, with a total of 6 departure dates, leading guests to visit 8 destinations in 3 countries and discover the "hidden" cultural highlights of the countries east of the danube. at present, several room types on multiple voyages, including the maiden voyage, have been sold out or are about to be fully booked.

the "11-day eastern european discovery tour" will lead guests to visit cultural cities and treasure destinations in hungary, croatia and serbia. in hungary, in addition to following viking cruises to stroll through the romantic and free "pearl of the danube" budapest, guests will also visit the medieval city of pécs to experience the rich world heritage architecture and vibrant art landscape, and immerse themselves in the mysterious and magical eastern european style; explore the equestrian hometown of kalocsa to unlock the charm of the special red peppers and traditional equestrian performances; go to lake balaton, known as the "hungarian sea", to see the perfect fusion of natural scenery, cultural heritage and poetic countryside in autumn. in croatia's "hero city" vukovar, guests can witness the history and rebirth of this old city under the guidance of viking travel concierge "little red man" and local guides; in the wine country of ilok, in addition to exploring landmark attractions, guests can also follow viking to go deep into the local unique winery to taste the fine wines made by history and advanced technology. in serbia, a new hot destination in eastern europe, guests will follow viking to visit the capital belgrade and feel the shock and enlightenment brought by one of the oldest and most resilient cities in europe; explore the second largest city novi sadlisten to the story of this city during the austro-hungarian empire. at the same time, from september to november, the two classic routes "11-day charming rhine tour" and "11-day colorful danube tour" will continue to lead guests to experience the unique charm of european autumn and winter.