The stops
- Adventure · Price: moderate Krems - Gateway to Wachau UNESCO World Heritage Gateway to the Wachau UNESCO World Heritage site and the ancient wine town where the Danube wine trade began. Cobblestone streets, medieval architecture, and excellent wine bars make Krems the perfect base for exploring Austria's most prestigious wine region.
- Adventure · Price: moderate Dürnstein terraces with castle ruins view Perhaps Austria's most photogenic wine village, with its blue baroque church tower, ruined castle where Richard the Lionheart was imprisoned, and dramatic terraced vineyards climbing impossible slopes. Home to legendary producer Domäne Wachau.
- Adventure · Price: high Smaragd, Federspiel, Steinfeder tasting challenge Master the Wachau's unique classification system: Steinfeder (light), Federspiel (medium), and Smaragd (full-bodied). Taste all three side by side at legendary producers like Prager, F.X. Pichler, and Rudi Pichler in the heart of the terraced vineyards.
- Adventure · Price: low Danube wine cruise with tasting A 90-minute cruise between Krems and Dürnstein passing dramatic terraced vineyards, castle ruins, and baroque villages. Wine tasting packages available on board. The best way to appreciate the scale and beauty of the Wachau's UNESCO-protected landscape.
- Adventure · Price: moderate Melk Abbey - Baroque masterpiece with wine heritage One of Europe's most magnificent baroque monasteries, perched above the Danube where monks have made wine since 1089. The abbey library is world-famous, the views are spectacular, and the monastery still produces wine from surrounding vineyards.
- Adventure · Price: moderate Wachau Terraced Vineyards Hike Hike UNESCO-listed Wachau terraces. Taste Smaragd-level Grüner Veltliner and Riesling at legendary Domäne Wachau.
- Education · Price: moderate Kamptal Terroirs at Schloss Gobelsburg Study single-vineyard Grüner Veltliner and Riesling. 850 years of winemaking at Austria's most historic estate.
- Festival · Price: low Weinherbst Lower Austria Six weeks of wine harvest celebrations. 800+ events across the Weinviertel, Wachau, and Kamptal regions.
- Adventure · Price: low Wachau Apricot & Wine Trail Combine apricot orchards with wine tastings. Sample Marillenschnaps alongside Riesling in blooming spring landscapes.