

Wanderlust Dec 2010/Jan 2011
50 Best New Trips for 2011 - The Bosphorus to the Baltic

Conde Nast Traveler September 2010
Trains are made for stylish intrigue, and none more so than the deluxe Danube Express. Depart in the shadow of Istanbul’s domes and spires and arrive three eventful nights later in Budapest. A perfect film noir.

The Sunday Times September 2008
These days, it's not just reality-TV contestants who go on a long personal journey.

The Sunday Times January 2008
The Orient Express is romantic, but those vintage carriages have a drawback – our grandparents didn’t expect a shower. Hmm. Glamorous, but your co-travellers might be a little whiffy. Europe’s newest “hotel on wheels”, the Danube Express, promises something more sanitary with en suites.

Sunday Express January 2008
Pretend you are Cary Grant or Daniel Craig with a romantic train journey on board the Danube Express, which makes its first journey. A five star luxury hotel train, it will offer itineraries including Prague, Krakow, Berlin.

Times Magazine January 2008
Great Train Journeys Setting off on its inaugural trip in 2008, the Danube Express will be the first luxury train in Central Europe. Stylish sleeping cars, a fancy restaurant and lounge bar with pianist tinkling away all aim to bring back old-style glamour to train travel.

Sunday Telegraph June 2011
Imagine a train journey through time. Crossing cultural, political and religious conflicts spanning not just centuries but millennia.
No, you don’t need to be Doctor Who to take this trip; all you need is a ticket for the Danube Express.

The Observer December 2007
See Central Europe in style on-board the Danube Express, a new luxury 'hotel on wheels'. Starting in Budapest, different itineraries will whisk passengers into the heart of some of the most beautiful cities in Europe.

Sunday Express October 2010
Our hotel train is taking us 1,200 miles through eastern and central Europe. Four countries uncovered in just three days.

The Sunday Times Travel Magazine Sept 2008
All Aboard the Danube Express. Central Europe's first luxury hotel train departs Budapest for Warsaw on September 1.

Daily Express December 2007
It will be the first luxury hotel train in Central Europe and is iset to bring a whole new meaning to the phrase "travel in Style".


A 4-day holiday journeying from the banks of the Danube to the shores of the Bosphorus encountering the stunning scenery and ancient architecture of Transylvania and rural Bulgaria along the way.

Capture the essence of Poland on a 4-day journey from the Danube to the Baltic. See Bratislava before heading north to Cracow and Wieliczka, then on to Malbork and Gdańsk. The jourrney ends in Warsaw.

This iconic 10-day holiday combines our Transylvanian Istanbul to Budapest and Polish Explorer routes with 3 nights bed and breakfast in Budapest at the Danubius Hotel Astoria.

An epic 7-day journey - a unique "loop" travelling through Transylvania and Bulgaria to Istanbul. After two full days exploring this fascinating city, return to Budapest via Serbia.

A 4-day holiday journeying from the shores of the Bosphorus to the banks of the Danube encountering the stunning scenery and ancient architecture of rural Bulgaria and Transylvania along the way.