View source for Wachau: ferry boat and train ride

[[File:Blick Weingärten - Wachau.jpg|450px|right|Blick in die Wachauer Weingärten]]

[[File:Wachaubahn in Weingärten c Knipserl.JPG|450px|right|Wachaubahn in den Weingärten]]


== Ferry boat and train ride on the Wachaubahn==

Arriving with your own bus from the west (airport of Munich or Salzburg): 
Having left the A1 –Highway at Melk in the direction of Krems, you go to the village of Arnsdorf.
* Crossing the river Danube by rope ferry from Arnsdorf to Spitz an der Donau
(a little boat trip, lasting about 15 minutes)

* At the station of Spitz an der Donau, you take the Wachaubahn railway to Krems an der Donau
Departure from Spitz:   15:13 or 18:13<br>
Arrival at Krems:     15:45 or 18:45<br>

At Krems, your bus is awaiting the group.<br>
The price of this standard program, including the ferry boat and the train ride, is € 11,00 / person (incl. 10% VAT)

If you add this program to your bus ride to Vienna, you have to estimate about 1½ hours for this “detour”.

Of course, the above program can be extended, for instance by a wine-tasting session and/or a guided tour to the monastery of Dürnstein…

Useful websites about the region and the railway line:
* [http://www.donau.com/en Wachau]
* [http://www.noevog.at/en/default.asp?tt=NOEVOG_E_R12 Hompage Wachaubahn]

== Abbey of Melk – ferry boat – Wachau railway==
[[File:Schönbühel.jpg|450px|right|Schönbühel - nähe Melk - Wachau]]

[[File:Blick auf Dürnstein -Wachau.jpg|450px|right|Blick auf Dürnstein - Wachau]]

* Arrival with your own bus at Melk Abbey
* Visit of the world famous baroque Abbey
* Transfer by your own bus to Arnsdorf / landing place of the rope ferry
* Crossing the Danube by rope ferry from Arnsdorf to Spitz an der Donau
* Ride on the Wachau train from Spitz an der Donau to Krems an der Donau
Departure from Spitz: 15:13 or 18:13<br>
Arrival at Krems:     15:45 or 18:45<br>

The all-inclusive-price (admission fee to Melk Abbey + ferry boat + train ride) is € 22,00 / person (incl. 10% VAT)

Here a useful link for more information about Melk Abbey: http://www.donau.com/en/wachau-nibelungengau-kremstal/outings-activities/excursion-destinations/top-excursion-destinations/top-excursion-destinations/stift-melk/bf6fcd3debbf68c6827b8d21d6bfba89/

==To the robber barons by train and ferry boat==
[[File:Ruine Aggstein Commns .JPG|450px|right|Ruine Aggstein aus Wiki-Commns]]

* Individual arrival at Aggstein fortress (medieval castle)
* Guided tour through the ruins of Aggstein fortress
* Possibility to have lunch in the tavern of the fortress
* Transfer with your own bus from Aggstein to Arnsdorf
* Crossing the Danube with the rope ferry from Arnsdorf to Spitz an der Donau
* Ride on the Wachaubahn railway from Spitz an der Donau to Krems an der Donau
Departure from Spitz:   15:13 or 18:13<br>
Arrival at Krems:             15:45 or 18:45<br>

The all-inclusive-price (admission fee + guide for Aggstein fortress + ferry boat + train ride) is € 19,50 / person (incl. 10% VAT)

Here is a useful link for more information about Aggstein fortress:
* [http://www.donau.com/en/wachau-nibelungengau-kremstal/outings-activities/excursion-destinations/top-excursion-destinations/top-excursion-destinations/burgruine-aggstein/0079e6ab2d562b0a559fcef75f25fcd8/  Aggstein]



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