Bike & Barge the Upper Danube: Castles, Vineyards & Vienna

After you enroll, we’ll ask you to provide or update your personal information and preferences, which includes your health information, lodging and meal preferences for your program.

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A passport is required for this program. It must be valid for at least 6 months after your return date.

This information about travel documents pertains to participants holding U.S. passports. Non-U.S. citizens should refer to their country's requirements to ensure they have the necessary documentation for travel.

United States citizens don’t need a visa for any of the countries you’ll be visiting. Non-U.S. citizens should refer to their country's requirements to ensure they have the necessary documentation for travel.

The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) recommend that your routine immunizations be up to date.

If Road Scholar is arranging your air travel to and from the program, and you travel on the scheduled start and end dates, you’ll receive free round-trip transfers from the airport to the hotel.

Arrival day is on May 20, 2027

Meet the group at Best Western Hotel The K in Munich

Start of Trip:  Day 2 transfer from Munich Airport to hotel; 2:00 p.m. walking field trip and hotel check-in, 6:00 p.m. Welcome Dinner preceded by Orientation.

Getting to the site: You can travel to the first night's hotel by either: A) Take a taxi from the airport to the hotel.  Travel time is about 30 minutes, and the cost is about 85 Euros B) After you exit baggage claim, follow the signs for the "S-Bahn" and take the "S* to Munich Center and get off at the "Unterföhring" station (before Munich), this will take about 15 minutes.  From the Unterföhring station, you can either walk 10 minutes to the hotel or take a taxi.

Getting to the site by train or bus: Taxis, buses, and trains are available. Review schedules and fares online

Your trip ends on: Sunday, May 30, 2027 in Munich at Best Western Hotel The K

End of Trip: 9:00 a.m. after breakfast (may depart earlier); 12:00 Noon hotel check-out.

Getting to the airport: There are three options for traveling from the hotel to Munich International Airport: A) Take a taxi from the hotel in Munich to Munich International Airport. Travel time is about 30 minutes, and the taxi will cost approximately €70. B) Take the non-stop S8 train from the station to Munich International Airport. Travel time is about 45 minutes, and the fare will cost approximately €15. C) Check with the hotel reception on where to get the local bus to the train station Bahnhof West and transfer to the S8 train to Munich Airport.

Information if you are purchasing your own airfare: Participants who have not purchased airfare through Road Scholar are responsible for making their own transfer arrangements to the first site at the beginning of the program, as well as from the last site at the end of the program. The Information Packet Road Scholar sends in advance of the program includes details needed to make your transfer arrangements. If you wish to purchase airfare through Road Scholar, please call (800) 241-1404. Please note: In the unlikely event Road Scholar must make changes to the program's arrival or departure details, we will notify all participants as soon as possible. Participants who have purchased Road Scholar airfare are protected against airline change fees; however, anyone who has not purchased Road Scholar airfare will be required to make their own adjustments and may incur fees imposed by the airline.