Yosef90 Posted June 23, 2017 #1 Share Posted June 23, 2017 we would like to visit weltenburg abbey - about 25 miles from regansburg anyone help with "how to get there" - i would like to do a half-day or less visit but it seems a bit difficult to get there thanks- yosef90 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peregrina651 Posted June 23, 2017 #2 Share Posted June 23, 2017 Yosef, here are a couple of places to start looking for answers. River Cruising forum, especially the ports of call sub-forum River Cruise roll calls, to find not only your roll call but also to see what is being said about Regensburg. USe the Search tool to find mentions of Regensburg or the abbey Trip Advisor Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dogsarepeopletoo Posted June 25, 2017 #3 Share Posted June 25, 2017 Can you rent a car? Hire a driver? I bet Viking can help you arrange something when you get on the boat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ivanhoe67 Posted June 25, 2017 #4 Share Posted June 25, 2017 Can you rent a car? Hire a driver? I bet Viking can help you arrange something when you get on the boat. Uber? Sent from my LG-V930 using Forums mobile app Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dogsarepeopletoo Posted June 25, 2017 #5 Share Posted June 25, 2017 On the ship, our friend spoke to the desk staff asking what day we would be longest at a port in the coming days; she and her husband were contemplating renting a car to visit the town where he was born; she conversationally mentioned he was born on a Canadian Air Force base near a certain town in France. The Viking person said she would get back to her. Later, delivered to her cabin was an amazing typed summary of what the woman had found -- information about the base location, mileage, maps, route information, etc. She clearly went to a lot of work. We were all so impressed! All that to say, I suspect Viking would make sure you get there if possible. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare notamermaid Posted June 25, 2017 #6 Share Posted June 25, 2017 Yosef90, dogsarepeopletoo's experience makes me think it might be a good idea to ask on the ship (the day you arrive) what they can do for you. 25 miles sounds feasible. This is the abbey: http://kloster-weltenburg.de/ They have the oldest brewery in the world. It is upstream from Regensburg a little past Kelheim where the ships turn off the river to sail the canal. That is why river cruisers will never be able to see Weltenburg abbey on a cruise directly although it is right on the Danube. An outing sounds great does Viking not offer this as an optional? I am a little surprised. By car it is 65min., public transport is a little awkward involving train and bus. Kloster Weltenburg advises taking a train and the rest by taxi, or a part boat trip on the river, German page only: http://kloster-weltenburg.de/anfahrt/ Perhaps this helps a bit. Have a great cruise. notamermaid Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dogsarepeopletoo Posted June 25, 2017 #7 Share Posted June 25, 2017 Another idea is to find a local car service or driver. I did a bit of googling and here is the email address of the Regensburg tourist office. They might have some names for you: tourismus@regensburg.de Their web site https://tourismus.regensburg.de/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CPT Trips Posted June 25, 2017 #8 Share Posted June 25, 2017 Look around on that Regensburg website. There are probably commercial tours available. We did a combination tour of Weltenberg Abbey and then a boat through the Danube Gorge with GCT. It was long enough ago that I don't recall details, it may not have been a round trip but rather a get off the ship in one place and reboard at another. Doesn't Viking offer this tour? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zitsky Posted July 11, 2017 #9 Share Posted July 11, 2017 we would like to visit weltenburg abbey - about 25 miles from regansburg anyone help with "how to get there" - i would like to do a half-day or less visit but it seems a bit difficult to get there thanks- yosef90 If you are on Viking, I know the Abbey is an optional activity on the Romantic Danube cruise. Viking would arrange everything for you. Personally I've read the mixed reviews about crowds and am not that excited about it. But there are many people who LOVE it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dolllover Posted July 11, 2017 #10 Share Posted July 11, 2017 We've booked the Viking optional excursion to this abbey and the Danube Narrows. I heard it's a fantastic optional excursion so I'm excited for this one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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