Top 10 Places To Visit in Bulgaria | Top Things to See & Do in Bulgaria | Bulgaria Tourism
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1. Varna
Varna is a port town and seashore hold up on Bulgaria's Black Sea, bordering the waterfront motels of Golden Sands, St. Konstantin and Albena. it's outstanding for the Gold of Varna, 6,000-12 months-antique Thracian circles found in a necropolis. the jewels' appeared inside the Archeological Museum, together with Greek, Roman and Ottoman relics. A bar-secured waterfront prom fronts nineteenth-century Primorski Park.
2. Veliko Tarnovo
Veliko Tarnovo is a city in north fundamental Bulgaria and the authority point of convergence of Veliko Tarnovo Province. Wikipedia
3. Sofia
Sofia is the capital of the Balkan state of Bulgaria. It's in the west of the bound together states of america, underneath Vitosha Mountain.
The city's memorable focuses reflect more critical than 2,000 years of records, which fuse Greek, Roman, Ottoman and Soviet occupation. Medieval Boyana Church has thirteenth-century frescoes. worked by the Romans in the fourth century, St. George Rotunda Church has medieval additionally, Ottoman trimming dating to the tenth century.
4. Zheravna
Zheravna Bulgarian: Жеравна is a town in boss eastern Bulgaria, an a part of Kotel region, Sliven Province. Wikipedia
5. Burgas
Burgas, once in a while transliterated as Bourgas, is the second greatest town at the Bulgarian Black coastline and the fourth-greatest in Bulgaria after Sofia, Plovdiv, and Varna, with a people of 211,033 ... Wikipedia
6. Rila Monastery
The Monastery of Saint Ivan of Rila, generally called the Rila Monastery is the most fundamental and most clearly comprehended jap Orthodox religious group in Bulgaria. Wikipedia
oversee: 2643 Rilski manastir, Bulgaria
7. Bansko
Bansko is a city in southwestern Bulgaria, arranged at the foot of the Pirin Mountains at a tallness of 927 m above sea sort out. it's far a predominant ski motel. Wikipedia
8. Pamporovo
Pamporovo is a famous ski motel in Smolyan Province, southern Bulgaria, one of the impressive regarded in Southeastern Europe.
it's far set among Norway spruce boondocks and is normally gone to at some stage in the stormy atmosphere for snowboarding and snowboarding. Wikipedia
9. Pirin countrywide Park
Pirin national Park is a countrywide stop that conceals the more noteworthy a part of the Pirin Mountains in south-west Bulgaria, spreading over a region of 403.56 km². Wikipedia
10. Belogradchik
Belogradchik is a town in Vidin Province, Northwestern Bulgaria, the authority point of convergence of the homonymous Belogradchik
Locale. Wikipedia
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Belogradchik Fortress, one of the best attractions in Bulgaria
The Belogradchik Fortress and Vidin, Bulgaria, 2017
The Belogradchik Fortress is situated at a distance of 1.5 km from the town of Belgradchik among the renowned Belogradchik rocks.
The fortress has existed since Roman times. In 1st – 3rd century AD the Romans built roads in the new provinces of the empire on the Balkan peninsula, as well as fortresses to guard them.
The mission of the Belogradchik Fortress was to control the road from the town of Ratsiaria (near the today’s village of Archar in the region of Vidin). The Romans constructed the highest part of the fortress, called The Citadel.
There are remains of another fortress at a distance of a few meters from it – Latin Stronghold, which served as an assisting fortification.
Upon the separation of the Roman Empire in 395 the Balkan lands entered within the borders of Byzantium. In the end of 7th century the Belogradchik Fortress fell within the territory of the newly created Bulgarian state.
During the time of Tsar Ivan Sratsimir (1356 – 1396) the fortress was broadened and fortified. In 1396 the Ottomans conquered it and later reconstructed it. Garrison for protection of the west part of the empire and for oppression of the Bulgarians’ revolts was built.
In 1850, when the Belogradchik Uprising was routed, its leaders were taken away through one of the fortress tunnels and beheaded. On this place today raises a monument of their heroism. In 1885 during the war between Serbia and Bulgaria (1885) the fortress was last used as a military installation. It was declared an architectural and constructional monument in Issue 41 of the State Gazette of 1965.
The Belogradchik Fortress has three yards separated from one another, the total area of which reaches 10 210 square meters, and one fortification. Even nowadays embrasures (openings) for guns and three bastions and embrasures for cannons can be seen on the fortress walls.
The highest point of the fortress, called First Slab, reveals a beautiful view towards the Balkan.
The region is very popular among the tourists because of the beauty of the Belogradchik rocks and the multiple historical landmarks.
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Vidin is a port town on the southern bank of the Danube in northwestern Bulgaria. It is close to the borders with Serbia and Romania, and is also the administrative centre of Vidin Province, as well as of the Metropolitan of Vidin (since 870). As of February 2011, the town has a population of 47,138 inhabitants. An agricultural and trade centre, Vidin has a fertile hinterland renowned for its wines.
Veliko Tarnovo is a city in north central Bulgaria and the administrative centre of Veliko Tarnovo Province. Often referred to as the City of the Tsars, Veliko Tarnovo is located on the Yantra River and is famous as the historical capital of the Second Bulgarian Empire, attracting many tourists with its unique architecture. Until 1965 the name of the town was Tarnovo, and this is still the common name. The old city is situated on three hills, Tsarevets, Trapezitsa and Sveta Gora raising amidst the meanders of the Yantra. Tsarevets housed the palaces of the Bulgarian Emperors and the Patriarchate with the Patriarchal Cathedral, as well as a number of administrative and residential edifices surrounded by thick walls.
Trapezitsa was known for its many churches and as the main residence of the nobility. In the Middle Ages it was among the main European centres of culture and gave its name to the architecture of the Tarnovo Artistic School, painting of the Tarnovo Artistic School and literature. Veliko Tarnovo is an important administrative, economic, educational and cultural centre of Northern Bulgaria. As of February 2011, the town has a population of 68,783.
Plovdiv (Bulgarian: Пловдив) is the second-largest city in Bulgaria after the capital Sofia with a population of 338,153 inhabitants as of February, 2011.[1] It is the administrative center of Plovdiv Province and the municipalities of the City of Plovdiv, Maritsa municipality and Rodopi municipality, whose municipal body had a population of 403,153 inhabitants as of February 2011.[1] It is an important economic, transport, cultural and educational center,[2] as well as the second-largest city in the historical international region of Thrace after Istanbul. It is the tenth-largest city in the Balkans after Istanbul, Athens, Belgrade, Bucharest, Sofia, Thessaloniki, Zagreb, Skopje and Tirana.
Plovdiv's history spans 6,000 years, with traces of a Neolithic settlement dating to roughly 4000 BC,[3] ranking it among the world's-oldest cities. Plovdiv was known in the West for most of its recorded history by the Greek name Philippopolis, which was introduced in 340 BC.[4] Plovdiv was originally a Thracian city before later becoming a Greek and a major Roman one. In the Middle Ages, it retained its strategic regional importance, changing hands between the Byzantine and Bulgarian Empires. It came under Ottoman rule in the 14th century. In 4 January 1878, Plovdiv was liberated from Ottoman rule by the Russian army and was within the borders of Bulgaria until July, the same year, when it became the capital of an autonomous Ottoman region of Eastern Rumelia. In 1885, it and Eastern Rumelia itself became part of Bulgaria.
AmaWaterways is celebrating its 10th Anniversary by looking back on an award winning 2011 which saw their fleet expanded to 15 of the most luxurious river cruise ships in the industry. In 2012 they will add the AmaCerto, with a host of amazing new design features, and the Zambezi Queen, which will ply the waters of the Chobe River in the Chobe National Park during AmaWaterways African Safaris and Wildlife River Cruises.
While adding new ships every year, AmaWaterways is always retrofitting existing ships with the latest amenities, upgrades and inventions. With a commitment to bring the best in river cruise vacations, AmaWaterways' has always and will always lead the way in unparalleled on-board services that are constantly fine-tuned for the highest customer satisfaction. These factors, combined with a slate of new itineraries and specialty programs such as extremely popular Wine River Cruises, which were launched in 2010, had made AmaWaterways the front runner in this burgeoning new segment of the travel business.
Over the years AmaWaterways garnered a number of Magellan Awards from Travel Weekly, picked up an Award of Excellence form Luxury Travel Advisor, a Cruise Passenger Readers Choice Award in Australia for Best River Ship and was recognized for its Twitter account that put AmaWaterways on the list of The Top 25 Online Cruise Vacation Influencers by Influencers in Travel.
For more info about river cruising with AmaWaterways in Europe, Russia, Vietnam, Cambodia and Africa go to AmaWatewaysPR.com.
Danubia Beach, near the city of Vidin, Bulgaria
Danubia Beach is set on the bank of the river Danube, near the city of Vidin. It is a luxuriously designed holiday complex, offering great quality, great facilities and a fantastic location. Danubia is located on the main street of Simeonovo village, and Vidin can be reached by car for less than 10 minutes.
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AmaWaterways Danube River Cruise Excursion to Veliko Tarnovo, Bulgaria during a fantastic river cruise from Budapest, Hungary to Istanbul, Turkey documented by travel filmmaker Clint Denn. AmaWaterways is the premier river cruise line in the travel industry with 15 luxury river cruise ships throughout Europe, in Russia between Moscow and St. Petersburg, along the Mekong River from Vietnam to Cambodia and on the Chobe River in Africa in conjunction with land safari programs.
Veliko Tarnovo is a city in north central Bulgaria and the administrative centre of Veliko Tarnovo Province. Often referred to as the City of the Tsars, Veliko Tarnovo is located on the Yantra River and is famous as the historical capital of the Second Bulgarian Empire, attracting many tourists with its unique architecture. Until 1965 the name of the town was Tarnovo, and this is still the common name. The old city is situated on three hills, Tsarevets, Trapezitsa and Sveta Gora raising amidst the meanders of the Yantra. Tsarevets housed the palaces of the Bulgarian Emperors and the Patriarchate with the Patriarchal Cathedral, as well as a number of administrative and residential edifices surrounded by thick walls.
Trapezitsa was known for its many churches and as the main residence of the nobility. In the Middle Ages it was among the main European centers of culture and gave its name to the architecture of the Tarnovo Artistic School, painting of the Tarnovo Artistic School and literature. Veliko Tarnovo is an important administrative, economic, educational and cultural centre of Northern Bulgaria. As of February 2011, the town has a population of 118,783.
AmaWaterways is celebrating its 10th Anniversary by looking back on an award winning 2011 which saw their fleet expanded to 14 of the most luxurious river cruise ships in the industry. In 2012 they will add the AmaCerto, with a host of amazing new design features, and the Zambezi Queen, which will ply the waters of the Chobe River in the Chobe National Park during AmaWaterways African Safaris and Wildlife River Cruises.
While adding new ships every year, AmaWaterways is always retrofitting existing ships with the latest amenities, upgrades and inventions. With a commitment to bring the best in river cruise vacations, AmaWaterways' has always and will always lead the way in unparalleled on-board services that are constantly fine-tuned for the highest customer satisfaction. These factors, combined with a slate of new itineraries and specialty programs such as extremely popular Wine River Cruises, which were launched in 2010, had made AmaWaterways the front runner in this burgeoning new segment of the travel business.
Over the years AmaWaterways garnered a number of Magellan Awards from Travel Weekly, picked up an Award of Excellence form Luxury Travel Advisor, a Cruise Passenger Readers Choice Award in Australia for Best River Ship and was recognized for its Twitter account that put AmaWaterways on the list of The Top 25 Online Cruise Vacation Influencers by Influencers in Travel.
Award-winning AmaWaterways provides luxurious, all-inclusive river cruise vacations on the world's great waterways. Founded in 2002 by cruise industry pioneer Rudi Schreiner, cruise line executive Kristin Karst and Jimmy Murphy, founder of Brendan Vacations, AmaWaterways operates its innovative, custom-designed vessels on the Danube, Rhine, Main and Mosel rivers in Europe; the Volga-Baltic Waterway in Russia and the Mekong River in Vietnam and Cambodia.
For more info about river cruising with AmaWaterways in Europe, Russia, Vietnam, Cambodia and Africa go to AmaWatewaysPR.com
AmaWaterways Danube River Cruise Excursion to Plovdiv, Bulgaria En Route from Budapest to Istanbul
AmaWaterways Danube River Cruise Excursion to Plovdiv, Bulgaria during a fantastic river cruise that traveling the route of kings down the Blue Danube from Budapest, Hungary to Istanbul, Turkey and visited places like Pecs, Hungary; Vukovar, Croatia; Novi Sad and Belgrade, Serbia; Vidin, Bulgaria; Bucharest, Romania, Veliko Tarnovo, Bulgaria. AmaWaterways is currently operating 15 luxury river cruise ships all over Europe, in Russia between Moscow and St. Petersburg, along the Mekong River from Vietnam to Cambodia and on the Chobe River in Africa in conjunction with land safari programs.
Plovdiv is the second-largest city in Bulgaria after the capital Sofia with a population of 338,153 inhabitants as of February, 2011. It is the administrative center of Plovdiv Province and the municipalities of the City of Plovdiv, Maritsa municipality and Rodopi municipality, whose municipal body had a population of 403,153 inhabitants as of February 2011. It is an important economic, transport, cultural and educational center, as well as the second-largest city in the historical international region of Thrace after Istanbul. It is the tenth-largest city in the Balkans after Istanbul, Athens, Belgrade, Bucharest, Sofia, Thessaloniki, Zagreb, Skopje and Tirana.
Plovdiv's history spans 6,000 years, with traces of a Neolithic settlement dating to roughly 4000 BC, ranking it among the world's-oldest cities. Plovdiv was known in the West for most of its recorded history by the Greek name Philippopolis, which was introduced in 340 BC. Plovdiv was originally a Thracian city before later becoming a Greek and a major Roman one. In the Middle Ages, it retained its strategic regional importance, changing hands between the Byzantine and Bulgarian Empires. It came under Ottoman rule in the 14th century. In 4 January 1878, Plovdiv was liberated from Ottoman rule by the Russian army and was within the borders of Bulgaria until July, the same year, when it became the capital of an autonomous Ottoman region of Eastern Rumelia. In 1885, it and Eastern Rumelia itself became part of Bulgaria.
AmaWaterways is celebrating its 10th Anniversary by looking back on an award winning 2011 which saw their fleet expanded to 15 of the most luxurious river cruise ships in the industry. In 2012 they will add the AmaCerto, with a host of amazing new design features, and the Zambezi Queen, which will ply the waters of the Chobe River in the Chobe National Park during AmaWaterways African Safaris and Wildlife River Cruises.
While adding new ships every year, AmaWaterways is always retrofitting existing ships with the latest amenities, upgrades and inventions. With a commitment to bring the best in river cruise vacations, AmaWaterways' has always and will always lead the way in unparalleled on-board services that are constantly fine-tuned for the highest customer satisfaction. These factors, combined with a slate of new itineraries and specialty programs such as extremely popular Wine River Cruises, which were launched in 2010, had made AmaWaterways the front runner in this burgeoning new segment of the travel business.
Over the years AmaWaterways garnered a number of Magellan Awards from Travel Weekly, picked up an Award of Excellence form Luxury Travel Advisor, a Cruise Passenger Readers Choice Award in Australia for Best River Ship and was recognized for its Twitter account that put AmaWaterways on the list of The Top 25 Online Cruise Vacation Influencers by Influencers in Travel.
For more info about river cruising with AmaWaterways in Europe, Russia, Vietnam, Cambodia and Africa go to AmaWatewaysPR.com.
15 Days Serbia Kosovo Albania Macedonia Bulgaria 2015 Tour
Pictures taken from 15 to 29 October 2015 during the above tour
covering following places:
SERBIA
Belgrade - Marshal Tito’s Grave, Church of Saint Sava, Kalemegden Fortress, Parliament Building. Old Palace,
Knez Mihailova Street
Novi Sad - Petrovaradin Fortress, Dunavska Strreet, Saint Mary Cathedral, Clock Tower
Nis - Nis City Centre, Fortress Of Nis
Presevo
KOSOVO
Prishtina - The Mosque of Sultan Mehmet Fatih ,
Monument of Brotherhood and Unity, Skanderbeg Square,
Mother Teresa Cathedral, Kosovo National Library
Pec - Monastery of the Patriarchate of Pec
Decani - Visoki Decani Monstery
Prizren - The Prizren League House
ALBANIA
Shkodra - Rozafa Castle, Old Town
Kruja - Kruja City, Kruja Castle, Skanderbeg Museum
Tirana - National Museum, Skanderbeg Square
Durres
Berat - Berat City, Berat Castle, Onufri Museum, Cathedral of Saint Mary
Mangalemi Neighbourhood
Apolonia Archaeological Park
Elbasan City, Elbasan Castle
MACEDONIA
St Naum Monastery, Water Museum
Ohrid - Ohrid City, Church of St. Sophia,
St. Clement’s Monastery of St. Panteleimon, Church of St. John at Kaneo
Mavrovo National Park,
Skopje - City centre, Skopje Fortress (Kale), The Church of the Holy Saviour, 15th Century Stone Bridge, Alexandre the Great Statue,
Philip Statue
BULGARIA
Rila - Monastery of Saint Ivan of Rila
Plovdiv Old Town, Ethnographic Museum, Ancient Roman Theatre,
Plovdiv city Main Street (ancient Philippopolis)
Kazanlak (town in Stara Zagora Province) eastern end of rose valley
Arbanasi
Veliko Tarnovo - Tsarevets Fortress
Sofia - Sofia City Centre, St. Petka Samardjiyska Church, Statue of St. Sofia, (erected yr 2000 replacing Lenin statue),
Serdica Roman Fortress walls, Church of St George, Sofia,
The National Art Gallery (former royal palace),
The Ivan Vazov National Theatre, St. Alexander Nevsky Cathedral
Music: from YouTube Mix of Carmen Cavallaro
AmaWaterways Danube River Cruise Excursion to Istanbul, Turkey that started from Budapest, Hungary
AmaWaterways Danube River Cruise Excursion to Istanbul, Turkey that began in Budapest, Hungary and visited ciites like Bucharest, Pecs, Vidin, Plovdiv, Vukovar, Belgrade, Novi Sad and Veliko Tarnovo. AmaWaterways river cruises are all inclusive vacation packes on board the most luxurious river cruise ships in the industry. Currently they are operating 15 ships thorughout Europe, in Russia between Moscow and St. Petersburg, along the Mekong River from Vietnam to Cambodia and on the Chobe River in Africa in conjunction with land safari programs.
Istanbul (Turkish: İstanbul) is the largest city in Turkey, constituting the country's economic, cultural, and historical heart. With a population of 13.5 million, the city forms one of the largest urban agglomerations in Europe[d] and is among the largest cities in the world by population within city limits.[2][3] Istanbul's vast area of 5,343 square kilometers (2,063 sq mi) is coterminous with Istanbul Province, of which the city is the administrative capital.[c] Istanbul is a transcontinental city, straddling the Bosphorus—one of the world's busiest waterways—in northwestern Turkey, between the Sea of Marmara and the Black Sea. Its commercial and historical center lies in Europe, while a third of its population lives in Asia.[4]
Founded on the Sarayburnu promontory around 660 BC as Byzantium, the city now known as Istanbul developed to become one of the most significant cities in history. For nearly sixteen centuries following its reestablishment as Constantinople in 330 AD, it served as the capital of four empires: the Roman Empire (330--395), the Byzantine Empire (395--1204 and 1261--1453), the Latin Empire (1204--1261), and the Ottoman Empire (1453--1922).[5] It was instrumental in the advancement of Christianity during Roman and Byzantine times, before the Ottomans conquered the city in 1453 and transformed it into an Islamic stronghold and the seat of the last caliphate.[6] Although the Republic of Turkey established its capital in Ankara, palaces and imperial mosques still line Istanbul's hills as visible reminders of the city's previous central role.
AmaWaterways is celebrating its 10th Anniversary by looking back on an award winning 2011 which saw their fleet expanded to 15 of the most luxurious river cruise ships in the industry. In 2012 they will add the AmaCerto, with a host of amazing new design features, and the Zambezi Queen, which will ply the waters of the Chobe River in the Chobe National Park during AmaWaterways African Safaris and Wildlife River Cruises.
While adding new ships every year, AmaWaterways is always retrofitting existing ships with the latest amenities, upgrades and inventions. With a commitment to bring the best in river cruise vacations, AmaWaterways' has always and will always lead the way in unparalleled on-board services that are constantly fine-tuned for the highest customer satisfaction. These factors, combined with a slate of new itineraries and specialty programs such as extremely popular Wine River Cruises, which were launched in 2010, had made AmaWaterways the front runner in this burgeoning new segment of the travel business.
Over the years AmaWaterways garnered a number of Magellan Awards from Travel Weekly, picked up an Award of Excellence form Luxury Travel Advisor, a Cruise Passenger Readers Choice Award in Australia for Best River Ship and was recognized for its Twitter account that put AmaWaterways on the list of The Top 25 Online Cruise Vacation Influencers by Influencers in Travel.
Award-winning AmaWaterways provides luxurious, all-inclusive river cruise vacations on the world's great waterways. Founded in 2002 by cruise industry pioneer Rudi Schreiner, cruise line executive Kristin Karst and Jimmy Murphy, founder of Brendan Vacations, AmaWaterways operates its innovative, custom-designed vessels on the Danube, Rhine, Main and Mosel rivers in Europe; the Volga-Baltic Waterway in Russia and the Mekong River in Vietnam and Cambodia.
The AmaWaterways fleet in Europe features amenities such as spacious staterooms with French balconies or revolutionary Twin Balconies; plush down bedding, marble-appointed baths; complimentary high-speed Internet and Wi-Fi; first-run hit Hollywood movies; complimentary wine, beer and soft drinks with dinner, complimentary bottled water; gourmet dining in multiple venues (AmaBella); nightly entertainment; complimentary small group shore excursions tailored to passengers' desired walking pace; guided bicycle tours and much more.
For more info about river cruising with AmaWaterways in Europe, Russia, Vietnam, Cambodia and Africa go to AmaWatewaysPR.com.
Day 4 (part 1) Vidin and Belogradchik
A quick bus tour of the little port city of Vidin and then we drove to Belogradchik in the foothills of the Balkan Mountains. It was a gorgeous day and we had a great time.
AmaWaterways Danube River Cruise Excursion to Novi Sad, Serbia En Route from Budapest to Istanbul
AmaWaterways Danube River Cruise Excursion to Novi Sad, Serbia on a amazing river cruise from Budapest, Hungary to Istanbul, Turkey documented by travel filmmaker Clint Denn. Following the route of Kings, this AmaWaterways River Cruise visits cities like Pecs, Hungary; Vidin, Bulgaria; Belgrade, Serbia; Vukovar, Croatia; Bucharest, Romania; Veliko Tarnovo and Plovdiv, Bulgaria and thru the famous and beautiful Iron Gates of the Danube River. AmaWaterays is the premier river cruise line in the travel industry with 15 luxury river cruise ships operating all over Europe, in Russia between Moscow and St. Petersburg, along the Mekong River from Vietnam to Cambodia and on the Chobe River in Africa in conjunction with land safari programs.
Novi Sad is the second largest city in Serbia, the administrative seat of the northern Serbian province of Vojvodina, and the administrative center of the South Bačka District.
According to preliminary results of the latest census in Serbia conducted in October 2011, the urban area of Novi Sad has a population of 221,854, while its municipal area has a population of 335,701. It is located in the southern part of Pannonian Plain, on the border of the Bačka and Srem regions, on the banks of the Danube river and Danube-Tisa-Danube Canal, facing the northern slopes of Fruška Gora mountain.
The city was founded in 1694, when Serb merchants formed a colony across the Danube from the Petrovaradin fortress, a Habsburg strategic military post. In the 18th and 19th centuries, it became an important trading and manufacturing centre, as well as a center of Serbian culture of that period, earning the nickname Serbian Athens. The city was heavily devastated in the 1848 Revolution, but it was subsequently restored. Today, Novi Sad is an industrial and financial center of the Serbian economy, as well as a major cultural hub.
AmaWaterways is celebrating its 10th Anniversary by looking back on an award winning 2011 which saw their fleet expanded to 14 of the most luxurious river cruise ships in the industry. In 2012 they will add the AmaCerto, with a host of amazing new design features, and the Zambezi Queen, which will ply the waters of the Chobe River in the Chobe National Park during AmaWaterways African Safaris and Wildlife River Cruises.
While adding new ships every year, AmaWaterways is always retrofitting existing ships with the latest amenities, upgrades and inventions. With a commitment to bring the best in river cruise vacations, AmaWaterways' has always and will always lead the way in unparalleled on-board services that are constantly fine-tuned for the highest customer satisfaction. These factors, combined with a slate of new itineraries and specialty programs such as extremely popular Wine River Cruises, which were launched in 2010, had made AmaWaterways the front runner in this burgeoning new segment of the travel business.
Over the years AmaWaterways garnered a number of Magellan Awards from Travel Weekly, picked up an Award of Excellence form Luxury Travel Advisor, a Cruise Passenger Readers Choice Award in Australia for Best River Ship and was recognized for its Twitter account that put AmaWaterways on the list of The Top 25 Online Cruise Vacation Influencers by Influencers in Travel.
Award-winning AmaWaterways provides luxurious, all-inclusive river cruise vacations on the world's great waterways. Founded in 2002 by cruise industry pioneer Rudi Schreiner, cruise line executive Kristin Karst and Jimmy Murphy, founder of Brendan Vacations, AmaWaterways operates its innovative, custom-designed vessels on the Danube, Rhine, Main and Mosel rivers in Europe; the Volga-Baltic Waterway in Russia and the Mekong River in Vietnam and Cambodia.
For more info about river cruising with AmaWaterways in Europe, Russia, Vietnam, Cambodia and Africa go to AmaWatewaysPR.com