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- Day 1 AMSTERDAM, HOLLAND (EMBARKATION) Welcome to Holland. Your Suite Ship® is Ready for Boarding. Flights into Amsterdam must arrive by 3:30 pm. Guests must be on board ship by 5 pm. Your day in Amsterdam is free to explore at your leisure. During tulip season, don't miss a Guided Optional Excursion to Keukenhof gardens--with more than seven million flowering bulbs. Outside of tulip season, join a Guided Optional Excursion to Zaanse Schans to see historic windmills and charming Dutch houses. OVERNIGHT DOCKING IN AMSTERDAM(D)AMSTERDAM-CANAL.jpg
- Day 2 AMSTERDAM Colorful Canals of Visit the Adventure Center for today's activities with your Adventure Host.CLASSIC Explore the iconic waterways of on a Guided Canal Cruise past stately homes of 's "Golden Age." This afternoon choose among the Guided Optional Excursions available. Alternatively spend some free time this afternoon visiting one of 's many fascinating museums or galleries. AFTERNOON/OVERNIGHT CRUISE TO COLOGNE(B,L,D)-CANAL-CRUISE.jpg
- Day 3 COLOGNE, GERMANY Prost! Celebrate in the Rhineland ACTIVE Enjoy a bike ride like the locals in Cologne with your Adventure Host, OR: DISCOVERY Choose a Guided Walking Tour of Cologne's important Jewish heritage sites, OR:CLASSIC Take a Guided City Walk of Cologne--with its soaring twin-steepled Gothic cathedral.Spend free time over a glass of Kölsch pale lager--locally brewed for over 100 years! Local musicians will join us on board for live entertainment.OVERNIGHT SAILING TO COCHEM(B,L,D)COLOGNE-BEER.jpg
- Day 4 COCHEM The Charm of the Moselle ValleyThis morning, select a Guided Optional Excursion to Eltz Castle.ACTIVE Bike along the Mosel river with your Adventure Host, OR DISCOVERY Visit the former bunker of Germany's Central Bank (Deutsche Bundesbank) and immerse yourself in the underground vault where millions of German Mark were kept during the Cold War, OR:CLASSIC Join a Guided Walk of to see the charming town's half-timbered houses and winding streets. Visit 's hilltop Reichsburg Castle with a bird's-eye-view of the Moselle Valley and river bend.EVENING/OVERNIGHT CRUISE TO TRIER(B,L,D).jpg
- Day 5 TRIER. EXCURSION TO LUXEMBOURG Ancient Worlds and Old World CharmJoin your Adventure Host for today's special activities.CLASSIC Take a Guided Sightseeing tour of Trier--Germany's oldest city with ancient remnants dating from 144-152 AD. Starting from Porta Nigra, walk through the city center.CLASSIC Join a Guided Tour of Luxembourg City--with its dramatic views, ancient ruins, and modern architecture along the deep gorge terrain.EVENING/OVERNIGHT CRUISE TO BERNKASTEL (B,L,D)LUXEMBOURG-CITY.jpg
- Day 6 BERNKASTEL Hillside Vines and German WinesACTIVE Join your Adventure Host for a hike in this beautiful area, OR:CLASSIC Take a Guided Walking Tour of the charming wine village of --with its medieval marketplace and 17th-century gabled timber-framed houses.This afternoon, select a Guided Optional Excursion to a local winery for a wine tasting. EVENING/OVERNIGHT CRUISE TO KOBLENZ(B,L,D)-TOWN-SQUARE.jpg
- Day 7 KOBLENZ--RHINE GORGE Fortress Walls and Manor Halls ACTIVE Explore Koblenz's Mosel side by bike with your Adventure Host, OR:CLASSIC Take a Guided City Walk amid ancient fortresses walls, towers, squares and monuments, OR: CLASSIC Visit the Sayn Manor House on a Guided Tour. Enjoy the breathtaking views as you cruise through the spectacular Rhine Gorge on your way to Rüdesheim.RÜDESHEIM Eat, Drink, and Be Merry in Wine CountryEnjoy free time this evening to explore this picturesque village. This evening, enjoy live entertainment on board your ship.OVERNIGHT CRUISE TO LUDWIGSHAFEN(B,L,D)RHINE-GORGE-RHEINSTEIN-CASTLE.jpg
- Day 8 LUDWIGSHAFEN. EXCURSION TO HEIDELBERG--SPEYER Philosophers' Views and the World's Biggest Wine BarrelAsk about today's energizing or relaxing Adventure Host activities.ACTIVE Join your Avalon Adventure Host for an inspiring walk in Heidelberg, the Philosophers' way, OR: CLASSIC Discover Schwetzingen Palace--the heart of a stunning site consisting of the palace, palace gardens, and historic palace square, OR:CLASSIC Enjoy a Guided Tour to Heidelberg Castle to see the ruins of the magnificent renaissance treasure towering above the city, and its famed Great Vat, the "World's Largest Wine Barrel."This afternoon a short sailing will bring you to Speyer, where you will have free time to explore at your own pace.EVENING/OVERNIGHT CRUISE TO STRASBOURG(B,L,D)HEIDELBERG.jpg
- Day 9 STRASBOURG, FRANCE A Grand Cathedral and La Petite FranceACTIVE Discover Strasbourg by bike with your Adventure Host, OR:CLASSIC Take a City Sightseeing Tour, including the city's Gothic, stained-glass cathedral with its celebrated ancient murals and astronomical clock, as well as the magical La Petite France District.This afternoon choose among the Guided Optional Excursions available.Alternatively, take some free time in Strasbourg to visit a museum or stroll across the city center. Later, enjoy live entertainment on board your ship.EVENING/OVERNIGHT CRUISE TO BREISACH(B,L,D)STRASBOURG-PETIT-FRANCE.jpg
- Day 10 BREISACH, GERMANY. EXCURSION TO BLACK FOREST German Winemaking and the Beautiful Black Forest DISCOVERY Join a full-day Guided Tour to the magical Black Forest to experience the Vogtsbauernohf open-air-museum, visit an authentic water mill, and see a traditional butter-making demonstration, OR: CLASSIC Join A Guided Tour to explore Freiburg's medieval city center, sheltered by the Black Forest amid vineyards and gardens of the Upper Rhine Valley.You may choose to join a Guided Optional Excursion to visit the charming village of Colmar in the morning, with its half-timbered medieval and early renaissance buildings. EVENING/OVERNIGHT CRUISE TO BASEL (B,L,D)BLACK-FOREST-SCENIC.jpg
- Day 11 BASEL, SWITZERLAND (DISEMBARKATION) Your cruise ends with breakfast this morning.Flights should not leave Zürich airport before 10 am or Basel airport before 8 am.(B)BASEL-SUNRISE.jpg
- Day 1 Amsterdam (Embarkation): Onboard welcome reception
Day 2 Amsterdam: Canal cruise
Day 3 Cologne: Choice of Cologne highlights walking tour, or Jewish Heritage walking tour or bike with your Adventure Host
Day 4 Cochem: Choice of guided walk, visit Reichsburg Castle or visit to Bundesbank bunker or bike tour with your Adventure Host
Day 5 Trier. Excursion to Luxembourg: Guided tour in Trier; guided tour in Luxembourg
Day 6 Bernkastel: Guided walk or hike with your Adventure Host
Day 7 Koblenz-Rhine Gorge-Rüdesheim: Choice of guided tour or visit to Sayn Manor House or bike tour with your Adventure Host; scenic cruise through the Rhine Gorge; free time in Rüdesheim
Day 8 Ludwigshafen-Speyer. Excursion to Heidelberg: Choice of guided tour of Heidelberg Castle, see the Great Vat, or visit Schwetzingen Castle or walk Philosophers' Way with your Adventure Host; free time in Speyer
Day 9 Strasbourg: Choice of guided tour, visit La Petite France district and the Gothic cathedral or bike tour with your Adventure Host
Day 10 Breisach: Choice of excursion to Black Forest or Freiburg guided tour
Day 11 Basel (Disembarkation): Your cruise ends this morning
Name: The Rhine & Moselle (Southbound)
Brand: Avalon
Quality: Superior First Class
Tour Type: River Cruise
Start City: Amsterdam
End City: Basel
Notes: In the event of technical or water level issues, it may be necessary to operate the itinerary by motorcoach or alter the program, including hotel overnight when necessary. Guided Tours, Optional Excursions, activities, sailing and docking schedules may be contingent on weather conditions or other issues outside of our control and could therefore be subject to change at any time.Please check visa requirements with your local consulate(s); responsibility for obtaining visas rests with the traveler.
Key Differences: AW_Always_Included_Europe_2022
Price Details: Gateway city for departures is Zürich.Port charges:USD$300Avalon offers the opportunity for solo travelers to sail with no single supplement (subject to availability).Please call for single accommodation price. Triples not available.
