Itinerary
- Day 1
Amsterdam
Amsterdam - Day 2
Amsterdam
Amsterdam- Meals
- Breakfast, Dinner
Included Activities
- Guided Walking Tour - Off the Beaten Path Amsterdam
- Overnight docking in Amsterdam aboard the river cruise ship
Optional Activities
- Guided Optional Excursion to Keukenhof gardens (during tulip season only, features more than seven million tulips, daffodils and hyacinths)
- Guided Optional Excursion to Zaanse Schans (outside tulip season, historic windmills and charming Dutch houses)
Landmarks Amsterdam Keukenhof Zaanse Schans - Day 3
Amsterdam to Cologne
Amsterdam to Cologne- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Included Activities
- Guided Canal Cruise - Amsterdam waterways and Golden Age homes
Optional Activities
- Guided Optional Excursions (specific options not detailed in itinerary)
- Free time to explore Amsterdam's streets, canal houses, galleries, and shops
Landmarks Amsterdam Canal Houses 
- Day 4
Cologne
Cologne- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Included Activities
- Activity choice - Bike ride with Adventure Host in Cologne, OR Guided Walking Tour of Cologne's Jewish heritage sites, OR Guided City Walk of Cologne featuring the gothic cathedral
Optional Activities
- Free time to explore Cologne and enjoy Kölsch pale lager at local venues
Landmarks Cologne Cathedral - Day 5
Rüdesheim
Rüdesheim- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Included Activities
- Sailing through Rhine Gorge with views of castles and Rock of the Lorelei
- Activity choice - Hike through Rüdesheim vineyards with Avalon Adventure Host, OR Guided Tour of the Mechanical Music Museum
Landmarks Rhine Gorge Rock of the Lorelei Mechanical Music Museum 
- Day 6
Heidelberg
Heidelberg- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Included Activities
- Activity choice - Walk along Philosophers' way with Avalon Adventure Host, OR Guided City Walk including Gutenberg Museum, OR Guided Tour to Heidelberg Castle and the Great Vat
Landmarks Philosophers' Way (Philosophenweg) Gutenberg Museum Heidelberg Castle 
- Day 7
Strasbourg
Strasbourg- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Included Activities
- Activity choice - Discover Strasbourg by bike with Adventure Host, OR City Sightseeing Tour including Gothic cathedral and La Petite France district
Optional Activities
- Guided Optional Excursion to the Maginot Line - pre-WWII fortifications designed to protect France's eastern border
- Guided Optional Excursion to Alsace wine country
- Free time to visit museums or stroll the city center
Landmarks Strasbourg Cathedral La Petite France Maginot Line - Day 8
Breisach
Breisach- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Included Activities
- Activity choice - Full-day Guided Tour to Black Forest including Vogtsbauernohf open-air museum, authentic water mill, and butter-making demonstration, OR Visit to a local winery in Breisach with German winemaking education and wine tasting
Optional Activities
- Guided Optional Excursion to Colmar - charming village with half-timbered medieval and early renaissance buildings
Landmarks Black Forest (Schwarzwald) Vogtsbauernohf Colmar - Day 9
Basel
Basel- Meals
- Breakfast
