Itinerary
- Intro
Introduction
- Day 1
Amsterdam
Amsterdam
- Day 2
Amsterdam
Amsterdam- Meals
- Breakfast, Dinner
Included Activities
- Guided Walking Tour of Amsterdam off the beaten path
Optional Activities
- Guided Optional Excursion to Keukenhof gardens (during tulip season, featuring more than seven million tulips, daffodils, hyacinths and other bulbs)
- Guided Optional Excursion to Zaanse Schans (outside tulip season, to see historic windmills and charming Dutch houses)
Landmarks Keukenhof Zaanse Schans - Day 3
Amsterdam to Cologne
Amsterdam to Cologne- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Included Activities
- Guided Canal Cruise past stately homes of Amsterdam's Golden Age
Optional Activities
- Guided Optional Excursions available this afternoon (specific options not detailed in itinerary)
- Day 4
Cologne
Cologne- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Included Activities
- Bike ride like the locals in Cologne with Adventure Host
- Guided Walking Tour of Cologne's important Jewish heritage sites
- Guided City Walk of Cologne - Old City and twin-steepled gothic cathedral
Landmarks Cologne Cathedral 
- Day 5
Rüdesheim
Rüdesheim- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Included Activities
- Open-air cable car ride to Niederwald Monument with descent walk or bike through vineyards and local special treat
- Tour of Mechanical Music Museum with local special treat
Landmarks Lorelei Rock Niederwald Monument 
- Day 6
Miltenberg
Miltenberg- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Included Activities
- Guided Walking Tour of Miltenberg with medieval half-timber homes and Germany's oldest inn
Optional Activities
- Biking through villages on Main River shores
Landmarks Miltenberg Old Town 
- Day 7
Würzburg
Würzburg- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Included Activities
- Guided Sightseeing Tour of Würzburg with Old Main Bridge, fortress, and baroque Bishop's Residenz with ceiling fresco
Optional Activities
- Visit a local winery
Landmarks Bishop's Residenz Würzburg Marienberg Fortress Old Main Bridge - Day 8
Würzburg to Bamberg
Würzburg to Bamberg- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Included Activities
- Bike along Main Danube Canal with Adventure Host
- Walking Tour of Volkach with half-timbered houses and cobblestoned streets
Optional Activities
- Guided Optional Excursion to Rothenburg, a beautiful Bavarian town with local sights and fairytale atmosphere
Landmarks Rothenburg ob der Tauber - Day 9
Bamberg
Bamberg- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Included Activities
- Bike along canals in Bamberg with Adventure Host
- Guided Walking Tour of Bamberg with Romanesque cathedral, Old Town Hall, and seven hills
Landmarks Bamberg Cathedral Old Town Hall Bamberg 
- Day 10
Roth
Roth- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Included Activities
- Explore Roth's Lauter valley with Adventure Host
- Adventure Center activities with Adventure Host
- Guided Sightseeing Tour of Roth with half-timbered houses, market square, and Schloss Ratibor hunting lodge
- Guided Tour of Nuremberg's medieval architecture, gilded fountain, and Kaiserburg Castle
- Guided Tour of Nuremberg Rally Grounds
- Onboard Lecture about Main-Danube Canal linking North and Black Seas
Landmarks Kaiserburg Castle Nuremberg Rally Grounds 
- Day 11
Regensburg
Regensburg- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Included Activities
- Bike to Walhalla with Adventure Host
- Guided City Walk of Regensburg with Altes Rathaus and Porta Pretoria
Optional Activities
- Guided Optional Excursion to Benedictine Monastery in Weltenburg
Landmarks Walhalla Porta Pretoria 
- Day 12
Passau to Linz
Passau to Linz- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Included Activities
- Guided City Walk of Passau
Optional Activities
- Full-day Guided Optional Excursion to Salzburg
- Full-day Guided Optional Excursion to Cesky Krumlov
Landmarks Salzburg 
- Day 13
Melk to Vienna
Melk to Vienna- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Included Activities
- Walk along Danube river and around Melk with Adventure Host
- Guided Tour of Melk's Benedictine Abbey with frescoed ceilings, statues, library, and pipe organ
Optional Activities
- Guided Optional Excursion to Royal Waltz Concert in an elegant hall this evening
Landmarks Melk Abbey 
- Day 14
Vienna
Vienna- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Included Activities
- Bike along Danube Island in Vienna with Adventure Host
- Guided City Tour of Vienna with Imperial Palace, Vienna Opera House, and St. Stephen's Cathedral
Optional Activities
- Guided Optional Excursion to Schönbrunn Palace (summer home of the Habsburg family)
- Guided Optional Excursion to Bratislava
- Tram ride to Vienna's Prater amusement park
- Museum visits
Landmarks Imperial Palace Vienna Opera House St. Stephen's Cathedral Schönbrunn Palace Prater Amusement Park - Day 15
Budapest
Budapest- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Included Activities
- Hike to magnificent viewpoint in Budapest with Adventure Host
- Guided City Sightseeing Tour of Budapest including Heroes' Square
Optional Activities
- Guided Optional Excursions available (specific options not detailed in itinerary)
- Scenic hike above the Danube
Landmarks Heroes' Square - Day 16
Budapest to Prague
Budapest to Prague- Meals
- Breakfast
Optional Activities
- Explore Prague and surrounding countryside
- Sample plum dumplings and Pilsner lager
- Day 17
Prague
Prague- Meals
- Breakfast
Included Activities
- Guided City Walk of Prague
- Visit to Hradčany Castle Grounds
- Visit to St. Vitus Cathedral
- Visit to Old Town Astronomical Clock
Optional Activities
- Hiking nearby hillsides
- Exploring Prague to photograph cityscape
Landmarks Hradčany Castle St. Vitus Cathedral Old Town Astronomical Clock - Day 18
Prague
Prague- Meals
- Breakfast
Optional Activities
- Visit Communist Museum
- Sample plum dumplings
- Try Pilsner beer
- Stroll along Vltava River
- Watch street performers
- Visit market stalls at Charles Bridge
- Sample Prague's beer varieties in local restaurants
Landmarks Charles Bridge - Day 19
Prague
Prague- Meals
- Breakfast
