Itinerary
- Day 1
Amsterdam
- Meals
- Dinner
- Day 2
Amsterdam
- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Included Activities
- Canal cruise in Amsterdam
- Day 3
Cologne
- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Included Activities
- Guided tour of Old Town and Cologne Rathaus
- Visit to Cologne Cathedral (UNESCO World Heritage Site)
Optional Activities
- Guided walking tour of Old Town with Cologne Rathaus, Old Market and Heumarkt, plus Kölsch beer tasting
- Guided architectural tour including special visit inside Cologne Cathedral with 13th-century Gothic history
- Guided bike ride along the Rhine
Landmarks Cologne Cathedral Cologne Rathaus 
- Day 4
Rüdesheim
- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Included Activities
- Cruise through Rhine Gorge
Optional Activities
- Walking tour through vineyards with wine tasting at three different stations
- Gondola ride to Niederwalddenkmal Statue
- Guided bike tour along the Rhine River
- Visit to Siegfried's Mechanical Musical Instrument Museum
- Rüdesheimer coffee tasting
Landmarks Rhine Gorge Niederwalddenkmal Statue 
- Day 5
Wertheim
- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Included Activities
- Walking tour of Miltenberg
Optional Activities
- Walking tour of Wertheim
- Hike to Wertheim Castle ruins
- Scenic bicycle ride along the Main River Valley
- Pretzel bakery tasting
Landmarks Wertheim Castle - Day 6
Rothenburg
- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Optional Activities
- Walking tour of Würzburg
- Visit to Baroque Residenz (UNESCO World Heritage Site)
- Hike to Marienberg Fortress
- Visit to Rothenburg
Landmarks Baroque Residenz Marienberg Fortress Rothenburg ob der Tauber - Day 7
Bamberg
- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Optional Activities
- Guided walking tour of Bamberg including cathedral, Old Town Hall and elegant old mansions
- Culinary tasting tour featuring smoked beer, licorice root and Hornla pastry
- Guided bike tour
Landmarks Bamberg Cathedral Bamberg Old Town Hall 
- Day 8
Nuremberg
- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Included Activities
- Guided tour of Kaiserburg (Imperial Castle)
- Guided tour of Albrecht Dürer's former home
Landmarks Kaiserburg Albrecht Dürer House - Day 9
Nuremberg
- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Included Activities
- Cruise through Main-Danube Canal
Optional Activities
- Guided tour of medieval Nuremberg featuring Imperial Castle, town wall and Market Square fountain
- Guided WWII tour including important sites, coliseum, Nuremberg Trials Memorial and Courtroom 600 (if not in session)
- Traditional Franconian specialties tasting featuring Nuremburger bratwurst, rotbier (red beer) and lebkuchen (gingerbread)
Landmarks Main-Danube Canal - Day 10
Regensburg
- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Optional Activities
- Guided walking tour of Regensburg featuring Old Town Hall and Porta Praetoria
- Bavarian specialties tasting featuring beer, sausage and pretzels
- Guided bike tour to Walhalla with neoclassical white marble temple
Landmarks Regensburg Old Town Hall Porta Praetoria Walhalla - Day 11
Passau
- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Optional Activities
- Walking tour of Passau featuring Gothic and Italian Baroque architecture and St. Stephen's Cathedral
- Guided bike tour along the Danube
- Guided hike to Veste Oberhaus Fortress
Landmarks St. Stephen's Cathedral Veste Oberhaus Fortress - Day 12
Melk
- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Included Activities
- Visit to Melk Abbey (UNESCO World Heritage Site)
Optional Activities
- Hike to Melk Abbey
- Guided bike tour along the Danube River
Landmarks Melk Abbey - Day 13
Vienna
- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Included Activities
- City tour featuring Opera House and former Imperial Palace of the Habsburgs
- Visit to St. Stephen's Cathedral
Optional Activities
- Guided bike tour through Vienna
Landmarks Vienna Opera House Hofburg Palace St. Stephen's Cathedral - Day 14
Budapest
- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Included Activities
- Tour of Buda Castle District including Fisherman's Bastion
- Visit to Matthias Church
- Tour of Pest featuring Hungarian Parliament Building and Heroes' Square
- Visit to 'Shoes on the Danube Bank' memorial
Optional Activities
- Hike to Budapest's Castle Hill
Landmarks Fisherman's Bastion Matthias Church Hungarian Parliament Building Heroes' Square - Day 15
Budapest
- Meals
- Breakfast
