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Captivating Rhine 2025

8 days
From Amsterdam to Basel
4.9
9 traveler reviews

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River Cruise
Scenic waterways and effortless exploration
Fully Guided
An experienced guide will be with you for the entire tour
Low Intensity
Travelers can expect some light physical activities
Guided in English
Group Size 30 - 162
Ages 12+
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Highlights

  • Board a ship in Amsterdam and set sail
  • Explore Düsseldorf and taste Altbier
  • Cruise the UNESCO-listed Rhine Gorge
  • Tour Heidelberg or hike the Philosopher's Path
  • Walk through Strasbourg's La Petite France

Itinerary

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  1. Introduction
  1. Day 1 Amsterdam – Embarkation
  2. Day 2 Amsterdam
  3. Day 3 Düsseldorf
  4. Day 4 Rhine Gorge - Rüdesheim
  5. Day 5 Ludwigshafen
  6. Day 6 Strasbourg, France
  7. Day 7 Breisach, Germany
  8. Day 8 Basel, Switzerland – Disembarkation
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AmaWaterways

4.4
(31 reviews)

Number of tours

147

Age Range

12 to 90 years old

Response time

within 2 days

Response rate

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AmaWaterways Ship

  • AmaLucia
    AmaLucia
    Sister ship to the award-winning AmaLea and AmaKristina, the elegant 156-passenger AmaLucia will be a warm, inviting ship offering plenty of… Read more
    Capacity
    Built
    2021
    Guests
    156
    Crew
    51
    Length
    443 ft
    Width
    38 ft
    Suites
    Staterooms
    78
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Customer Reviews

  • Overall Rating
    Excellent
    4.9
  • Itinerary
    Excellent
    4.9
  • Guide
    Excellent
    5.0
  • Transport
    Excellent
    4.8
  • Accommodation
    Excellent
    4.9
  • Food
    Excellent
    4.8
  • 4.4
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  • CT
    · November 22nd, 2023
    I've been on three Amawaterways ship and the cruise experience has not failed me a bit. Am recommending it to more friends.
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    Trip date: October 2023
  • WL
    · November 28th, 2019
    Cruise was Excellent
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    Trip date: November 2019
  • AC
    · November 26th, 2019
    Very knowledgeable and very nice.
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    Trip date: November 2019
  • BB
    · November 15th, 2019
    Great vacation i would definitely go on another Amawater ways river cruise!
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    Trip date: October 2019
  • Captivating Rhine 2025 reviewer 5
    · October 1st, 2019
    Wonderful experience we enjoyed it. The ship was perfect accommodation room superbe . The breakfast lunch and dinnner very good and tasty. Staff was very nice helpful always happy to serve.
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    Trip date: August 2019
  • EC
    · August 12th, 2019
    It was a trip that I would highly recommend to friends. My only disappointment was that we should have upgraded our room had we known that the noise level and vibration of the bed created the engines exhaust system/engine would keep us from a peaceful sleep.
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    Trip date: July 2019
  • RC
    · July 10th, 2019
    A wonderful relaxing experience. Made great because you could do more or less depending on your choice of excursions.
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    Trip date: July 2019
  • RR
    · October 15th, 2018
    We loved the overall itinerary, initial start times & pace of tours. The staff was awesome and special thanks to Monika. We loved all of the destinations and the options for the tours. We've taken around 10 cruises on the big ships and this was our first river cruise and I expected the food to be as good or better than the big cruises. Unfortunately, this is where Amawaters fell short. The food was a disappointment for us and there weren't too many options. On a couple of occasions the dinner was below average.
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    Trip date: October 2018
  • DS
    · October 3rd, 2018
    The cruise was relaxing. We had the opportunity to see new places, learn about different cultures, meet many interesting people, taste delicious food without the worry of planning everything for ourselves. Very enjoyable.
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    Trip date: September 2018

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    • Unfortunately we cannot offer you a visa application service. Whether you need a visa or not depends on your nationality and where you wish to travel. Assuming your home country does not have a visa agreement with the country you're planning to visit, you will need to apply for a visa in advance of your scheduled departure.
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