Itinerary
- Day 1
Amsterdam
- Meals
- Dinner
Optional Activities
- Guided Optional Excursion to Keukenhof gardens with more than seven million tulips, daffodils, hyacinths and other bulbs (seasonal)
- Day 2
Amsterdam
- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Included Activities
- Guided Walking Tour through Amsterdam's cobblestone streets (off-the-beaten-path) OR Guided Canal Cruise past stately homes of Amsterdam's 'Golden Age'
Optional Activities
- Guided Optional Excursions available in Amsterdam (specific excursions not detailed)
Landmarks Amsterdam Canals - Day 3
Cologne
- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Included Activities
- Bike ride like the locals in Cologne with Adventure Host OR Guided Walking Tour of Cologne's important Jewish heritage sites OR Guided City Walk of Cologne featuring twin-steepled gothic cathedral
Landmarks Cologne Cathedral - Day 4
Rhine Gorge - Rüdesheim
- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Included Activities
- Cruise through Rhine Gorge (UNESCO World Heritage site) OR Hike through picturesque vineyards of Rüdesheim with Adventure Host OR Guided Tour of Mechanical Music Museum with Rüdesheimer coffee tasting OR Guided Visit to historic 18th-century wooden-barrel cellar of Johannisberg Castle with wine tasting
Landmarks Rhine Gorge Rock of the Lorelei Johannisberg Castle - Day 5
Mainz - Heidelberg
- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Included Activities
- Inspiring walk in Heidelberg on the Philosophers' way with Adventure Host OR Guided City Walk including visit to Gutenberg Museum OR Guided Tour to Heidelberg Castle with Great Vat ('World's Largest Wine Barrel')
Landmarks Heidelberg Castle Gutenberg Museum - Day 6
Kehl - Strasbourg
- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Included Activities
- Discover Strasbourg by bike with Adventure Host OR City Sightseeing Tour including Strasbourg's Gothic stained-glass cathedral with ancient murals and astronomical clock and La Petite France District
Optional Activities
- Guided Optional Excursion to the historic Maginot Line (pre-WWII fortifications designed to protect the eastern border of France)
- Guided Optional Excursion to Alsace's wine country
Landmarks Strasbourg Cathedral La Petite France Maginot Line - Day 7
Breisach - Black Forest
- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Included Activities
- Full-day Guided Tour to Black Forest including Vogtsbauernhof open-air museum, authentic water mill, and traditional butter-making demonstration OR Guided Tour of Freiburg's medieval city center sheltered by Black Forest amid vineyards and gardens of Upper Rhine Valley
Optional Activities
- Guided Optional Excursion to Colmar village with half-timbered medieval and early Renaissance buildings
Landmarks Black Forest Vogtsbauernhof Freiburg Colmar - Day 8
Basel - Swiss Alps - Lucerne
- Meals
- Breakfast
Included Activities
- Motorcoach transfer from Basel to Swiss Alps
- Excursion to Mount Pilatus or Mount Stanserhorn for spectacular views over central Switzerland (or Swiss Transport Museum in case of bad weather) OR Guided Walking tour of Lucerne including famous Chapel Bridge
Landmarks Mount Pilatus Mount Stanserhorn Swiss Transport Museum Chapel Bridge - Day 9
Lucerne - Lake Como
- Meals
- Breakfast
Included Activities
- Stop in Lugano with guided sightseeing of charming Swiss city
Landmarks Lugano Lake Como - Day 10
Lake Como
- Meals
- Breakfast
Included Activities
- Guided walk through Como's historic heart and lakeside gardens with craft activity at Museo Voltiano OR Boat Ride on Lake Como with panoramic views of mountain scenery and luxury lakeside villas, including stop in Bellagio
Landmarks Museo Voltiano Bellagio - Day 11
Lake Como
- Meals
- Breakfast
Optional Activities
- Boat trip on Lake Como
- Relaxing walk on the riverbanks
- Shopping in city center
- Dining at local restaurants for authentic Italian specialties
- Day 12
Lake Como
- Meals
- Breakfast
