Itinerary
- Day 1
Basel
- Meals
- Dinner
- Day 2
Breisach
- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Included Activities
- Lecture about wine hosted by Certified Sommelier
Optional Activities
- Relaxing bike ride along the Rhine with Adventure Host
- Full-day Guided Tour to Black Forest including Vogtsbauernhof open-air museum, authentic water mill, and traditional butter-making demonstration
- Full-day Guided Tour to Colmar with half-timbered medieval and early renaissance buildings, followed by countryside chateau wine cellar visit
- Guided Tour of Freiburg's medieval city center in Black Forest amid vineyards and gardens of Upper Rhine Valley
Landmarks Vogtsbauernhof Colmar Freiburg - Day 3
Kehl
- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Included Activities
- Onboard food and wine pairing dinner hosted by Certified Sommelier
Optional Activities
- Discover Strasbourg by bike with Adventure Host
- City Sightseeing Tour including Gothic cathedral with stained-glass windows, ancient murals, astronomical clock, and La Petite France District
- Guided Tour along Alsace Wine Route to discover France's wine country and sample local wines
Landmarks Strasbourg Cathedral La Petite France - Day 4
Speyer
- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Optional Activities
- Inspiring walk in Heidelberg along the Philosophers' Way with Avalon Adventure Host
- Guided City Tour including Wine Museum to learn about viticulture and wine production history
- Guided Tour to Heidelberg Castle to see renaissance ruins, and the Great Vat, the World's Largest Wine Barrel
Landmarks Heidelberg Castle Philosophers' Way (Philosophenweg) - Day 5
Rüdesheim - Rhine Gorge - Koblenz
- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Included Activities
- Onboard wine and cheese tasting hosted by Certified Sommelier
Optional Activities
- Hike through picturesque vineyards of Rüdesheim with Avalon Adventure Host
- Guided Tour to Eberbach Monastery, a 13th-century former Cistercian abbey known for wine production and as filming location for The Name of the Rose, with wine tasting
- Guided Tour of Mechanical Music Museum with wine tasting
Landmarks Rhine Gorge Eberbach Monastery Lorelei Rock - Day 6
Cologne
- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Optional Activities
- Bike ride like the locals in Cologne with Adventure Host
- Guided Walking Tour of Cologne's Jewish heritage sites
- Guided City Walk of Cologne featuring twin-steepled Gothic cathedral
- Wine and chocolate tasting hosted by Certified Sommelier
Landmarks Cologne Cathedral - Day 7
Amsterdam
- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Optional Activities
- Early morning walk in Amsterdam with Adventure Host
- Off-the-beaten-path Guided Walking Tour through cobblestone streets of Amsterdam
- Guided Canal Cruise past stately homes of Amsterdam's Golden Age
- Day 8
Amsterdam to Paris
- Meals
- Breakfast, Dinner
- Day 9
Vernon - Les Andelys
- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch (Traditional French luncheon of authentic French crêpes followed by Pastry Demonstration), Dinner
Included Activities
- Traditional French luncheon of authentic French crêpes with Pastry Demonstration
Optional Activities
- Explore Vernon's Chateau des Tourelles by foot with Adventure Host
- Guided Tour of Giverny, home of Claude Monet, including his residence and flower and water gardens
- Guided Visit to Bizy Castle called 'Normandy's Versailles' with magnificent courtyard, water garden, and stables
- Guided Hike to Château Gaillard castle ruins, historic home of King Richard the Lionheart
- Guided Walking Tour of Les Andelys, one of France's most picturesque spots on the Seine
Landmarks Giverny Bizy Castle Château Gaillard Les Andelys - Day 10
Caudebec
- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Included Activities
- Onboard Lecture about the days before and after the Normandy landing of D-Day
Optional Activities
- Relaxing bike ride along the river with Adventure Host
- Guided Trip along Normandy Abbeys Route featuring more than 100 medieval Benedictine and Augustine abbeys and churches built along the Seine
- Guided Optional Excursion to the old seaside town of Honfleur
Landmarks Honfleur - Day 11
Caudebec - Normandy - Rouen
- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Optional Activities
- Guided Tour of Normandy's WWII landing beaches with visit to significant U.S. sites including Omaha Beach, Pointe du Hoc monument, and American Cemetery
- Full-day Guided Tour of British and Canadian commemorative sites including British cemetery, Pegasus Memorial, seaside town of Arromanches, Juno Beach Center, and Bény-sur-Mer Canadian War Cemetery
- Guided Tour of authentic Normandy traditions with brandy tasting in Calvados
Landmarks Omaha Beach Pointe du Hoc American Cemetery (Normandy) Pegasus Memorial Arromanches Juno Beach Center Bény-sur-Mer Canadian War Cemetery - Day 12
Rouen
- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Optional Activities
- Guided Bike Tour to discover Rouen's most famous monuments and hidden gems
- Guided Walking Tour of Rouen, site of Saint Joan of Arc's martyrdom, featuring medieval quarter, 16th-century Astronomical Clock, and Notre-Dame Cathedral
Landmarks Notre-Dame de Rouen Cathedral Astronomical Clock of Rouen - Day 13
Conflans
- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Optional Activities
- Relaxing bike ride along the Seine with Adventure Host
- Guided Visit to Auvers-sur-Oise, home and resting place of Vincent van Gogh
- Guided Tour of Château de Malmaison, home of Napoléon Bonaparte and his wife Josephine
- Guided Optional Excursion to the Palace of Versailles, home to a succession of French kings
Landmarks Auvers-sur-Oise Château de Malmaison Palace of Versailles - Day 14
Paris
- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Optional Activities
- Experience the Seine river by foot with Adventure Host
- Captivating Guided Walk of ancient heart of Paris featuring Palais-Royal, Louvre pyramid, ancient sites on Île de la Cité, Left Bank, and Latin Quarter
- Guided City Tour featuring iconic sites of Paris
Landmarks Palais-Royal Louvre Île de la Cité Left Bank Latin Quarter - Day 15
Paris
- Meals
- Breakfast
