Itinerary
- Day 1
Berlin
BerlinIncluded Activities
- Welcome drink with tour director and fellow guests
- Day 2
Berlin
Berlin- Meals
- Breakfast
Included Activities
- Guided city tour of Berlin including Berlin Cathedral and Berlin Wall
Optional Activities
- Tastes of Berlin food tasting tour - Berliner Pfannkuchen, currywurst with sauerkraut, and German beer (1.5 hours, Easy activity level)
Landmarks Berlin Cathedral Berlin Wall 
- Day 3
Berlin
Berlin- Meals
- Breakfast
Optional Activities
- Guided tour of Potsdam including Neues Palais - grand halls, lavish interiors, and Prussian heritage (5 hours, Easy activity level)
Landmarks Museum Island Kurf\u00fcrstendamm Neues Palais - Day 4
Berlin to Mainz
Berlin to Mainz- Meals
- Breakfast, Dinner (Welcome dinner on board)
Included Activities
- Welcome dinner on board Emerald Star-Ship
- Day 5
R\u00fcdesheim
R\u00fcdesheim- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Included Activities
- Visit to Siegfried's Mechanical Music Cabinet Museum - mini train ride to 15th-century knight's tower with over 350 mechanical musical instruments and music boxes
Optional Activities
- R\u00fcdesheim walk with specialty coffee tasting - mini train ride to taste regional specialty coffee (2 hours, Easy activity level)
Landmarks Siegfried's Mechanical Music Cabinet Museum - Day 6
Koblenz
Koblenz- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Included Activities
- Walking tour of Koblenz including Church of Our Lady, German Corner, and Ehrenbreitstein Fortress
- Cruise through World Heritage-listed Rhine Gorge
Optional Activities
- Guided e-bike tour in Koblenz - cycle along Rhine banks, pass famous sights, and through villages and vineyards
- Eltz Castle visit - perched on rocky outcrop with eight towers, beautifully preserved, family-owned for over 850 years with original furnishings and 15th-century murals (3.5 hours, Moderate/Active activity level)
- German Beer Garden Experience in Koblenz - authentic beer garden with local brews like K\u00f6nigsbacher or Bitburger served in German style (2 hours, Moderate activity level)
Landmarks Church of Our Lady German Corner Ehrenbreitstein Fortress Lorelei Rock Burg Eltz Rhine Gorge - Day 7
Mannheim - Heidelberg
Mannheim - Heidelberg- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Included Activities
- Guided tour of Heidelberg starting from Heidelberg Castle grounds
Optional Activities
- Hike from Mount K\u00f6nigstuhl to Heidelberg - historic funicular to summit for Neckar Valley views, then forest hike to Heidelberg Castle ruins before descending to town
- Vineyards hike and wine tasting in Bad D\u00fcrkheim - walk through Fritz Ritter Winery vineyards, learn family history dating back nine generations, taste wines, see 400-year-old oak trees and Germany's largest ginkgo tree (3 hours, Difficult/active activity level)
Landmarks Heidelberg Castle Mount K\u00f6nigstuhl Neckar Valley Fritz Ritter Winery Bad D\u00fcrkheim 
- Day 8
Rastatt - Baden-Baden
Rastatt - Baden-Baden- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Included Activities
- Guided walking tour of Baden-Baden including old town, elegant boutiques, bath houses, and gardens
- Evening Concert at Bruchsal Palace - private classical chamber music concert in the Kammermusiksaal
Optional Activities
- Guided hike to Altes Schloss - active hike to old castle ruin with hidden dungeons and winding staircases, panoramic views of Black Forest and Rhine Valley
- Entrance to Baden-Baden Casino - visit legendary 19th-century gaming house with gilded halls, crystal chandeliers, ornate French palace-inspired interiors (1 hour, Easy activity level)
- Baden-Baden Spa experience - rejuvenating day at world-renowned spa famous for healing thermal waters and elegant ambience (3 hours, Easy activity level)
- Visit to Rastatt Palace & Gardens
Landmarks Baden-Baden Bruchsal Palace Altes Schloss Baden-Baden Casino Rastatt Palace Black Forest - Day 9
Strasbourg
Strasbourg- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Included Activities
- Hidden Treasures of Strasbourg walking tour - Petite France featuring canals, half-timbered houses, covered bridges, Vauban Dam, and UNESCO World Heritage Neustadt quarter with free exploration time
Landmarks Strasbourg Cathedral Petite France Vauban Dam Neustadt - Day 10
Breisach - Colmar
Breisach - Colmar- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Included Activities
- Guided tour of Colmar - cobblestone lanes, half-timbered facades with colorful window boxes
Optional Activities
- Guided e-bike tour to Colmar - ride from Emerald Star-Ship through riverside scenery and vineyards, orientation tour of Colmar, free time, coach transfer back to ship
- Guided tour of Freiburg with tasting - city founded 1120 on Black Forest edge, Altstadt's cobbled Rathausplatz with Gothic churches, civic buildings, caf\u00e9s and bars, guided tour and local market visit with Black Forest ham tasting (5 hours, Easy activity level)
Landmarks Colmar St Stephen's Cathedral Freiburg Rathausplatz Black Forest - Day 11
Basel
Basel- Meals
- Breakfast
