Itinerary
- Day 1
Berlin
- Day 2
Berlin
Included Activities
- Guided city tour of Berlin including Berlin Cathedral and Berlin Wall
Optional Activities
- Tastes of Berlin food tasting tour - 1.5 hours (Berliner Pfannkuchen, currywurst with sauerkraut, German beer)
Landmarks Berlin Cathedral Berlin Wall 
- Day 3
Berlin
Optional Activities
- Guided tour of Potsdam including Neues Palais - 5 hours
Landmarks Museum Island Kurfürstendamm Neues Palais - Day 4
Berlin to Mainz
- Meals
- Breakfast, Dinner (Welcome dinner on board)
- Day 5
Rüdesheim
- 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
- Legends on the Rhine - lecture on Rhine Gorge folklore and mythology in Horizon lounge
Optional Activities
- Rüdesheim walk with specialty coffee tasting - 2 hours
Landmarks Siegfried's Mechanical Music Cabinet Museum - Day 6
Koblenz
- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Included Activities
- Walking tour of Koblenz including Church of Our Lady, German Corner, and Ehrenbreitstein Fortress
Optional Activities
- Guided e-bike tour in Koblenz - cycling along Rhine banks and through villages and vineyards
- Eltz Castle visit - 3.5 hours (Burg Eltz with 8 towers, 850+ years of family ownership, 15th-century murals)
- German Beer Garden Experience in Koblenz - 2 hours (Königsbacher or Bitburger beers)
Landmarks Church of Our Lady German Corner Ehrenbreitstein Fortress Lorelei Rock Burg Eltz - Day 7
Mannheim to Heidelberg
- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Included Activities
- Guided tour of Heidelberg starting at Heidelberg Castle grounds
Optional Activities
- Hike from Mount Königstuhl to Heidelberg - historic funicular to summit with Neckar Valley views, forest hike through to castle ruins and descent to town
- Vineyards hike and wine tasting in Bad Dürkheim - 3 hours (Fritz Ritter Winery, family-owned 9 generations, 400-year-old oak trees, largest ginkgo tree in Germany)
Landmarks Heidelberg Castle Mount Königstuhl 
- Day 8
Baden-Baden
- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Included Activities
- Guided walking tour of Baden-Baden including elegant old town, boutiques, and bath houses
- Evening Concert at Bruchsal Palace - private classical concert in chamber music hall (Kammermusiksaal) at 50+ building Baroque palace with Rococo decorations
Optional Activities
- Guided hike to Altes Schloss - old castle with hidden dungeons and winding staircases, panoramic Black Forest and Rhine Valley views
- Entrance to Baden-Baden Casino - 1 hour (19th-century gilded halls, crystal chandeliers, French palace-inspired, 150+ years hosting royalty and aristocrats)
- Baden-Baden Spa experience - 3 hours (world-renowned thermal waters and wellness)
Landmarks Baden-Baden Bruchsal Palace Altes Schloss Baden-Baden Casino - Day 9
Strasbourg
- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Included Activities
- Hidden Treasures of Strasbourg walking tour - Petite France with storybook canals, half-timbered houses, covered bridges, Vauban Dam, World Heritage-listed Neustadt quarter
Landmarks Strasbourg Cathedral Petite France Vauban Dam Neustadt - Day 10
Breisach to Colmar
- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Included Activities
- Guided tour of Colmar
Optional Activities
- Guided e-bike tour to Colmar - from ship through riverside scenery and lush wineries, orientation tour in Colmar, coach transfer back
- Guided tour of Freiburg with tasting - 5 hours (founded 1120, most sunshine days in Germany, Altstadt Rathausplatz with Gothic churches, Black Forest ham and local delicacies tasting)
Landmarks St Stephen's Cathedral Colmar Freiburg - Day 11
Basel
- Meals
- Breakfast
