Itinerary
- Day 1
Berlin
- Meals
- Dinner (Welcome drink reception)
- Day 2
Berlin
- Meals
- Breakfast
Included Activities
- Guided city tour of Berlin including Berlin Cathedral and Berlin Wall
Optional Activities
- Tastes of Berlin - tasting tour featuring Berliner Pfannkuchen, currywurst, sauerkraut, and German beer (1.5 hours, Easy activity level)
Landmarks Berlin Cathedral Berlin Wall 
- Day 3
Berlin
- Meals
- Breakfast
Optional Activities
- Guided tour of Potsdam featuring Neues Palais with grand halls, lavish interiors, and Prussian heritage (5 hours, Easy activity level)
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 vaulted ceilings, painted frescoes, and collection of 350+ mechanical musical instruments and music boxes
Optional Activities
- Rüdesheim walk with specialty coffee - mini train ride to taste specialty Rüdesheimer coffee (2 hours, Easy activity level)
Landmarks Siegfried's Mechanical Music Cabinet Museum - Day 6
Koblenz
- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Included Activities
- Walking tour of Koblenz featuring Church of Our Lady, German Corner, and Ehrenbreitstein Fortress
Optional Activities
- Guided e-bike tour in Koblenz - cycle along Rhine banks, over bridges, past city sights, pretty villages and vineyards
- Eltz Castle visit - perched castle with eight towers, beautifully preserved 15th-century murals, owned by same family for 850+ years (3.5 hours, Moderate/Active activity level)
- German Beer Garden Experience - authentic beer garden in Koblenz with local brews like Königsbacher and Bitburger (2 hours, Moderate activity level)
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 covering the town's most famous sights
Optional Activities
- Hike from Mount Königstuhl to Heidelberg - historic funicular to summit with breathtaking Neckar Valley views, forest hike to Heidelberg Castle ruins, then descent into town
- Vineyards hike and wine tasting in Bad Dürkheim - walk through Fritz Ritter Winery vineyards (9 generations family-owned), see 400-year-old oak trees and largest ginkgo tree in Germany (3 hours, Difficult/active activity level)
Landmarks Heidelberg Castle Mount Königstuhl Neckar Valley 
- Day 8
Baden-Baden
- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Included Activities
- Guided walking tour of Baden-Baden featuring elegant old town boutiques, elaborate bath houses, and timeless gardens
- Evening Concert at Bruchsal Palace - private classical chamber music concert in the Kammermusiksaal of the 50+ building Baroque palace with Rococo decorations
Optional Activities
- Guided hike to Altes Schloss - active hike to old castle ruin with hidden dungeons and winding staircases, panoramic Black Forest and Rhine Valley views
- Entrance to the Baden-Baden Casino - 19th-century gaming house with gilded halls, crystal chandeliers, ornate French palace-inspired interiors, hosted royalty and aristocrats for 150+ years (1 hour, Easy activity level)
- Baden-Baden Spa experience - world-renowned spa featuring healing thermal waters and elegant ambience, wellness and indulgence experience (3 hours, Easy activity level)
Landmarks Bruchsal Palace Altes Schloss Baden-Baden Casino - Day 9
Strasbourg
- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Included Activities
- Hidden Treasures of Strasbourg - walking tour through Petite France featuring storybook canals, half-timbered houses, covered bridges, Vauban Dam, and World Heritage-listed Neustadt quarter with free time to explore
Landmarks Strasbourg Cathedral Petite France Vauban Dam Neustadt - Day 10
Breisach to Colmar
- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Included Activities
- Guided tour of Colmar - walk through cobblestone lanes with half-timbered facades adorned with colorful window boxes
Optional Activities
- Guided e-bike tour to Colmar - ride from Emerald Star-Ship through pretty riverside scenery and lush wineries, orientation tour of Colmar and free time, coach transfer back to vessel
- Guided tour of Freiburg with tasting - city founded 1120 on Black Forest edge with most days of sunshine in Germany, tour of Altstadt's cobbled Rathausplatz (City Square) with Gothic churches and civic buildings, local market visit for Black Forest ham tasting (5 hours, Easy activity level)
Landmarks St Stephen's Cathedral Colmar Freiburg Altstadt Rathausplatz - Day 11
Basel
- Meals
- Breakfast
