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Southern Rhine Experience 2026 (9 destinations)

8 days

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Start and end in Cologne

3.8

4 traveler reviews

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Gold Operator: A-ROSA
River Cruise: Scenic waterways and effortless exploration
Group Tour: Join a group and forge lifelong friendships
Fully Guided: An experienced guide will be with you for the entire tour
Low Intensity: Travelers can expect some light physical activities
Guided in English: Other languages on request: German
Group Size 15 - 186
All Ages Welcome

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Itinerary

Day 1
Cologne
Meals
Breakfast (Comprehensive breakfast buffet with live-cooking stations), Lunch (Comprehensive lunch buffet with live-cooking stations), Dinner (Comprehensive dinner buffet with live-cooking stations)
Included Activities
- Comprehensive breakfast, lunch and dinner buffets
- Daily tea and coffee time
- High-quality drinks throughout the day (tea, coffee, water, soft drinks, beer, prosecco, wine selection)
Optional Activities
- Climb Cologne Cathedral tower for city views
- Explore old town and chat with locals over Kölsch beer
Landmarks
Cologne Cathedral
Day 2
Rüdesheim
Meals
Breakfast (Comprehensive breakfast buffet with live-cooking stations), Lunch (Comprehensive lunch buffet with live-cooking stations), Dinner (Comprehensive dinner buffet with live-cooking stations)
Included Activities
- Comprehensive breakfast, lunch and dinner buffets
- Daily tea and coffee time
- High-quality drinks throughout the day (tea, coffee, water, soft drinks, beer, prosecco, wine selection)
Optional Activities
- Visit Drosselgasse and explore half-timbered facades
- Sample local wines at rustic wine taverns in the old town
- Explore the town and learn about its four historic castles
Landmarks
Drosselgasse
Upper Middle Rhine Valley
Day 3
Speyer
Meals
Breakfast (Comprehensive breakfast buffet with live-cooking stations), Lunch (Comprehensive lunch buffet with live-cooking stations), Dinner (Comprehensive dinner buffet with live-cooking stations)
Included Activities
- Comprehensive breakfast, lunch and dinner buffets
- Daily tea and coffee time
- High-quality drinks throughout the day (tea, coffee, water, soft drinks, beer, prosecco, wine selection)
Optional Activities
- Visit Speyer Cathedral, a UNESCO World Heritage Site
- Explore the medieval old town
Landmarks
Speyer Cathedral
Day 4
Breisach
Meals
Breakfast (Comprehensive breakfast buffet with live-cooking stations), Lunch (Comprehensive lunch buffet with live-cooking stations), Dinner (Comprehensive dinner buffet with live-cooking stations)
Included Activities
- Comprehensive breakfast, lunch and dinner buffets
- Daily tea and coffee time
- High-quality drinks throughout the day (tea, coffee, water, soft drinks, beer, prosecco, wine selection)
Optional Activities
- Visit Münster Sankt Stephan cathedral with artworks
- Visit Geldermann sparkling wine producer
- Explore the town perched on the cliff
Landmarks
Münster Sankt Stephan
Day 5
Huningue (Basel)
Meals
Breakfast (Comprehensive breakfast buffet with live-cooking stations), Lunch (Comprehensive lunch buffet with live-cooking stations), Dinner (Comprehensive dinner buffet with live-cooking stations)
Included Activities
- Comprehensive breakfast, lunch and dinner buffets
- Daily tea and coffee time
- High-quality drinks throughout the day (tea, coffee, water, soft drinks, beer, prosecco, wine selection)
Optional Activities
- Visit Switzerland's oldest zoo 'Zolli'
- Explore the medieval old town
- Visit one of the 27 museums
Landmarks
Basel Zoo (Zolli)
Day 6
Strasbourg (Kehl)
Meals
Breakfast (Comprehensive breakfast buffet with live-cooking stations), Lunch (Comprehensive lunch buffet with live-cooking stations), Dinner (Comprehensive dinner buffet with live-cooking stations)
Included Activities
- Comprehensive breakfast, lunch and dinner buffets
- Daily tea and coffee time
- High-quality drinks throughout the day (tea, coffee, water, soft drinks, beer, prosecco, wine selection)
Optional Activities
- Visit Strasbourg Cathedral and its viewing platform
- Explore medieval half-timbered houses
- Walk through the city and discover elegant palaces
Landmarks
Strasbourg Cathedral
Day 7
Mainz - Loreley Valley - Koblenz
Meals
Breakfast (Comprehensive breakfast buffet with live-cooking stations), Lunch (Comprehensive lunch buffet with live-cooking stations), Dinner (Comprehensive dinner buffet with live-cooking stations)
Included Activities
- Comprehensive breakfast, lunch and dinner buffets
- Daily tea and coffee time
- High-quality drinks throughout the day (tea, coffee, water, soft drinks, beer, prosecco, wine selection)
Optional Activities
- Visit Saint Martin's Cathedral in Mainz
- Stroll along the Mainz riverbank
- Explore Kaiserin-Augusta-Anlagen park in Koblenz
- Try Debbekooche regional speciality in Koblenz
Landmarks
Saint Martin's Cathedral
Loreley Valley
Kaiserin-Augusta-Anlagen
Day 8
Cologne
Meals
Breakfast (Comprehensive breakfast buffet with live-cooking stations)
Included Activities
- Comprehensive breakfast, lunch and dinner buffets
- Daily tea and coffee time
- High-quality drinks throughout the day (tea, coffee, water, soft drinks, beer, prosecco, wine selection)
Optional Activities
- Revisit Cologne Cathedral
- Explore the old town and enjoy Kölsch beer
Landmarks
Cologne Cathedral

Landmarks
Cologne Cathedral

Landmarks
Drosselgasse
Upper Middle Rhine Valley

Landmarks
Speyer Cathedral

Landmarks
Münster Sankt Stephan

Landmarks
Basel Zoo (Zolli)

Landmarks
Strasbourg Cathedral

Landmarks
Saint Martin's Cathedral
Loreley Valley
Kaiserin-Augusta-Anlagen

Landmarks
Cologne Cathedral

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Flights
Guide
Insurance
Optional
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A-ROSA

Gold Operator

Rating: 4(154 reviews)
Response time: within 2 days
Response rate: 88%
Cancellation policy

A-ROSA Ship

A-ROSA SILVA
The A-ROSA SILVA Whatever you’re looking for on vacation – you will find it on board the A-ROSA SILVA on the Rhine. Whether you… Read more
Capacity
Capacity
Built
2012
Built
2012
Guests
186
Guests
Crew
Crew
52
Length
135 m / 443 ft
Length
135 m
Width
11,4 m / 36 ft
Width
11,4 m
Suites
Suites
6
Staterooms
83
Staterooms
89
Registry
Registry
Gross Tonnage
Gross Tonnage
3600 gt
Electricity
Electricity
four 331 kW/overall 1.800 PS
Beam
Beam
Cruising Speed
12 kn / 22 kph / 14 mph
Cruising Speed
max. 22 km/h
Generators
Generators
Engines
Engines
Draft
Draft
Cabin
Cabin
89 outside cabins, 4 junior suites, 2 balcony suit
Deck
Deck
Deck with Cabins
Country/Region
Germany
Staterooms / Suites Deck Plans Dining

Traveler Reviews

3.8

Overall rating based on 4 Reviews

Itinerary
3.0
Transport
4.3
Guide
3.7
Accommodation
4.3
Food
5.0
Tour Operator
4.0

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Victoria
May 5th, 2025
Outstanding service, clean spaces, good food. Just incredible for the price.
Traveled in April 2025
Reply from: A-ROSA
Dear Victoria Ann, thank you so much for taking the time to leave a review. We are so happy that you enjoyed your cruise on the Rhine and hope to welcome ou on board again soon! Kind regards, A-ROSA Team
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Alicia
July 18th, 2024
The A-ROSA Rhine river cruise was excellent in many respects - food, staff, cabins, sites, itinerary etc....
The A-ROSA Rhine river cruise was excellent in many respects - food, staff, cabins, sites, itinerary etc. Unfortunately it was completely let down by terrible data connectivity. The ship's wifi was so weak that it was impossible to load a webpage, check emails etc. Even the staff were frustrated, as it was difficult for them to do their jobs efficiently, making arrangements for shore excursions, assisting with passenger inquiries etc. What it meant for me was that I couldn't log into my Aunt's funeral live stream, nor do a job interview through video conferencing. The excuse provided was that the system kept jumping between the German & French networks on each side of the Rhine. If the A-ROSA wants to attract passengers this needs to be fixed. Easy fix is for A-ROSA to invest in a satellite solution like Starlink.Show more
Traveled in May 2024
Reply from: A-ROSA
Dear Alicia, thank you for your feedback. Connection on the river, especially in the border regions, can be tricky because of the different networks. That is why the WIFI is not suitable for streaming services. We hope to offer improved connectivity in the future to make your cruise even more comfortable. Thank you for cruising with A-ROSA, we are pleased to read that you were satisfied with the service, cabins and the culinary highlights! Sincerely, A-ROSA team
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Ruvina
June 9th, 2024
The entire itinerary and route of our cruise was altered. And we were given absolutely no advance notice of the same....
The entire itinerary and route of our cruise was altered. And we were given absolutely no advance notice of the same. According to A Rosa crew it was unforeseen. That is not believable as they admitted that the cruise prior to ours also had their route altered due to flooding of the Rhine. So they had intimation and should have updated customers and kept them informed before hand. To be told after boarding that every single port is changed was unacceptable and a cheating of clients. We paid a huge amount of money for the cruise and travelled 4000 miles to visit Germany annd the chosen ports, and we were taken to the Netherlands which we have visited multiple times before. Besides being disappointed we feel cheated and are not going to ignore this matter. We will be taking this up with A Rosa. They cannot hide behind force majeur and think that clients can just be treated with such callousness.Show more
Traveled in June 2024
Anonymous
October 5th, 2019
A-ROSA offered an excellent service. The staff was really attentive to its clientele and accommodating. The only...
A-ROSA offered an excellent service. The staff was really attentive to its clientele and accommodating. The only problem was that the services and entertainment were not always offered in English, as the cruise was mostly attended by German people. For example, we (as non-German speaking guests) had a discount on some shore excursions because they could not be offered in English. They needed a minimum of 20 English speaking people to have tours in English and we could not reach that number. Although the discount was a good compromise, this situation was unfortunate as we missed a lot of information that was given. I would recommend that Tour Radar or A-ROSA tell their clients that this tour is mostly attended by German people so that people who cannot speak German look for a more international cruise ship to avoid that kind of situation.Show more
Traveled in September 2019

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Tour ID: 312324

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Plugs & Adapters
As a traveler from USA, Canada, England, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa you will need an adaptor for type J.
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Switzerland
Vaccines
- These are only indications, so please visit your doctor before you travel to be 100% sure.
- Tick-borne encephalitis - Recommended for Germany.Switzerland. Ideally 6 months before travel.
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- Unfortunately we cannot offer you a visa application service. Whether you need a visa or not depends on your nationality and where you wish to travel. Assuming your home country does not have a visa agreement with the country you're planning to visit, you will need to apply for a visa in advance of your scheduled departure.
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- For any tour departing before July 9th, 2026 a full payment is necessary. For tours departing after July 9th, 2026, a minimum payment of 40% is required to confirm your booking with A-ROSA. The final payment will be automatically charged to your credit card on the designated due date. The final payment of the remaining balance is required at least 45 days prior to the departure date of your tour. TourRadar never charges you a booking fee and will charge you in the stated currency.
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Southern Rhine Experience 2026 (9 destinations)

Itinerary

Cologne

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Optional Activities

Rüdesheim

Included Activities

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Speyer

Included Activities

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Breisach

Included Activities

Optional Activities

Huningue (Basel)

Included Activities

Optional Activities

Strasbourg (Kehl)

Included Activities

Optional Activities

Mainz - Loreley Valley - Koblenz

Included Activities

Optional Activities

Cologne

Included Activities

Optional Activities

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