Itinerary
- Intro
Introduction
- Day 1
Amsterdam
Amsterdam- Meals
- Dinner
Optional Activities
- Explore Amsterdam's architecture, cafés, restaurants, and marketplace
- Day 2
Amsterdam
Amsterdam- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Included Activities
- Guided Walking Tour of Amsterdam (off-the-beaten-path through cobblestone streets) OR Guided Canal Cruise past Golden Age mansions
Optional Activities
- Guided Optional Excursions (specific activities available at Adventure Center)
- Visit Amsterdam's museums or galleries
- Day 3
Cologne
Cologne- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Included Activities
- Bike ride in Cologne with Adventure Host OR Guided Walking Tour of Jewish heritage sites OR Guided City Walk of Cologne with Gothic cathedral
Landmarks Cologne Cathedral - Day 4
Cochem
Cochem- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Included Activities
- Bike along the Moselle River with Adventure Host OR Visit former Deutsche Bundesbank bunker and Cold War vault OR Guided Walk of Cochem with visit to Reichsburg Castle
Optional Activities
- Guided Optional Excursion to Eltz Castle
Landmarks Reichsburg Castle Eltz Castle - Day 5
Trier - Luxembourg
Trier - Luxembourg- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Included Activities
- Walk in Trier with Adventure Host OR Guided Sightseeing tour of Trier (starting from Porta Nigra) OR Guided Tour of Luxembourg City
Landmarks Porta Nigra - Day 6
Bernkastel
Bernkastel- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Included Activities
- Hike with Adventure Host OR Guided Walking Tour of Bernkastel (medieval marketplace and timber-framed houses)
- Day 7
Koblenz - Rhine Gorge - Rüdesheim
Koblenz - Rhine Gorge - Rüdesheim- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Included Activities
- Bike along Mosel side with Adventure Host OR Guided City Walk of Koblenz (fortress walls, towers, monuments) OR Guided Visit to Sayn Manor House and Butterfly Gardens
- Cruise through Rhine Gorge
Landmarks Rhine Gorge - Day 8
Ludwigshafen - Heidelberg
Ludwigshafen - Heidelberg- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Included Activities
- Walk in Heidelberg (Philosophers' way) with Adventure Host OR Guided Tour of Schwetzingen Palace (palace, gardens, and square) OR Guided Tour of Heidelberg Castle (Renaissance ruins and Great Vat)
Landmarks Heidelberg Castle Schwetzingen Palace - Day 9
Strasbourg
Strasbourg- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Included Activities
- Bike tour of Strasbourg with Adventure Host OR City Sightseeing Tour (Gothic cathedral, stained-glass, astronomical clock, La Petite France)
Optional Activities
- Guided Optional Excursions (specific activities available)
- Visit museums or stroll city center
Landmarks Strasbourg Cathedral La Petite France - Day 10
Breisach - Black Forest
Breisach - Black Forest- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Included Activities
- Guided E-bike Tour of Black Forest OR Full-day Guided Tour of Black Forest (Vogtsbauernhof open-air museum, water mill, butter-making demonstration) OR Guided Tour of Freiburg (medieval city center)
Optional Activities
- Guided Optional Excursion to Colmar (half-timbered medieval and Renaissance buildings)
Landmarks Black Forest - Day 11
Basel - Swiss Alps - Lucerne
Basel - Swiss Alps - Lucerne- Meals
- Breakfast
Included Activities
- Motorcoach transfer to Swiss Alps
- Mount Pilatus excursion for views over central Switzerland (or Mount Stanserhorn per seasonal accessibility, or Swiss Transport Museum if bad weather)
- Guided Walking Tour of Lucerne (including Chapel Bridge)
Landmarks Mount Pilatus Chapel Bridge Swiss Transport Museum - Day 12
Lucerne
Lucerne- Meals
- Breakfast
Optional Activities
- Explore Lucerne's squares and churches
- Shopping in city center
- Discover Lucerne at leisure
- Day 13
Lucerne
Lucerne- Meals
- Breakfast
