Itinerary
- Day 1
Lake Geneva
- Meals
- Dinner (Welcome dinner at your hotel)
- Day 2
Lake Geneva
- Meals
- Breakfast
Included Activities
- Orientation walk of Lake Geneva
- Visit to the Olympic Museum (or guided city tour if museum unavailable)
Optional Activities
- Small group wine tasting experience - travel by train to Lavaux vineyards, taste local wine, visit Vevey, and enjoy a scenic boat ride on Lake Geneva
Landmarks Olympic Museum - Day 3
Lake Geneva - Zermatt
- Meals
- Breakfast
Included Activities
- Train journey from Lausanne to Zermatt
- Excursion to Gornergrat on Europe's highest rack railway
- Matterhorn views from Gornergrat summit
Landmarks Matterhorn Gornergrat 
- Day 4
Zermatt - Interlaken
- Meals
- Breakfast
Included Activities
- Train journey from Zermatt to Interlaken
Landmarks Lake Thun Lake Brienz Eiger Mönch Jungfrau 
- Day 5
Interlaken
- Meals
- Breakfast
Included Activities
- Eiger Express Cable Car ride
- Cogwheel train to Jungfraujoch
- Visit to Jungfraujoch (Europe's highest railway station)
Landmarks Jungfraujoch Jungfrau Massif - Day 6
Interlaken - Brienz - Lucerne
- Meals
- Breakfast
Included Activities
- Boat ride on Lake Brienz
- Train journey from Brienz to Lucerne on the Lucerne Interlaken Express
Optional Activities
- Dinner at a typical Old Town restaurant featuring Swiss specialties such as classic cheese fondue, with traditional accordion music and dances
Landmarks Lake Brienz 
- Day 7
Lucerne
- Meals
- Breakfast, Dinner (Farewell dinner at a local restaurant)
Included Activities
- Orientation walk of Lucerne
- Visit to Lion monument
- Visit to Old Town
- Visit to Chapel Bridge (Kapellbrücke)
Optional Activities
- Mount Pilatus cogwheel railway ascent - the world's steepest cogwheel railway with 48-degree incline, featuring silent aerial tramway and panoramic gondola with views of the Bernese Alps and Lake Lucerne
Landmarks Lion Monument Chapel Bridge (Kapellbrücke) Wasserturm (Water Tower) Mount Pilatus - Day 8
Lucerne - Basel
- Meals
- Breakfast, Dinner
Included Activities
- Transfer from Lucerne to Basel
- Embarkation and ship orientation
- Day 9
Breisach - Black Forest
- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Optional Activities
- Guided E-bike Tour through the Black Forest
- Full-day Guided Tour to Black Forest including Vogtsbauernhof open-air museum, authentic water mill visit, and traditional butter-making demonstration
- Guided Tour of Freiburg's medieval city center and surrounding Black Forest, vineyards, and Upper Rhine Valley
- Guided Optional Excursion to the charming village of Colmar with medieval and early renaissance half-timbered buildings
Landmarks Vogtsbauernhof Freiburg Colmar - Day 10
Kehl - Strasbourg
- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Optional Activities
- Guided E-bike Tour of Strasbourg with Adventure Host
- City Sightseeing Tour including Strasbourg's Gothic cathedral with ancient murals and astronomical clock, and La Petite France District
- Guided Optional Excursion to the historic Maginot Line (pre-WWII eastern border fortifications)
- Guided Optional Excursion to Alsace's wine country
- Self-guided exploration and museum visits
Landmarks Strasbourg Cathedral La Petite France - Day 11
Ludwigshafen - Heidelberg
- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Optional Activities
- Avalon Adventure Host walk along Heidelberg's Philosophers' Way
- Guided Tour to Heidelberg Castle featuring the Great Vat ('World's Largest Wine Barrel')
- Guided Visit to Schwetzingen Palace with palace gardens and historic palace square
Landmarks Heidelberg Castle Philosophers' Way Schwetzingen Palace - Day 12
Rüdesheim - Rhine Gorge - Koblenz
- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Included Activities
- Sailing through the Rhine Gorge UNESCO World Heritage site
- Views of ancient castles and the Rock of the Lorelei
Optional Activities
- Guided hike with Avalon Adventure Host through Rüdesheim vineyards with Rüdesheimer coffee tasting
- Guided Tour of the Mechanical Music Museum with Rüdesheimer coffee tasting
- Guided Visit to historic 18th-century Johannisberg Castle with wine tasting
Landmarks Rhine Gorge Rock of the Lorelei Johannisberg Castle 
- Day 13
Cologne
- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Optional Activities
- Guided bike ride in Cologne with Adventure Host
- Guided Walking Tour of Cologne's important Jewish heritage sites
- Guided City Walk of Cologne featuring the twin-steepled Gothic cathedral
Landmarks Cologne Cathedral - Day 14
Amsterdam
- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Optional Activities
- Early morning walk in Amsterdam with Adventure Host
- Off-the-beaten-path Guided Walking Tour through cobblestone streets
- Guided Canal Cruise past stately homes of Amsterdam's 'Golden Age'
- Guided Optional Excursion to Keukenhof gardens (during tulip season) with over seven million tulips, daffodils, hyacinths, and other bulbs
- Optional Biking Tour through the countryside
Landmarks Keukenhof 
- Day 15
Amsterdam
- Meals
- Breakfast
