Itinerary
- Day 1
Frankfurt to Mainz
- Meals
- Dinner (Dinner on board)
Included Activities
- Dinner on board
- Day 2
Rüdesheim
- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Included Activities
- Visit to Siegfried's Mechanical Music Cabinet Museum including local mini train ride
Optional Activities
- Rüdesheim walk with specialty coffee (extra expense) - 2 hours, Easy activity level
Landmarks Siegfried's Mechanical Music Cabinet Museum - Day 3
Koblenz
- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Included Activities
- Walking tour of Koblenz including Church of Our Lady, German Corner, and Ehrenbreitstein Fortress
- Cruise through the Rhine Gorge
Optional Activities
- Guided e-bike tour in Koblenz - cycling along the Rhine banks and through villages and vineyards
- Eltz Castle visit (extra expense) - 3.5 hours, Moderate/Active activity level - medieval castle with eight towers perched on a rocky outcrop in the Eltz Forest
- German Beer Garden Experience (extra expense) - 2 hours, Moderate activity level - authentic beer garden with local brews
Landmarks Church of Our Lady German Corner Ehrenbreitstein Fortress Lorelei Rock Burg Eltz - Day 4
Mannheim to Heidelberg
- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Included Activities
- Guided tour of Heidelberg including Heidelberg Castle and town highlights
Optional Activities
- Hike from Mount Königstuhl to Heidelberg - funicular to summit, forest walk through Neckar Valley to castle ruins
- Vineyards hike and wine tasting in Bad Dürkheim (extra expense) - 3 hours, Difficult/Active activity level - walk through Fritz Ritter Winery vineyards with wine tasting
Landmarks Heidelberg Castle Mount Königstuhl - Day 5
Rastatt to Baden-Baden
- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Included Activities
- Guided walking tour of Baden-Baden including elegant boutiques, elaborate bathhouses and timeless gardens
- Evening Concert at Bruchsal Palace - private classical concert in the palace's chamber music hall
Optional Activities
- Guided hike to Altes Schloss - active guided hike to old castle ruins with panoramic Black Forest and Rhine Valley views
- Entrance to the Baden-Baden Casino (extra expense) - 1 hour, Easy activity level - 19th-century gaming house with gilded halls and crystal chandeliers
- Baden-Baden Spa experience (extra expense) - 3 hours, Easy activity level - rejuvenating day at world-renowned thermal spa
Landmarks Bruchsal Palace Altes Schloss Baden-Baden Casino - Day 6
Strasbourg
- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Included Activities
- Hidden Treasures of Strasbourg walking tour including Petite France, canals, half-timbered houses, covered bridges, Vauban Dam, and Neustadt quarter
Landmarks Strasbourg Cathedral Petite France Vauban Dam - Day 7
Breisach to Colmar
- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Included Activities
- Guided tour of Colmar
Optional Activities
- Guided e-bike tour to Colmar - ride from your ship through riverside scenery and wineries with short orientation tour and free time in Colmar
- Guided tour of Freiburg with tasting (extra expense) - 5 hours, Easy activity level - tour of this photogenic university city with visit to local market for Black Forest ham and delicacies
Landmarks Colmar St Stephen's Cathedral Freiburg Altstadt 
- Day 8
Basel
- Meals
- Breakfast
