Itinerary
- Day 1
Paris
- Meals
- Dinner
Optional Activities
- Shopping in Paris
- Strolling through Paris
- Café experience - croissant and café au lait
Landmarks Paris 
- Day 2
Vernon - Les Andelys
- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch (Traditional French crêpes and pastry demonstration), Dinner
Included Activities
- Guided Bike Tour through Normandy countryside from Vernon to Giverny with visit to Monet's gardens and home (Active option)
- Guided Tour of Giverny - home and gardens of Claude Monet (Classic option)
- Guided Visit to Bizy Castle (Classic option)
- Traditional French crêpes lunch and Pastry Demonstration (Discovery option)
- Guided Hike to Château Gaillard castle ruins (Active option - Les Andelys)
- Guided Walking Tour of Les Andelys (Classic option)
- Live entertainment onboard
Landmarks Monet's Gardens Château de Bizy Château Gaillard Les Andelys Normandy countryside - Day 3
Caudebec
- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Included Activities
- Relaxing bike ride along the river (Active option)
- Guided Trip along the Normandy Abbeys Route - medieval Benedictine and Augustine abbeys and churches (Classic option)
- Onboard Lecture about D-Day - Normandy landing (Discovery option)
- Live entertainment onboard
Optional Activities
- Guided Optional Excursion to Honfleur - old seaside town
Landmarks Normandy Abbeys Route Honfleur - Day 4
Caudebec - Rouen
- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Included Activities
- Guided Tour of Normandy's WWII landing beaches - U.S. sites including Omaha Beach, Pointe du Hoc monument, and American Cemetery (Classic option)
- Guided Tour of British and Canadian commemorative sites including British cemetery, Pegasus Memorial, Arromanches, Juno Beach Center, and Bény-sur-Mer Canadian War Cemetery (Classic option)
- Guided Tour of Normandy traditions - brandy tasting in Calvados (Classic option)
Landmarks Omaha Beach Pointe du Hoc American Cemetery Pegasus Memorial Arromanches Juno Beach Center Bény-sur-Mer Canadian War Cemetery 
- Day 5
Rouen
- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Included Activities
- Guided Bike Tour to discover Rouen's famous monuments and hidden gems (Active option)
- Guided Walking Tour of Rouen - site of Saint Joan of Arc's martyrdom, medieval quarter with 16th-century Astronomical Clock, and Notre-Dame Cathedral (Classic option)
Landmarks Notre-Dame Cathedral, Rouen Astronomical Clock, Rouen - Day 6
Conflans
- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Included Activities
- Relaxing bike ride along the Seine (Active option)
- Guided Visit to Auvers-sur-Oise - home and resting place of Vincent van Gogh (Classic option)
- Guided tour of Château de Malmaison - home of Napoleon Bonaparte and Josephine (Classic option)
- Live entertainment onboard
Optional Activities
- Guided Optional Excursion to the Palace of Versailles
Landmarks Auvers-sur-Oise Château de Malmaison Palace of Versailles - Day 7
Paris
- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Included Activities
- Seine river walk with Adventure Host (Active option)
- Guided Walk featuring ancient Paris - Palais-Royal, Louvre pyramid, Île de la Cité, Left Bank, Latin Quarter (Classic option)
- Guided City Tour featuring iconic sites of Paris (Classic option)
Optional Activities
- Strolling through Paris on own
- Lingering over wine in a literary café on the Left Bank
Landmarks Palais-Royal Louvre Île de la Cité Left Bank Latin Quarter - Day 8
Paris
- Meals
- Breakfast
Optional Activities
- Shopping on Paris's classic shopping avenues
- Visiting literary cafés
- Portrait sketching at Place du Tertre by Parisian artists
Landmarks Place du Tertre - Day 9
Paris
- Meals
- Breakfast
Included Activities
- Guided City Tour featuring iconic sites of Paris (Classic option)
Optional Activities
- Strolling through Champs-Élysées for café au lait and croissants
- Visiting exhibits at the Louvre
- Visiting Montmartre's Basilica of the Sacré Cœur
Landmarks Champs-Élysées Louvre Basilica of the Sacré Cœur Montmartre - Day 10
Paris to Basel
- Meals
- Breakfast, Dinner
Landmarks Basel 
- Day 11
Breisach - Kehl
- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Included Activities
- Guided E-bike Tour of the Black Forest (Active option)
- Full-day Guided Tour to the Black Forest - Vogtsbauernhof open-air museum, authentic water mill, traditional butter-making demonstration (Classic option)
- Guided Tour of Freiburg's medieval city center and Black Forest region (Classic option)
Optional Activities
- Guided Optional Excursion to Colmar - charming village with half-timbered medieval and early renaissance buildings (morning)
Landmarks Black Forest Vogtsbauernhof Freiburg Colmar - Day 12
Kehl - Strasbourg
- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Included Activities
- Discover Strasbourg by bike with Adventure Host (Active option)
- City Sightseeing Tour - Strasbourg's Gothic cathedral with ancient murals and astronomical clock, La Petite France District (Classic option)
Optional Activities
- Guided Optional Excursion to historic Maginot Line - pre-WWII fortifications
- Guided Optional Excursion to Alsace's wine country
- Free time in Strasbourg to visit a museum
- Free time to stroll across the city center
Landmarks Strasbourg Cathedral La Petite France Maginot Line Alsace wine country - Day 13
Ludwigshafen - Rüdesheim
- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Included Activities
- Inspiring walk in Heidelberg - Philosophers' way (Active option)
- Guided Tour to Heidelberg Castle - Renaissance ruins and the Great Vat (World's Largest Wine Barrel) (Classic option)
- Guided Visit to Schwetzingen Palace - palace, gardens, and historic square (Classic option)
Landmarks Heidelberg Heidelberg Castle Philosophers' way Schwetzingen Palace 
- Day 14
Rüdesheim - Rhine Gorge - Koblenz
- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Included Activities
- Hike through Rüdesheim vineyards with Avalon Adventure Host and Rüdesheimer coffee tasting (Active option)
- Guided Tour of the Mechanical Music Museum with Rüdesheimer coffee tasting (Classic option)
- Guided Visit to 18th-century barrel cellar of Johannisberg Castle and wine tasting (Discovery option)
- Sailing through Rhine Gorge - UNESCO World Heritage site
Optional Activities
- Free time in Koblenz
Landmarks Rhine Gorge Rock of the Lorelei Mechanical Music Museum Johannisberg Castle Koblenz - Day 15
Cologne
- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Included Activities
- Bike ride like the locals in Cologne with Adventure Host (Active option)
- Guided Walking Tour of Cologne's Jewish heritage sites (Classic option)
- Guided City Walk of Cologne - twin-steepled Gothic cathedral (Classic option)
Optional Activities
- Tasting Kölsch pale lager - locally brewed beer
Landmarks Cologne Cathedral - Day 16
Amsterdam
- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Included Activities
- Early morning walk in Amsterdam with Adventure Host (Active option)
- Off-the-beaten-path Guided Walking Tour through cobblestone streets (Classic option)
- Guided Canal Cruise past stately homes of Amsterdam's Golden Age (Classic option)
Optional Activities
- Guided Optional Excursion to Keukenhof gardens - seven million tulips, daffodils, hyacinths and bulbs (seasonal - tulip season)
- Optional Biking Tour to discover the countryside
- Free time exploring Amsterdam's colorful streets and canal houses
- Visiting galleries and shops
Landmarks Amsterdam canals Keukenhof 
- Day 17
Amsterdam
- Meals
- Breakfast
