Itinerary
- Intro
Introduction
- Day 1
Frankfurt
Frankfurt- Meals
- Dinner
- Day 2
Mainz
Mainz- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Included Activities
- Guided City Walk including visit to Gutenberg Museum
Optional Activities
- Browse Christmas Markets of Mainz
Landmarks Gutenberg Museum - Day 3
Cologne
Cologne- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Included Activities
- Guided Tour and Tasting at Cologne's Chocolate Museum OR Guided City Walk of Cologne including twin-steepled gothic cathedral
Optional Activities
- Browse Christmas Markets of Cologne
- Onboard workshop on European Christmas decorations
- Christmas concert at Engers Castle (Villa Musica Rhineland-Palatinate National Foundation)
Landmarks Cologne Cathedral Chocolate Museum Cologne Engers Castle - Day 4
Rhine Gorge - Rüdesheim
Rhine Gorge - Rüdesheim- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Included Activities
- Guided Tour of Mechanical Music Museum with authentic Rüdesheimer coffee tasting
Optional Activities
- Explore Rüdesheim Christmas markets and seasonal handiwork
Landmarks Rhine Gorge Rock of the Lorelei Mechanical Music Museum - Day 5
Ludwigshafen - Heidelberg or Speyer
Ludwigshafen - Heidelberg or Speyer- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Included Activities
- Guided Tour including Heidelberg Castle and the Great Tun with German Christmas markets visit OR Guided Tour of Speyer with imperial Cathedral and Christmas markets
Landmarks Heidelberg Castle The Great Tun Speyer Cathedral - Day 6
Strasbourg, France
Strasbourg, France- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Included Activities
- City Sightseeing including gothic cathedral with stained-glass windows, ancient murals and astronomical clock, and La Petite France District
Optional Activities
- Explore French winter markets of Strasbourg
Landmarks Strasbourg Cathedral La Petite France - Day 7
Breisach - Black Forest or Colmar
Breisach - Black Forest or Colmar- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Included Activities
- Relaxing bike ride along the Rhine with Adventure Host OR Guided Tour through Colmar (Little Venice) with historic buildings and monuments OR Full day Guided Tour to the Black Forest
Optional Activities
- Explore Breisach's Christmas Markets
Landmarks Colmar Black Forest - Day 8
Basel - Mount Pilatus - Lucerne
Basel - Mount Pilatus - Lucerne- Meals
- Breakfast
Included Activities
- Motorcoach transfer to Mount Pilatus excursion with views over central Switzerland (or Swiss Transport Museum alternative)
- Guided Walking tour of Lucerne including Chapel Bridge and Thorvaldsen's Lion Monument
Landmarks Mount Pilatus Swiss Transport Museum Chapel Bridge Lion Monument - Day 9
Lucerne
Lucerne- Meals
- Breakfast
Optional Activities
- Explore Lucerne's squares and churches
- Shopping in city center
- Day 10
Lucerne
Lucerne- Meals
- Breakfast
