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THE RHINE & MOSELLE

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This 16-day vacation begins in Holland's colorful capital, Amsterdam. Enjoy a canal boat tour past the city's stately homes and 16th-century merchant houses, then cruise to Cologne for guided sightseeing. Stop for a visit of Coblenz, situated on the confluence of the Rhine and Moselle Rivers, and a guided walking tour of Bernkastel. Continue up the Moselle as far as Trier, then enjoy a visit to Reichsburg Castle, towering high above Cochem. Sail past the famous rock of the Lorelei and through the dramatic Rhine Gorge to Rüdesheim for a visit to Siegfried's Mechanical Musical Instrument Museum and a chance to try the region's famous Riesling wines. Explore Mainz with its Gutenberg Museum, enjoy guided sightseeing in Strasbourg, as well as excursions to Heidelberg to visit the red-walled castle of Student Prince fame and to Germany's Black Forest before ending your cruise in Basel, Switzerland.

City Highlights
AMSTERDAM
Welcome reception; canal cruise

DORDRECHT
Picture stop at Kinderdijk

ROTTERDAM
Excursion to Delft, harbor cruise

ARNHEM
Guided sightseeing; visit Airborne Museum Hartenstein & War cemetery

COLOGNE
Guided sightseeing

COBLENZ
Guided walking tour

BERNKASTEL
Guided walking tour

TRIER
Guided sightseeing

COCHEM
Visit Reichsburg Castle

RÜDESHEIM
"Winzerexpress" mini train; visit Siegfried's Mechanical Musical Instrument Museum

MAINZ
Visit the Gutenberg museum

HEIDELBERG
Guided visit of the castle

STRASBOURG
Guided sightseeing, visit La Petite France district and the Gothic cathedral

BREISACH
Excursion to the Black Forest