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Castles Along the Rhine 2010 (Amsterdam to Basel)


9 days with Uniworld

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DAY 1: Depart home gateway city to Amsterdam

DAY 2: Amsterdam (embark) Embark/Disembark Motorcoach
Transfer from Amsterdam airport to ship.

DAY 3: Cologne
Featured Excursion: Cologne walking tour and Cologne Cathedral visit.
Stroll through the narrow streets of Old Town with your guide, passing by tiny squares and little churches as you make your way to Cologne Cathedral, the city’s most famous landmark and a designated UNESCO World Heritage Site. It took 632 years for Germany’s largest cathedral to be completed, and it is one of the most important Gothic churches in Europe. A visit inside features the Shrine of the Three Magi and the beautiful stained glass windows that survived WWII.

DAY 4: Koblenz

Featured Excursion: Koblenz walking tour
Cruise along the breathtaking UNESCO World Heritage-designated middle Rhine Valley with its more than 40 castles and famous Lorelei Rock. Arrive in Koblenz, situated at the confluence of the Rhine and Moselle rivers. Your walking tour will highlight the appeal of Koblenz—its romantic narrow streets and historical squares, the picturesque alleyways and fountains in the old quarter, and the 12th-century churches of St. Florin and Our Lady.

DAY 5: Cruising the romantic Rhine, Rüdesheim
Featured Excursion: Afternoon at leisure in Rüdesheim.
Rüdesheim has a long history dating back to Roman times and is considered one of the most charming of the Rhine Valley towns. Spend time there at your leisure.

DAY 6: Speyer
Featured Excursion: Speyer walking tour.
Your guided walking tour through Speyer reveals a Medieval town with a grand heritage and a compact historic center dominated by the largest Romanesque cathedral in Europe—a UNESCO World Heritage Site. With its basilica laid out in the form of a Latin cross, including four towers and two domes, this is a marvel to behold.

DAY 7: Strasbourg Motorcoach

Featured Excursion: Strasbourg canal cruise then an afternoon at leisure in Strasbourg.

DAY 8: Strasbourg (Colmar), Breisach Motorcoach
Featured Excursion: Full-day tour along the Alsatian Wine Road.
Situated halfway between Paris and Prague,the Alsatian town of Strasbourg is known as the “Crossroads of Europe.” It is home to a magnificent Gothic cathedral and beautiful half-timbered houses. View Strasbourg in the way it has been seen through the centuries—on a canal cruise. In addition to viewing the town’s covered bridges, Medieval watchtowers, old tanners’ district, and the modern building that houses the European Parliament, you will see Petite France, the picturesque district that seems as if it has been lifted from the pages of a fairytale.

DAY 9: Basel (disembark), transfer to the airport Embark/Disembark Motorcoach

Disembark the ship and transfer to EuroAirport Basel-Mulhouse-Freiburg for your flight home.

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This tour really lives up to its name with castles, castles, and more spectacular castles. Gracing the shores of the middle Rhine Valley are more medieval castles than in any other river valley in the world. The fairytale castles combine with the breathtaking landscape of terraced vineyards and old-world towns, will leave you awestruck.

  • 7-night cruise in a riverview stateroom on the stylish River Ambassador
  • All meals onboard, prepared using the finest and freshest ingredients
  • Complimentary fine wine, beer, and soft drinks during dinner; bottled water in your stateroom; and 24-hour specialty coffees and teas
  • 6 shore excursions, fully hosted by English-speaking local guides
  • State-of-the-art Quietvox portable audio headset system on all shore excursions
  • Complimentary use of bicycles
  • Captivating onboard local entertainment
  • Signature lecture: "The European City from the Middle Ages to the Present"
  • Epicurean Adventurer Program
  • Captain's Welcome & Farewell Dinners
  • Multi-Generational Family-Friendly Program during the summer
  • An experienced Cruise Manager and attentive, all English-speaking staff
  • All transfers on arrival and departure days

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  • Alsatian Wine Road
  • Strasbourg Canal Cruise
  • Speyer Walking Tour
  • Castle Vollrads Wine Tasting
  • Koblenz Walking Tour
  • Cologne Walking Tour and Cathedral Visit

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Category 3 Main Deck on the River Ambassador

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  • Cabin upgrades are available.
  • Prices exclude additional port charges of $98.
  • Optional excursions are available.
  • A limited numbers of singles are available in Cat. 1 and 2 for an additional supplement.
  • Please ask your Vacations To Go travel counselor for more information.

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* The prices shown are U.S. dollars per person, based on double occupancy, and subject to availability. Prices quoted for land arrangements are subject to increase without notice. Once we have received your deposit, land prices are guaranteed. Whenever air-inclusive tour prices are displayed, these prices do not include government taxes and fees, which are additional. Air prices are subject to increase and are guaranteed only from the time that full payment is received. Air-inclusive prices include air from a major U.S. gateway; air from other U.S. airports is available at an additional cost. Sorry, we are unable to offer air from countries other than the U.S. However, for those international customers who are able to arrange their own transportation to the tour origination city, we are able to offer the land portion of the package or tour, at the price quoted.


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