AVALON CRUISE ROMANTIC RHINE – 8DAYS AMSTERDAM TO BASEL (WAZ)

Tour Itinerary

AMSTERDAM, HOLLAND (EMBARKATION).
Welcome to Amsterdam. Your Suite Ship is Ready for Boarding. Flights into Amsterdam must arrive by 3:30 pm. Guests must be on board ship by 5 pm. Your day in Amsterdam is free explore at your leisure. During tulip season, you may take a Guided Optional Excursion to Keukenhof gardens-with more than seven million tulips, daffodils and hyacinths, as well as other bulbs, planted each year. Outside of tulip season, join a Guided Optional Excursion to Zaanse Schans to see historic windmills and charming Dutch houses. OVERNIGHT DOCKING IN
AMSTERDAM (D)

AMSTERDAM.
Colourful Amsterdam-with Canals, Crooked Houses, and Cuisine of a Golden Age. CLASSIC –
Explore the iconic waterways of Amsterdam with a Guided Canal Cruise past stately homes of
Amsterdam’s “Golden Age.” Join a Guided Optional Culinary Walk through Amsterdam to
sample savory and sweet Dutch specialties, OR a Guided Optional Excursion to Muiderslot
Castle-Holland’s most beautiful, best-kept medieval castle. You may choose to spend some free time this afternoon visiting one of Amsterdam’s many fascinating museums or galleries. AFTERNOON/OVERNIGHT CRUISE TO COLOGNE (B,L,D)

COLOGNE, GERMANY.
Prost! Celebrate in the Rhineland’s Capital City. CLASSIC – Take a Guided City Walk of Cologne-with its soaring twin-steepled gothic cathedral, OR: DISCOVERY – Choose a Guided Walking Tour of Cologne’s important Jewish heritage sites. Don’t miss the chance to enjoy free
time over a glass of Kolsch pale lager-locally brewed for over 100 years! Later local musicians
will join us on board for live entertainment. OVERNIGHT SAILING TO KOBLENZ (B,L,D)

KOBLENZ-RHINE GORGE.
Travel Through 2000 Years of Monumental History. CLASSIC – Take a Guided City Walk amid
ancient fortress walls, towers, squares and monuments. Relax on the Sky Deck for an afternoon cruise through the Rhine Gorge to Rudesheim. Sail past the legendary rock of the Lorelei-where the siren of mythology sang songs to lure ill-fated sailors. RUDESHEIM: Eat, Drink, and Be Merry in Wine Country. DISCOVERY – Take a Guided Tour of the incredible Mechanical Music Museum for a one-of-a-kind instrumental experience. DISCOVERY – Based on your departure, enjoy either a Coffee Tasting or a Wine Tasting. Enjoy live entertainment on board your ship this evening. OVERNIGHT DOCKING IN RUDESHEIM (B,L,D)

MAINZ-HEIDELBERG EXCURSION.
Printing Halls, Castle Walls, and the World’s Biggest Barrel of Wine. CLASSIC – Enjoy a Guided City Walk, including a visit to the Gutenberg Museum to see the captivating history of printing. CLASSIC – Enjoy a Guided Tour to Heidelberg Castle to see the ruins of the magnificent renaissance treasure towering above the city, and its famed Great Vat, the “World’s Largest Wine Barrel,” OR: ACTIVE – Join your Avalon Adventure Host for an afternoon Hike up
Philosophers’ Way for an inspiring view of the city below. EVENING/OVERNIGHT CRUISE TO
STRASBOURG (B,L,D)

STRASBOURG, FRANCE.
Gothic Giants, Military Marvels & Varietal Vintages. CLASSIC – Join a City Sightseeing Tour,
including Strasbourg’s gothic, stained-glass cathedral with its celebrated ancient murals and
astronomical clock, as well as the magical La Petite France District. You may also choose to
join a Guided Optional Excursion to the historic Maginot Line-an impressive installation of pre-
WWII defensive fortifications designed to protect the eastern border of France, or visit Alsace’s
wine country today. EVENING/OVERNIGHT CRUISE TO BREISACH (B,L,D)

BREISACH, GERMANY. BLACK FOREST EXCURSION.
History, Artistry, and the Beautiful Black Forest. CLASSIC – Visit the charming village of Colmar
on a Guided Tour of its half-timbered medieval and early renaissance buildings, OR:
DISCOVERY – Join a full-day Guided Tour to the magical Black Forest to experience the
Vogtsbauernohf open-air-museum, visit an authentic water mill, and see a traditional Bavarian butter-making demonstration. Follow your visit to Colmar with a free afternoon in Breisach. Take a bike from the ship, or walk among the pastel-painted houses above the Rhine. EVENING CRUISE TO BASEL (B,L,D)

BASEL, (DISEMBARKATION).
Your holiday ends with breakfast this morning. Flights should not leave Zurich airport before 10
am. (B)