The Rhine & Moselle with Lucerne (Northbound)

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• Classic: This morning enjoy a special highlight excursion to Mount Pilatus (or Mount Stanserhorn per seasonal accessibility) for spectacular views over central Switzerland (in case of bad weather, visit the Swiss Transport Museum instead)

EVENING CRUISE TO BREISACH

German Winemaking and the Beautiful Black Forest

• Active: Enjoy the view on a relaxing bike ride along the Rhine with your Adventure Host, 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 butter-making demonstration, OR:
• Classic: Join A Guided Tour to explore Freiburg's medieval city center, sheltered by the Black Forest amid vineyards and gardens of the Upper Rhine Valley.

EVENING/OVERNIGHT CRUISE TO STRASBOURG

A Grand Cathedral and La Petite France

• Active: Discover Strasbourg by bike with your Adventure Host, OR:
• Classic: Take a City Sightseeing Tour, including the city's Gothic, stained-glass cathedral with its celebrated ancient murals and astronomical clock, as well as the magical La Petite France District.

EVENING/OVERNIGHT CRUISE TO LUDWIGSHAFEN

Philosophers' Views and the World's Biggest Wine Barrel

• Active: Join your Avalon Adventure Host for an inspiring walk in Heidelberg, the Philosophers' way, OR:
• Classic: Discover Schwetzingen Palace—the heart of a stunning site consisting of the palace, palace gardens, and historic palace square, OR:
• 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."

OVERNIGHT DOCKING IN RÜDESHEIM

Breathtaking Views.

• Active: Explore Koblenz's Mosel side by bike with your Adventure Host, OR:
• Classic: Take a Guided City Walk amid ancient fortresses walls, towers, squares and monuments, OR:
• Classic: Visit the Sayn Manor House on a Guided Tour.

EVENING/OVERNIGHT CRUISE TO BERNKASTEL

Hillside Vines and German Wines.

• Active: Join your Adventure Host for an hike in this beautiful area, OR:
• Classic: Take a Guided Walking Tour of the charming wine village of Bernkastel—with its medieval marketplace and 17th-century gabled timber - framed houses.

EVENING/OVERNIGHT CRUISE TO GREVENMACHER

Ancient Worlds and Old World Charm.

• Classic: Join a Guided Tour of Luxembourg City—with its dramatic views, ancient ruins, and modern architecture along the deep gorge terrain.

• Active: Wander and Discover Trier. Follow your Adventure Host for a Walk in and around this city, OR:
• Classic: Take a Guided Sightseeing tour of Trier—Germany's oldest city with ancient remnants dating from 144 - 152 AD. Starting from Porta Nigra, walk through the city center.

EVENING/OVERNIGHT CRUISE TO COCHEM

The Charm of the Moselle Valley.

• Active: Bike along the Mosel river with your Adventure Host, OR:
• Discovery: Visit the former bunker of Germany's Central Bank (Deutsche Bundesbank) and immerse yourself in the underground vault where millions of German Mark were kept during the Cold War, OR:
• Classic: Join a Guided Walk of Cochem to see the charming town's half-timbered houses and winding streets. Visit the hilltop Reichsburg Castle with a bird's - eye - view of the Moselle Valley and river bend.

EVENING/OVERNIGHT CRUISE TO COLOGNE

Prost! Celebrate in the Rhineland's Capital City

• Active: Enjoy a bike ride like the locals in Cologne with your Adventure Host, OR:
• Discovery: Choose a Guided Walking Tour of Cologne's important Jewish heritage sites, OR:
• Classic: Take a Guided City Walk of Cologne—with its soaring twin-steepled gothic cathedral.

AFTERNOON/OVERNIGHT SAILING TO AMSTERDAM