6 days · 5 nights
Germany, France

Rhine, Heidelberg and Black Forest

Six days along the Rhine: Cologne Cathedral, a Loreley cruise, Heidelberg, the waterfalls and cuckoo clocks of the Black Forest, Strasbourg, then Roman Trier.

Duration

6 days · 5 nights

Departure and return

Amsterdam

Countries visited

Germany, France

Day-by-day itinerary

1. Day 1Cologne — welcome of your group at the airport or station, UNESCO-listed Gothic cathedral, old town and Rhine promenade, Kölsch tasting in a brewery, night in Cologne
2. Day 2The romantic Rhine — Deutsches Eck in Koblenz, cruise from Boppard to St. Goar below the Loreley rock, Drosselgasse lane, night in Rüdesheim
3. Day 3Heidelberg — castle and giant wine barrel, Old Bridge over the Neckar, Philosophers’ Walk, historic university town, night in Heidelberg
4. Day 4Black Forest — Vogtsbauernhof open-air museum, Triberg waterfalls and cuckoo clocks, Lake Titisee, Black Forest gateau, night in Freiburg im Breisgau
5. Day 5Strasbourg — cathedral and astronomical clock, Petite France quarter, boat trip on the Ill, drive through the Saarland to the Moselle, night in Trier
6. Day 6Trier — Porta Nigra, cathedral and Basilica of Constantine, Imperial Baths, return to Amsterdam, then transfer to the airport or station

Services

• Welcome and transfers at the airport or station of your choice
• Coach with driver throughout the tour, two drivers when needed
• 5 hotel nights with breakfast
• Optional: guide speaking the language of the group and of the countries visited, half board, cruises, tickets

Indicative programme: the order of visits may be adapted to opening hours, the weather and flight times.