Rhine
Itinerary (Group 15 & 16 only)
Day 0
  • Depart US for overnight flight to Amsterdam
Day 1 - Amsterdam, Netherlands

  • Arrive Amsterdam Schiphol Airport (AMS) and transfer by coach to the port dock

  • Walking tours of the city center of Amsterdam (sign-up on ship only)

  • Light Lunch onboard Avalon Ship (noon - 1:30pm )

  • Must be on board ship by 5:30pm

  • Mandatory safety briefing

  • Group Welcome Dinner onboard Avalon Ship

  • Overnight sailing to Nijmegen, Netherland

Day 2 – Nijmegen, Netherlands

  • Breakfast onboard Avalon Ship

  • Included morning excursions in Nijmegen

    • The Bridge Too Far: Airbourne Museum Hartenstein

    • Kroller-Muller Museum: A World of Art & Nature

    • Nijmegen Walking Tour

    • Nature on Two Wheels: The Ooijpolder Natural Reserve Weather Permitting

  • Lunch on own or onboard Avalon Ship

  • Must be on ship by 4:15pm

  • Group Dinner onboard Avalon Ship

  • Overnight sailing to Cologne, Germany

Day 3 – Cologne, Germany

  • Breakfast onboard Avalon Ship

  • Included morning excursions in Cologne

    • Cologne Chocolate Museum with Tasting

    • Biking in Cologne with your Adventure Host Weather Permitting

    • Highlights of Cologne with Beer and a Bite

  • Lunch on own or onboard Avalon Ship

  • Group Dinner onboard Avalon Ship

  • Must be on ship by 8:15pm

  • Overnight sailing to Rüdesheim, Germany

Day 4 – Rüdesheim, Germany

  • Breakfast onboard Avalon Ship

  • Morning sailing through the Rhine Gorge

  • Lunch onboard Avalon Ship

  • Included afternoon excursions in Rüdesheim

    • Holy Wines in Rüdesheim: Visit to Hildegard Abbey

    • Hiking Rüdesheim with your local guide & Rudesheim Coffee

    • Siegfried’s Mechanical Musical Instrument Museum & Rüdesheim Coffee

  • Group Dinner onboard Avalon Ship

  • Must be on ship by 10:45pm

  • Overnight sailing to Ludwigshafen, Germany

Day 5 – Ludwigshafen (Heidelberg) & Mainz, Germany

  • Breakfast onboard Avalon Ship

  • Drop off in Ludwigshafen – Included excursions in Heidelberg

    • Philosophers’ Way in Heidelberg with your Adventure Host

    • Views & Brews in Heidelberg

    • Heidelberg & its Magnificent Castle Ruins

  • Light Lunch onboard Avalon Ship – for those who stayed onboard

  • Lunch on own for those on excursions in Heidelberg

  • Ship to dock in Mainz

  • Included afternoon excursion in Mainz (for those who stayed onboard)

    • Discover Mainz & St. Martin’s Cathedral

  • Group Dinner onboard Avalon Ship

  • Must be on ship by 10:15pm

  • Overnight sailing to Bonn, Germany

Day 6 – Bonn, Germany

  • Breakfast onboard Avalon Ship

  • Included morning excursions in Bonn

    • Wonders of Bonn

    • Highlights of Bonn with Beethoven House

    • Bruhl Castle

    • Biking along the river with Adventure Host Weather Permitting

  • Lunch on own or onboard Avalon Ship

  • Must be on ship by 12:15pm

  • Afternoon sailing to Amsterdam, Netherlands

  • Group Dinner onboard Avalon Ship

Day 7 – Amsterdam, Netherlands

  • Breakfast onboard Avalon Ship

  • Optional excursions in Amsterdam

    • Medieval Muiderslot Castle

    • Zaanse Schans, the Symbols of Holland & Volendam

    • Bites & Highlights Walking Tour of Amsterdam

  • Lunch on own or onboard Avalon Ship

  • Group Canal Cruise ending at the Maritime Museum

  • Offsite: Group Dinner at the Maritime Museum, Amsterdam

  • Overnight at dock in Amsterdam

Day 8 – Amsterdam, Netherlands

  • Breakfast onboard Avalon Ship

  • Optional excursions in Amsterdam

    • Medieval Muiderslot Castle

    • Zaanse Schans, the Symbols of Holland & Volendam

  • Lunch on own or onboard Avalon Ship

  • Optional afternoon excursion in Amsterdam

    • Bites & Highlights Walking Tour of Amsterdam

  • Group Dinner onboard Avalon Ship or on own in Amsterdam

  • Overnight at dock in Amsterdam

Day 9

  • Breakfast onboard Avalon Ship

  • Disembarkation and early AM departures from ship to Amsterdam Schiphol (AMS) airport for flights home to the US.