Itinerary - Groups 15 & 16 - AO Trips
- Depart US for overnight flight to Amsterdam
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Arrive Amsterdam Schiphol Airport (AMS) and transfer by coach to the port dock
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Walking tours of the city center of Amsterdam (sign-up on ship only)
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Light Lunch onboard Avalon Ship (noon - 1:30pm )
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Must be on board ship by 5:30pm
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Mandatory safety briefing
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Group Welcome Dinner onboard Avalon Ship
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Overnight sailing to Nijmegen, Netherland
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Breakfast onboard Avalon Ship
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Included morning excursions in Nijmegen
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The Bridge Too Far: Airbourne Museum Hartenstein
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Kroller-Muller Museum: A World of Art & Nature
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Nijmegen Walking Tour
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Nature on Two Wheels: The Ooijpolder Natural Reserve Weather Permitting
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Lunch on own or onboard Avalon Ship
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Must be on ship by 4:15pm
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Group Dinner onboard Avalon Ship
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Overnight sailing to Cologne, Germany
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Breakfast onboard Avalon Ship
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Included morning excursions in Cologne
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Cologne Chocolate Museum with Tasting
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Biking in Cologne with your Adventure Host Weather Permitting
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Highlights of Cologne with Beer and a Bite
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Lunch on own or onboard Avalon Ship
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Group Dinner onboard Avalon Ship
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Must be on ship by 8:15pm
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Overnight sailing to Rüdesheim, Germany
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Breakfast onboard Avalon Ship
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Morning sailing through the Rhine Gorge
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Lunch onboard Avalon Ship
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Included afternoon excursions in Rüdesheim
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Holy Wines in Rüdesheim: Visit to Hildegard Abbey
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Hiking Rüdesheim with your local guide & Rudesheim Coffee
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Siegfried’s Mechanical Musical Instrument Museum & Rüdesheim Coffee
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Group Dinner onboard Avalon Ship
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Must be on ship by 10:45pm
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Overnight sailing to Ludwigshafen, Germany
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Breakfast onboard Avalon Ship
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Drop off in Ludwigshafen – Included excursions in Heidelberg
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Philosophers’ Way in Heidelberg with your Adventure Host
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Views & Brews in Heidelberg
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Heidelberg & its Magnificent Castle Ruins
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Light Lunch onboard Avalon Ship – for those who stayed onboard
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Lunch on own for those on excursions in Heidelberg
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Ship to dock in Mainz
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Included afternoon excursion in Mainz (for those who stayed onboard)
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Discover Mainz & St. Martin’s Cathedral
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Group Dinner onboard Avalon Ship
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Must be on ship by 10:15pm
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Overnight sailing to Bonn, Germany
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Breakfast onboard Avalon Ship
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Included morning excursions in Bonn
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Wonders of Bonn
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Highlights of Bonn with Beethoven House
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Bruhl Castle
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Biking along the river with Adventure Host Weather Permitting
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Lunch on own or onboard Avalon Ship
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Must be on ship by 12:15pm
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Afternoon sailing to Amsterdam, Netherlands
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Group Dinner onboard Avalon Ship
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Breakfast onboard Avalon Ship
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Optional excursions in Amsterdam
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Zaanse Schans, the Symbols of Holland & Volendam
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Bites & Highlights Walking Tour of Amsterdam
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Lunch on own or onboard Avalon Ship
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Group Canal Cruise ending at the Maritime Museum
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Offsite: Group Dinner at the Maritime Museum, Amsterdam
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Overnight at dock in Amsterdam
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Breakfast onboard Avalon Ship
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Optional excursions in Amsterdam
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Medieval Muiderslot Castle
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Zaanse Schans, the Symbols of Holland & Volendam
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Lunch on own or onboard Avalon Ship
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Optional afternoon excursion in Amsterdam
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Bites & Highlights Walking Tour of Amsterdam
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Group Dinner onboard Avalon Ship or on own in Amsterdam
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Overnight at dock in Amsterdam
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Breakfast onboard Avalon Ship
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Disembarkation and early AM departures from ship to Amsterdam Schiphol (AMS) airport for flights home to the US.