The romantic Rhine Valley and the rock of the Lorelei

Included in tour package<ul><li>Strasbourg by night</li><li>Hiking through the vineyards in R&uuml;desheim</li><li>Koblenz and the Ehrenbreitstein fortress</li><li>Mainz and the Gutenberg Museum</li><li>The Treetop Walk in the Black Forest</li></ul>&nbsp;

The Treetop Walk is a canopy walkway located in the heart of the Black Forest.&nbsp; The hike begins at ground level but progressively takes you into the air, culminating at a 131-foot observation tower. On our tour, our guide will take time to explain the plants and wildlife found in the region. Once atop, you&rsquo;ll be able to see the Swabian Alps, the Kraichgau region, and even the TV tower in Stuttgart. And if you are really daring, you can take the 180-foot tunnel slide to the bottom! (Additional cost to be paid on site).

PLEASE NOTE

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	<li>The order of the visits can change.</li>
	<li>Times are approximate.</li>
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The Treetop Walk in the Black Forest

Departure for a guided tour of Koblenz. In the very heart of the picturesque regions around the Rhine and Moselle, Koblenz is surrounded by four low Rhineland mountain ranges and offers visitors a rich panel of cultural monuments and historic buildings. We will be able to see the &quot;Liebfrauenkirche&rdquo; (the Church of Our Lady) and the Deutsches Eck (German corner) from where we can see the confluence of the Rhine and Moselle rivers. We&#39;ll then take the funicular up to visit the Ehrenbreitstein Fortress from where the views over the town, the Rhine and the Moselle are breathtaking. Overlooking the mouth of the Moselle and the Rhine Valley, the fortress benefits from a real strategic location. The edifice as we see it today was constructed under Prussian rule in 1817. Return on board.

PLEASE NOTE

<ul>
	<li>Sturdy shoes are strongly recommended.</li>
	<li>The order of the visits can change.</li>
	<li>Times are approximate.</li>
</ul>

Guided tour of Koblenz and the Ehrenbreitstein Fortress

You will set off on foot from accompanied by your guides and visit the town of Mainz. Capital of the Rhine Palatinate, Mainz was founded more than 2000 years ago by the Romans. In the 17th and 18th centuries, the top architects and sculptors created the basic shape of the town, with fine palaces and churches. Here you can admire the magnificent historic houses which have been outstandingly well-restored. Located on the banks of the Rhine opposite the confluence of the Rhine with the Main, Mainz will captivate you with its quite incomparable lifestyle, its unique charm and its openness to the world. In the company of your guide, you will be able to enter the magnificent Cathedral, whose construction began in 975 and which has left a deep mark on the history of the town. The interior of the cathedral houses some wonderful historic treasures, including tombs and funerary monuments from the 13th to the 18th centuries. You will also have the opportunity to wander up and down the colorful streets in the old town. Finally you will visit the Gutenberg Museum, the world&#39;s finest museum for printing equipment, materials and books. Born in Mainz around 1400, Johannes Gensfleisch Gutenberg himself prepared the copy of the Bible referred to as &quot;the 42-line Bible&rdquo; which was published in 1455 - the oldest printed book in the world. Out of the 46 copies still in existence, the museum has just one, along with a &quot;Mainz Psalter&rdquo;, the first ever document printed using three different colors of ink. The museum extends over five floors and provides a quite remarkable exhibition on the history of the book and written word in both Europe and the world as a whole. Return on board on foot.

PLEASE NOTE

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	<li>The Gutenberg Museum is closed on Sunday mornings and on Mondays.</li>
	<li>Good walking shoes are recommended: visit entirely on foot; streets are cobblestoned in the old town.</li>
	<li>The order of the visits can change.</li>
	<li>Times are approximate.</li>
</ul>

Guided tour of Mainz and the Gutenberg Museum

We&#39;ll go to the center of R&uuml;desheim to catch a gondola lift to the Niederwalddenkmal, a monument built in the 19th century to commemorate the first unification of Germany. From there, you&#39;ll have a great view of the small city, the vineyards and the Rhine. We&#39;ll hike through the vineyards to the Abbey of St. Hildegard, built in the early 20th century. You&#39;ll have some free time to explore the abbey before we return to the ship through the vineyards once more.

PLEASE NOTE

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	<li>Wear comfortable, sturdy walking shoes.</li>
	<li>8km-hike with a 300m elevation gain.</li>
	<li>Times are approximate.</li>
	<li>The order of the visits can change.</li>
</ul>

Hiking through the vineyards in Rudesheim

Boarding a glass-covered boat, our tour will take us to the Petite France District. This is a famous quarter beloved by its citizens thanks to its canals, charming colorful half-timbered houses and its narrow alleyways. We will glide past the Tanners Quarter, the Covered Bridges (Ponts Couverts) and the Panoramic Terrace on the Vauban Dam. The cruise continues through the German Quarter. Following the French defeat in 1870, Germany planned to make Strasbourg the capital of the Reichsland or Imperial Territory of Alsace-Lorraine. This district, referred to as the &quot;new town&quot;, represented a new form of urban planning, featuring wide roads, monumental administrative and cultural buildings, and luxurious private homes. Landscaping also played a key role in this impressive urban planning scheme. Then, we&#39;ll get a chance to admire the link between Strasbourg and Europe through the European Parliament Building, completed in 1999, which was designed to host monthly sessions of the European Parliament. The architecture of the building is based on a combination of circles and ellipses, with the building laid out and organized into several clearly identified areas. Finally, we&#39;ll see the Human Rights Building where the European Court of Human Rights is located.PLEASE NOTE<ul><li>Mind the gap when boarding the river boat.</li><li>The order of the visits can change.</li><li>Times are approximate.</li><li>Excursion subject to availability and only on pre-booking before departure.</li><li>INCLUDED in the GSB cruise.</li></ul>

Strasbourg by night

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Included in tour package Strasbourg by night Hiking through the vineyards in Rüdesheim Koblenz and the Ehrenbreitstein fortress Mainz and the Gutenberg Museum The Treetop Walk in the Black Forest

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