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- Avalon Waterways
- Group Tour
- Join a group and forge lifelong friendships
- Fully Guided
- An experienced guide will be with you for the entire tour
- Guided in English
- Group Size 30 - 160
- Age range 8 to 99
Places You’ll See

Highlights
- Explore Freiburg and the Black Forest
- Discover Strasbourg's gothic cathedral
- Tour Heidelberg Castle and Christmas markets
- Experience Rüdesheim's Mechanical Music Museum
- Stroll through Nuremberg's Christmas markets
Itinerary
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- Introduction
- Day 1 BASEL, SWITZERLAND (EMBARKATION)
- Day 2 BREISACH, GERMANY. EXCURSION TO BLACK FOREST
- Day 3 STRASBOURG, FRANCE
- Day 4 SPEYER, GERMANY. HEIDELBERG EXCURSION
- Day 5 FRANKFURT. EXCURSION TO RUDESHEIM
- Day 6 MAIN RIVER VILLAGE
- Day 7 WÜRZBURG
- Day 8 BAMBERG
- Day 9 NUREMBERG
- Day 10 NUREMBERG. EXCURSION TO MUNICH
- Day 11 NUREMBERG
- Day 12 REGENSBURG
- Day 13 PASSAU
- Day 14 MELK–WACHAU VALLEY
- Day 15 VIENNA
- Day 16 BUDAPEST, HUNGARY
- Day 17 BUDAPEST (DISEMBARKATION)
What's Included
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- Accommodation
- Guide
- Meals
- Additional Services
- Transport
What's Not Included
- Flights
- Insurance
- Optional
- Additional Services

Operated by
Avalon Waterways
Number of tours
480
Age Range
8 to 99 years old
Response time
within 1 day
Response rate
81%
Introduced in 2003, Avalon Waterways sets the standard in river and...
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Avalon Waterways Ship
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Customer Reviews
- Klaus· July 28th, 2024ship was excellent, food and drinks were great, adventures perfectly organized,all crew members were extremely...
- Laurence· June 18th, 2024Although we did not actually do the river cruise because of high water levels, we were taken on excursions by coach.
- Lindsay· April 30th, 2024Great service, good guides, excellent food
Good to Know
Tour ID: 288193
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