Rhine Enchantment, Amsterdam to Milan - Southbound 2025

11 days
From $708/day
$7,790
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Trip last updated: 11/13/2024
Trip type
River Cruise
Lodging level
Premium - 4 star
Physical level
Easy
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Overview

Highlights

    • Our River Rhine cruise explores five countries from Switzerland to the Netherlands
    • includingthree nights in the historic Italian fashion capital of Milan and a visit to glamorous Lake Como.Highlights include: Milan – three nights at Hotel Principe di Savoia
    • a historic landmark in the heart of the city; Lake Como – a private boat ride on Lake Como and a visit to Bellagio. Basel – your choice of walking tours discovering the city's art and architectural masterpieces or tasting its culinary heritage.Heidelberg – Germany's original university town
    • including a guided visit to legendary Heidelberg Castle. Wiesbaden – discovering a city that's grown around one of Europe's oldest spa towns. Linz am Rhein – a picturesque town lined with colorful half-timbered houses. Dusseldorf – spend an afternoon exploring this riverside center of art and fashion. Amsterdam – lunch aboard a private canal boat cruise. Tauck Exclusive experiences include a special evening at Schloss Biebrich
    • a restored Baroque palace on the bank of the Rhine in Wiesbaden.

What's this trip about?

    Our popular journey along the River Rhine explores five countries and features a seven-night cruise from the Netherlands to Switzerland, plus three nights in the historic Italian fashion capital of Milan and a visit to glamorous Lake Como. Tauck Exclusive experiences include a special evening at Schloss Biebrich, a Baroque palace on the Rhine.
Itinerary focusOperator does not provide
Group sizeStandard Group - 25 + people
Age rangeOperator does not provide
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Start City Amsterdam Netherlands
End CityMilan

Travel Themes

Activities

Trip includes

    • TAUCK EXCLUSIVE – Join us for an exclusive gala dinner with entertainment at the Baroque Schloss Biebrich in a picturesque setting on the banks of the Rhine River in Wiesbaden A private boat ride on Lake Como, followed by a lakeside lunch All private Tauck shore excursions – $4,731 Value All gratuities to ship staff, drivers, local guides, Tauck Directors and Tauck Cruise Director A private viewing of Leonardo da Vinci'sThe Last Supper Three nights at the Hotel Principe di Savoia Lunch aboard a private canal boat cruise in Amsterdam In Basel, a choice of walking tours discovering the city's art and architectural masterpieces or tasting its culinary heritage

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Itinerary

Travel Map

Day 1 Embark on your cruise in Amsterdam

Tour begins: 4:00 PM, Amsterdam, Netherlands.
Welcome to Amsterdam! Transfers are included from Schiphol Airport or Amsterdam Centraal Station to your riverboat, where embarkation will begin any time after 4:00 PM. Enjoy a welcome cocktail reception followed by a leisurely dinner as you settle into your floating hot...
Day 2 Amsterdam & its canals

Awaken in Amsterdam and disembark the riverboat to be introduced to this unique city in two distinct ways – on an orientation tour of the city center, and aboard a canal boat cruise. As you float through the city's 17th-century netw...

Day 3 A choice of discoveries in Düsseldorf

Arrive this morning in Düsseldorf – one of Germany's wealthiest cities, known for its charming Altstadt (Old Town) on the riverfront; its modern avant-garde architecture; Königsallee ("the Kö"), a super high-end shopping street near...

Day 4 Middle Rhine cruising & an exclusive palace dinner in Wiesbaden

Today, enjoy a full day of cruising through the Middle Rhine Valley. It's a great day to enjoy your riverboat's amenities, and your Tauck Director provides commentary as you glide past sloping vineyards and rocky bluffs, sharing the...

Day 5 The many charms of Old Heidelberg

Drive to Heidelberg today for a guided visit to the splendid ruins of Heidelberg Castle, a sprawling red sandstone compound high above the city, and a reminder of 600 years of history, followed by a walking tour of town. Check out t...

Day 6 Explore the Alsatian wine route

This morning, your riverboat arrives in historic Strasbourg, France – capital of the Alsace and known as the "Crossroads of Europe," home to the European Union's headquarters. You have two choices for exploring today. Drive along th...

Day 7 Choose to discover either Zurich or Basel

Today you're off to explore the Swiss city of Basel on a choice of excursions. One possibility is to go on a walking tour in Old Town Basel with a local guide before setting off on your own. There's much to discover: the city is kno...

Day 8 By rail through Switzerland & the Alps to Milan

After breakfast onboard, bid your crew farewell and disembark your riverboat in Basel for a high-speed train journey to Lugano. Have you ever ridden through a mountain? "Great things are done when men and mountain meet," wrote the p...

Day 9 Villas and villages of Lake Como

You're off for a day's tooling around Lake Como, one of Italy's most beautiful lakes, in the shadow of the snowcapped Alps – a mecca for the well-heeled on holiday since ancient Roman times. Drive to tiny Tremezzina, where you'll bo...

Day 10 Discovering Milan…

Immerse yourself in magnificent Milan on an orientation and walking tour that includes an outside visit to the incredible Gothic Cathedral of Milan, il Duomo, the third largest Catholic church in the world. It took 500 years to fini...

Day 11 Journey home

Tour ends: Milan.
Fly home anytime; a transfer from Hotel Principe di Savoia to Milan Malpensa or Linate Airports OR Milan's Central Train Station is included. Allow a minimum of three hours for flight check-in at the airport. For additional hotel nights in Milan, ask at booking.

MEALS : B

PORTOFCALL : Milan, Italy

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Standard Group - 25 + people

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