b'YOUR ITINERARY 8 DAY HOLIDAYFROM THE RHINEDay 1To Basel where we boardDay 5 - Lovely Cochem 1,995 PPThe Majesticour luxurious ship After a morning of relaxed cruising2025 Departures in: Our holiday begins at London Ston the Moselle, our ship pulls into Pancras aboard the Eurostar to Paris.Cochem. The town is a maze of slender Rhine We continue by rail to Basel where ouralleys adorned with pastel buildings,MAY, JUN, JULmagni cent ship awaits us. Settle inquaint boutiques and wine cellars. On and enjoy a welcome cocktail beforeour guided afternoon tour, we admireUPGRADE YOUR HOLIDAY:we set sail after dinner.the Reichsburg castle overlooking theFirst Class rail departures available.Old Town. Theres time to explore the Day 2The enchanting Black Foreststreets before continuing our cruise.or striking Strasbourg YOUR HOLIDAY INCLUDESThe beauty of Strasbourg awaitsDay 6Cultural Cologne 7 night cruise onboard today and you have two choices. TheOur views this morning are ofMS Amadeus Star Knigswinter where we boardrst is an excursion into the Black Forest to witness fairytale panoramas.Drachenfelsbahn railway. This fabulousStandard Class rail travel and The second is a tour of Strasbourg,cog railway rises high into the forests,all transfersdiscovering its fascinating history andpassing the fairytale DrachenfelsEscorted throughout your tour unique character. castle. We experience views across theby our experienced Tour/Cruise Rhine-Westphalia region of GermanyManager team Day 3Traditional Heidelberg andas we climb higher. Back onboard ourBreakfast, lunch and dinner lovely Speyer ship, we continue our cruise througheach day of your cruise including A coach journey takes us to charmingbeautiful scenery towards Cologne.a spectacular gala dinnerHeidelberg for a guided tour. ThisAs we approach the striking city, university town is known for its lovelyadmire the fantastic cityscape ofDrinks package with dinner Old Town and we visit its magni centmagni cent bridges that span the riverevery night of your cruise ruined, red sandstone castle thatand the imposing Cathedral. On arrival,Five-star service onboardtowers over the city. Alternatively,a guided tour of the city introduces usComplimentary onboard Wi-Fistay onboard and discover the city ofto its UNESCO-listed Gothic cathedral Speyer at leisure. - the largest in Northern Europe. BackComplimentary luggage service from onboard, we enjoy our gala dinner. your home to the ship and backDay 4Charming Rdesheim,A superb choice of excursionsthe magical Rhine Gorge, andDay 7Fascinating Amsterdam and picturesque Koblenz the Medemblik Steam TrainAboard a land train, we travel throughIn Amsterdam you have the choice ofOn some dates, this cruise Rdesheims steeped vineyards intotwo excursions today. Therst is a touroperates in reverse order. the centre of the town. You can chooseof the city, wandering idyllic canals,You will experience the same from two excursions here. Experiencecaptivating art galleries, and diversetours and excursions. Rdesheims famous wine with aarchitecture. Alternatively, journey tasting, or visit Siegfrieds Mechanicalthrough Hoorns beautiful countrysideVisit greatrail.com/RHR25Music Cabinet, home to Europesaboard the Medemblik Steam Train.for more details.largest collection ofnely tunedThis evening, ournal dinner onboard mechanical instruments. This afternoonis accompanied by a delightful Dutch a highlight of our cruise commencesSea Shanty Choir. DRACHENFELSBAHN RAILWAY- sailing the Rhine Gorge. We drift through spectacular views of lush greenDay 8Homeward boundvineyards, ancient castles and theAfter breakfast, its time to disembark legendary Lorelei Rock. Later, we dockand say goodbye to our crew. We in Koblenz, at the con uence of themake our way to the railway station Rhine and Moselle. and head to London St Pancras.UPGRADE YOUR CABIN: Middle Deck Deluxe Stateroom from 500pp Upper Deck Deluxe Stateroom from 800pp Tour Code: RLR| per person based onUpper Deck Deluxe Suite from 1,200pp 2 sharing. Deposit from 500 per person. Supplement for solo travellers from 1,000.To book and for information visit greatrail.com/RLR25or call 01904 527168 & speak to our expert team.23'