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Plan your adventure:
- Gold Operator
- Avalon Waterways
- River Cruise
- Scenic waterways and effortless exploration
- 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
- Board your Suite Ship in Switzerland
- Explore winemaking in Breisach
- Tour Strasbourg's gothic cathedral
- Visit Heidelberg Castle at Christmas
- Stroll through festive 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 (DISEMBARKATION)
What's Included
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- Accommodation
- Guide
- Meals
- Additional Services
- Free eSIMTourRadar offers the lead traveler (the person who booked) a free 1GB eSIM for the trip. The eSIM is redeemable only through the TourRadar app 72 hours before departure.
What's Not Included
- Flights
- Insurance
- Optional
- Additional Services
- Transport

Operated by
Avalon Waterways
Number of tours
539
Age Range
8 to 99 years old
Response time
within 2 days
Response rate
92%
Introduced in 2003, Avalon Waterways sets the standard in river and...
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Avalon Waterways Ship
- Avalon PanoramaA unique Suite Ship®, the Avalon Panorama features unmatched cabin views as the first of its kind in the industry with two full decks… Read more
Customer Reviews
- MOMichael· January 6th, 2020After a bad start (to do with booking) it exceeded our expectationsShow moreTrip date: December 2019
- DKDawn· July 26th, 2016The cruise felt like a fairy-tale as we visited a few of the Christmas markets. The crew on the ship was friendly. The excursions were fun and the tour guides were very knowledgeable. The food was very good.Show moreTrip date: December 2014
Dates & Availability
5 days
Christmastime in Alsace & Germany (Northbound) 2026
From Basel to Frankfurt-am-Main
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