Jewels of the Rhine 2025 - 8 Days (from Basel to Rotterdam)

8 days
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From Basel to Rotterdam
3.0
2 traveler reviews
  • Map showing a travel route across several countries in Europe.
  • Castle on a hill overlooking a river with lush green landscape.
  • Basel cityscape across a serene river.
  • Basel's architecture and river view from a high point.
  • Vibrant square in Basel with historical buildings.
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  • View over Breisach with rolling hills and architecture.
  • Breisach with cathedral and surrounding buildings.
  • Strasbourg skyline with gardens and cityscape.
  • Picturesque canals of Strasbourg with historical buildings.
  • Heidelberg cityscape with castle and bridge over river.
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Emerald Cruises
River Cruise
Scenic waterways and effortless exploration
Group Tour
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Fully Guided
An experienced guide will be with you for the entire tour
Guided in English
Group Size 30 - 182
Ages 12+

Places You’ll See

  • Breisach
    Breisach
  • Heidelberg
    Heidelberg
  • Cologne
    Cologne
  • Rotterdam
    Rotterdam
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Highlights

  • Explore Freiburg, the Black Forest capital
  • Discover Strasbourg's UNESCO-listed Old Town
  • Tour Heidelberg and its impressive castle ruins
  • Walk through Koblenz's historic streets and forts
  • Experience Rotterdam's modern architecture

Itinerary

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  1. Day 1 Huningue/Basel
  2. Day 2 Breisach
  3. Day 3 Kehl - Strasbourg
  4. Day 4 Heidelberg (Mannheim)
  5. Day 5 Koblenz
  6. Day 6 Cologne
  7. Day 7 Rotterdam
  8. Day 8 Rotterdam
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  • Flights
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  • Optional
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Emerald Cruises

4.3
(28 reviews)
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Number of tours

569

Age Range

12 to 90 years old

Response time

within 1 day

Response rate

84%

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  • Itinerary
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  • Guide
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    4.0
  • Transport
    Rather poor
    2.0
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    Average
    3.0
  • Food
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    4.0
  • Tour Operator
    Emerald Cruises
    4.3
  • KR
    · July 22nd, 2024
    The Emerald Website would not allow for early flight dates to be entered when needing a transfer from the airport in Amsterdam. We were forced by Emerald's website to put in the sailing date as our arrival in Amsterdam. I contacted Emerald directly to attempt to reschedule the transfer from the airport to the ship, and was informed that they would not change the time of the transfer to earlier in the day. I then asked to speak to a supervisor to express my issue. After being on hold for several minutes, I was then told it was my responsibility and that a supervisor would not speak with me.
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    Trip date: July 2024
  • MF
    · April 25th, 2023
    It was not excellent but good…entertainment...
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    Trip date: April 2023

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