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2025 Romantic Rhine with Avalon (Northbound)

Jul 25 - Aug 1, 2025

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Breathtaking Adventures in Switzerland! Travel by train for 8 days from Lake Geneva to Zurich. This Small Group Discovery tour includes visits to the Olympic Museum, Zermatt, Interlaken, and Lucerne, with various train journeys and local experiences. The tour features hand-selected hotels, dining, and guided experiences, ensuring a comfortable and immersive experience in Switzerland.

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Tips for Visiting Europe

Immerse yourself in the local culture: Europe is incredibly diverse, so make an effort to understand and appreciate the unique customs, traditions, and way of life in each country you visit. Explore off-the-beaten-path destinations: While iconic citi...

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Day 1 · Fri, Jul 25 · Basel, Switzerland

About Your Cruise Line - Avalon Waterways

No other fleet of river cruise ships offers you a view of the world like Avalon Suite Ships,® featuring Avalon Panorama SuitesSM. Thirty percent larger than the industry standard, they’re actually river cruising’s only Open–Air Balcony® — with nothing between you and the view. While other river cruise cabins are designed with beds against a wall for a view of another wall, our Comfort Collection BedsSM actually face the view with the widest-opening, wall-to-wall, floor-to-ceiling panoramic...

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About Your Ship - Avalon Vista

Experience European river views unlike any other ship can offer. The Avalon Vista's two full decks of suites feature two full decks of Panorama Suites with wall-to-wall, floor-to-ceiling panoramic windows that transform the living space into river cruising's only Open-Air Balcony.

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Basel

Jul 25

BASEL, SWITZERLAND (EMBARKATION) Welcome to Switzerland. Your Suite Ship® is Ready for Boarding. Flights into Zürich or Basel must arrive by 3 pm. Guests must be on board ship by 5 pm. Enjoy dinner and explore the ship on your first night on b...

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Day 2 · Sat, Jul 26 · Breisach, Germany

Breisach

Jul 26

BREISACH, GERMANY. EXCURSION TO BLACK FOREST German Winemaking and the Beautiful Black Forest Visit the Adventure Center for today’s activities with your Adventure Host. ACTIVE Enjoy the view on a relaxing bike ride along the Rhine with your Adve...

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Day 3 · Sun, Jul 27 · Kehl, Germany

Kehl

Jul 27

KEHL. EXCURSION TO STRASBOURG, FRANCE A Grand Cathedral and La Petite France ACTIVE Discover Strasbourg by bike with your Adventure Host, OR: CLASSIC Join a City Sightseeing Tour, including Strasbourg’s Gothic, stained-glass cathedral with its cele...

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Day 4 · Mon, Jul 28 · Mainz, Germany

Mainz

Jul 28

MAINZ, GERMANY. EXCURSION TO HEIDELBERG Castle Walls, and the World’s Biggest Wine Barrel ACTIVE Join your Avalon Adventure Host for an inspiring walk in Heidelberg, the Philosophers' way, OR: CLASSIC Enjoy a Guided Tour to Heidelberg Castle to se...

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Day 5 · Tue, Jul 29 · Rüdesheim am Rhein, Germany

Rüdesheim

Jul 29

RÜDESHEIM–RHINE GORGE Eat, Drink, and Be Merry in Wine Country ACTIVE Enjoy a hike with your Avalon Adventure Host through the picturesque vineyards of Rüdesheim, OR: DISCOVERY Take a Guided Tour of the incredible Mechanical Music Museum for a one...

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Day 6 · Wed, Jul 30 · Cologne, Germany

Cologne

Jul 30

COLOGNE Prost! Celebrate in the Rhineland Join your Adventure Host for today’s special activities. ACTIVE Enjoy a bike ride like the locals in Cologne with your Adventure Host, OR: DISCOVERY Choose a Guided Walking Tour of Cologne’s important Je...

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Day 7 · Thu, Jul 31 · Amsterdam, Netherlands

Amsterdam

Jul 31

AMSTERDAM, HOLLAND Canals of Colorful Amsterdam ACTIVE Start your day joining your Adventure Host on an early morning walk in Amsterdam, OR: DISCOVERY Discover the true beauty of Amsterdam with an off-the-beaten-path Guided Walking Tour through its...

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Day 8 · Fri, Aug 1 · Amsterdam, Netherlands

Amsterdam

Aug 1

AMSTERDAM (DISEMBARKATION) Your cruise ends with breakfast this morning. AMSTERDAM-SUNRISE.jpg Amsterdam combines the unrivaled beauty of the 17th-century Golden Age city center with plenty of museums and art of the highest order, not to mention a...

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Thank you for trusting Kate's World Travel!

Aug 1

We are so glad to have played a role in your adventure. Wishing you many more travels and discoveries. 'Til the next one!

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