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Bike & Boat on the Rhine: Cologne - Mainz
An active river cruise among castles, wine villages and world heritage sites
8 dagar
Cycling Self-Guided trip
19/06/2027 - 24/07/2027
Level 1
7 Breakfasts, 6 Lunchboxes, 7 Dinners
From 15 800 SEK
Welcome to the cycling trip where the "hotel" does part of the job. While you pedal along the Rhine from Cologne to Mainz, the ship follows and waits in the next harbor – with a made-up cabin, a well-prepared dinner, and a spot on the sun deck. Six easy cycling stages take you through the UNESCO-listed Upper Middle Rhine Valley, where vineyards, half-timbered towns, and an almost ridiculous number of castles line the river. Along the way awaits Beethoven's city of Bonn, the meeting of the Moselle and the Rhine in Koblenz, the legendary Lorelei rock, and the wine town of Rüdesheim. The cycling is pleasantly flat and the days comfortably short, with plenty of time for a coffee, a glass of Riesling, or yet another castle. An active holiday, indeed, but with dinner on board, comfortable evenings, and the same cabin all week.
Tour Highlights
Cycle through the UNESCO-listed Upper Middle Rhine Valley
Stay comfortably on board throughout the cycling trip
Pass by Loreley and the Rhine Valley's romantic castles
Discover Cologne, Bonn, Koblenz and Mainz
Enjoy wine villages, half-timbered houses and river landscapes
Program
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7 Breakfasts, 6 Lunchboxes and 7 Dinners included
Dinner
Arrive independently in Cologne and board from 4:00 PM. Settle into your cabin and get acquainted with your floating hotel for the coming week. If you have time to spare, Cologne awaits right outside the door, with its mighty cathedral and old town alleys. Feel free to start the trip in classic Cologne fashion with a glass of Kölsch at one of the city's beer taverns. Then it's time to settle in on board – tomorrow the bike and the Rhine await.
Level and accommodation
Very easy cycling on mostly flat terrain, with stages averaging around 35 km. You cycle mainly on paved or surfaced bike paths along the Rhine and its embankments, with no significant climbs. A briefing is held on board before each stage, and you navigate using digital directions and GPS tracks in the GUIBO app. The route and times may change depending on, among other things, water levels and conditions at locks and bridges.
MS Switzerland is a comfortable river cruiser with a classic and cozy style, especially suited for cycling trips. On board there is a restaurant, a spacious panorama lounge with a bar, and a large sun deck with seating. All 56 cabins are outside cabins, are about 11 m² and have a private bathroom, air conditioning, TV, hairdryer, and safe. On the main deck there are panorama windows where the upper part can be opened. The eco cabins are located where noise from the engine and generator may occur during navigation and in locks. On the upper deck there are French balconies and floor-to-ceiling windows that can be opened. The mini-suites on both decks also have a small seating area.
8 dagar / 7 nätter
Accommodation: Comfort
Price per person
The specified prices are per person and include
- 7 nights in chosen cabin category
- 7 breakfasts
- 6 lunch packages
- 7 three-course dinners)
- Afternoon coffee on board
- Welcome drink with the captain
- Passenger and port fees
- Daily cleaning of the cabin and change of towels and bed linen as needed
- Tour guide on board
- Daily briefing of the cycling tours
- Digital roadbook in English with:
- Destination information
- Practical information
- Directions
- Maps
- GPS tracks
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