Rhineland-Palatinate is in the western region in Germany near the French border and has the beautiful wine country near the Moselle and Rhine Rivers.

Rhine in flames, Rhine aflame, Firework displays on Rhine and Mosel Rivers

Rhine River half day round cruise in the winter months November, December, January, February and March

Rhine river lights^Ž

2 firework displays round boat trip Rhine river lights^Ž Saturday, August near Oberwesel on the Rhine river and near the Lorelei rock, in Germany

2 firework displays round boat trip Rhine river lights ^Ž Saturday, August near Oberwesel, Kaub and Bacharach on the Rhine river, in Germany

Firework display round boat trip Rhine river lights ^Ž Friday, September near Bacharach on the Rhine river, in Germany

Individual castle tour round trip through south Germany More information

Map of Germany

rhine map, Š 1997-1999, WHO

Planning a Rhine River cruise and want to see the most castles along the Rhine in two or three days?

If you are coming from the northwest – Cologne airport, Dusseldorf airport, Amsterdam airport, Luxembourg airport, Paris airport:
Part 1 south: start your river cruise in Boppard on the Rhine River ...

Part 2: Stay a while in Boppard before embarking on a boat.

Part 3 south: Half day Rhine River cruise from Boppard in southern direction to Kamp-Bornhofen and the enemy brothers, castles Sterrenberg and Liebenstein.

Part 4: Stay a while in Kamp-Bornhofen before embarking on a boat.

Part 5 south: Half day Rhine River cruise from Kamp-Bornhofen in southern direction to St. Goar and Fortress Rheinfels along castles Maus (mouse), St. Goarshausen and Katz (cat).

Part 6: From boat landing stages in St. Goar every 15 minutes with a miniature street railway to Castle Rheinfels on the Rhine hills and back down the hill to St. Goar.

Part 7 south: Half day Rhine River cruise from St. Goar in southern direction to Oberwesel and Castle Schonburg along the Lorelei cliff.

Part 8: Stay a while in Oberwesel, climb on the town wall and the town tower before embarking on a boat.

Oberwesel has an old tradition in wine-making, wine-tasting is also available to single travellers, many wine cellars can be viewed and there are guided tours to the various surrounding vineyards.

Part 9 south: Half day Rhine River cruise from Oberwesel in southern direction to Kaub, castle Gutenfels and water castle Pfalz ( Pfalzgrafenstein )

Part 10: Stay a while in Kaub and visit the water castle Pfalz (Pfalzgrafenstein) before embarking on a boat.

Part 11 south: Half day Rhine River cruise from Kaub in southern direction to Bacharach and Castle Stahleck

Part 12: Stay a while in Bacharach before embarking on a boat.

Part 13 south: Half day Rhine River cruise from Bacharach in southern direction to Assmannshausen and Rudesheim along Rheindiebach, ruin Furstenberg, Lorch, ruin Nollig, Niederheimbach, castle Heimburg, castle Sooneck, Trechtingshausen, castle Reichenstein and castle Rheinstein.

Part 14: Stay a while in Assmannshausen before embarking on a boat.

Part 15 south: Arrange for some wine-tasting at a winery, take the cable car to the Rhine hills opposite from Fortress Rheinstein, to the castle Jagdschloss Niederwald and the famous Niederwald monument (Niederwald-Denkmal). This is another wonderful place to view the Rhine, the Rhine valley and tens of thousands of grape-vines in the Rheingau.

Part 16 south: Just off to the northeast of the Niederwald monument, the next cable car takes you comfortably down to Rudesheim on the Rhine River.

If you are coming from the southeast – Frankfurt airport, Stuttgart airport, Munich airport: start your River cruise in Rudesheim on the Rhine River...

*Long route Rhine River cruises from Swiss through Germany to the Netherlands*
8 day Rhine River cruise Amsterdam - Basel or Basel - Amsterdam, 8 days Amsterdam – Nimwegen – Koln Cologne – Winningen on the Mosel river – Koblenz Coblence – Rudesheim – Mannheim – Strassbourg – Basel or 8 days Basel – Strassbourg – Mannheim – Rudesheim – Koln Cologne – Dusseldorf – Nimwegen – Rotterdam – Amsterdam	5 day Rhine River cruise Basel - Amsterdam or 6 day Rhine River cruise Amsterdam - Basel 5 days Basel – Strassbourg – Rudesheim – Koln Cologne – Dusseldorf – Amsterdam or 6 days Amsterdam – Dusseldorf – Koln Cologne – Boppard – Speyer – Strassbourg – Basel
4 day Rhine River cruise Strassbourg - Koln Cologne or 5 day Rhine River cruise Koln Cologne - Strassbourg 4 days Strassbourg – Mainz – Rudesheim – Boppard – Winningen on the Mosel river – Koblenz Coblence – Konigswinter – Koln Cologne or 5 days Koln Cologne – Bonn – Winningen on the Mosel river – Braubach – Rudesheim – Mainz – Speyer – Strassbourg	5 day Rhine River cruise Dusseldorf - Basel or 4 day Rhine River cruise Basel - Düsseldorf 5 days Dusseldorf – Koln Cologne – Koblenz Coblence – Speyer – Strassbourg – Basel or 4 days Basel – Strassbourg – Boppard – Koln Cologne – Dusseldorf

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Planning a Rhine River cruise and want to see the most castles along the Rhine in two or three days?