Follow the Route des Vins to storybook Ribeauvillé, where fountains and arcaded squares sit beneath the Three Castles of the Lords of Ribeaupierre.

Continue to Riquewihr, often cited among France’s most beautiful villages, to wander fortified lanes, Renaissance courtyards and half-timbered facades bright with geraniums. It’s an immersion into centuries of wine-merchant prosperity set among rolling vineyards.

Visit an atmospheric cellar to taste regional Rieslings and other varietals shaped by slate soils and river breezes.

In a historic wine cellar, learn about Rheingau terroir, vineyard slopes and cellar traditions as you sample a curated flight. This optional experience is at additional cost and bookable on tour.

Hop aboard the Little Train for a relaxed circuit through Strasbourg’s old town, perfect for easy sightseeing.

Glide past the canals of Petite France to the Cathedral Square with audio commentary adding historical color. This optional experience is at additional cost and bookable locally during the tour.

Join a guided walking tour through Koblenz’s atmospheric Altstadt, where cobbled lanes, slate-roofed houses and café-lined squares reveal two millennia at the confluence of the Rhine and Moselle.

Pause at the landmark Deutsches Eck, admire the 9th-century Basilica of St Kastor, and cross the Balduin Bridge for picture-postcard river views. Roman foundations, medieval guilds and Prussian fortifications all come into focus as your guide threads stories through the city’s elegant streets.

Step inside Siegfried’s Mechanical Music Cabinet for a playful encounter with whirring orchestrions, chirruping music boxes and intricate self-playing instruments.

Housed in the historic Bromserhof, this curated collection charts the ingenuity of pre-digital entertainment—from salon pieces to grand café orchestras. Watch delicate mechanisms spring to life and hear the room fill with sound, a whimsical counterpoint to Rudesheim’s wine-town charm.

Glide above the vineyards in a two-seater gondola and enjoy panoramic views over the Rhine as you ascend to the forested ridge.

At the summit, stroll around the Niederwald Monument (Germania), a dramatic memorial to German unification with vistas across Bingen, Rudesheim and island-studded waters. The mix of fresh hillside air and sweeping valley views captures the Rhine at its most romantic.

Explore Speyer’s handsome streets on a guided stroll towards the mighty Imperial Cathedral of Speyer, a UNESCO World Heritage Site and one of Europe’s greatest Romanesque churches.

Hear stories of Salian emperors as you admire the vast nave and serene crypt of emperors, then see the neo-Gothic Gedächtniskirche, built to commemorate the 1529 Protestation. Faith, politics and architecture intertwine in this compact, characterful riverside city.

Explore the canals and lanes of Strasbourg’s Petite France, where half-timbered houses lean over flower-decked quays and the medieval Ponts Couverts guard the district’s waters.

Gaze up at the pink-sandstone Notre-Dame Cathedral on the Grande Île and learn how Alsace’s French-German heritage shaped its cuisine, language and architecture. The textures of wood, stone and water give this cityscape a quietly theatrical charm.

Venture deep into the Schwarzwald on a route threading the dramatic Hollental (Valley of Hell), framed by cliffs, spruce and silver streams.

Travel past meadows dotted with classic Black Forest farmhouses to the high-plateau villages of Sankt Märgen and Sankt Peter. Admire the Baroque interiors of the Benedictine Abbey of St Peter, browse artisan shops, and absorb the forest myths that have inspired generations.

Discover lakeside Lucerne on foot, crossing the Chapel Bridge and Water Tower over the Reuss as swans drift past and mountain peaks frame the rooftops.

See the baroque Jesuit Church, stroll gracious squares lined with frescoed guild houses, and view the poignant Lion Monument carved into sandstone. Lucerne’s blend of lake light, medieval textures and alpine horizon creates a serenely elegant mood.

Ascend by mountain railway into Switzerland’s alpine heartland for wide-angle views over valleys, lakes and high pastures brushed by cloud shadow.

Take in the icy faces of the Eiger, Monch and Jungfrau as you look across alpine meadows and glaciers where the light shifts hour by hour. Cooler temperatures and crisp mountain air add to the sense of scale and stillness in this grand landscape.

Board the legendary Glacier Express and watch the panorama unfurl through vast windows—from the limestone chasm of the Swiss Grand Canyon (Ruinaulta) to larch forests and stone villages.

Climb over the snow-rimmed Oberalp Pass before descending to Zermatt beneath the commanding Matterhorn. Viaducts, tunnels and spiralling tracks reveal feats of Swiss engineering matched only by the drama of the scenery itself.

Soar by cable car over the Rhine to the clifftop Ehrenbreitstein Fortress, one of Europe’s largest preserved strongholds.

Explore bastions and exhibitions before gazing across the Deutsches Eck where the Moselle meets the Rhine. This optional experience is at additional cost and bookable on tour, subject to availability and minimum numbers.

Immerse yourself in engineering at the Technik Museum Speyer, where you can step inside aircraft, locomotives and maritime exhibits—even gaze up at suspended jumbo jets.

Your visit includes the IMAX Dome for awe-filling screenings of innovation and nature, alongside galleries featuring jumbo jets and submarines. This optional experience is at additional cost and bookable on tour.

See the city from the water on a leisurely canal cruise that loops around the Grande Île and along leafy quays.

Pass medieval locks and the imperial Neustadt before gliding by the glassy curves of the European Parliament. This optional experience is at additional cost and bookable locally during the tour.

Ride the historic Gornergrat Railway to 3,089 m for a ridge-top promenade with cafés, trails and observatories.

Absorb a sweeping Matterhorn panorama and an amphitheatre of 4,000-metre peaks and glaciers gleaming in alpine light. This optional experience is at additional cost and can be arranged on tour, subject to local operating conditions.

Cruise the river’s most storied stretch as you cruise the Rhine Gorge through the UNESCO-listed Upper Middle Rhine Valley. From the Sun Deck, watch terraced vineyards, slate cliffs and castle silhouettes drift by while the river narrows and the current quickens beneath you.

Glide past the fabled Lorelei Rock and a string of medieval strongholds that once levied tolls on passing trade. This is classic Rhine scenery—ideal for photography and quiet contemplation as villages, ferries and bell towers animate the banks.