Boat cruises on the Rhine River, especially the Mittelrhein with the famous Loreley Rock, are popular day-trip tours from Frankfurt am Main, Airport, Cologne (Köln), Bonn, Rüdesheim, and Koblenz. A day-trip tour including a pleasure cruise on a riverboat on the Rhine River is for many travelers a highlight of a vacation in Germany. Few tourists can afford luxurious, … [Read more...]
Traveling Along the Rhine River in Europe
The Rhine River, Europe's premier waterway, flows from the Swiss Alps to the North Sea through Switzerland, Liechtenstein, Austria, France, Germany, and the Netherlands. Traveling along and on the Rhine River has long been popular. Europe's premier waterway has been very important for commerce in the pre-industrial era, and although the Rhine is now less vital for trade, … [Read more...]
By Train to Day-Trip Boat Cruises on the Rhine River from Frankfurt and Airport
Day trips and boat pleasure cruises on the Rhine River (Rhein) and Loreley Valley are easy from Frankfurt am Main Hauptbahnhof and Airport (FRA) in Germany -- use the train to Rüdesheim or Koblenz. Regular day pleasure boat cruises on the Rhine River (Rhein) rarely depart from Frankfurt am Main itself but are easily arranged. Fast trains from the Hauptbahnhof and Frankfurt … [Read more...]
Top Rhine River Day-Trip Boat Cruises from Cologne, Bonn and Düsseldorf
Köln-Düsseldorfer (KD) is the best choice for cheap panorama and day-trip cruises on riverboats on the Rhine River (Rhein) from Cologne, Bonn, and Düsseldorf in Germany. Köln-Düsseldorfer (KD), the largest operator of day cruises and pleasure boats on the Rhine River (Rhein) in Germany, offers many roundtrip panorama cruises in both Cologne (Köln) and Düsseldorf. However, … [Read more...]
Top Rhine River Day-Trip Cruise Lines in Germany
Köln-Düsseldorfer (KD) and the Weisse Flotte Rhein are the best-known day-trip riverboat cruise lines on the Rhine River in Germany and are good choices for short to all-day excursion cruises. Popular day-trip cruises are to tour the Loreley Valley between Rüdesheim, St Goar, and Koblenz or panorama sightseeing cruises in larger cities such as Cologne, Düsseldorf, Cochem … [Read more...]