Rhine Holiday Markets (2026)
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Rhine Holiday Markets (2026)

7 nights · Cologne to Basel

Departure
25 November 2026
From
$4,899 per person
Traveling solo
$8,499 per person
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7 nights6 portsCologne to Basel

The Journey

Day by Day

7 nights · 6 ports

Day 1Cologne
Day 2Cologne
Day 3Koblenz
Day 4Rudesheim, Mainz
Day 5Germersheim (Baden-Baden)
Day 6Strasbourg
Day 7Basel
Day 8Basel
Cologne
Day 1–2
Cologne
The twin spires of the cathedral stand over the Rhine, as they have since the Middle Ages, beside a lively old town.
Embark
Koblenz
Day 3
Koblenz
Where the Moselle meets the Rhine at the Deutsches Eck, with the Ehrenbreitstein fortress on the far bank.
Ashore
Rudesheim, Mainz
Day 4
Rudesheim, Mainz
An old Rhine city, the home of Gutenberg, with a red sandstone Romanesque cathedral at its centre.
Ashore
Germersheim (Baden-Baden)
Day 5
Germersheim (Baden-Baden)
A small Palatinate town on the Rhine with remains of its nineteenth-century fortress.
Ashore
Strasbourg
Day 6
Strasbourg
Half-timbered houses along the canals of Petite France and a soaring red sandstone cathedral at the heart of Alsace.
Ashore
Basel
Day 7–8
Basel
Switzerland's gateway on the Rhine, where France and Germany meet at the edge of town and the red sandstone Munster overlooks the river.
Disembark

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The Route

Where You Sail

Rhine · 7 calls · the line follows the river, not a straight hop between ports

Your Ship

River Duchess

River Duchess

River Duchess

Uniworld · 7 nights · Cologne to Basel

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From $4,899 per person, and our planning from first question to the flight home.

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