Paris to the Swiss Alps
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Paris to the Swiss Alps

11 nights · Paris to Zurich

Departure
9 November 2026
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$3,499 per person
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$5,149 per person
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Cruises › Europe’s Rivers › Rhine · Main · Moselle

11 nights11 portsParis to Zurich

The Journey

Day by Day

11 nights · 11 ports

Day 1Paris
Day 2Paris
Day 3Trier
Day 4Trier
Day 4Bernkastel
Day 5Cochem
Day 5Winningen
Day 6Koblenz
Day 6Middle Rhine Scenic Sailing
Day 7Mainz
Day 8Speyer
Day 9Strasbourg
Day 10Basel
Day 11Zurich
Day 12Zurich
Paris
Day 1–2
Paris
The Seine runs through the heart of it, past Notre-Dame, the Louvre and the Eiffel Tower.
Embark
Trier
Day 3–4
Trier
Germany's oldest city, founded by the Romans, whose great gate, the Porta Nigra, still stands.
Ashore
Bernkastel
Day 4
Bernkastel
A Moselle wine town of half-timbered houses around its market square, below the ruined Landshut castle.
Ashore
Cochem
Day 5
Cochem
A Moselle wine town below the turrets of the Reichsburg castle, with half-timbered houses along the river.
Ashore
Winningen
Day 5
Winningen
A Moselle wine village near Koblenz, with terraced vineyards on the steep slopes.
Ashore
Koblenz
Day 6
Koblenz
Where the Moselle meets the Rhine at the Deutsches Eck, with the Ehrenbreitstein fortress on the far bank.
Ashore
Mainz
Day 7
Mainz
An old Rhine city, the home of Gutenberg, with a red sandstone Romanesque cathedral at its centre.
Ashore
Speyer
Day 8
Speyer
An old Rhine city with an immense Romanesque cathedral, the burial place of eight emperors and kings.
Ashore
Strasbourg
Day 9
Strasbourg
Half-timbered houses along the canals of Petite France and a soaring red sandstone cathedral at the heart of Alsace.
Ashore
Basel
Day 10
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.
Ashore
Zurich
Day 11–12
Zurich
Switzerland's largest city, on the lake and the Limmat, with an old town of guild houses and church spires.
Disembark

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The Route

Where You Sail

Rhine · Main · Moselle · 14 calls · the line follows the river, not a straight hop between ports

Your Ship

Viking Idun

Viking Idun

Viking Idun

Viking River Cruises · 11 nights · Paris to Zurich

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Sail Paris to the Swiss Alps.

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