Paris to the Swiss Alps
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Paris to the Swiss Alps

11 nights · Zurich to Paris

Departure
19 September 2026
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$3,499 per person
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$5,674 per person
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Cruises › Europe’s Rivers › Rhine · Main · Moselle

11 nights11 portsZurich to Paris

The Journey

Day by Day

11 nights · 11 ports

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

Viking Hild

Viking Hild

Viking River Cruises · 11 nights · Zurich to Paris

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Sail Paris to the Swiss Alps.

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