Rhine & Main Explorer
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Rhine & Main Explorer

10 nights · Nuremberg to Basel

Departure
28 October 2026
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$3,599 per person
Traveling solo
$6,474 per person
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10 nights9 portsNuremberg to Basel

The Journey

Day by Day

10 nights · 9 ports

Day 1Nuremberg
Day 2Nuremberg
Day 3Bamberg
Day 4Wurzburg
Day 5Marktheidenfeld
Day 5Scenic Sailing Main River Spessart
Day 6Frankfurt
Day 7Baden-Baden
Day 8Strasbourg
Day 9Breisach
Day 10Basel
Day 11Basel
Nuremberg
Day 1–2
Nuremberg
A walled medieval city of half-timbered houses below its imperial castle, and home to one of Germany's best-known Christmas markets.
Embark
Bamberg
Day 3
Bamberg
A UNESCO-listed old town built across seven hills, with its town hall standing in the middle of the river.
Ashore
Wurzburg
Day 4
Wurzburg
A baroque city on the Main, home to the Residenz palace and the Marienberg fortress above the vineyards.
Ashore
Marktheidenfeld
Day 5
Marktheidenfeld
A small Main town with an old bridge and timbered houses among the wooded Spessart hills.
Ashore
Frankfurt
Day 6
Frankfurt
Germany's financial capital on the Main, its towers rising behind a rebuilt old town square.
Ashore
Baden-Baden
Day 7
Baden-Baden
A spa town at the edge of the Black Forest, known for its thermal baths and its casino.
Ashore
Strasbourg
Day 8
Strasbourg
Half-timbered houses along the canals of Petite France and a soaring red sandstone cathedral at the heart of Alsace.
Ashore
Breisach
Day 9
Breisach
A small town on the Rhine at the edge of the Black Forest, its cathedral on a rock above the river.
Ashore
Basel
Day 10–11
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 · Main · 9 calls · the line follows the river, not a straight hop between ports

Your Ship

Viking Skirnir

Viking Skirnir

Viking Skirnir

Viking River Cruises · 10 nights · Nuremberg to Basel

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