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Boat and bike Saar and Moselle

Saarburg - Koblenz

Cycle tour with the comfort of a swimming hotel on two historically relevant rivers: Saar and Moselle used to be important routes for the Roman Empire whether for war or for trade.
Follow the traces of a varied history close to France and Luxembourg. Enjoy unsurpassed views on large vineyards, old fortresses and gingerbread houses of historic half-timbered wine-grower towns. Taste the famous Moselle wines. Wishing to pamper you? This tour is the right choice!

Easy
Boat and Bike
8 Days / 7 Nights
Self-guided tour

Itinerary

Embarkation between 4 and 5 p.m. You will spend the first night and evening in Saarburg. In its centre you will find a waterfall of 20 meters deep as well as many baroque buildings and fisher houses.

Today you will cycle from Saarburg along the idyllic nature reserve of the abandoned meander of the River Saar. Further on to Wasserbillig in Luxemburg and from here to the Igeler Säule. Later you will reach Trier, where MS PATRIA  is already waiting for you.

After breakfast you will cycle via Pfalzel to Mehring, the largest winegrowers’ community in the Mosel-Saar-Ruwer region.

Today you will reach Bernkastel-Kues by bike. The market place from the Middle Ages with many wood timbered houses invites you for a rest. On your way you visit Neumagen-Dhron which is the oldest wine city of Germany. Further on you reach Piesport, the oldest wine growing community along the Moselle. You should take the time to enjoy the popular wines.

Today’s bike tour brings you to romantic Traben-Trarbach, where Jugendstil architecture shows its best side. Continuing to Zell, well known wine village on the Moselle. In the evening you will have the chance to visit a local winegrowers place and enjoy a wine tasting with the famous Moselle wines (optional, bookable on board).

The perfect maintained historical centre of Beilstein, “the Sleeping Beauty of the Mosel”, is waiting for you. Today’s tour ends in Cochem with the Reichsburg. Cochem is a lovely little town with historical half-timbered-houses and a picturesque Old town.

Today you can spend the day on board and relax on the sundeck. Enjoy the beautiful Moselle landscape passing by and stroll along the “Deutsche Eck” in Koblenz in the afternoon, where Moselle and Rhine flow together. Experienced cyclist can cycle from Cochem to Koblenz and visit Burg Eltz. 

Disembarkation after breakfast until 9:00 a.m. Individual journey home.

Tour character

Easy

The quality of the cycle paths is excellent. The Moselle cycle route mostly runs on paved or tarmac roads without any significant gradients. Therefore, this tour is also ideal for inexperienced cyclists.

Prices & Dates

Prices per person in EUR

Services & extras

Services

Included

  • 7 nights in outside cabins in the booked cabin category
  •  Full board: 7x breakfast, 6x packed lunch for bike tours or small lunch, 6x coffee and cake in the afternoon, 7x 3-course dinner
  • Welcome drink
  • Programme as per itinerary
  • All passenger and harbour fees
  • Daily cabin cleaning, bed linen and towel change as required
  • Daily cycle tour briefing
  • Maps for the cycle tours (1x per cabin)
  • GPS data for the cycle tours
  • On-board tour guide
  • Rental bike insurance (when booking rental bikes)

Not included

  • Arrival and departure
  • transfers
  • Bike hire
  • Excursions
  • Entrance and sightseeing fees
  • City maps
  • insurances
  • Tips and personal expenses
Extras

Parking Koblenz

  • Public multi-storey car park near the landing stage in Koblenz from approx. € 125/week and free commuter parking outside. From there you can take the bus into town. No reservation possible.
  • Car park in Koblenz at Ehrenbreitstein station (unguarded, cannot be reserved). Costs from approx. € 15/week. 
  • Please note: In Koblenz, the car cannot be loaded or unloaded in front of the ship!

Parking Saarburg

  • Car park near the boat landing stage in Saarburg (unguarded, cannot be reserved). Costs approx. € 25,- per week.
  • Car park near the railway station in Saarburg (unguarded, cannot be reserved). Costs approx. € 10,- per week

Return journey to Saarburg

  • By train from Koblenz to Saarburg in 2 hours from approx. € 25 per person.

Embarkation at 16:00 hrs | Disembarkation at 9:00 hrs.

Minimum number of participants 75 persons up to 21 days before arrival

Due to the limited space available on the sun deck, it is only possible to bring your own bike on request and only to a limited extent. 

Excursion programme Can only be booked directly on board. You will receive a brief description of the programme with your travel documents. Depending on the composition of participants, the excursions may be offered bilingually in German and English 

We reserve the right to make changes to the timetable and programme. If, for example, a route cannot be travelled due to low water, high water or bad weather, the captain reserves the right to change the route for your safety (this is not a reason for cancellation free of charge). The same applies in the event of officially ordered lock and/or bridge repairs that have not been announced in advance.

Other information Please bear in mind that your river boat is not only your "holiday hotel" but also a piece of work equipment that moves with engine power and has to be operated constantly, even at night (sometimes with lock and bridge crossings). We recommend that guests who are particularly sensitive to noise bring earplugs. The lock passages are disruptive and unfortunately cannot be changed. 

Travel documents EU nationals (who do not have any special circumstances, e.g. dual citizenship, primary residence abroad or provisionally issued travel documents) require a valid identity card or passport for this trip, which must be valid for at least 6 months after the end of the trip. If you have a different nationality or several nationalities or if you have to comply with special legal regulations, please contact your local consulate for information on the relevant visa and entry requirements. This tour is not suitable for people with reduced mobility.

Further information

Further important information according to the package travel law can be found here!

"I look forward to making your vacation dreams come true."

Britta Krefeldt
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