River Cruises on the Rhine River and Moselle River

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The mighty Rhine is one of Europe’s major arteries. It flows into the North Sea from its beginnings in the Alps, through Switzerland, Germany, France and Holland.

From Amsterdam heading upstream the lower Rhine travels colourful Dutch waterways through rich farmland to Cologne with its Old Town and great Gothic Cathedral.

The Rhine meets the Moselle at Koblenz, continues to the ancient fortress town of Boppard, and passes the famous Lorelei Rock on its way to the wine country town of Rudesheim with its lively Drosselgrasse of restaurants and taverns.

At Mainz the River Main leaves the Rhine which continues south, allowing a tour to romantic Heidelberg, the oldest university town in Germany. The upper Rhine then continues to Strasbourg, a cosmopolitan city on the French-German border with a soaring cathedral and colourful half-timbered buildings, and reaches Basle, Switzerland’s second largest city.

The Moselle is a more intimate river and meanders through woods and vineyards for over 160 miles. From Koblenz on the Rhine the river flows past hills dotted with romantic castles through wine villages such as Cochem, Bernkastel and Piesport to Trier, founded by the Romans 2000 years ago.

From the Rhine you can join the Main, and via the Main-Danube Canal cruise the River Danube to Vienna and Budapest, and on to the Black Sea.

We offer a range of cruises on the Rhine and Moselle rivers. Some start from Amsterdam or Antwerp, others cover just a section of the Rhine River. Holland at Tulip Time 2009 itineraries include other parts of Holland and visits to the Belgium towns of Antwerp and Brussels as well as the medieval city of Bruges.

River Map of Europe
Follow the Rhine, Moselle and Main on our zoomable map.