The essentials at a glance

Bike and boat tour along the Rhine from Mainz to Koblenz through the UNESCO World Heritage Upper Middle Rhine Valley. Easy cycling on paved paths and quiet roads with minimal gradients, covering approximately 15-40 km daily. Highlights include Worms, Rüdesheim's Drosselgasse, Niederwald Monument, Pfalzgrafenstein Castle, Loreley cliff, and Koblenz's Deutsche Eck. Accommodation aboard MS Switzerland with full board, onboard tour guide, and daily briefings.

itinerary at a glance

Individual arrival in Mainz and embarkation at 4.00 pm. On the ship, you will be welcomed by your captain and crew and the tour management.

A short leg of the journey with lots of time to indulge: directly alongside the Rhine, you cycle on the well-paved Rhine Cycle Route to Nierstein. With almost 1.000 hectares of vineyard surface area, Nierstein is the biggest wine-growing municipality on the Rhine. You may also visit the historic Old Town with its medieval market square and the noble houses. In the afternoon, enjoy the boat tour from Nierstein to Worms.

Start off for today`s cycle tour in Worms, the city of the Nibelungs. On an extensive cycle tour alongside the bank of the Rhine River, you will have again the possibility to fall for the charms of the vineyards and to enjoy the varied scenery of the Rhine. Today, you cycle from the south towards Nierstein, also referred to as the Riesling City. From there, your ship sets sail for Mainz.

Today the Rhine River and its surrounding area show you the reason why the Upper Middle Rhine Valley has been declared UNESCO World Heritage. Beautiful Rhine islands, steep slate cliffs and vineyards characterize the area around Rüdesheim. On the bike tour, cycle past Eltville with electoral castle, and Oestrich-Winkel, whose landmark is a historic wine loading crane, to Rüdesheim. Here we suggest that you visit the world-famous Drosselgasse.

In the morning, start off from Rüdesheim by bike. Past thick forests and gorgeous vineyards, riding always alongside the Rhine, you will pass sights like the Niederwald Moument and Pfalzgrafenstein Castle, before reaching Oberwesel, today`s destination.

From Oberwesel, you start for a short cycle tour along the Rhine to Boppard. On this short trip, you come by many scenic outposts from where you have the possibility to enjoy the varied landscape. From the bank of the river, the many fortresses and the legendary Loreley cliff offer a picturesque backdrop all along the way

Cycle from Boppard to Koblenz, today`s destination. Here the Moselle River joins the Rhine. One last time, cycle past impres-sive buildings like the Marksburg Castle in Braubach and StolzenfelsCastle. Let the day come to an end at the Deutsche Eck, the German Corner, or ride to the Ehrenbreitstein Fortress and enjoy the fantastic panoramic viewover the city of Koblenz

After breakfast, disembarkation until 09:00 am.

Other variations of this tour

Koblenz - Mainz, MS Switzerland

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MS Switzerland river cruise ship with white hull and turquoise trim sailing on calm river, surrounded by green trees under blue sky.

Cycling through the vineyards on the Three Imperial Cathedrals on the Rhine tour

Cyclists on the Rhine cycle path near Nierstein

Difficulty level

Easy

Most of the stretches are paved or as-phalted, and lead alongside the Rhine dikes with-out any gradients of note. Nearly all cycle tours can be classified as being easy.

Prices & Dates

Prices per person in EUR

Our rental bikes

The different types of rental bikes at a glance

Unisex bike

High-quality unisex touring bike with comfortable low entry

Available gear options can be found in the price table

Unisex Electro bike

High-quality unisex electric bike with comfortable low entry

services & information

Further details about this tour

Services

Inlcuded

Program according to itinerary from Mainz to Koblenz
7 nights in outside cabins in the booked cabin category
1 welcome drink
Full meals (7x breakfast, 6x packed lunch for cyclists or lunch snack on board, 6x afternoon coffee break, 7x 3-course-dinner)
On board tour guide incl. daily tour briefing
Daily cabin cleaning, change of bed linen and towels as needed
Detailed travel documents (navigation app and GPS-data)
All harbour, lock and bridge fees

OPTIONAL

Bringing your own bike/electric bike: € 59,- (on request only, limited)
Helmets € 45,-/week, reservation necessary and to be paid for at the time

Information

Arrival / Parking / Departure

Car Park at the central station (unguarded, cannot be booked in advance) in Mainz

Things to note

Minimum number of participants: 80 persons
Further important information according to the package travel law and additional information about your bike and boat trip can be found here! .
This tour is a partner tour.