Itinerary
DAY ONE - Saturday
06.00hrs London pick ups begin.
The description & location of your pick up point is found on the top of your E-Ticket.
We recommend you arrive at your departure/pick up point at least 10 minutes prior to your tour ensure you do not miss your tour! You must ensure you go to your booked pick up point as you may not be able to board at another location.
09.30hrs Dover to Calais English Channel crossing.
12.00hrs Arrive in Calais, France and commence our journey to Germany arriving at our hotel in Bad Salzig in the early evening. Dinner is included upon arrival and a free bar is in operation serving beer and wine for 2 hours!
The evening is at leisure.
DAY TWO - Sunday
08.30hrs After breakfast meet your Anderson Tours Tour Manager and driver outside the hotel for transport to Boppard and enjoy some free time.
09.50hrs Board the Rhine Cruise which lasts approximately two hours. The views are impressive!
13.00hrs We visit a traditional Weinhaus and try some local wines and then enjoy some free time. Dinner is at our hotel upon our return and the free bar is open for two hours!
DAY THREE - Monday
10.00 After breakfast we commence the return journey to London with a lunch time stop in the historic Belgian city of Ghent. We leave Ghent by mid afternoon.
19.30hrs Calais - Dover ferry crossing.
23.00hrs Approximate arrival back in central London.
All times shown are local times.
Please note the itinerary is intended as a guide and some details may be subject to change.
**PLEASE REMEMBER TO PACK YOUR PASSPORT, PASSENGERS WITHOUT A VALID PASSPORT WILL NOT BE ABLE TO TRAVEL**
The Rhineland:
The Rhineland (Rheinland in German) is the general name for the land on both sides of the river Rhine in the west of Germany. After the collapse of the French Empire in the early 19th century, the German-speaking regions at the middle and lower course of the Rhine river were annexed to the kingdom of Prussia. The Prussian administration reorganised the territory as the Rhine Province (also known as Rhenish Prussia), a term continuing in the names of the German states of Rhineland-Palatinate and North Rhine-Westphalia. Following the First World War of the early 20th century, the western part of Rhineland was occupied by Entente forces, then demilitarized under the Treaty of Versailles. German forces reoccupied the territory in 1936, as part of a diplomatic test of will, three years before the outbreak of the Second World War.
The River Rhine:
The Rhine is one of the longest and most important rivers in Europe at 1,320 kilometres (820 mi), with an average discharge of more than 2,000 cubic meters per second. The name of the Rhine comes from the archaic German Rhine, The Reno River in Italy shares the same etymology.
The Rhine and the Danube:
Formed most of the northern inland frontier of the Roman Empire, and since those days the Rhine has been a vital navigable waterway, carrying trade and goods deep inland. It has also served as a defensive feature, and been the basis for regional and international borders. The many castles and prehistoric fortifications along the Rhine testify to its importance as a waterway. River traffic could be stopped at these locations, usually for the purpose of collecting tolls, by the state controlling that portion of the river.
Ghent, Belgium:
Ghent is a city and a municipality located in Flanders, Belgium. It is the capital and biggest city of the East Flanders province. The city started as a settlement at the confluence of the Rivers Scheldt and Lys and became in the Middle Ages one of the largest and richest cities of northern Europe. Today it is a busy city with a port and a university.
The Graslei is one of the most scenic places in Ghent's old city centre. The bridge to the right is the Sint-Michielsbrug, the building on the corner is the former postal office and in the distance to the right the three towers of Ghent can be seen. |
