Berlin Inn
Hotel
Days 1–3
Berlin & the Rhine — 8 days (Potsdam, Cologne, Koblenz, Bacharach & Rudesheim)
Eight days entirely by train and river boat. Eight days with a rail pass, the full gorge boat and a guesthouse in Bacharach rather than a Rhine-side hotel chain.
Cypress & Stone
Runs this trip
Walking / cultural tour
Eight days entirely by train and river boat
Group Tour
Join a fixed-date departure with other travellers
Top Highlights
Brandenburg GateEight days: a city that spent forty years split in two, then the Rhine gorge. Berlin Wall MemorialBernauer Straße is the only place the wall system is preserved in depth — both walls, the strip between and a watchtower. Neues MuseumCecilienhof is where Truman, Stalin and Churchill divided post-war Europe, and the room is laid out as it was. Cologne CathedralThe cathedral took 632 years and was the tallest building in the world when it was finished in 1880. MarksburgForty castles in sixty-five kilometres, most built to tax river traffic. RheinsteigThe slate terraces here are steep enough that the vines are worked by monorail, and the Riesling is the reason.
Itinerary
Eight days: a city that spent forty years split in two, then the Rhine gorge.
BerlinHow the day runs
- 1 hrsThe airport express into Hauptbahnhof
- MealsDinner
- AccommodationBerlin Inn
Included Activities
- Transfer
- Hotel night
- Rail pass for the week
LANDMARKS Brandenburg Gate Reichstag Museum Island Start point Berlin, Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER) 00:00 - 23:59Bernauer Straße is the only place the wall system is preserved in depth — both walls, the strip between and a watchtower.
BerlinHow the day runs
- 4 hrs9:00 AM — Bernauer Straße, the Wall memorial and the death strip
- 3:00 PM — the Holocaust Memorial and the Topography of Terror
- MealsBreakfast
- AccommodationBerlin Inn
Included Activities
- All entries
- Hotel night
LANDMARKS Berlin Wall Memorial Holocaust Memorial Topography of Terror Cecilienhof is where Truman, Stalin and Churchill divided post-war Europe, and the room is laid out as it was.
Berlin, PotsdamHow the day runs
- 9:00 AM — the Neues Museum and Nefertiti
- 1 hrs1:30 PM — Sanssouci and the Cecilienhof
- MealsBreakfast
- AccommodationBerlin Inn
Included Activities
- Museum and palace entries
- Hotel night
LANDMARKS Neues Museum Nefertiti Sanssouci Cecilienhof The cathedral took 632 years and was the tallest building in the world when it was finished in 1880. The tower is 533 steps.
Berlin, CologneHow the day runs
- 4 hrs9:00 AM — the ICE west
- 3 hrs2:00 PM — the Dom, and the tower if the legs allow
- MealsBreakfast
- AccommodationCologne Courtyard
Included Activities
- Rail
- Cathedral tower
- Hotel night
LANDMARKS Cologne Cathedral Roman-Germanic Museum Rhine promenade Forty castles in sixty-five kilometres, most built to tax river traffic. Pfalzgrafenstein sits on an island in the middle doing exactly that.
Cologne, Koblenz, BacharachHow the day runs
- 1 hrs9:00 AM — south to the Deutsches Eck
- 4 hrs11:30 AM — the boat through the gorge
- MealsBreakfast, Dinner
- AccommodationBacharach Residency
Included Activities
- Boat pass
- Guesthouse in Bacharach
LANDMARKS Marksburg Loreley Pfalzgrafenstein Bacharach The slate terraces here are steep enough that the vines are worked by monorail, and the Riesling is the reason.
Bacharach, RudesheimHow the day runs
- 4 hrs9:00 AM — up onto the Rheinsteig and along the rim
- 1 hrs3:00 PM — down to Rüdesheim
- MealsBreakfast, Dinner
- AccommodationRudesheim Residency
Included Activities
- Guesthouse night
- A Riesling tasting
LANDMARKS Rheinsteig Stahleck castle Riesling terraces Niederwald The monument was put up in 1883 to celebrate German unification, and the view from it covers most of the Rheingau.
Rudesheim, CologneHow the day runs
- 1 hrs9:00 AM — up to the Niederwald monument
- 2 hrs2:00 PM — north for the flight
- MealsBreakfast
- AccommodationCologne Courtyard
Included Activities
- Cable car
- Hotel night
LANDMARKS Niederwalddenkmal Rüdesheim Rhine confluence Both Cologne-Bonn and Frankfurt are on the same fast line.
CologneHow the day runs
- 0 hrsThe airport train
- MealsBreakfast
- AccommodationNot included — onward travel
Included Activities
- Transfer
- Day 1Transfer
- Day 1Hotel night
- Day 1Rail pass for the week
- Day 2All entries
- Day 3Museum and palace entries
- Day 4Rail
- Day 4Cathedral tower
- Day 5Boat pass
- Day 5Guesthouse in Bacharach
- Day 6Guesthouse night
- Day 6A Riesling tasting
- Day 7Cable car
- Day 1 · 3 nightsBerlin Inn
- Day 4 · 1 nightCologne Courtyard
- Day 5 · 1 nightBacharach Residency
- Day 6 · 1 nightRudesheim Residency
- Day 7 · 1 nightCologne Courtyard
- Day 1Berlin to BerlinThe airport express into Hauptbahnhof
- Day 3Berlin to Potsdam1:30 PM — Sanssouci and the Cecilienhof
- Day 4Berlin to Cologne9:00 AM — the ICE west
- Day 5Cologne to Koblenz9:00 AM — south to the Deutsches Eck
- Day 5Koblenz to Bacharach11:30 AM — the boat through the gorge
- Day 6Bacharach to Rudesheim3:00 PM — down to Rüdesheim
- Day 7Rudesheim to Cologne2:00 PM — north for the flight
- Day 8Cologne to CologneThe airport train
Where you'll stay
All accommodations are subject to change
Cologne Courtyard
Hotel
Days 4, 7
Bacharach Residency
Hotel
Day 5
Rudesheim Residency
Hotel
Day 6
What you'll eat
7 breakfasts and 3 dinners across 8 days, at the lodges you sleep in. It opens with dinner on day 1 and closes with breakfast on day 8.
- DinnerServed on days 1, 5, 6
- BreakfastServed on days 2–8
10 meal services named in the itinerary. Vegetarian and vegan covered; Jain, gluten-free and allergies on notice at booking
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Customer reviews
Overall rating
4.5/5
Based on 11 reviews
Review summary
Food4.2/5
Guide4.2/5
Itinerary4.3/5
Transport4.1/5
Accommodation4.3/5
Tour operator4.1/5
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Karan Shah – Nagpur2026-02-04 · Verified booking
Berlin and Rhineland done well. The itinerary had room to breathe. No hesitation recommending them.
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Tara D'Souza – Bengaluru2026-02-04 · Verified booking
Good mix of the obvious things and a few places we'd never have found. Would send friends their way.
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Tom Bergman – Singapore2026-02-04 · Verified booking
Well paced over 8 days with enough free time to not feel herded. No complaints about any of the hotels — all of them well placed.
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James Whelan – Melbourne2026-02-04 · Verified booking
Good mix of the obvious things and a few places we'd never have found. Accommodation was a notch better than the price suggested. The cooking was a genuine surprise — better than most places we'd have picked ourselves. Good value for what's included.
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Farah Qureshi – Chennai2026-02-04 · Verified booking
Good mix of the obvious things and a few places we'd never have found. Crew were professional without being stiff about it. Would send friends their way.
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Laura Whitfield – Melbourne2026-02-04 · Verified booking
Well paced over 8 days with enough free time to not feel herded. No complaints about any of the hotels — all of them well placed. Crew were professional without being stiff about it. No hesitation recommending them.
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Thank you for travelling with us — glad the route worked out.
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Tara D'Souza – Delhi2025-01-16 · Verified booking
Berlin and Rhineland done well. The itinerary had room to breathe. Food was plentiful and hot, which counts for a lot at altitude. Solid operator.
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Thank you for travelling with us — glad the route worked out.
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Carla Mendes – London2025-01-16 · Verified booking
Hotels were a step below what I expected for the price.
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Thank you for travelling with us — glad the route worked out.
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