As I've recently posted, we will be heading on our first Adventures by Disney vacation soon (the River Cruise starts next Monday!). One of the many great things about Adventures by Disney vacations is that all of your activities are included - all tickets and admissions to events and attractions; entrance fees; and more are included! Not only are they included with the cost of the adventure, these activities are more often than not a VIP Premium experience. Meaning, the daily activities are usually private, unique experiences that you won't have to wait in line to experience!
As I've previously mentioned, we are going on the Rhine River Cruise: Food and Wine sailing. Here are the adventures we were able to select from for our specific sailing.
Here are more details about these activities:
Basel, Switzerland. Day 1. No activities are offered as this is the day we board the River Cruise ship!
Strasbourg, France. Day 2L Two half day activities are offered.
- Option 1: Riquewihr Food and Wine Tasting Tour. Explore the vineyards that produce some of the most noted wines in the world. Taste some of the great wines produced including the Riesling, which Riquewihr is known for.
- We are all doing this option.
- Option 2: On Your Own in Strasbourg. Explore the city including visiting the Gothic Strabourg Cathédrale, many museums, shops and cafe in this city.
Strasbourg, France. Day 3: Two morning options and two more afternoon options.
- Morning Option 1: Canal Boat Tour and Visit to Strabourg Cathédrale. Tour the city on the Batorama Canal Boat. Then visit Strasbourg Cathedral de Notre Dame, built in 1439 in the grand Gothic style, with Renaissance-era stained-glass windows and a famous astronomical clock created in 1843.
- My parents are doing this activity.
- Morning Option 2: Alsace Canoe Trip. Enjoy a scenic canoe trip paddling on the Alsace waterways.
- My husband and I are doing this activity in the morning.
- Afternoon Option 1: Macaron Baking Class. Learn how to make delicious French macarons from the respected local chef on board the ship.
- Afternoon Option 2: Wine Caves in the Cave Historique Des Hospices. In this wine museum, 40 ancient wine barrels mark the history of the region—one containing wine from 1472. Enjoy an Alsatian wine tasting.
- We are all doing this option.
Mannheim, Germany. Day 4: There is an all-day option or two half day options.
- Full Day Option: Porche Museum and Mercedes-Benz Museum with Lunch. Learn the history of these 2 legendary automobile companies.
- Half Day Option 1: Visit Heidelberg Castle. Learn the history of this fortress and home of royalty. Afterwards, explore Heidelberg, Germany's oldest and most renowned university town.
- We are all doing this option.
- Half Day Option 2: On Your Own in Mannheim. Explore the city located that is home to the world’s first bicycle and motorcar, as well as some beautiful parks.
Rüdesheim, Germany. Day 5: Two activities to do either in the morning or afternoon.
- Option 1: Biking on your own. Bike throught Rüdesheim and the surrounding wine country that is the birthplace of acclaimed pinot noir and Riesling wines.
- My husband is doing this with my sister.
- Option 2: Adolf Störzel Vineyards. Walk amongst the grapes that produce some of the region’s most unforgettable wines. Then, enjoy a wine tasting accompanied by soft pretzels inside the Bassenheimer Hof’s cellar.
- I am doing this with my parents.
Cologne, Germany. Day 6: Choice of 3 half-day activities.
- Option 1: Cologne Walking Tour, visit to Cathedral and Fragrance museum. Explore the 2,000 year old city including the Cologne Cathedral. A privately guided tour learning the history of fragrance and how German eau de cologne is made.
- My parents will be enjoying this daily activity.
- Option 2: Cologne Walking Tour, visit to Cathedral and Chocolate museum. Explore the 2,000 year old city including the Cologne Cathedral. Create your own chocolate bar at the Chocolate Museum.
- Option 3: Cologne Pub Tour. Take the Cologne Pub Tour and explore the fine beers of the region.
- This is what my husband and I will be doing.
Amsterdam, The Netherlands. Day 7: Choice of two morning activities and
- Morning Option 1: The Rijksmuseum. Housed in over 150 rooms in an impressive, gold-leaf building, magnificent fifteenth 15th to 17th century paintings are on display—masterpieces by Rembrandt, Vermeer, among others.
- This is what may parents are doing.
- Morning Option 2: Explore The Van Gogh Museum. With over 1,000 paintings, drawings and letters of Vincent Van Gogh. Get an intimate view of some of his greatest masterpieces, including "Sunflowers" and "The Bedroom."
- This is what my husband and I are doing
- Afternoon Option 1: Tour the classic fishing village of Volendam. With its beautiful harbor home to old fishing boats and residents who still wear traditional clothing such as pointed bonnets.
- This is what my parents are doing.
- Afternoon Option 2: Visit the community of Zaanse Schans. Appearing as if it's straight out of a child's storybook, with iconic wooden windmills and other structures that have been moved and reassembled here to bring the history of this area to life.
- Afternoon Option 3: Tour Amsterdam on your own.
- This is what my husband and I are doing, planning to 'rent' some of the bikes available on the ship!
That is what we will be doing! And it is all included with the cost of our Adventure! To follow along in all of these adventures, make sure that you are following my Instagram and Facebook pages! I'll be posting lots of videos and pictures of our River Cruise Adventure to give yourself a first hand account of what an Adventures by Disney vacation is all about!
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