Tuesday 22nd: Our outward journey takes us via York for time for sightseeing before continuing to Hull for the evening P&O overnight ferry to Rotterdam. You can enjoy great entertainment and delicious food choices on board your ferry to Holland. You’ll be assured of a good night’s sleep too, thanks to the comfortable en-suite cabins.
Wednesday 23rd: On arrival in Rotterdam we continue our journey into Germany and to Aachen where we enjoy an extended lunch stop with time to soak up the atmosphere and sample some regional delights at the famous Christmas market. We leave early afternoon and follow the banks of the Rhine to our resort of Boppard and the Ebertor Hotel.
Thursday 24th (Christmas Eve): After breakfast this morning we visit the Romanticum Museum in the Koblenz. This unique attraction takes visitors aboard a virtual ship on a Germany-wide unique, multi-media Rhine journey through the UNESCO “Upper Middle Rhine Valley” world heritage site. After free time in Koblenz we return to the Ebertor for lunch and a relaxing afternoon in Boppard. This evening we enjoy a tradional 4-course festive German Christmas Eve dinner during which Andreas Arenz plays traditional
Christmas songs on the piano and a small gift will be given to each guest.
Friday 25th (Christmas Day): After a Christmas buffet breakfast there will be free time in Boppard before we take a 3 course traditional British Christmas Turkey lunch with a glass of sparkling wine. This afternoon we take a return journey on the Hunsbruck mountain train. With 2 viaducts, 5 tunnels and wonderful views – the rail journey Boppard-Buchholz- Emmelshausen taking you through Boppard’s forests is one of the most delightful mountain railway routes in Germany. We return to our hotel for a glass of mulled wine and
dinner this evening will be buffet style followed by dancing with live music.
Saturday 26th (Boxing Day): Enjoy a leisurely cruise from Boppard, sailing along the Rhine to the ancient Roman town of Koblenz, which is positioned at the junction of the Moselle and Rhine rivers. This afternoon we return to Boppard to visit local wine grower, Thomas Peril’s vineyard with a tasting of 4 wines and an informative talk about region.
Sunday 27th: We leave after breakfast and head north past Cologne and into Holland where we make a stop in the pretty town of Valkenburg, famed as the No. 1 Christmas town of the Netherlands. In addition to the atmospheric lighting and decoration of the city, the famous caves offer an absolute highlight: two underground Christmas markets! We continue our journey back to Rotterdam for our overnight sailing to Hull.
Monday 28th: We arrive in Hull early morning and return home.
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