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Bike & Boat: Mosel & Saar - Koblenz to Saarburg

Vineyards, half-timbered houses and enchanting landscapes on Mosel and Saar

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MOS05
Duration
8 days / 7 nights
Price
From 1.099€
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Price calculator last updated: January 11.02.2025,

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Germany's beautiful river landscapes Mosel and Saar invite you! Combine varied bike tours with a pleasant stay on board the MS OLYMPIA. During this 8-day trip, explore Saarburg, which is sometimes called "Little Venice". However, the city is by no means the only highlight of this trip for romantics and connoisseurs. Beautiful half-timbered houses, vineyards, the Porta Nigra in Trier, the old arm of the Saar: they will all be little highlights. While you are active during the day, the ship follows you along the river, and then returns to your hotel ship at your destination for the day. Mosel and Saar present themselves in the best light.

Blick aufs Moseltal an der Mosel

Individual arrival and boarding from 16:00 p.m. The captain and his crew as well as your on-board tour guide will warmly welcome you on board.

*Only departure 03.05.2025: Embarkation in Bonn instead of Koblenz, departure Bonn at 17:00 p.m. Arrival in Andernach on 03.05.2025 at 22:00 p.m. Departure on day 2 from Andernach at 06:00 a.m. Arrival in Alken at 10:00 a.m.

**Only departure 09.08.2025: Embarkation in Andernach instead of Koblenz, departure on day 2 from Andernach at 06:00 am. Arrival in Alken at 10:00 am.
 

Overnight place: Koblenz / Andernach

Your ship will take you to Alken today. From here you will cycle to Moselcore and then on to Cochem, where historic half-timbered houses in the old town, the town hall and the old market square with St. Martin's fountain await you - and the Reichsburg castle towers over everything like a fairytale castle. We recommend that inexperienced cyclists spend the day on board and use the free afternoon in Cochem.

Overnight place: Cochem

After breakfast, cycle along the winding Mosel along the river to the small town of Beilstein. As “Rothenburg an der Mosel“ this lovely little town even went into the Filmhistory. After a short tour, we head past the steepest vineyard in Europe, the Bremmer Calmont, to Zell an der Mosel – known for the vineyard “Zeller Schwarze Katz”. You should take the time to taste the good wines of the Mosel know.

Overnight place: cell

Today you will cycle first through the romantic Traben-Trarbach, the Art Nouveau town on the Middle Moselle, and then through the world-famous wine town of Kröv to Bernkastel-Kues. Here, stately half-timbered houses line the medieval market square, which invites you to explore.

Overnight place: Bernkastel-Kues

Your journey takes you to Piesport, the largest wine-growing community on the MoselThe largest Roman wine press ever found north of the Alps is also located here. In Neumagen-Dhron, the oldest wine-producing town in Germany, you can see a replica of a Roman wine ship before continuing on to Mehring in the early afternoon.

Overnight place: more

You cycle via Pfalzel to Trier. One of the oldest cities in Germany is worth a thorough tour: its Roman roots have been kept alive by impressive buildings such as the Porta Nigra, a city gate of gigantic proportions, and the Basilica of Constantine.

Overnight place: Sort

Today you cycle along the river from Trier via Wasserbillig in Luxembourg to Saarburg, also known as "Little Venice". The townscape is characterized by narrow streets, half-timbered houses, baroque buildings and colorful fishermen's and boatmen's houses.

Overnight place: Saarburg

Disembarkation after breakfast at 09:00 am and individual journey home.

• 7 nights in outside cabins in the booked cabin category
• Program according to itinerary 
• All passenger and port fees
• Welcome drink
• Daily cabin cleaning; bed linen and towel change as required
• Full board: 7x breakfast, 6x packed lunch for bike tours or small lunch, 6x coffee and cake in the afternoon, 7x 3-course dinner 
• Daily bike tour briefing
• Digital travel documents in the GUIBO app including GPS data for the bike tours 
• Onboard tour guide

Our services are communicated in German and English.

Visitor's tax, city tax or cultural tax, which is not included in the travel price, is EUR 2,00-3,00 per person/night, payable locally.

Saving tip: 3% early bird discount for tours in 2025 until the end of February 2025
  • The discount is automatically deducted during the booking process.
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Basic price in € per person

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2 bed cabin main deck upper deck
03.05.2025 - 10.05.2025 1.099,00 € 1.249,00 €
04.05.2025 - 03.10.2025 - 1.399,00 €
11.05.2025 - 03.10.2025 1.249,00 € -
04.10.2025 - 11.10.2025 1.099,00 € 1.249,00 €
2-bed cabin for single use main deck upper deck
03.05.2025 - 10.05.2025 1.428,70 € 1.623,70 €
04.05.2025 - 03.10.2025 - 1.818,70 €
11.05.2025 - 03.10.2025 1.623,70 € -
04.10.2025 - 11.10.2025 1.428,70 € 1.623,70 €
1 bed cabin upper deck
03.05.2025 - 10.05.2025 1.249,00 €
04.05.2025 - 03.10.2025 1.549,00 €
04.10.2025 - 11.10.2025 1.249,00 €
2 bed cabin aft* upper deck
03.05.2025 - 10.05.2025 1.199,00 €
04.05.2025 - 03.10.2025 1.349,00 €
04.10.2025 - 11.10.2025 1.199,00 €

Rental bikes

    7-speed unisex rental bike
    01.01.2025 - 31.12.2025 89,00 €
    electric rental bike
    01.01.2025 - 31.12.2025 199,00 €

Additional Services

    Bring your own bike / electric bike (on request, limited availability)
    01.01.2025 - 31.12.2025 39,00 €

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MOS 05

Bike & Boat: Mosel & Saar - Koblenz to Saarburg

Duration
8 days
Overnight stays
7 nights
Overnight stays
about 226 km

fully booked for 2025!

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Basic price in € per person * 2025 main deck upper deck
2 bed cabin From €1099 From €1249
2-bed cabin for single use From €1473.7 From €1668.7
1 bed cabin - From €1399
2 bed cabin aft* - From €1199

3% early bird discount for tours in 2025 until the end of February

Attention: This trip is not suitable for people with reduced mobility.

Train: to/from Koblenz/Saarburg train station

Parking in Koblenz (subject to change, as of May 2024):

Public parking garage near the boat dock in Koblenz from around €140/week and free commuter parking spaces outside. From there you can take the bus into the city. No reservation possible.
Parking in Koblenz at Ehrenbreitstein train station (unguarded, cannot be reserved). Costs from approx. € 15/week
Please note: In Koblenz the car cannot be loaded or unloaded in front of the ship!

Return trip to Koblenz (subject to change, as of May 2024) - by train from Saarburg in 2 hours from approx. € 25,- per person

General tip for traveling by car

You can easily find a large overview of parking spaces on the external website www.parkopedia.de . view

MS Olympia

Comfortable and cozy river boat with a family atmosphere. The panoramic lounge with bar, furnished in English club style, and the bright and friendly restaurant invite you to spend relaxing hours on board. Spacious, partially covered sun deck with seating and storage space for bicycles. 

Cabins: 49 outside cabins, comfortable and tastefully furnished with shower/WC, hairdryer, telephone, TV, individually adjustable air conditioning/heating, refrigerator and safe

Main deck: 21x 2-bed cabins (approx. 11m2), panoramic window (cannot be opened)

Upper deck: 22x 2-bed cabins (approx. 11m2) + four larger 2-bed cabins in the rear part of the ship (= 2-bed cabins aft: during the journey, increased noise is noticeable, approx. 12m2, three of the cabins have a double bed) and two single-bed cabins (approx. 1m2). The panoramic windows on the upper deck can be opened. 

Facts about the ship

Year of construction: 1984 / Renovation: 2015/2016 / Flag: Switzerland / Length: 88,50 m / Width: 10,50 m / Draft: 1,50 m / Crew: approx. 21 / Act: max. 96

 

deck plan

2 bed cabin upper deck

2 bed cabin main deck

single cabin upper deck

Restaurant

lounge and bar

 

Minimum number of participants 75 people (must be reached 21 days before departure)

Timetable and program changes are generally reserved. If, for example, a route cannot be navigated due to low water, high water or bad weather, the captain reserves the right to change the route for your safety (this is not a free reason for cancellation). The same applies to lock and/or bridge repairs ordered by the authorities that were not announced in advance.

Other information Please remember that your river boat is not only your "holiday hotel" but also a working tool that moves using motor power and needs to be operated constantly, even at night (sometimes when passing through locks and bridges). We recommend that guests who are particularly sensitive to noise bring earplugs. The lock passages are associated with disruptions and unfortunately cannot be changed.

The quality of the cycle paths is excellent. MoselThe cycle path mostly runs on paved or asphalted roads without any significant gradients. This means that this trip is also suitable for inexperienced cyclists.

General information

Not included in the price: Cultural development tax, bed tax, arrival and departure, transfers, excursions, entrance and sightseeing fees, city maps, ferry fees, insurance, tips and personal expenses.
This trip is not suitable for people with reduced mobility. Maps presented are for illustrative purposes only and do not reflect geographical reality.

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