Dear all.
Me and my wife are planning 5 days Germamny touring travel in March(10~15) especially along the Rhine river. This is our first time to be there by the way.
We will depart from Brussel to Cologne(not sure - please anyone tell me the suitable HQ for my plan). We%26#39;d like to see things like castles around the Rhine river and the cities.
Please advise me how to plan the route.
And just recommend any hotel(or B%26amp;B) with best money-value.
Happy new year.
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Hi Novasuh!
Actually Brussels and Cologne are neither very suitable headquarters for your Rhine Valley cruise. Even though Cologne is situated on the shore of the Rhine river, the part that is most picturesque is a couple of miles further south. If you only want to do the Rhine river cruise, I would recommend staying somewhere near Koblenz. The %26quot;classic%26quot; river cruise would start in St. Goar / St. Goarshausen and lead south to Rüdesheim (or - even better, but from Brussels not very handy - the other way round). This is doable in one day per ship. On the other hand, you might want to stay in a castle in the area overnight or visit some towns along the Rhine river. Then of course, your trip could take much longer.
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Fully agree with MarkK
Cologne is for sure worth a trip for a day, but the most interesting part of the rivey valley is located between Bonn in the north and Bingen in the south with the part between Koblenz and Bingen being something like the highlight. Accomodation will be better price/value in these cities as well compared to cologne.
I%26#39;d suggest you pick either one of the three cities (Bingen, Koblenz, Bonn) as the starting point; Koblenz might indeed be a good idea, maybe even for a short trip into the River Mosella Valley.
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I%26#39;d have to rely on the 2 previous posters opinion about the Rhine from Koblenz to Köln. We haven%26#39;t seen that part of the Rhine. But the middle Rhine from Bingen to Koblenz is wonderful. There are many vineyards, villages, castles, hills and valleys. You could stay at a castle hotel or there is one castle that has a hostel on the Rhine in that area. And there is a castle that offers an apartment to stay in as well.
You could choose Koblenz or Bingen as a base or any village in between, such as St. Goar or Bacharach. You can easily reach the other villages by train. We stayed in Bingen as we had friends there.
From Koblenz, you should see Marksburg castle in Braubach.
You should visit Rüdesheim one day. Ride the seilbahn/chairlift to the Neiderwald Monument.
KD is the big-boat operator on the Rhine and Mosel river, if you want to do a cruise to Marksburg and take the train back. There are smaller operators based out of Bingen as well.
For your train travel use the Rheinland-Palatinate länder ticket.(When at the ticket machine at the station - push the %26quot;länder%26quot; button and select %26quot;gruppentageskarte bis 5 personen%26quot;). It%26#39;s good for up to a group of 5 after 09:00 and on the weekend. You get a 20% discount if you show it at the KD office for a boat cruise.
Some websites to check out-
Bingen-Ruedesheimer line. Goes as far as St. Goar, with several stops along the way, including Bacharach.
bingen-ruedesheimer.com/rhine-cruise/index.h…
Roessler Line - shorter cruise, doesn%26#39;t go to Bacharach/St. Goar
roesslerlinie.de/rhine_assmannshausen_castle…
KD-
http://www.k-d.com/englisch/index.html
Here%26#39;s the website and picture of what the seilbahn looks like-
http://www.seilbahn-ruedesheim.de/
Rüdesheim%26#39;s website in English. Check the sightseeing tab for Niederwald monument and its forest-
http://www.ruedesheim.de/en/index.html
Burg Rheinstein apartment:
http://www.burg-rheinstein.de/index_e.htm
Castles along the Rhine, just click on a castle name to see it%26#39;s description:
www.welterbe-mittelrheintal.de/index.php…
another website - castles in Rhineland-Palatinate from Bingen to Koblenz.
http://www.roadstoruins.com/saarbrucken.html
Schlosshotel Rheinfels
http://www.schloss-rheinfels.de/
Schönburg Castle
www.hotel-schoenburg.com/rhine-river-map/
Stahleck Castle
www.welterbe-mittelrheintal.de/index.php…
Hotel Burg Reichenstein
www.caltim.com/reichenstein/#Burg%20hotel
A few hotel websites in Bingen:
www.nh-hotels.com - this is the largest convention hotel in Bingen and is right on the Rhine. I suggest you try looking here first for a room in Bingen. It%26#39;s convenient to everything.
www.weingut-hemmes.de
www.weinhotel-michel.de
www.hotel-krone-bingen.de
www.servicehotel.org
www.hotel-koeppel.de
City of Bingen am Rhein%26#39;s website-
www.bingen.de/tourist/englisch/index.php
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Thank you to all...
It is really helpful for us...
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