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Travel 55 offer you discount on Shearings holidays and tours To book, call Shearings direct on 0844 824 3535 and quote S9990 for the Travel 55 discounted price We don't show all Shearings tours on our site, but discount is available on any holidays in Shearings' brochures* when you book direct with Shearings and quote the Travel 55 ref S9990 *Discount is not available on Rail Trail tours

Explore the Romantic Rhine Holidays by Coach, Air or Rail - 8 & 10 Days Holiday Highlights • Popular resort of Königswinter and Drachenfels Mountain • Myths and legends of the Loreley Rock • Boppard, the ‘Pearl of the Rhine’ • Bonn, birthplace of Beethoven

Coach Holiday Itinerary
DAY 1: UK to N. France Across to Calais and then on to your overnight hotel.	DAY 6: Rüdesheim to Koblenz Here, where the Rhine meets the Moselle, the scenery is breathtaking at the northern end of the Rhine Gorge and you’ll have time to explore the town’s charming medieval centre.
DAY 2: N. France to Cologne Joining our ship, you can choose to spend time on board or explore the magic of Cologne, with its enchanting old town and popular gothic cathedral.	DAY 7: Koblenz - Remagen - Bonn You’ll know today’s first port of call from the movie ‘A Bridge Too Far’, which portrayed the moment when the Ludenorff Bridge – the last standing on the Rhine - was captured by US soldiers in 1945 during the ‘miracle of Remagen’. Bonn, the birthplace of Beethoven, has beautiful botanic gardens at Poppelsdorf Palace.
DAY 3: Cologne – Königswinter – Linz We set sail south in the morning to the popular resort of Königswinter, with its Seven Mountains museum and cogwheel railway up to the imposing Drachenfels mountain. Our next stop is the charming city of Linz, where sights include colourful half-timbered houses and a medieval moated castle.	DAY 8: Bonn to Cologne Retracing our journey along the Rhine, we make our way back to Cologne and enjoy the Captain’s dinner on board in the evening.
DAY 4: Linz to Boppard Continuing south to the ancient fortress town of Boppard, known as the ‘Pearl of the Rhine’. Founded by the Romans, it has an unspoilt promenade and picturesque location at the foot of six imposing valleys.	DAY 9: Cologne to N. France Journey by coach to your overnight hotel.
DAY 5: Boppard to Rüdesheim Today’s cruise takes in the legendary Loreley Rock, the place where the beautiful Rhine Maiden, that gave the rock its name, lured navigators to their doom with her alluring singing. The Rhine is only 90 metres wide here where the rock rises steeply above it and, at low tide, it is possible to see the dangerous reefs of ‘the seven virgins’, who, legend has it, were turned into rocks because they were so hard hearted.	DAY 10: N. France to UK Calais, Dover, then home.
Optional Excursions • Drachenfels Castle at Königswinter (day 3) • Wine tasting at Boppard (day 4) • Niederwald Monument at Rüdesheim (day 5) • Moselle Valley (day 6) • Bonn city tour (day 7) • Cologne city tour (day 8)

Explore the Romantic Rhine - Coach Holidays 2009 Tour Code RRDEC6R/RRDECH. Dep Code X - Depart Tuesday
• 9 nights dinner, room & breakfast, 7 lunches • Luxury coach travel • Shearings cruise representative
Shearings Brochure Price in Black Travel 55 Discount Price in Red Quote Travel 55 Ref: S9990 + Tour Code
June 23	£939 £893	August 4	£989 £940
July 21	£989 £940	September 15	£919 £874
Grade C + £85 Grade B £105 Grade B+ £130 Grade A £160 Single, Main £119 Single, Promenade £139 MPS Rotterdam to view click here

Air Holiday Itinerary
DAY 1: UK to Cologne/Dusseldorf Fly to Cologne and transfer to the ship.	DAY 8: Cologne to UK Transfer to the airport for your flight back to the UK. (B)
DAYS 2 to 7: Cruising As per coach itinerary days 3 to 8.
Optional Excursions • Drachenfels Castle at Königswinter (day 3) • Wine tasting at Boppard (day 4) • Niederwald Monument at Rüdesheim (day 5) • Moselle Valley (day 6) • Bonn city tour (day 7) • Cologne city tour (day 8)

Explore the Romantic Rhine - Air Holidays 2009 Tour Code RADEC6R/RADECH
7 Nights Dinner, Room & Breakfast, 6 Lunches Return flights and resort transfers Shearings Cruise Representative
Shearings Brochure Price in Black Travel 55 Discount Price in Red Quote Travel 55 Ref: S9990 + Tour Code
June 24	£939 £893	August 5	£989 £940
July 22	£989 £940	September 16	£919 £874
Grade C + £85 Grade B £105 Grade B+ £130 Grade A £160 Single, Main £75 Single, Promenade £95  MPS Rotterdam to view click here

Rail Holiday Itinerary
DAY 1: London St Pancras to Cologne Meet at St Pancras station and join your Eurostar service to Brussels. From Brussels transfer by coach to Cologne	DAY 8: Cologne to London St Pancras Transfer by coach to Brussels, to join the Eurostar service to London St Pancras.
DAYS 2 to 7: Cruising As per coach itinerary days 3 to 8
Optional Excursions • Drachenfels Castle at Königswinter (day 3) • Wine tasting at Boppard (day 4) • Niederwald Monument at Rüdesheim (day 5) • Moselle Valley (day 6) • Bonn city tour (day 7) • Cologne city tour (day 8)

Explore the Romantic Rhine - Rail Holidays 2009 Tour Code RLDEC6R/RLDCEH
• 7 nights dinner, room & breakfast, 6 lunches • Return Eurostar, standard ticket London-Brussels • Shearings cruise representative
Shearings Brochure Price in Black Travel 55 Discount Price in Red Quote Travel 55 Ref: S9990 + Tour Code
June 24	£919 £874	August 5	£969 £921
July 22	£969 £921	September 16	£899 £855
Grade C + £85 Grade B £105 Grade B+ £130 Grade A £160 Single, Main £75 Single, Promenade £95  MPS Rotterdam to view click here

To book, call Shearings direct on 0844 824 3535 and quote S9990 for the Travel 55 discounted price We don't show all Shearings tours on our site, but discount is available on any holidays in Shearings' brochures* when you book direct with Shearings and quote the Travel 55 ref S9990 *Discount is not available on Rail Trail tours

All holidays subject to availability and to Shearings trading charter