Moselle + Saar Rivers by Bike + Boat
MV OLYMPIA
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Stand Okt 2022, Änderungen vorbehalten.
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On a bike and boat trip along the Saar and Moselle rivers you will experience the charming river landscapes with meadows, forests and vineyards. Visit the famous Porta Nigra and the Imperial Baths in the ancient Roman city of Trier, the medieval town of Saarburg is also called "Little Venice". You will cycle to the most famous Moselle towns of Traben-Trarbach and Bernkastel-Kues. With a glass of Moselle wine on the sun deck of your comfortable hotel ship, you can really let your soul dangle in between.
This bike tour is a rather flat route with mostly paved and asphalted roads. Thus, the route of 225 km is easy to overcome and you have enough time for breaks and to visit the nature and cities.
Route
Tour profile / Level 1
The quality of the cycle paths along this route is excellent. Most of the path along the Moselle is paved and does not have any gradients of note. This makes the trip suitable even for relatively unpractised cyclists.
Itinerary Koblenz – Saarburg
Day 1: Koblenz (Bonn* or Andernach**)
Individual arrival. Embarkation as from 4 pm, the crew will welcome you on board. You will spend the evening and first night in Koblenz
Day 2: Koblenz – Alken – Moselkern – Cochem, approx. 29 km
The ship will bring you to Alken. The bike tour starts here and brings you to Moselkern, and then on to Cochem. Cochem is a lovely little town with historical half-timbered-houses and a picturesque Old town.
Day 3: Cochem – Beilstein – Zell an der Mosel, approx. 39 km
The bike tour will first take you to Beilstein, which you can explore during a short tour on your own. Pass Europe’s steepest vineyard at Bremmer Calmont. Today’s tour ends in the wine village of Zell on the Moselle, where you should taste the good wines of the Moselle.
Day 4: Zell an der Mosel – Traben-Trarbach – Bernkastel-Kues, approx. 43 km
The bike tour from Zell brings you to romantic Traben-Trarbach, where Jugendstil architecture shows its best side. After that the middle aged market place of Bernkastel-Kues invites you for a rest. You will reach the ship in Kues after a tour through town.
Day 5: Bernkastel-Kues – Piesport – Mehring, approx. 48 km
Cycle tour to Piesport, the oldest winegrowing community along the Moselle. Further on you come to Neumagen-Dhron which is the oldest wine city of Germany. After the lunch break the tour continues to Mehring.
Day 6: Mehring – Trier, approx. 26-28 km
You will cycle via Pfalzel to Trier, where the ship is waiting for you. Trier is one of the oldest cities of Germany. Its Roman roots are still visible in impressive buildings as the Porta Nigra, the Konstantin basilica and the Amphitheatre.
Day 7: Trier – Wasserbillig (Luxemburg) – Saarburg, approx. 39 km
Today you will be cycling along the river from Trier via Wasserbillig in Luxembourg to Saarburg, also called "little Venice". In its centre you will find a waterfall of 20 meters deep.
Day 8: Saarburg
After breakfast disembarkation and end of tour by 9 am. Individual departure.
* Applies to the tour with departure on May 03 2025: Embarkation in Bonn instead of Koblenz, departure Bonn 5 pm, arrival in Andernach at 10 pm. Departure on day 2 from Andernach at 7 am. Arrival in Alken at 10 am. The further course according to the timetable above.
** Applies to the tour with departure on August 09 2025: Embarkation in Andernach instead of Koblenz, departure on day 2 from Andernach at 6 am, arrival in Alken at 10 am. The further course according to the timetable above.
Itinerary Saarburg – Koblenz
Day 1: Saarburg
Individual arrival, embarkation as from 4 pm, the crew will welcome you on board at about 6 pm. You will spend the first night and evening in Saarburg. In the evening you will have the opportunity to explore Saarburg.
Day 2: Saarburg – Wasserbillig (Luxemburg) – Trier, approx. 39 km
Today you will cycle from Saarburg along the idyllic nature reserve of the abandoned meander of the River Saar. Further on to Wasserbillig in Luxemburg and from here to the Igeler Säule. Later you will reach Trier, where the ship will be waiting for you. In the afternoon you can explore the city.
Day 3: Trier – Mehring, approx. 26-28 km
After breakfast you will cycle via Pfalzel to Mehring, the largest winegrowers’ community in the Mosel-Saar-Ruwer region.
Day 4: Mehring – Piesport – Bernkastel-Kues, approx. 47 km
You will reach Bernkastel-Kues by bike. The market place from the Middle Ages with many wood timbered houses invites you for a rest. On your way you come to Neumagen-Dhron which is the oldest wine city of Germany. Further on you reach Piesport, the oldest winegrowing community along the Moselle.
Day 5: Bernkastel-Kues – Traben-Trarbach – Zell an der Mosel, approx. 43 km
Today’s bike tour brings you to romantic Traben-Trarbach, where Jugendstil architecture shows its best side. Continuing to Zell, well known wine village on the Moselle. Here, you shoud taste the good wines of the Moselle.
Day 6: Zell an der Mosel – Beilstein – Cochem, approx. 38 km
The perfect maintained historical centre of Beilstein, "the Sleeping Beauty of the Mosel", is waiting for you. Today’s tour ends in Cochem with the Reichsburg. Cochem is a lovely little town with historical half-timbered-houses and a picturesque Old town.
Day 7: Cochem – Alken – Koblenz (Andernach**), approx. 53 km or rest day on board
Today, you can enjoy a rest day on board and discover the city of Koblenz in the afternoon. Experienced cyclists can also cycle from Cochem to Koblenz and visit "Eltz" castle.
Day 8: Koblenz/Andernach**
After breakfast disembarkation and end of tour by 9 am. Individual departure.
** On tour departing on August 02 2025: Disembarkation in Andernach
IMPORTANT INFORMATION
Please keep in mind that your riverboat is on the one hand your "vacation hotel" but on the other hand also a working machine that moves with engine power and has to be operated constantly, even at night (partly with lock and bridge passages). We recommend that guests who are particularly sensitive to noise bring earplugs.
Leistungen
7 nights in outside cabins with shower/WC in the booked cabin category
Full board (7x breakfast buffet, 6x packed lunch for the bike tours or lunch snack, 6x coffee and tea in the afternoon, 7x 3-course evening menu)
Welcome drink
Daily bike tour briefing on board
On board tour guide
Bed linen and towel change as required
Daily cabin cleaning
All passenger and port fees
Digital travel documents/Cycling App
GPS data
Termine & Preise
Extras
Discounts for 3rd person in cabin | |
on request | |
Bikes & equipment | |
7-speed-bike coaster break or free wheel, incl. insurance | 89 |
E-bike incl. insurance | 199 |
Own bike | 39 |
Other | |
special diet (to be paid on spot) | 50 |
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Schiff
Fahrrad
Nützliches
Arrival - Parking - Departure
Arrival by plane
Tourstart Koblenz: Airport Cologne/Bonn (CGN), Frankfurt am Main (FRA), Düsseldorf (DUS)
Tourstart Saarburg: Airport Saarbrücken (SCN)
Arrival by car
Tourstart Koblenz
Parking garage, approx. € 140,-/week; reservation not possible, there is a public bus to the city center. Parking in Koblenz at Ehrenbreitstein station (unguarded, reservation not possible), approx. € 15,-/week.
Please note: In Koblenz, the car cannot be loaded or unloaded in front of the ship!
Tourstart Saarburg
Parking lot near the dock, approx. € 25,-/week. or
parking space near the train station in Saarburg (unguarded, reservation not possible), approx. € 10,-/week.
Arrival by train
Train station: Koblenz, Saarburg
Transfers
by train: duration approx. 2 hrs, cost approx. € 25,-/person (group ticket may be bookable on board)
Participants
minimum participants 75 pax
Additional information
Limited number of free wheel bikes available on request.
We ask you to refrain from bringing hard cover luggage, because storage space in the cabins is very limited.
Own bikes/helmets: Please bring your own helmet as there are no rental helmets available on board! You can purchase a helmet for € 40,- on board.
Bringing of own bikes is only possible only on request and for a surcharge.
Schedule- and programme changes: The tour details are barring changes, a.o. as a result of nautical, technical or meteorological reasons.
Travel documents: EU-citizens need a valid personal ID or passport!
Special dietary requests will be respected as far as possible. Please inform us on booking an at least 2 weeks prior to departure. Surcharge approx. € 50,-
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