In this VLOG we board the KD Rhine cruise and immerse ourselves in the magnificent Upper Middle Rhine River. This is a UNESCO World Heritage Site, a dramatic 65km section of river between Bingen and Boppard. It is renowned for the 60 beautiful towns, the terraced vineyards, and the ruins of many medieval castles.
Upper Middle Rhine River Cruise Cost
We caught the local train from Koblenz to Boppard to meet the cruise there. This was mainly because we were running late, instead of leaving Koblenz at 9am we were able to meet the ship at 11am in Boppard. Our train tickets cost around 12 Euros for the family.
The cost of the cruise was 64 Euros return, which covers any stops you want to make between Koblenz and Rudesheim. I believe this is 32 Euros per adult, kids under 14 are free. Meals were about 35 Euros aboard the Gothe ship for 3 people.
VLOG Part 1 – Boppard to Kaub
From our hotel in Koblenz we boarded a local DB train to Boppard, a short half an hour trip. From there we purchased tickets on the DB Rhein cruise, which is a hop-on hop-off style cruise. Our plan was to cruise as far as Bingen, where we could get off the boat for 1.5 hours to explore the township.
Then back onto the cruise for 4 hours back to Koblenz. The return trip is quicker because it is travelling downstream with the strong current. In this part of the tour we travel by boat from Boppard to Kaub.
Here are the main attractions you will see on this VLOG:
- Leaving Koblenz hbf train station
- Arriving in Boppard and boarding the KD Rhein Cruise
- Kamp-Bornhofen town
- Buchenau town
- Sterrenberg Fortress
- Liemenstein Fortress
- Burg Maus – famous cat and mouse castle
- Burg Katz – famous cat and mouse castle
- Burg Rheinfels, in the town of Sankt Goat
- Loreley Rock
- Oberswesel, the most beautiful town on earth.
- Burg Shonburg
- Burg Gutenfels
- Kaub town
- Burg Pfalzgrafenstein, the castle in the middle of the river
VLOG Part 2 – Kaub to Rudesheim
In part 2 we continue past Kaub to the final stop Rudesheim. We elected not to stop at Boppard, but instead continue to the final stop Rudesheim. It is here that the ship sits and waits for 1 hour, before turning around to return to Koblenz.
We chose to stop at Rudesheim because of advice given to us by the ship’s waiter. He said the main part of the town is very close to the ship’s dock in Rudesheim. If we stopped at Boppard we would have a long distance to walk.
We’re glad we stopped in Rudesheim, it seems to me it’s the prettiest town in all of Germany!
Here are the main attractions you will see on this VLOG:
- Burg Stahkek near the town of Bacharach
- Assmannhausen – a beautiful little township
- Ruine Erenfels – between Assmanhausen and Bingen
- Bingen township
- Rudesheim – exploring the town streets
VLOG Part 3 – The Best Upper Middle Rhine River Cruise: Rudesheim to Koblenz
On this leg of the journey we take the return cruise all the way from Rudesheim downstream to Koblenz. This journey takes approximately 4 hours and we get to see a large number of castles, and the entire Upper Middle Rhine River. On the VLOG you will clearly see the following:
- Burg Erenfehls
- Bingen
- Mausesterm (Mouse Castle)
- Burg Klopp
- Burg Rheinstein
- Burg Reichenstein
- Burg Sooneck
- Burg Hohneck
- Burg Furstenburg
- Burg Stahleck
- Burg Grunfels
- Burg Pfalsgrafenstein
- Burg Gutenfels
- Burg Schonburgh
- A tour of the KD Rhine Goethe
- Burg Katz
- Burg Maus
- Burg Liebenstein
- Marksburg
- Koblenz
- Ehrenbreitstein Fortress
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