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European Wine Discovery with Dru Reschke

Wine Ambassador Series – Rhine & Discovery

Be joined by Wine Ambassador Dru Reschke from Koonara Wines Wine Ambassador on a unique wine cruise celebrating the best of Europe. Dru Reschke Koonara Board your luxury river cruise vessel for 14 nights, and drift through the lush fields, spectacular valleys, charming villages and medieval ruins from Amsterdam to Basel, and enjoy wines from Koonara and local wineries along the way. Volendam NETHERLANDS EXCLUSIVE! Join Wine Ambassador Dru Reschke for wine tasting, AMSTERDAM Nijmegen pairing dinners, lectures and more Bruges Cologne INCLUDED – Explore up to 16 towns and cities, and enjoy up to BELGIUM Bonn GERMANY 32 included experiences all accompanied by expert local guides Antwerp Maastricht Rhine River INCLUDED – Wine tasting at a local winery in Rüdesheim Moselle River Rüdesheim Trier INCLUDED – Wine tasting in Colmar on the Alsatian Wine Route LUX. Cochem Remich Bernkastel INCLUDED – All onboard meals and beverages^, locally-guided Speyer Heidelberg sightseeing, tipping, transfers, Wi-Fi on ship and port charges 14 Strasbourg Colmar Baden-Baden ARIA RIVER SHIP Breisach Black Forest 15 Days from $8,495* per person twin share BASEL Ask about airfare SuperDeals SWITZERLAND Departing 30 September 2016

Visit aptouring.com.au/WineSeries or call 1300 510 038 or see your local travel agent UNFORGETTABLE RHINE AND MOSELLE RIVER CRUISE

Board your luxury river cruise vessel for 14 nights, and drift through the lush fields, spectacular valleys, charming villages and medieval ruins from Amsterdam to Basel, and enjoy unique events with your Wine Ambassador along the way. Spend time in the university city of Heidelberg, on the Rhine River

Day 1. Arrive Amsterdam. Be met on arrival Day 7. Cologne, Freedom of Choice, Day 13. Strasbourg, Freedom of Choice. and transferred to your luxurious river ship. Bonn. Enter Germany and cruise into Cologne. From Strasbourg, take a city tour or visit the This evening enjoy a glass of Take a city tour or explore the Fragrance historic spa town of Baden-Baden. BLD at the Welcome Reception. Museum. Alternatively, travel to Bonn and 14 Night Stay: one of APT’s Aria river ships. D explore the city with a local guide or discover Day 14. Breisach, Freedom of Choice. the Bonn Botanic Gardens. BLD Disembark in Breisach today and explore the Day 2. Amsterdam, Freedom of Choice. Black Forest region. Or set off for the city of Today in Amsterdam, perhaps take a canal Day 8. Cochem, Freedom of Colmar, where you’ll enjoy a tour as well as a cruise or tour the Anne Frank Museum. Choice. Dock in the pretty town of Cochem wine cellar visit and a wine tasting. BLD Alternatively, visit Zaanse Schans, a village and enjoy a walking tour that includes a visit famous for its wooden windmills, barns and to Cochem Castle, or a bicycle tour. Afterwards, Day 15. Depart Basel. Disembark your ship houses. Later, return to your ship and enjoy tour Schlagkamp Winery & Wine Museum after breakfast and transfer to the airport. B a Gala Welcome Dinner. BLD before sampling wines. BLD

Day 3. Amsterdam, Volendam, Freedom Day 9. Remich, Freedom of Choice. Freedom of Choice Touring of Choice. Depart Amsterdam and sail into Disembark in Remich, a small town located in Signature Invitation Volendam. Here, choose to join either a guided Luxembourg. Choose to visit Trier, Germany’s city or bike tour. BLD oldest city, founded in 16 BC, or explore the Celebration of Wine event fairytale-like Luxembourg City. BLD Day 4. Antwerp, Bruges. Dock in Antwerp and travel to Bruges for a tour. Back in Antwerp Day 10. Bernkastel. Arrive in Bernkastel this afternoon, enjoy a guided walk. BLD at the heart of the Moselle wine-producing region. Take a sightseeing tour, followed by a Day 5. Maastricht, Freedom of visit to a local vineyard for a wine tasting. BLD Choice. Sail to Maastricht and choose from a city tour or a visit to the Casemates of Day 11. Rüdesheim, Freedom of Maastricht. Afterwards, visit the 17th-century Choice. Today cruise through the beautiful castle, Château Neercanne. Here, enjoy a Rhine Gorge. On arrival in Rüdesheim, ride a Michelin-starred lunch overlooking the castle’s mini-train to Siegfried’s Mechanical Musical World Heritage-listed Baroque gardens. BLD Instrument Museum for a tour, ride a gondola over the Rhine Valley or explore the Rhine Enjoy the sights in the French city of Strasbourg Day 6. Nijmegen, Freedom of Choice. Valley wine region. BLD Arrive in Nijmegen, one of the oldest cities in the Netherlands. Visit the 300 year-old castle Day 12. Speyer, Freedom of Choice. and gardens of Het Loo, the former residence Disembark in Speyer for a tour and a visit to Inclusions of the Dutch Royal Family. Or perhaps, explore the Technik Museum, or travel to the medieval Includes 41 meals – enjoy 14 Breakfasts the Kröller-Müller Museum, featuring a large city of Heidelberg. Later, visit the home of (B), 13 Lunches (L) and 14 Dinners (14) collection of Van Gogh works. BLD local family for a special afternoon tea. BLD Complimentary beverages served at your discretion on board^ Gala Welcome Dinner Wine Ambassador Dru Reschke – Koonara Highlights Include Dru Reschke is the founder and Managing Director of Koonara Wines, An exclusive food & wine pairing named after their property in Coonawarra, which has been in the family utilising Koonara wines for over 100 years. He has managed the Koonara vineyards organically for the last 10 years, Onboard tasting session of with a recent expansion to take over an existing 25 Hectare Vineyard in Koonara wines neighbouring Mt Gambier for their white wines, due to the temperature Tour Schlagkamp Winery in Cochem, of the region being nearly identical to that of Burgundy, France. before a private tasting of Moselle Dru was a winner of the Geoffrey Roberts Award; a UK based Valley wines international food & wine award presented by famed wine writer Bernkastel local vineyard visit and wine Jancis Robinson MW, and was one of 12 chosen for the Australian Future Leaders Wine program in 2009. tasting with local vintner Koonara was rated 5 stars in James Halliday’s 2016 Wine Companion, Lunch at the Michelin-starred Chateau and named “Coonawarra Winery of the Year” at the Melbourne Neercanne, overlooking the castle’s International Wine Show. World Heritage-listed Baroque gardens

*Conditions apply. Prices are per person (pp) AUD twin share. Prices are correct as at 6 January 2016 but may fluctuate if surcharges, fees, taxes or currency change. Prices based on EUDC15W: 30 September 2016. A limited number of all SuperDeal offers are available on select itineraries, suites and departures. All offers are available and are subject to availability, until sold out. A non-refundable deposit of $3,000 pp must be paid within 7 days of the booking. Full payment due 100 days prior to tour departure. ^Complimentary beverages exclude French Champagne, premium spirits and selected wines. Australian Pacific Touring Pty Ltd. ABN 44 004 684 619. ATAS accreditation # A10825. APT3719