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Hlp us plan our last 5 nights (Rhine + Mosel)

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Hi once again (you are so much helpful !)

We are juggling with our last 5 nights in Germany next summer. There's only two things we are sure about is that we're gonna leave from Munich july 30 (after 4 nights there) and that we have to catch a flight at Luxembourg airport at 10:45 am on august 4.

Here's our options, we need your opinions about those (of course suggest completely different would also be welcome !)

Option A:
1- Munich (9am) To Cologne, 2 hours layover (to seed the Dom) and then train to Cochem (we would arrive in Cochem around 6pm).
2- We then stay 4 nights in Cochem: daytrip to Rhine and boat cruise, enjoy Cochem (falconery show for the kids) another day and go see Burg Eltz on the third day.
3- We Then leve early (around 8) Go to Trier saty there for 4-5 hours and eat lunch. We then leave around 2 pm to go to Luxembourg city. Go to hotel and take a walk in old town, have a dinner there and go sleep in Novotel city Center.
4- Take bus for our flight

Option B:
Same as A but do a daytrip to Trier from Cochem for a whole day and leave Cochem for Luxembourg august 3 (we're still sleeping in Luxembourg). That option would allows us to have more time in Trier and Luxembourg but less in Rhine+ Mosel

Option C:
Leave Munich and forget about Cologne. Maybe we could stay 2 hours in Mainz since we have to transfer train there. Share time between Boppard and Cochem + night in Trier or Luxembourg (we havent thought a lot about that plan !)

Option D: Your ideas !

Thanks a lot in advance !

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nobody ?

We chose Cochem at first becaus eit was well located on tHe Mosel. Not too far from the boat trip on the Rhine, not too far from Trier and the same goes about Luxembourg. With the kids we prefer to bas ourselves in one place for 3-4 nights (on this trip we choose Berlin, Dresden, Nuremberg, Salzburg and Munich as base for 3 to 5 nights). We intend to do the same in the Rhine-Mosel. Maybe we couls look elsewhere than Cochem but that place looks lovely with a lot to do for kids. We also found a small pension which is only 3-4 minutes walk to the train station.

Like i've said first the only thing we know for sure is that after Munich we got 5 nights before flying back home ans that our flight is from Luxembourg. Maybe we are wrong but we don't feel that we need to saty one night on the Rhine (and we have to take in consideration the luggage factor !).

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I would do option C since Cologne is fairly far north and a long way to go for one sight. I would also suggest looking into St. Goar in addition to Boppard as they are fairly close to each other and St. Goar has Rheinfels castle in town so you can visit easier. here is a link to another thread on Boppard vs. St Goar and useful train / boat information.

https://community.ricksteves.com/travel-forum/germany/st-goar-or-boppard

You may also do a search on the forum for Rhine and Mosel threads. Good luck!

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