Reiseservice Siweris · Cochem
This Siweris package starts with a guided tour of the Reichsburg in the morning, puts you on a boat on the Moselle around noon and ends with a self-tasting of four wines and a bottle to take home. Pick it if you'd do all three anyway and like one voucher for the lot.
The Reichsburg is the reason most people come to Cochem, and you can only see the inside on a guided tour: the castle runs German tours every 15 minutes or so and English ones roughly hourly, depending on demand. This package books the tour for you in the morning, sends you down to the river for a boat trip from Cochem around noon, and finishes with a plate of four wines to taste on your own and a bottle to take home.
The day starts at the castle itself, Schlossstrasse 36, not on the riverfront. That's the trap. The lane up from the old town is steep, and the shuttle bus from Endertplatz isn't included, so leave time for the climb or carry cash for the bus. Bought separately, the castle tour was 10 euros for adults in 2025 and a one-hour KD boat 14 euros at the kiosk in 2026. The package starts at $84.
Two more things. The listing contradicts itself on whether a guide stays with you all day; read it as a guided castle visit and a self-guided boat and tasting. And it says the day isn't suitable for wheelchair users or pregnant travellers, which fits the hill and the castle stairs.
Meet at the Reichsburg, Schlossstrasse 36. Walk up from the old town or take the shuttle bus from Endertplatz (paid separately).
Through the rooms of a castle that French troops destroyed in 1689 and a Berlin businessman, Louis Ravené, rebuilt from 1868.
Back down to the riverfront for a boat trip on the Moselle, from Cochem and back.
A self-tasting plate of four wines, and a bottle to take home.
★★★★★It was wonderful. We had excellent weather and the tours were awesome.
★★★★★Castle visit with the best guided tour!!! Very nice cruise and perfect wine tasting with a very friendly consultant!
★★★★★It was a really fun day! Lots of different activities and a great finale at the winery.
★★★★★Everything went smoothly, everyone was friendly, and it was well organized.
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At the Reichsburg itself, Schlossstrasse 36, above the old town. The shuttle bus from Endertplatz to the castle isn't included.
The castle runs English tours roughly once an hour, depending on demand, and German tours every 15 minutes or so with free translation sheets in 12 languages. Ask the operator which language your slot is in.
No. You get a plate of four wines to taste and a bottle to take home, but no meal. Plan lunch in the old town.
The listing doesn't name the boat; it describes a trip from and to Cochem around noon. The short trips from Cochem don't reach a lock. Only the Beilstein cruise passes the Fankel lock.
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A guided Reichsburg visit, a boat trip on the Moselle and four wines with a bottle to take home.
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