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Marina Merzig: Base of the Linssen yachts
Hello Yachtcharter Holiday Tours Team!
First of all, we would like to thank you for the very good boat briefing. Without time pressure and stress. It has been an honor for me to maneuver a Linssen yacht and I was very happy about it. It is an absolutely unique experience to steer such a “well-intentioned” boat. There is a very marked difference between a GRP boat and a steel boat.
The water area was very challenging, varied and worth seeing. The Moselle region with its many vineyards is unique. We were also impressed by the good and clean harbors we visited. Very environmentally friendly organization and customer-friendly. Despite the weather not always being so nice, it was unique and an experience that took me further in terms of navigation and my experience. The reception after the cruise, what more can I say. Simply warm and beautiful. So two very interesting and entertaining weeks come to an end. I will benefit from this for a long time to come and can always draw new energy from it mentally.
Greetings from Switzerland Your J.W. and family
Spacious, modern and centrally located – ideal starting point
Our home port is located in the middle of the idyllic landscape of the Saarland. Downstream you have a romantic and fast connection to the Moselle. Upstream you have the connection to the French canal system.
The journey by car is easy and comfortable. The port is located directly at the Merzig exit of the A8 freeway. The train station in Merzig is only 1 km away.
From the marina Merzig on the Saar(Yachthafen Merzig) round trips, one-way trips, week, weekend or even day trips on the Saar, Moselle, Lahn, Rhine, the French canals, the Saar Canal and the Rhine-Marne Canal are possible.
Saar and Moselle have a very low current and relatively little commercial navigation. Sailing from the marina in Merzig in the direction of Saarbrücken, the commercial shipping ends directly in Dillingen. After that you will have the river to yourself. This is especially ideal for novice drivers. The high-quality Linssen yachts are excellent to maneuver with a lot of driving fun with 2 persons easily and with only one center line well. This provides a lot of safety on board.
Except on the Rhine, there is no radio obligation in the wider area. The radiotelephone certificate UBI is of course advantageous. The skipper, who does not yet have a radiotelephony certificate, is equally well on his way and helps himself by telephone. There is no obligation to register. However, by contacting them, a good and efficient coordination takes place. This allows for speedy passage.
Beautiful marinas and harbors await you as a guest in the scenically unique wine regions of Saar and Moselle.
The success of each cruise is our priority. We will be happy to provide you with all the information you need to plan your trip. Please contact us.
Experience and enjoy our varied area with beautiful marinas and harbors, with pure nature, large bathing lakes, small and large towns and the unmistakable unique wine region along the Saar, Moselle, the Känalen and the places where “savoir vivre” is lived, culture and history can be seen and felt in passing.
Cruise suggestions
Choose a trip below or contact us and we will be happy to help you plan an individual tour.
Saar-Moselle-Ruwer Tour (1 week)
| Duration | 1 week round trip |
| Driver’s license required | Yes |
| Navigated waters | Saar and Moselle |
| Stations | Mettlach, Saarburg, Konz, Trier, Schweich, Pölich, Neumagen-Drohn, Bernkastel-Kues |
| Distance | 230 km (approx. 35-40 km/day) |
| Locks | 12 locks (2 locks/day) |
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Explanations
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Culinary journey in the wine-growing region of Saar and Moselle. Visit the oldest city in Germany, Trier and the oldest romantic wine town, Neumagen-Dhron. The trip takes you through the Saar loop to the Moselle downstream and back. |
Saar-Lor-Lux border triangle tour (10 days)
| Duration | 1 week round trip |
| Driver’s license required | Yes |
| Navigated waters | Saar and Moselle |
| Stations | Mettlach, Saarburg, Konz, Wasserbillig, Schwebsange, Sierck-les-Bains, Thionville, Metz |
| Distance | 280 km (approx. 30-35 km/day) |
| Locks | 19 locks (3 locks/day) |
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Explanations
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Journey through 3 countries: Germany, France and Luxembourg. It goes through the Saar loop to the Moselle and then upstream past Schengen, where borderless Europe made history. In between, it is worth taking the train from Wasserbillig to the center of Luxembourg. The train station there with direct connection to LUX is only a few minutes walk from the jetty. |
Saar Saar Canal Tour (1 week)
| Duration | 1 week round trip |
| Driving license required | Yes (from France driving license free) |
| Navigated waters | Saar and Saar Canal |
| Stations | Dillingen, Völklingen, Saarbrücken, Saargemünd, Wittring, Harskirchen, Mittersheim |
| Distance | 230 km (approx. 35-40 km/day) |
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16 Saar locks (5 per day) 26 canal locks (7-8 locks/day) |
| Explanations | Culinary journey through 2 countries: Germany and France. From Merzig you go up the Saar through Saarbrücken into the Saar Canal. There begins the relaxing part of the trip with many locks that you do not have to be afraid of. You will very quickly findfun at the lock and enjoy the tranquil peace without commercial shipping. |
Quiche Lorraine / Small Sauerkraut Tour (2 weeks)
| Duration | 2 weeks |
| Driver’s license required | Yes |
| Navigated waters | Saar, Saar Canal, Rhine-Marne Canal, Moselle, Saar |
| Stations | Dillingen, Völklingen, Saarbrücken, Saargemünd, Wittring, Harskirchen, Mittersheim, Gondrexange, Nancy, Pont-a-Mousson, Metz, Thionville, Sierck-les-Bains, Schwebsange, Wasserbillig, Konz, Saarburg, Mettlach, Merzig |
| Distance | 450 km (approx. 30-35 km/day) |
| Locks | 24 river locks (approx. 2-3 locks/day) 60 canal locks (approx. 7-8 locks/day) |
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Explanation of the name
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The route was named after the Alsatian national dish “Choucroute”, in German Sauerkraut. On the tour, you will pass many beautiful cities with numerous restaurants that prepare the shelf-stable cabbage – from Nancy and Metz in France to Grevenmacher in Luxembourg and Trier and Saarbrücken in Germany. The small sauerkraut tour, over 450 km long, runs along the Rhine-Marne Canal, the Moselle and Saar rivers and the Saar Canal. Enjoy many varied scenic views on the sauerkraut tour! An equally famous Lorraine dish is the bacon pie “Quiche Lorraine”, after which the little tour was named. |
Saar-Moselle-German Corner / Koblenz (2 weeks)
| Duration | 2 weeks round trip |
| Driver’s license required | Yes |
| Navigated waters | Saar and Moselle |
| Stations | Mettlach, Saarburg, Konz, Trier, Schweich, Pölich, Neumagen-Dhron, Bernkastel-Kues, Traben-Trarbach, Zell, Cochem, Winningen, Koblenz |
| Distance | 490 km (approx. 40-45 km/day) |
| Locks | 26 locks (2-3 locks/day) |
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On this tour you will enjoy varied river landscapes, the flair of one of the most important inland waterways in Germany and, of course, the world-famous and popular Moselle wine. After 40 quiet river kilometers on the Saar, you turn onto the Moselle. A visit to the Porta Nigra in Trier is almost a cultural obligation. Afterwards, the tour continues down the Moselle from wine village to wine village through the steep slopes of the Moselle vineyards to Koblenz. If you plan your trip well, you will sail back to the ports you left out on the way. For this tour you should plan 2 wonderful weeks. |
Grand Sauerkraut Tour - Germany/France/ Saar Canal/Rhine/Moselle (3 or more weeks)
| Duration | 3-week round trip |
| Driver’s license required | Yes |
| Navigated waters | Saar, Saar Canal, Rhine-Marne Canal, Rhine, Moselle, Saar |
| Stations | Dillingen, Völklingen, Saarbrücken, Saargemünd, Wittring, Harskirchen, Mittersheim, Gondrexange, Hesse, Arzviller (inclined elevator), Saverne, Strasbourg, Speyer, Mannheim, Wiesbaden, Mainz, Bingen, Kaub, Koblenz, Cochem, Zell, Traben-Trarbach, Bernkastel-Kues, Neumagen-Dhron, Pölich, Schweich, Trier, Konz, Saarburg, Mettlach, Merzig |
| Distance | 770 km (approx. 30-35 km/day) |
| Locks | 22 river locks (approx. 2-3 locks/day) 65 canal locks (approx. 7-8 locks/day) |
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Explanations
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The big sauerkraut tour might be one of the most interesting one-way tours in all of Germany. Due to the combination of French channels incl. French “laissez-fair” with the largest German waterway, the Rhine, with the UNESCO World Heritage Site “Middle Rhine Valley” including the Loreley and the beautiful Moselle, this round trip offers everything you can imagine as a boater. |
Various long term tours - e.g. Berlin, Main, Netherlands, ... (3 or more weeks)
We always try to send individual yachts on a longer cruise.
These can be transfer trips or simply combinations with special requests from our many regular guests. In the past we have planned and carried out various long-term cruises to the Main, Berlin or the Dutch cruising grounds.
If you are interested, please ask for the current possibilities.
So far we have realized for our customers:
- Merzig- Paris-Merzig (round trip)
- Merzig- Chalon-sur Saone-Merzig (round trip)
- Merzig- Vienna (Danube)-Merzig (round trip combined with round trip)
- Merzig- Dannemarie (Rhine-Rhone Canal)-Merzig (round trip)
- Merzig- Maasbracht-Merzig (round trip through five countries)
Individual tour planning
As a driver of a Linssen yacht, you have the possibility to create your own individual tour in combination with shore excursions. For this purpose we recommend the following two tour planners. – And/or we will be happy to advise you in cooperation with the tourism organizations in the area.
Our insurance recommendation
If you would like to insure your deposit, travel cancellation or trip interruption costs, your liability as skipper of the boat, foreign travel health or accident insurance, you can do so with our insurance partner Pantaenius. Click here for German, here for English, here for French and here for Italian.
Welcome aboard!
Your Linssen yacht is waiting for you!
from 2 to 8 people
From € 1,925.00 for 1 week
+49 26 32 96 55 90
Delphin Tec Schiffstechnik GmbH
Saarwiesenring 12a / Yachthafen (parking lot harbor) - 66663 Merzig