Locks on the Rhine?

[bobpell]

How many locks will we encounter on our trip from Amsterdam to Basel?

thanks

Bob

[VistaRio]

Hi Bob, I would have to look it up to be sure but I recall it was about 10.  I may go look up the actual number to be sure.

 

We did that cruise a year ago.  Most of them will occur as you sleep.  There is one in "prime time" in the evening on a sailing day toward the end of the cruise, and it is fun for the engineering minded.

 

Anecdote, it is surreal to wake up in the middle of the night, and go open the balcony door DURING one of the lock lifts.  Amazing.

[TravelerThom]

18 hours ago, bobpell said:

How many locks will we encounter on our trip from Amsterdam to Basel?

There are 10 locks on the Rhine between Basel and Rastatt (ie all upstream from the Main). No additional locks down the Rhine. There are 4 locks on the Amsterdam-Rhine Canal..