Great tour guide in Michael. The actual river cruise was a disappointment - too short and could not hear the commentary. Perhaps going up stream would have been better.

This was a wonderful tour; well worth the money. You get a little bit of everything:
- Bus tour to Rüdesheim am Rhein with comedic host (Michael); it's about an hour
- Ski lift ride over the vineyards (in good weather... more which it was)
- Lunch at a tavern down by the river (just the right size you will pay for your drinks)
- Ride on the river where you get to see the beautiful scenery with quite a few castles; about 1 hour 20 minutes (would have liked this to be a little longer)
- Bus ride back to tavern for a little wine tasting of a red, white, reisling and eis wine (this is a little sampling, not like when you go to a vineyard)
- 30 minutes to shop or visit Rüdesheim (would have like this to be a little longer)

Overall, a good experience and be sure to bring camera.

The Rhine tour.. eliminate the wine tasting sham. That is a total waste of time. Better to have more shopping time in Rudesheim.

Well organised and worth doing.

I took the full day tour. The schedule was as follows:

11:15 depart from ETS headquarters, by bus
12:00 (optional, 5 EUR) 15-min cable car ride down from Rudesheim Niederwald Monument to Assmannhausen - unfortunately... more no stop at the Monument, just the cable car down
12:30 lunch at restaurant: chicken or vegetarian, + pay for own drinks
13:45 wine tasting at same restaurant, next door
14:30 river boat ride by Bingen-Rudesheimer from Assmannhausen to St. Goar
16:00 bus ride back from St. Goar to Rudesheim
16:45 45 minutes free time in Rudesheim
17:30 return to Frankfurt

It was a bit rushed but the tour guide was funny. As expected the views were wonderful. If I had known that this was the itinerary I would have just gone on the trip myself. Would have been cheaper and more flexible.

This alone made visiting Frankfurt an amazing experience.First of all everything is arranged to perfection.It was very easy to meet ,right off haupenhauf station.At 11 am we set out ,everything was done on time and the ... morebus ride very enjoyable to rhine valley.There were 15 people from all over the world.Everyone was friendly and the tour guide excellent.When we arrived we stopped at a beautiful restaurant.The decor was breathtaking.They serve both chicken and a vegetarian meal.I had the chicken and it was delicious.From the valley I took the ski lift down and this was an unexpected plus with a nice view.We then went on the Cruise.It was serene and sunny ,so I stayed on the upper deck.Very nice.For me ,I will remember this the most .The bus was waiting for us and we went to try different wines.if you like wine you'll love this.This was a great experience and to see something different around Frankfurt.I spent a relaxing day and recommend it highly.