CARILLON/CABLE CAR & CHAIRLIFT Combinable with the cable car to Rüdesheim, see also “Ringticket” and Romantik Tour”. Adults return: 6,50 €, single 4,50 €. Kombi ticket “cable car/lift” 6,50 €; reduction for children and groups. Contact: Niederwald Seilbahn GmbH, 65385 Assmannshausen, +49 (0)6722/2765, Seilbahn2@aol.com, www.seilbahn-Assmannshausen.de CABLE CAR & CHAIRLIFT “Rüdesheim by night” Guided tour in German and English: Take a romantic trip over the vineyards with the cable car to the Niederwald Monument, enjoy a welcome drink, cable car ride down back to Rüdesheim, tour the city, savour a “Midnight-soup” Dates 2009: 23/05, 30/05 and 31/05, 20/06, 27/06 04/07 “Rhine in Flames”, 18/07 “World Heritage Party” 01/08, 08/08, 15/08, 22/08, 29/08 05/09, 12/09 All tours end 23 h, in September 22 h, “Rhine in Flames” and “World Heritage Party” 1 h. Please arrange at Tourist Information “Ringticket” and “Romantic Tour” Attractive leisure programs: Trip with the cable car Rüdesheim to the Niederwald monument, a walk from the monument to Jagdschloss Hotel Niederwald, chair lift ride down to Assmannshausen, boat tour (Romantic Tour: including a visit of Rheinstein castle) back to Rüdesheim. Reserva-tion 18 at Tourist Information and partici-pating partners. 19 Carillon A popular attraction are the two caril-lons in Rüdesheim which can be admi-red daily from 9.30 - 22 h. One of them rings every full hour from the tower of the Rüdesheim castle in the Drosselgasse. It shows various wooden figures which symbolize the four main wine vintages of the 20th century. The counterpart, with bells made of original Meißen porcelain can be admi-red in the windows of Siegfrieds Mechanical Music Cabinet and are played every half hour. Cable-Car to the Niederwald Monument One highlight of a stay in Rüdesheim am Rhein is a ride on a cable-car to the Niederwald Monument. The magnificent view over the old town of Rüdesheim and over the silvery Rhine with its green isles makes the glide over the vineyards to a special experience. The station is in the pedestrian precinct, Oberstraße. Adult return 6,50 €, single 4,50 €, combi-ticket “cable-car/chairlift” (to Assmannshausen) 6,50 €. Reduction for children and groups. Contact: Rüdesheimer Seilbahn, Oberstraße 37, 65385 Rüdesheim am Rhein, +49 (0)6722/2402, I 3574 info@seilbahn-ruedesheim.de, www.seilbahn-ruedesheim.de Chairlift Assmannshausen Enjoy a trip with the chairlift through the green forest of the Niederwald to the Jagdschloss Hotel Niederwald with its deer park, including a magnificent pan-orama view of the Rhine valley and of the picturesque red wine village Ass-mannshausen.