If you thought the Grand Canyon was unique, you may have to think again! Take a 2 hour cruise in an old-fashioned paddle-wheel steamer from Dresden and discover a striking landscape of bizarre rock formations formed by the currents of the Elbe River a million years ago. Towering sandstone cliffs and immense table rocks peak 194 metres above the Elbe River. Don’t miss the haunting arches of Bastei Bridge, taking you from one rocky pinnacle to the next.

We like to call this awe-inspiring river canyon ‘the Switzerland of Saxony’ but some might feel it has more in common with Nevada…