Day 1: Berlin

After private transfer to your hotel and check in - time to relax.

Overnight in Berlin.








Hotel:
Crown Plaza City Center

 

Day 2: Berlin

Today, with your private guide, explore the main sights of Germany’s most important and most exciting city. See Brandenburg Gate, Check Point Charlie, the Parliament Reichstag, Berlin Cathedral and the former seat of the communist government of East Germany. Take a boat trip which gives you a view of some important sights from the channels. After pick of rental car, the rest of the day is free for own activities like exploring the numerous, well known museums, or roam around the many boutiques and department store - the KaDeWe.

Overnight in Berlin at same hotel.

 

Day 3: Berlin - Leipzig

After breakfast, travel south to Leipzig. Time to visit St. Thomas Church, where Johann Sebastian Bach had spent many years as leader of the choir. Enjoy the atmosphere at the medieval Market Square.

Overnight in Leipzig.

Hotel:
Mercure Leipzig Am Johannisplatz
or
Westin Leipzig

 

Day 4: Leipzig - Meissen - Dresden

After breakfast, travel from Leipzig to Meissen and visit the world famous porcelain manufacturer and museum.
Continue your trip to Dresden, one of the loveliest cities of central Europe - "Florence of the Elbe" it was called - and see the important sights like the just restored Frauenkirche, the Semper Opera House, Green Vault, the Baroque Zwinger and many more.

Overnight in Dresden
Hotel:
NH Hotel Dresden
or
The Westin Bellevue

 

Day 5: Dresden - Zwickau - Weimar - Eisenach

After breakfast, head to Zwickau, where in the time of the German Democratic Republic, the popular car, the Trabbi, was built. Continue to Weimar, one of Germany’s greatest cultural treasures. Poets like Schiller and Goethe, musicians like Liszt and Richard Strauss, writers like Nietzsche and Gropius have lived and worked here.

Continue your trip to Eisenach, dominated by the Wartburg Castle. Visit one of the most important edifices of German history and see the room where Martin Luther used to live and work for many years and spent the last years of his life in seclusion.

Overnight in Eisenach

Hotel:
Steigenberger Hotel Thueringer Hof

 

Day 6: Eisenach - Ruedesheim / Assmannshausen

After breakfast, travel from Eisenach to Assmannshausen, Ruedesheim, famous for its wines and vineyards. The romantic town at the banks of the river Rhine is located in the wine-growing region Rheingau. Stroll through charming downtown with its famous Drosselgasse. Visit the Niederwald monument, the castle Niederwald, visit the Asbach-Uralt distillery or the Hildegard’s Abbey in the vineyards above Ruedesheim in Eibingen.

Overnight in Assmannshausen

Hotel:
Minotel Alte Bauernschaenke

 

Day 7: Ruedesheim - Heidelberg

After breakfast, travel to Heidelberg. Have a private guided tour through the beautiful old university town and visit the inner courtyard of the impressive castle, towering above the city, and its wine cellar with the big barrel.

Overnight in Heidelberg



Hotel:
NH Hotel
or
Crown Plaza

 

Day 8: Heidelberg - Black Forest - Lake Constance

After breakfast, depart for the Black Forest, a region known for cuckoo clocks. See the town of Triberg and Lake Titisee.

Arrive at Lake Constance in the afternoon and enjoy walking through picturesque Konstanz. You may visit the famous flower island "Mainau".

Overnight in Konstanz

Hotel:
Ringhotel Schiff am See
or
Steignberger Insel Hotel

 

Day 9: Lake Constance - Neuschwanstein Castle - Garmisch-Partenkirchen

Today, move into the Allgäu, viewing the fantastic Bavarian Alps. In Hohenschwangau, visit the fairy tale castle of King Ludwig II, Neuschwanstein.

Stop at another architectural treasure, the glorious Rococo church in Wies. In the late afternoon, arrive in the Olympic town of Garmisch-Partenkirchen.

Overnight in Garmisch-Partenkirchen

Hotel:
Grand Hotel Sonnenbichl
or
Reindl's Partenkirchner Hof

 

Day 10: Garmisch-Partenkirchen - Linderhof Castle - Oberammergau - Ettal - Munich

Less known but even more beautiful than Neuschwanstein is Linderhof Castle, which you may visit in the morning.
Continue to Oberammergau, home of the famous Passion Play which takes place every 10 years. The last event took place in the year 2000.
Stop at the Benedictine Monastery of Ettal, before arriving in Munich in the late afternoon.

Overnight in Munich.

Hotel:
Prinz Hotel
or
Bayerischer Hof

 

Day 11: Munich

After breakfast, have an extensive private guided tour of the splendid Munich and the city's highlights. In the afternoon, time at leisure to explore the Hofbräuhaus beer hall, the Pinakothek art galleries, Olympic stadium, Nymphenburg castle - just to name a few .

Overnight in Munich at same hotel.

 

Day 12: Munich - Nuremberg

After breakfast, drive to the historic city of Nuremberg, with its unique medieval city center.
Enjoy a private guided walking tour to see the most interesting sights.
Stop at the Reichsparteitagsgelände, courtroom 600 of the famous Nuremburg trials and also more joyous places like gingerbread bakeries and Bratwurst stands.

Overnight in Nuremberg

Hotel:
EuroHotel & Suites
or
Le Meridien Grand Hotel

 

Day 13: Nuremberg - Castle Road - Rothenburg

After breakfast, drive along the Castle Road to the Romantic Road. Arrive in Rothenburg around noon. Walk through the charming town visit the Jakobskirche, a church with an altar by T. Riemenschneider.
You have enough time to explore the historic downtown and relax.

Overnight in Rothenburg

Hotel:
Eisen Hotel

Day 14: Rothenburg - Wuerzburg

In the morning, leave for the baroque city of Wuerzburg.
Visit the impressive Residenz Palace, a masterpiece of German Baroque architecture with its world famous ceiling fresco. Enjoy the vibrant university town situated in an idyllic setting surrounded by vineyards.

Overnight in Wuerzburg

Hotel:
Maritim Hotel

 

Day 15: Wuerzburg - Frankfurt

After breakfast continue to Frankfurt. Before departure, return of rental car.

TOUR PRICE

AVERAGE LAND COST PER PERSON
BASED ON THIS SAMPLE PROGRAM.

Offer can be adjusted depending on time and wishes.

Inclusions & Highlights

• Visit Berlin:
  - Brandenburg Gate
  - Parliament Reichstag
  - Check Point Charlie
  - Boat trip around major sights
  - KaDeWe
• Visit Leipzig:
  - St. Thomas Church
• Visit Meissen:
  - Porcelain Manufacturer
• Visit Dresden:
  - Frauenkirche
  - Semper Opera
  - Green Vault
  - Baroque Zwinger
• Visit Zwickau :
  - former East German Trabbi-Car Manufacturer
• Visit Weimar:
  - Germany's center of great poets and musicians
• Visit Eisenach:
  - Wartburg Castle
• Visit Ruedesheim / Assmannshausen :
  - Wine region Rheingau
  - Niederwald Castle & Monument
  - Asbach-Uralt Distillery
  - Hildegard's Abbey
• Visit Heidelberg:
  - Heidelberg Castle

Guided City Tours

• Berlin
• Heidelberg
• Munich
• Nuremberg

Not Included

• Car rental
• International airfare
• Travel insurance
• Entrance/Admission fees
• Tips and gratuities for tour guides

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Note

* This is a sample tour itinerary. The itinerary is flexible in that you may change the destinations, the number of days, and the start date. We can also accomodate more than 6 people. Call us for furthur information and price according to your tour requirements