BEST OF GERM a N y

12 Days starting from $3,175/person

Hamburg

Düsseldorf

Trip Highlights

Connect With Locals In a medieval castle high above the Rhine River Valley, you’ll enjoy an exclusive ‘Be My Guest’ lunch and be transported back to a time of kings and knights

Dive Into Culture Watch as skilled craftsman capture the distinctive sound of the cuckoo demonstrating the centuries-old craft of clock making in the Black Forest

Explore Berlin with a ‘Local Specialist’

Discover Frankfurt, Cologne, Hamburg, Dresden, Nuremberg, Rothenburg, Munich and Heidelberg

Visit the Berlin TV Tower, Mödlareuth Open Air Museum and Neuschwanstein Castle

View Cologne Cathedral and Heidelberg Castle

See the Lorelei Rock and the Bavarian Alps

Scenic Cruise along the Rhine River

Cologne

KampBornhofen

St. Goarshausen

Berlin

Rhine Cruise

Heidelberg

Black Forest

Dresden

Mödlareuth

Frankfurt

Nuremberg

Rothenburg

Munich

Neuschwanstein Castle

Travel to Europe often requires an overnight flight. Please arrange for flights to arrive on or before Day 1.

Day 1 Welcome to Frankfurt

On your first day in Germany, see the sights of Frankfurt on your own before meeting your Travel Director for an orientation of Römerplatz and financial district. Later, enjoy a Welcome Reception, including a light meal and welcome drink.  Sheraton Offenbach  Dinner

Day 2 Cruise along the Rhine & Journey to Cologne & Düsseldorf

Board your leisurely Rhine cruise, stopping for lunch at a 13th-century castle where we ‘Connect With Locals’ at our ‘Be My Guest’ experience and lunch with views over the Rhine Valley. Visit Cologne and view the Gothic spires of its cathedral during an orientation, then continue to Düsseldorf.  Mercure Koeln Belfortstrasse  Breakfast, Lunch

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Day 4 Journey to Berlin (2 Nights)

 Crowne Plaza City Alster  Breakfast, Dinner

Journey through the lush landscape of Lower Saxony to the international trade center of Hamburg for an orientation tour. Spend the rest of the day at leisure exploring the city’s seafaring heritage.

Cross the former ‘Iron Curtain’ to Berlin where your ‘Local Specialist’ will reveal the city’s iconic landmarks, including the neo-Renaissance Reichstag, Tiergarten, Brandenburg Gate and Unter den Linden Boulevard. Enjoy some time at leisure this afternoon.

 Sheraton Grand Esplanade  Breakfast

Day 5 Discover the Grit & Glamour of Berlin

Ascend the iconic Berlin TV Tower for 360° views of the city. You’ll learn how this landmark changed from being a symbol of the communist regime of East Germany to a symbol of a reunited Berlin before enjoying some time this afternoon to explore Berlin your way.  Breakfast

Day 6 Off to Dresden

Visit Dresden, the ‘Florence on the Elbe,’ and learn about the restoration of the city’s beautiful Baroque façades following its devastation during World War II. See the Semper Opera, Zwinger Palace and the fully reconstructed Frauenkirche.

 Pullman Newa  Breakfast

Day 7 Venture to Historic Nuremberg

Gain insights into a divided Germany at Mödlareuth’s open-air museum and see a section of the original wall with its security features. This afternoon, arrive in Nuremberg, once the unofficial capital of the Holy Roman Empire.  NH Collection  Breakfast

Day 8 Continue to Medieval Rothenburg & Munich (2 Nights)

Stroll through the medieval center of Rothenburg, seemingly frozen in time and encircled by a fortified town wall that remains intact after centuries. Admire its beautiful market square and the Old Town Hall before following part of the Romantic Road through villages and the countryside to Munich.

 Leonardo City Olympiapark/Holiday Inn Westpark  Breakfast

Day 9 Explore Munich

Immerse yourself in the diversity and splendor of Munich. Enjoy an orientation tour of the city’s landmarks and see the Wittelsbach Royal Family Residenz and Marienplatz, home to the Town Hall Glockenspiel. Later you’ll have some time to explore Munich your way, including perhaps a visit to one of the local beer halls for which the capital of Bavaria is famous.

Day 10 Admire Neuschwanstein Castle & the Black Forest

Snap your fingers and be transported to a land of fables and folklore. Visit King Ludwig II’s fairy-tale Neuschwanstein Castle, then continue to the Black Forest, whose mystical landscape inspired fantasy and fiction from the famous Brothers Grimm.  Best Western Hofgut Sternen  Breakfast, Dinner

Day 11 On to Heidelberg & Frankfurt

Witness the centuries-old craft of cuckoo clock making as you ‘Dive Into Culture.’ Then view the ruins of Heidelberg Castle, as well as the Baroque-style Old Town. Tonight, we enjoy a Farewell Dinner with our newfound friends. Sheraton Offenbach  Breakfast, Dinner

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12 Farewell Germany

After breakfast, we say a fond farewell after a memorable vacation.  Breakfast

Pricing starts at $3,175/person

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