Your Travel Package Includes:

SIGHTSEEING: 
Visits to Heidelberg, Cologne, Bremen, Hamburg, Wittenberg, Nuremberg, Rothenburg, Neuschwanstein Castle*

*entrance fees included

SCENIC HIGHLIGHTS:
Rhineland, Romantic Road, German Alpine Road and Bavarian Alps, Lake Constance, Black Florest

GUIDES:
Local Guides for city sightseeing in Berlin, Dresden, Munich. Services of a professional Tour Director while touring

TRANSPORTATION: 
Scheduled transatlantic flights and airport transfers in London if Tour Operator issues the tickets. Touring by private first-class air-conditioned motorcoach

MEALS: 
9 buffet breakfasts (B); 5 dinners (D)

AIRPORT TRANSFERS:
Airport transfers may be included when you make your flight arrangements with Tour Operator.

OPTIONALS: 
Choice of optional excursions at reasonable prices to customize your own experience. Please find a detailed list in your travel documents

Itinerary - Highlights of Germany

Day 1 Thu. BOARD YOUR OVERNIGHT TRANSATLANTIC FLIGHT.

Day 2 Fri. ARRIVAL IN FRANKFURT, GERMANY. Check into your hotel. The rest of the day is free for you to see some of Frankfurt. Tonight, meet your Tour Director and fellow travelers. (D)

Day 3 Sat. FRANKFURT-HEIDELBERG-COLOGNE-RHINELAND AREA. Start the day by traveling to Heidelberg for a short stop. This city is the location of Germany’s oldest and best-known university and that of the famed operetta "The Student Prince". Just a few more miles to the shores of the Rhine for a scenic drive. A few miles north to reach Cologne for a visit to its massive and impressive cathedral. Overnight in this area. (B,D)

Day 4 Sun. RHINELAND AREA-HAMBURG. Using the comfortable motorway, journey northeast for a stop in Bremen. This member of the Hanseatic League is Germany’s oldest seaport and was already trading with America in 1783. The Markplatz is well worth seeing since it is surrounded by the finest buildings in the city. Less than a two-hour drive before reaching Hamburg for overnight. There’ll be time for an optional harbor cruise. (B)

Day 5 Mon. HAMBURG-WITTENBERG-BERLIN. Start the day with an orientation drive to see some of Germany’s greatest maritime cities. Later this morning a comfortable drive to Wittenberg, an old university town that is world famous for one of its teachers, Martin Luther, the man who started the Reformation. See the Town Hall and the market fountain and a statue of Luther himself. The great painter Lucas Cranach the elder lived most of his life in Wittenberg. Continue eastwards along the autobahn to reach Berlin in time to enjoy your first evening in the capital of Germany. (B)

Day 6 Tue. BERLIN. No longer divided but every bit as fascinating. Once the city of contrasts with its West and East side separating two different worlds, Berlin, since the wall came down, has developed into a harmonious blend of old and new, preserving its old massive building, such as the State Opera House and the Brandenburg Gate, its neoclassic style boulevards such as the Kurfurstendamm and the "Unter den Linden", as well as creating brand new buildings in the most daring up to date architectural styles. It is now once again Germany’s capital and one of the most lively and interesting cities of Europe from a cultural point of view. In the afternoon there’s an optional excursion to historic Potsdam to visit Sans Souci Park, a marvel of landscape gardening and architectural wonders over an area of 740 acres, and a visit to Cecilienhof Castle. (B)

Day 7 Wed. BERLIN-DRESDEN-NUREMBERG. Travel southwest this morning bypassing Leipzig for some sightseeing in Dresden, the old capital of Saxony, at one time rightly called "The Florence on the Elbe." Although almost totally destroyed by World War II bombing, Dresden has since been completely reconstructed and restored to its original beauty. See the Zwinger Carillon Pavillon and much more of this city on your included sightseeing. Further south into Bavaria for overnight in Nuremberg. (B,D)

Day 8 Thu. NUREMBERG-ROMANTIC ROAD-ROTHENBURG AREA. Start the day with an orientation drive to see some of Nuremberg’s highlights. This was one of the most beautiful medieval cities in Germany before it was almost totally destroyed in World War II. However you will see the surviving historical highlights. Later this morning travel westwards, then south along the beautiful scenery of the Romantic Road to visit Rothenburg and overnight in this area. (B,D)

Day 9 Fri. ROTHENBURG AREA-NEUSCHWANSTEIN CASTLE-MUNICH. Further south today almost to the Austrian border to visit Neuschwanstein Castle, perched in a dominant position overlooking the frontier town of Fussen. In the afternoon travel the relatively short distance northwards to Munich, Bavaria’s capital and one of Germany’s best loved cities. (B,D)

Day 10 Sat. MUNICH. This morning take advantage of the included sightseeing tour and see some of the highlights of this city, known as Germany’s "Secret Capital." Stop awhile to admire the beauty of its main square, the Marienplatz. There will be time to sip one of its most famous products, beer. Take advantage of the optional excursions available. (B)

Day 11 Sun. YOUR HOMEBOUND FLIGHT ARRIVES THE SAME DAY. (B)

Quality Hotels:

Rooms with private bath or shower, hotel taxes, porterage, tips, and service charges

FRANKFURT Tryp (F) or Mercure (ST) at Friederichsdorf, RHINELAND AREA Holiday Inn (F) at Cologne-Bonn Airport or Art (ST) at Aachen, HAMBURG HN Suite Hotel (F), BERLlN NH Alexanderplatz (F), NUREMBERG Leonardo (ST), ROTHENBURG AREA NH Klösterle (F) at Nordlingen, MUNICH Rivoli (ST)

Hotel Rating Abbreviations:

F   = First Class
ST = Superior Tourist Class
T   = Tourist Class