Best of Germany & Austria
Day 1 - Depart USA Overnight flight to Frankfurt.
Day 2 - Arrive Frankfurt (Offenbach) On arrival at Frankfurt airport you are met and transferred to your hotel. After check-in, our Tour Director takes us on a late afternoon orientation tour which explores the dynamic financial centre and medieval Römerplatz. Afterwards we will enjoy a welcome dinner and drink in the old town with our Tour Director and fellow travelling companions (Welcome Dinner)
Day 3 - Frankfurt (Offenbach) — Rhine Cruise — Cologne This morning our day starts with a drive to St. Goar where we embark on a scenic Rhine cruise past medieval castles and terrraced vineyards. We rejoin our coach at Boppard and continue via Bonn to Cologne where an orientation tour includes the gothic Cathedral. Then enjoy free time before dinner. (Buffet Breakfast / Dinner)
Day 4 - Cologne — Hamburg Today's drive takes us via Lower Saxony en route to Hamburg for the night. On our arrival, an orientation tour in this Hanseatic port shows us the major points of interest. Later, why not take a cruise on the famous harbour" Dinner is at our hotel tonight. (Buffet Breakfast / Dinner)
Day 5 - Hamburg — Berlin (2 nights) This morning it's a fast run to historic Berlin — once a divided city, now enjoying new freedom and excitement since the infamous Wall came down in 1989. The rest of your day is free. (Buffet Breakfast)
Day 6 - Berlin sightseeing & at leisure Today the city's history and momentous events mingle on our interesting sightseeing tour. We will see the Brandenburg Gate, Unter den Linden Boulevard, the Reichstag Building, German State Opera House, Tiergarten and the shopping and entertainment district of Kurfürstendamm. Your evening is at leisure. (Buffet Breakfast)
Day 7 - Berlin — Bayreuth — Würzburg Today our journey takes us past Potsdam and across the River Elbe. From here we continue past Leipzig into western Germany and on to the town of Bayreuth, home of the Wagner Festival. Later we arrive in historic Würzburg, where views of the Marienburg fortress and the Prince-Bishops' Residenz are featured on our orientation tour. This evening dinner is served at our hotel. (Buffet Breakfast / Dinner)
Day 8 - Würzburg — Munich Today we drive via the Romantic Road and to the fairytale town of Rothenburg, with its gabled houses and wrought iron shop signs for a walking tour. Then into the heart of Bavaria and its regional capital — Munich where an orientation includes the Olympic Stadium and City Hall with its Glockenspiel clock. Tonight why not discover some of Munich's lively beer halls. (Buffet Breakfast)
Day 9 - Munich — Salzburg We're off to Salzburg this morning, where spires and domes are overlooked by the fortress of Hohensalzburg. On arrival, our guided walking tour explores the city that featured in "The Sound of Music" and which is best known as Mozart's birthplace. We'll see the family house in the picturesque Getreidegasse and admire the Domplatz, the baroque square dominated by its Cathedral. (Buffet Breakfast / Dinner)
Day 10 - Salzburg — Dürnstein — Vienna (2 nights) Enjoy breathtaking scenery on our drive past the Mondsee Lake to the Danube Valley. Then from the Monastery of Melk, vineyards line the river to Dürnstein where Richard the Lionheart was held prisoner and subsequently found by Blondel, his faithful minstrel. We arrive in Vienna, with the afternoon at leisure. (Buffet Breakfast)
Day 11 - Vienna sightseeing & at leisure Highlights of this elegant Austrian capital are revealed on our sightseeing tour; from the Opera to the Hofburg and, from St. Stephen's Cathedral to the Parliament. Also included is a walking tour into the oldest and most secret part of old Vienna. Then free time to maybe visit the Prater Amusement Park. Later, why not take in a concert of Strauss music or a little Opera" (Buffet Breakfast)
Day 12 - Vienna — Innsbruck We travel through the Vienna Woods, the Salzkammergut and a small section of German Bavaria as we cross Austria to Innsbruck. Here an orientation includes the Golden Roof and Hofburg Palace. After a dinner of Tyrolean specialities in a local restaurant, why not take in a Tyrolean folklore show" (Buffet Breakfast / Highlight Dinner)
Day 13 - Innsbruck — Oberammergau — Neuschwanstein — Freiburg Today we head into Germany to Oberammergau, home of the famous Passion Play. On to view Neuschwanstein — mad King Ludwig's fairytale castle. Later, we skirt around Western Europe's largest lake, the Bodensee, Lake Constance. Into the green wooded hills of the Black Forest, where cuckoo clocks were first invented, to the University town of Freiburg, for the night. Here an orientation tour shows us the Cathedral and the many frescoed buildings of this once Austrian city! (Buffet Breakfast / Dinner)
Day 14 - Freiburg — Heidelberg — Frankfurt (Offenbach) Our first stop this morning is at Heidelberg where there's time for a walking tour in the courtyards of the Castle, which dominates the University city of 'Student Prince' fame. From here we drive through the Rhineland on our way back to Frankfurt. This evening, why not enjoy a farewell dinner with your fellow companions" (Buffet Breakfast)
Day 15 - Frankfurt — USA This morning time to bid farewell as we transfer you to the airport for your return flight to America. (Buffet Breakfast)
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