Cultural Photography Tours & Trips in Germany and Switzerland

This trip's great for photography, taking you from Cologne Cathedral's Gothic spires to the half-timbered houses in Strasbourg's Grand Ile and around Obernai in Alsace wine country. The Rhine Gorge has over 40 hilltop castles including Reichsburg Castle in Cochem, and you'll see the Lorelei statue set against the valley. In Paris, there's guided tours of the Eiffel Tower and Arc de Triomphe.

You'll cruise the Rhine River on the Emerald Luna Star-Ship, where the UNESCO-listed Rhine Gorge provides amazing photo opportunities of medieval castles like Ehrenbreitstein Fortress in Koblenz and Cologne Cathedral's Gothic spires. In Amsterdam, you can photograph over 800 tulip varieties at Keukenhof Gardens during bloom season, then head to Strasbourg's UNESCO Old Town to capture the half-timbered houses of Petite France.

You'll photograph Bern's UNESCO-listed Old Town with its medieval buildings, then capture the colorful half-timbered houses along Colmar's cobblestone streets. In Cologne, shoot the Gothic Cathedral towering over the Christmas markets, and in Bruges climb the Belfry Tower's 366 steps for canal views.