Itinerary
- Day 1
Berlin
You'll arrive in Berlin and get transferred to your hotel. After settling in, check the boards at reception where they'll have information about your tour and what's coming up next.
- Accommodation
- Hotel (Holiday Inn Berlin City West), Hotel (Abacus Tierpark), Hotel (Mercure Berlin Tempelhof)
- Day 2
Berlin
Take a guided panoramic tour through Berlin's historic center, stopping at Museum Island, the Reichstag, and Brandenburg Gate. You'll walk through shopping streets and parks, then visit the Holocaust Memorial and Berlin Wall Memorial Museum. If you're interested, Potsdam and its palaces are available as an optional excursion for the day.
- Accommodation
- Hotel (Holiday Inn Berlin City West), Hotel (Abacus Tierpark), Hotel (Mercure Berlin Tempelhof)
Included Activities
- Guided panoramic tour of Berlin including historic center, Museum Island, Reichstag, Brandenburg Gate, shopping streets, and parks
- Visit to Holocaust Memorial
- Visit to Berlin Wall Memorial Museum
Optional Activities
- Visit to Potsdam and its stunning palaces
Landmarks Reichstag Brandenburg Gate Museum Island Holocaust Memorial Berlin Wall Memorial Museum Potsdam 
- Day 3
Berlin - Dresden - Bamberg - Nuremberg
Head from Berlin toward Dresden to see its palace along the River Elbe. From there, continue into Bavaria, arriving in Bamberg where you can wander through Little Venice. The day ends in Nuremberg, a historic Bavarian city with plenty to see from its medieval past.
- Accommodation
- Hotel (Nh Nuernberg City), Hotel (Nh Collection Nurnberg City), Hotel (Nh Erlangen)
Optional Activities
- Visit to the site where Hitler's Coliseum once stood in Nuremberg
Landmarks Dresden Palace River Elbe Little Venice, Bamberg 
- Day 4
Nuremberg - Kloster Weltenburg - Dachau - Munich
Board a boat from Kelheim for a cruise along the Danube Valley through the Danube Gorge to Kloster Weltenburg monastery. Later, visit the Dachau concentration camp museum. Then travel to Munich to see BMW Welt and the Olympic Park. You'll have free time in the historic center to walk around Marienplatz, check out Viktualienmarkt, the Englischer Garten, or sit in a traditional beer house.
- Meals
- Lunch
- Accommodation
- Hotel (Leonardo Munich Olimpiapark), Hotel (Vienna House Easy By Wyhdham Munchen), Hotel (Courtyard Marriott Munich Garching)
Included Activities
- Boat cruise along Danube Valley through the Danube Gorge
- Visit to Kloster Weltenburg monastery
- Tour of Dachau Nazi concentration camp museum
- Visit to BMW Welt
- View of Olympic Park and Olympiastadion
Optional Activities
- Horse carriage ride from Mary's Bridge
- Stroll through Marienplatz
- Visit to Viktualienmarkt open-air market
- Relax in Englischer Garten
- Visit to traditional beer houses
Landmarks Mary's Bridge Kloster Weltenburg Dachau Concentration Camp BMW Welt Olympiastadion Marienplatz Viktualienmarkt Englischer Garten 
- Day 5
Munich - Füssen - Rothenburg - Frankfurt
Travel to Füssen and take a bus to Neuschwanstein Castle, stopping at Mary's Bridge for gorge views. Head back down on foot or by horse carriage if you'd like (costs extra). Follow the Romantic Road to Rothenburg, a walled city where you'll visit the Christmas Museum. By evening you'll arrive in Frankfurt, Germany's financial hub.
- Accommodation
- Hotel (Crowne Plaza Frankfurt Congress)
Included Activities
- Bus trip to Mary's Bridge for views of Neuschwanstein Castle gorge
- Visit to Christmas Museum in Rothenburg (admission included)
Optional Activities
- Horse carriage ride from Mary's Bridge
Landmarks Neuschwanstein Castle Mary's Bridge Rothenburg ob der Tauber Christmas Museum, Rothenburg 
- Day 6
Frankfurt - Rüdesheim - Sankt Goar - Cochem - Cologne - Dortmund
Start with a Rhine cruise between Rüdesheim and Sankt Goar, sailing through the most scenic section of the river. Later head to the Moselle River and stop in Cochem for lunch, a village with a thousand-year-old castle overlooking it. Visit Cologne's Gothic cathedral, which was the tallest building in the world until the late 1800s. Take a walk along the Rhine and through the city center before heading to Dortmund.
- Meals
- Lunch (Lunch in Cochem)
- Accommodation
- Hotel (Nh Dortmund), Hotel (Moxy Dortmund City)
Included Activities
- Short cruise on the Rhine between Rüdesheim and Sankt Goar
- Visit to Cologne Cathedral
Optional Activities
- Walk along the Rhine River
- Explore Cologne city center
Landmarks Rhine River Rüdesheim Sankt Goar Cochem Cologne Cathedral 
- Day 7
Dortmund - Trendelburg - Höxter - Polle - Hamelin - Hannover
Travel along the Fairy Tale Route through towns that inspired the Brothers Grimm stories. You'll see Trendelburg with its medieval castle and Rapunzel Tower, then move to Höxter and Corvey Abbey, a 9th-century monastery and World Heritage Site. Stop at Polle to see Cinderella's Castle ruins, visit Hamelin with its Pied Piper history, and end in Hannover with time to walk near the old town hall.
- Meals
- Lunch (Lunch in Höxter)
- Accommodation
- Hotel (Maritim Airport Hotel Hannover), Hotel (Dormero Hotel Hannover), Hotel (Best Western Plus Ostertor)
Included Activities
- Visit to Trendelburg medieval castle and Rapunzel Tower (admission included)
- Visit to Corvey Abbey, 9th-century monastery and World Heritage Site (admission included)
- Visit to Polle ruins of Cinderella's Castle (admission included)
Optional Activities
- Stroll near Hannover old town hall
Landmarks Trendelburg Castle Rapunzel Tower Corvey Abbey Polle Castle Ruins Hamelin 
- Day 8
Hannover - Goslar - Quedlinburg - Berlin
After breakfast, head to Goslar, one of Germany's most beautiful villages known for wooden architecture, ancient walls, and historic squares. Continue to Quedlinburg, a UNESCO site with over 2,100 half-timbered houses, a town hall, and Collegiate Castle. You'll have free time for lunch and to explore before traveling to Berlin, arriving in the evening.
- Meals
- Breakfast
- Accommodation
- Hotel (Holiday Inn Berlin City West), Hotel (Abacus Tierpark), Hotel (Mercure Berlin Tempelhof)
Optional Activities
- Explore Goslar
- Stroll and lunch in Quedlinburg
Landmarks Goslar Quedlinburg Quedlinburg Town Hall Collegiate Castle, Quedlinburg 
- Day 9
Berlin
After breakfast, your tour comes to an end. You'll head home with plenty of memories from your time traveling through Germany.
- Meals
- Breakfast
