Best of Germany & Austria 2009

Your dream vacation of medieval villages, striking architecture, vibrant cultures, and classical music awaits you in Germany and Austria!

Highlights

  • Frankfurt
  • Rhine Valley
  • Cologne
  • Hamburg
  • Berlin
  • Bayreuth
  • Wurzburg
  • Rothenburg
  • Munich
  • Salzburg
  • Danube Valley
  • Vienna
  • Innsbruck
  • Oberammergau
  • Neuschwanstein
  • Freiburg
  • Heidelberg

    Whats Included

    Sightseeing Highlights

  • Frankfurt: Orientation including the Old Town.
  • Rhine Valley: Scenic Rhine Cruise seeing the Lorelei Rock (weather permitting).
  • Cologne: See the gothic Cathedral.
  • Hamburg: Orientation tour.
  • Berlin: Sightseeing in this re-united city.
  • Bayreuth: See the Wagner Festival Theatre.
  • Wurzburg: See the fortress and Prince-Bishops' Residenz.
  • Rothenburg: Orientation tour of this medieval city.
  • Munich: Orientation including the Olympic Stadium, Marienplatz and Glockenspiel.
  • Salzburg: Sightseeing including the Domplatz, Mozart's birthplace and locations used in "The Sound of Music".
  • Danube Valley: See the Monastery of Melk and Durnstein Castle.
  • Vienna: Sightseeing includes St Stephen's Cathedral, the Hofburg and Parliament.
  • Innsbruck: Orientation including the Olympic ski-jump, the Golden Roof, Wilten Basilica and Hofburg Palace.
  • Oberammergau: Visit the Passion Play village.
  • Neuschwanstein: View the fairytale cafestle.
  • Freiburg: Orientation tour of this fashionable Black Forest town.
  • Heidelberg: View the Castle.

    Dining Highlights

  • 13 Hot Buffet breakfasts
  • 5 three-course dinners
  • Local highlight restaurant dinner with wine in Innsbruck.
  • Farewell Dinner with wine in Frankfurt.

    20 meals in total (see day-by-day itinerary)

    First Class Travel Highlights

  • First Class hotel accommodation includes twin-bedded rooms with private facilities, all hotel service charges and tips, baggage handling fees and local taxes.
  • Touring by luxury air-conditioned coach with reclining seats and a washroom onboard
  • The services of one of Trafalgar's top professional multi-lingual Tour Directors.
  • A qualified local city guide in Berlin, Salzburg and Vienna.
  • A stylish wallet, tour documents and map book journal.
  • Airport transfers are provided on Day 2 and Day 15 (conditions apply)

    • Call 800-747-0368 for more information or to book today! Mention code 8202243

    Tour Operator
    Trafalgar Tours
    Duration
    15 Days
    Escorted
    Escorted - Yes
    DayDestinationDescription
    Day 1Depart USADepart USA :
    Overnight flight to Frankfurt.
    Day 2FrankfurtArrive Frankfurt (Offenbach) :
    Welcome to Germany and the city of Frankfurt. After check-in, our Tour Director takes us on a late afternoon orientation tour which explores the dynamic financial centre and medieval Romerplatz. Afterwards we will enjoy a Welcome Drink with our Tour Director and fellow travelers.

    Hotel: Sheraton Offenbach
    Day 3CologneFrankfurt (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 cafestles 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)

    Hotel: Renaissance Cologne
    Day 4HamburgCologne - 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)

    Hotel: Leonardo
    Day 5BerlinHamburg - 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)

    Hotel: Crowne Plaza (2 nights)
    Day 6BerlinBerlin sightseeing and 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 Kurfurstendamm. Your evening is at leisure to enjoy this vibrant city. (Buffet breakfast)
    Day 7WurzburgBerlin - Bayreuth - Wurzburg :
    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, in Wurzburg, our Tour Director shows us the Marienburg Fortress, the Prince-Bishops' Residence and a special Hidden Treasure! (Buffet breakfast / Dinner)

    Hotel: Maritim Wurzburg
    Day 8MunichWurzburg - 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)

    Hotel: Westin Grand Arabella Park
    Day 9SalzburgMunich - 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)

    Hotel: Austria Trend Europa
    Day 10ViennaSalzburg - Durnstein - Vienna (2 nights) :
    Enjoy breathtaking scenery on our drive past Lake Mondsee to the Danube Valley. Then from the Monastery of Melk, vineyards line the river to Durnstein 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)

    Hotel: Renaissance Wien (2 nights)
    Day 11ViennaVienna sightseeing and 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 12InnsbruckVienna - Innsbruck :
    We travel by the Vienna Woods and the Salzkammergut en route to Innsbruck where our Tour Director shows us the Golden Roof, the Hofburg Palace and another Hidden Treasure! Later we enjoy a Highlight Dinner of Tyrolean specialities in a local restaurant. (Buffet breakfast / Highlight dinner)

    Hotel: Innsbruck
    Day 13FreiburgInnsbruck - 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 cafestle. 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)

    Hotel: Novotel
    Day 14FrankfurtFreiburg - Heidelberg - Frankfurt (Offenbach) :
    Our first stop this morning is at Heidelberg where there's time for a walking tour in the courtyards of the cafestle, which dominates the university city of 'Student Prince' fame. From here we drive through the Rhineland on our way back to Frankfurt. This evening join your Tour Director and your traveling companions for a Farewell Dinner. (Buffet breakfast / Farewell dinner)

    Hotel: Sheraton Offenbach
    Day 15Return USAFrankfurt - USA :
    This morning time to bid farewell to our Tour Director and touring friends as our vacation comes to an end. Airport transfers are available, conditions apply. (Buffet breakfast)
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