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DAY 1 WELCOME TO BERLIN On arrival at Berlin Brandenburg Airport, transfers depart at 10.30, 13:00 &16:00. At 18:30, join a MAKE TRAVEL MATTER® Experience with your Travel Director and travel companions at the Kreuzberger Himmel restaurant. Discover how this establishment helps support refugees as they integrate into German society over a Welcome Dinner with wine. (DW) Crowne Plaza Berlin City Centre. DAY 2 THE SPIRIT OF BERLIN Relaxed Start. Join a Local Expert to see some of Berlin's many highlights. Travel along the Ku'Damm past the Memorial Church and drive through the Tiergarten to see the Reichstag building. Continue with a visit to Brandenburg Gate and along Unter den Linden, passing the Humboldt University and State Opera to stop on Museum Island. The rest of the day is at your leisure. Perhaps choose to explore Potsdam? (B) DAY 3 DRESDEN, A BAROQUE PHOENIX ON THE ELBE In Dresden, join your Local Expert to see the Frauenkirche, ‘The Procession of the Dukes’ mosaic, the huge cathedral, Semper Opera House and Baroque Zwinger Palace. Although the town was heavily bombed during World War Il, it remains a treasure trove of early German history and baroque architecture. (B) Hilton Dresden. DAY 4 MEDIEVAL ROTHENBURG OB DER TAUBER Join a Local Expert in Weimar to explore the city of literary luminaries Goethe and Schiller. Continue to medieval Erfurt and to Rothenburg ob der Tauber, the best- preserved town on the Romantic Road. Join your Travel Director for a city orientation where you will see medieval history come to life, as you wander the narrow cobbled streets. For your Dine-Around Evening, choose froma hand-picked selection of restaurants within the walls of the Old Town. (B) (DW) Hotel Altes Brauhaus, Rothenburg ob der Tauber. DAY 5 ROTHENBURG AT LEISURE Choose between an inspiring stroll through the narrow-cobbled streets with a Local Expert or, alternatively, take in panoramic views on the historic city walls walk, accompanied by a Local Expert. Spend the rest of the day at your leisure for further exploration on your own, or perhaps a guided visit to the medieval town of Nuremberg. (B) DAY 6 FRANKFURT AND MAINZ Relaxed Start. Continue your travels through to Frankfurt and take in the city's famed landmarks with a Local Expert, See the gable-roofed Romer, European Central Bank, Frankfurt Cathedral's Coronation Site, and the eminent Paulskirche. Complete your visit with a tasting of local Apfelwein. Your hotelis in the nearby town of Mainz, a bustling and important town since the time of the Romans. Enjoy a guided visit of the Gutenberg Museum, dedicated to one of history's most important inventors. (B) Hilton Mainz. DAY 7 CASTLES OF THE RHINE EXPERIENCE Relaxed Start. Enjoy a relaxing cruise as you pass steep-sided vineyards, half-timbered taverns, hilltop castles and the infamous Lorelei Rock. Stop in Bacharach for a delicious Farm-to-Table Lunch, prepared with locally sourced ingredients. Stop at the Ratsenburger winery for a tasting of its renowned wines. On this MAKE TRAVEL MATTER® Experience learn how eco preservation techniques are implemented, creating a sustainable business for future generations. (B) (LW) KEY 3 Join/Leave Options ffuNEsco Heritage Site O central Hotels + Nights @ scenic Hotels + Nights @ Place Visited O Optional Place Visited Heidelberg CHOOSE YOUR GROUP SIZE SA This trip operates both classic and small et teat es Netter tero Nee aN group witha Pras GERMANY St, Radesheim Frankfurt fe LIN (Dove 52) Poisdam O" DRESDEN, Nuremberg oO ROTHENBURG. (OB DER TAUBER MUNICH (Boys0.11 612) DAY 8 HEIDELBERG AND CUCKOO CLOCKS Continue your travels through to Heidelberg and venture inside Heidelberg Palace. See the Heidelberg Tun, a 130,000-litre wine vat, spend time in the Apothecary Museum and marvel at the panoramic vistas of the city and Neckar Valley from the castle fortress. On your journey into the iconic Black Forest stop to meet the locals who still make cuckoo clocks by hand, a tradition passed down over 300 years. (8)(0W) Maritim Titisee Hotel. DAY 9 THE BLACK FOREST AT LEISURE The best way to enjoy this enchanting region is on alake cruise. Relax and soak up the atmosphere of the Black Forest. (B) DAY 10 JEWELS OF THE BAVARIAN ALPS. Embark onan exciting visit to Neuschwanstein Castle, bristling with turrets and pinnacles, and built asa retreat for the wildly eccentric King Ludwig I See the extravagantly decorated apartments, including the Throne Room and Lohengrin Grotto. Continue to Munich, Bavaria's capital city and home of the world-famous Oktoberfest. (B) Munich Marriott Hotel. DAY 11 THE BAVARIAN CAPITAL OF MUNICH Relaxed Start. Explore Munich with Insight Choice. Choose to join a Local Expert for a foodie walking tour in the city centre visiting the famous Viktualienmarkt and Marienplatz. Alternatively, visit the famous Residenz, and see its museum an Treasury. In the evening, round off your German experience with a farewell Celebration Dinner, complete with local wine. Prost! (B) (DW) DAY 12 aur WIEDERSEHEN MUNICH! Your departure transfer arrives at Munich Airport at 07:00 and 09:00. (B) INSIGHT EXPERIENCE Learn the history and ancient techniques of clock making. (Photo by @Jennifermfarmer, Day 8, Black Forest) ere Cuno smart phone to view the Cee mea ko Mats) Ww oa fe) « =) rt] 2 ind rrr] ES n a rr] i} =i << a = ie ui (S) my a Sj a
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