| Day 1: | Board your overnight transatlantic flight | |
| Day 2: | Arrival in Frankfurt Germany. Time to rest or explore the bustling metropolis on the River Main. Evening meet your Tour Director and travelling companions for a welcome dinner. | |
| Day 3: | Frankfurt-Remagen-Cologne
Special treat with Rhine Cruise with castle-crested hills, terraced vineyards, pretty wine towns and Lorelei Cliff. Drive to the ruins of the bridge in Remagen, where American troops breached Hitler's West Wall. Afternoon in Cologne with time to visit gothic Cathedral with its twin 515 foot towers, five naves, stained-glas windows, and the shrine of the Three Holy Kings. | |
| Day 4: | Cologne-Berlin
Take Eurocity Train to Berlin for sightseeing with local guide including Ku'damm, Reichstag, Charlottenburg Palace, Brandenburg Gate and 210-foot Victory Column. Visit the Kaiser Wilhelm Memorial Church, drive along Unter den Linden Boulevard, pass Opera House and Checkpoint Charlie | |
| Day 5: | Berlin at Leisure
Full day to explore the city. Tonight chance to sample Berlin's fine restaurants and nightlife. | |
| Day 6: | Berlin-Leipzig-Nuremburg
In formerly East, visit Leipzig, an important centre in the Middle Ages. Thomaskirche, where Bach worked and the Market Square. Continue to Nuremburg, the town of toys and gingerbread plus birthplace of Albrecht Durer and Hans Sachs | |
| Day 7: | Nuremberg-Rothenburg-Munich
Admire Nuremburg's medieval ramparts and walk charming old town. Visit St. Sebald Church. Then the Romantic Road. Medieval Rothenburg with its ramparts and towers, cobbled lanes and 16th century houses. South to the Danube Valley and Munich. | |
| Day 8: | Munich-Oberammergau
Sightseeing with local guide including Olympic Stadium, 1,000 foot high Television Tower, Nymphenburg, Marienplatz, and Gothic Frauenkirche.
Afternoon leave for Oberammergau | |
| Day 9: | Oberammergau
Tickets to play today .
Time permitting visit to King Ludwig's Neuschwanstein Castle | |
| Day 10: | Oberammergau-Lindau-Black Forest
Drive along German Alpine Road to Lake Constance. Stop at Lindau than to baroque Church at Birnau as we proceed to Black Forest
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| Day 11: | Black Forest-Heidelberg-Frankfurt
Woodcarving demonstration before arriving in Heidelberg with time to stroll the old town. Visit the red-walled Castle with the Great Vat, a 49,000 gallon 18th century wine cask. Farewell dinner with companions in Frankfurt.
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| Day 12: | Homebound flight arrives the same day | | Breakfast | | In-Flight Meal(s) | |