10 days · 9 nights
Germany, Austria, Slovenia

Salzburg, Slovenia and Carinthia

Ten days between the Alps and the Adriatic: Nuremberg, Salzburg, the Salzkammergut, Hallstatt, Bled, Bohinj, Ljubljana, Postojna, Piran, the Wörthersee, Klagenfurt, the Grossglockner and Munich.

Duration

10 days · 9 nights

Departure and return

Cologne

Countries visited

Germany, Austria, Slovenia

Day-by-day itinerary

1. Day 1Nuremberg — welcome of your group at the airport or station, drive through Hesse and Franconia, Imperial Castle, Main Market Square and Beautiful Fountain, night in Nuremberg
2. Day 2Salzburg — drive through Bavaria, Mirabell Gardens, Getreidegasse and Mozart’s birthplace, Hohensalzburg Fortress, night in Salzburg
3. Day 3Salzkammergut — imperial town of Bad Ischl, St. Wolfgang and its lake, UNESCO-listed lakeside village of Hallstatt, night in Salzburg
4. Day 4Bled — Tauern motorway and Karawanken tunnel, arrival in Slovenia, Lake Bled, pletna boat to the island church, clifftop castle, night in Bled
5. Day 5Bohinj and Vintgar — Vintgar Gorge, Lake Bohinj in Triglav National Park, Bled cream cake, night in Bled
6. Day 6Ljubljana — Prešeren Square and Triple Bridge, Plečnik’s Central Market, Ljubljana Castle, boat trip on the Ljubljanica, night in Ljubljana
7. Day 7Postojna and Piran — Postojna Cave by underground train, Predjama Castle in its cliff, Venetian harbour town of Piran on the Adriatic, night in Ljubljana
8. Day 8Carinthia — drive into Austria, shores of the Wörthersee and Velden, Pyramidenkogel observation tower, old town of Klagenfurt, night in Klagenfurt
9. Day 9Grossglockner — Grossglockner High Alpine Road, Kaiser-Franz-Josefs-Höhe viewpoint over the Pasterze Glacier, Zell am See, night in Munich
10. Day 10Munich — Marienplatz and the town hall Glockenspiel, drive through Bavaria and Hesse, return to Cologne, then transfer to the airport or station

Services

• Welcome and transfers at the airport or station of your choice
• Coach with driver throughout the tour, two drivers when needed
• 9 hotel nights with breakfast
• Optional: guide speaking the language of the group and of the countries visited, half board, cruises, tickets

Indicative programme: the order of visits may be adapted to opening hours, the weather and flight times.