From Cologne to Amsterdam: Northern and Central Europe

Arrive in Cologne, fly home from Amsterdam: Hamburg, Copenhagen, Berlin, Dresden, Prague, Kraków, Budapest, Vienna, Salzburg and Bavaria.

Duration

30 days · 29 nights

Arrival

Cologne

Return

Amsterdam

Countries visited

Germany, Denmark, Czechia, Poland, Hungary, Austria, Netherlands

Day-by-day itinerary

1. Day 1Cologne and the Romantic Rhine — welcome of your group at the airport or station, cathedral, cruise to the Lorelei rock
2. Days 2–3Hamburg — Speicherstadt, Elbphilharmonie and the harbour
3. Days 4–6Copenhagen — Nyhavn, the Little Mermaid and Tivoli
4. Days 7–9Berlin and Potsdam — Brandenburg Gate, Berlin Wall and Sanssouci
5. Day 10Dresden — Zwinger, Frauenkirche and the Elbe banks
6. Days 11–13Prague — castle, Charles Bridge and astronomical clock
7. Days 14–16Kraków and Wieliczka — Main Market Square, Wawel and salt mine
8. Days 17–19Budapest — Parliament, thermal baths and Danube cruise
9. Days 20–22Vienna — Hofburg, Schönbrunn and Viennese cafés
10. Days 23–24Salzburg and Lake Wolfgang — Mozart’s city and Alpine scenery
11. Days 25–26Munich and Bavaria — Marienplatz, Neuschwanstein Castle
12. Day 27Heidelberg — castle and university old town
13. Days 28–30Amsterdam, Volendam and Zaanse Schans — canal cruise, Rijksmuseum and windmills, transfer to the return 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
• 29 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.