6 days · 5 nights
Germany

Weimar, Dresden and Leipzig

Six days in the heart of Germany: Kassel’s Bergpark, the Wartburg, Erfurt, Goethe’s Weimar and Buchenwald, baroque Dresden, Saxon Switzerland and Leipzig.

Duration

6 days · 5 nights

Departure and return

Eindhoven

Countries visited

Germany

Day-by-day itinerary

1. Day 1Kassel — welcome of your group at the airport or station, UNESCO-listed Bergpark Wilhelmshöhe, Hercules monument and water features, Wilhelmshöhe Palace, night in Kassel
2. Day 2Eisenach and Erfurt — Wartburg Castle where Luther translated the Bible, then Erfurt Cathedral and the Merchants’ Bridge, night in Erfurt
3. Day 3Weimar and Buchenwald — Goethe and Schiller houses, Bauhaus Museum, Buchenwald concentration camp memorial, night in Weimar
4. Day 4Dresden — Frauenkirche, Zwinger Palace, Semperoper, Brühl’s Terrace on the Elbe, night in Dresden
5. Day 5Saxon Switzerland and Leipzig — Bastei Bridge high above the Elbe, then Bach’s St Thomas Church and St Nicholas Church in Leipzig, night in Leipzig
6. Day 6Leipzig — Monument to the Battle of the Nations, Mädler Passage and Auerbachs Keller, return to Eindhoven, 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
• 5 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.