8 days · 7 nights
Germany
Germany
The Grand Tour of Germany
Eight days across Germany: Cologne, Berlin and its history, Potsdam, baroque Dresden, Saxon Switzerland, Nuremberg, Munich, Rothenburg, Heidelberg and Mainz.
- Duration
- 8 days · 7 nights
- Departure and return
- Charleroi
- Countries visited
- Germany
Day-by-day itinerary
- Day 1Cologne — welcome of your group at the airport or station, drive via Aachen, Gothic cathedral of Cologne, old town and Rhine embankment, night in Cologne
- Day 2Hanover and Berlin — Herrenhausen Royal Gardens in Hanover, drive to the capital, illuminated Brandenburg Gate, night in Berlin
- Day 3Berlin — Reichstag, Berlin Wall Memorial and Checkpoint Charlie, Museum Island, Spree cruise, night in Berlin
- Day 4Potsdam and Dresden — Sanssouci Palace and park in Potsdam, Frauenkirche, Zwinger and Semperoper in Dresden, night in Dresden
- Day 5Saxon Switzerland and Nuremberg — Bastei Bridge high above the Elbe, drive through Saxony and Franconia, night in Nuremberg
- Day 6Nuremberg and Munich — Imperial Castle and old town of Nuremberg, gingerbread, Marienplatz and Hofbräuhaus in Munich, night in Munich
- Day 7Rothenburg and Heidelberg — ramparts and lanes of Rothenburg ob der Tauber, castle and Old Bridge of Heidelberg, night in Heidelberg
- Day 8Mainz — cathedral and Gutenberg Museum in Mainz, return to Charleroi, 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
- 7 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.