Final-year school trip to Bavaria: Neuschwanstein, Linderhof and Herrenchiemsee castles, and Munich (6 days)

Day 1: Departure from your school and arrival in Munich

• Departure from your school very early in the morning, at the time agreed with you.
• Daytime drive via Frankfurt and Nuremberg (about 700 to 850 km depending on your school, 8.5 to 10.5 hours excluding stops), with two drivers taking turns.
• Our drivers drive for a maximum of 3 hours, then take a 30-minute break, day and night.
• Lunch at your own expense at a motorway service area.
• Arrival in Munich in the evening, check-in at the accommodation for five nights and dinner.

Day 2: Munich and Nymphenburg

• Walk through the old town: Marienplatz, the New Town Hall and its glockenspiel, then the Frauenkirche and its twin towers.
• Lunch at your own expense at the Viktualienmarkt, the city’s large open-air market.
• Visit to Nymphenburg Palace, where Ludwig II was born in 1845 (on request).
• Walk in the palace park (free access).
• Dinner and supervised evening.

Day 3: Linderhof, Oberammergau and Ettal

• Drive to Linderhof (about 100 km, 1 hr 30 min), in a valley of the Bavarian Alps.
• Visit to Linderhof Palace, the only one Ludwig II saw completed, and walk through its terraced gardens (on request).
• Lunch at your own expense in Oberammergau, the village of painted houses and the famous Passion Play.
• Stop at the Benedictine abbey of Ettal and its baroque church (free admission).
• Return to Munich, dinner and supervised evening.

Day 4: Neuschwanstein and the Wieskirche

• Drive to Hohenschwangau, near Füssen (about 120 km, 1 hr 45 min).
• Walk up to the castle (about 30 to 40 min) and visit to Neuschwanstein (on request).
• View of the castle and the Pöllat Gorge from Mary’s Bridge (Marienbrücke), when it is open.
• Lunch at your own expense, then visit to Hohenschwangau Castle, where Ludwig II spent his youth (on request).
• On the way back, stop at the Wieskirche pilgrimage church, a UNESCO-listed rococo masterpiece (free admission), then dinner and supervised evening in Munich.

Day 5: Herrenchiemsee, the Bavarian Versailles

• Drive to Prien am Chiemsee (about 90 km, 1 hr 15 min).
• Boat crossing to the island of Herrenchiemsee and visit to the palace, with its Hall of Mirrors inspired by Versailles (on request).
• Lunch at your own expense on the island and walk in the gardens.
• Return to Munich and supervised free time in the centre.
• Dinner and last supervised evening.

Day 6: Return to Belgium

• Rooms vacated after breakfast and departure around 7 am.
• Daytime drive back to Belgium, with two drivers taking turns and regular stops.
• Lunch at your own expense during a stop on the way.
• Arrival at your school in the evening.