Final-year school trip to Munich and Salzburg: Dachau, Berchtesgaden’s Eagle’s Nest, the Königssee and the Deutsches Museum (7 days)

Day 1: Departure from your school and arrival in Munich

• Departure from your school early in the morning, at the agreed time, and daytime drive to Munich (about 650 to 800 km, i.e. 8 to 9.5 hours excluding breaks depending on the departure point).
• Our drivers drive for a maximum of 3 hours, then take a 30-minute break, day and night.
• Two drivers take turns at the wheel; lunch at your own expense at a motorway service area.
• Arrival in the early evening, check-in at the accommodation in or around Munich for six nights, dinner and a quiet evening.

Day 2: Munich, capital of Bavaria

• Marienplatz, the New Town Hall and its Glockenspiel, then the Frauenkirche and its twin towers.
• Visit to the Residenz, former palace of the kings of Bavaria (on request).
• Lunch at your own expense at the Viktualienmarkt, the large open-air market.
• Walk through the Englischer Garten and a stop at the Eisbach bridge, where surfers ride a permanent wave.
• Dinner and supervised evening.

Day 3: Dachau Memorial and the Olympic Park

• Drive to Dachau (about 20 km) and visit to the concentration camp memorial site (free admission), with a guided tour (on request).
• Return to Munich and lunch at your own expense.
• The Olympic Park of the 1972 Games and BMW Welt, the brand’s showcase (free admission).
• Trip up the Olympic Tower for the view over the city and the Alps (on request).
• Dinner and supervised evening, with a time for discussion about the memorial visit.

Day 4: A day in Salzburg

• Drive to Salzburg (about 145 km, 1 hour 45 minutes) and a walk through the Mirabell Gardens.
• The Getreidegasse and a visit to Mozart’s Birthplace (on request).
• Lunch at your own expense, then funicular ride up to Hohensalzburg Fortress (on request).
• Supervised free time in the UNESCO-listed old town, then return to Munich.
• Dinner and supervised evening.

Day 5: Berchtesgaden, the Eagle’s Nest and the Königssee

• Drive to Berchtesgaden (about 160 km, 2 hours) and visit to the Obersalzberg Documentation Centre, devoted to the site’s history under Nazism (on request).
• Ride up by special bus and then lift to the Kehlsteinhaus, the “Eagle’s Nest” perched at 1,834 m (on request).
• Lunch at your own expense, then a cruise by electric boat on the Königssee to St. Bartholomä (on request).
• Return to Munich at the end of the day.
• Dinner and supervised evening.

Day 6: Deutsches Museum and last day in Munich

• Visit to the Deutsches Museum, one of the largest museums of science and technology in the world (on request).
• Lunch at your own expense in the centre.
• Visit to the Allianz Arena, home of FC Bayern Munich (on request).
• Supervised free time in the pedestrian zone, from Karlsplatz to Marienplatz.
• Dinner and a last supervised evening.

Day 7: Return to Belgium

• Rooms vacated after breakfast and departure around 7 am.
• Daytime drive back to Belgium (about 650 to 800 km), with two drivers taking turns and regular breaks.
• Lunch at your own expense on the way.
• Arrival at your school in the evening.