Romantic Road of Germany and the Bavarian Alps

9 days / 8 nights

About the tour

Countries: Germany
Tour: Customized private/group tour with English speaking driver and English/Spanish/Thai speaking tour guide (other languages are possible upon request)
Accommodation: 4* – 5* hotels
Meal Plan: Breakfast
Itinerary: Frankfurt – Wurzburg – Bad Mergentheim – Rothenburg ob der Tauber – Dinkelsbühl – Nordlingen – Harburg – Augsburg – Neuschwanstein – Hohenschwangau – Fussen – Wieskirche – Oberammergau – Linderhof Palace – Ettal – Garmisch-Partenkirchen – Zugspitze – Mittenwald – Ingolstadt – Munich

Countries: Germany
Tour: Customized private/group tour with English speaking driver and English/Spanish/Thai speaking tour guide (other languages are possible upon request)
Accommodation: 4* – 5* hotels
Meal Plan: Breakfast
Itinerary: Frankfurt – Wurzburg – Bad Mergentheim – Rothenburg ob der Tauber – Dinkelsbühl – Nordlingen – Harburg – Augsburg – Neuschwanstein – Hohenschwangau – Fussen – Wieskirche – Oberammergau – Linderhof Palace – Ettal – Garmisch-Partenkirchen – Zugspitze – Mittenwald – Ingolstadt – Munich

Highlights

  • Easy pace, no rush
  • Discover the most romantic road in Germany
  • Clear lakes and rivers, rolling hills, evergreen forests, the majestic Alps
  • Breathtaking castles, medieval villages, perfect pastoral countryside, floral timbered house
  • The imperial Residenz Palace in Wurzburg, UNESCO World Heritage Site
  • The best preserved medieval town in Germany, Rothenburg ob der Tauber
  • The charming historic centre of Dinkelsbuhl
  • Prime example of a walled medieval town, Nordlingen
  • Shopping in one of the best Central European outlets
  • An extensive mediaeval Castle complex of Harburg from the 11th century
  • Augsburg, where the oldest existing social housing complex in the world
  • The world’s most romantic castle, Neuschwanstein
  • The 2 masterpieces not Ludwig II of Bavaria, Hohenschwangau and Linderhof Palace
  • Postcard like Alpine towns, Fussen, Oberammergau, Garmisch-Partenkirchen and Mittenwald
  • Magnificent Rococo church, Wieskirche, UNESCO World Heritage Site
  • A striking sample of Benedictine Monastery in Ettal
  • Walk on the top of Germany highest peak, Zugspitze

Program

Frankfurt – Wurzburg

  • Arrival Frankfurt and meet the driver and escort.
  • Transfer to Wurzburg.
  • Lunch on own.
  • Walking sightseeing of Wurzburg.
  • Visit the Hofkirche Church.
  • Option – Visit the Residence Palace, UNESCO World Heritage Site.
  • Check in at the hotel.
  • Leisure time.
  • Overnight in Wurzburg.

Wurzburg – Bad Mergentheim – Rothenburg ob der Tauber

  • Breakfast at the hotel and check out.
  • Depart for Rothenburg ob der Tauber.
  • Stop in Bad Mergentheim, a lovely spa town in the Tauber Valley.
  • Lunch on own.
  • Continue to Rothenburg ob der Tauber.
  • Option – Guided tour of the Alt-Rothenburger Handwerkerhaus, a 700-year-old house with the remains of artisans‘ workshops
  • Walking sightseeing in the Old Town of Rothenburg ob der Tauber.
  • Check in at the hotel.
  • Leisure time.
  • Dinner on own.
  • Overnight in Rothenburg ob der Tauber.

Rothenburg ob der Tauber – Dinkelsbuhl – Nordlingen

  • Breakfast at the hotel and check out.
  • Drive to Dinkelsbuh
  • Walking sightseeing of Dinkelsbuhl.
  • Lunch on own.
  • Continue to Nordlingen.
  • Walking sightseeing of Nordlingen.
  • Check in at the hotel.
  • Leisure time.
  • Overnight in Nordlingen.

Nordlingen – Harburg – Augsburg

  • Breakfast at the hotel and check out.
  • Transfer to Harburg Castle.
  • Option – Guided tour of Harburg Castle.
  • Lunch on own.
  • Continue to Augsburg.
  • Check in at the hotel.
  • Walking sightseeing of Augsburg.
  • Option – Visit the Fuggerei, the oldest existing social housing complex in the world.
  • Leisure time.
  • Dinner on own.
  • Overnight in Augsburg.

Augsburg – Neuschwanstein – Hohenschwangau – Fussen

  • Breakfast at the hotel and check out.
  • Drive to Neuschwanstein Castle.
  • Visit the Neuschwanstein Castle.
  • Lunch on own.
  • Visit the Hohenschwangau Castle.
  • Continue to Fussen.
  • Check in at the hotel.
  • Walking sightseeing in Fussen.
  • Dinner on own.
  • Overnight in Fussen.

Fussen – Wieskirche – Oberammergau – Linderhof Palace – Ettal – Garmisch-Partenkirchen

  • Breakfast at the hotel and check out.
  • Visit the Pilgrimage Church of Wieskirche, a UNESCO World Heritage.
  • Continue to Oberammergau, “an open air frescoes museum of Bavaria”.
  • Lunch on own.
  • Continue to Linderhof Palace.
  • Walking around the castle ground.
  • Option – Guided visit of Linderhof Palace.
  • Continue to Garmisch-Partenkirchen.
  • On the way, stop in Ettal.
  • Walking sightseeing in Ettal and the Ettal Monastery.
  • Arrive in Garmisch-Partenkirchen.
  • Check in at the hotel.
  • Leisure time.
  • Dinner on own.
  • Overnight in Garmisch-Partenkirchen.

Garmisch-Partenkirchen – Zugspitze – Mittenwald

  • Breakfast at the hotel and check out.
  • Depart for Eibsee.
  • Take the cable cogwheel train to Zugspitze, the highest peak in the Bavarian Alps.
  • Leisure time on the glacier.
  • Lunch on own.
  • Take the cable car back to Eibsee.
  • Continue to Mittenwald, a town in the Alpine peaks of Bavaria, known for its colourful painted houses and its violin-making history.
  • Check in at the hotel.
  • Leisure time to walk around the town.
  • Dinner on own.
  • Overnight in Mittenwald.

Mittenwald – Ingolstadt – Munich

  • Breakfast at the hotel and check out.
  • Depart to Ingolstadt, a famous shopping outlet with hundreds of brand names.
  • Lunch on own.
  • Transfer to Munich.
  • Check in at your hotel.
  • Leisure time.
  • Dinner on own.
  • Overnight in Munich.

Munich – Departure (B)

  • Breakfast in your hotel.
  • Leisure time.
  • Check out.
  • Transfer to the airport to catch your flight back home.
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