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.