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The Best of Germany
| | Globus Tours - Land Discount with Air: 10% |
| Land only discount: 10% |
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| Package Information |
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Tour Operator |
Globus |
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Tour Code |
ZE |
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Vacation Quality |
First Class |
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Vacation Type |
Escorted Tour |
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Number of Days |
15 |
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Starting Price |
$2479 (Select Dates) * |
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Single Supplement |
$646 |
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Triple room disc. |
$24 |
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Countries Visited |
Germany
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City Highlights |
Weimar, Rothenburg, Munich, Hamburg, Frankfurt, Dresden, Cologne, Berlin |
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FRANKFURT
Welcome dinner
RHINE CRUISE
REMAGEN
Picture stop
COBLENZ
Afternoon stop
COLOGNE
Visit the gothic cathedral
COLOGNE-HAMBURG
By Eurocity train (first-class)
HAMBURG
Guided sightseeing, visit St. Michaels Church; harbor cruise
CELLE
Morning stop
BERLIN
Guided sightseeing, visit Kaiser Wilhelm Memorial Church
WITTENBERG
Morning stop
LEIPZIG
Visit Bachs Thomaskirche
DRESDEN
Guided sightseeing, visit Zwinger Palace and the Green Vault
WEIMAR
Guided sightseeing, visit the Herder Church
ERFURT
Orientation
WARTBURG
Guided visit of Wartburg Castle
WURZBURG
Visit the Gardens of the Residenz
ROTHENBURG
Orientation
NEUSCHWANSTEIN
Visit King Ludwigs Castle
MUNICH
Guided sightseeing, visit Marienplatz; farewell dinner
MEALS
13 buffet breakfasts (BB); 8 three-course dinners (D), including a welcome dinner in Frankfurt and a farewell dinner in Munich
AIRPORT TRANSFERS
Airport transfers are included with land and air price.
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Day 1: (Sun.)
Board your overnight transatlantic flight.
Day 2: Arrival in Frankfurt, Germany. (Mon.)
Time to rest or to explore the bustling metropolis on the River Main. At 6 p.m. meet your Tour Director and traveling companions for a welcome dinner at your hotel. (D)
Day 3: Frankfurt-Remagen-Coblenz-Cologne. (Tue.)
A special treat at the very start of your journey through Germany is a RHINE CRUISE along the most scenic section of the Rhine River. Next, stop at the ruins of the bridge in Remagen where American troops breached Hitlers West Wall. Then drive to Coblenz where the Rhine and Moselle Rivers come together. Enjoy time to explore this pretty town or join an optional excursion to an original Rhine castle. Continue to Cologne for your overnight stay. (BB,D)
Day 4: Cologne-Hamburg. (Wed.)
Spend the morning in Cologne and visit the awesome gothic CATHEDRAL with its twin 515-foot towers, five naves, splendid stained-glass windows, and the shrine of the Three Holy Kings. Then board the EUROCITY TRAIN to Hamburg. (BB,D)
Day 5: Hamburg. (Thu.)
A Local Guide explains the sights of Germanys gateway to the oceans of the world: the beautiful Hanseatic City, romantic Alster Lake, ST. MICHAELS CHURCH, and elegant Jungfernstieg. A scenic HARBOR CRUISE is the final touch to your morning sightseeing. Afternoon at leisure. Tonight why not join an optional excursion to the nightlife district of St. Pauli with its brightly illuminated Reeperbahn? (BB)
Day 6: Hamburg-Celle-Berlin. (Fri.)
Leisurely drive through the prettiest part of the Luneburg Heath to Celle to admire its beautifully preserved, half-timbered houses. Stop at the former East-West border before continuing to Berlin, the capital of reunified Germany. You may wish to join an excursion to explore Berlins "hidden past." (BB,D)
Day 7: Berlin. (Sat.)
Sightseeing with a Local Guide in the once-divided metropolis includes the elegant Kudamm, the restored Reichstag, Charlottenburg Palace, monumental Brandenburg Gate, and the 210 foot Victory Column in the vast Tiergarten Park. Visit the KAISER WILHELM MEMORIAL CHURCH with its bomb-damaged tower, drive along Unter den Linden Boulevard, pass the State Opera House and Checkpoint Charlie. The afternoon is free, and an optional excursion to historic Potsdam is available. Tonight is your chance to sample Berlins fine restaurants and nightlife! (BB)
Day 8: Berlin-Wittenberg-Leipzig-Dresden. (Sun.)
South to Wittenberg, Luthers city, for a morning stop. Then continue to Leipzig, an important center since the Middle Ages. See the THOMASKIRCHE, where J.S. Bach worked, and the Market Square with its fine renaissance buildings. Overnight in Dresden, the former capital of Saxony on the Elbe River. (BB,D)
Day 9: Dresden. (Mon.)
Badly damaged by Allied bombing in February 1945, the city has since been restored to its baroque splendor. Your Local Guide explains Dresdens associations with Friedrich Schiller and Richard Wagner and the magnificent architecture of the Semper Opera. Visit ZWINGER PALACE and the GREEN VAULT, August the Strongs famous treasury. Afternoon and evening at leisure. (BB).
Day 10: Dresden-Weimar-Erfurt. (Tue.)
Morning drive to Weimar for a walking tour with a Local Guide. Hear about the giants of German literature, Schiller and Goethe, and take pictures of their residences. Next is HERDER CHURCH with its wonderful painted sermons. An optional excursion to nearby Buchenwald is available. Then arrive in Erfurt, where the fine gothic and renaissance buildings bring back the days of the Dominican Master Eckhart and Martin Luther, who spent his student days here before embarking on his journey to Wittenberg. Marvel at the medieval Kramer Bridge, on which 33 dwellings are built. (BB,D)
Day 11: Erfurt-Wartburg-Wurzburg. (Wed.)
Todays highlight is a guided visit to the Duke of Saxonys legendary 900-year-old WARTBURG CASTLE, where Luther translated the New Testament. In the afternoon continue to stately Wurzburg, beautifully situated on the vine-clad shores of the River Main. Enjoy a pleasant stroll through the lavish GARDENS of the Residenz. (BB,D)
Day 12: Wurzburg. Excursion to Rothenburg. (Thu.)
Morning dedicated to the northernmost and most scenic section of the Romantic Road. Spend enough time in spectacular Rothenburg to appreciate its ramparts and towers, cobbled lanes, and 16th-century houses. Return to We¼rzburg with time to explore more: ask your Tour Director for suggestions. (BB)
Day 13: Wurzburg-Neuschwanstein-Munich. (Fri.)
Along the smooth highway turn south towards the Bavarian Alps. Highlight today is a visit to King Ludwigs NEUSCHWANSTEIN CASTLE, one of the most famous German castles. Follow your Local Guide through this fairytale castle on its craggy outcrop high above a sparkling lake. Next, continue to Bavarias capital, Munich, for your overnight stay. (BB)
Day 14: Munich (Sat.)
Sightseeing with a Local Guide of Germanys "secret capital" includes the Olympic Stadium, 1,000-foot-high Television Tower, Nymphenburg Palace, MARIENPLATZ with the Old and New Town Hall, and the Gothic Frauenkirche. You may wish to join an optional outing to Linderhof Castle and the Passion Play town of Oberammergau. Tonight enjoy a farewell dinner at your hotel. (BB,D)
Day 15: (Sun.) Your homebound flight arrives the same day. (BB) |
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Land & Air and Land Only prices are based on per person in a double occupancy room. Single (Land & Air) and Single (Land Only) prices are based on per person in a single room. Land & Air prices are based from New York (JFK/EWR), for air supplement prices from your departure airport please call us toll-free at 1-800-935-2620. Taxes are not included on the listed prices.
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Land & Air |
Land Only |
Single
(Land & Air) |
Single
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| Apr 20 - May 04, 2008 | Call Us | $2499 | Call Us | $3145 | | May 04 - May 18, 2008 | Call Us | $2499 | Call Us | $3145 | | May 11 - May 25, 2008 | Call Us | $2499 | Call Us | $3145 | | May 18 - Jun 01, 2008 | Call Us | $2499 | Call Us | $3145 | | May 25 - Jun 08, 2008 | Call Us | $2499 | Call Us | $3145 | | Jun 01 - Jun 15, 2008 | Call Us | $2499 | Call Us | $3145 | | Jun 08 - Jun 22, 2008 | Call Us | $2499 | Call Us | $3145 | | Jun 15 - Jun 29, 2008 | Call Us | $2519 | Call Us | $3165 | | Jun 22 - Jul 06, 2008 | Call Us | $2519 | Call Us | $3165 | | Jun 29 - Jul 13, 2008 | Call Us | $2519 | Call Us | $3165 | | Jul 06 - Jul 20, 2008 | Call Us | $2499 | Call Us | $3145 | | Jul 13 - Jul 27, 2008 | Call Us | $2499 | Call Us | $3145 | | Jul 20 - Aug 03, 2008 | Call Us | $2499 | Call Us | $3145 | | Jul 27 - Aug 10, 2008 | Call Us | $2499 | Call Us | $3145 | | Aug 03 - Aug 17, 2008 | Call Us | $2499 | Call Us | $3145 | | Aug 10 - Aug 24, 2008 | Call Us | $2499 | Call Us | $3145 | | Aug 17 - Aug 31, 2008 | Call Us | $2499 | Call Us | $3145 | | Aug 24 - Sep 07, 2008 | Call Us | $2499 | Call Us | $3145 | | Aug 31 - Sep 14, 2008 | Call Us | $2519 | Call Us | $3165 | | Sep 07 - Sep 21, 2008 | Call Us | $2519 | Call Us | $3165 | | Sep 14 - Sep 28, 2008 | Call Us | $2519 | Call Us | $3165 | | Sep 21 - Oct 05, 2008 | Call Us | $2499 | Call Us | $3145 | | Sep 28 - Oct 12, 2008 | Call Us | $2499 | Call Us | $3145 | | Oct 05 - Oct 19, 2008 | Call Us | $2499 | Call Us | $3145 | | Oct 12 - Oct 26, 2008 | Call Us | $2479 | Call Us | $3125 |
* All prices are subject to change without notice and at any time by the tour operators. Availability is limited and must be reconfirmed at time of booking. Please call us toll free at 1-800-935-2620 to confirm availability and current pricing on all our discounted specials. The prices on this website are not guaranteed until a deposit has been made. We are not responsible for errors, omissions, or changes in these prices until a booking has been confirmed by one of our agents.
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