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Day 1 Saturday |
Board your flight from your home destination to
Germany.
Air fare independently arranged.
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Day 2 Sunday
Welcome to St. Goar |
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Arrival Frankfurt, Germany.
Transfer to your Hotel Schlosshotel&Villa Rheinfels, situated in
part of the Castle Burg Rheinfels above the town of St Goar,
overlooking the Rhine Valley, where we will spend the next two
nights. In the afternoon private guided tour of our castle and
time to explore on your own.
Tonight we meet for a welcome drink in the courtyard followed by
dinner at the Hotel.
TransferAirport
to St. Goar, Entrance fee Burg Rheinfels
Welcome drink, 3 course dinner with choice and 1 drink and
coffee |
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Day 3
Monday Castles, Castles, Castles.... Ruedesheim |
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Cruising all day on the
Rhine on the most beautiful stretch of the river, the part that
just made it onto the UNESCO World Heritage list, from St. Goar
upstream past the Loreley Rock and lots of medieval Castles on
both sides of the river we travel to most charming Ruedesheim.
Time for lunch and souvenirs in famous Drosselgasse, afterwards
we take a cable car uphill through the vineyards to Niederwald
Monument, be prepared for incredible views over the valley. We
reboard our Rhinesteamer back and later have a great Dinner in a
typical Rheinkeller.
Buffet Breakfast
Door to door transportation
Rhinecruise from and to St. Goar, tickets for Cable Car
3 course Dinner with choice and 1 drink and coffee |
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Day 4 Tuesday
Marksburg, Koblenz, Ehrenbreitstein, Boppard |
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Today we go downstream to
Braubach, the town of roses where we take a guided tour of the
Marksburg, an 11th century castle, the only one on
the Rhine that was never destroyed. We continue to Koblenz,
meaning confluence, it is there where the Moselle joins the
Rhine on the Deutsches Eck- German Corner, admire the equestrian
statue of Wilhelm I..
Time to explore Koblenz on you own, before we take a cable car
up to Ehrenbreitstein Fortress, for an inside visit of the
Museum of the Rhine.
From Koblenz we take a boat back and have dinner on board, the
steamer takes to the door of our new hotel, the Bellevue
Rheinhotel in Boppard, where we will spend the next three
nights.
Buffet Breakfast
Door to door transportation, Entrance fees to Marksburg and
Ehrenbreitstein, Rhinecruise Koblenz - Boppard
3 course Dinner on board with choice and 1 drink and coffee |
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Day 5
Wednesday Remagen, Cologne |
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Morning stop in Peace
Museum of Remagen, located in the only surviving tower of the
former railway bridge which fell into theAmerican hands almost
intact on 7th March 1945, and collapsed ten days
later under the weight of armoured vehicles.
We continue to Cologne, the biggest City on our tour and on the
Rhine.
See the famous gothic Cathedral, visit the Roman Museum and join
the locals in one of Germany´s longest pedestrian Zones for a
Koelsch or a cup of coffee.
Late afternoon arrival back in Boppard, with the remainder of
the day free time to explore the beautiful town on your own.
Buffet Breakfast
Entrance Peace Museum, Cathedral (Treasury)Roman Museum.
Door to door transportation |
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Day 6 Thursday
Moselle, Burg Eltz, Cochem, Trier |
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Today we
drive upstream along the Moselle River,which in
scenery, castles and vineyards does not stand in the shadow
compared to its big brother, the Rhine.
Our first stop is 12th cent. Burg Eltz, majestically
rising above the rear end of the wild Eltz Valley, one of
Germany´s most beautiful castles, surrounded by the river on
three sides. Inside visit.
We continue to Cochem, located on an idyllic bend on the river,
where you have time for lunch on the Moselle Promenade.
We continue on to Trier, Germany´s oldest City, with lots of
Roman Sights, get a deeper insight of this place with a guided
walking tour , which also takes you inside the Porta Nigra ,a
roman fortress from the 2nd cent. , and best
preserved roman construction north of th Alps, and the
Cathedral, one of Germany´s oldest churches, foundation date was
the 4th cent., and to the Church of our Dear Lady,
oldest purely gothic church in Germany.
All three sights are on the UNESCO World Heritage List.
Dinner tonight in a great place in the country on the way back
to Boppard.
Buffet Breakfast
Entrance fees Eltz, Porta Nigra, Cathedral,Church of our
dearLady, Local Guide Trier, door to door transportation
3 course dinner with choice, 1 drink, coffee |
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Day 7 Friday
Heidelberg, Burgenstrasse
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Today say goodbye to the
Rhine and head south down towards Heidelberg, on the
banks of the river Neckar. In medieval times the Electoral
Palatinate with Heidelberg as the politcal centre was one of the
most advanced European States.
See the beatiful red walled castle including the great vat from
the inside. After free time, we take a cogwheel train down into
the city where you have more time for sightseeing, shopping and
postcards.
Today we are staying in a baroque castle
Hotel, Schloss Heinsheim, overlooking the Neckar Valley on the
Burgenstrasse (Castle Road).
Buffet Breakfast
Entrance fees Heidelberg Castle Tour, Cogwheel Train
Door to door transportation
3 course dinner with choice, 1 drink, coffee |
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Day 8
Saturday Rothenburg, Wuerzburg,
Romantic Road |
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Our last traveling day
takes us to medieval Rothenburg ob der Tauber in Frankonia where
you feel like you just jumped back into the 16th
century. Competely surrounded by ist medieval ramparts with ist
countless towers, Rothenburg is famous for the ancient houses,
the fountains, cobbled lanes and hidden corners and street
signs.
Famous for the Meistertrunk, in which according to legend, the
burgomeister saved the town by emptying a 6 pint tankard in one
single draught.
After lunch we take the Romantic Road all the way to where it
starts, to Wuerzburg on the Main River.
Take a guided tour of UNESCO Residence, this superb baroque
palace, one of the bigget in Germany, admire the staircase, the
frescoes by Tiepolo, the Hofkirche and the Gardens.
Afterwards you have time to see more of Wuerzburg on your own
and get your final shopping done.
Back for overnight to Frankfurt.
Farewell dinner tonight at our hotel.
Buffet breakfast
Entrance fees, Tour Residence.
Door to Door transpotation
3 course dinner with choice, 1 drink, coffee |
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Day 9 Sunday
Transfer to Frankfurt Airport |
Time to say "Auf Wiedersehen"
Transfer to Airport for your return flight home.
Buffet breakfast |
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| Tour Director |
| Astrid Baur, born in Germany, who has
successfully conducted over 100 tours throughout Europe, with
thousands of happy clients, will take you around the rivers,
which she knows by heart. She organizes the tour, please
contact her directly through
Astrid.Baur@t-online.de
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Price $ 2,199.00 USD land only (Airfare is extra)
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Departure (Depart US): |
| June 28, 2008 |
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September 27, 2008 |
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| Contact
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Astrid Baur
Astrid.Baur@t-online.de |
Hoehenstr.8
87629 Hopfen am See
Germany
Tel: 01149-171-5466839
Fax 01149-8362-916723 |
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