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Day 1: Sunday - Frankfurt - Eisenach - Weimar - Zwickau 
Depart from Frankfurt in the morning and drive to Eisenach, dominated by the Wartburg Castle. Visit one of the most important edifices of German history and see the room where Luther used to live and work for many years and spent the last years of his seclusion. Continue to Weimar, one of Germany's greatest cultural treasures. Poets like Schiller and Goethe, musicians like Liszt and Richard Strauss, writers like Nietzsche and Gropius have lived and worked there. On to Zwickau were in times of the German Democratic Republic the popular car, the Trabbi was built. In the evening enjoy your 3-course welcome dinner. (D/O)

Day 2: Monday - Zwickau - Dresden - Meissen - Leipzig 
After breakfast we go on to Dresden. On a city tour you will see one of the loveliest cities of central Europe – “Florence of the Elbe” it was called and see the important sights like the just restored Frauen-kirche, the Semper Opera House, Green Vault, the Baroque Zwinger and many more. Continue to Messen, where we will pay a visit to the world famous porcelain manufactory and museum before we go on to Leipzig. (B/O)

Day 3: Tuesday - Leipzig - Wittenberg - Potsdam - Berlin 
This morning enjoy an city tour of Leipzig, including St. Thomas Church, where J.S. Bach has spent many years as leader of the choir, Auerbachs Cellar and so on. Continue via Luthers Wittenberg, where reformation started when he pinned his 95 thesis to the portal of the church. Onward we go via Potsdam and Sanssoucis Castle to Berlin. (B/O)

Day 4: Wednesday - Berlin 
Today we visit all the main sights of Germanys most important and most exciting city. See Brandenburg Gate, Check Point Charlie, our Parliament Reichstag, Berlin cathedral and the former seat of the communist government of East Germany. After the city tour, take the opportunity of doing a trip by boat optionally, which gives you a view to some important sights from the channels. Rest of the day is free for own activities like exploring the numerous, well known museums, or roam around the many boutiques and department store like the KaDeWe. (B/O)

Day 5: Thursday - Berlin – Hamburg
In the morning we are heading north. Next stop is Hamburg. Enjoy a city tour including all the main sights of this impressive city like the Michel, Reeperbahn, Alster and many more, before discovering Germanys largest seaport on a harbor cruise. In the evening you can optionally enjoy an excursion to Hamburg's Reeperbahn. This amusement quarter originally was for homecoming sailors only, who were able to spend a whole 6 month pay in only one happy night… Today of course we will see some more “civilized” areas only. (B/O)

Day 6: Friday - Hamburg - Bremen - Celle 
In the morning departure for next stop – Bremen - the Free Hanseatic City, with an old tradition of trade and seafaring. See the picturesque market place, with the statue of “Roland”, the old town, the city hall and the cathedral. Continue down south to the well preserved city of Celle. See the market square with its beautiful half-timbered houses, and the Dukes Castle which roots back to the 12 century and has been restored to a beautiful Renaissance palace in the 15th century. (B/O)

Day 7: Saturday - Celle - Hamelin - Hofgeismar - Frankfurt 
Today we’ll drive along the German Fairy-Tale Road and start in Hamelin, the city of the pied piper. We continue south and will make stops along the fairytale road depending on the weather and traffic situation. In the afternoon we reach Frankfurt, where after a tour through the traditional and modern city will have a farewell dinner in one of the local restaurants, where you may try the local specialty - cider or Apfel-wein as the locals call the rather sour stuff. (B/D/O)

Day 8: Sunday: - Frankfurt 
Tour ends with breakfast (B)



B=Breakfast; D=Dinner; O=Overnight   ditst4