-Day 1 Start tour
Day 2 Guten Tag Berlin
Meet your tour director and check into hotel
Berlin City WalkAlexanderplatz, Bebelplatz, Hackesche Höfe, Nikolai Quarter, Museum Island
Day 3 Berlin landmarks
Details: Berlin guided sightseeing tour
sightseeing tour Join a professional, licensed tour guide as you discover one of the most historical cities in Germany. Although little remains of the mortar and cement-block barrier between East and West Berlin, the Berlin Wall (built in 1961; destroyed in 1989) is still a main “site” in Berlin. View the well-known Brandenburg Gate, once a main gate hidden behind a 10-foot barrier and now known for celebratory dancing on its flat top during the reunification. Travel to Checkpoint Charlie, the most famous border crossing point. Checkpoint Charlie, once a wooden guard hut, was the most (in)famous border-crossing point between East and West Berlin from 1961 to 1989. All that remains of the checkpoint itself is a memorial of attempted escapees.
Details: Berlin Wall Memorial and Documentation Center visit
On the 25th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall, the new documentation center and memorial opened as a dedication to Berlin's tumultuous history. The permanent exhibition focuses on the history and political climate that led to the creation of the Wall, its eventual fall, and the resulting reunification of Germany through artifacts, biographies and multimedia galleries.
Details: Neues Palais guided visit
Visit the Neues Palais, ordered by Frederick the Great, including the Palace, the Grotto, and the Theater.
Day 4 Berlin--Bremen
Travel to Bremen via Wolfsburg
Bremen night watchman tour
Details: Phaeno Center visit
From the fire tornado to the water vortex, the Phaeno Center will have you asking and answering questions about some of the world’s wildest phenomena. Let curiosity and the promise of scientific discovery be your guide.
Day 5 Bremen landmarks
Bremen guided walking sightseeing tourMarktplatz, Bremen Town Musicians statue, Bremer Rathaus, Böttcherstrasse, Schnoor quarter, St. Peter’s Cathedral visit
Details: Botanika Green Science Centre visit
The botanika and the surrounding Rhododendron Park house showcase the second-largest rhododendron collection in the world: 600 wild species and 3,000 breeds thrive here. In the Science Centre, you’ll experience the world of plants and their animal allies from unusual perspectives.
Day 6 Bremerhaven
Details: Bremerhaven harbor guided bus tour
The Overseas Harbor in Bremerhaven is the fifth largest transshipment harbor in Europe and boasts the longest river quay in the world. The largest number of automobiles and the freshest fruits are shipped here, but you’ll also be able to find a wide variety of imports and exports such as coffee and beer. The Harbor Bus Tour starts in the historic Fishery Harbor where you’ll learn how fish are smoked and processed. Throughout the course of the tour, you’ll see just how hard making a living off the sea could be.
Details: German Emigration Center Bremerhaven visit
Encounter the moving family stories of the emigrants–and also learn about the eventful paths of those who have made Germany their home since the 17th century. How does it feel to leave your homeland behind and to start off to a new life? You'll get a glimpse during this emotionally-charged visit.
Day 7 Bremen--Hamburg
Travel to Hamburg
Details: Klimahaus Bremerhaven visit
Experience the climate variations along the 8th degree of longitude at Klimahaus Bremerhaven. From Cameroon to Antarctica, the interactive exhibits help visitors to literally grasp the complex interdependencies in the climatic system of the Earth.
Details: Hamburg Tour Director-led sightseeing tour
Hamburg is a major port city in northern Germany crossed by hundreds of canals and green spaces. Its proximity to the North Sea gives this little metropolis a pleasant climate, perfect for taking long walks along Jungfernstieg boulevard, which connects the Altstadt (old town) and the Neustadt (new town). Be sure to try the local specialty, Aalsuppe, a traditional soup made from ham broth, vegetables and dried fruits.
Details: St. Nikolai Memorial
Today, the ruins of the St. Nikolai Church make for an impressive memorial, and the church crypt hosts a newly renovated museum dedicated to World War II, the disastrous air war over Europe, and its victims. It contemplates the impact of wars both past and present through interactive image, audio and video displays. The permanent exhibition Gomorrah 1943: Hamburg’s Destruction through Aerial Warfare provides an impressive overview of the historical context leading up to the air raids on Hamburg, the firestorm itself and the years of reconstruction that followed.
Day 8 Hamburg
Details: Miniatur Wunderland visit
Who knew miniature could be so big?! At Miniatur Wunderland you’ll experience the world’s largest model railway. Watch the modelers and technicians working in the Wunderland and observe how the different landscapes from America to Austria emerge before your eyes.
Details: Lübeck guided excursion
From 1230 to 1535, Lübeck was one of the principal merchant cities along the Baltic and North Seas. Despite being severely damaged during WWII, it has remained a center for maritime commerce to this day and the basic structure of the old city, consisting mainly of 15th- and 16th-century patrician residences, public monuments (the famous Holstentor brick gate), churches and salt storehouses, remains unaltered.
Day 9 End tour
-Day 9 Start extension to Copenhagen
Travel to Copenhagen via ICE train
Copenhagen city walkChurch of Our Lady, Round Tower, Stroget, City Hall Square
Day 10 Copenhagen landmarks
Details: Copenhagen guided sightseeing tour
At Langelinje Pier you will find one of Copenhagen's most famous tourist attractions: The sculpture of The Little Mermaid. The sculpture was inspired by Hans Christian Andersen’s fairy tale about a mermaid who gives up everything to be united with a young prince on land. Another iconic landmark, the Tivoli Gardens, was founded in 1843 and has become a national treasure. Hans Christian Andersen visited many times, as did Walt Disney and many other celebrities, who all fell in love with the gardens. See where the Danish Parliament, Supreme Court, and Ministry of State preside at Christiansborg Palace.
Details: Canal cruise
Board the sightseeing boat for a chance to see Copenhagen from the water. This guided tour around the harbor and through the idyllic canals offers an opportunity to see some of the city's beautiful churches, castles, old listed houses, new buildings and other sights of interest.
Day 11 End tour
Tour Includes:
- Round-trip airfare
- 7 overnight stays (9 with extension) in hotels with private bathrooms
- Full European breakfast daily
- Dinner daily
- Full-time services of a professional tour director
- Guided sightseeing tours and city walks as per itinerary
- Visits to select attractions as per itinerary
- Tour Diary™
- Local Guide and Local Bus Driver tips; see note regarding other important tips
- Note: On arrival day only dinner is provided; on departure day, only breakfast is provided
- Note: Tour cost does not include airline-imposed baggage fees, or fees for any required passport or visa. Optional excursions, optional pre-paid Tour Director and multi-day bus driver tipping, among other individual and group customizations will be listed as separate line items in the total trip cost, if included.
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