Germany itineraries built around what Americans actually ask us for: Christmas markets by train, a Bavaria road trip to Neuschwanstein, Heidelberg and the Romantic Road. From 1,299 € per person.
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Six nights self-drive from Frankfurt: Heidelberg, Rothenburg on the Romantic Road, Nuremberg, a Munich beer evening and Neuschwanstein. Guided walks in each town, 4-star hotels with parking, three nights in central Munich.
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Eight nights by first-class train from Munich to Berlin in December: a day in Salzburg, Rothenburg, Nuremberg's Christkindlesmarkt and Dresden's Striezelmarkt. Old-town 4-star hotels within walking distance of the stalls.
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Germany has a clear summer season and a Christmas season, and both are worth planning around. May to September gives you long days for the Romantic Road, Bavarian lakes and the Rhine valley, with June and September the most comfortable. Late September to the first weekend of October is Oktoberfest in Munich: wonderful if you want it, expensive if you do not, and we schedule around it either way. Then from the last week of November to December 23, the Christmas markets open in Munich, Nuremberg, Dresden, Berlin, Rothenburg and almost every town square. The first two weeks of December are calmer than the final ten days. Winter outside the markets is cold and gray; spring is pleasant from mid-April.
Bavaria is where most first trips start: Munich, the Romantic Road through Rothenburg ob der Tauber, Nuremberg, and Neuschwanstein Castle near Füssen at the foot of the Alps. Add Heidelberg on the Neckar, an easy first stop from Frankfurt airport, and you have our 7-day Germany road trip, self-drive with 4* hotels and guided walks in each town. In December, the same region plus the east becomes our Christmas markets by train itinerary: Munich, a day in Salzburg, Rothenburg, Nuremberg's Christkindlesmarkt, Dresden's Striezelmarkt and Berlin, all by first-class rail. Beyond these, we design trips along the Rhine and Moselle wine valleys, to Hamburg and the Baltic coast, and to the Black Forest, which pairs well with Alsace and Basel just across the border. Berlin deserves three nights on its own for the Cold War sites, Museum Island and Kreuzberg.
Seven days covers Heidelberg, the Romantic Road, Nuremberg and Munich with a Neuschwanstein day, which is the shape of our road trip. Nine to ten days lets you go on to Dresden and Berlin by train, as the Christmas itinerary does, or spend two nights in the Bavarian Alps. Two weeks allows Berlin, Hamburg or the Rhine in addition to Bavaria without a single rushed day. See Germany in 7 days and Germany in 10 days.
German trains (Deutsche Bahn ICE and regional lines) connect every big city: Munich to Nuremberg in just over an hour, Nuremberg to Dresden about 3 hours, Dresden to Berlin under 2 hours. We book first class with seat reservations. A rental car is the better tool for the Romantic Road and Neuschwanstein, where the villages are small and the drive itself is the attraction; the Autobahn from Frankfurt to Heidelberg takes about an hour. Germany is good value compared with Switzerland or Paris: our road trip starts from 1,299 € per person with 4* hotels, car rental and guided walks, and the 9-day Christmas trip from 2,299 € per person with first-class trains and private market tours. Lucie, who worked two years in Germany and speaks German, and Aurélie, who grew up in Alsace on the German border, design these trips from our office near Lyon and answer within 48 hours.
Wonderful trip, handled expertly by Mathilde
Wonderful trip! Everything was handled expertly by Mathilda! Our guides in Nuremberg, Justina, and Munich, Renata, were absolutely fantastic. We had a fantastic time, enjoyed every place we visited. Hotels and arrangements were hassle free. Overall beautiful and care free experience. Will most assuredly do again!!
An educational journey across Germany
Our trip to Germany was very educational. We visited Berlin, Frankfurt, Heidelberg, Nuremberg, Munich, and Wiesbaden. We also went to the Dachau concentration camp. The food tour guide in Berlin, Anna, was simply excellent. She chose simple but delicious foods such as currywurst and doner kebabs that had a particular meaning to Berlin. She also provided historical information as we walked from location to location…
Our trip to Germany was very educational. We visited Berlin, Frankfurt, Heidelberg, Nuremberg, Munich, and Wiesbaden. We also went to the Dachau concentration camp. The food tour guide in Berlin, Anna, was simply excellent. She chose simple but delicious foods such as currywurst and doner kebabs that had a particular meaning to Berlin. She also provided historical information as we walked from location to location that were meaningful and educational. Max, Niklas, Amir, and Connie were also very good and knowledgeable guides. We learned a lot from all of them. Amir was particularly accommodating as well as being a good driver.
Amazing trip through 5 countries
we had an amazing trip. There were a few glitches (car rental agency requiring passport to rent that we didn't have on us) but a call to Mathilde helped straighten everything out. The other problem is the date we wanted to go to the Ann Frank house they were doing some maintenance, so we rescheduled for the day we got back to Amsterdam. Unfortunately that day we were exhausted from traveling by train and didn't go an…
we had an amazing trip. There were a few glitches (car rental agency requiring passport to rent that we didn't have on us) but a call to Mathilde helped straighten everything out. The other problem is the date we wanted to go to the Ann Frank house they were doing some maintenance, so we rescheduled for the day we got back to Amsterdam. Unfortunately that day we were exhausted from traveling by train and didn't go and we were told the tickets we unrefundable, so that was upsetting. The tours we had were amazing with wonderful guides. I cannot remember the name in Haarlem, but we had Charles in Brussels, Flak in Cologne, Jeremy for Neuschwanstein, Agatha in Salzbourg and Mamon in Strasbourg. We had a guide for Dachau whose name started with an A too. All were outstanding!!!! I do need to contact Mathilde as we are supposed to get a partial refund for car rental that has not yet appeared. Mathilde was extrememely easy to work with and very responsive to all my questions and needs. I would not hesitate to recommend Mobee International to everyone I know, and I would certainly use again!
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Travel Designer · Based in Villefranche-sur-Saône
Studied and worked two years in Germany, speaks German and Spanish; designs our Germany trips and road trips.
More about LucieTravel Designer · Based in Villefranche-sur-Saône
Born in Alsace, lived seven years in Belgium; designs our Christmas market, Alsace and Belgium itineraries.
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Less than France or Switzerland. Good 4* hotels in Munich or Nuremberg cost well under Paris prices outside Oktoberfest, restaurant meals are generous, and trains booked early are cheap. Our 7-day road trip starts at 1,299 € per person including the car and 4* hotels. Christmas weeks run higher in Nuremberg, where rooms sell out.
For the Romantic Road, Neuschwanstein and the Bavarian Alps, yes, and the roads are excellent. For a city-to-city trip such as Munich, Nuremberg, Dresden and Berlin, trains are faster and let you arrive in the center. Our Christmas itinerary is car-free; our Bavaria trip is self-drive with an automatic car from Frankfurt airport.
December for Christmas markets, especially the first two weeks. June and September for castles, lakes and driving. Avoid late September in Munich unless you want Oktoberfest, when hotel prices double. May can be cool but is quiet and green along the Romantic Road.
By late August at the latest. Nuremberg and Dresden hotels inside the old towns are booked out for December weekends months ahead, and first-class train seats on popular Friday departures go early. For a summer road trip, three to four months is comfortable; Neuschwanstein tickets with a timed entry should be reserved as soon as dates are fixed.
English is widely spoken in hotels, restaurants, stations and all the sites on our itineraries, and our guides are English-speaking. Tipping is customary but modest: round the bill up or add 5 to 10 percent, and tell the server the total when paying rather than leaving cash on the table. Guides appreciate 5 to 10 € per person per day.
Easily. Salzburg is two hours from Munich by train and fits as a day trip. Basel and Alsace are an hour from the Black Forest. Our Christmas trip already includes Salzburg, and we often extend the Bavaria road trip into Austria or link Strasbourg's markets with Germany's. Tell us the shape you want and we build the route.
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