This Self-guided Rail Tour takes you from Frankfurt to the Romantic Road, Germany´s most popular Scenic Route and on to Munich, where the tour ends. You will visit historic towns like Rothenburg ob der Tauber, historic sights like Johannisburg Palace in Aschaffenburg, the Residence in Würzburg, the Imperial Castle in Nuremberg), the New Residence in Bamberg, the New Palace and the Margravial Opera House in Bayreuth, the Residence Museum and Treasury, Nymphenburg Palace and Park, Hall of fame and Statue of Bavaria (all in Munich). The tour includes a day trip to Salzburg (incl. Mozart City Tour) as well as an escorted coach tour to the Royal Castles (Linderhof Palace and Neuschwanstein Castle).
Tour Itinerary:
Day 1: Frankfurt. Accommodation - e.g. Manhattan Hotel (located directly at the Main Railway Station and connected to the subway and tram networks).
Day 2: Aschaffenburg and Wuerzburg. Train ride to Aschaffenburg/ Visit of the Renaissance palace. Train ride to Wuerzburg / Visit of the Residence. Accommodation - e.g. Two nights in the City Partner Hotel Strauss* 5 minutes from Würzburg Main Railway Station.
Day 3: Rothenburg ob der Tauber (Day trip). Train ride to Rothenburg ob der Tauber. Sightseeing Rothenburg ob der Tauber (e.g. town wall with Spitalbastei Gate, Gothic St. James Church, Ploenlein square, Christmas museum, crime museum). Train ride back to Wuerzburg.
Day 4: Nuremberg. Train ride to Nuremberg. Accommodation - e.g. Two nights in Victoria Hotel (located right at Nuremberg Rail Station in the historical old town). Visit of the Imperial Castle and Castle Garden.
Day 5: Bamberg and Bayreuth. Train ride to Bamberg/ Visit of the New Residence). Train ride to Bayreuth/ Visit of the New Palace and the Margravial Opera House. Train ride back to Nuremberg.
Day 6: Munich. Train ride to Munich. Accommodation - e.g. Three night in the Regent Hotel Munich (right at the Main Railway Station just a few walking minutes from the downtown Marienplatz). Hop-on, Hop-off Sightseeing tour of Munich (Residence Museum and Treasury, Nymphenburg Palace and Park, Hall of fame and Statue of Bavaria).
Day 7: Royal Castles Linderhof and Neuschwanstein (day trip). Escorted all day Coach tour to the Royal Castles Linderhof Palace and Neuschwanstein Castle.
Day 8: Salzburg (day trip). Train ride to Salzburg (Austria). Escorted Sightseeing tour of Salzburg (Mozarteum, Church of the Holy Trinity, Hellbrunn Palace, Frohnburg Palace, fortress Hohensalzburg) Train ride back to Munich.
Day 9: Munich. Tour ends in Munich.
Notes:
Airfare is not included in the tour price.
Price Includes:
- 8 x Hotel Accommodations,
- 8 x buffet breakfast,
- All of the Rail Tickets,
- One escorted all day Coach tour to the Royal Castles,
- One escorted sightseeing Mozart tour in Salzburg,
- One hop-on hop-off coach tour in Munich
- Admission to more than 15 sights (e.g. Neuschwanstein Castle, Linderhof Palace, Nuremberg Imperial Castle, Munich Residence)!
Notes: The price of the tour is EUR 649 per person in a double room. The single supplement is EUR 320.
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