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14-Day France & Germany Rail & Self-Drive Combination Tour (14RS01)

14-Day France & Germany Rail & Self-Drive Combination Tour (14RS01), a rail journey with Travel to Europe (To-Europe)

Many highlights along this beautiful 14 Day France & Germany Rail & Self-Drive Combination Tour: Romantic Road, Royal Castles, Alp Mountains, Lake Constance, Black Forest, Paris, Strasbourg, Heidelberg, Wurzburg, Bamberg, Nuremberg, Munich, Lindau, Triberg & Rothenburg ob der Tauber

Day by day

  1. Day 1overnight: Paris

    Arrival in Paris

    Private transfer from Paris Int. Airport to hotel in Paris. Visit the Louvre Museum.

  2. Day 2overnight: Paris

    Paris

    Full day of sightseeing in Paris with a 2 Day Hop-on Hop-off Paris city tour pass, passing Notre Dame Cathedral, Musee d'Orsay, Champs-Elysees, Arc de Triomphe, Eiffel Tower.

  3. Day 3railovernight: Heidelberg

    Strasbourg, Baden Baden and Heidelberg

    Take the ICE or TGV from Paris to Strasbourg, pick up rental car and drive to Baden-Baden, then to Heidelberg for a walking tour of the Old Town and Heidelberg Castle.

  4. Day 4overnight: Rothenburg ob der Tauber

    Castle Road and Rothenburg ob der Tauber

    Drive from Heidelberg along the Castle Road to Rothenburg ob der Tauber, visiting Castle Guttenberg and Grosscomburg Monastery along the way.

  5. Day 5overnight: Rothenburg ob der Tauber

    Day Trip to Wurzburg, Bamberg and Nuremberg

    Follow the Romantic Road via Creglingen, Weikersheim and Bad Mergentheim to Wurzburg (Fortress Marienberg, Prince Bishops Residence), then Bamberg (New Residence and Rose Garden) and Nuremberg (Imperial Castle). Return to Rothenburg ob der Tauber in the evening.

  6. Day 6overnight: Munich

    Romantic Road to Dinkelsbuhl and Nordlingen and Munich

    Continue through Bavaria along the Romantic Road via Schillingsfurst, Feuchtwangen, Dinkelsbuhl and Nordlingen, then on to Munich.

  7. Day 7overnight: Munich

    Munich

    Free time for sightseeing in Munich with admissions to Munich Residence and Residence Museum, Treasury, Cuvillies-Theatre, Nymphenburg Palace and Park, and a self-guided walking tour of the city center.

  8. Day 8overnight: Hohenschwangau

    Linderhof Palace and Hohenschwangau

    Scenic drive towards the Alps, visiting Linderhof Palace and Park in Ettal, with an optional stop in Oberammergau, before continuing to Hohenschwangau.

  9. Day 9overnight: Lindau

    Neuschwanstein Castle, Fussen, Lindau and Lake Constance

    Visit Neuschwanstein Castle, then drive via Fussen along the German Alpine Road to Lindau Island on Lake Constance.

  10. Day 10overnight: Triberg

    Triberg and Black Forest

    Drive along Lake Constance to Castle Meersburg and Basilika Birnau, then via Donaueschingen (source of the Danube) to Triberg in the Black Forest.

  11. Day 11overnight: Strasbourg

    Freudenstadt and Strasbourg

    Scenic drive along the Schwarzwaldhochstrasse (Black Forest Mountain Road) to Freudenstadt, with an optional stop at the Black Forest Open Air Museum Vogtsbauernhof, continuing to Strasbourg where the rental car is returned.

  12. Day 12overnight: Strasbourg

    Strasbourg

    Full day to enjoy Strasbourg with a walking tour of the historic Old Town including Cathedrale Notre-Dame, Barrage Vauban, Petite France and Place Gutenberg.

  13. Day 13railovernight: Paris

    Strasbourg to Paris

    Take the ICE or TGV to Paris (about 2.5 hours), with time for more sightseeing after checking into the hotel.

  14. Day 14

    Paris Airport

    Private transfer from hotel to Paris Int. Airport based on departure time.

Included

  • Private transfer from Paris Int. Airport to hotel in Paris
  • Buffet breakfast daily
  • 2 Day Hop-on Hop-off Paris City tour pass
  • Train ticket from Paris to Strasbourg (2nd class)
  • Rental car (executive size, automatic transmission, GPS, comprehensive insurance) for duration of tour
  • English-speaking walking tour with the Night Watchman in Rothenburg ob der Tauber
  • Admission to the Residence and Marienberg Fortress in Wurzburg
  • Admission to the New Residence and Rose Garden in Bamberg
  • Admission to the Imperial Castle in Nuremberg
  • Admission to Nymphenburg Palace and Park, Munich
  • Admission to Residence Museum and Treasury, Cuvillies-Theatre, Hall of Fame and Statue of Bavaria, Marstallmuseum and Museum of Nymphenburg Porcelain
  • Admission to Linderhof Palace & Park and Neuschwanstein Castle
  • Train ticket from Strasbourg to Paris (2nd class)
  • Private transfer from hotel to Paris Int. Airport
  • 13 nights hotel accommodation per itinerary

Not included

  • Airfare from/to your origin to/from Germany
  • All meals other than breakfast
  • Gratuities (tips)
  • Parking fees

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