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16-Day Imperial Cities Rail Circle Tour (16R01)

16-Day Imperial Cities Rail Circle Tour (16R01), a rail journey with Travel to Europe (To-Europe)

This Imperial Cities Rail Circle Tour is designed for people who can take two weeks off and would like to see the best of Central Europe: Berlin, Prague, Budapest, Vienna and Munich.

Day by day

  1. Day 1railovernight: Cologne

    Frankfurt Int. Airport/ Cologne

    High-Speed ICE train from Frankfurt Int. Airport to Cologne (under an hour). Visit the Kolner Dom (Cologne Cathedral), a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

  2. Day 2railovernight: Berlin

    Berlin

    High-Speed ICE train from Cologne to Berlin (under 4.5 hours). Sightseeing using the 48-hour Berlin Welcome Card, including hop-on hop-off double decker buses M100 and M200.

  3. Day 3overnight: Berlin

    Berlin

    Walking tour suggestions around Brandenburg Gate, the Memorial to the Murdered Jews of Europe, Checkpoint Charlie and the Topography of Terror; optional half-day trip to the Sachsenhausen Memorial.

  4. Day 4railovernight: Dresden

    Dresden

    EuroCity train from Berlin to Dresden. Hop-on Hop-off bus tour of Dresden covering the Frauenkirche, Dresden Zwinger and Semperoper.

  5. Day 5railovernight: Prague

    Prague

    RailJet or EuroCity train from Dresden to Prague (about 4 hours). Explore the Old Town including Charles Bridge and the Astronomical Clock.

  6. Day 6overnight: Prague

    Prague

    Optional free English-speaking 3-hour walking tour of the 'Golden City', including Prague Castle and the Lesser Quarter.

  7. Day 7railovernight: Bratislava

    Bratislava

    Train from Prague to Bratislava. Visit Bratislava Castle, St. Martin's Cathedral and the Old Town Hall.

  8. Day 8railovernight: Budapest

    Budapest

    Speed rail from Bratislava to Budapest (under 3 hours). Sightseeing with a 48-hour Hop-on Hop-off pass, including the Royal Palace and Parliament Building.

  9. Day 9overnight: Budapest

    Budapest

    Continued sightseeing with the Hop-on Hop-off pass; visit the Chain Bridge, the Shoes on the Danube Bank memorial and the Holocaust Memorial Center.

  10. Day 10railovernight: Vienna

    Vienna

    High-speed Rail-Jet from Budapest to Vienna (about 2.5 hours). Visit the Hofburg Imperial Palace and State Opera House using the 48-hour Vienna Card.

  11. Day 11overnight: Vienna

    Vienna

    Full day of sightseeing in Vienna with the Vienna Card, including the Ringstrasse and Schonbrunn Palace and Garden.

  12. Day 12railovernight: Salzburg

    Salzburg

    High-speed Rail Jet from Vienna to Salzburg (about 2:40 hrs). Afternoon 4-hour English-speaking Sound of Music tour.

  13. Day 13railovernight: Munich

    Munich

    High-speed Rail Jet from Salzburg to Munich (about 1:40 hrs). Sightseeing and self-guided walking tour of the city center.

  14. Day 14overnight: Munich

    Escorted coach tour to the Royal Castles

    All-day escorted coach tour via Oberammergau to Linderhof Palace and Neuschwanstein Castle, including a guided tour of the castle interior.

  15. Day 15railovernight: Heidelberg

    Heidelberg

    About three-hour speed rail journey from Munich to Heidelberg Central Station, plus taxi transfer to the hotel. Walking tour of the Old Town and Heidelberg Castle.

  16. Day 16rail

    Frankfurt Int. Airport

    Taxi transfer to Heidelberg Station and Speed-train to Frankfurt International Airport, where the tour ends.

Included

  • Unrestricted High-Speed ICE rail ticket Frankfurt Int. Airport to Cologne
  • ICE rail ticket Cologne to Berlin, plus 48-hour Berlin Welcome Card
  • Rail ticket Berlin to Dresden, plus Hop-on Hop-off Sightseeing Bus ticket in Dresden
  • Rail ticket Dresden to Prague
  • Rail ticket Prague to Bratislava
  • Rail ticket (EuroCity-valid) Bratislava to Budapest, plus 24-hour Hop-on Hop-off Sightseeing Bus ticket in Budapest
  • Rail Jet ticket Budapest to Vienna, plus 48-hour Vienna Card
  • Rail Jet ticket Vienna to Salzburg, plus 4-hour Sound of Music tour
  • Rail Jet ticket Salzburg to Munich, plus admission to Munich Residence Museum, Treasury, Cuvillies-Theatre, Hall of Fame and Statue of Bavaria, Nymphenburg Palace and Park, Marstallmuseum and Museum of Nymphenburg Porcelain
  • All-day escorted coach tour to Oberammergau and the Royal Castles (Neuschwanstein Castle and Linderhof Palace), with admissions
  • Rail ticket (IC-valid) Munich to Heidelberg, plus taxi transfer from Heidelberg Central Station to hotel
  • Rail ticket (ICE-valid) Heidelberg to Frankfurt Int. Airport
  • Buffet breakfast daily
  • 15 nights hotel accommodation per itinerary

Not included

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

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