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8-Day City Duo Frankfurt, Berlin & Surroundings (8R11)

8-Day City Duo Frankfurt, Berlin & Surroundings (8R11), a rail journey with Travel to Europe (To-Europe)

Our Frankfurt, Berlin tour guarantees much to see and do during your 8-day stay. Frankfurt is a great gateway to explore Germany; if you do not want to pack and unpack every day, the City Duo tour Frankfurt, Berlin & Surroundings may be the right tour for you.

Day by day

  1. Day 1railovernight: Frankfurt

    Frankfurt Int. Airport / Frankfurt

    Commuter rail from the airport to Frankfurt Central Station (about 12 minutes), fare covered by the Frankfurt Card. Hotel in short walking distance of the station; sightsee historic Romerberg, Goethe Haus, Paulskirche.

  2. Day 2overnight: Frankfurt

    Frankfurt

    Full day for sightseeing in Frankfurt covered by the Frankfurt Card, including the Frankfurt Museum Riverbank and the Zeil pedestrian shopping zone.

  3. Day 3railovernight: Frankfurt

    Day trip by rail: Limburg an der Lahn & Weilburg

    Circle tour by rail to Limburg an der Lahn (medieval Old Town, Cathedral) and on to Weilburg (Weilburg Palace), returning to Frankfurt.

  4. Day 4railovernight: Frankfurt

    Day trip by rail: Rudesheim am Rhein & Romantic Tour

    Train to Rudesheim am Rhein for the included Romantic Tour: cable car to the Niederwald Monument, chairlift to Assmannshausen, and a short Rhine River cruise to Rheinstein Castle (admission included).

  5. Day 5railovernight: Berlin

    Berlin

    High-speed ICE train from Frankfurt to Berlin (about 4.5 hours) via Nuremberg, Bamberg, Erfurt, Leipzig and Lutherstadt Wittenberg. Includes the 96-hour Berlin and Potsdam Welcome Card.

  6. Day 6overnight: Berlin

    Berlin

    Optional free English-speaking 2.5-hour walking tour of Berlin; self-guided sightseeing using the Welcome Card and the M100/M200 double-decker bus routes.

  7. Day 7railovernight: Berlin

    Potsdam or Memorial Sachsenhausen / Berlin

    Choice of a rail day trip to Potsdam (Palaces of Sanssouci) or Oranienburg (Memorial and Museum Sachsenhausen), or a further day of sightseeing in Berlin; all covered by the Welcome Card.

  8. Day 8

    Berlin / Berlin Tegel Int. Airport

    Tour ends; airport bus to Berlin Tegel Airport covered by the 96-hour Welcome Card. Tour can also be booked vice versa, starting in Berlin and ending in Frankfurt.

Included

  • 2nd-class rail tickets for all listed journeys (upgradeable to 1st class)
  • Hotels as listed (or similar), centrally located near each train station
  • Buffet breakfast daily
  • Frankfurt Card (public transport + discounts)
  • RheinMainCard for the Limburg/Weilburg day trip
  • Rudesheim Romantic Tour: cable car, chairlift, two Rhine boat rides, admission to Rheinstein Castle
  • 96-hour Berlin and Potsdam Welcome Card
  • Day-by-day itinerary, tickets, vouchers and city information

Not included

  • Airfare from/to your origin to/from Frankfurt International Airport
  • All meals other than breakfast
  • Gratuities (tips)
  • Tourist tax

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