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9-Day History Rail Tour: "Fascination and Terror" - rise and fall of the Third Reich (9R05)

9-Day History Rail Tour: "Fascination and Terror" - rise and fall of the Third Reich (9R05), a rail journey with Travel to Europe (To-Europe)

Visit the original sites of the Nazi regime: Munich Hofbrauhaus, KZ Dachau, Salzburg, Eagles Nest, Nuremberg Nazi Rally Grounds, Berlin and KZ Sachsenhausen.

Day by day

  1. Day 1railovernight: Munich

    Munich Airport / Munich

    Train from Munich Int. Airport to Munich Central Station. Visit the NS Documentation Center at Brienner Strasse 34, site of the former 'Braune Haus' NSDAP headquarters.

  2. Day 2railovernight: Munich

    Dachau Memorial Site and Munich

    Morning visit to KZ Dachau, the first Nazi concentration camp (erected 1933); rail and bus included, admission free. English-speaking volunteer tour or English audio guide available.

  3. Day 3railovernight: Salzburg

    Salzburg

    Speed rail from Munich to Salzburg (under 90 minutes). Learn about Salzburg's 1938 annexation history including the book burning at the Residenzplatz.

  4. Day 4overnight: Salzburg

    Eagles Nest Berchtesgaden/ Salzburg

    Half-day escorted coach tour from Salzburg to the Kehlsteinhaus (Eagles Nest), built for Hitler's 50th birthday, near Berchtesgaden. Return to Salzburg around 1:30pm.

  5. Day 5railovernight: Nuremberg

    Nuremberg

    High-Speed Rail from Salzburg to Nuremberg (about 3 hours). Visit the Kaiserburg (Imperial Castle), covered by the 2-Day Nuremberg Card.

  6. Day 6overnight: Nuremberg

    Nazi Rally Grounds / Nuremberg

    Visit the Documentation Center at the Nazi Rally Grounds ('Faszination und Gewalt' exhibition), the Zeppelinfield and Congress Hall, plus the Memorium Nuremberg Trials (Courtroom 600).

  7. Day 7railovernight: Berlin

    Berlin

    Direct High-speed ICE train from Nuremberg to Berlin (about 4.5 hours). Self-guided WWII walking tour from Potsdamer Platz to the Reichstag, Brandenburg Gate, Memorial to the Murdered Jews of Europe and the Topography of Terror Documentation Center.

  8. Day 8railovernight: Berlin

    Sachsenhausen Memorial Site / Berlin

    Train from Berlin Central Station to Oranienburg (about 30 minutes) to visit the Memorial and Museum Sachsenhausen. Afternoon sightseeing in Berlin using the Berlin Welcome Card, including hop-on hop-off double decker buses 100 and 200.

  9. Day 9

    Berlin / Berlin Int. Airport

    Additional sightseeing time if flight schedule allows; the Welcome Card covers transportation to Berlin International Airport.

Included

  • Rail ticket Munich Int. Airport to Munich
  • Public transportation ticket within Munich, to/from Dachau, and bus from Dachau Station to the Memorial Site (admission to the Memorial Site is free)
  • Rail ticket (Rail-Jet) Munich to Salzburg
  • Half-day escorted coach tour to the Eagles Nest (Kehlsteinhaus) near Berchtesgaden
  • Rail ticket (ICE) Salzburg to Nuremberg
  • 2-Day Nuremberg Card (free public transportation Zone A; free admission to nearly all museums and attractions, including the Imperial Castle, Nazi Rally Grounds Documentation Center and Nuremberg Trials Memorium)
  • Rail ticket (ICE) Nuremberg to Berlin
  • 72-hour Greater Berlin & Potsdam Welcome Card (free public transportation; discounts on cultural and touristic highlights), covering transport to/from Sachsenhausen-Oranienburg and onward to Berlin Brandenburg Airport
  • Buffet breakfast daily
  • 8 nights hotel accommodation per itinerary

Not included

  • Airfare from your origin to Munich International Airport
  • Airfare from Berlin to your origin
  • All meals other than breakfast
  • Gratuities (tips)

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