Great Rail Journeys
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Great Rail Journeys · Escorted tour
Simply Bavaria (Bavaria's Romantic Road All Inclusive)
Travel to Bavaria on an all inclusive holiday. Journey along the base of the Bavarian Alps and amble around pretty Lindau that sits by Lake Constance.
Day by day
- Day 1railovernight: Langenau
From London to southern Germany
Meet the Tour Manager and fellow travellers at London St Pancras and board the Eurostar to Brussels. Change trains in Brussels and travel via Cologne to Ulm, passing through picturesque German countryside. Transfer by coach from Ulm to Langenau, the base for the next seven nights. Enjoy a three-course dinner with selected beer, wine and soft drinks at the hotel.
Meals: Dinner
- Day 2overnight: Langenau
Discovering Langenau at leisure
Get acquainted with Langenau after breakfast. Visit the medieval Martinkirche church, the Cultural Centre or Museum of Local History. Optional excursions to nearby Ulm (Gothic minster with world's tallest church steeple, Danube riverbank, historic rathaus) or the Steiff teddy bear museum in Giengen. Picnic lunch provided by the hotel.
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
- Day 3overnight: Langenau
Explore the island town of Lindau on Lake Constance
Travel to the island town of Lindau on the edge of Lake Constance, with a stunning backdrop of the Swiss and Austrian Alps. Free time to explore the historical centre around the market square, including the 16th-century Haus zum Cavazzen palace. Option to take a lake cruise or walk along the harbour to visit the 12th-century Mangturm lighthouse. Enjoy picnic lunch in the lakeside parks. Return to Langenau for dinner.
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
- Day 4overnight: Langenau
Spectacular Neuschwanstein Castle and Füssen
Travel by coach to the alpine village of Hohenschwangau and walk up the hill for a guided tour of Neuschwanstein Castle, built by King Ludwig II in the 19th century. Enjoy picnic lunches before continuing to Füssen, the southern end of the Romantic Road. Explore the quaint streets and pastel-hued medieval buildings, the Benedictine monastery or the late-Gothic castle. Return to hotel for dinner.
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
- Day 5railovernight: Langenau
Free day to explore southern Germany
Free day to explore Langenau and nearby towns. Options include Günzberg on the Danube with its historic marketplace and Lego City, Heidenheim (35 minutes by train) with Hellenstein Castle, Aalen's Limesmuseum with Roman artefacts, historic Ellwangen with its Romanesque basilica and Baroque castle, or Stuttgart with its Porsche and Mercedes-Benz museums. Picnic lunch provided. Return to hotel for dinner and drinks.
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
- Day 6overnight: Langenau
Picturesque Rothenburg and the Romantic Road
Visit Rothenburg ob der Tauber, one of Germany's best preserved medieval towns. A guided tour of the Old Town showcases the market square, grand town hall, Plönlein, and St Jakob's church with its 500-year-old altarpiece. Free time after the tour to enjoy picnic lunch and explore museums, shops selling traditional Bavarian wares, and the Turmweg walkable route along the 12th-century fortifications. Return to hotel for dinner.
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
- Day 7railovernight: Langenau
Uncovering Munich at leisure
Rail travel included to Munich. Explore Bavaria's capital at leisure: Marienplatz with the neo-Gothic Town Hall, Frauenkirche cathedral, the glockenspiel, historic beer halls, Oktoberfest Museum, Höfbrauhaus, Hofgarten Renaissance gardens, Munich Residence, and the English Garden. Return to Langenau for final evening of dinner and drinks.
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
- Day 8rail
Homeward Bound
Leave Langenau after breakfast and transfer by coach to Ulm. Travel by rail to Paris and switch to the Eurostar service to London St Pancras.
Meals: Breakfast
Included
- Expertise of a UK Tour Manager from start to finish
- 7 nights' 3-star hotel accommodation at Hotel Jägerhaus, Langenau
- Eurostar Standard Class travel
- Standard Class rail travel throughout
- All coach travel throughout the tour
- Breakfast and dinner each day
- 6 picnic lunches
- Beer, wine and soft drinks with dinner each day between 6.30pm–10.30pm in Langenau
- All guided tours and excursions
- Rail travel to Munich included
Not included
- Cancellation & Travel Insurance
