Germany - UNESCO World Heritage Tour - East Germany
Discover the famous UNESCO World Cultural Heritage Sites in East Germany! More information see the official UNESCO website.
The German UNESCO World Heritage Sites are highlighted Red.
East German World Heritage Tour itinerary
(10 days, Friday-Sunday, on land: 8 days / 8 nights)
Day 1: Individual departure from the U.S. or elsewhere
Day 2: Individual arrival & activities in Berlin, Welcome Dinner in modern German capital Berlin - one of the most spirited and exciting cities in the world! Overnight stay: Berlin
Day 3: Berlin tour "history and modernity" (Museum Island, Reichstag, Brandenburg Gate, Berlin cathedrals, Opera house, Berlin's Social Housing & Bauhaus architecture, boat trip through the historic parts of Berlin). Overnight stay: Quedlinburg
Day 4: Thuringia tour northern part (small town and castle Quedlinburg, Luther town Eisleben, Thuringian state capital Erfurt with cathedral and historic town). Overnight stay: Erfurt
Day 5: Thuringia tour southern part (Classical Weimar - home of famous artists such as Goethe, Schiller, Bach, Herder; European Capital of Culture in 1999, Luther Fortress Wartburg in Eisenach). Overnight stay: Erfurt
Day 6: Saxony tour (Royal Porcelain manufacture Meissen, wine-tasting lunch at the castle Proschwitz, capital Dresden - the former royal residence for the kings of Saxony, Overnight stay: Dresden
Day 7: Dresden (sightseeing old town), River Elbe valley with scenic boat trip to the castle Pillnitz. Overnight stay: Dresden
Day 8: Saxony-Anhalt tour (Garden-Kingdom Dessau-Woerlitz, Bauhaus school of architecture - Master's houses in Dessau). Overnight stay: Berlin
Day 9: Potsdam tour - the former royal residence for the Prussian kings (park and palace Sanssouci, old market square, palace Cecilienhof - venue of the Potsdam Conference in 1945, Marble palace). Farewell dinner in the historic Berlin. Overnight stay: Berlin
Day 10: Individual departure from Berlin and individual arrival in the U.S. or elsewhere
During this tour there will be plenty of opportunities to enjoy local specialities and livestyle in hidden places - cafes, brewpubs, bars, beer gardens, parks ...
To explore the UNESCO World Heritage sites in Northern East Germany, we recommend our "European Brick Stone Gothic Tour" along the Baltic Sea coast. There you will visit the beautiful Hanseatic cities Wismar and Stralsund.
In packages included service - see "Guided Theme Tours"
Tour prices 2009 (air fare not included, for 10-18 persons):
1,400 Euro per person (double occupancy)
1,700 Euro (single occupancy)
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If you get your own group together we offer a discount of 100 Euro per person (min 10 participants)! Not to mention that you travel with your friends or family on a individual customized tour! Starting dates are more flexible too!
If you travel off-season we also offer a 50 Euro discount.
Starting dates 2009:
May 15th, 2009
July 17th, 2009
September 11th, 2009
Or on Request
Don't hesitate to contact us.