04 NIGHTS/ 05 DAYS TASTE OF GERMANY Places covered: Frankfurt, Eisenach, Weimar, Wittenberg, Potsdam, Berlin, Dresden

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Germany is a Western European country with a landscape of forests, rivers, mountain ranges
and North Sea beaches. It has over 2 millennia of history. Berlin, its capital, is home to art and
nightlife scenes, the Brandenburg Gate and many sites relating to WWII. Munich is known for
its Oktoberfest and beer halls, including the 16th-century Hofbräuhaus. Frankfurt, with its
skyscrapers, houses the European Central Bank.
Germany is a place that can't be encapsulated in a series of paragraphs, so it is truly best to
grab the chance to experience it in all its finery when the opportunity comes. Come for the beer
and bratwurst, stay for the philosophy and art. Germany is continually evolving and visitors get
to enjoy the fruits of its being at the center of the world stage.

FACTS & FIGURE:
 Official Name: Bundesrepublik Deutschland, BRD (Federal Republic of Germany, FRG)
 Government: Federal republic;
 Size: 137,847 sq mi (357,021 sq km), slightly smaller than the US state of Montana
(145,552 sq mi)
 Population: 82 million (2015 est.)
 Capital City: Berlin (since Oct. 3, 1990), Bonn (West Germany, 1949-1990)
 National Holiday: October 3, Unity Day (Tag der Deutschen Einheit), since 1990 –
More: Other German holidays
 Largest Cities: Berlin 3.3 million, Hamburg 1.7 million, Munich (München) 1.2 million,
Cologne (Köln) 1.0 million, Frankfurt am Main 648,000, Stuttgart 600,000, Essen
588,800, Dortmund 587,600, Düsseldorf 568,900, Bremen 527,900, Hanover (Hannover)
516,300, Duisburg 513,400
 Time Zone: UTC+1, Central European Time (CET),Mitteleuropäische Zeit (MEZ)
Daylight Saving Time (Sommerzeit): Germany and all of the EU nations observe Daylight
Saving Time from the last Sunday in March until the first Sunday in November.
 Ethnicity: German 81%, Other Europeans 7%, Turkish 4%, Asian 2%, Black African 1%,
Others 5%
 Religions: Protestant 34%, Roman Catholic 34%, Muslim 4%, Jewish 0.1%, unaffiliated or
other 28%
 Monetary Unit: Euro (€, EUR, since 2002), Deutsche Mark (DM, German mark, 1949-
2001)
 GDP: $3.5 trillion, 4th in the world (2016 est.)
 Climate: Temperate; cool, cloudy, wet winters (snow mostly in mountainous areas);
mild summers with occasional heat waves; occasional warm mountain winds (Föhn) in
Alpine regions
 Highest Point: Zugspitze 9,721 ft (2,962 m) in the Bavarian Alps
 Seacoast: Baltic Sea, North Sea; total coastline 1,484 mi (2,389 km)

 Neighboring Countries (9): Austria, Belgium, Czech Republic, Denmark, France,
Luxembourg, Netherlands, Poland, Switzerland
 Country Code: +49
 Best Time to visit: For more settled weather with sunshine and comfortable
temperatures, latespring and earlyautumn – May,September and earlyOctober – are
the best time to visit: the Germans don't call the harvest season “goldener Oktober” for
nothing.

DAY 01: FRANKFURT - EISENACH - WEIMAR
Depart from Frankfurt in the morning and drive to Eisenach, dominated by the Wartburg Castle.
Visit one of the most important edifices of German history and see the room where Luther
worked and spent the last years of his seclusion. Continue to Weimar, one of Germany's
greatest cultural treasures. Poets like Schiller and Goethe, composers like Liszt and Richard
Strauss, the philosopher Nietzsche and the architect Gropius lived and worked there.
Overnight at Hotel.
DAY 02: WEIMAR - WITTENBERG - POTSDAM
After breakfast we move to Luther's Wittenberg where reformation started when he pinned his
95 thesis to the portal of the church. Continue to Potsdam and visit of Sanssouci Palace, the
former summer residence of Frederick the Great, King of Prussia. Overnight at Hotel (B).
DAY 03: POTSDAM - BERLIN
In the morning departure for Berlin. See the highlights of Germany's most important and most
exciting city like 8 Visit some important places Martin Luther visited or lived at. Brandenburg
Gate, our Parliament Reichstag, Check Point Charlie and Protestant Cathedral (Berliner Dom).
Afterwards, check-in at your hotel. The afternoon is free for own activities like exploring the
numerous, well known museums or roam around the various boutiques and department stores
like the KaDeWe. Take the opportunity of doing a boat trip optionally which gives you some
impressive views from the channel Spree. Overnight at Hotel (B).

DAY 04: BERLIN - DRESDEN - BERLIN
After breakfast we go on to Dresden. On a city tour you will get to know one of the loveliest
cities of central Europe - "Florence of the Elbe" it is called - and see its important sights like the
restored Frauenkirche, the Semper Opera House, the baroque Zwinger, the Green Vault and
many more. In the late afternoon return to Berlin and small city tour. (B).
DAY 05: BERLIN (B)
Now you have 2 options:
A: Tour ends with breakfast
B: Transfer back to Frankfurt (optional)

INCLUSIONS:
 Four overnight stays at specially selected first class and tourist superior hotels
 Four breakfast buffets
 Transportation by air-conditioned motorcoach
 All excursions and city tours not marked as optional.
 Entrance Fees / Fares as mentioned in Itinerary
TOUR DOES NOT INCLUDE:
 International flights
 Insurance: All types
 Visa
 Items of a personal nature such as alcoholic drinks, cold drinks, laundry
 Any others expenses which are not mentioned at the included section
 GST
ADDITIONAL:
Wartburg Castle, Eisenach
Sanssouci Palace, Potsdam
Green Vault, Dresden

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