July 26, 2017
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August 9, 2017
Your 15-day comprehensive tour of Germany, the old and the new, will draw you into the allure of this classic land with a its cruise on the legendary Rhine, its vistas of the Black Forest and the Bavarian Alps, and its exploration of culturally rich Munich and international Berlin. After a full-day excursion through the Rhine River Valley, explore the romantic university town of Heidelberg, have a chance to “take the waters” in Baden-Baden, and continue on to Munich , on the way visiting Neuschwanstein, the castle that was the inspiration for Sleeping Beauty. In Munich you see the Glockenspiel carillon, and take a side trip to Dachau and Nuremberg. On to Dresden with its extraordinary display of crown jewels and the world’s largest diamond, then Meissen’s Royal Porcelain Factory, and finally Berlin with the Brandenburg Gate and the Berlin Wall. A 3-day/2-night optional extension in Berlin is available.
