Germany
A major country in central Europe, bringing together historic cities, fairy-tale castles, the Rhine Valley and Alpine scenery, all linked by an extensive transport network.
Germany lies in central Europe, bordered by the North Sea and the Baltic Sea to the north and the Alps to the south. The capital, Berlin, is rich in history and contemporary culture; Bavaria has Munich, Nuremberg and Neuschwanstein Castle; the Middle Rhine Valley and the Moselle Valley are known for their vineyards and medieval castles; the south offers the Black Forest and Lake Constance, while the north has old Hanseatic cities and the coastal scenery of Rügen Island. Festivals such as Oktoberfest and the Christmas markets are also very popular. Summer is ideal for outdoor activities and river-valley trips, and in December Christmas markets appear all over the country. Frankfurt and Munich airports are the main international gateways, and the rail network covers the whole country.
Destinations
- Berlin
- Munich
- Hamburg
- Nuremberg
- Cologne
- Frankfurt
- Dresden
- Leipzig
- Freiburg & Southern Black Forest
- Heidelberg
- Konstanz & Lake Constance
- Regensburg
- Augsburg
- Lübeck
- Würzburg
- Rügen
- Neuschwanstein & Füssen
- Bayreuth
- Upper Middle Rhine Valley
- Cochem & Moselle Valley
- Passau
- Garmisch-Partenkirchen
- Schwäbisch Hall
- Stuttgart
- Bremen
- Hanover
- Essen & the Ruhr
- Lüneburg Heath
- Kiel
- Rostock & Warnemünde
- Baden-Baden
- Harz Mountains & Wernigerode
- Erfurt
- Saarbrücken
- Tübingen & Hohenzollern
- Ulm
- Trier
- Kassel
- Münster
- Chemnitz
- Görlitz
- Magdeburg
- Sylt
- Cuxhaven
- Dessau & Wörlitz
- Rothenburg ob der Tauber
- Heligoland
- Bonn
- Saxon Switzerland
- Bavarian Forest National Park
- Franconian Switzerland
- Mainz
- Schleswig
- Holstein Switzerland
- Kühlungsborn
- Goslar
- Weimar
- Eisenach
- Schwerin
- Sankt Peter-Ording
Itineraries
- North Sea to Baltic Coast Loop: 14-Day Self-Drive Itinerary – Embark on a road trip from Hamburg around the North Sea and Baltic Sea, covering Sylt, Viking heritage sites, and Rügen…
- Germany Grand Rail Loop – Starting and ending in Frankfurt, connect the Rhine, Cologne, Hamburg, Berlin, Rothenburg, and Munich by train.
- Classic East Germany Cities Rail Journey – Travel west by train from Berlin, connecting Dresden, Leipzig, Weimar, Erfurt, and Wartburg Castle.
- Rhine, Moselle, Saar & Heidelberg – A grand self-drive loop starting from Frankfurt, winding along the Rhine, Moselle, and Saar rivers to Heidelberg.
- Southern Germany Grand Loop: Frankfurt to Munich – A grand self-drive route connecting Heidelberg, the Black Forest, Lake Constance, Neuschwanstein Castle, and Zugspitze.
- Hanseatic Cities & Baltic Railway: Hamburg to Berlin – Take the train from Hamburg along the Baltic Sea to Rügen Island, connecting historic Hanseatic cities before arriving…
- Luther & Protestant Reformation Trail – A road trip tracing Martin Luther's life from Wittenberg via Torgau and Eisleben to Erfurt and Wartburg Castle.
- German Alpine Road: Lindau to Berchtesgaden – Drive east from Lake Constance to Lake Königssee along Germany's oldest scenic route.
- Romantic Road Self-Drive: Würzburg to Füssen – Head south from the wine towns on the Main River, past medieval walled towns, to castles at the foot of the Alps
- Munich, Zugspitze & Salzburg Rail Tour – Use Munich as a base to visit castles by train, stay in the mountains to ascend Zugspitze, and end in Salzburg.
- Bauhaus & Modernism Journey – Follow the migration of the Bauhaus school from Weimar and Chemnitz to Dessau and Berlin, visiting iconic campuses and…
- Fairy Tale Road Northern Section: 6-Day Self-Drive Itinerary – Drive south from Bremen along the Weser River to Kassel, connecting the Brothers Grimm fairy tales and the town of the…