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Abercrombie & Kent
OFFER ID 1550367
Germany: Berlin to Bavaria
Capture the essence of eastern Germany and Bavaria, from thatched-roof villages to bustling cities where the Nazi and Communist eras still echo, and embrace the best of today’s art, culture and cuisine, on a refined and revealing adventure.
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Itinerary Details
Abercrombie & Kent: Germany: Berlin to Bavaria
DAY 1 Berlin, Germany
Arrive in Berlin, the capital of Germany, where you are met and transferred to your hotel. This evening, gather for cocktails followed by a welcome dinner.
Hotel De Rome
Meals: Dinner
DAY 2 Berlin
Discover historic Berlin, starting with a visit to the Reichstag Building, viewing panoramas of the city from its large glass dome. Stroll through Potsdamer Platz and stop at Checkpoint Charlie, a former border crossing between East and West Berlin. Also visit the Topography of Terror, a museum that stands over land once occupied by the SS and the Gestapo, and challenges visitors to confront the legacy of the Nazis. Break for lunch, and then enjoy your afternoon at leisure. Gather this evening for dinner.
Hotel De Rome
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
DAY 3 Berlin
Today, meet a local artist to learn about the history of the Berlin Wall at the iconic East Side Gallery, a series of murals painted on the longest section of wall still standing. Continue to a privately guided tour of the Stasi Museum to discover how East Germany’s secret police exerted control over every aspect of society. Round out your experience with a complimentary pass to a range of other museums.
Hotel De Rome
Meals: Breakfast
DAY 4 Meissen
Delve into the world of exquisite Meissen porcelain on a guided visit to the manufacturer’s workshop that includes lunch on their famous porcelain. Afterward, drive to Proschwitz Castle for a guided walk of this medieval manor, exclusively opened for A&K guests, and savor a wine tasting in the castle’s vineyards. Continue to Dresden, where you check in to your hotel. Settle in, and then enjoy a Scenic Sundowner overlooking the city, followed by dinner.
Gewandhaus Dresden
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
DAY 5 Dresden
Uncover the splendor of Dresden on a guided walk, starting with the Zwinger Complex, a historic Baroque-style palace built in 1728 for the Dresden Court. Visit the Dresden Frauenkirche, and then explore the New Green Vault, a museum in the Dresden Castle containing Europe’s largest treasure collection. Eat lunch at the renowned Pfunds Dairy, followed by time at leisure to explore the city your way.
Gewandhaus Dresden
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch
DAY 6 Leipzig
Depart for Munich, stopping en route in Leipzig for a guided walk revealing St. Thomas’s Church, where the legendary composer Johann Sebastian Bach worked as music director for 27 years. Enjoy some time to explore on your own, and then journey by high-speed train to Munich. Arrive at your luxury hotel with time to relax before dinner.
The Charles Hotel
Meals: Breakfast, Dinner
DAY 7 Munich
This morning, set out on a walking excursion to see why the city is a global center of art, culture and architecture. Stroll through Marienplatz in the heart of Munich’s Old Town and watch the famous Rathhaus-Glockenspiel display its stories of 16th-century Bavarian culture. Marvel at the Frauenkirche cathedral’s twin onion-style domes, and then, at lunchtime, set out for an extensive foodie tour, indulging in the best tastes of the region, such as schmalznudel (a Bavarian-style doughnut), sausages, local cheeses and beers, for a fun and satisfying Chef’s Table experience. Later, delight in a brewery visit and eat dinner in a traditional beer hall.
The Charles Hotel
Meals: Breakfast, Dinner
DAY 8 Munich
Discover the fairy-tale landscape of southern Bavaria, exploring “Mad” King Ludwig’s iconic Neuschwanstein Castle. Continue to the Alpine village of Oberammergau, strolling its charming streets to see the detailed, storytelling murals on its buildings. Return to Munich for an evening at your leisure.
The Charles Hotel
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch
DAY 9 Munich
Today, enjoy one of these Design Your Day activities.
Discover the Dachau Memorial on a guided visit, and explore history at the Documentation Center.
Experience Munich by Bike, cycling with a local guide who expertly reveals the fascinating sights and cultures of the bustling Bavarian capital.
Explore the Deutsches Museum with a Guide, taking in its extensive collections devoted to science and technology.
Tonight, celebrate at a farewell dinner, toasting your journey through Germany.
The Charles Hotel
Meals: Breakfast, Dinner
DAY 10 Munich
After breakfast, you are transferred to the airport for your departing flight.
Meals: Breakfast
Dresden is located along the river Elbe in the German state of Saxony and is known as a center for fine arts and science. Beautiful landscaping along the Elbe can be seen in the Elbe meadows and slopes.
The Altmarkdt (Old Market Square) dating back to the year 1370 has a rebuilt town hall and 18th century Landhaus where the state museum is housed.
Grober Garten Park is the largest central park in Dresden that boasts a zoo and botanical gardens.
The Zwinger is Dresden's baroque showpiece that houses the Old Masters Picture Gallery, Porcelain Collection, and Zoological Museum.
The Frauenkirche Church, Semper Opera House, and Royal Palace are historical monuments that can be seen in Dresden as well.
Excursions
Full Day Tour (10 - 11 hours) to Berlin - Shore Excursion to Berlin
Full Day Tour (10 - 11 hours) to Berlin - Shore Excursion to Berlin
Our English speaking driver will await you at the harbor of Rostock and takes you to Berlin. The duration of the drive is max 3 hours.
You will start the tour in Berlin at Charlottenburg palace where your personal guide is waiting for you and will show you the wonderful garden of the castle.
Afterwards you will start with the theme tour “Berlin the city of contrasts”:
The historical Berlin
includes the Brandenburg Gate, the Reichstag, the boulevard Unter den Linden, the famous Gendarmenmarkt as well as Charlottenburg Palace, the largest and most beautiful Baroque palace in Berlin.
The cultural Berlin
includes the city's three opera houses, two concert halls, numerous theaters and museums as well as the unique Museum Island with five important museum-buildings and the Kultur-Forum, where one of the world's most important collections of European paintings from the 13th till the 19th century is shown.
The political Berlin
includes the government area around the Reichstag with the new Office of the Federal Chancellor and the Paul Löbe Building as well as the Embassy Quarter around Pariser Platz and Tiergarten.
The divided Berlin
Checkpoint Charlie, the former border crossing between East and West Berlin, reminds us of the long period which Berlin was a divided city.
The new Berlin
includes Potsdamer Platz – one of the most popular attractions with its mix of restaurants, stores, theaters, cinemas and business areas, which was predominantly designed by Sony and Daimler-Chrysler during the past 10 years.
The young Berlin
Features exciting night life around the Hackescher Markt, located in Berlin Mitte, the concentrated trendy scene from Oranienburger Straße and its side streets to the courtyard ensemble at Hackesche Höfe. This area is also known as the former Jewish Quarter the Centrum Judaicum/New Synagogue.
After up to 5 hours spend in Berlin, your private driver will bring you back to Warnemünde.
Itinerary
07:30 am: Pick Up by your private car at the port
- 2,5 - 3h Transfer -
10:30am: You will start the tour in Berlin at Charlottenburg palace where your personal guide is waiting for you and will show you the wonderful garden of the castle.
11:00 am: Start of the theme tour “Berlin the city of contrasts"
- 2 hours of guided tour -
12:30 pm: Free time for lunch
01:30 pm: Continue guided tour through Berlin
03:30 pm: End of guided tour & Departure to Warnemünde
- 2,5 - 3 h Transfer -
06:30 pm: Arrival at the ship
Berlin: Historic Berlin - 12 Hours
Berlin: Historic Berlin - 12 Hours
Explore Berlin’s eclectic mix of celebrated architecture, gritty history and edgy culture. Upon arrival at Warnemünde Port you are met by your driver and privately transferred to Berlin centre, where you receive a warm welcome from your guide.
Highlights of your absorbing tour include the impressive Reichstag, complete with its stunning Norman Foster dome and the new home of the German Parliament. Lunch can be arranged for you in the spectacular setting of its roof terrace restaurant*. This afternoon’s touring includes the Brandenburg Gate, together with the spectacularly redeveloped Potsdamer Platz and nearby Checkpoint Charlie, the famous crossing point between East and West Berlin. Time permitting also visit the Kaiser Wilhelm Memorial Church, whose ruin stands as a dramatic reminder of World War II. After your visit you are privately transferred back to your ship in Warnemünde.
Highlights:
- See some of Berlin's most impressive sights including the Reichstag and Brandenburg Gate
Tour Can Operate: Morning
Wheelchair Accessible: Please enquire for more information
Physical Activity Level: Light
Inclusions:
- Private transport by luxury car or minivan
- An expert local guide for 5 hours in Berlin
- Entrance fees to all sights and museums
- All taxes
- Exclusions:
- All cruise travel, personal items, meals and associated costs
- Gratuities
Explore the Cultural Capital with focus on art (Full day excursion)
Explore the Cultural Capital with focus on art (Full day excursion)
Highlights:
Experience the past, present and future of Berlin through its architecture, monuments and memorials
Excursion to be tailored to your interests, be it classical or contemporary art
Meet your Berlin expert and upon arrival in town and start with important cultural sites such as the Brandenburg Gate, the Berlin Dome, Unter den Linden, and Forum Fredericianum
Explore cultural highlights such as the UNESCO World Heritage Site of Museum Island for museum visits of your choice such as:
PERGAMON MUSEUM which houses one of the greatest historic works of architecture the Pergamon Altar or the
NEUES MUSEUM with Berlin’s Egyptian and papyrus collection, artifacts of Pre- and Early History and other antiquities. Must see: The Bust of Queen Nefertiti
Explore the ScheunenviertEl, Berlin's oldest and best preserved historic neighbourhoods, bustling with commercial galleries, boutiques and Berlin designer stores as well as site specific art hidden in courtyards
Optional further visit to other museum collections of interest such as the Jewish Museum, Hamburger Bahnhof- Museum of Contemporary Art, or other
Tour Duration: 10 hours
Tour can operate: Full day
Wheelchair Accessible: Yes
Physical Activity Level: Light
Inclusions:
- Private transfer from/to the dock or take the cruise group transfer into town
- Privately led tour by art expert
- Transportation by luxury car
- All taxes
- Meals
- Admissions and museum licensing fees (can be prepaid)
- Tipping at your discretion
Berlin visit with focus on Jewish heritage (Full day excursion)
Berlin visit with focus on Jewish heritage (Full day excursion)
Highlights:
Experience the past and present of Berlin through its architecture, monuments and memorials
Meet your Jewish Berlin expert upon arrival in town and start with a visit at the memorial of the ‘Murdered Jews of Europe’ a field of stelae located next to Brandenburg Gate
Tour the Baroque city centre of Berlin with its grand squares and boulevards built in the 17th and 18th century under the Hohenzollern Kings of Prussia
Walk through the Forum Fredericianum – site of the infamous book burning during the Nazi regime
Stroll the ‘Scheunenviertel’, the former Jewish quarter with its narrow alleys, hidden courtyards and the famous ‘Neue Synagoge’
Visit memorials and site specific art dedicated to Jewish heritage
See the former Jewish Nursing home turned into a collection point for deportation of Berlin´s Jews
See the Reichstag and the ‘Topography of Terror’ located close to remains of the Wall
Private guided tour of the Jewish Museum, in the award winning architecture designed by Daniel Libeskind
En route back to the port visit the memorial, ‘Track 17’, a deportation ramp at the former Grunewald train station
Tour Duration: 10 hours
Tour can operate: Full day
Wheelchair Accessible: Yes
Physical Activity Level: Light
Inclusions:
- Private transfer from/to the dock or take the cruise group transfer into town
- Privately led tour by Jewish expert
- Transportation by luxury car
- All taxes
- Meals
- Admissions and museum licensing fees (can be prepaid)
- Tipping at your discretion
Explore Berlin with focus history and WWII (Full day excursion)
Explore Berlin with focus history and WWII (Full day excursion)
Highlights:
Experience Berlin´s past through its architecture, monuments and memorials
Day to be tailored to your interests
Experience Berlin´s past through its architecture, monuments and memorials
Day to be tailored to your interests
Tour the Baroque city center with its grand squares and boulevards built in the 17th and 18th century under the Hohenzollern Kings of Prussia
Explore Pariser Platz, site of the world-renowned Berlin landmark, the Brandenburg Gate
Visit important cultural sites such as Museum Island, the Berlin Dome, Unter den Linden, Forum Fredericianum, and the Reichstag
See the ‘Topography of Terror’ former site of the Nazi headquarters
Stop at the memorial, ‘Track 17’, a former deportation ramp at the Grunewald train station
Experience Bernauer Strasse memorial located on the former death strip and see remains of the Wall at East Side Gallery
Stroll through the Scheunenviertel, the former Jewish Quarter now filled with memorials and site specific art hidden in courtyards
Walk through the ‘Memorial of the Murdered Jews of Europe’
See Tempelhof Airport, heart of the Berlin airlift during the Cold War blockade
Tour Duration: 10 hours
Tour can operate: Full day
Wheelchair Accessible: Yes
Physical Activity Level: Light
Inclusions:
- Private transfer from/to the dock or take the cruise group transfer into town
- Transportation by luxury car
- Touring with one of our excellent driver-guides
- All taxes
- Meals
- Optional admissions and museum licensing fees
- Tipping at your discretion
Highlights of Germany’s Capital City (Full day excursion)
Highlights of Germany’s Capital City (Full day excursion)
Highlights:
Experience the past, present and future of Berlin through its architecture, monuments and memorials
Excursion to be tailored to your interests
Tour the Baroque city centre of Berlin with its grand squares and boulevards built in the 17th and 18th century under the Hohenzollern Kings of Prussia
Visit important cultural sites such as Brandenburg Gate, Museum Island, the Berlin Dome, Unter den Linden, Forum Fredericianum
Explore recent architectural developments since the Fall of the Wall, such as Potsdamer Platz and the new Government Quarter with the refurbished Reichsstag building
Witness Cold War sites such as remains of the Berlin wall, East Side Gallery, the former no-mans land, Checkpoint Charlie
Tour Duration: 10 hours
Tour can operate: Full day
Wheelchair Accessible: Yes
Physical Activity Level: Light
Inclusions:
- Private transfer from/to the dock or take the cruise group transfer into town
- Transportation by luxury car
- Touring with one of our excellent driver-guides
- All taxes
- Meals
- Optional admissions and museum licensing fees
- Tipping at your discretion
Vacation Details
* This departure has been designated a guaranteed departure by the operator, meaning that the minimum number of guests has been met, although still subject to weather and other conditions.
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