Germany 9 days itinerary

Trip Highlights


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Day 1 Wurzburg, Rothenburg ob der Tauber

Fly to Frankfurt
9:00amPickup Rental Car
10:00 – 11:00Drive to Würzburg
11:00 – 12:00 Marienberg Fortress
12:00 – 3:00Würzburg Residence / old town
3:00 – 4:00 Drive to Rothenburg ob der Tauber
4:00 – 4:30check in hotel
4:30 – 6:00 Walk Rothenburg town wall, Plönlein
6:00 – 7:30Dinner
8:00 – 9:00Night watchman tour

Day 2 Ehrenberg, Linderhof, Garmisch-Partenkirchen

9:00 – 11:00Drive to Reutte/Ehrenberg Castle
11:00 – 12:30Ehrenberg Castle/Suspension bridge
12:30 – 1:00Drive to Linderhof
1:00 – 3:00Linderhof Castle tour
3:00 – 4:00Drive to Partnach Gorge
4:00 – 5:30Partnach Gorge
5:30 – 7:00Dinner
7:00 – 7:30Lake Riessersee
7:00 – 8:00Check in hotel

Day 3 Zugspitze, Hohenschwangau Castle

9:30 – 2:30Zugspitze
2:30 – 3:30Drive to Hohenschwangau
3:30 – 4:00Hohenschwangau visitor center / rebook tickets
4:00 – 6:00Hohenschwangau castle tour
6:00 – 6:30Check in hotel
6:30 – 8:30Fussen town and dinner

Day 4 Newschwanstain Castle, Dachau

9:00 – 9:50Drive to Hohenschwangau and hike to castle
9:50 – 10:30Newschwanstain Castle Tour
10:30 – 12:00Around Newschwanstain/Lunch
12:00 – 2:00Drive to Dachau
2:00 – 4:00Dachau Concentration Camp
4:00 – 5:00Dachau Palace Garden
5:00 – 6:00Drive to Munich
6:00 -6:30Check in hotel
6:30 – 9:00Munich downtown and dinner

Day 5-6 Munich

10:00 – 11:00Munich old town/Marienplatz
11:00 – 11:30Munich clock tower show
11:30 – 2:00Munich Residence
2:00 – 3:00Viktualienmarkt (Farmer’s Market)
3:00 – 6:00English tea garden/Kunst Museum
6:00 – 8:00Dinner

Day 7 Nuremberg

8:30 – 10:30Drive to Nuremberg
10:30 – 12:30Documentation Center/Zeppelin field
12:30 – 1:00Drive to Justice Palace
1:00 – 2:00Justice Palace
2:00 – 2:30Drive to Nuremberg
2:30 – 5:00Nuremberg Castle/old town/market
5:00 – 8:00Drive to Leipzig

Day 8 Leipzig

10:00 – 11:00Leipzig visitor center/town
11:00 – 11:30St. Thomas Church
11:30 – 12:30Bach Museum
12:30 – 1:30lunch
1:30 – 2:00Walk to Mendelssohn house
2:00 – 3:00Mendlessohn house
3:00 – 4:00Leipzig Train station/dinner
4:00 – 5:30St. Thomas Church gift shop
5:30 – 7:30Drive to Berlin/return rental car/check in hotel

Day 9 Berlin

8:00 – 9:00Train into Berlin
9:00 – 11:00Covid testing/breakfast
11:00 – 12:00Reichstag Building
12:00 – 3:00Brandenburger Tor
Memorial to the Murdered Jew
Topography of Terror
Checkpoint Charlie
3:00 – 5:00Computer Game museum
5:00 – 7:00Alexendar Plaz/Berlin Cathedral/Dinner
7:00 – 9:00East side Gallery
9:00 – 10:00Train back to Berlin airport hotel
Next day early morningFly back to US

Where we stayed/hotel

1 nightRothenburg ob der Tauber
1 night Garmisch-Partenkirchen, St. Anton
1 nightFüssen
2 nights Munich
1 nightLeipzig
2 nightsBerlin

What we ate

Lots of Schweinshaxe (Pork Knuckle), Schnitzel, Curry Wurst, Pretzel, Spaetzle (egg noodle), potato dumplings. And lots of Beer!



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