Embrace the heartbeat of central Germany: culture & culinary delights!
Embark on a journey through Rheingau’s vineyards, Heidelberg’s charm with its historic castle, Baden-Baden’s thermal spas, Stuttgarts Mercedes World and TV tower, and the picturesque Pfalz. The crescendo: the Bad Dürkheimer Wurstmarkt, the world’s largest wine festival. Travel uniquely via carriage, ship, cable car, funicular railroad and bus. Dive into regional tastes and experience Germany’s heart through the eyes of local gourmets. Welcome to the soul of Central Germany!
SEPTEMBER 15 - 21, 2024
7 days & 6 nights | Maximum of 14 travelers
$4,495 p/p
(based on double occupancy)
PICK UP & DROP OFF: FRANKFURT, GERMANY
TOUR GUIDES: HENNI & MAXI
FULLY BOOKED
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PLANNED ITINERARY
DAY 1 – SUNDAY
HEIDELBERG – WHERE HISTORY MEETS ENCHANTMENT
• Pick up in Frankfurt
• Drive to Heidelberg city
• Lunch and beer tasting in a local brewery
• Ride on Heidelberg Mountain Railway and guided castle tour
• Free time in the old town and dinner in a local restaurant
*breakfast, lunch, dinner, and wine included
DAY 2 – MONDAY
PFALTZ – BIGGEST WINE FESTIVAL OF THE WORLD
• Breakfast at the hotel
• Drive to Pfalz and reception with wine and free time
• Lunch in Weisenheim am Sand
• Illuminated wine tasting at Weinkeller Schick
• Bad Dürkheimer Wurstmarkt – biggest wine festival
• Dinner at the festival
* breakfast, dinner, and wine included
DAY 3 – TUESDAY
BADEN BADEN – EAT, DRINK & RELAX
• Breakfast at the hotel
• Wellness retreat at Caracalla spa
• Lunch in a local restaurant
• Ride the Merkur funicular railway to the mountain
• Dinner at the castle and winery
* breakfast, lunch, dinner, and wine included
DAY 4 – WEDNESDAY
STUTTGART – FOOD HEAVEN AND AUTOMOTIVE EXCELLENCE
• Breakfast at the hotel
• Drive to a little wine village Schwaikheim
• Cooking class, lunch and wine tasting in a local winery
• Tour of Mercedes Benz Museum
• Tea time on the highest tower – the Television Tower
• Dinner in a local restaurant
*breakfast, dinner, and wine included
DAY 5 – THURSDAY
RHEINGAU WINE REGION AND ITS ROMANTIC CASTLES
• Breakfast at the hotel
• Transport to a hotel in the Rheingau wine region
• Lunch near the Rhine River
• Castle and winery visits with a carriage ride
• Dinner at a winery
*breakfast, lunch, dinner, and wine included
DAY 6 – FRIDAY
RHINE VALLEY – CABLE CARS, BOAT RIDE AND BECHTEL-FREY WINERY
• Breakfast at the hotel
• Cable car ride to Niederwald monument and scenic Assmannshausen
• Boat ride on the Rhine River
• Winery visit at Bechtel Frey winery
• Dinner in a local restaurant
* breakfast, lunch, dinner and wine included
SATURDAY
FRANKFURT – WHERE MEDIEVAL TIMES MEET THE SKYLINE
• Breakfast at the hotel
• Check out from the Hotel
• Drive to Frankfurt am Main
• Tour through the medieval town with views of Frankfurt’s skyline
• Transport and Drop off
* breakfast and wine included
Tour Guides
Henrike "Henni"
Wine Professional & Tour Guide
Wine is her passion, which is why she studied International Wine Business, worked in over 7 wine countries and represented her German wine region as Wine Princess for 3 years – now based in Vienna, Austria. She is a passionate connoisseur of food, wine and good taste. Always bitten by wanderlust, she loves gardening, sports and cooking.
Maximilian "Maxi"
Wine Professional & Tour Guide
Winemaker, wine business scholar and holder of a PhD in wine tourism: Max is a certified wine tourism expert. Besides joint research projects with leading professionals from all over the world, both from academia as well as the business world, he is first and foremost a big-time wine tourist himself. The best proof of this is probably a world wine tour, where he traveled the world’s wine regions for six months straight.