NOTE: Itinerary subject to change

Day 1-Board your overnight transtlantic flight

Day 2-
Time to rest or explore the bustling metropolis on the River Main
At 6 p.m. neet your Tour Director and traveling companions for a welcome dinner at the hotel
Dinner

Day 3-
Buffet Breakfast
A special treat at the very start of your journey through Germany is a Rhine Cruise
Drive to the ruins of the bridge in Remagen where American troops breached Hitler's West Wall
Spend the afternoon in Cologne with plenty of time to visit the awesome Gothic Cathedral
Dinner

Day 4-
Buffet Breakfast
Enjoy a fast train ride to Berlin to experience an extensive guided sightseeing tour
Dinner included

Day 5-
Buffet Breakfast
The afternoon is free, and an optional excursion to historic Potsdam is available
Tonight is your chance to sample Berlin's fine restaurants and night life

Day 6-
Buffet Breakfast
On your way south through what used to be the "other" Germany vist Leipzig, an important center since the Middle Ages
Visit the Thomaskirche and the Market Square with its fine Renaissance buildings
Continue to Nuremberg, the town of children's toys and gingerbread
Dinner

Day 7-
Breakfast
Admire Nuremberg's impressive medieval ramparts and walk through the pedestrian area of the charming Old Town
Visit St. Sebald Church then focus on Germany's Romantic Road, which leads from the flat country towards the Alps
You'll love medieval Rothenburg with its ramparts and towers, cobbled lanes and 16th century houses
Now head south to the Danube Valley and continue via Munich to picturesque Oberammergau
Dinner

Day 8-
Buffet Breakfast
Today the highlight of your vacation; the original Passion Play, held every ten years and performed by the inhabitants of Oberammergau
Lunch
Dinner

Day 9-
Buffet Breakfast
A scenic day starts out with a leisurely drive along the panoramic German Alpine Road to the sunny northern shore of Lake Constance, Europe's largest freshwater reservoir
Have lunch in charming Lindau, then continue north and visit the baroque church at Birnau
Enter the pine-clad hills of the Black Forest and enjoy a woodcarving Demonstration on your way through to your hotel
Dinner

Day 10-
Buffet Breakfast
A leisurely departure this morning for Heidelberg, Germany's oldest university town of Student Prince fame. Time to stroll around and to have lunch in the Old Town, then the highlight of today; visit the red-walled Castle where the Great Vat attracts particular attention
Next back to Frankfurt for an included farewell Dinner with your companions

Day 11-
Buffet Breakfast
Your homebound flight departs