Traces of Luther and Berlin Tour

Home Tours & Packages Berlin and Fairytales
Contact Smolka Tours

Home Tours & Packages For Individual Travelers Customized Group Travel European Highlights Music & Arts About Us


Call Now for your customized itinerary

Traces of Luther and Berlin Tour

Traces of Luther and Berlin Tour

... visit the important places Martin Luther lived or visited.

2008 Tour Dates:
May 3rd, May 17th, June 7th, June 28th, July 26th,
August 23rd, September 20th, October 11th


Included Features:
  • Round-Trip Air, New York to Frankfurt, Berlin-New York (other gateways available at additional cost)
  • 4 nights accommodation in a double or twin-bedded room at specially selected first class and superior tourist class hotels
  • Full buffet-breakfast daily
  • Welcome dinner
  • Transportation by air-conditioned Motorcoach
  • Professional English Speaking guide throughout the tour
  • City tours as detailed in the itinerary
  • Entrance fees in Eisenach, Dresden and Meissen
  • Berlin Boat Trip
  • Comprehensive information folder
  • Taxes and service charges
  • Baggage Handling (one piece per person).
Tour Prices (depending on season):
$1,650 - $2,150* per person, double occupancy
$1,620 - $2,125* per person, third person sharing room
$1,825 - $2,350* per person, single occupancy

Please Note: *Air taxes, fuel surcharge and any other charges and taxes related to the airline ticket are NOT included and will be charged at the time of ticketing.

We highly recommend the purchase travel insurance, which we offer through Travel Guard. A pre-existing medical condition exclusion is waived if insurance is purchased within 24 hours of initial tour deposit.

Detailed Itinerary
 
Saturday departure from USA, overnight to Frankfurt

Day 1 Frankfurt - Eisenach - Weimar - Zwickau (D)
Your tour departs from Frankfurt Airport’s Meeting Point in Terminal 1 at 9:00 am. Drive to Eisenach, and visit one of the most important edifices of German History, the Wartburg Castle. While inside, stop at the room where Luther lived and worked for many years and spent his last years in seclusion. Continue to Weimar, one of Germany´s greatest cultural treasures. Poets such as Schiller and Goethe, musicians Liszt and Strauss, writers Nietzsche and Gropius have all lived and worked here. On to Zwickau, where during the German Democratic Rebuplic era, the popular German car, the Trabbi was built. In the evening enjoy your 3-course Welcome Dinner with welcome drink. Overnight at ACHAT Hotel, or similar.
 
Day 2 Zwickau - Dresden - Meißen - Leipzig (B)
After breakfast, depart for Dresden. During this day‘s tour, you will see one of the lovliest cities of central Europe – “Florence of the Elbe” as it was known – and see the important sights, like the beautifully restored Frauenkirche, the Semper Opera House, Green Vault, the Baroque Zwinger and many more. Continue to Meißen, where we will pay a visit to the world famous porcelain manufacturer and museum before heading to Leipzig. Overnight at Hotel Mercure, or similar.
 
Day 3 Leipzig - Wittenberg - Potsdam - Berlin (B)
This morning enjoy a city tour of Leipzig, including St. Thomas Church, where J.S. Bach spent many years as director of the choir, Auerbachs Cellar and more. Continue via Luther´s Wittenberg, where reformation started when he pinned his 95 thesis to the portal of the church. The tour continues via Potsdam and Sanssoucis Castle to Berlin, where you check in to Express by Holiday Inn at Anhalter Bahnhof, or similar.

Day 4 Berlin (B)
Today we visit all the main sights of Germany´s most important and exciting city. See Brandenburg Gate, Check Point Charlie, the Parliament Reichstag, Berlin cathedral and the former seat of the communist government of East Germany. Also included in our city tour is a boat trip which allows you to view some of these important sights from the channels. The remainder of the day is free for your own activities with time to explore Berlin’s numerous museums, boutiques and department stores.
 
Day 5 Berlin (B)
After breakfast, your tour is concluded. Transfer on own to Berlin Airport for your transatlantic flight home. Or continue your journey and join us for the Berlin and Fairytales Tour.
 
Call Us to Customize your Trip!
It's Simple to Extend Your Stay
before or after this fabulous Cruise!!
Join Our Mailing List
Contact Smolka Tours
Terms and ConditionsOptional Trip Insurance