Germany, Switzerland & Austria 14 days from $4999

Board your overnight flight to Frankfurt today.

Welcome to Germany! Transfer to the Heidelberg region and settle in to your hotel. Then, meet your Tour Director and fellow travelers at tonight’s welcome dinner.

Immerse yourself in the romantic cityscapes and Baroque architecture of Heidelberg on a guided tour.

• Wander through Heidelberg’s elegant Market Square in the city’s Old Town
• Explore the grounds of Heidelberg University, the oldest university in Germany
• Take a funicular ride to the city’s rose-colored hilltop castle for panoramic views of the Old Bridge and the Rhine River below
• Swiss Alps2 nights

  Day 4: Swiss Alps via Rhine Falls & the Black Forest

  Included meals: Breakfast, Dinner

  On the way to Switzerland, journey to thundering Rhine Falls and through the Black Forest, the setting for many of the Grimm Brothers’ famous fairytales.

  Then, continue on to the Swiss Alps and sit down for an included dinner.

  Day 5: Sightseeing tour of Lucerne

  Included meal: Breakfast

  Get an up-close look at the lakeside city of Lucerne, Switzerland’s idyllic Alpine town, on a guided sightseeing tour.

  • View the Lion Monument, a tribute to the Swiss Guards who sacrificed their lives in Paris during the French Revolution
  • Pass hand-painted facades that line the cobbled streets of the Old Town
  • Cross the medieval Kapellbrücke, a covered wooden footbridge spanning the Reuss River, and view the Water Tower
  • See the Jesuit Church, the first large Baroque building of its kind to be built north of the Alps in Switzerland

Cross into Liechtenstein, a tiny Alpine principality dating back to the Holy Roman Empire.

• Visit the capital of Vaduz
• Pass the royal family’s hilltop castle, still in use as a royal residence

Continue on to Innsbruck, site of two winter Olympic Games, where you’ll enjoy a guided walking tour.

• See the famed Golden Roof and the City Tower in Innsbruck’s historic Old Town
• Pass the Hofburg, a former Hapsburg imperial palace, and walk into its cobblestoned courtyard
• Enter the Baroque Cathedral of St. James

Then, travel to the Austrian Alps and sit down for an included dinner.

Head into the mountains of Bavaria making stops along the way to Munich.

• Make a photo stop at Neuschwanstein Castle, the fairy-tale retreat of “Mad” King Ludwig II
• Revel in scenic views of the Alps as you relax during free time for lunch in the town below Neuschwanstein
• Enter a Bavarian castle with a close connection to King Ludwig II for a guided tour

Please note: Castle entrance may be Neuschwanstein, Hohenschwangau, or Linderhof depending on departure and booking availability.

Then, continue on to Munich and sit down for an included dinner.

Get to know the Bavarian capital on a guided tour.

• Travel past the Englischer Garten and fashionable Schwabing district
• Enter the Nymphenburg Palace, the Baroque home to past Bavarian royalty
• Walk from Odeonsplatz through the Hofgarten to view the Residenz, once home to the Wittelsbach dukes of Bavaria
• Explore Marienplatz, Munich’s medieval heart, and see the famed Glockenspiel

Head to Salzburg, Austria, a city famed for its churches and musical history. There, a local guide leads you on a walking tour of the Old Town.

• View the University of Salzburg and the churchyard of St. Peter
• See the Kapitelplatz, Residenzplatz, and Alter Markt in the city’s Old Town
• Pass through scenery from the beloved film The Sound of Music
•  Enter the 17th-century Salzburg Cathedral, built in the Baroque style

Sit down for an included dinner.

Enjoy a free day in Salzburg or add excursions.