REFORMATION TOURS
Grand German tour: Luther
Country and Southern Germany
16 days / 15 nights—1000 miles
This 16 Day Tour will give you a comprehensive insight in the main steps of the Reformation and leads you also to the domain of Ulrich Zwingli.
Itinerary
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Day 1
Berlin
Overnight in the area of Berlin
Arrival in Berlin and free time in Berlin.
Day 2
Lutherstadt Wittenberg
Overnight in the area of Halle / Merseburg
Here he spent the most important years of his life and attached his 95 theses on the door of the Castle Church in 1517.
Points of Interest: Luther House, Castle Church, City Church, Melanchthon House
Day 3
Lutherstadt Eisleben
Overnight in the area of Halle / Merseburg
Lutherstadt Eisleben is Martin Luther’s Birth House and place of death.
Points of Interest: Luther’s Birth House, his last residence, Statue of Martin Luther
Mansfeld is the place where Martin
Luther spent his childhood and youth.
Points of Interest: House
of Luther’s Family, Luther’s school and Fountain
Day 4
Halle
Overnight in the area of Halle / Merseburg
Halle is the “cradle
of the Reformation”.
Points of Interest: Market
Church Our Dear Lady with death mask and cast of hands of Luther,
“Marienbibliothek” exhibiting Luther's bibles with his handwritten notes
Leipzig is the place
of several disputations and sermons.
Points of Interest: Old
Town Hall with writings of Luther, St. Thomas’ Church
Day 5
Naumburg
Overnight in the area of Erfurt
Naumburg is a milestone of the growing Protestantism.
Points of Interest: Naumburg Cathedral, Marketplace
Weimar is place of several sermons of Luther.
Points of Interest: Luther's pulpit in the City Church, Historical monument connected to the Classicism
Day 6
Erfurt
Overnight in the area of Erfurt
Erfurt is the place of Luther's studies and ordination.
Points of Interest: Monastery of the Augustinian Hermit, University Quarter, Old Town
Day 7
Eisenach
Overnight in the area of Erfurt
Eisenach is Luther's dear town where he visited the Latin school.
Points of Interest: Luther House, St. George's Church
This is the place where Luther translated the New Testament into German.
Day 8
Frankfurt Main & Strasbourg
Overnight in the area of Strasbourg / Offenburg
Trip along the River Rhine and visit of Strasbourg.
Strasbourg is the capital of Europe at the river Ill.
Points of Interest: Cathedral, Old Town, European Parliament
Day 9
Black Forest
Overnight in the area of Lake Constance
Panoramic tour of Black Forest with visit of Freiburg and a cokoo clock shop
Day 10
Zurich
Overnight in the area of
Lake Constance
Zurich is the domain of Ulrich Zwingli, the Swiss reformer.
Points of Interest: The Great Minster with Museum of Zwingli, Water Church
Day 11
Lake Constance
Overnight in the area of
Lake Constance
Boat trip to Mainau Island and discovery of park and garden.
Day 12
Munich
Overnight in the area of Munich
Munich is home of the “Oktoberfest”
Points of Interest: Hofbräuhaus, Curch of our Lady, Nymphenburg Castle
Day 13
Excursion
Overnight in the area of Munich
- Neuschwanstein Castle served as example for the Disney castles
- Oberammergau is home of the Passion Play
- The Pilgrimage Church of Wies (Wieskirche) with rich Rococo furnishings.
Day 14
Dachau & Regensburg
Overnight in the area of Nuremberg
- Dachau is a Concentration Camp Memorial Site
- Regensburg is the biggest preserved medieval town of Germany
Points of Interest: Stone Bridge, Old Town
Hall, Cathedral, Palace of St. Emmeram
Day 15
Nuremberg
Overnight in the area of Nuremberg
Nuremberg was the media capital of its time. Through printed pamphlets and broadsheets, the ideas of the Reformation became wide-spread.
Points of Interest: Old Town, Nuremberg Castle, The Hospital of the Holy Spirit
Day 16
Nuremberg or Munich
Homeward journey from Nuremberg or Munich.
Services Included
- 1 × overnight in the area of Berlin
- 3 × overnight in the area of Halle / Merseburg
- 3 × overnight in the area of Erfurt
- 1 × overnight in the area of Strasbourg / Offenburg
- 3 × overnight in the area of Lake Constance
- 3 × overnight in the area of Munich
- 2 × overnight in the area of Nuremberg
- 16 × buffet breakfast
- 1 × coach disposal for the entire stay incl. accommodation and half board for the coach driver
- 1 × tour escort for the entire stay incl. accommodation and half board for the guide
- 1 × guided city tour of Wittenberg (approx. 1,5 h)
- 1 × entrance fee for Luther house in Wittenberg
- 1 × entrance fee for Melanchtonhaus in Wittenberg
- 1 × guided city tour of Eisleben (approx. 2 h) with visit of Luther’s house of birth and his last residence
- 1 × entrance fee for Luther’s Birth House in Eisleben
- 1 × entrance fee for Luther’s last residence in Eisleben
- 1 × guided city tour of Halle with topic Luther (approx. 1,5 h)
- 1 × entrance fee for Market church in Halle
- 1 × guided city tour of Leipzig (approx. 1,5 h)
- 1 × entrance fee for Naumburg Cathedral with cathedral treasury and garden
- 1 × guided city tour of Weimar (approx. 2 h)
- 1 × guided city tour of Erfurt with topic Luther in Erfurt (approx. 2 h)
- 1 × guided tour of Monastery of the Augustinian in Erfurt (approx. 1 h)
- 1 × entrance fee for Luther’s house in Eisenach
- 1 × entrance fee and guided visit of Wartburg Castle (approx. 1 h)
- 1 × guided city tour of Frankfurt (approx. 2 h)
- 1 × excursion to Black Forest and Freiburg (approx. 8h) incl. visit of Cuckoo clock shop
- 1 × guided city tour of Zurich (approx. 2 h)
- 1 × boat trip to Mainau Island and back incl. entrance fee for Mainau Island
- 1 × guided city tour of Munich (approx. 3 h)
- 1 × excursion to Neuschwanstein Castle and Oberammergau (approx. 8 h) incl. entrance fee for Neuschwanstein Castle
- 1 × entrance fee and English speaking guided visit of Dachau concentration camp
- 1 × guided city tour of Regensburg (approx. 1,5 h)
- 1 × guided city tour of Nuremberg (approx. 2 h)
Package prices 2022 using 4 stars hotels
- Minimum number of 35 full paying participants:
USD 1,843.- / CND 2,351.- p. p. in double room / twin
USD 2,388.- / CND 3,046.- p. p. in single room
- Minimum number of 30 full paying participants:
USD 2,311.- / CND 2,949.- p. p. in double room / twin
USD 2,550.- / CND 3,254.- p. p. in single room
- Minimum number of 25 full paying participants:
USD 2,191.- / CND 2,795.- p. p. in double room / twin
USD 2,736.- / CND 3,490.- p. p. in single room
- Minimum number of 20 full paying participants:
USD 2,481.- / CND 3,165.- p. p. in double room / twin
USD 3,037.- / CND 3,875.- p. p. in single room
- Minimum number of 15 full paying participants:
USD 3,072.- / CND 3,920.- p. p. in double room / twin
USD 3,617.- / CND 4,615.- p. p. in single room
- Dinner Supplement:
USD 25.- / CND 33.- per person per day (3-course-menu or buffet)
The given prices are not valid during exhibitions, fairs, events or holidays. All prices are subject to availability. The dollar prices are not binding and may change due to exchange rates.