Germany: East Meets West

Introduce students to the economic powerhouse of modern Europe, Germany, where East meets West and poignant reminders of WWII and the Cold War bring learning to life. Discover historic monuments, museums, galleries and even the castle that inspired Walt Disney’s Sleeping Beauty.

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Germany: East Meets West

Introduce students to the economic powerhouse of modern Europe, Germany, where East meets West and poignant reminders of WWII and the Cold War bring learning to life. Discover historic monuments, museums, galleries and even the castle that inspired Walt Disney’s Sleeping Beauty.

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11 Days

Destinations

MunichRothenbergBerlinNurembergDresden

Your Adventure

1 Depart Australia
  • Start your journey to Germany Depart Australia for Germany
2 Munich
  • Arrive in Munich Upon arrival meet your Tour Director and check into your hotel
3 Munich
  • Dachau Concentration Camp & Memorial visit A grim glimpse into the past, Dachau was the first of Nazi Germany’s camps and a model for the 3,000 work and concentration camps to come. A chilling memorial to the 206,000 prisoners who were interned in the camp from 1933 to 1945, the museum examines pre-1930 anti-Semitism, the rise of the Nazi party, and the documented lives of prisoners.
  • Munich guided sightseeing tour Marienplatz, Frauenkirche, Residenz, BMW Welt showroom visit, 1972 Olympia Park
    Arrive in Munich, Germany. A local guide will lead you on a walking tour of the city taking in the many sights including Marienplatz/Glockenspiel, Deutsches Museum and the Olympic site of 1972. The tour will also include visits to the BMW headquarters.
4 Outside Munich
  • Hohenschwangau excursion Travel to the picturesque Bavarian village of Hohenschwangau which is located between two famous castles: Neuschwanstein and Hohenschwangau. Visit Hohenschwangau Castle, the childhood residence of King Ludwig II, and enjoy a hike up towards Neuschwanstein Castle for breathtaking views of the castle and the surrounding Bavarian Alps.
  • Travel to Rothenberg
5 Rothenburg - Nuremberg
  • Rothenburg tour director-led sightseeing Marktplatz, Rathaus
    Christmas reigns all year round in Rothenburg, a jewel of a town on Germany’s picturesque Romantic Road. Beyond the year-round Christmas markets, the town boasts one of the most intact medieval city walls in Europe and a fairly unique clock. During the Thirty Years’ War, a former Rothenburg mayor was offered the chance to save the city by chugging close to a gallon of wine; he succeeded (and then slept for three days straight), and his accomplishment is reenacted seven times daily by mechanical figures on the clock in the Marktplatz -- adding a new twist to the concept of “cuckoo clock.” The enormous Gothic St. Jacob’s Church watches over the exploits from across the square.
  • Travel to Nuremberg Board your coach and transfer to Nuremberg
6 Nuremberg
  • Nazi Party Rally Grounds Museum Unearth the causes, connections and consequences of Nazi Germany amidst the remains of the rally grounds where more than a million people gathered to support the National Socialists between 1933 and 1938. The museum’s sobering Fascination and Terror exhibition takes a deeper look at Nazi dictatorship and the history of party rallies during the Nazi regime
  • War Crimes Trial Museum visit Post-World War II, Nazi leaders were forced to answer for their crimes before the International Military Tribunal in Courthouse 600. Sit in the courtroom where history was rewritten at the Palace of Justice, then learn more about the Nuremburg Trials and how they influenced international criminal law. *Courtroom 600 is still an active courtroom and can only be viewed on days when court is not in session.
7 Nuremberg - Dresden
  • Travel to Dresden Dresden is a world-class city of art and culture, and has a long history as the capital and royal residence for the Electors and Kings of Saxony. It is located in a valley on the River Elbe and offers award-winning modern buildings and the “Blue Wonder” bridge. Dresden was almost completely destroyed by the Allied bombings towards the end of World War II, but has undergone significant restoration work to reconstruct parts of the historic inner city.
  • Dresden guided sightseeing tour Church of Our Lady (Frauenkirche), Bruhlsche Terrasse, Furstenzug mural
    Take a guided sightseeing tour of Dresden, a town that was mostly levelled during Allied air raids in 1945. See Frauenkirche, the Lutheran church that was destroyed during the air raids but now stands as a symbol of unity. Then, walk along Brühlsche Terrasse, or “The Balcony of Europe,” to admire the architecture and do some people-watching, and see the incredible Fürstenzug, a 19th-century mural made up entirely of porcelain tiles.
  • Zwinger Museum visit Explore the massive hallways and high-vaulted rooms of the grand Zwinger Palace in Dresden, which is considered a major landmark for German Baroque architecture
8 Dresden - Berlin
  • Travel to Berlin Continue on to Berlin, a city once divided between Capitalism and Communism by a 43km wall through its very heart
  • Berlin city walk Alexanderplatz, Bebelplatz, Hackesche Höfe, Nikolai Quarter, Museum Island
    Explore Alexanderplatz, known to locals as simply "Alex". This public square is dominated by the impressive TV Tower, built by the former socialist East German government in the 1960's as a showcase to the West. Today the tower shapes the skyline of the city. See the World Time Clock, which shows the time for various cities around the world, and the Red City Hall, once again Berlin's administrative center since reunification. Take a stroll down the boulevard "Unter den Linden" to Bebelplatz, the site of the Nazi book burnings and see the memorial to commemorate the event. Walk through the Hackesche Hoefe - a courtyard complex built in the "Judenstil" or Art Nouveau style. Pass through the medieval Nikolai Quarter, famous for its vibrant restaurants and cafes which was destroyed by Allied bombing in WWII, but has since been rebuilt. Then view Museum Island, home to a complex of 5 major museums and a UNESCO World Heritage Site. A city with a rich and complex past, your Berlin City Walk will be one of the most memorable parts of your trip!
  • Alexanderplatz treasure hunt Take interactive learning to another level with a Tour Director-led treasure hunt of Alexanderplatz, Berlin's most famous public square! Enjoy an after-dinner adventure, complete exciting activities and solve fun clues. Each clue and every activity is built to maximize on-tour experiential learning
9 Berlin
  • Berlin guided sightseeing tour Checkpoint Charlie, Potsdamer Platz, Berlin Wall, Brandenburg Gate
    Join a professional, licensed tour guide as you discover one of the most historical cities in Germany. Although nothing remains of the mortar and cement-block barrier between East and West Berlin, the Berlin Wall (built in 1961; destroyed in 1989) is still a main “site” in Berlin. View the well-known Brandenburg Gate, once a main gate hidden behind a 10-foot barrier and now known for celebratory dancing on its flat top during the reunification. Travel to the Checkpoint Charlie Museum, the most famous border crossing point. Checkpoint Charlie, once a wooden guard hut, was the most (in)famous border-crossing point between East and West Berlin from 1961 to 1989. All that remains of the checkpoint itself is a skeletal watchtower and a memorial of attempted escapees. Follow your guide as they lead you through the museum’s accounts of the most ingenious of these escape attempts— even a few by hot air balloon.
10 Berlin
  • Potsdam excursion Neues Palais guided visit, Sanssouci Palace gardens, The Russian Colony
    Seen as Germany’s “Little Hollywood” from 1921 through WWII, Potsdam was the dazzling city of Frederick the Great, with countless marble fountains, exotic pavilions and Baroque castles (mostly built in the name of Frederick and Prussia’s power). Among the parks are testaments of Frederick’s eclectic and sometimes odd tastes such as the parasol-toting Buddha on the roof of the Chinesisches Teehaus pavilion, Frederick’s “guest house.”
11 Depart Germany

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