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Copenhagen, Berlin and the Hanseatic Ports of Northern Germany

Copenhagen, Berlin and the Hanseatic Ports of Northern Germany

, and the Hanseatic Ports of Northern

9 DAYS/8 NIGHTS — GROUP TRAVEL

SUGGESTED ITINERARY — CAN BE CUSTOMIZED

This fascinating itinerary was crafted to show you some of ’s most interesting INCLUSIONS historical sights. In just over a week you will visit ’s grand capital , explore  Accommodations: German along the North Sea and the of immense cultural heritage, and Copenhagen 2 nights, then spend a couple days in Germany’s lively . And despite the fact that no Lübeck 1 night, fewer than three UNESCO World Heritage Sites are featured in the itinerary, you will find 1 night, Lüneburg 2 nights, Berlin 2 nights that these destinations are unspoiled and not jam-packed with tourists. If your group is  Meals: Continental looking to pair incredible, off-the-beaten-path sightseeing with European capital cities, this breakfast daily, lunch is the itinerary for you. and dinner as noted in itinerary  Air-conditioned, private DAY 1 ~ ARRIVE IN Danish King Christian IV as a summer coaching COPENHAGEN residence. The tour will finish at your  English-speaking Welcome to Scandinavia! Copenhagen hotel, where your group can assistants and guides Upon arrival to check in and then have the remainder of  Admission tickets as Copenhagen, Denmark’s beautiful capital the afternoon to continue discovering this outlined in the itinerary city, a local guide will meet your group in beautiful city. (Please note that should the airport arrivals hall and immediately your group arrive before the hotel’s official HIGHLIGHTS check-in time, which is generally 3:00 pm, lead it on a panoramic city tour of  Visit three UNESCO you are more than welcome to store your Copenhagen. See the main sights of the World Heritage Sites Danish capital beginning with a drive down baggage with the hotel staff so that you can  Visit Denmark’s iconic Hans Christian Andersen , which immediately head out and enjoy Tivoli Gardens runs past the Tivoli Gardens, a world discovering Copenhagen.)  Guided tour of Copenhagen famous amusement park. Cross the This evening there will be a group welcome  Historic waterfronts picturesque and drive past dinner in the hotel’s restaurant. Christiansborg , the of the and halls  Gothic Danish Parliament. Pass the beautiful, DAY 2 ~ historic Stock Exchange and see Kongens COPENHAGEN -  Vibrant Berlin’s top TIVOLI GARDENS Nytorv (King’s New Square) with its Royal attractions Theater. Continue to Nyhavn, a street well After breakfast in the hotel,  Visit ’s known for the variety of its nightlife, and a local guide will meet your group in the Park then see Amalienborg Palace, the Danish lobby and accompany it to Tivoli Gardens, Royal Family’s winter residence. Your tour an iconic symbol of Denmark. (This historic will then take you to one of the most park served as one of Walt Disney’s famous sights in Copenhagen: the Little inspirations to create Disneyland.) Inside Mermaid statue, located in Copenhagen’s the park, the guide will show your group lovely harbor. As part of the tour you will many of Tivoli Gardens’ best attractions. also see Rosenborg Castle, which was built Afterwards, you and your fellow group in the Dutch-Renaissance style by the members can continue exploring the park

on your own and at your own pace. The Heritage Site. Your tour this morning will remainder of the day is free, so please feel feature the Old Town gates, the Town Hall, free to stay in Tivoli Gardens. Alternatively, and the many beautiful churches including consider visiting one of Copenhagen’s Marienkirche, the world’s tallest brick or check out the city’s fantastic church. Other sights include the historic shopping scene. Before your guide finishes salt warehouses and the Medieval Hospital showing your group around Tivoli Gardens, of the Holy Ghost. feel free to ask for suggestions of what to see and do during your free time in Once the tour has finished, you and your Copenhagen. fellow travelers will have some time to eat, buy souvenirs or continue exploring DAY 3 ~ Lübeck. By mid-afternoon everyone will COPENHAGEN - regroup and re-board the to travel to LÜBECK the historic city of Bremen.

After breakfast and check- Upon arrival to your hotel in Bremen, your out, your group will board a private coach group will check in and then enjoy an and travel south from Copenhagen to evening at leisure. Denmark’s southern tip at Rodby. From there your group will cross with the DAY 5 ~ BREMEN - into Germany. When you arrive to LÜNEBURG Puttgarden, a local German coach driver After breakfast and check- will meet your group at the ferry terminal out, your group will set out and drive it to the beautiful city of Lübeck, on another exciting day of Hanseatic the formal capital of the . sightseeing! A local guide will meet your Upon arriving to your hotel in Lübeck, your group in the lobby and show it historic group will check in and then have some Bremen’s best sightseeing attractions. free time to begin looking around this The 1,200-year-old city of Bremen, located extremely historic city, whose entire Old on the Weser River, was a major trading Town is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. port in the Hanseatic League and remains (And if you venture out to begin exploring an important commercial and industrial city the city’s large historical quarter, we today. This morning will begin with a suggest you seek out one Lübeck’s most walking tour through Bremen’s Old Town. well-loved delicacies: marzipan.) Walk along the moats of the former Tonight your group members will dine medieval city walls in Wallangen Park and together in Lübeck. through the bustling pedestrian zones. The highlight of your tour will undoubtedly be DAY 4 ~ LÜBECK - Market Square, dominated by the “Weser BREMEN Renaissance” of the UNESCO-listed After breakfast and check- Town Hall and statute of . Your tour out, a local guide will lead continues along artistic Böttcherstrasse and your group on a fascinating tour of Lübeck. the Schlachte riverside promenade, and at Lübeck was the formal capital and “queen its conclusion you will again have free time city” of the Hanseatic League, and its entire to buy souvenirs or look around on your Old Quarter, which is located on an island own. By mid-afternoon your group will in the Trave River, is a UNESCO World regroup and board its coach to transfer to

the nearby city of Lüneburg. The tour will finish back at the hotel, and after check-in you will have the remainder Your group members will dine together this of the day to explore this energetic city on evening in Lüneburg. your own. DAY 6 ~ LÜNEBURG SIGHTSEEING DAY 8 ~ BERLIN - POTSDAM After breakfast in the hotel, a local guide will lead your After breakfast in the hotel, group on a sightseeing tour of the historic your group will travel city of Lüneburg. Lüneburg participated in outside of Berlin by private coach to the Hanseatic Diet starting in 1363 and Potsdam, a baroque city surrounded by remained in the League right through to parks. You will have a guided tour of the Why Should You the 17th century. The city’s several- most spectacular of them, Sanssouci Park. Encourage Your hundred-year monopoly on salt production With its ornate , manicured gardens Travel Agent to in the region linked the city with Lübeck, and picturesque pavilions you will be Book Your Group the chief Hanseatic city. The cityscape amazed at the incredible detail around each corner or bend in the path. Through Us? attests to the city's earlier wealth and intensive trading during the Hanseatic Upon returning to Berlin, enjoy free time boom. before reconvening with your fellow group members for a farewell group dinner at a Ease of Use Your walking tour of the Old Town includes local restaurant near your hotel. the picturesque riverside quarter, the Town Hall (one of 's largest DAY 9 ~ DEPART Experience and most beautiful medieval town halls) BERLIN and "Am Sande" Square featuring some After breakfast and magnificent brick buildings. The tour checkout, your group will Flexibility continues with a visit to the German Salt travel by private coach to the airport for its where your group will learn how a return flight to the USA or Canada. Peace of Mind nondescript mineral became a vital building block of life and was nicknamed “white gold.” For information and reservations, At the conclusion of your tour of Lüneburg, please see your professional travel enjoy the rest of the day at leisure. agent.

DAY 7 ~ LÜNEBURG - BERLIN After breakfast in the hotel and check-out, your group will travel by private coach to the vibrant of Berlin, Germany’s capital. When you arrive in Berlin you will have time on your own to grab some lunch before reconvening for an afternoon tour of this fabulous city. Highlights include the Gate, , , , , and the .

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