Cornelius Amann
October 06, 2026
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Germany for three generations: Berlin, Dresden, Rothenburg and Munich
10 days from Berlin to Munich for grandparents, parents and children 6 and up: three nights in Berlin with a lake beach, two in Dresden with a paddle steamer, two inside Rothenburg's walls and two in Munich with Neuschwanstein.
10 days · Berlin to Munich · up to 12 guests
The Plönlein in Rothenburg ob der Tauber, two nights inside the walls Photo: Berthold Werner, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Rothenburg_BW_4.JPG)
The facts
At a glance
- Length
- 10 days, 9 nights
- Start and end
- Berlin to Munich
- Group size
- 7 to 12 guests
- Activity level
Easy
About 2 to 4 hours on foot most days at a family pace, on level city pavements, park gravel and old-town cobbles, with cafés and benches along the way. The Bastei Bridge is about 10 to 20 minutes on foot from the Berghotel Bastei car park, mostly on a flat path with some steps near the viewpoints. Rothenburg's covered wall walk has steep wooden steps at each access point, and the lane up to Neuschwanstein is about 1.5 km uphill; a street-level stroll replaces the wall, and the shuttle bus or horse carriage replaces the climb. No altitude, no drive leg of 3 hours or more, and every active day has a written easy option.
- Meals included
- 9 breakfasts, 5 lunches, 2 dinners
- Room of your own
- + CAD 1,050 (estimated price)
- Season
- Late May to mid-September, with April, May and October operable
Highlights
Why this trip
- The Berlin Wall Memorial in the morning and the Reichstag dome at about 6 pm, with dinner early
- Sanssouci on an early timed tour, then an afternoon on the sand at the Strandbad Wannsee lake beach
- By train to Dresden, the Frauenkirche and the Historic Green Vault's treasures
- The Bastei Bridge above the Elbe sandstone rocks, then a paddle steamer back to Dresden under the Blue Wonder
- Two nights inside Rothenburg's walls: the wall walk at 8:30, the Medieval Crime Museum and the Night Watchman's lantern tour
- Lunch in Dinkelsbühl and Munich's Glockenspiel at 5 pm
- Neuschwanstein on a pre-booked morning tour, then a boat or a swim on the Alpsee below it
- An early farewell dinner for all three generations in a Munich beer hall
What makes this trip different
Free time is part of the plan
Free time and choices are marked on the days they fall.
Solo without the penalty
A room of your own is + CAD 1,050 (estimated price).
Day by day
Itinerary
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Arrive in Berlin
Berlin Brandenburg Airport to your hotel in Mitte, then the Brandenburg Gate on foot
- Early welcome dinner
- Stay in Berlin
- Drive about 45 min
Fly into Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER), where a driver meets your family in the arrivals hall for the transfer of about 45 minutes to the hotel in Mitte. Plan to land by about 2 pm; the exact latest arrival comes with your final itinerary. Check in and rest; family or connecting rooms are requested for every party when we confirm your dates. At about 4:30 pm your See Sight Tours guide meets everyone, grandparents and children included, for a short briefing, then we take a gentle walk of about an hour along Unter den Linden to the Brandenburg Gate, finished in 1791 and for 28 years stranded behind the Berlin Wall. Children can step between the 2,711 concrete blocks of the Memorial to the Murdered Jews of Europe nearby, which your guide explains in words that suit each age.
Evening
At about 6 pm we sit down to an early welcome dinner of Berlin dishes at a local restaurant, with simple plates for children, and everyone is back at the hotel by about 8 pm.
Included
- Pick-up at Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER)
- Welcome briefing with your guide
- Short walk: Unter den Linden, the Brandenburg Gate and the Memorial to the Murdered Jews of Europe
- Early welcome dinner
Easier option: Take a taxi back to the hotel from the Brandenburg Gate and meet the group at the restaurant.
More active option: Walk on with your guide after dinner past the Reichstag to the Spree riverbank, about 20 minutes each way.
Free time: Free until the 4:30 pm briefing
Activity: About an hour on foot on level pavements.
The Wall, Mitte and the Reichstag dome
Berlin by tram and on foot: Bernauer Strasse, Museum Island, Gendarmenmarkt; the Reichstag dome in the early evening
- Breakfast
- Stay in Berlin
We start at 9 am at the Berlin Wall Memorial on Bernauer Strasse, where a full section of the border strip still stands: the inner wall, the patrol road, a watchtower and the outer wall. Children understand it best from the viewing platform, looking down on the strip, and from the marked lines where tunnels ran under the street. A local Berlin guide used to families then takes us by tram into Mitte, kept to about two hours on foot: Museum Island, the Berlin Cathedral and its lawn, and Gendarmenmarkt, with Schinkel's Konzerthaus between two domed churches. We finish near Checkpoint Charlie at about 12:30.
Afternoon
Lunch and the afternoon are free; the hotel is close for a rest, or the Neues Museum shows the bust of Nefertiti. At about 6 pm we go up into the Reichstag dome on a pre-registered slot and walk the gentle spiral ramp above the parliament chamber, with a free audio guide, then eat wherever suits your family.
Included
- Berlin Wall Memorial on Bernauer Strasse with your guide
- Guided walk through Mitte with a local guide: Museum Island, the Berlin Cathedral, Gendarmenmarkt and Checkpoint Charlie
- Berlin public transport tickets for the walk
- The Reichstag dome in the early evening
Optional experiences
- The Neues Museum or the hands-on DDR Museum in the afternoon (entry at your own cost)
Easier option: Leave the walk at Gendarmenmarkt and take a taxi back to the hotel; rejoin for the Reichstag dome.
More active option: Hire bikes in the afternoon and follow your guide's route along the Spree to the East Side Gallery.
Free time: Afternoon free in Berlin
Activity: About 3 hours on foot in the morning on level pavements, with short tram rides. Bring passports, children's too, for the Reichstag security check. The Reichstag slot is at about 6 pm and dinner comes after, so plan an early snack or an early dinner at about 5 pm; your guide suggests places near the hotel.
Sanssouci, then the Wannsee beach
Berlin to Potsdam, the Glienicke Bridge and the Strandbad Wannsee, then back to Berlin by minibus
- Breakfast
- Stay in Berlin
- Drive about 1.5 h
Morning
About 40 minutes by minibus brings us to Potsdam, the summer seat of the Prussian kings, for one of the first timed tours of the morning at Sanssouci Palace. Frederick the Great's single-storey rococo retreat, finished in 1747, sits at the top of six terraces of vines under glass, and the tour inside lasts about 40 minutes. Afterwards we walk through the park to the gilded Chinese House, a short, flat stroll that children like for its golden figures.
Afternoon
Lunch is on your own in the Dutch Quarter of red-brick gabled houses. On the way back we stop at the Glienicke Bridge, where the Americans and Soviets swapped captured spies during the Cold War, then spend the afternoon at the Strandbad Wannsee, a lake beach of fine sand on the edge of Berlin with shallow water, beach chairs and a kiosk. Grandparents can sit in the shade while children swim. We are back at the hotel by about 5 pm.
Included
- Sanssouci Palace on an early timed tour
- Walk through Sanssouci park to the Chinese House
- The Glienicke Bridge
- Afternoon at the Strandbad Wannsee lake beach, entry included
Optional experiences
- Beach chair hire at Wannsee
Easier option: Skip the park walk and wait at a café by the palace windmill; at Wannsee, take a shaded beach chair.
More active option: Swim out from the Wannsee beach, or walk the lakeside path for about half an hour.
Free time: Evening free in Berlin
Activity: About 2 hours on foot on gravel paths and the terrace steps at Sanssouci. The beach afternoon runs in summer, about late May to mid-September; outside it we visit the Babelsberg park or return to Berlin early. Sanssouci closes on Mondays, so this day is never a Monday.
By train to Dresden
Berlin Hauptbahnhof to Dresden by fast train, then the Altstadt on foot
- Breakfast and lunch
- Stay in Dresden
- By train
Morning
After breakfast the minibus takes the bags and the family to Berlin Hauptbahnhof, a five-level glass station that children enjoy, where we board a fast intercity train to Dresden in seats reserved together. The ride is about two hours across flat farmland and pine forest. Our Dresden minibus and driver meet the train and carry the bags to the hotel; from here on nobody lifts a suitcase into a vehicle.
Afternoon
Lunch is near the Neumarkt, then a local guide walks us through the Altstadt for about an hour and a half. The Frauenkirche lay in rubble after the bombing of February 1945 and was rebuilt with its old blackened stones set back among the new; children can spot them on the outside walls. We pass the Procession of Princes, a mural about 102 m long made of porcelain tiles, and end in the Zwinger's baroque courtyard.
Evening
A timed visit to the Historic Green Vault, the Saxon electors' treasure chamber of gold, ivory and jewels, follows, and the evening is free.
Included
- Reserved seats on the fast intercity train from Berlin to Dresden
- Lunch near the Neumarkt
- Guided Altstadt walk with a local guide: the Frauenkirche, the Procession of Princes, Brühl's Terrace and the Zwinger
- The Historic Green Vault on a timed entry
Easier option: Skip the Green Vault and rest at the hotel or a café on Brühl's Terrace above the Elbe.
More active option: Climb the Frauenkirche dome in the late afternoon for the view over the river.
Free time: Late afternoon and evening free in Dresden
Activity: About 2.5 hours on foot on level old-town paving; the bags go by minibus. The Green Vault closes on Tuesdays, so this day is never a Tuesday.
The Bastei and a paddle steamer on the Elbe
Dresden to the Bastei in Saxon Switzerland and Pillnitz by minibus, then back to Dresden by paddle steamer
- Breakfast and lunch
- Stay in Dresden
- Drive about 1.5 h
We leave at about 8:30 for the Bastei in Saxon Switzerland, about 50 minutes up the Elbe valley, to be on the bridge before the day crowds. The minibus parks at the Berghotel Bastei car park, and a mostly flat path of 10 to 20 minutes, with some steps near the viewpoints, leads to the Bastei Bridge, a stone bridge of 1851 that spans a gorge between sandstone towers, with the river far below. Children love the rock shapes; grandparents can sit at the viewpoint terrace.
Afternoon
Lunch is at the Bastei or in the valley. In the early afternoon the minibus takes us to Pillnitz, a summer palace of the Saxon kings in Chinese-inspired style on the riverbank, for a stroll through the gardens and a look at the camellia house. Then we board a paddle steamer for the ride back down the Elbe, about an hour and a half past vineyards and villas, under the steel Blue Wonder bridge and into Dresden by the Terrassenufer, a short walk from the hotel.
Evening
The evening is free.
Included
- The Bastei Bridge and viewpoints in Saxon Switzerland
- Lunch at the Bastei or in the valley
- Pillnitz Palace gardens
- Paddle steamer from Pillnitz to the Dresden old town
Easier option: Stay at the Bastei viewpoint terrace while others walk out on the bridge, and sit on the steamer's covered deck.
More active option: Walk from the bridge on the marked path to the Felsenburg Neurathen rock castle, with metal walkways and steps.
Free time: Evening free in Dresden
Activity: About 2 hours on foot, mostly on flat paths, with some steps at the Bastei viewpoints. If the minibus cannot use the Berghotel car park, we park at Rathewalde, about 3.5 km away, and take its shuttle bus. Steamer times change by season; if the timetable does not fit, the minibus brings us back and we ride the Loschwitz suspension railway for the river view instead.
Bamberg for lunch, then into Rothenburg
Dresden to Bamberg, then Rothenburg ob der Tauber
- Breakfast and lunch
- Stay in Rothenburg ob der Tauber
- Drive about 4.5 h
The longest road day, about four and a quarter hours of driving in three legs, so that the next two nights are in one place. We leave Dresden at about 8:30 and drive about an hour and three-quarters west to a half-hour break near Hof for legs, toilets and snacks, then about an hour and a quarter more to Bamberg, arriving around noon. Bamberg came through the Second World War largely intact and its old town is listed by UNESCO.
Afternoon
After lunch in a Franconian inn, a local guide takes us on an easy walk of about an hour and a half: the Old Town Hall, built on its own island in the river Regnitz, the painted bridges, and the fishermen's houses of Little Venice along the water. About an hour and a quarter more brings us to Rothenburg ob der Tauber by about 5:30 pm.
Evening
The minibus drops the bags at the hotel inside the walls, and the evening is free for an early supper.
Included
- Lunch at a Franconian inn in Bamberg
- Guided walk in Bamberg with a local guide: the Old Town Hall, the river bridges and Little Venice
Easier option: Stay at a riverside café by the Old Town Hall while the others walk to Little Venice.
More active option: Walk up the hill to Bamberg Cathedral and the rose garden of the New Residence for the view over the roofs.
Free time: Evening free in Rothenburg
Activity: About 4.25 hours on the road (about 385 km) in three legs of about 1.75, 1.25 and 1.25 hours, with a 30-minute break near Hof and lunch in Bamberg; no leg reaches 2 hours. About 1.5 hours on foot in Bamberg on cobbles.
A whole day inside Rothenburg's walls
Rothenburg ob der Tauber on foot: the wall walk, the Plönlein, the Burggarten and the Medieval Crime Museum
- Breakfast and dinner
- Stay in Rothenburg ob der Tauber
Morning
Rothenburg is quietest before the day coaches arrive mid-morning, so we are out at 8:30. Walk a stretch of the covered wall walk, where children can look through the arrow slits, then down to the Plönlein, the little square where two gate towers meet, and the Burggarten for the view over the Tauber valley. Late morning we visit the Medieval Crime and Justice Museum, whose shame masks, stocks and iron cages tell the town's old punishments; some rooms show torture instruments, so parents choose the route and your guide keeps it to about an hour.
Afternoon
Lunch and the afternoon are free: a Schneeball pastry from a bakery, a rest at the hotel, or the gentle path down to the Tauber and the double bridge.
Evening
At about 5:30 pm we sit down to an early Franconian dinner together. At 8 pm, still light in summer, the Night Watchman leads his hour-long lantern walk through the lanes, telling the town's history with humour; it ends near the market square, a few minutes from the hotel.
Included
- Early walk with your guide: the wall walk, the Plönlein, the Burggarten and the market square
- The Medieval Crime and Justice Museum
- Early Franconian dinner
- The Night Watchman's tour
Easier option: Skip the wall walk's steep steps and stroll the market square and the Plönlein at street level; skip the Night Watchman for an early night. With younger children, skip the Crime Museum's torture-instrument rooms, or the whole museum, for the Burggarten playground lawns or a bakery stop.
More active option: Walk the path down into the Tauber valley to the Toppler Castle and back up to the walls, about an hour and a half.
Free time: Afternoon free in Rothenburg
Activity: About 3 hours on foot on cobbles, with steep wooden steps up to the wall walk. The Night Watchman's English tour runs in season, at about 8 pm; times are confirmed with your itinerary.
Dinkelsbühl and on to Munich
Rothenburg ob der Tauber to Dinkelsbühl on the Romantic Road, then Munich
- Breakfast and lunch
- Stay in Munich
- Drive about 3 h
A relaxed start: we leave Rothenburg at about 9:30 and drive 45 minutes south on the Romantic Road to Dinkelsbühl, a walled town of painted gabled houses with almost nothing modern inside its gates.
Afternoon
There is time for a walk along the walls and the mill pond, where children can watch the ducks and the swans, and an early lunch in town. From there it is about two and a quarter hours to Munich, with a break on the way, arriving at the hotel near the old town by about 3:30 pm. After a short rest a local Munich guide takes the group on an easy old-town walk of about an hour and a half: the Viktualienmarkt food market, the two domed towers of the Frauenkirche, and Marienplatz, where we wait for the 5 pm Glockenspiel on the New Town Hall, whose jousting knights and dancing coopers turn above the square.
Evening
The evening is free; your guide suggests places that serve children early.
Included
- Walk and lunch in Dinkelsbühl
- Guided old-town walk in Munich with a local guide: the Viktualienmarkt, the Frauenkirche and Marienplatz
- The 5 pm Glockenspiel
Easier option: Rest at the hotel after the drive and meet the group at Marienplatz for the Glockenspiel.
More active option: Climb the tower of St Peter's Church after the walk for the view over Marienplatz and, on a clear day, the Alps.
Free time: Evening free in Munich
Activity: About 3 hours on the road in two legs of 0.75 and 2.25 hours. About 2.5 hours on foot on level paving. The 5 pm Glockenspiel runs from March to October; outside that season it plays at 11 am only, which you can catch on the free morning of day 10.
Neuschwanstein and the Alpsee
Munich to Schwangau, Neuschwanstein and the Alpsee, then the Wieskirche and back to Munich
- Breakfast, lunch and dinner
- Stay in Munich
- Drive about 4 h
Our longest outing, about four hours of driving in three legs of two hours or less, so we keep the same Munich hotel rather than move on. We leave at 8 am and drive about two hours south-west, the Alps rising ahead across the Allgäu meadows.
Morning
From Hohenschwangau village the shuttle bus or a horse carriage takes us up to Neuschwanstein for a morning guided tour on tickets booked weeks ahead; fit walkers can take the lane, about 40 minutes uphill. King Ludwig II began the castle in 1869, and the tour of about 30 minutes takes in the Throne Hall and the Singers' Hall.
Afternoon
Then down to lunch by the Alpsee, the clear lake below the castles, and about half an hour on the water in rowing or pedal boats for up to four each, or a swim from the small bathing beach in summer.
Evening
On the way back we stop at the Wieskirche, a rococo church in a meadow, and reach Munich by about 5:30 pm for an early farewell dinner in a beer hall at 6:30.
Included
- Neuschwanstein Castle guided tour, tickets booked in advance
- The shuttle bus or horse carriage up to the castle
- Lunch in Hohenschwangau by the Alpsee
- About 30 minutes in rowing or pedal boats on the Alpsee (up to 4 per boat), May to early autumn
- The Wieskirche
- Early farewell dinner in a Munich beer hall
Easier option: Ride the shuttle bus or carriage up and back down, and wait at a lakeside café while others take the boats.
More active option: Walk up to the castle and on to Mary's Bridge, when it is open, for the view over the gorge.
Free time: Late afternoon free before the farewell dinner
Activity: About 4 hours of driving in three legs (2, 0.5 and 1.5 hours). About 2 hours on foot, with many stairs inside the castle. Swimming at the Alpsee depends on season and weather; the boathouse rents boats from May into the autumn, cash only.
Auf Wiedersehen, Munich
Munich to Munich Airport
- Breakfast
- Drive about 45 min
Morning
A last breakfast together, then the morning is yours until the airport transfer. The English Garden is a short ride or a longer walk from the old town: at its southern edge surfers ride the standing wave on the Eisbach, which children can watch from the bridge, and further in there are meadows, streams and a playground near the Chinese Tower. If the weather turns, the Deutsches Museum on its island in the Isar has hands-on halls of boats, aircraft and mining tunnels.
Afternoon
Munich Airport (MUC) lies about 40 km north-east of the centre, roughly 45 minutes by road, and transfers leave the hotel at set times through the morning and around midday, matched to each family's flights when we confirm your dates. Your guide sees everyone onto the transfer and checks your flight before saying goodbye. Book a flight leaving after about 2 pm, or stay on: we can add nights in Munich, and the main station has direct trains to Salzburg and Vienna.
Included
- Transfer to Munich Airport (MUC)
Optional experiences
- The Deutsches Museum (entry at your own cost)
Easier option: Stay near the hotel for a slow breakfast and a café on Marienplatz, ready for the transfer.
More active option: Walk the English Garden from the Eisbach wave to the Chinese Tower and back, about an hour and a half.
Free time: Morning free until your transfer
Activity: Book a flight leaving Munich after about 2 pm.
- Berlin3 nights
- Dresden2 nights
- Rothenburg ob der Tauber2 nights
- Munich2 nights
- Overnight stop
- Day trip
- By boat or train
Wildlife and weather: Late May to mid-September is the season for the full plan: the Wannsee lake beach and the Alpsee bathing area are open, steamers run their fullest timetable, and evenings stay light past 9 pm, so the Night Watchman's tour is not a late night for children. July and August are the warmest, often 25 °C or more, and the busiest at Neuschwanstein and Rothenburg; German school holidays add crowds, so the early slots matter most then. In April, May, late September and October the swim afternoons become park and museum afternoons. Expect some rain in any month and cooler, changeable weather near the Alps.
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Before you book
Right for you?
Good for you if you want
- Grandparents, parents and children 6 and up who want one Germany trip that works for all of them
- A first family trip to Germany with Berlin, Dresden, a walled town and Neuschwanstein, without a big coach
- Families who want two or three nights in each place and early evenings
- Children who like castles, boats, beaches and stories of knights and night watchmen
Not for you if you want
- Children under 6: the city walking days and the castle stairs are hard work for them
- Step-free access: cobbles, castle stairs and the wall walk are part of most days
- Travellers who want the Dachau memorial or the Nuremberg trials; see our adult Berlin, Dresden, Rothenburg and Munich trip
- Anyone wanting the Rhine, Cologne or the Black Forest: this route runs east and south
Minimum age: 6
Most guests are Children 6 and up travelling with parents and grandparents
Book flights after we confirm your seat.
9 nights
Where you'll stay
Your hotels are named in your trip confirmation.
- Berlin3 nights
- Dresden2 nights
- Rothenburg ob der Tauber2 nights
- Munich2 nights
One price
What's in the price
Included
Accommodation
- 9 nights: 3 in Berlin, 2 in Dresden, 2 in Rothenburg ob der Tauber and 2 in Munich
- Central hotels of a 3-star-plus standard with private bathrooms, within about 10 minutes' walk of each old town (in Berlin, of Unter den Linden; in Rothenburg, inside the walls); we name each hotel when we confirm your dates
- Family rooms or connecting rooms requested for every party
Transport
- Private transfer from Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER) on day 1
- Berlin public transport tickets for the guided walk, and a private minibus to Potsdam and Wannsee on day 3
- Reserved seats together on the fast intercity train from Berlin to Dresden on day 4
- A private minibus and professional driver from Dresden to Munich, days 4 to 9, carrying your luggage, with booster seats where required
- A paddle steamer from Pillnitz to Dresden on day 5
- The shuttle bus or horse carriage up to Neuschwanstein
- Transfer to Munich Airport (MUC) on day 10
Your guide
- A See Sight Tours guide with the group for the whole trip, from the day 1 walk to the day 10 airport transfer
- Local guides used to families for the walks in Berlin, Dresden, Bamberg and Munich, and the castle guides at Sanssouci and Neuschwanstein
Activities
- Berlin: the Brandenburg Gate walk, the Berlin Wall Memorial at Bernauer Strasse, a guided walk through Mitte, and the Reichstag dome
- Potsdam and Wannsee: Sanssouci Palace tour and park, the Glienicke Bridge and an afternoon at the Strandbad Wannsee lake beach
- Dresden: a guided Altstadt walk and the Historic Green Vault
- Saxon Switzerland: the Bastei Bridge, Pillnitz Palace gardens and a paddle steamer on the Elbe
- Bamberg: a guided old-town walk
- Rothenburg ob der Tauber: the wall walk, the Medieval Crime and Justice Museum and the Night Watchman's tour
- Dinkelsbühl on the Romantic Road
- Neuschwanstein Castle guided tour, a boat on the Alpsee and the Wieskirche
- Munich: a guided old-town walk and the Glockenspiel
Meals
- 9 breakfasts
- 5 lunches, on days 4, 5, 6, 8 and 9
- 3 early dinners: a welcome dinner in Berlin, a Franconian dinner in Rothenburg and a farewell dinner in a Munich beer hall
- Simple dishes for children at every included meal
Not included
- International flights to Berlin and from Munich
- The ETIAS travel authorisation fee, if it applies to your dates
- Travel insurance
- Lunches on days 2, 3, 7 and 10, and dinners not listed
- Drinks, apart from water and soft drinks at included meals
- Beach chair hire at Wannsee
- Museum entries in free time, such as the Neues Museum or the Deutsches Museum
- Tips
- Personal expenses
- Extra hotel nights before or after the trip
Extras
- Room of your own
- CAD 1,050 (estimated price)
When you can go
Dates and prices
Pick your start date when you request to book. We check that date and confirm it in your quote.
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Booking terms
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Questions
Will this Germany trip work for a 70-year-old and a 9-year-old?
Yes, that is what it is built for. Walking is about 2 to 4 hours a day at a family pace, visits are kept to family length, our minibus carries the bags, the shuttle bus or carriage replaces the climb to Neuschwanstein, and every active day has a written easy option, such as skipping Rothenburg's wall steps.
What does the price include?
Nine nights in central hotels with family rooms requested, 9 breakfasts, 5 lunches and 3 early dinners, the train to Dresden, a private minibus from Dresden to Munich, a paddle steamer, both airport transfers, your See Sight Tours guide throughout, local guides, and every visit in the day plan, from Sanssouci and the Wannsee beach to Neuschwanstein.
What is the youngest age, and is there a child price?
Children aged 6 and up can join. Prices are per person sharing a room, and child prices are an inquiry: tell us the ages when you request to book and we quote your family, because train fares, entries and hotel rates for children differ by site and by hotel.
Can we have family rooms or rooms next to the grandparents?
We request family rooms or connecting rooms for every party at every hotel when we confirm your dates. Rothenburg's old half-timbered hotels have few large rooms, so we tell you before you pay what each hotel can offer, and where a family room is not possible we ask for rooms side by side.
How big is the group, and can a large family book?
The small group runs with 7 to 12 guests, usually about three families, so the guide can slow down for whoever needs it. A family of six or more is better on the private trip, with your own guide and vehicle on a date you choose.
Who leads the trip?
A See Sight Tours guide travels with the group from the welcome walk in Berlin to the airport transfer in Munich. Local guides used to families join for the walks in Berlin, Dresden, Bamberg and Munich, and castle guides lead the Sanssouci and Neuschwanstein tours.
How long are the drives?
No single drive leg reaches two and a half hours. Berlin to Dresden is a two-hour train. The longest road day, Dresden to Rothenburg, is about 385 km and four and a quarter hours of driving in three legs, with a break near Hof and lunch and a walk in Bamberg. The Neuschwanstein day is about four hours in three legs, from the same Munich hotel.
Why is Dachau not on this family trip?
The guided visit to the Dachau Concentration Camp Memorial Site is for guests aged 14 and over, so it does not suit a trip that takes children from 6. Our adult Berlin, Dresden, Rothenburg and Munich trip includes it, and on this trip your guide can help older family members visit independently on day 10.
I am a grandparent travelling alone. What is the single supplement?
A room of your own is from CAD 1,050 more, shown before you book. There is no supplement when a grandparent or a single parent shares a room with a child. If you would rather share with another adult, ask us and we will try to match you.
When is the best time to go with children?
Late May to mid-September, when the Wannsee lake beach and the Alpsee are open for swimming, the steamers run their full timetable and evenings stay light. July and August are warm and busy, so the early slots matter most. In spring and autumn the swim afternoons become park and museum afternoons.
How does booking work, and can we choose our own dates?
Send your preferred dates as an enquiry. We check availability and provide the final quote, itinerary and booking terms before you accept. No payment is taken when you send the request. For your own date, the private trip is for your party only. If you would rather travel independently, ask us and we quote the same hotels, trains and tickets.
Do we need visas for Germany?
Not for Canadian or US passport holders on a tourist stay of up to 90 days in the Schengen area; every child needs their own passport. Passports are registered at the border under the EU Entry/Exit System, and ETIAS, the planned online authorisation, is not yet in operation and has no confirmed start date. We tell you before you book if it applies to your dates.
See Sight Tours has been providing travel services across North America since 2006. Operating in 20 cities across Canada and the USA, the company specializes in small group tours that offer personalized, high-quality experiences for travelers.
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