Submitted by Lyle Albright on
Our 2025 trip to Germany.
- Monday
- Philly
- Flight (Lufthansa, Discover Flight LH4273, Philly -> Frankfurt)
- Depart: 6:45 PM
- Flight (Lufthansa, Discover Flight LH4273, Philly -> Frankfurt)
- Philly
- Tuesday Aug 12th
- Frankfurt
- Flight (Lufthansa, Discover Flight LH4273, Philly -> Frankfurt)
- 8 Hour Flight
- Arrive:8:40am at Frankfurt Airport
- Flight (Lufthansa, Discover Flight LH4273, Philly -> Frankfurt)
- Drive to Cologne (~2 hrs 30 min)
- Hotel (Aparthotel MyCologne) - Get Cleaned Up
- Belfort Street 9, Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, 50668, Germany
- Lunch
- Cologne Cathedral
- Explore Cologne
- Old Market (Alter Market)
- Beer
- Great St. Martin Church
- Cologne Chocolate Museum
- Rhine River Evening Cruise
- Dinner
- Early Night - Rest
- Frankfurt
- Wednesday Aug 13th
- Breakfast
- Checkout of Hotel
- Drive to Elze Castle (~2.5 hrs)
- Eltz Castle
- Lunch
- Drive to Bacharach (~1 hr)
- Bacharach
- Hotel (Hotel am Markt)
- Inhaber Jürgen Dettmar, Oberstraße 64+66, 55422 Bacharach am Rhein
- Explore Bacharach
- Wernerkapelle (Chapel Ruins) - Closes as 6pm
- Burg Stahleck (Castle: Cant go inside but cna walk outside)
- Postenturm (Tower) - 24 hrs
- Altes Haus (Old House) - Closes at 11pm
- Steeger Tor (Wooden Tower) - 24 hrs
- Weingut Karl Heidrich (Wine Tasting) - Closes at 10pm
- Dinner
- Hotel (Hotel am Markt)
- Thursday Aug 14th
- Breakfast
- Drive to Heidleberg (~1.5 hrs)
- Heidleberg Castle Tour
- Lunch
- Explore Heidelberg
- Old Town
- Heidelberg Bridge
- Market Square
- Dinner
- Drive to Tuttlingen (~2.5 hrs)
- Hotel (Neue stilvolle Wohnung)
- 44 Wagenstraße, 78532 Tuttlingen, Germany
- Friday Aug 15th
- Checkout
- Breakfast
- Drive to Zurich (~ 1.5 hrs) [9-10:30am]
- Explore Zurich [10:30-5pm]
- Dinner [5-6pm]
- Drive to Ehrwald (~3.5 hrs) [6-9:30pm]
- Checkin to Hotel
- Saturday Aug 16th
- Breakfast
- Drive to Garmische-Partenkirchen
- Cog-Wheel Train to Zugspitze Plateau
- Gondala up to Zugspitze
- Lunch at Panorama Lunge 2962
- Zugspitze to Eibsee (Seilbahn)
- Lake Eibsee
- Cog-Wheel Train back to Garmisch
- Explore Garmische - Partenkirchen
- Ludwigstraße
- Partnach Gorge
- Kaiserschmarrn Alm (World famous Apple Pancake)
- Back to Ehrwald
- Explore Ehrwald
- Sunday Aug 17th
- Breakfast
- Drive to Fussen (~ 45 min)
- Explore Fussen
- Lunch
- Old Town
- High Castle
- Biergarten
- Dinner
- Drive to Eagles Nest (~1.5 hrs)
- Checkin to Hotel
- Monday Aug 18th
- Breakfast
- Drive to Eagles Nest (~30 min)
- Tour Eagles Nest (Return by 1:30pm)
- Split
- Girls: SPA
- Boys: River Swimming
- Back to Hotel
- Tuesday Aug 19th
- Breakfast
- Lake Konigssee (9am boarding)
- Lunch
- Drive to Spitzingsee (~2 hrs)
- Mountain Kart Spitzingsee
- Drive to Rothenberg (~4 hrs)
- Dinner
- Arrive in Rothenberg
- Checkin to Hotel
- Wednesday Aug 20th
- Explore Rothenburg
- Breakfast
- Walk the Wall
- Christmas Museum (Get Ornaments)
- Waffenkammer Store
- Lunch
- Tower Hall
- Market Square
- Dinner
- Night Watchman Tour (8pm)
- Pack & Rest
- Explore Rothenburg
- Thursday Aug 21st
- Breakfast
- Drive to Frankfurt (~1.5 hours)
- Drop Off Rental Car
- Checkin for Flight
- Lunch
- Flight (Lufthansa, Discover Flight LH4272, Frankfurt -> Philly)