Home to castles, world-famous beer, the Rhine river and stately cities, Germany is one of Europe’s premier destinations – and features plenty to explore, entertain and eat with the help of a trusty Germany travel guide.
Historic cities, spectacular castles and beer steins with Germany tourism packages
Germany tourism packages start and end in Berlin and Munich, with options for regional Germany tours, combinations with other parts of mainland Europe and even specialised Christmas market itineraries – at the right time of year.
Travellers make the most of Berlin, Munich and Berchtesgaden with local knowledgeable guides – and in Munich even have the opportunity to tour the city by bike. Stopovers in the cities of Cologne, Dresden, Regensburg, Neuschwanstein and St. Goar ensure you don’t miss one cobble-stoned street, while bonuses such as priority entry to Berlin museums, Rhine river cruises, and visits to old beer halls led by your Germany travel guide lend to a full experience of the country.
In tour comparison Germany, you will find packages also include authentic Cuckoo Clock and beer stein souvenir shopping, guaranteed accommodation and transport in the packed Oktoberfest period, and good-value hotels in a country that can be very pricey in peak season.
Optional excursions on Germany tourism packages include historical walking tours of Berlin, day trips to Eagles Nest, Berlin Wall nightlife tours, and Rhine Valley wine tasting.
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Want a taste of that insider Germany tourism knowledge we mentioned before? We have collected the best facts from real life tour guides. Impress them on tour with how much you already know.
- Germany’s capital of Berlin has a rich – and far from all pleasant – history, with monuments to WWII, museums and the remains of the Berlin Wall, which divided east from west from the early 1960s until 1989.
- Other notable German cities and their attractions include the rebuilt cathedral city of Cologne, the port of Hamburg, student-friendly Heidelberg in Palatinate, the famed Hofbräuhaus and Oktoberfest of Munich, trade fairs and sausages in Frankfurt, and the Baroque reinvention of Dresden.
- Germany is known as a tourist destination primarily for its cities, but there are numerous natural attractions such as the Rhine Valley castles and vineyard trail, the Bavarian Alps and Eagles Nest in Berchtesgaden, the lakes of Königssee, and the romantic road to the expansive Black Forest.
- Oktoberfest is the world’s biggest of its kind, featuring enormous beer tents full of revellers and a funfair – but most people are there for the copious amounts of beer.
- The mountain resort town of Garmisch-Partenkirchen is one of Germany’s premier skiing destinations thanks to its location near the country’s highest peak, the Zugspitze.
- Germany brought us the printed book thanks to Johannes Gutenberg, who invented the printing press in 1439 and subsequently printed the world’s first book, the Gutenberg Bible.
- Notable Germany leaders include statesmen Otto von Bismarck and President Paul von Hindenburg – who preceded Adolf Hitler, and Chancellors Helmut Schmidt, Gerhard Schröder and Angela Merkel
- Prominent former kings include the last German Emperor and King of Prussia, Wilheim II, the House of Habsburg’s Maximilian II and Ludwig I of Bavaria.
- Germany is a famous producer of automobiles, home to brands such as Audi, BMW, Mercedes, Volkswagen, Porsche and Opel.
- F1 racer Michael Schumacher, tennis’ Steffi Graff and Boris Becker, and football players Franz Beckenbauer and Jürgen Klinsmann are some of Germany’s best-known sports stars.
- Germany have contributed significantly to the world’s musical collection over the years, thanks to bands like Kraftwerk and Rammstein, and composers such as Ludwig van Beethoven.
- The Love Parade was one of Germany’s most famous festivals, first held in 1989 with only a few exceptions up until the 2010 edition where disaster struck and 21 people were killed due to sheer crowd volume, prompting organisers to permanently cancel the event.
- Famous German products include Cuckoo Clocks, Steiff teddy bears, Beer Steins and Birkenstock sandals.
- Allianz financial services, sports brands Adidas and Puma, supermarkets Aldi and Lidl, electronics producer Bosch, Deutsche Bank, telecommunications T-Mobile and Siemens, fashion label Hugo Boss, luxury goods MontBlanc, Tchibo cafés, and multi-national corporations ThyssenKrupp AG and TUI Travel are all German companies.
- Protestant reformist Martin Luther was and remains a prominent figure in German history, contributing significantly to the development of the German language with his translation of the bible from Latin.
- The iconic fairy tale Hansel and Gretel – along with numerous others published by the Brothers Grimm – is of German origin.
- Germany’s highway system, the Autobahn, is famous for its general lack of speed limits.
- The Ampelmännchen traffic light man is an iconic symbol of its somewhat controversial beginnings as the clearly male figure on East German pedestrian traffic lights.
Courtney Gahan is a serial expat, traveller and freelance writer who has bartered with Moroccan marketeers, seen the sun rise at Angkor Wat and elbowed her way through crowds on NYE in NYC
