Educational Tours

Germany in Depth

8 days | Winter 2018

 Educational Tours

Germany in
Depth
Included on tour

Round-trip flights on major carriers; full-time Tour Director;

weShare, EFs personalized learning experience; hotels
with private bathrooms; breakfast and dinner daily

Sightseeing: Munich; Dresden; Berlin

Entrances: Neuschwanstein Castle; Dachau; Zwinger Museum;

Topography of Terror Museum; Pergamon Museum

Overnight stays:
Munich (2)
Dresden (1)
Berlin (1)
Group Leader-arranged homestay (1)

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Your itinerary
Day 1: Fly to Germany
Board your overnight flight to Munich!
Day 2: Munich
Arrive in Munich
Welcome to Munich! Stroll through the very heart of Munich as you
pass the twin copper domes of the Frauenkirche, a long-standing
symbol of the city. Arrive at Marienplatz, once the intersection of
medieval trade routes. Here you can see the neo-Gothic Rathaus and
the golden Mariensule, a monument commemorating Munich's
divine salvation from rampaging Swedish hordes. Then continue past
the Hofbruhaus, Munich's most famous beer hall-on a good day,
almost 30,000 liters of beer are sold here.
Day 3: Munich
Guided sightseeing of Munich
Your guided tour takes you past the Olympic Stadium, the
headquarters of BMW, and the fashionable Schwabing district. You'll
also pass the Residenz (once home to the Wittelsbach dukes of
Bavaria), the Deutsches Museum, the university, and the Alte
Pinakothek. Your tour concludes at Munich's medieval heart where
you'll see the city's famed Glockenspiel. Munich derives from the
city's German name, Mnchen (little monk), so named because the
original settlement bordered a monastery.
Visit Neuschwanstein
Visit Mad King Ludwig's fairy-tale castle of Neuschwanstein, the
real-life model for the Disney World castles. Ponder the young king's
mysterious death as you learn the story of one of Europe's most
eccentric rulers. King Ludwig so preferred dreams over reality that his
servants could address him only from behind a screen. In fact, the
original plans for the castle were drawn up by a theater set designer,
not an architect.
Day 4: Munich | Dresden
Travel via Dachau to Dresden
Once merely another sleepy German village, Dachau has since 1933
gained notoriety as Germany's first Nazi concentration camp. Today,
the old administration building houses a museum documenting the
rise of Hitler and the horrors of camp life. Commemorative chapels
and memorials have also been built on the site, which stands as an
eternal memorial to those who endured life here until liberation by
Allied forces.
Arrive in Dresden
Dresden, once called the Florence on the Elbe before the city was
devastated by bombing during World War II. Following extensive
rebuilding and design, this celebrated city of the arts is once again a
center of German art and culture.
Day 5: Dresden | Berlin
Guided sightseeing of Dresden
Pass the renovated Semper Opera House, Zwinger Palace, and a
statue of Martin Luther. You'll also see the magnificent Grnes
Gewlbe (Green Vault), where the Saxon crown jewels and priceless
coins are kept.
Visit the Zwinger Museum
Visit the magnificent Zwinger Palace. Destroyed by the Allies'
infamous Dresden firebombing in 1945, it was subsequently rebuilt
and remains one of the most impressive examples of baroque
architecture in Eastern Europe. Inside the Palace pause before the
works of such luminaries as Raphael, Rembrandt, Drer, and Titian as
you stroll through the Old Masters' Gallery.
Travel to Berlin
Travel to historic Berlin, once again the German capital. For many
years the city was defined by the wall that separated its residents.
Since the monumental events that ended Communist rule in the East,
Berlin has re-emerged as a treasure of arts and architecture with a
vibrant heart.
Visit Charlottenburg Palace
Visit Charlottenburg, home of the largest palace in Berlin as well as a
beautiful park. The park alone features a mausoleum, a pavilion, and a
porcelain museum. Originally called Lietzenburg, the city was
renamed for Sophie Charlotte, the wife of King Frederick 1 of Prussia.
The grand palace was built for the queen in 1695, and was restored
along with its adjacent museums in the mid-1900's. After passing
through heavy iron gates into the courtyard, you will enter the main
palace. Inside, view the columned rotunda with stucco relief depicting
the virtues of Prussian princes in mythological terms.
Day 6: Berlin
Group Leader-arranged homestay
Today, visit your sister school in Berlin for Group Leader-arranged
activities and homestay.(Please note that any costs associated with
this homestay have not been included in your Program Price. See you
Group leader for more details.)
Day 7: Berlin
Guided sightseeing of Berlin
Ride past the Kaiser Wilhelm Gedchtniskirche and down the glittery
Kurfrstendamm, Berlin's liveliest street. Pass the Rathaus
Schneberg, where 1,500,000 West Berliners flocked to hear
President Kennedy's famous Ich bin ein Berliner speech in 1963. On
your way to the Eastern sector, pass the Reichstag, former seat of the
parliaments of the German Empire and the Weimar Republic. Arrive at
the Brandenburg Gate, once the symbol of the undeclared Cold War,
and now the symbol of a reunited Berlin. As you see where the Berlin
Wall actually stood, imagine the bleak watchtowers and piercing
spotlights that guarded the border until November 1989. Journey
down Unter den Linden, once considered one of the world's most
elegant boulevards. You will also see the site of Checkpoint Charlie,
which once guarded the border between East and West Germany.
Visit the Topography of Terror Museum
The Topography of Terror Museum is located on the site of the former
SS headquarters in Berlin. The outdoor exhibit in the former basement
cells focuses on the regime's systemized rule of terror, and the fate of
some of the individuals who were imprisoned and tortured in these
dungeons. A general documentation outlines the Nazi's rise to power
and their administrative center in Berlin
Visit the Pergamon Museum
Located on the famous museum island, the Pergamon Museum
houses a variety of objects retrieved by German archaeologists.
Explore the four sections of the museum, the most famous of which
houses the Pergamon Altar, a structure dedicated to Zeus and
Athena. The building also houses the Museum of Islamic Art and the
Near Eastern Museum.
Visit Reichstag Building
This evening, visit the German parliamentary building. A fire destroyed
much of the building in 1933. The cause of the fire is to this day
unknown, however, because the communists were blamed, the Nazi
party gained more popularity and soon after gained power. The
reconstruction was finished in 1999 and it is now open to the public.

Day 8: Depart for home

Transfer to the airport for your return flight

Your Tour Director assists with your transfer to the airport, where
you'll check in for your return flight home.

Itinerary is subject to change

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