Following is the preliminary itinerary for the 2024 Tour A in Germany. Overnight accommodations at the end of each day are indicated in parenthesis. [Hotels are subject to change pending the final number of participants in the tour and which German villages are on the final itinerary.]
Tours begin and end at the airport in Munich. Airfare to Munich is not included in the cost of the tour.
Sat., July 27 – Arrive Munich International Airport (MUC); hotel check-in at (or after) 15:00 (Hilton Munich Airport)
Sun., July 28 – Orientation; visit to Rothenburg; visit ancestral German villages (Ritter Georg Hotel in Heidelberg)
Mon., July 29 – Visit ancestral German villages (Ritter Georg Hotel in Heidelberg)
Tues., July 30 – Walking tour of Büdingen; visit ancestral German villages (Hotel an der Therme in Bad Orb)
Wed., July 31 – Walking tour of Bad Orb; visit ancestral German villages (Hotel an der Therme in Bad Orb)
Thur., Aug. 1 – Visit ancestral German villages (Hotel an der Therme in Bad Orb)
Fri., Aug. 2 – Visit ancestral German villages (Hotel an der Therme in Bad Orb)
Sat., Aug. 3 – Free day in Bad Orb; Family Reunion Event for relatives in Germany (Hotel in Bad Orb)
Sun., Aug. 4 – Train to Lübeck; walking tour of Lübeck (Atlantic Hotel in Lübeck)
Mon., Aug. 5 – Tour of Volga German sites in Schleswig-Holstein (Atlantic Hotel in Lübeck)
Tues., Aug. 6 – Free day in Lübeck (Atlantic Hotel in Lübeck)
Wed., Aug. 7 – Train to Munich; walking tour of Munich (Le Méridien Hotel in Munich)
Thur., Aug. 8 – Visit Neuschwanstein & Hohenschwangau in Füssen (Le Méridien Hotel in Munich)
Fri., Aug. 9 – Tour of Dachau Holocaust Museum; tour of BMW Museum & Olympiapark (Le Méridien Hotel in Munich)
Sat., Aug. 10 – Depart Munich Airport for home