This nine-day journey traces a sweeping arc through three of Central Europe's most storied landscapes — from the medieval lanes of Rothenburg ob der Tauber to the Swiss shores of Lake Lucerne, with the Alps threading through nearly every day in between. The tour moves with purpose: the half-timbered towers of Rothenburg give way to Munich's broad boulevards and beer-hall culture, then the road climbs into Innsbruck before crossing into Switzerland, where the scale of the mountains shifts from impressive to genuinely humbling. By the time your group reaches Heidelberg on Day 8 for a final taste of German Romanticism, students have covered three countries, two languages, and more than a thousand years of European history in under a week and a half.
Arrival Rothenburg via Frankfurt
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Overnight
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Read every review on Trustpilot“When we switched to Passports from our previous travel company, we wanted two things: better food and less time on the bus. Passports exceeded our expectations! We loved having hotels where we could walk and didn't have to get on a bus. Even riding the subway in London was a fun experience!”
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