Open Enrollment Tour

Bavaria!

This nine-day tour traces a broad arc across the heart of Central Europe, moving from the medieval lanes of Rothenburg ob der Tauber through Bavaria's capital and over the Alps into Austria before settling into the Swiss lake country and swinging back through Heidelberg. The shape of the itinerary is deliberately varied: walled towns give way to a cosmopolitan city, mountain passes open onto glacier-fed lakes, and every transition is handled by your Passports Tour Director, who rides the motorcoach with the group from the first city to the last.

Departure dateWednesday, June 16, 2027

Duration9 days · 8 nights

CountriesGermany · Austria · Switzerland

Cities5 stops

Group size6 – 80+ travelers

What makes us different

City-center hotels
Authentic local meals
Career Tour Directors
4.9★ on Trustpilot
Family-owned since 1992

Destination guide: Rothenburg ob der Tauber →

Arrival Rothenburg via Frankfurt

Dinner

Overnight

At a glance

Days9

Nights8

Countries3

Cities5

OvernightsRothenburg ob der Tauber 1, Munich 2, Innsbruck 1, Lucerne 2, Heidelberg 1

MealsAll breakfasts & dinners

Linked activities1

Curriculum fit

Analyze the political and cultural factors that shaped the development of medieval German towns, using Rothenburg ob der Tauber's preserved architecture as a primary case study.
Compare urban planning and civic identity across Munich, Innsbruck, and Lucerne as examples of distinct national contexts within the German-speaking world.
Evaluate how Alpine geography has influenced trade routes, political boundaries, and cultural exchange among Germany, Austria, and Switzerland.
Interpret Swiss regional folk traditions encountered at the Stadtkeller performance in the context of national identity and cultural preservation.
Trace the historical significance of Heidelberg's castle and university as evidence of early modern intellectual and political life in the Holy Roman Empire.
Examine how language, dialect, and local custom vary across three neighboring German-speaking nations visited on a single continuous itinerary.

Drafted from the day-by-day. Use as a starting point for your syllabus.

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Overall

“This was my first time leading a trip so I had a lot of uncertainty heading into it, but Passports really took care of everything and made things so much easier.”

Passports post-tour evaluation · Group leader · April 2026

Overall

“We had a FANTASTIC experience with Passports this year! From the beginning, in the planning stages, the difference between Passports and EF was clear, and that difference bore out over the course of the trip. We are so thankful we found you guys and really felt that the whole experience was better than what we've had with EF.”

Passports post-tour evaluation · Group leader · March 2026

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