Catalog Tour · Europe

Castles in Waltz Time

This nine-day arc through Germany and Austria follows one of Europe's great cultural corridors — from the red-roofed university town of Heidelberg, along the foothills of the Bavarian Alps, through Munich, and finally into Salzburg, where Mozart was born and The Sound of Music was filmed on nearly every corner. The shape of the tour is deliberately unhurried: two nights in Munich, a pause in the Alpine resort town of Garmisch-Partenkirchen, and two full nights in Salzburg give your group time to absorb each place rather than just photograph it from a motorcoach window.

Duration9 days · 8 nights
CountriesGermany · Austria
Cities4 stops
Group size6 – 80+ travelers
Best fitAdult-recommended
What makes us different
  • City-center hotels
  • Authentic local meals
  • Career Tour Directors
  • 4.9★ on Trustpilot
  • Family-owned since 1992
Rothenburg
Munich
Bavarian Alps
Hohensalzburg Fortress, Salzburg
Rothenburg
Destination guide: Heidelberg

Arrival Heidelberg via Frankfurt

Dinner

Overnight

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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!

Passports post-tour evaluation · Group leader · March 2026
Overall

I can not say enough about the excellent staff at Passports! They made organizing and executing this trip a breeze! It was so well organized and accommodating — I would totally recommend Passports as the tour company for student travel.

Passports post-tour evaluation · Group leader · April 2026
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