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 With a strong and diverse gay culture, Germany has some of the world’s best gay venues, gay Pride parties and festivals. A rich history and colorful traditions mix with a contemporary culture and truly progressive thinking, to make Germany one of the most dynamic and exciting countries to visit in the world. We are sure that you will appreciate the openness and generosity of spirit that exists in Germany — a country that is welcoming for all, and also has something for everyone to enjoy too. Explore this special country with us!
• Individual & Small Group suggested tour
• Featuring: Munich - Freiburg - Heidelberg - Frankfurt - Cologne - Berlin - Potsdam
• Feel the vibrant atmosphere of Munich and its Biergarden
• Enter the fairytale and romantic Castle of Neuschwanstein
• Admire Heidelberger and its mysterious Schloss situated high above the city
• Live the Gay and Lesbian lifestyle in the alternative Cologne
• Turn back time in the amazing German Capital, Berlin
• Reach the royal Schloss Sanssouci in Potsdam
• LGBT Friendly Tour Guide for Gaily Tours and Excursions
Day 1 -
• Arrival transfer from airport to your hotel.
• Accommodation and free time for shopping and dinner.
• Overnight at your hotel in Munich.
A liberal metropolis where LGBT people are embraced as a natural part of society, Gay Munich is one of the hottest travel destinations right now! You can find just about anything here if you know where to look: beer halls, fine art, street cafes, historic architecture and even an oft-overlooked but very much alive gay village in Munich.
By day there are plenty of sexy lederhosen-clad boys and girls picnicking in tranquil parks or exploring their royal Bavarian heritage but by night you can find any true of queer nightlife you can imagine - High-brow cocktails, Bears with beers, All-night club events, Dark underground fetish parties...
Rainbow Tips: Live the vibrant gay atmosphere in one of the many pubs like Soul-City or New York.
Hotel: Deutsche Eiche Hotel, Munich, 3+* (or similar)
Day 2 -
• Buffet Breakfast and enjoy your LGBT walking tour of Munich with your Gay/Lesbian Tour Guide.
• Start your morning short city tour at Marienplatz Square, cultural center of the city, where you will join the crowds watching the famous glockenspiel clock dating back to 1908 with its colorful mechanical figures dancing the top of the hour. • Continue to the imposing Frauenkirche and Englischer Garten (English Garden).
• Observe the countless museums, galleries, palaces and historic monuments including the Koenigsplatz and the monument lined Ludwig Strasse.
• Lunch on your own to taste local specialities.
• Free time in the afternoon.
• Dinner on your own.
• Overnight at your hotel in Munich.
Meals Included: Breakfast
Hotel: Deutsche Eiche Hotel, Munich, 3+* (or similar)
Day 3 -
• Buffet Breakfast and departure to the worlwide famous Neuschwanstein Castle. Private transfer by Car or Minibus to the Castle.
• Once arrived, enjoy a special tour with LGBT Friendly shared Tour Guide of Germany's fairy-tale castle, Schloss Neuschwanstein, in Schwangau (entrance fee included). Though the 19th-century castle's fantastic silhouette has made it famous, this creation is more opera set than piece of history, altough the interior was never completed.
• A tour reveals why the king of Bavaria who built it earned the nickname "Mad" King Ludwig. Tours last about half an hour.
• Back to Munich city center with private transfer.
• Lunch and dinner on your own.
• Overnight at your hotel in Munich.
Meals Included: Breakfast
Hotel: Deutsche Eiche Hotel, Munich, 3+* (or similar)
Day 4 -
Buffet Breakfast and departure by train to Freiburg, one of Germany’s most beautiful historic towns.
• Late morning arrival and lunch on your own.
• Explore on your own the city, which was damaged during WWII and rebuilt to preserve its delightful medieval character.
• Residents love to boast that Freiburg is the country’s sunniest city. Its cathedral is a masterpiece of Gothic architecture, built over three centuries.
• Dinner on your own. • Overnight at your hotel in Freiburg.
Meals Included: Breakfast
Hotel: City Hotel Freiburg, Freiburg, 3+* (or similar)
Day 5 -
• Buffet Breakfast and departure by train to Heidelberg.
• Enjoy a special walking tour of the city together with a LGBT Friendly Tour Guide. Stroll along one of the longest pedestrian zones in Germany directly through the picturesque old town and admire the magnificent Baroque buildings.
• See the beautiful Old Bridge and the impressive Church of the Holy Spirit, which once housed a collection of valuable documents.
• Walk through the former Hortus Palatinus (Garden Palatinate) to Heidelberg Castle ruins.
• After lunch on your own, take your train to reach Frankfurt.
• Once arrived, accommodation and free time to stroll around Frankfurt.
• Dinner on your own.
• Overnight at your hotel in Frankfurt.
Meals Included: Breakfast
Hotel: Villa Hotel Frankfurt, Frankfurt, 3+* (or similar)
Day 6 -
• Buffet Breakfast and discover with your LGBT Tour Guide the economic and international capital of Germany, the largest financial center on the continent, the historical city of coronations, the city of Goethe and much more.
• Walk through the Römerberg, the ancient Old Town, admire the Dome, the Iron Bridge, Old Opera and Frankfurt Stock Exchange.
• Lunch on your own to taste local specialities.
• Afterwards private transfer by car or minibus from your hotel to Frankfurt train station and departure to Cologne.
• Private transfer by car or minibus to your hotel and accommodation.
• Then enjoy enother special LGBT Tour of the Cologne city.
• Explore with a short walking tour this amazing town and its UNESCO World Heritage Cathedral, built between 1248 and 1880, a masterwork of medieval Gothic architecture.
• Continue with the Old Town, with colourful houses that take you back to a time long gone. • Continue to the Rhine Promenade and soak up the atmosphere of the historic breweries.
• Rising high above the narrow traditional houses is Great St Martin Church, one of the twelve remaining great Romanesque churches in the city.
• Meet Tünnes und Schäl, two figures that represent the original Kölsch inhabitants, and marvel at the historic town hall and tower. • Dinner on your own. • Overnight at your hotel in Cologne.
Meals Included: Breakfast
Hotel: Motel One Köln-Altstadt Hotel, Cologne, 3* (or similar)
Day 7 -
• Buffet Breakfast, private transfer by car or minibus from your hotel to Cologne train station and departure by train to Berlin.
• Private transfer by car or minibus to your hotel and accommodation.
• Lunch on your own.
• Free time to discover the city of Berlin by night. • Dinner on your own. • Overnight at your hotel in Berlin.
Meals Included: Breakfast
Hotel: Axel Berlin Gay Hotel, Berlin, 4* (or similar)
Day 8 -
• Buffet Breakfast and start your Berlin tour with our Gay/Lesbian Guide with a view of the main highlights. • Observe the Brandenburg Gate, one of the most famous monument of Berlin, marking the beginning of the road from Berlin to the city of Brandenburg an der Havel and a symbol of unity and Peace after the destruction of the Berlin Wall in 1990.
• Continue to the memorial of the Jews murdered in Europe.
• Then take a look to the Reichstag building, the German parliament.
• Walk along historic avenues such as Unter den Linden and admire Berlin’s Cathedral, passing by the Museum Island and reaching the Television Tower and Alexanderplatz.
• Finally you will enjoy the special view of Berlin from above by climbing the TV tower. With 368 meters the TV Tower is the highest open building in Europe and one of the most popular tourist attractions in Berlin. Over 1 million people visit the TV Tower at Alexanderplatz every year.
• Lunch on your own.
• In the afternoon explore with our Gay/Lesbian Guide Berlin’s gay neighborhood, Schöneberg, home of Marlene Dietrich and chronicled by Christopher Isherwood and Otto Dix.
• Visit the Eldorado, one of Berlin’s oldest gay and transvestite bars.
• Visit a memorial to the homosexuals persecuted by the Nazis and find out how openly queer and transgendered individuals found assistance.
• Then continue with public transportation to the vibrant neighbourhood of Kreuzberg to get a feel for what life is like today for queer individuals in Berlin.
• Find out how queer figures from the Prussian King Frederick the Great to openly gay mayor Klaus Wowereit have shaped the history of Berlin, a city which still believes a “kiss-in” to be the best form of protest, and finish the tour near to the Gay Museum.
• After the tour enjoy a delicious Beer tasting (2 small German Beers) together with a typical Brezel salty bread.
• Dinner on your own.
• Overnight at your hotel in Berlin.
Meals Included: Breakfast
Hotel: Axel Berlin Gay Hotel, Berlin, 4* (or similar)
Day 9 -
• Buffet Breakfast and departure by train to Potsdam where you will have free time to admire the opulent palaces and manicured gardens of Schloss Sanssouci (Castle), a palace constructed to resemble Versailles, which was used as a summer getaway for Frederick the Great and is a must-see (entrance fee included).
• Lunch on your own.
• Back to Berlin and free time.
• Dinner on your own. • Overnight at your hotel in Berlin.
Meals Included: Breakfast
Hotel: Axel Berlin Gay Hotel, Berlin, 4* (or similar)
Day 10 -
• Breakfast in the hotel and transfer to the Berlin airport.
Meals Included: Breakfast
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