Alsace and Black Forest Tour Itinerary

This tour starts and ends in Frankfurt.
This Europe tour combines cities, landscape and interesting places in Germany and France. Some of the highlights are: historical cities - castles - Black Forest - Bullet train ride from Karlsruhe to Frankfurt. Your personal tour leader chauffeurs and assists you at all times; private local guides provide interesting commentaries about history, architecture, arts and much more.

Day 1	Frankfurt - Heidelberg Alsace and Black Forest Tour Your personal driver guide collects you from Frankfurt Airport. To enable you to adapt to the time shift, this day is fairly active: short drive to Heidelberg, visit of Heidelberg Schloss castle and Kurpfälzisches museum. Overnight in Heidelberg. LDA*
2	Heidelberg - Strasbourg Alsace and Black Forest Tour Visit Strasbourg: typical area of "La Petite France" and/or Palais de L'Europe (Human Rights Commission and European Parliament). 6 nights in Strasbourg area. BLDA*
3	Strasbourg - Colmar - Riquewihr - Strasbourg Alsace and Black Forest Tour Colmar historic city walk, visit of Unterlinden museum. Riquewihr 16th century village visit. 2nd night in Strasbourg area. BLDA*
4	Strasbourg region Alsace and Black Forest Tour Badische Weinstraße along the Black Forest. Visit Schloss Rastatt and Schloss Favorite castles (baroque style), Allerheiligen ruins. 3rd night in Strasbourg area. BLDA*
5	Strasbourg - Freiburg - Strasbourg Alsace and Black Forest Tour Short drive to Freiburg, surrounded by the Black Forest. Historic city walk, Münster cathedral. Visit Augustiner museum. 4th night in Strasbourg area. BLDA*
6	Strasbourg - Obernai - Strasbourg Alsace and Black Forest Tour Free morning, visit of Obernai historic city. 5th night in Strasbourg area. BLDA*
7	Strasbourg - Saverne - Marmoutier - Strasbourg Alsace and Black Forest Tour Rohan and Saverne castle tour in Saverne, visit Musée d'Arts et Traditions populaires museum in Marmoutier. 6th night in Strasbourg area. BLDA*
8	Strasbourg - Karlsruhe Alsace and Black Forest Tour Karlsruhe historic city walk, visit the castle and the botanic gardens. 2 nights in Karlsruhe area. BLDA*
9	Karlsruhe region Alsace and Black Forest Tour Bruchsal baroque castle. Pfalz mountains. Trifels lookout and castle salesian monastery, where the Holy Grail is said to have been stored. 2nd night in Karlsruhe area. BLDA*
10	Karlsruhe - Frankfurt Alsace and Black Forest Tour Bullet train (ICE) ride from Karlsruhe to Frankfurt or, if preferred, limousine transfer. Drop-off at Frankfurt airport. This is the end of your "Alsace and Black Forest Tour". BL*