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Itinerary
Day 1
We meet at our designated pick up points and transfer by private coach to Birmingham Airport for our direct scheduled Easyjet flight to Berlin. On arrival in Berlin we meet our local professional guide and transfer by private executive coach to the 4* Park Inn Hotel in Berlin for a five night stay. A welcome dinner is included in our hotel this evening.
Day 2
This morning we enjoy a guided tour of Berlin taking in sights such as the Reichstag, Brandenburg Gate, Museum Island, Alexanderplatz, the former Berlin Wall, Checkpoint Charlie and the inside of Emperor William Memorial Church. This afternoon we enjoy an included ‘Kaffee and Kuchen’ break in the Reichstag followed by a tour of Sir Norman Foster’s great restoration.
Day 3
Museum Island is our destination today with our guide, one of the finest museum complexes in the world. We firstly enjoy a guided tour at the Alte Nationalgalerie, home to a collection from the era between the French Revolution and the First World War and featuring artists such as Caspar David Friedrich, Karl Friedrich Schinkel and Menzel, as well as works by Monet, Renoir, Cézanne and Degas. The rest of the day is at leisure and you may choose to enjoy a cruise on the River Spree. We make our own way back to the hotel this afternoon.
Day 4
We enjoy a guided tour at the Gemäldegalerie this morning, housing one of the world’s finest collections of European art dating from the 13th to the 18th centuries including works by Raphael, van Eyck, Holbein, Caravaggio, Canaletto, Rubens, Vermeer and Rembrandt. Our audio guided tour at the Daniel Libeskind designed Jewish Museum Berlin this afternoon introduces us to exhibitions covering two millennia of German Jewish history.
Day 5
We travel to Potsdam with our guide today, a town set amongst woodlands and lakes with opulent palaces and gardens including the delightful Sanssouci Palace created in 1744 by Frederick the Great as his summer residence. This afternoon we visit Neues Palace. One of Germany’s most beautiful palaces, this imposing Baroque structure on the main avenue in Park Sanssouci was built for Frederick the Great to initial plans by Georg Wenzeslaus von Knobelsdorff in 1750. The vast three wing structure comprises over 200 richly adorned rooms and has many interesting sculptures.
Day 6
After checking out of our hotel we visit the Knobelsdorff Wing of Charlottenburg Palace. Set in a beautiful park and a favourite palace of Frederick the Great, it was built as a summer residence for the wife of Friedrich I, Sophie Charlotte. With breathtakingly splendid rooms some of which are lavishly decorated in the rococo style, one of the highlights is the largest collection of French 18th century paintings outside France. We then return to Berlin Airport for our direct scheduled Easyjet flight to Birmingham, and onwards private coach travel back to our original pick up points.
NB: Please note we reserve the right to alter the above itinerary if required for operational reasons. Given the historic nature of the places visited, a certain degree of walking will be involved, and this holiday may not be suitable for those with mobility problems. Flight details may be subject to change. Price based on twin share. Minimum numbers required. Normal booking conditions apply. This holiday and the flights are ATOL protected by the Civil Aviation Authority. Tailored Travel’s ATOL number is 5605.
Featuring
4* Berlin hotel
Welcome dinner included
All excursions, entrance fees & guided tours included
Included ‘Kaffee und Kuchen’ at the Reichstag on Day 2
Return UK coach transfers included
Direct scheduled Easyjet flights from Birmingham to Berlin
Local professional guide
Executive coach in Germany
Audio headsets included on Days 2 to 5
Local accommodation tax included
Berlin – guided city tour
‘Kaffee und Kuchen’ visit to the Reichstag
Museum Island
Alte Nationalgalerie – guided tour
Gemäldegalerie – guided tour
Jewish Museum Berlin – audio guided tour
Potsdam
Sanssouci Palace
Neues Palace
Knobelsdorff Wing of Charlottenburg Palace
Hotel
We stay five nights at the 4* Park Inn Hotel in Berlin (www.parkinn-berlin.com). Located in Berlin's central Alexanderplatz, the hotel is within walking distance to Museum Island. Facilities at the hotel include a bar, a restaurant and a roof terrace. All rooms are en suite and feature television, telephone, an in room safe, and a minibar. A three course buffet dinner without drinks is included in our hotel on the first evening, and the remaining four nights are on a bed and breakfast basis.
Extras
Single room supplement £199
Insurance (including Covid cover) £88
Gratuities
Dinners on Days 2 to 5
Lunches
Donations at any churches or cathedrals visited
Optional Excursions
All excursions, entrance fees & guided tours included
