Tours in Northern Germany

iExplore

• iExplore offers an eight-day guided tour of northern Germany, beginning in Leipzig when a company representative meets you at the airport. You will have an opportunity to visit St. Nicholas' Church and Schiller's House during the two-day stay in Leipzig. The tour moves to Dresden on day three, via the city of Meissen where a local guide provides a three-hour sightseeing tour. A guided tour of Dresden includes the Royal Palace and Zwinger Palace in the city center. On day five you travel from Dreseden to Berlin for the final leg of the tour. An English-speaking guide provides a four-hour sightseeing tour by private car, which includes stops at the Reichstag and the Allied Museum.

  iExplore

  833 W. Jackson, Suite 500

  Chicago, IL 60607

  800-439-7567

  iexplore.com

Railbookers

• Railbookers offers a seven-night tour of Berlin, Dresden and Prague by rail and air travel. The tour departs from St. Pancras International or Ebbsfleet International train stations and travels by Eurostar to Brussels and connects with the German ICE train to Berlin via Cologne. The tour incorporates a three-night stay in Berlin, before traveling by train to the city of Dresden along the River Elbe. Following an overnight stay in Dresden, you travel via EuroCity train, to the Czech capital of Prague for a three-night stay, and return to the U.K. via a British Airways flight. Options to extend the visit in Cologne are part of an add-on package, available through Railbookers.

  Railbookers

  14 Bonhill St.

  London, EC2A 4BX

  020-3327-0800

  railbookers.com

Hostels

• Hostels.com offers a two-and-a-half-hour sightseeing tour of the northern German city of Hamburg, which begins daily from Central Station at 10:10 a.m. and 2:10 p.m. aboard a climate-controlled bus. A bilingual English and German speaking guide provides commentary about the rivers, lakes and historical buildings of Hamburg. Meals and snacks are included and the bus will stop for photo opportunities. Places of interest include St. Michaelis Church, Kohlbrand Bridge, Hamburg Port and Submarine 434, which is the biggest non-nuclear submarine in the world, displayed in Hamburg's HafenCity.

  Hostels Division

  Hostelworld

  Charlemont Exchange

  Charlemont Street

  Dublin 2, Ireland

  353-1-4980700

  hostels.com