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Day 1 | Fri. 7 August 2020 | Erfurt
Book your flight to arrive in Frankfurt
Airfare is not included in the price of the tour
Motor coach with a nice and experienced driver. Service starts at Frankfurt Airport
Private de-luxe motor coach, registered in Germany, according to German laws, with appropriate luggage room, reclining seats, A/C, bathroom, video/DVD, with friendly, professional, and experienced driver
Tour Director
This tour will be accompanied by an experienced bilingual German and English speaking.
Meet & Greet
Upon arrival the group will be met at the gate by the tour director and board the waiting de-luxe motor coach for a wonderful tour of Europe.
Travel to Erfurt
Walking tour of Erfurt
Walking tour of the historic center with a local guide. Martin Luther lived in Erfurt as a student before he joined the Augustinian monks. Tour includes the market square with the magnificent cathedral, a stroll through the little streets with the rich timber framed buildings, the merchant’s bridge, and the Church of the Augustinian Monastery which Luther always called to be his spiritual home.
Welcome Dinner - [Meal]
Nice welcome dinner in the hotel after a long day of travels. Group time to welcome guests and introduce travelers to the program for the next days.
Overnight at 3- 4 star Hotel in Erfurt
Day 2 | Sat. 8 August 2020 | Eisenach
Breakfast at hotel
De-luxe motor coach
Day excursion to Eisenach
Admission and tour of Wartburg Castle - Wartburg Stiftung Eisenach
Guided tour of Castle Palas. Wartburg is one of the most important historic castles in German history. It is here that Martin Luther hid in 1521 and 1522, taking on the assumed name of Knight George, after being placed under an imperial ban. Among many letters and books he wrote here is the first translation of the New Testament into the German language. The Wartburg also is important for many other aspects of German history. In the 13th century it was the place of a minstrel contest which later made the story for Wagner's opera "Tannhauser." The tour will highlight the life and work of St Elisabeth. Also the original black-red-golden German flag, used at a student’s meeting at the Wartburg in 1817, is displayed.
Admission and introduction into Bach's work - Bachhaus Eisenach
Eisenach is the birthplace of famous composer Johann Sebastian Bach. We visit the museum in his birthhouse. A lecturer of the Bach foundation will give us an introduction into Bach's life and work, with music demonstrations on historic instruments.
Admission Bible Museum - Lutherhaus Eisenach
Museum in one of the oldest half-timbered building in Thuringia. Martin Luther is supposed to have lived in this house as a schoolboy from 1498 to 1501. Today it's the home of a permanent exhibition of the Eisenach Bible Foundation. The exhibit features exceptional objects and multimedia presentations, and imparts surprising insights. Visitors will learn why, how, and with whom Luther translated the Bible and what impact his work had on language, literature, and music. Unique treasures of medieval art, works by Lucas Cranach, and the record of Johann Sebastian Bach’s baptism are on display.
Back to Erfurt in the evening
Dinner and overnight at 3- 4 star Hotel in Erfurt
Day 3 | Sun. 9 August 2020 | Eisleben, Leipzig and Wittenberg
Breakfast at hotel
De-luxe motor coach
Travel to Eisleben
Walking tour of Eisleben
Walking tour of the historic center of Eisleben. Eisleben is the town where Luther was born and died (in 1483 and 1546). Tour includes a visit of the museum in Luther's birthhouse, St. Andrews church with an original pulpit where Luther preached, and St Peter and Paul. This church, where Luther was baptized, is now a “Center for Baptism."
Historic Church - Worship Service
Private use of one of the historic churches for a worship service or devotional time (led by Pastor Chris Rosebrough)
Noon prayer at St Peter and Paul, the church where Luther was baptized
Continue to Leipzig
Walking tour of Leipzig
An old trade center since the medieval ages, Leipzig is the town where Johann Sebastian Bach spent most of his life. He served as the cantor for the Thomas Boys Choir and composed a new cantata for every Sunday. On our walking tour we will visit Thomas Church with Bach's grave, pass the Renaissance town hall, see the University with its reconstructed facade, and Gewandhaus concert hall. Leipzig also is important for the German revolution of 1989 when thousands of Leipzigers joined prayers for peace in Nikolai church and started marching just with candles in their hands along the ring road. Those marches got the attention of international media and have been one of the main events which led to the fall of the Berlin Wall just a few weeks later
.To Wittenberg in the evening
Dinner and overnight at 3- 4 star Hotel in Wittenberg
Day 4 | Mon. 10 August 2020 | Wittenberg
Breakfast at hotel
De-luxe motor coach
A full day in Wittenberg
Historic Church - Worship Service
Private use of one of the historic churches for a worship service or devotional time (led by Pastor Chris Rosebrough)
Morning or evening prayer in one of Wittenberg's historic churches
Walking tour of Wittenberg
Walking tour of the historic center of Wittenberg. Wittenberg, called the "cradle of the Reformation", was the starting point of what turned out to become a Reformation. Professors Philipp Melanchthon and Martin Luther, Pastor Johannes Bugenhagen, painter Lucas Cranach and many others worked together to move the church of their time. Sights include Castle Church with the door where Martin Luther nailed his 95 Theses in 1517, the Town Church, University, houses of Lucas Cranach and Philipp Melanchthon, as well as the Luther House where Martin Luther lived with his wife Katharina von Bora and their six children.
Wittenberg Coupons
One set of “WittenbergCoupons™” per traveler. With this coupons, everyone gets free admission at the Lutherhaus, Melanchthonhaus, Cranach-Museum, the exhibition of modern Christian Art and other places. Group members can choose what they like, and spend as many time they want. Or just enjoy strolling the streets and get some “Reformation atmosphere” in the town where Martin Luther and his fellows lived, taught, and preached.
Afternoon at leisure
The remainder of the day is at leisure for own excursions, museum visits, shopping, or a good cup of coffee.
Overnight at 3- 4 star Hotel in Wittenberg
Day 5 | Tue. 11 August 2020 | Dresden and Prague
Breakfast at hotel
De-luxe motor coach
Travel to Prague, with en route stop in Dresden
Walking Tour of Dresden
Walking tour of the historic center of Dresden, with local guide. Called the “Florence of the North”, Dresden is a display of the best baroque Architecture north of the Alps. Visitors are amazed by the magnificent architecture of churches and museums. The tour includes Semper opera house, the Zwinger palace courtyard, and Frauenkirche which was opened after reconstructed in 2005. Depending on time, group may join the noon prayer in Frauenkirche. Johann Sebastian Bach was the first to play on the Silberman organ when the church was originally built.
Continue to Prague in the afternoon
Dinner and overnight at 3- 4 star Hotel in Prague
Day 6 | Wed. 12 August 2020 | Prague
Breakfast at hotel
De-luxe motor coach
Walking tour of Prague - 3 hrs
Walking tour with local guide to discover the “Golden City” of Prague. Main sights to see in the Old Town are Wenzelslaus Square, the Estates Theater (where Mozart premiered Don Giovanni), Charles Bridge, the astronomical clock at the market square, and Jan Hus Memorial, commemorating the first Czech Reformer.
Afternoon at leisure
The remainder of the day is at leisure for own excursions, museum visits, shopping, or a good cup of coffee.
Vlatava River Dinner Cruise
Vlatava river cruise with dinner buffet. Enjoyable evening on the water along the lightened skyline of the Golden City.
Overnight at 3- 4 star Hotel in Prague
Day 7 | Thu. 13 August 2020 | Bavaria
Breakfast at hotel
De-luxe motor coach
Travel towards Bavaria with en route stop in Pilsen
Pilsen brewery tour - Pilsner Urquell Brewery
Guided tour of Pilsen brewery.
Since 1842, Pilsner Urquell has inspired more than two-thirds of all of the world’s beers, which still today are labelled as “Pils”, “Pilsner”, or “Pilsener. The tour includes the original locations where the famous Pilsner Urquell beer was born 175 years ago, and whose story continues even today. From the Visitor Centre, a brewery bus takes the group to one of the most modern bottling facilities, which processes 120,000 bottles per hour. Learn about the ingredients from which Pilsner Urquell beer is brewed. Next station is the three brew houses from different centuries, the heart of the brewery. The culmination of the tour is a tasting of unfiltered Pilsner Urquell beer in the historical cellars.Dinner and overnight at 3- 4 star hotel - Bavarian Countryside
Overnight close to Oberammergau
Day 8 | Fri. 14 August 2020 | Oberammergau Passion Play
Breakfast at hotel
De-luxe motor coach
Oberammergau Passion Play -
This is the day where your group enjoys the original Passion Play, held every ten years, and performed by the inhabitants of Oberammergau. Travel to Oberammergau in the morning for hotel check in. A light lunch will be served before the passion play starts in the afternoon. Dinner will be included in a local restaurant during the intermission of the play.
Day 9 | Sat. 15 August 2020 | Heidelberg
De-luxe motor coach
(Breakfast included in the Oberammergau package)
Travel to Heidelberg
Guided tour of town
Heidelberg, the famous town at the picturesque Neckar river, waits to be explored. We take a guided walking tour through the town, see the famous stone bridge, and take the cog rail for a better look from the castle into the valley.
Farewell Dinner - [Meal]
The end of the journey is celebrated with a nice farewell dinner.
Overnight at 3- 4 star Hotel Frankfurt Airport
Hotel between Heidelberg and Frankfurt
Day 10 | Sun. 16 August 2020
Breakfast at hotel
Motor coach service ends with transfer and farewell at Frankfurt Airport
Cost of tour per person, double occupancy, is € 2,500 (Euros)
A Deposit of €250 ($274.10 per person) will reserve your spot on the tour.
Space on the tour is limited to 20 people.
Registration is open until all 20 spots are filled. After that we will will create a small waiting list just in case someone has to back out.
All 20 spots on the Tour are CURRENTLY Filled. We are creating a waiting list just in case someone has to drop from the tour. If you would like to be on the waiting list email us at talkback@fightingforthefaith.com and make the subject “Germany 2020 Waiting List” and we will contact you if a spot comes available.