Europe Private Tour (WIN001) Germany-France (Classic of Rhine-Black Forest-Alsace)

We will meet you at the airport arrival exit gate. In the morning we will explore Frankfurt, a city that has grown into an international hub thanks to its location at the crossing of major roads, railways and flight routes. It is the center of the financial world, with skyscrapers housing foreign banks and financial institutions such as the Bundesbank and the German Stock Exchange, along with many other leading financial institutions.

Römerberg Square (ROMERBERG) lies in the heart of the old town and is home to the Town Hall (THE ROMER), a Gothic building constructed in 1405. Opposite the Town Hall,

you will see St. Paul's Church and the city's cathedral. You will also see the beautiful half-timbered houses known as "Ostzeile" (OSTZEILE), which were rebuilt with every detail of the original buildings faithfully preserved after they were completely destroyed in World War II.

Take photos of the beautiful Fountain of Justice (GERECHTIGKEITSBRUNNEN), which stands proudly in the middle of the square.

When the time is right, you will have free time to shop for a wide variety of goods along the Zeil (ZEIL) shopping street, the longest shopping street in Germany, full of shops of all kinds.

Next, we travel to the Rhine Valley, between Koblenz and Bingen, a stretch of 65 km that is a World Heritage site (Rhine Gorge World Heritage).

Take a Rhine cruise from Sankt Goar at 15.15 to Boppard (the largest wine-producing center in the Middle Rhine valley), past castles and vineyards. Here the river is narrow and winds through a beautiful valley, with castles on both banks, green mountains, the Rhine and hillsides planted with grapevines. The cruise lasts 45 minutes.

After leaving the boat, we continue by coach to Rudesheim am Rhein, an old wine town. It is a small town with a population of just over ten thousand, on the eastern bank of the Rhine, famous for producing fine wines. It has old churches and houses and a charming Rhine riverside landscape. We will take a stroll along the town's most famous street, Drosselgasse, which is only 144 meters long yet attracts visitors from all over the world.

If you wish, you can visit the Rheingau Wine Museum, renowned among wine lovers because it collects the history of winemaking in Rüdesheim. Then we will show you a beautifully patterned wooden building, one of the town's oldest, built in the 16th century and known as Klunkhardshof. Take photos with the Eagle Tower (EAGLE TOWER), a tower about 20 meters tall where Goethe, the great German poet, once stayed during his visit to this town.

hotel Overnight Rüdesheim am Rhein area (Rudesheim am Rhein or the Rhine Valley area)

At 9.00 we leave for the old town of Heidelberg (115 km). If you wish, we can stop on the way at Darmstadt, Germany's center of chemistry, electronics and science. It is also home to Merck, the oldest pharmaceutical company in the world.

In Darmstadt, we will stop at the central square, 'Schlossplatz', in front of the Ducal Palace.

See the famous Waldspirale apartment building, designed by the renowned architect Hundertwasser and built in 200, the same year the architect passed away. Its unique design looks like a giant amusement park, with trees planted unusually on the outer walls of the building. If you wish, we can also take you to Luisenplatz, the city's shopping area.

Then we travel to Heidelberg, an old city more than 600 years old and home to Heidelberg University, the oldest university in the country (if you wish to stop and visit). It is also the city where His Majesty King Rama VIII was born, at the Frauenklinik hospital, on 20 September 2468 B.E.

This is the city that best expresses the identity of romantic Germany. It lies at the edge of the Odenwald forest (ODENWALD MOUNTAIN CHAIN), where the Neckar River (NECKAR RIVER) meets the Rhine River (RHINE RIVER). The town stands proudly on a hill beside the river. Heidelberg has a distinctive medieval Gothic character and was invaded and destroyed by the French army in 1689 and again in 1693.

We will take you to see the bridge over the Neckar River and cross into the beautiful old town, then take a tram up to the city's castle, which has the largest wine barrel in the world. Looking down from the castle, you will see the city in shades of brown, a view Germans praise as the most beautiful city view in Germany.

Heidelberg Castle (HEIDELBERG CASTLE) was once a fortress and was later converted into a castle in 1544. Although it was partly burned and destroyed during wartime, it still stands beautifully above the Neckar River to this day. You will have free time to be amazed by the beauty of the castle, take photos, and enjoy the views of the river and the city of Heidelberg.

Free time for shopping and dinner, then check in.

hotel Overnight Heidelberg

In the morning, we will travel to Karlsruhe, a lovely city in the Black Forest region.

We will take you to see the most beautiful part of the city center, the Schlossplatz square, home to Karlsruhe Palace, built in 1715. Inside is also

the Landesmuseum, which displays art and antiques, both old and modern.

See the city's shopping district, Marktplatz, whose distinctive feature at the center is a pyramid-shaped stone monument about 6 meters tall.

If you wish, we can take you to the Bavarian State Art Gallery (Staatliche Kunsthalle Karlsruhe), whose highlight is the section called the Orangery. It permanently displays paintings by German artists from 1890 to the present, as well as works by famous French artists such as Monet, Cezanne and Degas. There is also the city park (Stadtgarten) with a Japanese Garden, the Vierordt Baths/Tulla Baths spa, and a zoo, a favorite place for locals to take a stroll.

Then we will travel to Stuttgart. On the way, if you wish, we can stop at Pforzheim, a city that makes jewelry and wristwatches, nicknamed Goldstadt ("Golden City”), with watch brands such as Aristo, Laco and Stowa, Eszeha, Chopard, Maurice Lacroix, Sector and Cimier.

There is also a school for watchmaking, the Vocational School for Watchmakers.

Pforzheim (Berufsfachschule fur Uhrmacher) as well.

Besides its fame for gold, watches and jewelry, the city is also a hub for trips to the riverside areas of the Enz, Nagold and W?rm in the Black Forest region.

The city's attractions include the Schlosskirche, part of the old palace, and the charming town center of Marktplatz, home to shops and cafés. There is also the old town church, St. Martin's Church, built in the Romanesque style in the 12th century, and the Stadtgarten (Municipal Park), whose area is named

Reuchlinhaus after the German humanist Johannes Reuchlin.

In this area, another interesting highlight is the Pforzheim Jewelry Museum (Schmuckmuseum), which displays more than 2,000 pieces of the city's jewelry and watches, some of them as much as 5,000 years old. There is also the Museum of Technology, which shows the techniques used to make watches and jewelry.

When it is time, we will leave the city for Stuttgart, only 50

km away. Stuttgart is a major German city that was heavily destroyed in the World Wars.

The attractions in the heart of Stuttgart are Schillerplatz and the old town, the Old Palace, and the monument to Friedrich Schiller, Germany's most famous poet and philosopher, as well as the Town Hall, which is 61 meters tall.

On the other side of the old town is the Prinzenbau area, home to rulers over many generations.

The New Palace (Neues Schloss) and the Old Palace (Altes Schloss) were built in the Baroque style and completed in 1807. They were once the residence of a king and are now owned by the government.

If time allows, we will take you to the Mercedes-Benz and Porsche museums, because this city is the most important manufacturing center. People from Stuttgart love motor vehicles in their DNA and are great at building cars. Mercedes began in 1887 when Gottlieb Daimler and Wilhelm Maybach first opened their workshop here. The museum displays the history with more than 160 vehicles.

Nearby is the Unterturkheim diesel engine factory, which is open for visits, as is the Porsche Museum, which displays more than 300 vehicles.

The shopping area in Stuttgart is at Schlossplatz, which has a shopping arcade, a lovely garden with the Jubilee Column, and fountains. For boutique shops, go to Kleiner Schlossplatz and Konigstrasse, including the Hauptbahnhof area.

For art, the Kunstmuseum Stuttgart is known for contemporary and modern paintings. It is located in the city center and only opened in 2005. It is designed as a large glass building, and its halls of more than 5,000 square meters hold collections by German artists such as Otto Dix, Dieter Roth and Willi Baumeister.

In addition, art lovers may choose to visit the Kunstgebude museum, which opened in 1913 and is regarded as the finest Municipal Art Gallery.

If you would like us to take you shopping at the brand-name outlet outside the city, Outletcity Metzingen has many brands that Thai people love. It is one of the best outlets in Europe, with a huge selection and genuinely big discounts.

We travel to Baden-Baden, 110 km away. On the way, if you wish, we can take you 70 km (1 hour) to see Hohenzollern Castle, a beautiful ancient castle on top of Hohenzollern mountain. It is one of Germany's most beautiful castles (Top 6), with more than 300,000 visitors each year.

Construction began in the 11th century, and it was completed in the 19th century in the English Neo-Gothic style, in the era of King Fredrick William IV of Prussia. It was the family castle of the Hohnzollern dynasty and later passed to several emperors and kings.

On the way, we pass the Porsche engineering plant, where you can stop to take photos in front of the factory.

Then we travel 110 km to Baden Baden (65 kilometers) to visit one of the world's most famous mineral spa towns, with a history of more than 2,000 years. It is an ancient town that was not destroyed in either of the World Wars. In the past, many important figures came here to bathe in the mineral waters, which were believed to cure various illnesses.

Today it has become an expensive resort town where wealthy people often come to relax, and it is called the summer capital of Europe. The mineral water here rises from 12 springs around the town, making the water rich in minerals, and the prices are very high as well.

This town lies at the edge of the Black Forest. It has hot springs rich in minerals, ideal for beauty soaks, and is known as the best spa town in Europe, nicknamed the “Summer Capital of Europe.” It also has the best climate in Germany and many fine hot springs, and it has been one of Europe's most famous spa towns since Roman times. In the town center there is a pleasant garden with seating and a lovely, relaxing atmosphere. There are several spas, and the most luxurious is Friedrichsbad, in the Roman style, established more than 170 years ago. There are also many other spas in the town.

The town is also a sports center in the cold season, for skiing and hiking, and a tourism hub on the Schwarzwald-Hochstrasse route of the Black Forest.

Stroll through a town more beautiful than the German standard, with classic old-world charm and a luxurious feel unlike typical German towns.

We will walk around the Spa Park and the Caf? Bar Trinkhalle mineral water hall and around the town, and see the town's spa Friedrichsbad Roman-Irish Bath (please bring a swimsuit if you want to bathe, as bathing there is fully nude) and the front of Caracalla spa (with 12 mineral pools drawing water from 2,000 meters underground).

If you wish, we can take you to see the town's ancient stone castle, Burg Hohenbaden. Then we will have dinner and stay overnight in Baden-Baden.

We travel to the French side, to Strasbourg, 60 km away, the capital of the Alsace region, located in the Rhine basin on the border with Germany.

Alsace is another French region that many people say has preserved its local culture and traditions very well. It is a land that still keeps its old way of life, including buildings and houses in the local architecture, whose beauty remains unchanged.

Strasbourg was chosen as the capital of the European Union. If you wish, we can take you for photos outside the Palais de l'Europe building, built in 1972 - 1977, where members of the European Parliament meet.

The city is known as the “heart of Europe.” Stroll through the old town area called La Petite France, see the inside of the magnificent Notre-Dame Cathedral, and the surrounding old town.

Shop at Galeries Lafayette, a famous department store and the largest in France, an old store that has been part of France since 1893, with branches in major cities across the country. It offers a wide variety of brand-name goods, from clothes, bags and high-end shoes to cosmetics, jewelry, home decor, perfume and even France's famous wines.

Then we travel to Thann, a town at the far end of the Alsace region, 125 km away, to stay overnight there.

On this day we stop at several charming little villages in Alsace, one of France's most famous wine regions. The total distance is only 100 km.

Eguisheim (EGUISHEIM) is a village known as "one of the most beautiful villages in France" and is also one of the wine-tasting routes in the east of the country. Admire the colorful flowers blooming on the balconies of the houses.

Colmar (COLMAR) is one of the most romantic cities in France, a place where couples often make promises of love to each other. It is ranked among the most romantic cities and is known as "Little Venice" because canals flow through it.

It is one of the top places to visit in France. The houses are the type called Colombage (French) or Fachwerkhaus (German), half-timbered houses. The whole frame of the house, including the roof, is built from timber first, then plaster is applied between the timbers and painted in beautiful colors of the owner's choice.

Riquewihr (Riquewihr) lies on the most famous wine route in Alsace and is one of the most beautiful villages in France. Stroll along the main street, Rue Charles de Gaulle.

If you have time, you can add other towns as you like, because there are so many lovely little towns. After dinner, we stay overnight in Freiburg (Freiburg).

Travel to Freiburg and take a walk around this city, which is famous for its beauty. It is considered the sunniest and warmest old town in Germany, and it is also a center of wine production. It is located on the Dreisam River in the Black Forest region, and Freiburg is known as the most beautiful city in the Black Forest.

Visit Freiburg Muenster, the city's great cathedral, which took 313 years to build and stands 116 meters tall. Incredibly, this church survived the Allied bombing during World War 2, even though 90% of the city was destroyed.

The most beautiful street in the city is called Konviktstrasse, an area full of shops, with climbing vines growing along the houses that make the street even more charming. The highlight of the city is the Bächle, small water channels running along the side of almost every street in town. They were built in the Middle Ages to carry away waste, to put out fires and stop fires from spreading when a blaze broke out, and to give animals water to drink. Today they have become a symbol of the city and a place where children sit and play in the summer.

Then we will take you to dinner. If you wish, we will take you shopping at the Wertheim Village outlet, and stay overnight in Frankfurt.

In the morning, check out of the hotel. If you are traveling with Thai Airways, the flight departs in the morning. If you are traveling with another airline, we will take you to see Frankfurt as time allows, and then take you to the airport at the scheduled time.