A Journey through Germany

This tour gives a lovely overview of a number of attractive towns in southern Germany and the Black Forest. It is well paced and the accommodation is generally very comfortable. We had a very charming tour guide who added to the experience

ntnThe pace of the bus tour could be a little slower with 2 nights i each place achieved by cutting a bit of the content e.g. the black forest and the waterfall. ..you see one waterfall and you've seen them all.

This tour could be so much better if some towns were replaced. I would have preferred to go to Nuremberg instead of Regensburg which I found quite boring. The hotels are good but the one in Munich is in a less than desirable location. As a solo woman traveller, I didn’t feel safe. The last three days of the tour were without a doubt the best. If the whole tour was like that it would be great. The provided meals were good but not outstanding. Our bus driver Dodo, was very good and researched our next days journey so that everything ran smoothly. The tour leader, Mel was good but needed to provide more information about our destination.

A Fantastic tour through the prettiest parts of Germany. Lots to see and do with a fun and knowledgeable guide. Good hotels, excellent bus and again a wonderful guide.

A week of beautiful nature, of pretty villages and of culture and history. Our guide was well organised and well versed in the past and present existence of Bavaria and Bad Wittenberg. Our driver drove safely and always appeared on time. I didn't give it 5 stars as I feel it is necessary to decrease the number of kms undertaken... although I used the time in the bus to relax and ruminate on what we had seen

Blue-Roads did it again for us as smaller tour group works out to see unique places with a smaller tour group. Marree our guide was excellent and the driver Dodo was incredible driver.

Small groups was the way to go, Our tour guide was amazing, She kept us on track and organized things for us and many suggestions when we were on our own for an afternoon. Loved seeing the small towns, tasiting the beer, going to the market and tasting food and having enterances to the site already for us, Anticipated bathroom breaks in the am (after coffee) when the drive was long. Bavaria was beautiful. So glad we went. 8 days was perfect also. The first night was scary as there was no hotel room for us. The tour guide, Maare, gave us her room ( along with another room they found both singles) but she had to go stay elsewhere. Not a great way to start the trip.

This was a wonderful tour of Bavarian towns. We had delicious meals planned for us, lots of sightseeing spots, and extra time to explore on our own. I would definitely recommend this tour.

Excellent small group tour

My husband and I really enjoyed our recent Journey Through Germany tour. It is certainly a beautiful part of the world. Just when we thought we had had enough of castles, cathedrals and gorgeous towns we visited the Black Forest. We would have liked a little more time in the area. Apart from the first hotel all the accommodation was very good. I wouldn’t recommend staying before or after the tour in this hotel. The included town tours were very good - long enough to be informative but still giving us time to persue our own interests. Our tour leader, Gigi was very organised and very considerate of our individual needs and comfort.

Astrid was a wonderful tour guide the best you would ever get The places we saw were wonderful but too many towns in one day Very tiring for older people

This tour was very enjoyable with a very knowledgable & attentive tour leader as well as an excellent bus driver. The hotels were comfortable & clean with very good breakfasts. The places visited & activities included were most interesting & worth visiting. I would like to have spent more time in Baden Baden & Fussen & less in Freiburg.

great tour. Astrid was great at organising each day and modifying the program when issues arose. Our driver Dodo was excellent at ensuring that he parked as close as possible to the hotels / venues. the small tour was great at getting into the smaller cities.

Overall, the tour met our expectations. However, as I had done 3 previous tours with BR, this one fell short in a number of ways. Comments in no particular order were * Blue-Roads seem to be cutting costs by eliminating luggage tags for example. a silly saving. It leaves the guests with no "connection" to the company after the tour. I still use mine from past tours. * There were 18 guests on the tour. While introductions were made on the first evening, names are soon forgotten. Name tags for each guest to wear for at least some of the tour would help to recognise fellow guests. * The tour leader began the tour without the use of the microphone. This only changed when she was prompted to use it. Otherwise, her announcements were hard to follow. * When leaving Munich, some commentary about major buildings of importance that we were passing would have been interesting. This did not happen. The same would have been helpful about Germany in general. This could have been added to during the days especially regarding the areas were visiting on that day. Economy, industry, agriculture and history for example. * We thought it a failure to not provide some detailed maps of where we were traveling. There was the original brochure with a brief outline but who brings that along? A simple one-page laminated map for daily reference would be welcome. * The first night's dinner was clearly provided at a price and had no connection to German cuisine. French onion soup is not German nor is a dessert of Tiramisu. There is a huge choice of representative food that would make a wonderful introduction. The joint meal on the last night was salty beyond description. There were many complaints. * Bamberg all day with a short, guided tour was far too long. * We were not advised that Bamberg hotel did not include room cleaning. When I asked reception at the end of the day the reply was "is your room so dirty that it needs cleaning?" This of course overlooked the need to provide clean towels and prepare the beds. It was a cheeky reply. This is not an economy tour. Room service was then provided. * Initially travel was via major highways and only changed when the group asked. That is directly opposite of what is promised. * It's unreasonable to provide hotels that are distant from the main town. Freiburg was a 30 minutes' walk and very unpleasant in the rain. As we were there for a whole day this walk had to be done several times. There were little available eating places on the days were there. * Before the tour I wrote to the hotels to ask for a king bed or two beds together. I need this so I can comfortably use my CPAP machine. One hotel charged Euros 20 extra for that service because they said I was provided with a large room due to my request. That's nonsense as the room was a standard room with two beds. * Individual guides were good. We felt that our tour guide on the bus was more of tour leader, having not done this tour before and often reading details from her iPhone. While she was very helpful and enthusiastic, it fell short of our expectations. * I believe that the bus was equipped with a video projector. How much better would the tour have been if short videos were provided to the way to each town and its attractions were shown to the guests as introductions of what was coming. * Some of the hotels had steps over which we were left to carry luggage. There was no help as the driver left to park the bus as soon as he had unloaded the trailer. Stairs in the tour hotels should be avoided. * A particular disappointment was at the Neuschwanstein Castle. When out tickets were handed out it was clearly noted that the tour we would be attending was to be in German. Our tour leader, who presumably did not buy the tickets and was not at fault, told us it would be an audio guided tour and the device would be adjusted to English. When the units were distributed at the Castle, we were told that they were NOT an audio guide but a transmitter from the guide who would only present to tour in German with no English inclusion. This spoilt the tour for which we had clearly paid and should have been the highlight of our last day. Very poor organisation! Please accept these comments as suggestions to improve future tours. This was my 4th tour and I doubt very much that I'll do more in future.