Experience Art and Culture and discover the treasures of Dresden.
The world-famous Zwinger is one of the most magnificent Baroque buildings in Germany. With its pavilions and galleries, the “Crown Gate”, the “Nymphs’ Bath” and not least the gardens in the Zwinger courtyard, it is an oasis for every visitor to Dresden.
As a house with worldwide fame the Semperoper is well-known across the German border. Come and explore one of the most beautiful and world-renowned opera houses in the world. Discover the background of the amazing acoustics in artistically furnished viewing rooms.
   Package includes:

• 2 nights accommodation incl. rich breakfast-buffet in 3 stars Hotel Novalis
  
• 1 Novalis-Cocktail for your welcome
• 1 guided city-tour
• Kunsthof-Passage: The Art Area in Dresden-Neustadt: enjoy 1 glas of Saxony wine
• 1 candle-light-dinner
• Relaxing in the finnish sauna of Hotel Novalis
• 1 ticket Staatliche Kunstsammlungen Dresden
• 1 tickets for a guided tour in the Semperoper

Rate:
147,00 euro per person in double room
225,00 euro per person in single room
Additional night incl. breakfast:
37,00 Euro per person in double room
64,00 Euro per person in single room

If you like to cycle leisurely and take your time for all the things worth seeing along the way, this one is for you. This cultural cycling tour along the Saar and Moselle will take you to a number of cultural highlights, such as the Porta Nigra in Germany’s oldest city Trier, the so-called “little Venice“ in Saarburg, the ceramics manufacturer Villeroy & Boch, the World Heritage Site “Völklinger Hütte“ (former ironworks), the Baroque Saarbrücken and the city of the Sun King, Saarlouis.
Tour description Day 1: Arrival Visit the Baroque historic city centre of Saarbrücken and current exhibition at the “Saarland-Museum“
Day 2: Saarbrücken – Saarlouis (18 miles/29 km) Cycle on the Saar cycling route to Völklingen where you will have sufficient time to visit the ceramics manufacturer Villeroy & Boch, the World Heritage Site “Völklinger Hütte“ (former ironworks), the Baroque city of Saarbrücken and Saarlouis, the city of the Sun King.
Day 3: Saarlouis – Mettlach (21.8 miles/25 km) Today you will be cycling along the Saar and pass the famous Saar Bow until you reach Mettlach. Do not miss visiting the Villeroy & Boch exhibition “Keravision“ in the old Benedictine abbey, showcasing the history of the famous ceramics manufacturer. And last but not least, how about a bit of shopping? There are some outlet stores to be found in Mettlach ...
Day 4: Mettlach – Trier (25.6 miles/41 km) The route leads on to Saarburg, well known for its castle dating back to the 10th century, the historic town centre and its traces of the Middle Ages as well as a waterfall. Upriver, you will cycle along the Saar to Konz where Saar and Moselle meet. Following the course of the Moselle, you will reach your destination Trier, Germany’s oldest city, in the Rhineland-Palatinate.
Day 5: Departure Visit the Roman city of Trier and departure.
Package includes:

• 4 nights incl. breakfast in two- to four-star hotels
• Three-day „Rheinland-Pfalz & Saarland“ card entitling to free entry to all sights described
• travel guide in German
• Detailed maps and route information

Further optional services (not included in the price):

• Touring bike
• „E-Bike“ electro bike
• Half-board
• Luggage transfer

Booking information:
Prices ans travel dates:

price: from 245,00 EUR
Prices per person

• In a double room EUR 245
• In a single room EUR 336

Tour profile:
Flat route on awarded cycling routes along the Saar and Moselle from Saarbrücken to Trier.
Total length: Saarbrücken – Trier 65.6 miles/105 km

Your journey begins in the historic town of Guestrow, known for the artistic works of Ernst Barlach. From here you will make your way to the heart of Mecklenburg-West Pomerania, to Sparow, where you will reside in idyllic nature, surrounded by hundreds of lakes, near the Mueritz Nature Reserve. Your tour concludes with a visit to the Ringhotel in Joachimsthal,
in the midst of the Grumsiner Forest, named a UNESCO World Cultural Heritage Site in 2011 as the home of “Germany’s Ancient Beech Groves”.

Package price p. p.:
incl. 6 nights’ accommodation with extra services
in a double room from € 420,00
in a single room from € 480,00
(subject to local fees and taxes)
One night extension available upon request.

This tour can be booked from Guestrow via Sparow to Joachimsthal or in reverse order.

Your hosts:
Ringhotels in Güstrow, Sparow, Joachimsthal

The Sächsische Schweiz region (“Saxon Switzerland”) offers spectacular scenery that has inspired such famous painters as Caspar David Friedrich and Ludwig Richter. Walk the Painters’ Trail and discover the unique natural environment of the Sächsische Schweiz, with its wildly romantic valleys, bizarre sandstone formations, fantastic views and majestic flat-top mountains at a less-than-royal price of under € 100 per double room and day.

Services:

• 7 x nights in 3- and 4-star hotels
  
• buffet breakfast
  
• very good maps of the Sächsische Schweiz and the Painters’ Trail on the scale of 1:15,000
  
• Informative material about the immediate surroundings
  
• Transportation of luggage from hotel to hotel

Go for a hike on the well signposted trails around “Bostalsee“ lake or on the premium trails in the “St. Wendeler Land“ area. We will make sure that you are all set to go with maps and packed lunches. All you need to do is enjoy our wonderful low mountain range scenery.
Suggestions for hikes “Tiefenbachpfad“ hike in Sankt Wendel (9.3 miles/15 km)
„Rötelsteinpfad“ hike in Oberthal (9 miles/14.5 km)
„Bärenpfad“ in Nohfelden (7.5 miles/12 km)
Package includes

• 3 nights incl. breakfast buffet
• 3 four-course menus
  
• Welcome drink
  
• Hiking maps
• coffee and cake
  

Prices and travel dates: price: from 187,00 EUR
Price per person

• In a double room EUR 187
  
• In a single room EUR 217

The first stages of the Saar-Hunsrück-Steig are full of highlights with picture perfect scenery, enchanted forest paths and adventurous rock passages.
Tour description
Day 1: Arrival in Perl
Day 2: Hike to Eft-Hellendorf (approx. 12.4 miles/20 km)
Day 3: Hike to Mettlach (approx. 12.4 miles/20 km)
Day 4: Hike to Britten (approx. 8.7miles/14 km)
Day 5: Hike to Losheim (approx. 7.5 miles/12 km)
Day 6: Hike to Weiskirchen (appox.11.2 miles/18 km)
Day 7: Hike to Grimburg (approx. 11.9 miles/19 km)
Day 8: Hike to Kell am See (approx. 7.5 miles/12 km)
Day 9: Hike to Riveris (approx. 13 miles/21 km)
Day 10: Hike toTrier (approx. 12.4 miles/20 km)
Day 11: Departure

Package includes

• 10 nights incl. breakfast in inns/B&Bs/hotels
• Room with shower and toilet
• Maps

Further optional services (not included in the price) Luggage transfer

• 2–4 persons EUR 178
• 5–8 persons EUR 314
  

Prices and travel dates: price: from 471,00 EUR
Price per person

• In a double room EUR 471
  
• In a single room EUR 599
  

This tour features enchanting scenery and takes you from the Saar Bow to the border crossings with France and Luxembourg on the Moselle. Comfortably sitting on your E-Bike you won’t have any problems enjoying the altogether 850 metres that need to be climbed. In the evening, first-class regional cuisine is waiting to be sampled by you.
Package includes

• 3 nights incl breakfast in three- to four-star hotels
• 1 four-course menu in restaurant on the Saar Bow
• 1 gourmet menu incl. wine in the wine village of Perl
• 1 menu inspired by French cuisine in Merzig
• Cycling map and tour description
• E-Bike (rental bike) incl. bike bags
  

Prices and travel dates:
price: from 299,00 EUR
Price per person

• In a double room EUR 299
• In a single room EUR 359