Tour #1.2: Four day King Ludwig Round Tour
Four days, three nights
From Lake Starnberg (near Munich) to the Royal castles and back via the Algovia area and the medieval town of Schongau to the Lake Starnberg. Five nights (4x 4*-, 1x 3*-hotels) en route: carraiges depart every Friday at 09.30 am from Coaching in Bavaria’s farm 30 miles south of Munich and return every Monday around 06.00 pm. Buffet breakfast included, lunch and dinner at your own expense. Transfer from and back to Munich (hotel, railstation, airport) on request.
Itinerary:
Day 1 – Day 3: please see Tour #1.1 (Two Day King Ludwig Tour)
Day 4: In the morning there is an opportunity to visit the castle of Neuschwanstein or Hohenschwangau. The mail-coach starts from Hohenschwangau around 11.00 am or later on agreement with the passengers. The route leads through open farm land and along the river Lech. Lunchbreak is in a small country inn near Prem (Gasthof "Lechaue") or, weather permitting, a picnic at the bank of the river. After lunch the carriage drives through moorlands and along dairyland, then through the Dosswald (= forest) near the town of Schongau. In this medieval town we stay the night near the market place in a cosy small hotel "Rößle". Plenty of time to walk around this little market town, where less than 200 years ago the last witch has been burned.
Day 5: The next morning the horses clip-clop on the cobble stones leaving Schongau. For the first few hours, dense forest and fens. After leaving the wooded area, we arrive at Wessobrunn, once the center of the craftsmen und artitsts who created all of the beautiful churches, monasteries, and castles in the area. We stop in front of a former Post relay station for a lunch break. Close to the inn there is a stone with the oldest written document in the German language, dating back to the year 814 A.C. After two hours, we leave Wessobrunn for the very last stage of our journey. We cross the Ammer River valley and climb up a steep road back into the forests around Kerschlach, the home of Coaching in Bavaria. Our arrival there is about 06.00 pm. Return transfer provided for final overnight (optional) in the lovely old-fashioned Hotel "Kaiserin Elisabeth" in Feldafing, where some 100 years ago the Austrian Empress Sissi spent holidays for more than 20 years. Dinner on your own.
Day 6: Tour program ends following buffet breakfast at the hotel. For those arriving by their own vehicle, you can continue on your journey. For all others, an optional transfer can be provided back to Munich to a hotel, the train station or Munich Airport. Prices listed in "General Information".
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Further departures for minimum of 4 passengers.