How to plan a customized trip? Suggest itinerary

How many days for your trip?

Why pick Frankfurt as a place to visit. There are far better places in Germany to visit than Frankfurt. The Black Forest and Bavaria are much more interesting. The Rhine River has some good places, my choice would be Heidelberg, but not for many days.

Your number 2 is a good choice, but far different than the others.

I suggest you pick your places, depending on how long your trip. For cities like London, Paris, Rome, etc. you need about five nights for each. Switzerland is great, but very expensive, even compared to Germany and Austria. Still, a few days at Interlaken would be nice.

We did a great drive tour of Wales and England for 28 days and loved it. The British countryside is amazing.

Here is my review of our trip with details:
28 days in Britain and Celebrity Eclipse home
https://www.cruisecritic.com/memberreviews/memberreview.cfm?EntryID=599139

@ geovagriffith
Thanks for your suggestions. I was looking for a 12-15 days trip. is that enough to cover 3 cities?

Since you are a slow walker with crutches, and since your priority is visiting countryside, and since you want a "less hectic and relaxed kind of trip," why are you trying to see three countries, or three far-flung cities, on one trip?

With only 12 to 15 days, part of what is frustrating you is that you are trying to cover too much ground on a single trip. I only get 10 days, and have learned to limit my trips to have better trips each time.

Pick one country or at most two countries. You will arrive and depart from airports near big cities, but that may be all the "city time" you want or need. For instance, you can arrive at London and depart from Manchester or Edinburgh. In between, see England and Scotland - and that's it. Voila - you now have a more relaxed trip.

Similarly, if you're interested in Prague, Vienna, and Budapest, pick two, and see smaller places between them (I saw them on three separate trips). Starting in Paris and ending in Zurich gives you all of smaller town and rural France and Switzerland to see in between; there's plenty to see on that trip without adding Germany. If that's still too much (and there's nothing wrong with feeling it is), then just fly into Zurich and out of Geneva, and only see Switzerland on this trip; you won't run out of "countryside" to see in Switzerland with 12-15 days!

Some of these trips will be best by car, and others best by train and bus. Do you have a preference, or can you do either? If you want to see the UK, do you mind driving on the left?

While I love Prague and Vienna (have not been to Budapest), I would not consider that a good choice for someone who is looking for a relaxed countryside vacation. Prague is extremely crowded, even in the off months, and it is frustrating even for someone using two legs, much less crutches and a wheelchair. Even Paris, Interlaken and Frankfurt (and I agree with the geovagriffith's comment about Frankfurt) would not really be a relaxing visit in the countryside, except for Interlaken, unless you make a deliberate effort to go outside the cities. And anything in Switzerland is going to be very expensive (not that that shouldn't stop you, but it's a factor to be considered). If you really want to see Paris, then limit your trip to France only - you can see Paris for a few days and take the train to Avignon and head into the country to see Provence, or the surrounding areas.

As a whole, England, Scotland and Wales sound more like what you are looking for - I did a driving tour once of England and Wales and it was most of the most peaceful trips I have had. Very relaxing and so much to see. I agree that three countries is a lot, and you might want to consider cutting that back to two - either England and Wales, or England and Scotland. My preference would be England and Scotland, but Wales is certainly very beautiful and peaceful, so you might enjoy that more.

How to plan a customized trip? Suggest itinerary

How can your request for a customized itinerary be done? My husband and I plan our trips based on OUR interests. This isn't rocket science; no one here knows neither what your interests are nor your what your budget is so how can anyone else plan YOUR itinerary?

Start reading travel books. Go online to do further research on places/locales that pique your interest for further information. This is not only EASY but is also such fun to do.

Based on your three lists I would choose England-Scotland-Wales by rental car.

I like the Prague-Vienna-Budapest idea, especially because they tie nicely together as cities in the former Austro-Hungarian empire. However, I would be concerned about Prague in terms of crowds and mobility. For #1, you might consider, Luzern, Munich and Paris or Strasbourg or ??

For 12 days, and since you have mobility challenges, I would do 2 cities - Vienna and Budapest. Even Vienna has some slope challenges - the oft-suggested Melk-Krems trip involves climbing up 100 yds to the Abbey, down 100 yds to the boat. There may be ways to hire someone to assist you in getting up and down, but I don't know about that.

Thank you all for your valuable suggestions.

@Harold @Mardee

The reason behind my plan to cover at least 3 cities this time is to save time for the paper work needed for visa and other documents & To avoid getting visa again to a neighboring country of the one which i am going to visit this time . Even though, the comfort during the trip is my top priority. So I may reduce my plan to 2 cities as per your advice.
In the case of travel modes, I'll prefer both trains and buses. But what about renting a car? is that too expensive in UK?

Thank you @Paul @julesmenssen @James E @Continental

@Continental
I love doing research regarding the destinations and related things. Since I am facing mobility issues, some particular information regarding places, accessibility etc will be useful for me. The chances of getting such information from general platforms is less. Look at the previous replies. I am getting such information here.

@Continental I love doing research regarding the destinations and
related things. Since I am facing mobility issues, some particular
information regarding places, accessibility etc will be useful for me.
The chances of getting such information from general platforms is
less.

Understandable. That's why these forums are so helpful. Once you find places/locales that interest you, this is a great place to ask about accessibility for example.

How about renting a car for England-Scotland trip? is that expensive?

If youre comfortable driving on left. renting acar would be helpful with your mobility issues. Automatic transmission is more expensive and must be reserved in advance but makes driving on the left side of road easier. Of course, car is a problem in big cities.

how to get connected with local travel agents in UK&Europe? is there platform to contact them?
kindly share tips regarding hotel bookings, bus &train tickets...

"how to get connected with local travel agents in UK&Europe? is there platform to contact them?
kindly share tips regarding hotel bookings, bus &train tickets..."

I think most of the participants in this forum use guidebooks and websites such as tripadvisor.com to choose and book hotels. I usually go to the hotel's website directly to book a room, but places like booking.com have been recommended by others.

It's the same for trains. Start with https://community.ricksteves.com/travel-forum/transportation and https://www.seat61.com/ for general information, then post specific questions.

Couple things...

Not sure where you're from, but for those of us from USA/Canada, visas are pretty much a non-issue for most of Europe. So this may (or may not) be something you need to care about.

Driving on the left in the UK may be an issue for some folks but most get used to it fairly quickly.

Unless I missed it, you do not mention what time of year you are planning to go, and that can make a big difference, for weather, how busy things are, and what to expect.

Most of us plan our own trips, and (I think) most of those who do find that enjoyable (personally, I think the more time you invest in planning, the better your trip will be).