Hello!
Just wondering about how this is looking so far. I will be traveling in May of 2027 with my son (he will be 22). I traveled in 2024 to Bavaria and Austria with my daughter, so I have some experience. But my son picked different locations (and I will be driving for part of it this time because of that). There is less time in some locations because there is only a few specific sites he wants to see in those places.
Thanks for reading!!! This is my trip overview so far. I kept it pretty simple, since everyone here knows what I mean when I say "city walk". I love the Rick Steves city walks from his books!!
Weltenburg 1 nights
Fussen 1 night
Ettal 2 nights
Munich 3 nights
Salzburg 2 nights
Cesky Krumlov 1 night
Prague 4 nights
Day 1: Arrive in Munich (early morning arrival). Rent Car. drive to Weltenburg. Check in when can. Lunch in beer garden (or on the way). See Visitor Center and Church. Dinner. Relax and recover.
Day 2: Fussen, via Dachau. Drive to Dachau, tour, drive to Fussen. Follow the Town Walk from the book, and stop at the places to tour along the way. Dinner at hotel?
Day 3: Breakfast, and leave for the Castles. Tour in the morning (like last time at 9:05 and 11:05). Drive to Ettal Monastery, checking out Wieskirche along the way. Maybe make it for 3pm brewery tour. Check out the monastery.
Day 4: Zugspitae Day. Drive down early, see what we can see.
Day 5: Mass at Ettal monastery (7:30), side trip to see Linderhof Castle?, drive to Munich. Turn in car at the train station. Check in, dinner, relax.
Day 6: Munich city walk, stopping to tour sites along the way. Dinner at a beer hall?
Day 7: Munich day, still tbd. One thing mentioned… a schnapps tasting if could find it. But don’t want an all day trip. Just a good shop that does it would be nice. Other things for a 20-yr-old boy?
Day 8: Train to Salzburg. Get city card, Check in. Do the City Walk, stopping along the way. Dinner at the Augustiner Brau?
Day 9: Castle and Convent. Add other things may have missed day before on the walk.
Day 10: Using CK shuttle bus transfers, get an early shuttle to CK. Do the city walk after checking in.
Day 11: Using same company, stop at Konopiste (for 3-4 hours) on the way to Prague. Check in, then go to Mass at St. Thomas at 6. Dinner, bed.
Day 12: Would try to book the Terezin tour for the morning. Afterward, start the City Walk. See how far get, maybe do some of the New City Walk. Fairly relaxed about it. Maybe check out the castle grounds at night. Back to hotel Archibald on Charles Bridge.
Day 13: Prague Castle/Cathedral starting early. Walk to Strahov monastery tour (library). Tour lesser town (St. Nicholas, old water wheel, Our Lady Victorious/Infant of Prague, Petrin hill/tower). Maybe see from the hill at night.
Day 14: Prague day tbd. Still looking at options, but can use to see things missed. At night, he chose a dinner cruise as a goodbye.
Day 15: fly home.