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Germany/Salzburg Tour Guides

My sister and her husband went with my husband and myself on a great trip to Germany and Salzburg. One of the reasons our trip was so good was the terrific tour guides recommended by Rick Steves' in his book.

When we were in Munich, we had a great time with Bridgit Stempfle. We shared 3 of our vacation days with her going to Dachau, Nueschwanstein Castle and a Munich City Tour. She is very friendly, informative and helpful. Since we were unfamiliar with the trains in Germany, she provided us with very helpful instructions on purchasing tickets and riding the trains. She is very warm and was so much fun to be with!

In Salzburg, we had the opportunity to spend a half day with Anna Stellnberger. She gave us a good history lesson of Salzburg and the Hohensalzburg and other sites. She was very knowledgeable, enthusiastic and seemed to love her job!

Our final guide in Berlin was Bernhard Schlegelmilch. He was outstanding! He was so prepared even providing maps explaining the history of Germany and Berlin. Since he lived East Berlin before the fall of the Wall, he had wonderful personal and poignant stories of that time. We had scheduled 5 hours with him but ended up extending our time with him. We all learned so much from him!

All of the guides had good recommendations for restaurants and things to do. Thank you, Rick Steves!

Posted by
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Hey RS Webmaster........ how about adding "Recommended Tour Guides" to the "Tips and Trip Reports" section of the Forum?

Posted by
8934 posts

There is a forum section called Day Tours. That is where people can post reviews about day tours and guides.

Posted by
882 posts

"Day Tours" and "Recommended Tour Guides" are hardly the same.
Check the posts....of the first fifty listed. exactly six address the topic of Tour Guides.
This category is needed!

Posted by
8934 posts

Sorry, but Tour Guides are the ones conducting the Day Tours. No guide, no tour.
Just because many people don't mention the name of the guide in the Day Tour section, doesn't mean a new forum section is needed for them to do so.
Mentioning a guide or your tour in a Trip Report is also a good idea.

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Thank you for tour guide information. Could you share the contacts for the guides in Munich and Salzburg?
Thank you!