City tour Dresden

Detailed information for journey "City tour Dresden"

Basic package for your group tour "city tour to Dresden":
4 days/3 nights

Day 1: Individual arrival
On the day of arrival, your group will go on a guided tour to get to know the city centre of Dresden. The guide will provide your group with impressive details, interesting stories and a lot of worth knowing information about the so called „Florence on the River Elbe“. There are many ways to explore Dresden: What about a sportive tour by bike, a wandering tour on Erich Kästner’s tracks or a discovery tour through various eras of architecture?

Day 2: Guided tour of Dresden
On the second day of your city tour to Dresden your group will get an impression of Dresden's museums and collections: Enjoy a stroll through the museums of the Dresden State Art Collections and discover the cherry stone, Raffael's Sistine Madonna, finest porcelain, the astronomical clock or the many precious ceremonial weapons. Alternatively your group visits the city museum of Dresden to learn more about the 800-year history of Dresden. At Panometer Dresden history becomes more vividly. From Januar to June you can immerse into “Dresden 1945”. From July to December there will be “Baroque Dresden”. Light and sound thereby demonstrate day times, reflecting the era and the setting in the scene.

Day 3: Dresden and its surroundings
The third day could be a day off for your group. We recommend you a trip to the surroundings of Dresden. We would be pleased to organise a trip...

• to the city of porcelain Meißen
• with the “Lößnitzdackel” steam train to Moritzburg. There you could walk throughout the beautiful park and visit the “Fasanenschlösschen” (Little Pheasant Castle).
• to Bautzen and Upper Lusatia
• to the Saxon Switzerland incl. a trip to the beautiful viewing platform "Bastei"
• Alternatively your group could go on a trip to the “unexplored” parts of Saxon Switzerland: Do not miss a visit to Weesenstein Castle and Großsedlitz Baroque Garden.

Day 4: Individual departure
After your three days in Dresden we wish you a pleasant way home. We hope you have had a great time and an unforgettable group tour in Dresden! It would be our pleasure to organise the coach transfer to the train station or airport for you.

This itinerary is only a suggestion for your next group tour to Dresden which can be adjusted according to your desires. Whether you draw inspiration from the proposals made in this itinerary or blend them with your own ideas, the AugustusTours team looks forward to putting together your next city tour.

Services included

Basic package for the group tour "city tour Dresden":
4 days/3 nights

• 3 x overnight stay incl. breakfast
• Themed guided tour of Dresden incl. the Zwinger Palace, Semper Opera House, Bruehl Terrace, Procession of the Princes, New Market Square and Church of Our Lady, e.g. sportive tour on bikes, wandering on Erich Kästner’s tracks in Dresden Neustadt or a discovery tour through various eras of architecture, 2 hours
• Culinary break during the walking tour incl. tasting of “Dresdner Eierschecke” (a local cake speciality)
• Admission to Dresden Royal Palace (one day ticket, valid for Turkish Chamber, New Green Vault, Collection of Printings/Drawings/Photographs, Armoury)
• Guided tour of the Royal Palace Dresden, 1,5 hrs
• City map of Dresden per room
• Travel documents for the tour manager/driver
• 24-hrs AugustusTours telephone service during your city tour to Dresden with AugustusTours

PLUS packages for your city tour to Dresden

FineArtsPLUS
Dresden's importance as a centre for exhibitions dates back to 1897. Apart from the "Staatliche Kunstsammlungen Dresden" (State Art Collections) and the municipal museums and galleries, there are now around 25 private galleries whose exhibitions cover the whole range of contemporary art. Make your city tour even more attractive and integrate a visit of the Old Masters Picture Gallery into the tour programme.

• Admission to Zwinger
• Guided tour of Old Masters Picture Gallery, 1 hr
• Guided tour through the city museum
• Admission and tour through the Asisi Panometer Dresden (January to June "Dresden 1945", July to December "Baroque Dresden")

MeissenPLUS
Just a short drive away from Dresden, Meissen attracts large numbers of visitors each year and might also be an interesting excursion option for your group tour to Dresden. Stroll through the narrow streets of this famed centre for porcelain, slowly wending your way up to Meissen Cathedral and the majestic Albrechtsburg – Germany’s oldest royal palace. After visiting the castle you also have the opportunity to visit Meissen’s world-famous porcelain factory.

• Excursion to Meissen (6 hrs) with local guide
• Guided walking tour
• Visit to the famous Meissen Porcelain Factory

RoyalHeritagePLUS

• Guided walking tour through the park of Pillnitz Palace
• Admission and guided tour the Palace Museum incl. the originally preserved interior of rooms, royal kitchen and a catholic chapel
• Boat trip from Pillnitz to Dresden

CoachPLUS

• Return transfer from/to Dresden Airport by coach

Further suggestions

• Museum of military history: Tour through the museum of military history in Dresden
• VW manufacturing showcase: Visit to the glass-walled VW manufacturing showcase
• Culinary highlight: Wine tour and tasting in Hoflößnitz or at a local winemaker or a tour through the beer museum with subsequent beer tasting in the Feldschlösschen brewery
• Pillnitz: No city tour to Dresden is complete without an excursion to Pillnitz Castle, which was once the summer residence of Saxon rulers from the House of Wettin. A stroll through the park gives visitors the chance to explore a fascinating and important collection of rare and valuable plants.To finish your excursion to Pillnitz in style, why not travel back to Dresden on a historic paddle steamer?
• By steam: Excursion by steam via the famous narrow-gauge railway "Lößnitzdackel" to Moritzburg, visit to Little Pheasant Castle in Moritzburg
• Saxon Switzerland: Excursion to undiscovered parts of Saxon Switzerland including a visit to Weesenstein Castle and Großsedlitz Baroque Garden
• Moritzburg: Moritzburg Castle is a popular attraction, and was built as a hunting lodge by the House of Wettin. It is also well worth taking a stroll to the Hunting Lodge or Little Pheasant Castle, where princes and noblemen once met on festive occasions.
• Prague: An excursion to the “Golden City” Prague represents a great addition to the itinerary for your city tour to Dresden. A stroll through the city’s magical old town will give your guests the opportunity to explore the Old Town Hall and its astronomical clock, Wenceslas Square and Charles Bridge.

This itinerary is only a suggestion for your next group tour to Dresden which can be adjusted according to your desires. Whether you draw inspiration from the proposals made in this itinerary or blend them with your own ideas, the AugustusTours team looks forward to putting together your next city tour.

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