World's 1st Alcohol-Free Wine Tour

DAY 1

Arrival at Frankfurt Airport

Meet and Greet with your local guide at the airport and walk to bus parking

Transfer by bus to Rheingau Region  Bingen (approx 1 hour) and check into hotel.  Papa-Rhein Hotel & Spa in Bingen is a wonderful resort, a chic spa, a unique concept - and directly on the Rhine and Culture Waterside in Bingen.  The ferry to Rudesheim is right next to the hotel.

Welcome 3 3-course dinner included (without drinks) in local restaurant within walking distance

DAY 2

Start your full-day tour to Rudesheim, on the other side of the Rhine.  Meet your Rudesheim and Rheingau expert in the lobby.  Cross to Rudesheim.  FACT - Germany's upper middle Rhine Valley and Rudesheim have been part of the UNESCO'S World Heritage List since 2022.

Highlights:  Drosselgasse, Niederrhein Monument (include cable car return ticket), Rhein Wein Welt

lunch at leisure - we recommend checking out the unique concept at  - https://www.rheinweinwelt.de/en 

In the afternoon we visit Carl Jung Winery (approx 1.5 hrs)  Reception to the winery is found at Boosenburg Castle.  We will have a guided tour of the winery with a visit to the vacuum de-alcoholization plant!  Explanations and tastings of non-alcoholic sparkling wine, white and red wines will take place.

Cross back to Bingen

Dinner is on your own 

DAY 3

Meet your full-day local guide in the lobby

Board a cruise ship in Bingen that will take you along the most picturesque route past numerous castles and towns to St. Goarshausen.  Your bus will then take you along the Rhine to Eberbach Abbey for a guided visit.

Eberbach Abbey, or in German:  Kloster Eberbach, is a former Cistercian monastery located near Eltville at the Rhine River.  It is considered to be one of the most significant architectural heritage sited in Hesse due to its impressive Romanesque and early Gothic buildings.

lunch at leisure

If time allows in the afternoon we will have a stop in Eltville

Eltvile am Rhein, is a special "pearl" of the Rheingau area and known as "the city of wine, sparkling wine and roses".  It is picturesquely situated amid forests, vineyards, and the Rhine River.  This very historical place is affected by its gently restored half-timbered houses and more than 100 different types of roses, which are grown and cultivated here.

late afternoon we visit LEITZ IN GEISENHEIM Winery.  Here we will have a cellar tour and tasting of their non-alcoholic products.

Transfer to Rudesheim

Dinner will be in RUDESHEIMER SCHLOSS in world famous Drosselgasse.  Following dinner, your guide will accompany you to the ferry and bid you farewell.

DAY 4

After breakfast, we travel by bus to Heidelberg.   It's a wine tasting day!

En route at approx 10:30 am we will stop in Duttweiler/Pfalz for a visit and tasting at BERGDOLT-REIFF & NETT WINERY.

Lunch at leisure

At approx 3:30 pm we will stop in Herxheim Landau for a visit and tasting at MATTHIAS ANTON. 

We will arrive into Heidelberg at roughly 6:30 pm.

Dinner at your leisure

DAY 5

After breakfast, we have a half-day walking tour in Heidelberg's historic city center with a local guide including the funicular train, castle exterior, courtyard, great barrel, and pharmacy museum.

The name Heidelberg stands for the world-famous castle and picturesque old town in breathtakingly beautiful surroundings.  The city of Heidelberg is known for Germany's oldest university,  modern research facilities, historic streets and a lively university atmosphere.

lunch at leisure - we recommend one of Heidelberg's cozy university restaurants

Afternoon at leisure

Dinner at Restaurant Herrenmuhle

Restaurant Herrenmuhle stands for gourmet cuisine with its roots in classic French cuisine.  This quaint established location uses the best local products with a modern interpretation.   The focus is always on a surprisingly complex and finely balanced dish.

DAY 6

After breakfast we transfer by bus to Munich.  The distance is long so we will only stop at a highway rest stop.

@ 4:00 pm we visit ERDINGER BRAUEREI which is a brewery that features no-alcohol beers.  Here we will have a tour that includes 2 Bavarian white sausages with sweet mustard, 2 pretzels, and 3 different no-alcohol beers

Check into the hotel and dinner is at leisure.

DAY 7

After breakfast meet your local guide in the lobby and go for a Munich highlights walking tour (3hrs)

Lunch is at leisure -  we recommend grabbing snacks from a famous Viktualienmarket close to the hotel.

 In the afternoon we have a bus transfer to a Munich Pretzel Baking Workshop! The baking experience is led by the master baker Ludwig Neulinger himself, as he guides you through the art of pretzel making!  The spacious bakery provides the perfect setting to learn the fundamentals of pretzel making - from mastering the basic recipe to twisting your own pretzels.  Along with hands-on practice, you will get insights and tips from your expert, ensuring your pretzels turn out perfectly.   The workshop ends with the tasting of the freshly baked pretzels served with butter.  

Transfer back to the hotel

Farewell dinner in a local restaurant next to the hotel.  AYINGER AM PLATZL Reindl-Essen (aka family style) with one no-alcohol beer.