We will depart from the USA on our transatlantic overnight flights to Berlin.

Arrive in Berlin and transfer to your hotel. Time permitting, take a panoramic tour of the city. Then, head to your hotel in Wittenberg for dinner and your overnight stay.

This morning, enjoy a free morning exploring Wittenberg. After lunch, begin your guided tour of the city with the arrival of the Prague pre-tour group. It was here in 1517 that Reformer Martin Luther nailed his 95 Theses to the door of Castle Church (Schlosskirche). Make your way to St. Mary’s Church, where Luther regularly Luther’s former home, is now a Reformation Museum. Then, visit the home of Philipp Melanchthon, a contemporary of Martin Luther. Enjoy dinner on your own and head to your hotel in Wittenberg.

We’ll drive to Erfurt and have free time for lunch. We’ll visit St. Mary’s Cathedral, St. Severin’s Church and the famous Merchant’s Bridge, then tour the Augustinian Monastery, where Luther became a monk on July 17, 1505. We will be able to see his monastic quarters, including one cell furnished to look as it would have when he lived there. At the end of the tour, we will have a group time in the chapel. Head into Erfurt for dinner (on your own), then head to your hotel for your overnight stay.

This morning, make your way to Wartburg Castle, where Luther took refuge after his friend, Fredrick III of Saxony, staged Luther’s kidnapping. We will tour the Wartburg and see where Luther finished translating the New Testament into German. Luther spent time in the nearby town of Eisenach as a schoolboy and sang in the St. George’s Church choir, where the Bach family also worshiped. Enjoy free time this afternoon, with the option to explore Eisenach at your leisure. There is much to see, including the Bach House, the Luther House, and St. George’s church. The afternoon will be free to explore the town of Eisenach, including the Bach House, the Luther House and St. George’s Church. Regroup and head to Mainz for dinner (on your own) and your overnight stay.

Begin your day with a tour of the Gutenberg Museum and the Cathedral in Mainz. Continue through the city of Strasbourg, Where Reformer John Calvin pastored French Huguenot refugees, got married, and wrote a second edition to his famous book, the Institutes. Take time to explore the city on your own before heading to your hotel for dinner (on your own) and your overnight stay.

Make your way along the border of three different countries: France, Germany and Switzerland! Take a drive through the Black Forest region to Switzerland’s border. Then, make your way to Constance, where you will have the opportunity to see where the pre-Reformer, Jan Hus was martyred; then, stand in the very cathedral where some of the trials were held. Return to your hotel in Constance for dinner and your overnight stay.

Today, you will make your way across the border to Switzerland, stopping in Zurich. Make your way to several Reformation sites connected to Zwingli and the Anabaptists. Take a tour of the Grossmünster, where you will get a chance to see the Helferei (where Zwingli lived) as well as the Zwingli Statue. Take a stroll through the historic Auld Stadt (old city). Then, make your way on a scenic drive through Switzerland to Geneva. Head to your hotel in Geneva for dinner (on your own) and your overnight stay.

Begin the morning at the Reformation Monument—statues of the four Reformation leaders. You will get the chance to see the Auditoire de Calvin, St. Pierre’s Cathedral, the archaeological site beneath the cathedral, and the Reformation Museum. Enjoy your final dinner at the hotel.