Romantic Road, Rothenburg and Harburg Day Tour from Munich

Munich, Germany

Surround yourself with castles and medieval villages as you travel along the Romantic Road during a full day escorted tour from Munich to Harburg and Rothenburg. There's plenty of free time at each stop, so there's plenty of time for lunch and exploring at your own leisurely pace.

Your first stop is Harburg, one of the oldest, largest and best preserved castles of Southern Germany. It was an important military stronghold during the 11th and 12th centuries. Through the Swabian crater landscape passing Dinkelsbuhl, you will arrive in Rothenburg, the most perfectly preserved medieval town in Europe. You will spend about 3 hours in Rothenburg, so there is plenty of time for sightseeing, lunch and shopping.

A popular attraction is the Kathe Wolhfahrt Christmas Store on Herrngasse, a large store open year round where you can purchase ornaments, nutcrackers, and other Christmas items. Many of the highlights in Rothenburg are centered around Marktplatz, such as the Town Hall with its Rothenburg History Museum, and St Jakob's Church, a Gothic building with soaring ceilings filled with light.

You will return to Munich via the Hallertau, the world's largest hop-growing area.

USD $60.01

Traveler Reviews

Review by: Ho wing rainbow T	April 2012
The Harburg is nice and I love Rothenburg so much. There are many different lovely cafes and shops around. It's a lovely trip.

Review by: Anonymous	November 2011
Great guide, perfect organization!

Review by: vmonedero	November 2011
Rothenburg is an amazing town! Our tour guide Ana was extremely nice and gave us great tips. I wish we had more time in this town. It is a place frozen in time.

Review by: Marissa	November 2011
Rothenburg was such a pleasure and enjoyed the day there very much! This tour makes it easy to get to if you don't want public transportation and gives you enough free time to get a taste of the place and do some shopping too!

Review by: Abbie J	October 2011
Wonderful guide... one of the best tours this company offers. Very beautiful countryside and excellent guide with very informative information to share

Review by: Faye W	October 2011
Not what I was expecting. Only 2 stops on a whole day of traveling. Guide gave us a bare minimum of information during the entire day. Left to wander around Rothenburg with no guide or information. Would recommend to do this trip in two days and therefore be able to stop at many of the other beautiful places along not just the two we stopped at.

Review by: Shane M	October 2011
I was very disappointed with this tour. The 'Romantic Road' was merely endless motorway surrounded by industry. Rothenburg was lovely, but our tour guide walked us to the square in the middle of town and left us without maps to stroll around for three hours. It was an extremely long day on the coach, and the air conditioning wasn't working on a very hot day. The tour guide was also extremely disappointing, uninformative and rude to passengers.

Review by: millergj2	October 2011
Great tour and guide very interesting and tour guide very knowledgeable. Would highly recommend tour and guide

Review by: Isabelle G	October 2011
To be put on your wish list. Ana, our guide, was amazing.

Review by: Jennifer G	October 2011
Enjoyed the tour except the guide was snippy and rude. And we had to pay another additional fee to visit a castle that wasn't mentioned at all for the tour.

Review by: Shirley	October 2011
Our tour guide was very good - Michael. I think the trip would have been better had it been strictly to Rothenburg. The stop at Harburg was not that interesting ad it cut out time that could have been better spent exploring Rothenburg. Michael did a great job of letting the group know what the best sights were to see in Rothenburg since our time was limited.

Review by: Dianne L H	October 2011
This tour is a long day but we thoroughly enjoyed every minute of it. On our way to Rottenburg we visited a fascinating medieval castle and we given plenty of time to complete a thorough tour. On arrival at Rottenburg we had the choice of staying with the guide for an hour or so while he explained the significant aspects of the village or heading off independently. We had plenty of time to absorb the ambience of this beautiful little town before the long journey back to Munich. Our guide was very knowledgeable and very easy to listen to.

Review by: Irene C.E. T	October 2011
I like the cozy Rothenburg and Anna the guide, she's knowledgeable and clear in her introduction to places of interest and sights along the road

Review by: Joe	October 2011
The Romantic Road day trip provided great scenery and is highly recommended for those travelers seeking out small Bavarian towns. We first stopped at Wartburg Castle which I felt took up too much of our time. Upon arriving at Rothenburg, we were left with too little time and did not have a chance to explore more of the town. The tour would be better if the stop at Wartburg Castle would be eliminated.

Review by: Lilly	October 2011
Rothenburg is a beautiful old town. Don't expect too much when you travel on Romantic Rd: it's just a name

Review by: Peter W	October 2011
Arrived at station , saw guide and she checked the voucher and advised to get on coach,,, when we took off she then announced that the coach was going to a different location,, never use this service.

Review by: john	October 2011
Both cities were exciting cities and again a lot of history.

Review by: Judith R	September 2011
This was booked through a Sight Seeing tour company. The guide pointed out several things along the bus trip route, but did not cover any of the history when we got to Rothenburg. He said we could read about it in the brochure - then left us on our own. The "Romantic Road" was not that at all. It was a major hwy bypassing the small cities. A bit of a disappointment in all and a very long day doing it all. Not worth the time and expense.

Review by: cliff	September 2011
Tour guide was very pushy! Rothenburg was great, not enough time there. The guide said she had reserved tables at a lovely restaurant. She said that they were fast----don't fall for it! We were there over an hour and never got our food! Surprise, our guide was served immediately since she was probably getting € kickback! This was time wasted that we could have spent exploring the city.

Review by: Catherine A	September 2011
It was a great tour - very good guide - interesting old city and castle-fortification...The bus ride was comfortable. A great day trip to see the countryside as well.

Review by: jayne g	September 2011
Very enjoyable day out. Rothenburg quaint old town with wonderful 'olde worlde' shops,especially the toy stores with all the old fashioned handmade toys and dolls, and christmas stores.My husband wants to return and stay there for a weekend break. Very pleasant journey into Harburg and Rothenburg along the Romantic Road, with nice views. Would recommend.

Review by: katarina	September 2011
It was perfect!Harburg is very interesting, Rothenburg is a medieval paradise!!I wish we could spend more time in Rothenburg!

Review by: Lorraine A	September 2011
Not worth the trip.

Review by: Ryno M	August 2011
Rothenburg was the most beautiful town that I have ever seen. The houses are very picturesque and it's an amazing place to take lots of photos. For those on a budget, I would recommend bringing your own food because the town is a bit of a tourist trap and food is expensive. I would've loved to have seen people in costumes walking around the town to entertain the tourists, but then that would be a bit like Disney World. Despite the minor negatives, I will still rate the tour 5 stars. In my opinion, not even the Neuschwanstein tour was as good as this one!

Review by: Charles A	August 2011
Dissapointed in this tour, lots of driving and not enough time to truely explore Rothenburg.

Review by: WERNER S	August 2011
Good tour, well organised

Review by: Jocelico	August 2011
Fantastic city. Very beautifull. Plenty of time to visit, take pictures and have lunch. Our guide was superb , quite interesting and full of knowledge. Do not hesitate, just go !!!

Review by: Christine D	August 2011
Excellent tour!

Review by: Gary T	August 2011
Great trip and interesting sights

Review by: susu21	August 2011
The trip was well-planned, and we got to see a lot of things within a day. The tour guide was very professional and friendly.

Review by: Hogle	August 2011
Great tour but sure wish we would have had more time in Rothenburg but there is nothing that can be done about that. Enjoyed letting them do the driving so we could just relax.

Review by: Puspita L	August 2011
It was very well coordinated and Ann, the guide, was very good. Her knowledge and sense of humor were one of the most important factor that made the day. Information was very clear given of what to do and what to see. The bus was very good and toilet provided inside was very useful. It was one of my best tour provider while in Central Europe. The christmas village in Rothenburg is my highlight of the trip so far.

Review by: MehmetAKIN	August 2011
This tour is excellent one.We loved Rothenburg city a lot and Harburg castle also was very interesting.Our guide,Anna was really a very perfect person.Thanks

Review by: Eden A	August 2011
Simply a wonderful tour, with humour and history. Our tour guide was wonderful. Would thoroughly recommend this tour.

Review by: Ronald G	July 2011
All was great . Tour guide was excellant.The city was worth the bus trip.

Review by: J Hugh W	July 2011
The stop-over on the way to Rothenburg was a awful waste of time and our guide, while a nice fellow, gave us almost nothing in terms of history or what one may wish to see in Rothenburg. I would strongly recommend going along the same route to Rothenburg without any intermediate stops. This would give your patrons more time in Rothenburg, especially if your patrons are to have lunch there. I would cause your guides to provide much more in the way of historical information regarding the town and the places to see.

Review by: Alex L	July 2011
Tour guide too hung up on the 30 year war and too much info.

Review by: Terry	July 2011
Rothenburg was nice --- we loved the Christmas stores and shopping. The restaurant the tour guide recommended --- the service was horrible....the waiter was rude. Best to find a cafe on your own.

Review by: Scott L, United States of America	July 2010
Great trip. Wonderful, very informative tour guide.

Review by: Pamela Miller H, United States of America	July 2010
Great tour guide and great tour.

Review by: Anonymous, United States of America	July 2010
This was my favorite day of the three days we did tour bus tours. Rothenburg is an incredible town with great charm. I could of stayed days in this cute little village. Shopping and food were fantastic!

Review by: Linda F, United States of America	July 2010
The Harburg castle and the time in Rothenburg made for a great day. Our tour guide was very interesting and made sure the group stayed together and also made sure we could hear her while on the bus.

Review by: john d, United Kingdom	July 2010
had a fantastic time, enjoyed harburg castle spent about 1hr 30 min there which is just enough time there, then we spent 3 hours in rothenburg which i loved very pretty place loved the christmas shops there could of spent all day there but we did have sufficient time to look around and sit in one of the lovely cafes in the main square,our guide was very good and interesting.i would definately recommend,we always book with viator everything went smoothly.

Review by: Anonymous, United States of America	June 2010
Ana our guide was outstanding. The city was most interesting.

Review by: Anonymous, Singapore	April 2010
MUST SEE! It has so many quaint shops with interesting items on display and for sale - lovely place to shop. The Bavarian food was absolutely delicious

Review by: Patricia H, Poland	October 2009
We enjoyed our trip - Rothenburg was pretty and easy to get around. The fortress was interesting and was a little bit different than other castleforts we have toured. The tour guide was informative and fantastic with my kids. The buscoach was comfortable.

Review by: GINA D, United States of America	October 2009
My only complaint is the lack of time in each place. WONDERFUL experience...would have liked to spent more time shopping.

Review by: HEATHER D, United States of America	October 2009
What an incredible place to visit. I wished that I had had much more than 3 hours there.

Review by: Linda H, United States of America	October 2009
Castle at Harburg was worth seeing...beautiful grounds. Loved the medieval town of Rothenburg and wanted to stay longer. Guide was very informative.

Review by: Anonymous, United States of America	September 2009
A nice drive through the country to a picturesque village, it was great.