The Automotive and Cultural Vacation of a Lifetime!
These “Events” are typically 5-7 Days starting in the Stuttgart area with an “in-depth look” at Mercedes-Benz in Germany including their Visitor’s Center and New Wunderbar Museum, combined with 2-4 Day Extension Plans to Sinsheim Auto & Technik, Porsche, BMW and Munich. Each Event is different depending on the time of the year, for example, the International Auto Show in Frankfurt every other year or perhaps a DTM or Formula 1 Race. Now we are adding tours of several German Toy Manufacturers like Märklin, LGB, Lego and Kettler. Tours like this are NOT available to the general public and do not exist…they are structured around the birthplace of the Automobile with mixed in cultural activities plus a big emphasis on the regional small hotels and food plus local customs-you’ll NEVER forget our Auto/Cultural Tours and…it all starts in Stuttgart!
Join our small Tour Group (normally 10-17 participants) and let Douglas deBoard your “TourMeister” share with you some of his 25 years experience in Germany (over 75 times to the Mercedes Main Factory). Journey with us through the lovely Germany countryside and view Germany from another perspective-one that most visitors never see.
Highlights in the Stuttgart Area:
- Visit the NEW Mercedes-Benz Museum/World-
- Daimler/Maybach Memorial-
- Klaus Kienle Mercedes Restoration-
- Main Mercedes Production Tour, E, C and S Class-
- AMG Stopover-
- Day Tour in the Black Forest-
- Tour of Märklin Toy Factory-
- Mercedes Classic Center in Fellbach and MORE!
We will even go out on a sightseeing trip into the Black Forest to visit Triberg and the home of hand-carved Cuckoo Clocks and the world’s largest “Kukuck” Clock. For you healthy ones, it’s a hike up Germany‘s Highest Waterfall. On Saturday, everything is optional, e.g. Tour the city, go the large Flea/Antique-Market downtown, visit the Wilhelma Gardens and Zoo, walk through the Park to the New and Old State Art Gallery or shop on the Kilometer long Königstrasse with its Palace Square and delighful european outside cafes and restaurants. Some of you might want to sneak up and see the Porsche Family home and the nearby Bauhaus Housing Area from the early 1920′s.
Did I mention the food? Napolean left behind “some delicious French influences” on the local cuisine much of which you will taste. There are lots of regional foods on this tour combined with local “Wein und Bier”…no schnitzel and bratwurst here. TIP: You should lose at least 5 pounds before you join us in Stuttgart, I’m warning you in advance.
The 2-Day Extension Plan takes us to the World of Porsche to include their NEW Museum and Showroom, Ludwigsburg Palace, the fabulous World of Sinsheim Auto & Technik Museum and its over 3000 Exhibits of rare Autos, U-Boots, Soviet Aircraft, WW II Militaria, Trains, Dance Organs and the world’s largest permanent Formula 1 Exhibit follow. If time permits, it’s stop-over at famous Hockenheimring or the Castle Sinsheim for a short walk up and visit. (add pictures in here from the ones I sent you)
Want another 2-Days? The 9-Day Package is for you “Die-Hards”! How about the Frankfurt Auto Show or “Auto Mechanika” (the Sept. Tour)? Then with us by Mercedea Van across the Danube down to medieval Augsburg–the home of the Diesel Engine one of the oldest cities in Germany, the Lutheran Church has it roots here. Later, it’s on to the City with a Big Heart, Munich, for the BMW Factory and new Delivery Center/Museum and the German Museum downtown – plus “Oktoberfest” on the September Tour. Beer Fans? We visit the oldest Brewery in the World, since 1040, it’s the ”Beer University of the world” outside of Freising, Germany. You will enjoy our small, cozy hotel south of Munich located on Lake Ammer with a view of Andechs Monastery on the other side of the lake.
Our GAT German Auto Tours are typically small which gives us plenty of chance to be flexible should we have lots of sunshine. We may take the opportunity to take in an unscheduled Weinfest/Car Exhibition in the area or local Volksfest depending on the time of the year.
Considering Euro Delivery on a Mercedes, BMW or Porsche? If so, please give me a call so I can fill you in on all the details such as insurance, drop-off point, shipping, etc.
Renting a car in Europe? Want to extend your stay in Germany? Just contact us with your questions!
Dankeschön! See You in Stuttgart!
Douglas deBoard