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Best of Dresden: Private Full Day Excursion from Berlin

By Vexperio
Free cancellation available
Price is NZ$2,588 per adult* *Get a lower price by selecting multiple adult tickets
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Features

  • Free cancellation available
  • 9h
  • Mobile voucher
  • Instant confirmation
  • Selective hotel pickup
  • Multiple languages

Overview

Dresden is the capital of the German state of Saxony. It was the heart of the Wettin monarchy – a bastion of culture and architectural splendour in the north-east of Germany. The city also became notorious during the Second World War as the victim of savage Allied fire-bombing raids in February of 1945, which effectively wiped the city centre off the map.

This 9-hour excursion drives you from Berlin to Dresden and back, and includes a tour of the city centre and free time for you to explore on your own.

You will be met by your guide and your driver at your hotel in Berlin and then taken from Berlin to Dresden (circa 2.5 hours). Your guide will provide a commentary of any sites of significance you pass, and also background information to prepare you for your visit to the Saxon capital. When you reach Dresden you will be led on a walking tour of the city centre. You will have some time to explore more of Dresden on your own before finally, you will be taken back to Berlin.

Activity location

  • The Dresden Zwinger
    • Theaterplatz 1, Ostra-Allee
    • 01067, Dresden, Saxony, Germany

Meeting/Redemption Point

  • The Dresden Zwinger
    • Theaterplatz 1, Ostra-Allee
    • 01067, Dresden, Saxony, Germany

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Tour by train

  • Activity duration is 9 hours9h
    9h
  • English

Pickup included

Price details
NZ$2,588.06 x 1 AdultNZ$2,588.06
Total
Price is NZ$2,588.06
Until Sun, 17 May

Tour with private vehicle

  • Activity duration is 9 hours9h
    9h
  • English

Pickup included

Price details
NZ$4,977.04 x 1 AdultNZ$4,977.04
Total
Price is NZ$4,977.04
Until Sun, 17 May

What's included, what's not

  • What's includedWhat's included
    Private vehicle/ train tickets (depending on your choice) and professional driver
  • What's includedWhat's included
    2.5 hour walking tour of Dresden city centre
  • What's includedWhat's included
    Transfer to and from Dresden from Berlin
  • What's includedWhat's included
    Professional tour guide
  • What's excludedWhat's excluded
    Service charge
  • What's excludedWhat's excluded
    Food and drink
  • What's excludedWhat's excluded
    Museum entry costs

Know before you book

  • Public transport options are available nearby
  • Suitable for all physical fitness levels

Activity itinerary

Berlin (Pass by)

Dresden is the capital of the German state of Saxony. It was the heart of the Wettin monarchy – a bastion of culture and architectural splendour in the north-east of Germany. The city also became notorious during the Second World War as the victim of savage Allied fire-bombing raids in February of 1945, which effectively wiped the city centre off the map. This 9-hour excursion takes you from Berlin to Dresden and back, and includes a tour of the city centre and free time for you to explore on your own. You will be met by your guide (experienced in leading tours in both Berlin and Dresden) at your hotel in Berlin. You will then go from Berlin to Dresden (circa 2.5 hours). Your guide will provide a commentary of any sites of significance you pass, and also background information to prepare you for your visit to the Saxon capital.

The Dresden Zwinger

  • 15m
  • Admission ticket not included
Our first stop on your tour of Dresden’s city centre will be to explore one of the city’s architectural centrepieces. This set of palace buildings, colonnades and gardens is widely recognised as one of the most stunning set of structures in Germany.

Semper Opera House (Semperoper)

  • 10m
  • Admission ticket not included
Emerging from the Zwinger you will step out onto the beautiful Theaterplatz and take time to appreciate one of Dresden’s foremost cultural gems.

Royal Palace (Residenzschloss)

  • 10m
  • Admission ticket not included
Next we head to the heart of the former Saxon monarchy to explore courtyards and interiors of this restored set of ornate palaces.

Katholische Hofkirche

  • 15m
Leaving the castle complex brings us to the catholic Saxon court church, where legend has it that the heart of the legendary Saxon monarch, Augustus the Strong, still beats.

Procession of Princes

  • 15m
You will then make our way along the full length this dramatic mural depicting Saxon rulers through the ages, as your guide points out particular figures of interest.

Frauenkirche Dresden

  • 10m
  • Admission ticket not included
Our tour of Dresden’s inner city then comes to an end at the city’s most treasured monument, painstakingly reconstructed after it was destroyed in savage Allied bombing raids at the end of WWII.

Dresden

  • 1h 30m
After the tour of the city you will have some time to explore more of Dresden on your own. Why not visit world-renowned porcelain manufacturer Meissen at one of their flagship stores, the Museum of Military History (widely considered the finest of its kind in Germany), or Pfunds Molkerei – self-proclaimed most beautiful dairy shop in the world? Your guide will be happy to provide more recommendations, and we are also more than happy to organise restaurant or museum/gallery reservations. At the end of the Dresden portion of the excursion you will be taken back to Berlin and your hotel.

Location

Activity location

  • LOB_ACTIVITIESLOB_ACTIVITIES
    The Dresden Zwinger
    • Theaterplatz 1, Ostra-Allee
    • 01067, Dresden, Saxony, Germany

Meeting/Redemption Point

  • PEOPLEPEOPLE
    The Dresden Zwinger
    • Theaterplatz 1, Ostra-Allee
    • 01067, Dresden, Saxony, Germany

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