Germany travel guide and holiday information

Great savings can be had by booking cheap flights to Germany. Many airlines provide discount airfares and last minute specials including Austrian Airlines, Cathay Pacific, British Airways, Qantas, China eastern Airlines, Thai International, and Gulf Air amongst others.

Package Holidays and Special Deals are available with multiple stops across Germany and Europe, luxury accommodation options, and car rental while in Germany. Check Holidays for a current list of specials available. You will be surprised at the prices and itinerary of these deals.

Once in Germany you do not have to worry about your accommodation. You have a choice between luxury hotels or hostels as per your budget. In Germany you find many international hotel chains along with B&B's, hostels and camping. You can also stay with members of a hospitality exchange network.

Germany Hotels

In case of hotels you have five star luxury hotels that cost a huge amount and also the local hotels with a cheap charge.

Germany B&B's

B&B's are cheaper than hotels and also less comfortable than them. The advantage is that you are likely to meet Germans and get a touch of the German way of living.

Germany Hostels

Hostels provide simple, budget accommodation primarily in shared rooms. Hostels are great places to get to know other travelers and hear reports of other travel destinations. In Germany, as in many countries, two flavors exist: international youth hostels and independent hostels.

Germany Camping

There are countless campsites in Germany. They vary significantly in the infrastructure and standard. The ADAC, the German automobile club, offers an excellent guide for most German camping groups. If you are member of your national motorclub assistance and guides are free or at substantial reduced prices.

Germany has a lot to offer to tourists from all over the world. Its rich culture and pristine natural beauty attracts one and all. The cities in Germany have vintage European style buildings along with modern sky-reaching towers. Thus it has a right blend of culture and modern trends. Some of the famous German cities worth a visit include:

Berlin

Berlin is the capital of Germany and is probably the largest city in Germany. It is mainly famous for its historical associations, cafes, bars, clubs, museums, palaces and lively nightlife. Among some of the hot tourist destinations are
Berlin Wall - It is a large stretch of wall to the east of the city centre along the river Spree in Mühlenstraße near the Oberbaumbrücke.

Alte Nationalgalerie

This museum has some of the masterpieces that date before 19th century. These include works of Adolph von Menzel, Edouard Manet, Claude Monet, Auguste Renoir, Edgar Degas and Paul Cézanne.

Jüdisches Museum

The Jüdisches Museum is a jewish museum in Berlin. It also has exhibits of art and impressive modern architecture.

Apart from these there are many other museums, art galleries and churches throughout German.

Hamburg

Hamburg is Germany's second largest city and is famous for its tolerant and liberal culture as well as for its harbour. Once in Hamburg you just cannot miss the Reeperbahn with its casinos and nightclubs. It is also famous for its musicals.

Frankfurt

Frankfurt is Germany's financial capital. It also houses numerous world class theaters and museums.

Munich

Munich is Bavaria's beautiful capital city and Southern Germany's leading city. It is also a site of the famous Oktoberfest and the gateway to the Alps.

Leipzig

It is the second biggest city in Eastern Germany, after Berlin. Leipzig was the most important city during the German revolution in 1989. It has many interesting sights, shops, bars and is popular for its Zoo, its huge train station, the monument of the battle of nations and the fairs.

A few other famous tourist attractions in Germany include
North Sea coast (Nordseeküste), Baltic Sea coast (Ostseeküste), North Frisian Islands (Nordfriesische Inseln), Rügen, Lueneburg Heath (Lüneburger Heide),Weserbergland, Harz, Spreewald, Ruhr area (Ruhrgebiet), Rhine Valley (Rheinland), Ore Mountains (Erzgebirge), Black Forest (Schwarzwald), Lake,Constance (Bodensee), Bavarian Alps (Bayrische Alpen) (Berchtesgaden, Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Mittenwald, Neuschwanstein castle), Bad Reichenhall.

The greater part of Germany lies in the cool/temperate climatic zone in which humid westerly winds predominate. The German climate is influenced to some extent by the Gulf Stream, which promotes an unusually mild climate in areas adjacent to it. In the north-west and the north the climate is oceanic and rain falls all year round. Winters there are relatively mild and summers tend to be comparatively cool, even though temperatures can reach above 30 degrees Celsius (86 °F) for prolonged periods of time. Average temperatures: Hamburg: January 0.3 °C (33 °F) / July 17.1 °C (63°F); Essen: January 1.5 °C (35 °F) / July 17.5 °C (64 °F)

In the east the climate shows clear continental features; winters can be very cold for long periods, and summers can become very warm. Here, too, long dry periods are often recorded. Average temperatures: Berlin: January −0.9 °C (30 °F) / July 18.6 °C (65 °F)

In the central part and the south there is a transitional climate which varies from moderately oceanic to continental, depending on the location. Hot summers with temperatures about 30 degrees Celsius (86 °F) are possible. Average temperatures: Munich: January −2.2 °C (28 °F) / July 17.6 °C (64 °F); Freiburg: January 1.2 °C (34 °F) / July 19.4 °C (67 °F)