Berlin occupies a leading position among tourist destinations in Germany. Annually more than ten million tourists come to the German capital to see the famous Berlin Wall with their own eyes, to be photographed against the backdrop of the Brandenburg Gate, to visit the Reichstag, to admire the Berlin Cathedral, to walk around the castle of Charlottenburg and the picturesque Tiergarten park.
Bus tours to Berlin are a great way to join the European culture without tangible financial costs, however this type of travel has a number of specific features that are important to consider before the trip.
Features of bus tours
On average, the duration of bus tours to Berlin is 7-14 days, of which 2-4 days tourists spend on the road, this can be added to the loss of time at the border and possible traffic jams. So week-long tours should be recognized as not the most successful choice in the event that you do not like hurry and fuss.
When the group joins together in the bus, you will have nothing left, except to say goodbye to the museum and join the fellow-travelers. In addition, your neighbors on the bus can be quite restless tourists, with whom it will be difficult to observe the daily routine and lead a healthy lifestyle. However, tours to Berlin are mainly interesting to intelligent travelers who know why they are traveling.
If travel by bus had only flaws, they would not have been so in demand in the tourist market. In addition to the obvious savings (and there are bus tours even taking into account all the surcharges are much cheaper than aircraft), travel by bus allows you to see several countries and cities in the same trip.
For example, the program "Three days in Berlin" includes sightseeing tours around the historical center of Warsaw and Poznan, for an additional fee you can go to the city of music Leipzig and Potsdam .The duration of such a tour is 7 days, and it will cost 225 EUR per person for a double accommodation of .The "German mosaic" tour, which will familiarize you with the most famous places in Berlin, Dresden, Nuremberg, Munich, Baden-Baden, Cologne and Bonn, is also interesting. Besides, the tour includes a tour of the castles of Bavaria and the Rhine, the cost of a ten-day trip is 450 EUR .
As a rule, bus tours to Berlin start in Brest, to which tourists get their own by train. In addition, travelers can fly to the airport in Berlin by plane, where they then collect the group and transfer to the bus, but it will be much more expensive.
The cost of bus tours to Berlin is
And now a little about surcharges. The cost of bus tours to Berlin usually includes travel on a comfortable bus equipped with reclining seats, air conditioning, toilet, video monitor; accommodation in 2 or 3 star hotels, breakfasts, excursions and accompanying services. Separately it is necessary to pay for railway tickets (128-240 EUR), visa, medical insurance (about 10 EUR), fuel surcharge and admission tickets to museums.
All prices are as of the summer of 2014
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