Enticing Food Tour of Germany: Michelin Stars to Local Taverns

Our trip was absolutely incredible. All the destinations were amazing; so charming and perfect for what we were looking for, which was small-town charm and to really immerse ourselves in the character and history of Germany! Rothenburg was our favorite destination, but the whole trip was incredible and so well laid out with activities.

The guides could not have been nicer or more helpful! One met us at the airport in Frankfurt and started us off with a wonderful tour of Heidelberg, really getting us into the groove. We were tired, but really enjoyed the quaintness and history of the town. From there, we went to Baden-Baden, a wonderful Belle Époque town with much to see, great shopping, and a fabulous hotel. Then, it was on and on with a tour of the Unimog Museum, a drive through the Black Forest with a visit to Lake Mummelsee, and an incredible visit to Rothenburg (a must-see). We ended with an afternoon and evening in Munich, with a walking tour of the Rathaus/town center area and, of course, a must-experience lunch in a beer hall/biergarten, and so much more. All the hotels and restaurants booked were fabulous. We cannot recommend Zicasso’s travel agency any more highly!

I would have given this travel company 5 stars, but due to some poor planning, how they handled certain situations, and were unable to setup a date/time to discuss the issues once we returned home bumped them down to a 2. I have planned my own and more complex international trips in the past, and with the amount we paid this company we should not have encountered the issues we did. If they tried to give us some reasonable sort of remedy (which was requested several time) I would have given them a higher score since about 75% of our trip was enjoyable and had great guides. However, the time, stress, and disappointment we had to deal with tainted what was suppose to be a very memorable trip with our 80 year old grandparents.

Reasons why they were given such a low rating.

The travel specialist and her crew planned the most amazing trip for us.  They literally saw to every detail and we were blown away by the service: from our personalized tour of Neuschwanstein castle to the most incredible hotel in the medieval town of Rothenburg, down to the smallest details of hotel transfers and meal reservations (including my dietary restrictions of being gluten free). We enjoyed the guidance of the personal tours in Heidelberg and Munich with the added ability to reach our tour company by phone at any time of the day or night when we were on our own (a unique perk that they provide in their top notch service). Their well thought out itinerary was perfectly detailed but also allowed us the freedom to adjust at our own leisure to explore separately. This was truly the most wonderful trip that we have ever experienced and this was due to the incredible service and hospitality of the travel team (more specifically the travel specialist) and the wonderful people that we encountered at the hotels and restaurants suggested to us.  For anyone considering traveling to Germany, there is no other travel company to consider!!  

We found this company through Zicasso.  We were contacted by our travel agent within couple of days.  We exchanged communications both via email and phone call for the next several weeks.  Our trip were to three cities in Germany and Austria and we wanted to splurge a little.  A few weeks before hand, we were given a day to day itinerary.  She gave us options for lunch and dinner each day as well as suggestions and options on the tours each day that we did not have a tour guide.  We travel to Munich, Salzburg, Oberammergau and Rothenburg.  

We were pick up when we arrived in Munich.  As we entered our hotel room, our travel agent had already left the package with day to day itinerary,  maps as well as a I-phone for us to use.  All the locations were input in the contact list so that we can easily retrieve time.  Any of the non-guided tours, our agent has given suggestions on where to park.

We had booked a private tour to Neuschwanstein Castle and Linderhof Palace.  We were surprised that private tour was really a private tour, just my wife and I!!!  It was definitely worth it, no line and the guide answered all our questions and did not rush us along.

The dinner suggestions were fabulous.  Most of them were walking distance to our hotel.  However, if you are not a smoker, you might want to skip Carpe Diem in Salzburg.  They have great food, the restaurant is on the 2nd floor (non-smoking), however, the bar is on the first floor (smoking).  The smoke comes right up the center stairway.  Food is great though. 

All the hotels that we stayed at were wonderful!  We had a room that overlook the Viktualienmarkt in Munich, a corner suite overlooking the river and historic city of Salzburg.  An awesome room in Oberammergau.  And a charming suite in a 800 year old building in Rothenburg where the hotel staff were friendly and attentive.  

We wish we could have make it a 3 week vacation and tour more cities in Germany.  If we ever go back, we will definitely use  this company again.

My husband and I recently visited Germany for our honeymoon.  The task of planning a 10 day trip to a foreign country was super overwhelming, especially while planning our wedding and renovating our house.  I decided to search for a travel agency and was paired with this agency through the travel website Zicasso.  I am SO glad that we found this travel company. We could not have asked for a more perfect trip. Our agent was with us every step of the way.  From the first email to our last day in Germany, our agent was working behind the scenes to ensure that we got the most out of our limited travel time.  Our travel agency worked with us months in advance to tailor the trip to our preferences.  When we arrived in Germany, the agency had our transportation waiting for us to take us to the hotel.  At the hotel, our detailed travel itinerary (when I say detailed, I mean a thick bound book complete with tickets, brochures, driving directions and maps, dinner and hotel reservation information) and cell phone were waiting for us. We spent a few days in Munich, Salzburg, Oberammergau (our favorite), Rothenburg, and the Rhine Valley. In Munich, we had an absolutely wonderful tour guide who was very knowledgeable and made sure we didn't get lost in our jet lag daze. The rest of the trip was self-guided (as was our preference), but our travel agency made sure that we had ideas for activities each day. If we had questions about anything, our agent was just a call or text away.  Without this company, we would not have gotten to go on half the adventures we did (Linderhof Palace, Neuschwanstein Castle, Berchtesgaden salt mine, winery tour, Rhine River cruise, Rothenburg nightwatchman tour, an overnight stay in a castle, climbing the St. George Church's steeple in Nordlingen...). All of the restaurant and hotel suggestions were excellent.  If we are fortunate enough to return to Germany in the future, we will definitely use this travel agency again. They deserve 5/5 stars in every category.