To-Europe Reviews

We had such an amazing experience! I still can't believe that To-Europe was able to customize our tour to exactly the places we wanted to visit. The team (Michaela, Petra and Thomas) was extremely attentive, quick to respond to questions, and even arranged for further rail tickets unrelated to our tour when I was unable to purchase them myself. Everything was seamless, every set of instructions completely accurate and easy to follow. We found every train and hotel with ease. And there couldn't be a more lovely way to see Europe than on your own schedule, at your own pace, and with the security of knowing everything like rooms and tickets have been taken care of for you! We highly recommend To-Europe!

I am not sure there are enough words and star ratings to show our deep appreciation to the company for making our 30th anniversary getaway amazing. We thought we wanted to do a river cruise and after seeing their costs, we decided to first drive the Romantic Road. I typed in what cities we wanted to see and googled "self drive tour" and To-Europe came up. I looked at their itineraries and realized they had already invented the wheel and knew more about Germany's rail or roads and hotels and tours, so I gave them a call. From our initial call all the way until our departure they answered every question I had. Due to the number of days we had, we elected to do the rail tour and so glad we did. I said we still wanted to do a river cruise for a day, and if that was an option--sure!  I asked if we could upgrade the room for our anniversary night-sure! I asked if we could upgrade the rail to first class-sure! and I could make these changes and additions throughout the year of planning. The best part is, it's a great feature to be able to pay a deposit and have the balance due 45 days before departure. While we had the money as we were planning to do the trip for years, parting with a large sum is not easy, not for many or most. The original cruise we thought we wanted to take would have cost us $11,000, with payment due within 2 weeks of booking. That's just not a reality for many.
They make Europe travel feasible to every budget.

Throughout the 10 months of planning they communicated any changes to hotels or tours. Right before we departed we were emailed all our voucher, city maps, and suggested tours and walking paths. It also included details on what tour were included in our package, rail times, and any transfers from the airport or rail station. This allowed us time to map cities out as well and find restaurants we may have wanted to eat, and see how close they were to our hotels. Once we arrived at our first hotel, we received our "magic envelope" which was our golden ticket to all the tours and packages we had planned as well as our daily rail pass. Every day we just simply pulled out the day's itinerary, rail times, tours, and hotel information. Most of the hotels were within walking distance from the train station, and its very normal to see many people walking the streets with suitcases. As always, everyone's suggestion is not to overpack, and going by rail, and in a different city every day, and the casual nature of each city, you truly need 3 changes of clothes, a jacket, and maybe one change for cooler weather. We easily could have done a carry on, and wish we had. Live and learn. It was also warmer temps, and unseasonably warm, and in the course of the week, temperatures ranged over 30*. Either way, you are many times having a 6 minute connection on the rail and having to go up and down steps at the stations, so the lighter the better. And the trains don't wait. When they say departs at 9:56am, you better be there. Trust me, we were on the wrong platform we had to rush to the right one running up stairs with two suitcases, and my husband stepped on the train and reached back for my bag and the doors shut! And he had all the euros and my wallet!!! Made for an adventurous and humorous anniversary day. But we figured it out and will have many years of laughs over that one. So travel light, and always have euros ON you.

With that said, when we planned our trip, we communicated that we are reasonably young and fit, and like to see a lot and prefer to start early, so our pace is not for everyone. Running between trains, or to walk 9-12 miles a day or hustling down a hill from a castle to make it back to a boat is not for the faint of heart, but we loved it. This is a trip of a lifetime, and we wanted to pack as much in, and we did. We live two hours to a beach for a relaxing getaway, Europe is once in a lifetime, and we wanted to conquer all of it.

We are so glad we included the river cruise. We would love To-Europe help us plan a day cruise itinerary so we can stay in the small villages from Koblentz to Rudesheim. The villages are amazing, and we suggested they include contacts on either a shuttle or a taxi so you can get from the port, up to the castles in the allotted time.

The hotels they chose were perfect. Always in good,safe, historic locations. Easy walks to dinners or villages. Some did not have A/C, but its Europe and the nights got cooler. One did not have an elevator, so back to the carry on or packing light tip.

To-Europe.com is a very highly respected organization, and we could tell when we were greeted at check in. We were treated like royalty, and if our rooms were available we could check in, or the bags would be kept or sent to the room waiting for us when we returned later.
Each city we were provided with walking tips, and suggestions or our pass got us into some of the attractions. It was wonderful to not sit and try to plan a day, they did it all for us.

Breakfast included at each hotel is a huge bonus. We would eat a nice hearty breakfast (even being offered sparkling wine or champagne at 7:28 am) and would get to the train station in plenty of time or walk the town we were in. And every town we went had plenty of bier or wine gartens for an afternoon meal or snack. One hotel wasn't open for breakfast before our departure, so they made to go boxed lunches for us.

It was the trip of a lifetime. I work in the travel industry, and book travel and events for a living. Europe is overwhelming to me especially not living somewhere with rail/bus/tram systems. Avoid the headache and planning yourself and just call To-Europe and Michaela, Thomas, Petra and Diana, who were the best I have ever worked with. They made our anniversary getaway one we will never forget. I normally am ready to come home after about 5 days from trips, but my husband I wished we could have stayed. Germany is amazing, the residents are some of the kindest folks ever, the cities were clean, safe and affordable. I truly cannot say enough kind words about this company and Germany. Already thinking of trip #2 with them. ( Rhine River day cruise hop on/hop off????) Thank you for everything. Amazing and wonderful vacation!

By far the best tour we have been on. The ease of travel, connections and getting into attractions was unbelievable. Having experience with event planning, this trip was very well organized and the attention to detail was excellent. We're telling all of our friends that this is the way to travel Europe! The ability to customize the trip to our particular needs helped make this a very memorable trip. Thank you to the team that supported us!

I had never been to Europe before but it was always a dream of mine to go to Switzerland, and this trip gave me an experience like nothing else. Everything was so easy and stress-free while traveling between cities every day, our hotels were expecting us so it was incredibly easy to check in, and using the public transportation that was pre-arranged was a huge help, something I definitely would not have been able to figure out on my own. But now, I feel like a pro and could have no trouble getting around, all thanks to everything done on this trip. The hotels were beautiful, the provided breakfasts were the best I've ever had, and of course the sightseeing was just absolutely incredible. Having free time during each day but given tourist information of locations to visit was the absolute best way to navigate each city. Absolutely nothing could have been better about this entire trip. If you're thinking about taking a trip to Europe, definitely do it through this company, you won't be disappointed.

We had a fabulous vacation! TO EUROPE did a great job working with us during the planning stages of the trip and provided a very detailed and complete package for us to review and become familiar with before our tour date. I had a few clarification questions after reviewing the package and the TO EUROPE team answered every question I had to make sure we were ready for our vacation. From the time we stepped on the first train in Stuttgart (where we started our tour), to the last train ride from Heidelberg back to Stuttgart we were smiling and having fun! There are so many highlights from our trip I can't begin to describe them here, but each city we visited had it's unique charm and beauty........Wurzburg, Rothenburg ob der Tauber, Nuremberg, Munich (and the day trip to the countryside to include a stop in Oberammergau and the Lenderhof Palace & Neuschwanstein Castle tours), and last but not least Heidelberg. Thank you so much TO EUROPE, we have beautiful memories to last a lifetime! Don & Virginia, South Carolina, USA

Great trip! Weather was very hot, 35C most days. We added two days in Naples & visited Pompeii & Mount Vesuvius which was very thrilling. The trip was very well organized with the trains, hotels and tours working out just great.
We enjoyed all of the cities and saw so many wonderful historical sites.
Many thanks to To-Europe for another great trip!

This was our second time using to-europe. This trip was a customized family vacation to several countries that involved many hotels and trains. Thanks to Michaela and the to-europe team once again for making our trip carefree and for patience as we created our itinerary. The hotels were wonderful - clean, well located with friendly helpful staff. The breakfasts were excellent quality and made for an easy start to each day. Travel was painless thanks to all the planning. Great family memories thanks to Michaela and to-europe. Will use again!

Absolutely Brilliant. All went without a hitch. Well planned. Would definitely recommend

The to-europe team were simply amazing our 12 day trip was easily extended to be 15 days. The team thought of everything, and the choice , location and quality of rail travel, hotels and tours were first class. It was a pleasure dealing with Petra, Michela and the team and cant rate this service high enough.
Do yourself a favour and let them show you the highlights and sites, Europe has to offer. Stunning, we are so greatful to them they were the highlight of our 3 months in europe, if wed known in advance i would have had them sort out all of our travel. Thank you from 2 very grateful travellers

My husband and I did a slightly extended/ customised South of Germany self-drive along the Romantic Route from 23 May to 1 June 2019 (10 days).

From the time of picking up our luxury car hire at Munich airport, to the time that we returned the car to Munich airport - our tour was well organised, our accommodation was 90% of the time "outstanding". The routes were well indicated and use of the GPS in the car, made finding our way - so easy. The many points of interest, suggested for us to see along our journey - were outstanding!! In fact, there was so much for us to see, that we simply could not 'always' fit everything in.

Most of the hotels were well located and within short walking distances of many of the attractions suggested by To Europe to see (as well as our own researched attractions we wished to see). We really had NO need to make use of additional transport options, like trams, etc.

If you love castles and the interesting history that goes with them, if you love beautiful scenery and if you love romance = then this is the holiday for you.

I will not hesitate to recommend To Europe to my friends (I already have a friend thinking about doing the North of Germany trip).

Thank you for a wonderful holiday, filled with precious memories.

We are already planning our 2020 trip and will be making use of To Europe again.

We wanted to sample a little bit of a lot of Germany and Austria and this trip fit the bill. It was fast paced and exciting and although there were places we would have liked to have stayed another day or two, we now know what towns we would like to return to and areas we would like to explore further. We were a bit overwhelmed by the rail system (our first train was cancelled) at first but quickly caught on, after that it is really quite simple. Just know that for each segment of your trip, you will get a Travel Plan which summarizes everything you need to know, also a seat reservation (for first class) for each train you take, and finally your ticket.
The hotel choices were very good and we enjoyed all of them, but keep in mind that some are not air-conditioned, but our weather was cool to moderate.
We didn't do the "Sound of Music" tour, after 3 hours on the train we didn't want to get on a bus for four hours and we wanted to spend every minute possible in Salzburg. Also we didn't really use the city passes except for taking the subway in Vienna, but the Castle Tour was great.
We would definitely use To-Europe again

First off, being retired military I was looking for a tour package similar to what I was used to booking when stationed in Germany. Since the drawdown of US forces in Europe, there aren't as many tour companies offering affordable packages through the existing bases. So after speaking with one of the tickets/tours agents on one of the US bases; they suggested I look into To-Europe; so we did and found it to be GREAT TOUR AGENCY! Our assigned agent (Michaela) was attentive, understanding, and very easy to work with. We told her the timeframe we had, and the places that were a must to see and she put together a rail package that was comprehensive and easy to follow. The rail system was excellent, and the hotel choice/location for each city was ideal. With the exception of one city, all hotels were within walking distance to the train station - the one that wasn't she ensured we had a taxi voucher to and from the hotel... Timing was going to be key so that we could see as much as possible for the time we had at each location; she made it work!. Hats off to TO-EUROPE! If anyone has reservations about touring Europe and needs a great start to putting a package together; look no further... Thanks to the Team @ To-Europe for an AWESOME VACATION.

We just got back a few days ago from our 10 Day "Customized" Tour. (Instead of staying in Nuremburg, we opted to skip it and stay two days in Salzburg and it was no problem to make the change.) Our hotels were all very nice and well located with very comfortable beds and the most amazing breakfasts!!! We had one stressful day when I lost my train tickets, but Thomas emailed me immediately to comfort us and re-send the tickets PDF. What a relief to know they were available at any point along the way... To-europe.com is a wonderful tour company and we plan to use them again in the future!

We can not say highly enough how well our trip was organised and would like to thank Michaela for her professionalism and friendly, most helpful manner.
We had the trip of a lifetime and although we traveled on our own we always felt we were supported the whole trip.
The accommodation was excellent, the train trips ran like clockwork and were easy to manage with all of Michaela’s instructions , Can’t thank to to-Europe.com enough and we can only offering the highest praise for Michaela and her organisational skills.

I was so pleased and happy with To-Europe. It was a perfect way for our family of 6 adults and two little ones to be able to take a vacation and plan our activities and do things at our own pace but also have the peace of mind that the important things like our train tickets and hotels were all pre-arranged. Michaela was extremely helpful in accommodating all of our requests and changes we made to this tour. I used To-Europe strictly based upon the reviews and then the excellent customer service that was given to me as I had many questions before actually booking the tour. Extreme detail was given to each day of our vacation. Really the only minor issue we ever encountered was our taxi driver not being at the location that was stated on our itinerary but he had my phone number so we were able to meet up with him in spite of the fact that we only speak English and he only spoke German. I would highly recommend To-Europe!

Their attentions to detail in planning our trip to Germany/Austria was phenomenal! They help you navigate the rail system with ease by providing detailed instructions and tickets for all your trains. The hotels they chose for our stay were all quite cozy and comfortable that included a delicious breakfast daily. They were also easy to walk to from each train station with the detailed walking directions provided. The information they provided on each city was very helpful in choosing what you wanted to see and do. They have an option of many tour choices as well. We did the Sound of Music Tour, which was not what we thought it would be (a bit corny) but a great way to see the sights of Salzburg. The Neuschwanstein Castle tour was very enjoyable, Our Eagle's Nest tour was cancelled due to an unfortunate weather related event, but they booked us on a tour to Hallstatt in its place. It did not disappoint! So breathtakingly beautiful there! We highly recommend to-Europe and will definitely use them again!!

From Beginning to end our holiday was a breeze. I would like to thank Michaela, Petra and Thomas for their planning and answering any questions that we had. Would highly recommend them and will use this organisation for my next vacation. Thank you.

This was our first trip to Europe so had some misgivings about trying to organize it ourselves. Found To-Europe online and decided to go with them. From the beginning Michaela was more than helpful. She reorganized the tour so we started and ended in Frankfurt plus added a few extra days that we wanted. She also let us know during the trip that one of our tours would not be available. We let her know what else we would like to do and she organized that for us. All the hotels were great and very close to the train stations. Did learn we need to pack lighter (which we thought we had). Traveling by train was great once we got used to it. One thing I would recommend is when you arrive at the Munich bus terminal, take a taxi to your hotel. Where the bus arrives it is tucked away from the train station and we didn't know how to get over to it. That is where the directions for the hotel start is at the train station. We would highly recommend To-Euorpe. Everything is organized from hotels to the trains you catch. We still felt like we were doing it on our own, and had the flexibility to do the things we were interested in. This made our 30th anniversary truly amazing.

I had never booked this type of tour before but I knew I wanted to travel by train throughout Europe. I was optimistically cautious because I didn’t know anything about to-Europe except what I read online. I have to say that EVERYTHING was exactly as they described, if not better. They did an amazing job of communicating every detail of the trip and had everything ready for us. The hotels were incredible and I wouldn’t hesitate to stay at any of them if I ever return. We truly loved traveling by train and “to-Europe” made it happen. They even called me at one of our hotels when I emailed them with a question. If I am fortunate to get back to Europe, I will definitely check “to-europe” first to see what trips are available. They did an amazing job!!

My wife and I rate To-Europe at five stars. The To-Europe team was helpful and timely from our first inquiry through the end of our tour. Michaela and Thomas were our primary contacts and they were both extremely responsive in answering questions about the tour and helping us fit the Romantic Road Tour into our larger Germany/Austria vacation. The instructional materials (checklist and supporting documents) provided by T0-Europe contained all of the essential information needed to understand the various aspects of the tour (such as hotels, hotel locations, train schedules, guided tours, self guided walking tours, key city sights, etc). The hotels were very nice and centrally located so that all were within walking distance of the train stations and major city sights. In short, it was terrific working with a friendly, professional staff that clearly look out for the best interests of their customers. We will highly recommend the company to others.

We enjoyed our 11-day Christmas Market trip to Austria and Germany! What a pleasure it was to have our transportation and lodging completely organized for us, and organized very well. We had no hiccups during our trip, and rhe chosen lodging exceeded our expectations. Using To-Europe took the stress out of planning our European vacation. Thanks so much!

We have done Christmas markets in the past and have planned them ourselves.This trip we adjusted the itinerary to go to cities we haven't been, Innsbruck, Stuttgart, and Garmisch. It was nice this time that all the research and leg work was already done for us. All we had to do was follow the the instructions that was sent to us. We took every piece of information sent to us and placed it in a notebook by each day. We referred to it constantly. We also put the DB train app on our phone so we could double check out train times for any changes. Which came in handy when the German trains went on strike one morning. We were quickly notified by Team to- Europe of the strike and were able to change our plans for the day. We were thankful that it wasn't a traveling day. The only problem we had on our trip was trying to get our sense of direction once we left the train station . Using the maps in our packet plus the GPS on our phones we got it figured out.. We were very pleased with the hotels that were selected for us. They were close to the rail stations and easy to walk to. The rooms were nice and we were glad that breakfast was included. We enjoyed the extras that were included in the tour. From the Sound of Music tour, to a day trip to the Royal Castles. We took a day trip to Insbruck. We visited Swarovsk. Fantastic what they can create with crystals. Took a cable car up to Nordkettenbahnen. It was a clear day and we could see the olympic ski jump. Took in the sights of old town, and visited the Christmas market. We were glad that we added Stuggart on our trip. The Market was very festive and decorated to the hilt and it was located in the shopping district. In Garmisch we took the cog train to the top of the Zugspitz. Its the tallest peak in Germany. This quaint town is also a shopping mecca and Christmas market was fun. It was a great trip. Would love to do another one. Will definitely use To-Europe again.

This was an amazing. trip. We were worked with Micheala over the past two years to get this trip scheduled due to illness. Micheala was able to modify the trip as we extended our stay in Berlin and Prague. All that was promised was delivered and we highly recommend the upgraded train tickets. The hotels were all comfortable and mostly within walking distance to the train station. Unless you carried too much luggage. Our favorite hotel was Hotel Carlos in Prague. The hotel in Wurzburg was full of old European charm. This is a trip that we recommended to all our friends who want to see the German Christmas markets. Our only disappointing hotel was the one in Rothenburg. it was outside of the city walls and had two twin beds. The reception desk was away from the actual rooms. Rothenburg was a quaint idyllic small German town. We also highly recommend the Burgerspeital in Wurzburg and order the wine soup. it was amazing. The only other issue was there should be greater distinction between bus and trains. We had to call for clarification. This is a company stands behind their product and was very helpful as we had to call for assistance as noted above.. We look forward to planning another international trip with them in future.

Firstly a big thank you to the team at to-europe! Thanks to your careful planning, our holiday went smoothly. The car was a dream to drive and all the hotels were very comfortable and very central allowing us to walk everywhere. We never felt the need to use public transport. Having breakfast included every morning was fantastic!
We were a little hesitant booking through to-europe as it was all done online. This company delivers everything they promise. We couldn't fault them! We picked up all our info and Admission Card at the first hotel we checked into as promised.
Having two nights stay in places was great! The only negative was picking up the car. We had to go too an office to fill out paper work then another office to collect the key and then go to the parking station to collect the car. This is a little uncomfortable when you are lugging around suitcases and hand luggage! The Hertz staff were really friendly and helpful and our car was more than we expected!! If you dont speak German and techno challenged ask the staff to go with you to the the car to help change the GPS from German to English . We both are computer literate but were lost trying to follow the German instructions!!
Thanks for a dream holiday!
Shirley Dennis, Brisbane, Australia

This was our first trip with the company. We were used to bus tours. However, our time on the trains was fantastic. It was a new experience for us. The tour was so well organized. It all went off without a problem for us. Everyone we met along the way was so friendly and helpful. The hotels were beautiful--very nice people. They were all located within an easy walk from the station. Breakfasts were so nicely set with lots of choices. We felt special!!!! The Night Watchman tour was interesting...so glad it was included. The 2 bus tours were a welcome change from the markets --they gave us an opportunity to sit back and listen. We thoroughly enjoyed every minute!! Of course, the markets were spectacular--festive, colorful, fun, busy. We were amazed at the tremendous organization of this entire trip--the vouchers were easy to use. We recommend this tour--and recommend the company.

2 kids
2 mother in laws

1 awesome seamless trip in Germany and Austria . Trains were a great way to see the countries and experience the cities. Hotels were all easy walk with the kids loved them all. Would do it again in a heartbeat !!

Excellent job organizing the trip for us to Germany, Austria and Prague. Excellent hotels. Excellent upgrades to first class trains delivered ahead of time in packet at first hotel. I would highly recommend to anyone. Easier to do than I had imagined. Thank you for everything.

My sisters and I enjoyed our time on the Christmas Magic Rail tour in December of 2018. This was our first time traveling international and To Europe made it so easy to enjoy our time in Germany and Austria. We loved every minute! It was wonderful to have our accommodation and transportation arranged for us in every city, enabling us to focus more on sightseeing. Each hotel was conveniently located and we found the rooms to be comfortable and the staff very friendly and helpful. The walking directions and information provided about each city were a great resource and really helped us make the most of our time there, especially since we had a limited amount of time in each city. We would have loved to spend more time in each place we visited but we appreciated that the organization of this tour allowed us to maximize our time in the country. The markets were all amazing and each of the activities included in the tour package helped make our experience even more enjoyable. It was great to have contact with someone in the country both before and during our trip to answer any questions we had. We would not hesitate to recommend To Europe to anyone looking to travel in Europe, and we definitely use them again. Thank you to the entire To Europe team for helping us have and incredible and memorable vacation!

First they modified the tour to fit our schedule. Then all was as planned. The train tickets, the hotels and even the cab to the last hotel were all perfect. We encountered several other people using the company and all were pleased. The material they supplied was a nice supplment to my own Frommers. I had no emergencies so i did not need to contact the company once the tour started but I am sure they would have been responsive. They were also responsive to my questions before the tour and helped with things like translating a dinner reservation. . We had a grand time touring the markets and seeing the sites.

Thanks to the excellent and thoughtful planning of the To-Europe team, we had a wonderful trip.
The hotels were well located and easy to find, with staff often who would park our cars for us. We enjoyed all the places on the itinerary with a mix of small quaint places and larger cities . Having a group of nine people travelling together was made easy and the team booked extra hotels and trains for us at the beginning and end of the tour. Christmas Markets were beautiful! Joanne, Brisbane , Australia .

Michaela was the best always and everything in our tour went as planned and we had the most magical time! It's fantastic to guide yourself when all the way has been paved so safely and amazingly for you. Also I realise how cheap of a deal this tour was as soon as I was in touch with all the prices of everything.

We thoroughly enjoyed our nine days travelling through Austria and Germany and visiting all the Xmas Markets in the evenings and exploring the towns during the day.
We started and finished in Vienna and found Vienna's Marketto be the best.

As we live in Sydney Australia and booked the tour through an American company and visited Austria and Germany, there was plenty of opportunity for things to go wrong.. Luckily nothing did - it all worked like a well oiled machine.
The hotels were really good, breakfast included and catching the trains was easy.

I recommend this tour to anyone who wants to see a lot without a great deal of effort organising their own trip.

Our customized 14-day Christmas Market tour of Germany and the Czech Republic was totally amazing. We are fairly seasoned travelers (aged 72 and 67) and have visited over 50 countries. The entire program that you customized for us was truly amazing. From the great pre-trip communications and information you provided, to our arrival back home, everything you did and arranged contributed to one of the very best trips we have ever taken.
Visiting the Christmas Markets was a real “bucket list” highlight, but the wonderful hotels, their locations, and your great transportation arrangements were “icing on the cake.” The only minor suggestions for improvement that I have is that I agree with a few other reviewers that better directions to the hotels (no north/south, east/west directions out of the train stations) would be an improvement and including a few more restaurant suggestions would be nice. However, neither was a major problem for us, as the people in both Germany and the Czech Republic were ALWAYS so friendly and helpful.
I can not express adequately how impressed I was with how promptly and effectively Michaela and the To-Europe team handled a problem we had in Dresden when the hotel informed us that we still needed to pay for our room. I contacted To-Europe, and within just a few hours the situation was straightened out. This was on a Sunday! What great customer support!!!
Thanks so much for what really was a trip of a lifetime.

This trip was awesome. The sights and scenery were gorgeous. The recommendation for comfortable shoes is very true as my wife and I walked between 7-10 miles a day and that's not counting elevation changes. It was truly an awesome trip. The service and response from the travel agents was second to none. They were calling me at their night time on their weekend helping me through some last second flight changes. I'd highly recommend this trip to anyone.

We had an amazing time in Austria and Germany visiting the Christmas markets.

The organization of the trip was fantastic and everything went off without any issues. Thank you so much for making this a holiday to remember.

Christine, Toronto, Ontario, CANADA

Fantastic magical trip.
Everything went smoothly and the hotels and breakfasts were fantastic!

We recently did the 8 day Christmas Markets by
Trains tour. We thoroughly enjoyed the trip. All hotels were
Perfectly situated, very comfortable and well staffed. Their proposed itineraries
Are well thought out, practcle and aimed at enhancing the visitors
Stay. This company has very responsive and has shown genuine support and
Concern for all of needs. We would enthusiastically
recommend them based upon our experience. Thank you all.

From the first contact with the team at to-Europe I was confident of a great trip. We were a group of 6 (3 couples) .The quick responses to questions and the sending of all documentation went without a hitch.
The hotels were all of a very high quality (especially in Prague) and all the breakfasts were substantial and varied.
The location of the hotels was exceptional. Close to the main stations (I do understand a recent review about heading north or south on arrival as that was a little confusing but we asked questions of people and didn't take long to get where we were headed.).
There was an issue with one hotel but the response from the team was quick and efficient so felt we were not abandoned in Central Europe.
The trip to Rothenburg did need two changes. A suggestion would be to have the two nights as we did in Nuremburg and undertake it as a day trip as we did which made it a lot easier without baggage except for all the goodies we bought!
All the inclusions were really appreciated and meant that there was less outlay wherever we went.
The suggested walking tours (self guided ones) were excellent especially in Berlin.
I would highly recommend this company and would travel with them again .
Thank you to-Europe for all of your work and efficiency..

This was our second to-europe rail tour. The Christmas market tour we just did was fantastic. As always, the hotels were great and everything went smooth. I would highly recommend to-europe to anyone thinking about a rail tour. Keep up the good work!

Just returned from customized rail tour from Berlin to Munich, for a Christmas Markets and sightseeing. Loved it! All the hotel arrangments were awesome and very close to the rail stations per our request. Everything was arranged for us and we had a great time!

We were very pleased with our trip, the organization was excellent, the hotels were simply amazing and the travel passes came in very handy. It was very nice to have the extra tours and information in each city. However, we did find some surprises in our package on arrival in Frankfurt. We were not aware of a bus trip and if we had not checked the day before at the station would have missed it. Also, one train ticket was labelled open, yet apparently was reserved as first class at a specific time. We did miss this one, but it did not affect travel as another train came almost immediately. As well, travel from Rothenburg to Wurtzburg required three very quick exchanges between trains. This was not easy and almost caused injury rushing between platforms, up stairs (no escalator/elevators). We realize these tours are for experienced travelers, but felt the Google directions were a poor substitute for actual directions. With a company of this size, it would be better to send an employee on each trip and get a first hand description of directions, like "exit front of station, go to cross lights and cross street. Turn left and go two blocks down to such street, turn right to hotel." Saying north/south means nothing to some travelers. The kindness of the German people saved us a lot of anxiety. We did not stay out after dark, we did not feel safe where our hotels were located. We realize they were close to the train station, and were grateful for this, but it also attracted a lot of groups of youth, and homeless at night. We would have rather paid for a taxi and had a hotel further away, but then that being said, our hotels were simply amazing inspite of the area.
We would recommend this tour , it was an experience we will never forget. The wonderful people, food and sights vastly made up for the travel instruction problems.

We have just returned from a week long trip to 5 cities to visit their Christmas Markets and take in some history at the same time. I worked with Petra to design this rail trip as the pre-arranged Tripps didn't; go where I wanted. We asked for hotels near train stations, and the ones we had were perfect and not too far for dragging luggage. The markets were hard to miss and we had a great time eating and shopping. The attention to detail was amazing. Our rail tickets were neatly labeled and all the vouchers for hotels etc assured us easy check-in experiences. We would definitely use this company again.

Four of us had to-europe plan a self guided rail tour of Christmas Markets in Austria & Germany. We had a wonderful time partially because to-europe did an exceptional job of arranging all our lodging, train tickets, & extra excursions. Their staff was very professional & timely in responding to all of our pre-trip questions. Contacting a company via internet that I knew nothing about & then entrusting them with money, was somewhat scary for me, but after the success of our trip, I wouldn't hesitate to contact to-europe again to plan another adventure. Our hotels that they selected were great...clean, with friendly staff, & easily walk able to the train station in almost all the cities where we stayed. We paid a little extra to ride first class on the trains, which was worth it. There were no "glitches" with hotel vouchers, train tickets, shuttles to & from the airports, or extra excursion tickets. To-europe's staff did a fantastic job of communicating & organizing. Thanks to them for a very memorable trip.

We truly appreciate the work that you did for us.

Five countries, 11 cities, in 30-days

The hotels (with the exception of Florence) were terrific — better than we would have booked for ourselves. The breakfasts were better than expected too. All offered hot options (eggs and meats), even though they were listed as “continental.” The locations were convenient to the trains and local transport. Although some locations were in less than prime neighborhoods.

The trains and busses were comfortable and on-time. Once we learned how to navigate the stations and platforms, it was a breeze. The only glitch was the detour between Salzburg and Venice. We did miss the connecting train to Venice, and had to scramble. A young woman at the ticket office in Villach was quite helpful. The agent in Salzburg was not.

We got lucky leaving Florence early to get to LaSpezia and Cinque Terre. We left early to beat the change in weather, which we did! We accidentally avoided a train strike which would have voided our day-trip to Cinque Terre.

The excursions that you added in Munich and Florence were a nice touch. We may, or may not have thought of those trips on our own.

We had an extended rail tour from Germany (Romantic Road), Austria Innsbruck, ending off in Rome. We are very satisfied with the itinerary planned out for us.. not too hectic but enough to keep us occupied for an enjoyable vacation. We only had to take care of our expenses for food and shopping in Europe as rest of the package had been prepaid. We had a slight hiccup with the train tickets in Germany but our enquiry was very quickly attended to (they replied within one hr and issue was rectified). Hotels were all within walking distance from the train stations and we had no major complaints. Many thanks to the travel experts for the itinerary. Would definitely recommend this to the rest of my friends as well 🙂

My wife and I do not like tour groups and prefer to do out own thing. What appealed to us was having all the hotels vetted by you and within walking distance of the stations. You did not disappoint with regard to this as the hotels were all good and easy walking distance. We did need to use Apple maps to help us with some as it was not always easy to find the first street on the provided small maps with the long names of streets. A highlight was the Nightwatchman tour in Rothenburg ab de Tauber. A small mishap we forgot to change trains to get there. The trains we very smooth and comfortable. Having all the information emailed to us with instructions worked well. overall the trip exceeded our expectations. I have recommended the company to friends.

This was a beautiful train tour through amazing country. We went in late October/November. It was very nice to not have to worry about booking train tickets etc and have everything set up for you and your arrival. Would recommend for anyone looking to explore multiple countries and make it easy.

"The Fascination and Terror" rail tour was wonderful. Thomas and Michaela were very helpful and answered all our questions one step at a time. The hotels, train stations, and all the helpful walking directions and sight-seeing directions were most useful. We would highly recommend To-Europe to anyone who is looking for a little assistance with a self-guided tour through Germany.

First of all we must thank your team for the wonderful and great tour that you specifically designed for both of us to suit our needs and requests.
The tour was well planned and everything was so perfectly arranged including the transportation from one place to the other, the hotel accommodation, the guided tours etc
We made the maximum use of the day pass on public transportation, the 96 hour Berlin and Potsdam welcome card.
Our special thanks for organizing an all day English speaking escorted coach tour to see the castles in Oberemmergau and Linderhof palaces. The tour guide was so impressive and was interesting. We really don't have enough words to describe how impressed we were with the beauty and the amazing architectural design of them.
Except for few delays on trains for which you have no control over, the whole program was a great success.
Selecting the hotels closest to the railway station was very convenient for easy commute.
We strongly commend the way you guide us with all your advice made ourselves so easy, even though this was our first visit to Europe.
One of our suggestions is to keep extra 2 to 3 hours in addition to the normal time to get to the airport to avoid missing the flight due to train delays.
Also we would like to let you know that the room of the hotel Bristol in Frankfurt did not have enough bright light in the night to attend to our paper work. But everything else of this hotel was good.

Being of German ancestry i have always wanted to go there.
This company made it so easy.
My day in rothenberg started ou with me stepping into a clock shop.i had no idea i wanted a coco clock until i saw all of them. They captivated me with old world craftsmanship. Soon i picked out a hand painted beauty the would be the envy of my tribe for years to come.