To-Europe Reviews

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.

I can’t say enough about our trip to Germany and Austria!!! We booked the 9 Day-History Rail Tour “Fascination and Terror,” we had an absolutely amazing time, and we learned so much about WWII! This is an experience we will never forget and booking with To-Europe was the best decision. Thomas, Michaela, and Petra made everything so easy, and they were very quick to respond to our questions and concerns. From the hotel accommodations to the pre-booked travel, we were able to enjoy our trip without worrying about the quality of the hotels or which travel tickets to purchase. We really enjoyed all the information that was provided in our tour packet, and the day trip suggestions were really helpful. One of our favorite days was the trip to the Eagles Nest, the scenery was absolutely beautiful! It was a perfectly coordinated trip and it was the perfect way to do a self-guided tour while not having to worry about all the details. This was our first time booking with To-Europe but we will certainly be booking with them in the near future! Thank you!

We just completed the 19 day Imperial Cities. We were able to customize this tour and added a city or two and a few days. Right from the beginning inquiry to end of tour this has been an amazing company. to work with. Completely professional. Doesn't get any better. Itinerary was very comprehensive and included all we needed to enjoy our train trip. Would definitely work with them again. We had a small hiccup with taxi at the very beginning and it was corrected within an hour after our arrival in Paris. It was no fault of Thomas and staff. We have travelled extensively and this was the best group we have ever worked with.

The cities included in this tour were wonderful. I can't say which I like the best because they were are all amazing. We had an abundance of new experiences.

To-Europe did an excellent job setting up our tour. Their standard tour included visits to places we had already seen. We asked to have changes made to the itinerary to allow us to visit family friends as well as sites we had not visited. They were very accommodating. The arrangements that were made and the hotels they selected were perfect. This trip was our third using their services. If you feel comfortable driving in Europe and have a cell phone for navigating, you can't go wrong. Outstanding!

We could not have been happier with our arrangements. Everything was so organized. Normally, we do our own arrangements, but never again! The hotels were very nice, especially where we upgraded in Vienna and Budapest. Train tickets were perfectly arranged. We also upgraded to First Class which was well worth it, especially when on a strict time schedule.
I will definitely use To-Europe again and will highly recommend to all of my friends.

We were very satisfied with our 5 day tour that To Europe Tours put together around a wedding we were attending. Visited Rothenburg ob der Tauber, Fussen & castles and Lindau. All hotels and all staff at them were excellent. The car with automatic and GPS was great, but the wait to rent the car at Avis (Frankfurt airport) was very long. All vouchers worked very easily. The general information provided was useful, but for those of us new to Germany it would be nice if some basic information on driving the autobahn was provided.

Thank you for your professionalism in organising our Rail trip. So very easy to deal with via email & .vouchers were at our hotel & every detail attended to .
Hotels all great & all but Cologne , we were able to check in within 30 minutes of our arrival, this is so appreciated , I must admit every hotel took longer to find , just my bad directional issues .
Rail all good , and being so close to stations lots of eating places nearby .
Tours were great except the one hiccup in Munich with the Grayline staff not understanding the voucher .
Wonderful experience .
Marg Lane .Melbourne Australia .

We would like to thank all involved in putting together that wonderful holiday of Barvaria.
Starting 3 days in Munich we then headed south, in our Mercedes hire car, to Fussen and the Alps. The hotels were wonderful, waking up to some alpine scenery. We visited all the castles in the area with the entries all included in the tour. We caught a cablecar up several mountains, Zugspit being one and walked the gorge of another. Just splendid.

We then travelled the Romantic Road to Frankfurt visiting so many beautiful walled towns, steeped in history. Augsberg and Rottenburg de tauber being just two. Thank goodness for the GPS to get us direct to our hotels in those tiny streets. The accommodation was always very central so the suggested walking tours were easy. The nightwatchman tour was most entertaining.

After 2 days in Frankfurt, and the Palm Gardens are a must to visit, it was on a train, all pre booked to Rudesheim. A beautiful town on the Rhine bustling with people from the river cruises. So much to do and see. It was there we finished our holiday with a day cruise before a taxi transfer the next day back to Frankfurt airport.

Everything was so well arranged, and we are very experienced travellers. Entries into castles, museams, boat tours and walking tours just fell into place, to miss the crowds.
All the hotels were excellent as were the breakfasts.
I would definetly recommend this company to anyone.

Thankyou Thomas and team

Sue and Greg Haydon Perth WA travelled for 20days September 2018.

Just back from 9 day self-drive Southern Germany, with extra day on Rhine. Our hotels were top-notch, clean, and friendly staff. Each was in the midst of everything, perfect locations. LOVED the attention I received from Thomas and staff ahead of trip, so detailed and answered all my questions timely. This was perfect balance of having the experts guide us without being on an actual tour bus.

All pre-scheduled city to city by train and hotel accommodation were fantastic. Hotel accommodations were wonderful because they were all walking distance to the train stations. Of course all scene, museums and castle were fantastic but I wished I had one more day in Salzburg. After the Sound of Music Tour which lasted half a day, there was not much time left to do see other attractions. However, I thoroughly enjoyed the trip and I will definitely recommend others to get To-Europe.com.

We booked a 13 day self-drive tour of Germany. We really appreciated the flexibility to go to the cities that we wanted and stay as long as we wanted. The hotels were very nice and had the best locations as they were conveniently located to the local tourist attractions. Overall the itinerary was very well organized and enabled us to see so many things. It was also quite economical.

First, and most important, the To-Europe people have put together a tour that has first-rate hotels in areas near and in the major towns to be visited. They have also provided all the right materials-- downloadable vouchers, maps, walking tours, etc.-- for navigating the trip. They have also provided a pass that allows one to visit government castles and the like without charge, and the two prepaid tours-- The Night Watchmen's and the Christmas Museum in Rothenburg-- are very enjoyable and informative.
Finally, Thomas and his team are totally responsive and professional, fielding every question /or request promptly and courteously. For example, when I emailed Thomas that we needed an automatic transmission, we had one, and at a price increase that was totally in line with that on the car rental company's website. For all of these reasons, I must give To-Europe the five stars it deserves.

We had a wonderful time on the tour, but it was also a learning experience in that the pace of it helped us to understand what sort of schedule would suit us better. One day per town was too little time to fully enjoy and explore each city on the tour. When we attempted to also stop at the suggested towns along the way, there was even less time left for the featured city. Fortunately, at one point, we met an Australian couple who were also traveling the Romantic Road. They gave a voice to what had been bothering us as we struggled to fulfill the pace of the tour. They were spending two nights in each town. It meant that they could leisurely tour the town the day they traveled to it (stopping along the way, when appropriate) and finish the tour the next day. A romantic dinner at a representative restaurant and a walk through the town afterwards when the evening lights presented another side of it were made more feasible, instead of just another obligatory part of the exhaustion. This was exactly the kind of itinerary that we thought would have suited us perfectly. We soon tested our thought by, instead of going for a day trip to Nurenburg, continuing our stay in Rothenburg. As a result, we enjoyed Rothenberg and took advantage of all that it had to offer in a way we wouldn't have otherwise

Each traveler must find the pace of travel that suits him/her best. For as interesting and enjoyable as this trip was, the pace of it did not suit us. The next time we would ask To-Europe to design an itinerary for us that would. Based on how they designed the standard tour, we're sure they would do just as well.

They created a custom tour based on our needs.. The hotel was close and convenient. The staff at the hotel was very helpful in answering our questions.. The To Europe staff, especially Michaela, was so responsive and helpful.. Every detail was as promised!! We enjoyed the flexibility with our tour and would definitely use their services again...

This was our first experience to travel to few countries by train and our trip was really nice. We had all the help and expertise on our side to arrange everything with any fault or any hiccups. As far as the hotels and train concerned was worth what we paid for and We do appreciate and thank Thomas, Michaela & Petra for their effort and their help to do everything to make us feel happy and comfy during our trip. Thank you!

I can't recommend this tour enough. It's wonderful to travel by train through so many central European cities, see so many wonders, and yet never have to drag your bag very far, or get out of bed early in the mornings.

We found travelling like this to be a great combination of self-directed travel, where we could decide what we wanted to do in each location, and the speed at which we wanted to do it, and the ability to easily buy a package tour which sorted our travel and accommodation needs with very little effort on our part.

Travelling by train in Europe is great, but organising it can be a fair bit of effort. But To-Europe takes away all of that effort, leaving just the enjoyable bits of travel.

The selected hotels are great, and oh so central to each city and close to every train station.

One of our party lost their passport, and To-Europe went above and beyond to help us out and keep us on track. What a great crowd to travel with.

We really look forward to travelling with To-Europe again as soon as we can.

Dear Petra, Thomas, and the Team of To-Europe!
Thank you from the bottom of our hearts! You made this trip a wonderful experience. Everything was very well organized, from hotel reservations to train tickets to museum coupons. The one time we ran into a misunderstanding with a tour guide, you were available at that very moment to clarify everything over the phone. It was a fantastic tour, and we will recommend you to all our friends and acquaintances and we hope to take more tours with you in the future! Your professionalism and personal involvement made us feel like we were talking to friends we have known for a number of years. Thank you again!!!
Natalya, Dewey, and Katya

We thoroughly enjoyed this rail tour in June. It was interesting to visit parts of the north of Germany we had not previously visited. The trains were comfortable, but several were late. There was always some distance from the station to the site of interest. These, and time out for meals, meant that the timetable was sometimes a bit crammed, so we opted to prune down the number of visits per day. We also extended the holiday with an extra day in Frankfurt to visit Mainz, which was well worth it, and with three days in Hamburg, including a day in Luebeck. These extensions were not on the route, of course. This meant we flew into Frankfurt and out of Hamburg. We enjoyed the food everywhere, especially Wurst, Sauerkraut, and Apfelstrudel with cream and ice cream, the latter especially at Steinau. We did not think Hanau was worth visiting,but Steinau definitely was. At Kassel we chose to visit the Herkules and Wilhelmshoehe park and the art gallery in Wilhelm's former palace. This is easy to do from the station and adjacent hotel by tram and bus. We enjoyed the WW2 submarine at Bremerhaven and the bus tour round the docks. To-Europe organised the whole thing very well. Tickets and the book awaited us at our hotel in Frankfurt. Directions from the station to the hotels could be clearer. I think it was at Bremen where the map took us on a walk round the streets, while the hotel turned out to be opposite the station. There was some street noise at the hotel in Frankfurt, but all the others were good. If this holiday interests you, don't hold back, just go!

First let me say THANK YOU the hotels for a first class stay. Each hotel helped with anything and everything. Each hotel was located near transportation needs, and was easy to locate. We used a custom tour with car and train mix. We have never done any of this before. NOT TO MENTION OUT OF THE COUNTRY. Thomas and Michaela had it set right. All information was mailed in timely manner and the rest waiting at first hotel stay. We did have a glitch with the trains only because of our knowledge and mistake. Autobahn was not an issue. If you do get lost in your car. Don’t worry enjoy the scenery. GPS had us lost due to construction Ruette, Austria. Turned to our phones. Followed Lake Plansee to Linderhoff Castle and had to round due to forestry work. Then detoured through Lermoos, Austria to Garmisch. Beautiful scenery. Happened to be in Munich for its 850 birthday. In all I WOULD DEFINITELY use To-Europe.com again.

We always ask ourselves after a trip "Would we use this company again and would we recommend this company to our friends"? The answer to both questions is a resounding yes! To-Europe did a first class job in every aspect of the trip. It is a great alternative to 'group' travel. They provide a basic structure but help you plan for the amount of flexibility and independence you desire. Their communication and attention to detail was excellent. The only glitch we had related to our inexperience traveling by train. You must pair your train reservation with a train ticket. A train reservation alone is not sufficient documentation to board. Other than that we had a wonderful experience and felt Thomas and his team provided a great value.

The ability to travel independently but have train travel, hotels and some touring suggestions planned out for us was a great alternative to travelling in a group. The hotels were excellent and staff were extremely friendly and helpful. The train travel was easy and worry free. To-Europe gives you all the information you need to travel on your tour of choice not only by booking the train tix and hotels but also by giving you walking tour suggestions and sites to see in the different cities. When planning a trip to Europe, To-Europe is definitely the tour company to use!

This is our 4th time using Thomas and his Team. My only wish would be that Thomas would do ALL OF EUROPE. To-Europe makes traveling to Germany so simple ... from your initial contact to your departure. Everything runs so well ... you don't even have to contact them while you are travelling ... since every detail was thought of and nothing was missed. If I or any of my friends return to Germany ... Thomas and his Team will be called ... even prior to booking airfare ... Thanks again!