Planning your bespoke holiday to Germany

With over 40 years of Germany travel expertise, Travel without Borders creates completely bespoke holidays for individuals, couples, families and larger groups alike — from simple destination advice to a fully detailed itinerary. As independent specialists, we offer honest, unbiased recommendations to help turn your ideas into a memorable, personalised holiday to Germany.

Whether you’re dreaming of vineyard-covered valleys, fairytale castles, picturesque half-timbered towns, dramatic mountain scenery, Christmas markets, tracing your family roots or discovering the real Germany beyond the tourist trail, Travel without Borders can help turn those ideas into reality.

For over 40 years, we have been helping British travellers discover the many different regions and experiences Germany has to offer. Our knowledge comes not only from travelling extensively throughout the country, but also from decades of professional experience developing holidays, working with German destinations and tourism organisations, accompanying tours and helping clients create memorable journeys.

Our planning service is equally suitable for individuals, couples, families and larger groups. Whether you’re organising a holiday with friends, a club, society, choir, orchestra, football team, educational group or another organisation with a shared interest, we can tailor our planning service to meet your specific requirements.

Every holiday is different, which is why every itinerary we help create is tailored to your individual interests, priorities and budget.

Unlike package holidays, there are no fixed itineraries, compulsory hotels or set departure dates. Instead, we take the time to understand what you are looking for and use our specialist knowledge to help you plan a holiday that reflects your interests, timescale and travel style.

Whether you already know exactly where you want to go, have a list of places you’d like to include, or simply have a dream of visiting Germany but don’t know where to begin, we can help transform those ideas into a practical and enjoyable itinerary.

A Flexible Planning Service

Every traveller is different, and so is every holiday.

Some clients simply want expert guidance on where to go, where to stay and what to see.

Others prefer a comprehensive day-by-day itinerary with practical guidance throughout their journey.

Our planning service is therefore completely flexible, allowing you to choose the level of support that best suits your requirements.

Designed Around You

Every successful holiday starts with understanding what you’re really looking for.

Where possible, we prefer to arrange an initial telephone conversation at a mutually convenient time. This allows us to discuss your ideas, interests, travel style, budget expectations and priorities in more detail, while giving us the opportunity to ask questions that often reveal possibilities you may not have considered or thought to mention in writing.

If a telephone conversation isn’t convenient, we’re equally happy to receive a detailed email outlining your thoughts, ideas and aspirations for your holiday. The more information you can provide, the better we’re able to tailor our recommendations to your individual requirements.

Following our conversation or email, we’ll normally send you a simple information form to gather any additional details needed before preparing your personalised quotation.

Inspiration & Recommendations

Ideal for travellers who enjoy making their own day-to-day decisions but would value specialist advice before travelling. This may include:

Destination recommendations
Suggested towns and villages
Accommodation recommendations
Suggested flights and travel options
Scenic driving routes
Rail travel suggestions
Places of interest
Links to official attraction websites
Excursion ideas
Practical travel advice
General itinerary suggestions

You remain free to decide exactly what you would like to see, what you wish to book and how you spend each day of your holiday.

Detailed Itinerary Planning

For clients who would prefer a more structured holiday, we can prepare a detailed itinerary tailored specifically to your requirements. Depending on the level of planning agreed, this may include:

A suggested day-by-day itinerary
Realistic driving or rail journey times
Suggested departure times
Recommended stops en route
Scenic detours
Suggested lunch or coffee stops
Estimated visiting times
Practical travel logistics
Route planning
Ferry or river cruise suggestions
Parking advice where appropriate
Practical hints gathered from our own experience

This level of planning naturally requires considerably more research and preparation and will be reflected in your personalised quotation.

How We Can Help?

Depending on the scope of work agreed, we can assist with:

Choosing the right destination or region
Twin-centre and multi-centre holidays
Suggested flights
Accommodation recommendations for individuals and groups
Rail travel
Driving routes and hire-car itineraries
Coach route planning and practical logistics for larger groups
River cruises
Walking holidays

Heritage and genealogy trips
Military history and Second World War itineraries
German language study visits
Music groups and performance opportunities
Football tours, stadium visits and training camps
Educational visits
Independent guided tours and specialist experiences
Wine and gastronomy
Wine tastings, brewery visits and local cultural experiences

Many of our recommendations are based on years of first-hand experience, and in some areas, we are also able to draw upon trusted local knowledge and long-established contacts.

Where appropriate, we can recommend independent guides, specialist experiences and local providers, and help you make contact directly.

One of the advantages of working with Travel without Borders is our ability to communicate confidently in German. Where appropriate, we can assist with telephone enquiries or written correspondence with German accommodation providers and other suppliers where English may be limited. This support is intended to assist with planning and pre-departure arrangements and should be agreed in advance.

Ideal for Independent Travellers

Our service is particularly suited to travellers who enjoy the flexibility of booking independently but would appreciate the reassurance of specialist guidance.

Perhaps you’ve never visited Germany before.

Perhaps you’re short of time and don’t want to spend hours researching destinations, comparing accommodation and working out the best routes.

Or perhaps you already know Germany well but would simply like fresh ideas and practical suggestions, drawing on our decades of first-hand experience travelling throughout the country.

Whatever your starting point, we’re here to help you make informed decisions and create a holiday that’s right for you.

Planning a Group Visit?

Our bespoke planning service is equally suitable for larger groups travelling together.

We work with larger groups travelling to Germany for a wide variety of reasons. This might include groups of friends, clubs, societies, choirs, orchestras, football teams, educational groups, wine societies or other organisations with a shared interest.

Whether you’re organising a cultural visit, a football tour, a music performance, a language-learning programme, a historical study visit or simply a holiday with friends, we can tailor your holiday to meet your group’s interests, objectives and practical requirements.

How Our Service Works

Travel without Borders provides a bespoke holiday-planning service.

We are not a tour operator or travel agent, and we do not make bookings on your behalf. Instead, we provide professional advice, destination expertise and personalised recommendations. Once your itinerary has been completed, you make your bookings directly with the suppliers you choose.

Our recommendations are based on over 40 years of professional knowledge, experience and research. We carefully suggest destinations, accommodation, transport, attractions and experiences that we believe are well suited to your individual requirements. However, the final decision on what you choose to book always remains yours, and you are under no obligation to follow any of our recommendations, either in whole or in part.

Every quotation clearly defines the agreed scope of work, so you’ll know exactly what level of planning and support is included before any work begins.

During Your Holiday

Once you have made your bookings directly with your chosen airlines, accommodation providers, rail operators, car-hire companies or other suppliers, your contractual relationship is with those suppliers.

Travel without Borders provides a holiday-planning and consultancy service rather than acting as a tour operator or travel agent. Our role is normally completed once the agreed planning service has been delivered.

If you would like additional assistance after making your bookings, this may be available as a separate consultancy service, provided this has been agreed in advance. This could include answering further planning questions or reviewing your final travel arrangements before departure.

However, once your holiday is underway, we do not provide booking management, operational support or emergency assistance. Should you experience delays, cancellations or any other issues while travelling, these should be addressed directly with the relevant supplier, just as they would be if you had arranged your holiday independently.

Why Choose Travel without Borders?

Over 40 years’ professional Germany travel expertise
Extensive first-hand knowledge of destinations throughout Germany
A genuinely personal service
Flexible planning tailored to your individual requirements
Independent, unbiased recommendations
Trusted local knowledge and contacts where appropriate
Fluent German language skills
Personalised quotations based on the level of planning you require
The freedom to book the suppliers that best suit your own needs
The reassurance of working with an independent Germany specialist from your first enquiry through to the completion of your itinerary

IMPORTANT INFORMATION

As your bookings are made directly with the suppliers you choose, your travel arrangements are not covered by the financial protection that applies to package holidays. This is the same position as when arranging any independently booked holiday.

We therefore strongly recommend that clients take out comprehensive travel insurance appropriate to their individual circumstances and, where possible, use payment methods that offer additional consumer protection.

Before proceeding with our holiday planning service, we also recommend that you take a moment to read our Terms & Conditions, which explain the scope of our holiday planning service, payment terms and where responsibility for bookings and travel arrangements lies.

Read our Terms & Conditions

Ready to Start Planning?

Whether you already have a detailed itinerary in mind or are simply looking for inspiration, we’d be delighted to help.

Contact us to arrange an informal telephone conversation or send us a detailed email outlining your ideas. We’ll discuss how we can help and provide a personalised quotation based on the level of planning and support you require.

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