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Northern Germany: STEM Tour

Overview
  • Duration:8 days 7 nights
  • Tour Type:Educational Tours
📍 Cities: Berlin, Dresden, Leipzig, Bremen, Bremerhaven

Itinerary

Fly to GermanyDay 1

DAY 1: HOME - GERMANY

Board your transatlantic flight and fly through the night to Germany.

Arrival - Berlin Main Sites Walking TourDay 2

DAY 2: BERLIN

  • Welcome: Welcome to Germany! Meet your Prometour Tour Director upon arrival. Transfer by private motor coach to your hotel to drop off your luggage.
  • Berlin Tour: Join a local guide for a walking tour of Berlin's main sites - Brandenburg Gate, the Reichstag Building, Potsdam Square, the Holocaust Memorial, and East Side Gallery.
  • Dinner: Dinner with your group at a local restaurant.
  • Overnight: Overnight accommodation in Berlin.

VW Transparent Factory and E-Car Workshop in DresdenDay 3

DAY 3: BERLIN - DRESDEN

  • Breakfast: Breakfast at the hotel with your group.
  • Travel: Board your bus and travel to Dresden.
  • VW Factory: Tour the Volkswagen Transparent Factory - organized into five themed areas, the new Volkswagen exhibition is all about the future of driving.
  • E-Car Campus: Go to the Volkswagen Campus, learn about the future of mobility, theoretical techniques used in building E-Cars, and then get to make your own small version of an E-Car!
  • Dinner: Dinner with your group at a local restaurant.
  • Overnight: Overnight accommodation in Dresden.

Porsche Factory Leipzig and Waste Disposal Sustainability TourDay 4

DAY 4: DRESDEN - LEIPZIG

  • Breakfast: Breakfast at the hotel with your group.
  • Porsche Factory: Board your bus and travel to Leipzig. Partake in a guided tour of the Porsche Factory - accompany the Panamera and Macan on their way through the manufacturing process.
  • Waste Disposal: Tour a waste disposal site near Leipzig - part of a project for sustainable development. See the dump and learn about the types of waste and how they recycle and dispose of it. See the composting installations.
  • Dinner: Dinner with your group at a local restaurant.
  • Overnight: Overnight accommodation in Leipzig.

Bremen - ISS Columbus Module and Space TravelDay 5

DAY 5: LEIPZIG - BREMEN

  • Breakfast: Breakfast at the hotel with your group.
  • Travel: Board your bus and travel to Bremen.
  • ISS Columbus: Experience space travel at close hand! Bremen is one of Europe's leading centers for space travel. In a replica of the Columbus module - the European contribution to the ISS assembled at Airbus in Bremen - discover how water and food get to the astronauts, and how people live and work in zero gravity.
  • Bremen: Explore the city of Bremen at your own pace - explore the old town and the market square.
  • Dinner: Dinner with your group at a local restaurant.
  • Overnight: Overnight accommodation in Bremen.

Bremerhaven - Offshore Wind Energy and Klimahaus Climate ExperienceDay 6

DAY 6: BREMEN

  • Breakfast: Breakfast at the hotel with your group.
  • Offshore Wind: Tour the city of Bremerhaven with a local guide and learn about the city as a center for offshore wind energy. From the lookout platform, your guide will explain harbor infrastructure, wind installations, and offshore energy facts.
  • Klimahaus: The Klimahaus Bremerhaven shows a unique world of weather, climate, and climate-change knowledge. Travel the world along the eighth longitude and experience the earth's climate zones - cross five continents and nine locations.
  • Dinner: Dinner with your group at a local restaurant.
  • Overnight: Overnight accommodation in Bremen.

Return to Berlin - TiergartenDay 7

DAY 7: BREMEN - BERLIN

  • Breakfast: Breakfast at the hotel with your group.
  • Travel: Board your bus and return to Berlin.
  • Tiergarten: Spend some time to explore the capital of Germany at your own pace! Enjoy the Tiergarten, Berlin's main city park!
  • Dinner: Dinner with your group at a local restaurant.
  • Overnight: Overnight accommodation in Berlin.

Fly Back HomeDay 8

DAY 8: BERLIN - HOME

Breakfast at the hotel with your group. Transfer to the airport. Say a fond goodbye to your Prometour Tour Director. Board your transatlantic flight from Berlin and fly back home.

Learning Objectives

Analyze the future of electric mobility through the Volkswagen Transparent Factory in Dresden – organized into five themed areas about the future of driving – including hands-on E-Car model building at the Volkswagen Campus.

Investigate the manufacturing processes of a high-performance automotive company through a guided tour of the Porsche Factory in Leipzig, examining how precision engineering and skilled human labor combine in the production of the Panamera and Macan.

Evaluate Germany’s contribution to the International Space Station through Bremen’s European space industry, examining how the ISS Columbus module was assembled at Airbus in Bremen and how engineers solve the challenge of delivering supplies and sustaining life in zero gravity.

Compare onshore and offshore renewable energy infrastructure through the Bremen offshore wind energy center, the Bremerhaven Klimahaus climate change experience, and a lookout platform tour of harbor wind installations.

Examine sustainable waste management and composting through a tour of a waste disposal site near Leipzig, examining how circular economy principles apply to a post-industrial German city.

Tour maps

Landmark Highlights

  • Berlin: Brandenburg Gate, Reichstag Building, Potsdam Square, Holocaust Memorial, East Side Gallery.
  • Dresden: VW Transparent Factory - five themed areas on the future of driving. VW Campus - theoretical techniques for building E-Cars, make your own small E-Car model.
  • Leipzig: Porsche Factory - Panamera and Macan manufacturing process. Waste disposal site - sustainable development, recycling, and composting.
  • Bremen: ISS Columbus module replica - how water and food get to astronauts, life in zero gravity. Old town and market square.
  • Bremerhaven: Offshore wind energy center - harbor infrastructure, installations, and facts. Klimahaus Bremerhaven - travel the world along the eighth longitude, cross five continents and nine locations.
  • Berlin Return: Tiergarten - Berlin's main city park.
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Frequently asked questions

Will my group be combined with another school group?

No. Every Prométour educational tour is personalized to ensure a meaningful experience. We guarantee private tours for all groups.

Your group will have its own dedicated Tour Director and itinerary, and will not be combined with any other school or student group.

How does Prométour support teachers with planning?

We take care of everything to make trip planning easy. From organizing travel logistics and accommodations to managing registrations, payments, and documentation, our team handles all the details so you can focus on the experience.

Support starts from day one. To help launch your trip, we host a parent meeting where your dedicated Tour Consultant introduces themselves, represents Prométour, and answers any parent questions directly.

Throughout the planning process, our expert Customer Service Team is available to assist families with registration, payments, and general inquiries, ensuring a smooth and stress-free experience for everyone involved.

When will our travel dates be confirmed?

Prométour trips are fully customizable, including your travel dates. You can choose the dates that best align with your school calendar, giving your group flexibility to coordinate extracurricular activities around the trip.

How does Prométour support our group during the trip?

With our own teams in locations such as Montréal, Paris, and Málaga, you get real people who are with your students and know the destination inside and out, not a call center just reading from a script.
If any issues arise while on tour, our 24/7 Emergency Line ensures that help is always just a phone call away. Your group will have access to real-time support whenever its needed.

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When you register for a Prométour trip, you can do so with confidence. If you cancel before the tour is officially confirmed, you'll receive a full refund with no questions asked.

Once the tour is confirmed, standard cancellation fees apply based on your departure date. Travelers may still be eligible for insurance coverage depending on their policy.

In some regions, and for travelers with an upgraded plan, Cancel For Any Reason (CFAR) insurance may be available. We recommend contacting the insurance provider directly for full details on coverage options.
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