We would love to have you join us. This page explains how to make reservations for our longer (7- to 11-day) tours.
There is no charge for making a reservation request. We will reply confirming that we can meet your request and advising of the deposit and final amounts due.
A non-refundable Deposit is required to secure a Confirmed Reservation. The per person Deposit amounts are specified on the individual tour web pages and in the downloadable Itinerary PDFs.
You can pay the Deposit (at Reservation time) and the Balance (45 days before the tour) by credit card (MasterCard or VISA), by PayPal, by check, or by bank transfer.
Participation in these tours is conditional on acceptance of the Astrid Baur Travel Terms and Conditions for Short Tours posted here:
Online page > Terms & Conditions for Major Tours Web Page
File you can print > Terms & Conditions for Major Tours PDF
Travel Status
All of our tour venues are open. Some rules apply to how you conduct yourself in Germany and central Europe in order to prevent a resurgence of COVID-19, and there are international entry regulations and procedures which must be observed.
The remaining restrictions change from time to time so we are now sending our guests updates on restrictions and rules about one week prior to departure. If you have questions please do not hesitate to contact us for detailed information. Various contact options are provided on our Contact page.
Online Reservation Requests
Our online Reservation Request forms are easy to fill out and send, and they will speed things up for us and for you too. There are separate forms for the various types of day and short tours.
For private editions of the scheduled 9-day tour itineraries please enquire at this email link.
Reservations for our day and short tours are on a separate page.
Email or Telephone Reservation Requests
If you prefer you can send us an email identifying the tour you'd like to take, the tour date, your name, address, and phone number, the names and age groups of those who will be traveling with you, and how you will be paying. Your email should go to this email link.
You can also reach us by telephone, whether you are calling from Germany or another country, at one of the contact numbers listed in the "Contact Information" section below. Full contact information is on our Contact page.
Billing and Payment Procedures
After you make a Reservation Request you will receive an email
acknowledgement and an Invoice listing the details of your booking
and the total cost. Reservations are tentative until deposits are
received.
If you will be paying by credit card (MasterCard or VISA) ...
We're happy to accept credit cards but will not ask for
credit card numbers in our Online form or in emails. If you use the Online
form or email to book a tour to be paid by credit card, Astrid Baur will
telephone you to get the card number and expiry date.
Your credit card information will be retained for
automatic billing of the Balance Due 45 days prior to the tour date.
Please advise of any credit card change in the meantime.
If you will be paying by Check ...
If you book online, by email, or by telephone, your reservation will be tentative until your check is received.
It is your responsibility to mail the final check to arrive at least 45 days prior to your tour date.
If you will be paying by bank transfer ...
If you indicate that you will pay by bank transfer, we will send the transfer account details.
Contact Information
Email is fast, flexible, and free. You can write to us at this email link (or castles.office@yahoo.com).
You can call us in Germany (Eastern Time + 6 Hours):
U.S. Phone: (202) 580 - 8732 / Direct number in Europe: +49 171 546 6839