First Tour - 2023
Fun in Four Countries by Archimedes Tours
European Banya + Food + Culture and History Tour
to Germany, Belgium, Luxemburg, and Estonia.

Fun in Four Countries tour was designed for those who wish to learn international bathing cultures, see beautiful new places, and taste local food.


We met in Frankfurt, then visited German therme in Bad Homburg, Cologne, and Aachen. We moved to Belgian City of Spa and then spent a day in the micro country of Luxembourg.


We flew to Estonia and visited the beautiful city of Tallinn, experienced the rural lake saunas and communal Soviet type banya in the resort City of Pärnu.

  • Price
    Full Tour:
    Single room occupancy — $6,300
    Double room occupancy — $5,200

    Part 1: Germany, Belgium, Luxembourg
    Single room occupancy — $3,550
    Double room occupancy — $2,900

    Part 2: Estonia
    Single room occupancy — $2,350
    Double room occupancy — $1,900
  • Requirements
    • A passport valid for travel. Non-US citizens, please contact us for verification of you need for Schengen visa

    • A non-refundable deposit of $1,000 for the full tour, $600 - for Part 1, $400 - for Part 2.
  • Date
    Full tour:
    May 14 to May 25, 2023

    Part I: Germany, Belgium, Luxembourg
    May 14 to May 21, 2023.

    Part II: Estonia
    May 21 to May 25, 2023.
  • Tour transportation
    Luxury tour buses in Germany and Estonia.
Itinerary
Part One
Part One
Evening, May 14
Evening, May 14
Frankfurt
The tour starts. We meet in Le Meridien hotel (or similar) and get acquainted.
Dinner at Klosternof restaurant 
The first dinner of the tour is held at Klosterhof, a traditional German restaurant located at the old Carmelite monastery since 1936.
May 15
May 15
Walking Tour of Frankfurt
An optional tour to explore Frankfurt, the global hub of commerce and culture.
Bad Homburg: Taunus Therme
We arrive to Bad Homburg and attend the Taunus Therme, a famous bathing house with indoor and outdoor thermal pools, saunas, hammams in Asian-inspired setting.

Accommodations: Maritim Hotel Bad Homburg or similar
Free evening
May 16
May 16
Königswinter
We stop at the town of Königswinter and explore the Drachenburg Castle set against the breathtaking panorama of the Rhine river valley.
Arriving to Cologne
We arrive to Cologne, the home of the spectacular medieval cathedral, 30 museums, and hundreds of galleries.

Accommodations: Hilton Cologne Hotel or similar
Free evening
May 17
May 17
Walking Tour of Cologne
An optional walking tour to learn about the history and culture of the Germany's fourth biggest city.
Neptunbad
We visit Neptunbad, the oldest bathhouse in Cologne, featuring indoor and outdoor pools, historically European and Asian-influenced saunas, a Japanese Zen garden, sun terraces, and a restaurant.
May 18
May 18
Aachen
We arrive to Aachen, a town established as a Roman settlement with a bathing complex, which later became the preferred residence of Charlemagne and a crowning place for 31 emperors of the Holy Roman Empire.

Accommodations: Innside hotel or similar
Carolus Thermen
We visit Carolus Therermen, an establishment that boasts 15 saunas with different temperatures, the oriental bath with hammam, two steam baths as well as a lake in the sauna garden.
Free evening
May 19
May 19
Spa
A European bathing culture trip would not be complete without at least a short stop at the place that gave the name to the type of leisure we all enjoy : A Belgian town of Spa where we will relax in Thermes de Spa. 
Luxembourg
We arrive to Luxembourg, one of the smallest (and, no doubt, one of the most delightful) countries in Europe.

Accommodations: Royal Hotel or similar.
Free evening 
May 20
May 20
Mainz
We visit the ancient town of Mainz, a capital of Riesling. 

Accommodations: Me and All Hotel or similar
May 20
May 20
Dinner at Heiliggeist
The last dinner in Germany set against the backdrop of a historic building dating back to 1236. We will enjoy traditional German food and taste local wine. 
Part Two
Part Two
May 21
May 21
Tallinn
A short 2-hour flight from Frankfurt will take us to Estonia, a country that combines wild nature, medieval cities, and a unique culture into a compact and charming package.

Accommodations: Metropol Spa hotel or similar
Dinner at Olde Hansa
Meeting with travelers joining us for Part 2 of the tour at the renowned medieval restaurant preparing the food in accordance with 700-year old recipes.
May 22
May 22
Walking tour of Tallinn
An optional walking tour to take in the magic of Estonian capital. 
Rural lake saunas
An experience, entirely different from everything we tried in this tour so far, Estonian lake saunas will bring us closer to nature and a true spirit of communal bathing.
May 23
May 23
Pärnu
Located at the shore of the Baltic Sea, Pärnu is the last city we visit in our tour.

Accommodations: Hedon Spa and Hotel or similar
Free time
May 24
May 24
Optional visits
A spa at Viiking Spa Hotel equipped with the only snow sauna in the Baltic and Nordic region.
A Soviet-style Banya.
A boutique spa in the Hedon Spa and Hotel.
Last evening dinner at Raimond
The last evening dinner in Raimond restaurant, located by the sandy beach, will conclude our tour with authentic flavors of the Nordic cuisine.
May 25
May 25
Morning departure to Tallinn airport for a flight to Frankfurt.
Contact us at tours@banyasf.com if you have any questions. 
  • Part of the inaugural Archimedes Tour group.
  • Sauna room at Carolus Thermen Aachen, Germany
  • Welcome dinner at Apfelwein Wagne, Frankfurt, Germany
  • Steam room at Viiking Spa in Parnu, Estonia
  • Bird eye view of Spa, Belgium
  • Jumping clowns in Spa, Belgium.
  • A sculpture in Bad Homburg, Germany
  • Delicious lunch in Bad Homburg, Germany
  • Art in Germany
  • View from the top, Rhine river Germany
  • Aachen Cathedral, Aachen, Germany
  • Baked potato Raimond Restaurant in Pärnu, Estonia

  • Sculpture outside Museum Ludwig Köln, Germany

  • Drinking like a Russian in Estonia
  • City center in Tallinn, Estonia

  • Sign to Taunus Therme Bad Homburg, Germany

  • Church towering over the streets of Cologne, Germany

  • Walking into Carolus Thermen Bad Aachen, Germany

  • Some of the group at Mooska Farms in Estonia
  • Cologne Cathedral, Cologne, Germany
  • Schloss Drachenburg Castle, Königswinter, Germany

  • Jesus leading our group through a tour of Frankfurt, Germany
  • Dessert at Raimond Restaurant in Pärnu, Estonia

  • Mooska Farm, Estonia
  • Carolus Thermen Bad Aachen, Germany
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