01
Berlin Arrival.
Evening
Land BER. Pickup S-Bahn S9 to Mitte. Light dinner Mustafas / Curry 36 area. Early night for Day 2.
Drive · 0 km
Sleep · Berlin Mitte
02
Berlin City wander.
Morning
Brandenburger Tor · Reichstag · Holocaust Memorial walk. Coffee Bonanza Mitte.
Afternoon
East Side Gallery · DDR Museum · Tempelhofer Feld bike loop.
Evening
Kreuzberg dinner. Späti circuit. Nightcap Buck and Breck or Berghain queue if up for it.
Drive · 0 km · city day
Sleep · Berlin
03
Berlin → Wolfsburg → Cologne.
Morning
Pickup three rentals Berlin Hbf. Roll west on A2.
Afternoon
Autostadt Wolfsburg · 2.5h. Porsche pavilion + Volkswagen archive.
Evening
Continue to Köln. Late dinner Brauhaus Sion or Päffgen.
Drive · 600 km · 6h 30m
Sleep · Köln Altstadt
04
Cologne Dom & brauhaus crawl.
Morning
Climb the Dom (533 steps). Photo from Hohenzollernbrücke.
Afternoon
Belgian Quarter wander. Coffee Van Dyck. Optional Ludwig Museum.
Evening
Brauhaus crawl: Früh am Dom → Päffgen → Sion. Drink Kölsch out of 0.2L Stangen.
Drive · 0 km · city day
Sleep · Köln
05
Cologne → Burg Eltz → Cochem → Nürburg.
Morning
South to Burg Eltz. Forest hike to the castle. Skip queues by walking from Wierschem.
Afternoon
Cochem · Reichsburg + Mosel walk + Riesling tasting.
Evening
Drive into Eifel · Nürburg arrival. Pistenklause dinner if booked.
Drive · 230 km · 3h 30m
Sleep · Nürburg / Adenau
06
Nürburgring Touristenfahrten.
Morning
Track walk Brünnchen + Pflanzgarten. Coffee at Devil's Diner.
Afternoon
Track-spec rental pickup Rent4Ring. Warmup laps GP-Strecke optional.
Evening
Touristenfahrten 17:30–19:30. 2–4 laps. Pistenklause schnitzel after. Optional Ring-Taxi M5 CS hot lap.
Drive · local · ~150 km on track
Sleep · Nürburg
07
Nürburg → Stuttgart → München.
Morning
South via A61 / A6 · 3h 30m. Stuttgart by lunch.
Afternoon
Pick one: Porsche Museum (Zuffenhausen) or Mercedes-Benz Museum (Bad Cannstatt). Both is a stretch.
Evening
Continue München. Hotel check-in. Schnitzel + Weißbier.
Drive · 570 km · 5h 45m
Sleep · München
08
München BMW & Biergarten.
Morning
BMW Welt + BMW Museum Olympiapark. M Hall is the move.
Afternoon
Marienplatz Glockenspiel · Viktualienmarkt grazing. Pre-Wiesn calibration.
Evening
Augustiner-Keller (5,000 seats under chestnut trees). Lederhosen pickup if Bavarian Outfitters.
Drive · 0 km · city day
Sleep · München
09
Oktoberfest Eröffnung.
Morning
U4/U5 to Theresienwiese. Queue 8:30 for Hofbräu / Hacker / Augustiner. Tents open 09:00. O'zapft is 12:00 sharp.
Afternoon
Hold the table. Maß × Maß. Schweinshaxe. Don't lose the table.
Evening
Six fly LH 21:30 MUC → BER for early Sunday departures. Four stay on for closing.
Drive · 0 km
Sleep · München / BER
10
Abreise aus.
Morning
BER and MUC departures roll out. Coffee at airport.
Heim
RDU · SEA · home. Auf Wiedersehen.
Drive · 0 km
Heim · —
What to skip
Heidelberg · pretty but a tourist coach park. Rothenburg ob der Tauber · same. Spa-Francorchamps · Belgium detour kills two days. Frankfurt · airport only.