business tours

The following offered touristic tours can be handled as modules, so it is possible, if you like, to arrange new.

Please, contact us.

OST - WEST Consulting
Inh.: Dr. Uwe Niedersen
Leipziger Str. 48
D-04860 Torgau
Telefon: (03421) 715291; Fax: 03421 715647
e-mail: Uwe.Niedersen@T-Online.de
http://www.ost-west.com

At following we show you a summary about possible journeys organized by us:

A. business tourism

Journey German-Russia

1st Day      L E I P Z I G  or  B E R L I N  or  F R A N K F U R T

Departure from airport to Moscow

2nd Day     M O S C O W

Visit of the State Academy for the advancement of the Russian economy; entrepreneurial talks; completion of business contracts;

Sightseeing tour in Moscow: ("Red Quare", cathedral of Basilius, Kreml, Leninmausoleum, Christ-Redeemer-cathedral, University of Vorobjovberge-Lomonossov

Supper in the restaurant "Seventh heaven" on the television tower

3rd  Day     M O S C O W

Seminar in the Consulting firm IMAGE Contact:
Seminar themes:       - Specialties in the business in Russia;
                               - The Russian legislation on the field of business regulations;
                               - Control of reliability of the new Russian business partner;
                               - Protection from criminal acts
Visit of the DUMA, the Russian Parliament in Moscow;
alternative: visit of the gallery of Tretjakov
supper

4th Day     M O S C O W

Visit of plants according profile of production and business interests
continuation of individual business talks between American and Russian entrepreneurs

supper; departure to Saint Petersburg (sleeper)

City sightseeing tour by bus: Square of palace, Newskiprospekt (avenue of Newski), banks of the river Newa, Smolnij
lunch
visit of the gallery "Eremitage"
supper

Visit of the House for science and techniques:
Talks to the topic: ways to develop the American-Russian Business, entrepreneurial talks
lunch
visit of the Besuch commodity exchange of Petersburg
supper
visit of the Theater of opera and ballet

Visit of plants according profile of production and business interests
lunch
continuation of contacting talks between American and Russian entrepreneurs
supper

8th Day    S A N K T   P E T E R S B U R G

Return flight to Germany

B. Educational tours for high school students

Arrival at the airport Berlin; trip to Potsdam by bus,
walking-round through baroque palace "Sanssouci" of Frederic the Great,
walking in the Park of Sanssouci; visit of the castle Cecilienhof, (Place of the Potsdam-agreement in summer 1945 - Stalin, Roosevelt, Churchill);
departure to Torgau

2nd Day    T O R G A U

Visit the sights of the 1000-years-old Torgau, Martin Luther and die reformation, Czar Peter the Great in Torgau, Frederic the Great as well Maria Theresia (Battle near Torgau); Napoleon in Torgau; Russian and American met at the Elbe in Torgau at the end of the war;  
visit of the stud Graditz (Breeding of racehorses), indoor swimming pool

3rd Day    D R E S D E N

Visit of the Karl-May-Red-Indians-Museum in Radebeul near Dresden
Visit of the "Zwinger", the "Museum of watches" and the "Grünes Gewölbe"

4th Day    T O R G A U

3 hours á 45 minutes educational seminars to learn and consolidate the German language

Visit of the historical churches and Renaissance-castle

5th Day    L E I P Z I G

2 hours á 45 minutes educational seminars to learn and consolidate the German language

Excursion to Leipzig: Visit of the great shopping center of Leipzig, the "Paunsdorfcenter", visit of the Memorial "Völkerschlachtdenkmal";
walking in the city of Leipzig

6th Day    T O R G A U

3 hours á 45 minutes educational seminars to learn and consolidate the German language

Visit of the "Joe- Polowsky" Gymnasium (High school), meeting with German high school students

7th Day    B E R L I N

Sightseeing tour in Berlin (the street „Kurfürstendamm" with the church "Gedächtniskirche",
Europe Center, the gate "Brandenburger Tor" and the „Reichstagsgebäude",
the street "Unter den Linden" ,"Humboldt-Universität" with the library "Staatsbibliothek",
the square "Alexanderplatz", the residential area "Nikolaiviertel",
the Isle of museums "Museumsinsel" - Pergamonmuseum

8th Day    B E R L I N ( Day of departure)

Return flight

Arrival airport Frankfurt, departure to E I S E N A C H; Visit of the castle Wartburg (place of translation of the Bibel), the Luther-house and the Bach-house
journey to Torgau

2nd Day    T O R G A U

Visit the sights of the 1000-years-old Torgau, Martin Luther and die reformation,
Czar Peter the Great in Torgau, Frederic the Great as well Maria Theresia (Battle near Torgau); Napoleon in Torgau; Russian and American met at the Elbe in Torgau at the end of the war;  
visit of the stud Graditz (Breeding of racehorses)

3rd Day    W I T T E N B E R G

2 hours á 45 minutes educational seminars to learn and consolidate the German language

Departure to Lutherstadt Wittenberg:  Guided sightseeing (Walk round with visiting the places of Reformation: Luther-house, Schloßkirche (castle church - 95 Theses), Stadtkirche (town church), Melanchton-house, Lucas-Cranach-House

4th Day    L E I P Z I G

2 hours á 45 minutes educational seminars to learn and consolidate the German language

Excursion to Leipzig: Visit of the great shopping center of Leipzig, the "Paunsdorfcenter",
visit of the Memorial "Völkerschlachtdenkmal";
walking in the city of Leipzig - historical inner-city:  Thomaskirche (church); Johann Sebastian Bach - Memorial, Johann Sebastian Bach - Museum, Cellar of Auerbach; shopping-arcades; town hall; square "Augustus Platz

5th Day    T O R G A U

Lecture: Torgau and the Reformation by Luther; Visit of the Museum and the palace" Hartenfels" in Torgau, Visit of places of Reformation: palace church (Schloßkirche), Room of Katharina Luther (Luther’s wife), the town church (St. Mary) - with Organ-Play
Visit of Burgher-houses in historical inner city

6th Day    F R E I B E R G

2 hours á 45 minutes educational seminars to learn and consolidate the German language

Departure to Freiberg (the oldest and most important town of mining in Germany), Excursion Visit of the cathedral "Freiberger Dom"- Silbermann-Organ (short organ-concert)

Sightseeing (Walk round) in the historical inner-city of Freiberg, town hall, Patrician houses of the later Gothic period,
visit of the town- and mining-museum or the mineralogical collection in the mining-academy of Freiberg

7th Day    P O T S D A M

Travel to Potsdam: Walking-round the baroque palace "Sanssouci" of Frederic the Great; walking-round through the Park of Sanssouci, visit of the castle Cecilienhof, Place of the Potsdam-Agreement in summer 1945 (Stalin, Roosevelt, Churchill)

8th Day    D R E S D E N

Departure to Dresden: Walk of the city, visit of the "Grünes Gewölbe" and the exhibition of paintings "Gemäldegalerie"

Departure to Erfurt

9th Day    E R F U R T / E I S L E B E N

Tour of the city: visit of the cathedral (Dom), visit of the monastery "Augustinerkloster" (here Martin Luther was a monk), Luther-memorial; Old University
Departure to E I S L E B E N
Visit of Martin Luther’s birth-house and death-house (Museum), short walk through the town (Memorial of M. Luther)

Departure to Erfurt via Freyburg (Saale) (Wine tasting and a light meal)

10th Day    F R A N K F U R T / M A I N

Departure to Frankfurt/Main - Airport: Flight return

C. Saxon-tourism

The Saxony-Brandenburg-Berlin City - Tour

395,- DM*)

*) Including this price per person: two accomodation in the hotel/double-room (single room with extra charge)  Half-board: 3 meals, three-course meal; all charges for entree, guidance, service of the travel guide.

1st Day     T O R G A U / E L B E

Welcome in the more than 1000-years-old town  Torgau;
Dinner
Walk round through Torgau, sightseeing; visit of places of activities following persons:
Saxon electors - Torgau as Saxon royal seat; Martin Luther and die reformation, House of Katharina von Bora-Haus; Czar Peter the Great and Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz - Talks in the old Saxon chancellery; Frederic the Great as well Maria Theresia (Battle near Torgau); Napoleon in Torgau; Russian and American met at the Elbe in Torgau at the end of the war;  
shopping in the historic innercity
supper
talks after the supper
topics (for choice):  From the history of Torgau
                               The history of Torgaus as a chance for the welfare of the city
                              The economy of Torgau

2nd Day     D R E S D E N

Journey to Dresden through the wonderful valley of the river Elbe
visit of the Zwinger, the exhibition of paintings "Gemäldegaleri and the "Grünes Gewölbe" 
(guided tours)
walking round the innercity
individual time
supper
individual time

3rd Day     T O R G A U / E L B E

The Renaissance-Palace Hartenfels - Royal seat of the Saxon electors;
the castle church - first protestant church building, planed and inaugurated by Martin Luther

shopping in the historic innercity and spare-time

Alternative: excursion to Stud Graditz (breeding of racehorses);

The house of Katharina von Bora-Haus; the grave of  Katharina von Boras in the church St. Mary;
The "underground" of Torgau -  3 downstairs, cellar-vaults; visit and dedication
supper, afterwards
Torgisch Bier, Brauhaus Torgau - visit of the brewery
with tasting of beer and a proper snack - brewing of beer since the time of Luther

4th Day     P O T S D A M

Travel to Potsdam; Sightseeing tour by bus:
Palace Sanssouci, walking-round the baroque palace "Sanssouci" of Frederic the Great
(guided tour); walking-round through the Park of Sanssouci, visit of the castle Cecilienhof, Place of the Potsdam-Agreement in summer 1945 (guided tour);
supper
individual time

5th Day     B E R L I N

Journey to Berlin
Sightseeing tour in Berlin (guided tour): the street „Kurfürstendamm" with the church "Gedächtniskirche", Europe Center, the gate "Brandenburger Tor" and the „Reichstagsgebäude",
the street "Unter den Linden" with the palais of crown prince (Kronprinzenpalais) and the Neue Wache (new guard), the university "Humboldt-Universität" with the library "Staatsbibliothek",
the square "Alexanderplatz", the residential area "Nikolaiviertel",
shopping, spare-time
the Isle of museums "Museumsinsel" - Pergamonmuseum (guided tour)

Katharina von Bora-Tour

220,- DM*)

*) Including this price per person: two accomodation in the hotel/double-room (single room with extra charge)  Half-board: 3 meals, three-course meal; all charges for entree, guidance, service of the travel guide.

1st Day    T O R G A U / E L B E

Welcome in the more than 1000-years-old town  Torgau;
Dinner
Visit of the house of Katharina von Bora (the house on the Scharfenberg)
the Franciscan church (report about the reformation in Torgau)
the house of Leonhard Koppe (citizen and member of the civil guard)
the grave of  Katharina von Boras in the church St. Mary
Palace Hartenfels - Royal seat of the Saxon electors and
the castle church - first protestant church building, planed and inaugurated by Martin Luther
supper, afterwards
Torgisch Bier, Brauhaus Torgau - visit of the brewery
with tasting of beer and a proper snack - brewing of beer since the time of Luther

2nd Day     W I T T E N B E R G

Guided tour through the town
Walk round with visiting the places of Reformation: Luther-house (Luther-hall), Melanchton-House, Stadtkirche (town church), Lucas-Cranach-House, Schloßkirche (castle church - 95 Theses)

3rd Day     G R I M M A / K L O S T E R   N I M B S C H E N

Grimma
On the steps of Katharina von Bora and Martin Luther
Nimbschen
Nunnery Nimbschen
The fleeing of the nuns  (facts and legends)

Bicycle tour

On the Left and the Right of the Elbe

220,- DM*)

*) Including this price per person: two accomodation in the hotel/double-room (single room with extra charge)  Half-board: 3 meals, three-course meal; all charges for entree, guidance, service of the travel guide.

1st Day    Torgau/Elbe

Welcome in the more than 1000-years-old Torgau
Lunch
Walk round through the historical innercity
Sightseeing
Visit of places of activities following persons:
              - Saxon Electors - Torgau as seat of power;
              - Martin Luther and the Reformation, Katharina von Bora;
              - Czar Peter the Great and Gottfried Wilhelm Leibnitz - Talks
                in the Saxon Chancellery;
              - Frederick the Great as well as Mary Therese from Austria 
                and the battle near Torgau;
              - Napoleon in Torgau;
              - Russians and Americans met at the Elbe in Torgau at the end of the war
               
Go by bicycle around the large pond "Großer Teich"  (10 km)
with visit of the "Biberhof", Information about the life of the beaver

supper
talks after the supper
topics (for choice):  From the history of Torgau
                             The history of Torgaus as a chance for the welfare of the city
                              The economy of Torgau

2nd Day      Ostelbien (the East-side of the Elbe) - bicycle tour (30 km) 
                         Stud Graditz; Rittergut Adelwitz; Elbefähre Belgern; Treblitzscher Park

Stud Graditz (Breeding of racehorses);
Visit of the installations and stablings

Go by bicycle through the region of the East-Elbian Junkers;
Rittergut Adelwitz (a manor) - the changes in the course of the times

Get over! The ferry over the Elbe in Belgern
On the Elbe-Cycle-Track to the Treblitzscher Park - a Nature reserve with
rare woods

Back to Torgau on the Elbe-Cycle-Track

Supper, afterwards
Torgisch Bier
Brewing of beer since the time of Luther
Brauhaus Torgau - visit of the brewery
with tasting of beer and a proper snack

3rd Day     Dübener Heide - Bicycle tour (40 km)
                  Der Torgische Weg (The Torgish Way)

Welsau; Zinna; Süptitz,
three typical villages near Torgau:
Location; inhabitants; views; Memorial: Battle near Torgau in 1760,
Schafteiche (sheep ponds), Mühlenweg (mill way) - an unique natural countryside
expects your visit
Roitzsch and Pressel, villages of the "Dübener Heide"; forester's house; barrow „Die Ruhe" (the rest); „Kögel- and Försterweg";
Waldbad Pressel (wood-bath)
The way back to Torgau leads exclusively through the natural countryside of the Dübener Heide
Supper
individual time

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