Traveling Germany - How to make the most of it

Are you planning a trip to Germany? Lukas Stege will provide you with insider information you need to know, and he'll also tell you which faux pas to avoid! So which season is best? How much should you tip in restaurants? Where should you stay? What's the best way to travel around? And is Germany safe?
Let us know in the comments if we missed anything in our video!
00:00 Intro
00:37 Geography and basics
01:35 Must-sees: Berlin, Hamburg, Cologne, Munich, Dresden
02:36 Seasons and weather: What to wear? Which festivals to visit?
04:08 Transportation and traffic
07:05 Acommodation
07:34 How safe is Germany?
08:00 Money
08:27 Particularities
09:40 Food and Beverages
10:21 Little language guide
CREDITS:
Report: Lukas Stege, Elisabeth Yorck
Camera and Editing: Elisabeth Yorck
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  • @MrPeddapee
    @MrPeddapee4 ай бұрын

    I used the Deutschlandticket in September. It was a really good deal and I never had to get another ticket for public transport.🤗

  • @talon310calif

    @talon310calif

    2 ай бұрын

    Do you get it before hand or once you arrive in Germany? I'm planning on relying solely on public transportation

  • @wanderfulstops8488
    @wanderfulstops8488Ай бұрын

    For a travel enthusiast Germany is a must to visit place. We plan to visit Frankfurt in the near future. Would be great if you could make a video on where to visit Frankfurt in a day.

  • @jch3117
    @jch31174 ай бұрын

    If you speak no German, the three words to learn are "bitte" (please), "danke" (thanks) and "verboten" (forbidden). The first will get a German person to pay attention to you. You will use the second to thank her/him. Knowing the third will keep you out of trouble 😂

  • @DWTravel

    @DWTravel

    4 ай бұрын

    😁

  • @nanthapongsornkaew

    @nanthapongsornkaew

    4 ай бұрын

    For me, another word is Toilette/Toilet. LOL

  • @CarlosElChacalo

    @CarlosElChacalo

    4 ай бұрын

    And "mit karte bitte"

  • @videolivecontent

    @videolivecontent

    4 ай бұрын

    Vielen Dank, Schönen Tag noch 😅

  • @spannaspinna

    @spannaspinna

    Ай бұрын

    And entshuldigung w/o ist der …….

  • @gallyboy84
    @gallyboy844 ай бұрын

    Great video! The one thing I would add on transportation is that while Germany’s high speed rail network is extensive and theoretically very convenient, in practice it is very unreliable, especially since the pandemic, unfortunately. Hour plus delays are very common, as are cancellations. Having the Deutsche Bahn app is essential, as delays, cancellations, etc., will be difficult to navigate without it.

  • @fitrisepviyantisumardi9544
    @fitrisepviyantisumardi954427 күн бұрын

    Thank you for your information…I want to travel there someday

  • @israel_started_it_ALL_in_1948
    @israel_started_it_ALL_in_19484 ай бұрын

    Love these short travels vids with alternating hosts..

  • @JJONNYREPP

    @JJONNYREPP

    4 ай бұрын

    Traveling Germany - How to make the most of it 1411pm 31.12.23 everyone wants to be German, I know that much. though i wanted to be american.

  • @renukaprasad6042
    @renukaprasad60424 ай бұрын

    Very nice presentation covering all the components of travel. Introduction part is excellent. Thanks a lot for the useful video!!!

  • @BasicAmericanDadAbroad
    @BasicAmericanDadAbroad4 ай бұрын

    That was VERY helpful & insightful, well done & vielen dank! 🙌🏆

  • @guadalupemartinez5725
    @guadalupemartinez57254 ай бұрын

    Thanks for your tips! I will try to remember some of them when I travel to Germany.

  • @mosagraphyindustry7478
    @mosagraphyindustry747813 күн бұрын

    thanks, love it. 😊

  • @helenannleeshung9028
    @helenannleeshung90284 ай бұрын

    This was delightful and very accurate ❤👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾

  • @trailwayt9H337
    @trailwayt9H3374 ай бұрын

    This video is actually beautiful experience and very nice presentation ❤️ greate

  • @MILABRRA
    @MILABRRA4 ай бұрын

    TRULY AN INFORMATIVE VIDEO TO EXPLORE THE GERMANIA LIKE A PRO

  • @nanthapongsornkaew
    @nanthapongsornkaew4 ай бұрын

    DW Travel made a really helpful video as always making me feel hungry for German food and plan to visit some places after this winter.

  • @walopes
    @walopes4 ай бұрын

    Amazing!! Going to Germany next march and there is a lot of useful tips here. Danke DW :D

  • @DWTravel

    @DWTravel

    4 ай бұрын

    We are glad that our video is helpful for you!

  • @ArielRamirez-vx8kh

    @ArielRamirez-vx8kh

    Ай бұрын

    How was your trip? . I’m going in June from California. Going to watch the Euro cup any tips?

  • @akinbiodunmojisola8775

    @akinbiodunmojisola8775

    Ай бұрын

    That is nice , please give me information how to get family visa from Nigeria

  • @thiagoat
    @thiagoat3 ай бұрын

    Very nice and useful video. Thanks a lot. 😄

  • @FirstTimeTraveler-PH
    @FirstTimeTraveler-PH2 ай бұрын

    This is very helpful travel tips to Germany. Thank you

  • @muravi8167
    @muravi81673 ай бұрын

    Thanks. nice short and sweet presentation by the anchor.

  • @user-ls1bu7rb6d
    @user-ls1bu7rb6d4 ай бұрын

    Germany is the most beautiful country, when I looked to map, I always enjoy to be in southern garman as the landscape is more beautiful then north.❤🎉🎉🎉🎉

  • @linaingermany
    @linaingermanyАй бұрын

    I live in Baden Württemberg. I travel a lot to authentic towns and also shoot videos. My area is called "Swabia". All regions in Germany are different. For example, if in Bavaria people say “Wunderbar“ (“incredible”), then in Swabia “incredible” will be “nicht schlecht“ (literal translation “not bad”). Understand different 😅That is, if your Swabian neighbor bought a new car, then you say - nicht schlecht. and that's ok 😊😊

  • @fredj590
    @fredj590Ай бұрын

    Beautiful 🫶🏼

  • @penultimaparada
    @penultimaparada4 ай бұрын

    Come to Oberstdorf!!!! It is amazing

  • @TIKRelaxingMusic
    @TIKRelaxingMusic4 ай бұрын

    Absolutely beautiful 🌹

  • @Russell9241
    @Russell92414 ай бұрын

    Great information Lukas and some amazing places to see in Germany, I am back in Berlin June 2024 for more cycling will be my 5th visit to Berlin, I love it there as its such a good cycling city.

  • @joseph40ninjas88
    @joseph40ninjas884 ай бұрын

    Germany is awesome!

  • @LinasNeKleiza
    @LinasNeKleiza3 ай бұрын

    Is it me, or from Berlin Train station, it's kinda a struggle, to find where it is 'to the airport' sighs..? 😊

  • @talon310calif
    @talon310calif2 ай бұрын

    Germans absolutely love the outdoors. I was in death valley in late September and it was still very hot. I asked the park ranger who the heck visits Death Valley in August when it's over 125 degrees? Answer - Germans

  • @DWTravel

    @DWTravel

    2 ай бұрын

    😆

  • @_alexxon
    @_alexxon4 ай бұрын

    I'm coming next summer! Germany's music scene has irreplaceable impact to me, and I'd love to be in a concert in person.

  • @DWTravel

    @DWTravel

    4 ай бұрын

    Have fun!

  • @hawkwardfairy
    @hawkwardfairyАй бұрын

    I can't wait to visit in 2025!

  • @GUTOMOFFICIAL
    @GUTOMOFFICIAL3 ай бұрын

    Good! Video should be longer!

  • @markdc1145
    @markdc11454 ай бұрын

    Regarding tipping in a restaurant, you just round up to the nearest Euro and if you're very happy, then add another Euro. Maybe 50 cent in a bar. No more!!!

  • @gerhardma4297

    @gerhardma4297

    Ай бұрын

    If you are stingy, do as described. However, if you are very satisfied with the service and/or the quality of the food, you tip more and it is up to you how much you tip. However, there is no tipping culture in Germany as there is in the USA, because the people who serve you are paid a reasonable wage.

  • @shakrabby134
    @shakrabby1344 ай бұрын

    Bitte 😍

  • @kamrulmia3580
    @kamrulmia35804 ай бұрын

    ❤❤❤

  • @hoppes979
    @hoppes97923 күн бұрын

    Not getting Visa appointments.

  • @bruceketcheson4877
    @bruceketcheson48774 ай бұрын

    Since when was there not a speed limit on the autobahn? They must have changed that since last night

  • @DWTravel

    @DWTravel

    4 ай бұрын

    No, they haven't 😀. In general there is no speed limit on the Autobahn. But in reality there is one in lots of sections due to damages, construcion works etc.

  • @leitaochen8889
    @leitaochen88894 ай бұрын

    Hi there, last year when I was visiting Germany, I tried to buy a Deutschland Ticket but I failed, I was told that, to buy a Deutschland Ticket I need to have a German Sparkonto.

  • @xay4n905
    @xay4n9054 ай бұрын

    Kaffe und Brot, bitte, danke

  • @_RTheBruce
    @_RTheBruce3 ай бұрын

    7:42 How did the cameraman not see this! Someone should have warned him! :)

  • @DWTravel

    @DWTravel

    3 ай бұрын

    😄

  • @Direct_Dil_Se15
    @Direct_Dil_Se154 ай бұрын

    One of the Comprehensive Coverage by DW ..... Hope it was a little more instead of just 11 mins....

  • @user-gs3db8wp4j
    @user-gs3db8wp4j4 ай бұрын

    Lukas so handsome

  • @akinwandetaiwo3263
    @akinwandetaiwo32634 ай бұрын

    Duesctland tickets,,9.euro to 49, Euro alles gute ❤️🇩🇪 👍

  • @cmartin_ok
    @cmartin_ok4 ай бұрын

    I was planning on visiting Germany again in 2024 but not if your train drivers will call strikes at short notice again. I lost a day of my short holiday in 2023 because of them and don't want to risk more problems in 2024

  • @uncleroq

    @uncleroq

    4 ай бұрын

    It doesn’t happen often

  • @DWTravel

    @DWTravel

    4 ай бұрын

    Oh, sorry to hear that!

  • @nikos4433

    @nikos4433

    4 ай бұрын

    Actually there are strikes again but you re safe in spring and summer then 😅

  • @uncleroq

    @uncleroq

    4 ай бұрын

    @@nikos4433 at this point, we don’t know anymore man

  • @marthagraham241
    @marthagraham2414 ай бұрын

    Berlin is only the best place to start because afterwards it can only get better.

  • @Advocate.bettie
    @Advocate.bettie3 ай бұрын

    Dw travel NEEDS a guide with disability. I think many would love to see travel guids for disabled people. I greatly enjoy these videos but offer wonder if some areas are accessible.

  • @DWTravel

    @DWTravel

    3 ай бұрын

    We are on it! 🙂

  • @Advocate.bettie

    @Advocate.bettie

    3 ай бұрын

    @@DWTravel I cannot wait! Super excited now. Great to see from a similar perspective 🥰

  • @Advocate.bettie

    @Advocate.bettie

    3 ай бұрын

    @@DWTravel just worth a mention when you do begin wheelchair accessible travel videos. Germany has some of the leading wheelchair innovators and manufacturers I'm the industry!

  • @kathleenmelzer7499
    @kathleenmelzer74993 ай бұрын

    There s not much you can go wrong. There s only bad behaviour or no ticket on the public transport, that may be annoying.

  • @jameshilyard1885
    @jameshilyard18852 ай бұрын

    Germany has a VAT tax, so tipping is not required.

  • @DWTravel

    @DWTravel

    2 ай бұрын

    Here we would disagree. The tax must be paid by the restaurant owners to the state. The tip, on the other hand, is intended directly by the guest for the staff.

  • @liamlee8422
    @liamlee84224 ай бұрын

    People around me keep telling me Germany is boring so are Germans …I am feeling conflicted as to whether or not I should visit

  • @spiralpython1989

    @spiralpython1989

    4 ай бұрын

    I am planning trip number 3 in 3 years from Australia. The only thing boring about Germany is your own attitude towards experiences. I have seen and done some of the most incredible things in my life in Germany, and there is something for everyone. For me; art, museums, architecture and music festivals were the initial drawcards. But discovering wild places, great train journeys, and towns off the tourist route were unexpected joys. And the ease of travelling cross country makes it possible to easily visit lots of different places - especially when as an Australian, spending 14 hours driving just between geographically “close” cities of Melbourne to Sydney is my normal! And thanks to Schengen agreement, it’s easy to visit lots of other adjoining countries for weekends without visas (fancy a weekend in Copenhagen, Prague or Wrocław.)

  • @TheUnknownTraveler
    @TheUnknownTraveler4 ай бұрын

    Great country but too exspensive for long travel :)

  • @gerhardma4297

    @gerhardma4297

    Ай бұрын

    So you should never go to switzerland. Germany is very cheap compared to Switzerland

  • @zeeshanzafar6629
    @zeeshanzafar66294 ай бұрын

    This trip is not our people of 3rd world. This is for rich people. We can see dreams. Sorry

  • @richthomas9170
    @richthomas91702 ай бұрын

    Very Jealous, Rude and Arrogant Country.

  • @Navajo_joe
    @Navajo_joe3 ай бұрын

    I see nothing exciting about Germany.