To shake the jet lag prior to the start of the tour, you might wish to reserve a pre-tour stay at a Frankfurt Airport area hotel. Image Tours will use the NH-Rhein Main hotel or similar which provides a complimentary airport shuttle to and from the airport terminals. Relax, sleep, and then return to the airport on the tour arrival day to meet your tour manager and transfer to the first tour hotel.

A pre-tour stay is possible at the tour hotel located just north of Heidelberg. An independent transfer using the high speed train from Frankfurt airport to Mannheim (approx. $35 per person) plus a taxi (approx. $40) to the hotel is required. You may choose to spend the next morning relaxing at the hotel or take a taxi into Heidelberg for some extra sight-seeing time.

• Extensions must be booked when making reservations for your escorted tour.
• Extensions are independent and unescorted, and all transfers are at your own expense unless specifically listed as an inclusion in the extension description.
• Every effort will be made to reserve pre- and post-tour nights at our preferred extension hotels listed on these pages. Alternative accommodations may be made if space is not available. When this happens, any transfer required between hotels will be at your own expense.
• If you have purchased the tour & air-inclusive tour, Image Tours will adjust your flights to depart early or return later as required for your extension, subject to availability of air space. A $25 per person fee will apply in each direction that travel dates deviate from the scheduled tour dates.
• Extensions are subject to availability. If Image Tours is unable to secure hotel or air space without additional cost, you will have the option, within three days of notification, to authorize a price increase, change the date, cancel the extension without penalty, or cancel the entire tour with full refund, provided you requested the extension at the time for initial reservation.
• Check-in and check-out times vary for each hotel and are subject to change. The most common times are 2:00 p.m. check-in and 11:00 a.m. for check-out. If your flight arrives in the morning before a pre-tour extension or if you are transferring hotels, please note that your room may not be available until after 2:00 p.m.
• For extension prices, refer to the "Dates & Prices Guide" inserted in your brochure, our online Availability & Pricing section, or ask your Travel Agent.