Castle tours
There’s nothing grander than standing inside an ancient castle. On the following tours, you’ll find so many destinations to explore world-famous castles.
What travelers are saying about our Castle tours
5 out of 5 stars
1st-time traveler Anonymous
The entire trip was wonderful! Plenty of free time to explore more towns, villages, and shopping. No pressure to not do something if you did not want to participate. Truly a...
Traveled in May 2025 on A Week in Switzerland, Germany & Austria
5 out of 5 stars
1st-time traveler Laura
The problem with this tour is coming home. Seriously! It was so rich in history, beauty, laughs, new friendships, incredible scenery and food. All senses were in overload. Not...
Traveled in Apr 2025 on Edinburgh & the Castles of Scotland
5 out of 5 stars
1st-time traveler Anonymous
The Bus driver was excellent. Tour director Indura was great kept everyone informed and helpful and was able to add a extra tour on a free day -Sound of Music- cold have added 2...
Traveled in May 2025 on A Week in Switzerland, Germany & Austria
5 out of 5 stars
3rd-time traveler Ana
It was a Great Tour and the Tour Guide was excellent.
Traveled in May 2025 on A Week in Switzerland, Germany & Austria
5 out of 5 stars
1st-time traveler Matthew
Be prepared to take photographs and videos because you will want to remember this tour that packs so much into such a short time. On this tour you will experience grandeur of...
Traveled in May 2025 on A Week in Switzerland, Germany & Austria
5 out of 5 stars
5th-time traveler Jill
Jens is an amazing tour guide, this was my 5th EF tour, all the guides have been great but he especially made the trip enjoyable for everyone!!
Traveled in Apr 2025 on A Week in Switzerland, Germany & Austria
5 out of 5 stars
1st-time traveler Shelley
This tour was wonderful with our excellent tour director, Angelica! All the countries were beautiful and I enjoyed the city tours especially Salzburg and Prague. We rode on a...
Traveled in Apr 2025 on A Week in Switzerland, Germany & Austria
5 out of 5 stars
1st-time traveler Charles
EF Go Ahead tours was better than expected. Our driver Thomas, expertly drove us to every destination, navigating the small city streets as if he were driving a compact car and...
Traveled in Apr 2025 on A Week in Switzerland, Germany & Austria

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Travel tips for Castle tours
Germany has the most castles in the world—around 25,000! Here are a few of our European tours that visit German castles:
There are so many, the exact number remains unknown. While it’s not exactly easy to visit them all, we’ve chosen some of the best castles to visit, including Pena Palace in Portugal, the Neuschwanstein Castle in Germany, La Alhambra in Spain, and more. You can take many European castle tours on Highlights of Scotland & England: Edinburgh to London, as well.
While many of our vacation packages visit castles, here are the tours that visit the most:
The oldest castle in the world is the Citadel of Aleppo in Syria—construction began in the 3rd millennium B.C. The second-oldest is the Reichsburg Cochem (1100) in Germany, the third-oldest is the Warwick Castle (1068) in England, and the fourth-oldest is Windsor Castle (1070), which you can visit on an excursion on our London & Paris tour. On our tours, you can also visit Pena palace in Portugal, the Neuschwanstein castle in Germany, La Alhambra in Spain, and other castles.
They do! If you’re into the spookier sites, here are 8 scary cities and creepy castles you may want to check out. And if you’re interested in an entire trip dedicated to all-things haunted, you’ll want to check out Haunted Halloween Tour: Dublin, Edinburgh & London.