Detailed Trip Itinerary for Bavarian Hop Harvest Tour 2026
Tuesday Sept 8
- Leave USA overnight flight to Munich (MUC)
Wednesday Sept 9 (overnight in Munich)
- 9am: Arrive at MUC
- 10am: Pick up: Clear Customs meet Trip after customs.
- 11am: Alt pick-up:
- Meet Trip at Holiday Inn Express Munich West Friedenheimer Bruecke 15 Munich, 80639
- LUNCH: Old Town at outdoor Viktualienmarkt
- 2:00 – 4:30pm: Spaten Brewery tour
- Late Afternoon Tour: Higgins Ale Works
- Evening: Augustiner Brewery
Thursday Sept 10 (Overnight in Wolnzach)
Hops Region #1 Hallertau- 10:30am: HVG Hallertau Region (Bavarian Hops HQ) Meet Senior Management - Carlos Ruiz Director International Sales
- Noon: Local lunch Siebler GbR Landgasthof u. Hofmetzgerei
- Afternoon:
- Hallertau Hop Tour
- Hop Museum (Optional)
- Schapfl Family Hop Farm
- Hop Processing Facility
- Check in Local Gasthaus
- Dinner: Local Wolnzach Café
- Evening: Drinks with locals
Friday Sept 11 (Overnight in Wolnzach)
- 9:30am: Hüll Bavarian Hops Research Institute tour & ABI Hop Farm. Meet head of Bavarian Hop Research Sebastian Gresset
- 11:30: Schneider Weisse Brewery
- Meet Head of Brewing Operations Günter Uhl for VIP tour
- Lunch: Schneider Weisse Biergarten
- Evening: The Freising Dinner at Weihenstephan Brewery (World’s Oldest Brewery) or Freising Volksfest
Saturday Sept 12 (Overnight in Tettnang)
Hops Region #2 Tettnang- Morning: Drive tour to Tettnang hops region
- 11:30am: HVG Tettnang Region Processing Center Meet Senior Management Jürgen Weishaupt HVG Director Tettnang
- Noon: Lunch on the hill with Jürgen at Max & Moritz Gasthaus
- 3:30pm Tettnang Locher Organic Hops Farm & Museum
- 7pm: Check into Tettnanger Kronen Brewery and Gasthaus
- VIP Tettnanger Kronen tour with Owner/Brewer Fritz Tauscher
- Evening:
- Dinner Tettnang Gasthaus
- Drinks with locals
Sunday Sept 13 (Overnight in Tettnang)
- 4 Biers, 4 Countries, 1 Day! Land, Water and in the Air
- Morning: Tettnang Sunday Street Market
- 10:00 Ferry on Lake Constance to Switzerland for Bier
- Afternoon: Biers in Vaduz, Lichtenstein, Hard, Austria on the lake
- Evening Sunset: Optional Zeppelin Ride Tettnang region#
# Schedule may vary
Monday Sept 14 (Overnight in Kulmbach)
- Morning: Drive to Kulmbach to IREKS Bavarian Malting Facility
- Lunch: With Senior IREKS management Robert Sprinzl
- Afternoon: Tour of several IREKS malting facilities. Tour of Plassenburg Castle overlooking Kulmbach City or Bavarian Bier Museum
- Evening: Check in Hotel
- Dinner and wrap up
Tuesday Sept 15 (Overnight Spalt)
Hops Region #3 Spalt- Morning: Drive region hops area to Spalt
- 11:00am: HVG Spalt Region Processing Center Meet Senior Management Frank Braun HVG Director Spalt
- Noon: Local Lunch in Spalt Wittelsbacher Hof
- Afternoon: Tour Spalt Brewery
- 3:30pm: Return to Freising and farewell dinner at Weihenstephan
- Hotel Freising
Wednesday Sept 16
- Morning: Checkout and back to Munich airport to depart to USA
SPECIAL NOTE: 2026 Oktoberfest starts Saturday Sept 19.
