Historic city of letterpress
Mainz is a 2000 year old city in the south west of Germany, where the River Main joins with the River Rhine. Wiesbaden is located just across the Rhine and is only a bridge crossing away. Thanks to its proximity to the financial metropolis of Frankfurt and the international airport, Mainz is easily accessible.
The spirit of invention has a long tradition in Mainz: Johannes Gutenberg and letterpress printing belong to Mainz like Mozart to Salzburg. His millennium invention is still honored today in numerous monuments and museums that can be explored on the so-called “Gutenberg Trail”.
Despite its relatively small size, Mainz offers a magnificently restored old town with small streets and large squares which are not only full of boutiques and stores, but also a popular destination for pubs and wine bars in the city´s nightlife.
Besides Cologne, Mainz is also the carnival stronghold in the country. A visit is worthwhile not only because of this but also because of the cozy wine taverns and the extremely good selection of restaurants.
Highlights
- Wine and bike tour
- Sparkling wine cellar tour with tasting
- Boat tour into the Rheingau area
- Vinyard hike with wine tasting
- Cocktail course
- Hot Rods citytour
Hotel suggestions
Me and all Hotel
The me and all hotel Mainz welcomes it’s guests in a prime Mainz city location. This hotel is unique in Mainz with its urban design architecture and individual living room atmosphere. The rooms are characterised by modern, stylish furnishings and their contrasting dark and light colours. The restaurant’s motto is “clean eating” with creative dishes made from unprocessed organic products from the region. The lobby serves as a bar and lounge and invites you to linger and enjoy events with its comfortable armchairs and sofas. The wellness area with a roof garden sauna and spacious gym is one of the highlights of the hip city hotel.
The niu mood
The hotel is centrally located near the main railway station, making it an ideal starting point for exploring the city. Guests can expect a good-mood home with a colourful ambience, plenty of comfort and state-of-the-art facilities. The rooms present themselves in a clear design with baroque but modernly interpreted style elements. In the morning, the hotel offers a breakfast buffet and the lobby with its feel-good character and bar invites you to a cheerful get-together.
AC hotel by Marriott Mainz
This stylish boutique hotel is centrally located next to the main railway station and both the old town and the Rhine are within easy walking distance. The simple, straightforward rooms exude a sense of freedom and space. The pretty, light-flooded restaurant serves classic dishes reinterpreted from regional products of the highest quality. In the evening, the cosy lounge is transformed into a place of relaxation, including selected tapas and in-house cocktail creations. The two meeting rooms are ideal for smaller groups and guarantee exclusivity and privacy.
Example program
3 days/2 nights
This program is just one example of how we can design your individual group request. We customise the programs as desired.
Meet & Greet with guide at arrival and transfer to hotel
A guide meets the clients at the airport, takes them to the bus and accompanies the group to the hotel.
Lunch at restaurant Zenz
Tradition and inn culture are important at the restaurant at Mainz main station. The modern inn kitchen works with regional products from sustainable cultivation. The menu features traditional Rhenish dishes accompanied by regional wines and beers. The interior consists of traditional elements interpreted in a cool and modern way, exuding a hip Wirtshaus atmosphere.
Wine and bike tour
This bike tour focuses on relaxed cycling with wine-growing explanations in the surrounding vineyards of Mainz. Of course, a wine tasting is a must in Germany’s largest wine-growing region! The tour also includes a visit to a winery. The tour ends back on the banks of the river Rhine at the Mainz town hall.
Sparkling wine cellar tour and tasting
Sektkellerei Kupferberg is the flagship of Mainz sparkling wine cellars. Founded in 1850, the traditional sparkling wine cellar with its seven floors is the deepest sparkling wine cellar in the world. Today, the main building has been converted into a museum and offers everything worth knowing about sparkling wine and its tradition in Mainz with competent guest guides. In addition to impressions from the past, participants explore the cellar facilities and learn about interesting aspects of sparkling wine during a tasting. Interesting facts about the unique glass collection and the first steps of advertising are also provided.
Dinner at restaurant Kupferberg Terrassen
The Kupferberg restaurant stands for tradition and glamour. The sophisticated and down-to-earth cuisine prepares most dishes with ingredients from quality-conscious producers of the region. The menu is mainly seasonal influenced. The rooms are reminiscent of a modern vault with an elegant interior, and in good weather you can enjoy Mainz’s most beautiful garden in the shade of mighty trees.
Breakfast at Hotel
Boat tour into the Rheingau area
Get ready for a day trip to the idyllic Rheingau. From Wiesbaden, the group travels by boat along the Rhine past beautiful castles and palaces to Rüdesheim. In the midst of this landscape, which stretches through picturesque vineyards and river valleys, lies the charming little town of Rüdesheim. Known for its wine growing, especially the excellent Rieslings, the town has much to offer around the theme of wine. You can enjoy it with dancing and music in the famous “Drossel alley” in numerous inns or, if you prefer a quieter pace, stroll through the adjacent idyllic vineyards. Those interested in history can admire the town’s historic buildings, and those who prefer shopping and feasting will get their money’s worth in the small shops and cosy restaurants.
Lunch at Rüdesheimer Schloss
At the traditional wine restaurant guests from Rüdesheim and all over the world meet for cheerful celebrations, secluded summer evenings and stimulating wine conversations. Here, Riesling and Pinot Noir from the Georg Breuer winery and from Rheingau vintners are served. The wines perfectly match the seasonally changing, Hessian-inspired specialties. A varied musical accompaniment ensures the right coziness, making a visit to Breuer’s a full experience.
Vineyard hike and wine tasting
The Georg Breuer winery was founded as early as 1880, is family-owned and is also internationally known. Thanks to near-natural cultivation and environmentally friendly winegrowing, the wines reflect the character of their homeland very well. Together with your guide, you will walk through the beautiful vineyards and back to Rüdesheim to the Breuer Vinothek, where you can taste the renowned in-house wines. You will also have plenty of time to review the excursion and ask any questions you may have about the winery, the wines and the winemaking process.
Dinner at restaurant Geberts Weinstuben
A visit to the restaurant is an experience for the senses. The mixture of simple elegance and antique furniture create a “living room flair”. In summer, the vine-covered courtyard garden is also open. The menu offers ambitious, regional fresh cuisine as well as modern-inspired German classics at a high level. The wine list offers wines from Rhineland growing regions and focuses on renowned vintners as well as newcomers.
Exklusive cocktail course at bar Spiritus
Spiritus” is a bar with a cosy ambience, predominantly classic drinks and fine spirits and stands for high-quality and individual bar culture. Every guest gets their own personal drink or – if desired – a classic cocktail. Get to know the craft of bartending up close and experience how to mix the perfect cocktails. Be creative and design your own tasty signature drink, cheers!
Breakfast at hotel
Hot Rod Citytour Mainz
Enjoy Mainz with full speed fun 15 cm above the asphalt in miniature hot rods. The City Tour is something for real event fans and ensures astonished looks wherever you turn up with the vehicles. Accompanied by a guide, the tour takes you across the Rhine and offers a magnificent view of Mainz. Afterwards the group goes straight into the city centre, onto the most famous streets to enjoy the Mainz flair. The tour ends with a cold beer or non-alcoholic drink to review the impressions of the tour together.
Lunch at restaurant Bootshaus
The unique panoramic view of the Rhine can be enjoyed in this restaurant not only from the large terrace but also from the light-flooded interior. Regional and down-to-earth cuisine is served in a modern and cosy atmosphere. “Eating like at home” shows a new, modern, flavourful profile at the restaurant and legendary classics experience their well-deserved renaissance.
- Kanji Worshop at Gutenberg museum
- Mainz wine tour and tasting
- Brewery tour and tasting
- Stand up paddling on river Rhein
- Visit and exclusive tour of the Lufthansa Flight Training Center
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