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German MotoGP: Sachsenring & Berlin

MotoGP World Championship · Sachsenring Circuit · Berlin · Saxony
7 Days · 6 Nights
From USD 11,000+ per person
"Sachsenring — Germany's beloved MotoGP circuit, where Marc Márquez won eleven consecutive races and the Saxony countryside surrounds the fastest riders in the world."
The Journey

Sachsenring,
Berlin, and Saxony

The German MotoGP at the Sachsenring is among the most historically layered race weekends in the World Championship — a 3.671-kilometre circuit in the Zwickau region of Saxony, where the track's tight and technical nature combines with the distinctive geography of the former East German motorsport heartland to produce one of the most unusual venues on the calendar. The Sachsenring has been a motorsport venue since 1927 and a World Championship circuit in its current form since 1998; it is best known as the circuit where Marc Márquez won eleven consecutive German MotoGP races (2010–2021), a record of dominance at a single venue that defines what circuit specialisation can achieve in the modern era.

The German MotoGP Grand Prix takes place annually at the Sachsenring, typically in July — placed in the European summer cluster alongside the Dutch TT and the British and Austrian rounds. The circuit's combination of tight corners, elevation changes, and the relatively short lap distance produce a race that rewards technical precision over outright speed, and where the specialist knowledge accumulated over multiple visits creates the most durable advantage of any venue in the World Championship. The surrounding Saxony region provides the cultural and historical context that Berlin, 250 kilometres to the northeast, amplifies into one of the most intellectually satisfying journeys on the European motorsport calendar.

This five-day self-guided itinerary combines the complete race weekend with the natural and cultural highlights of Lombok Island: the Rinjani volcano crater, the Sasak traditional villages, the Sendang Gile waterfall in the rainforest above Senaru, and the Gili Islands (Gili Trawangan, Gili Meno, Gili Air) whose coral reefs and sea turtle population make them the most celebrated snorkelling and diving destination in the Lesser Sunda Islands. The itinerary concludes with the Senggigi beach sunset that has been providing the most accessible single image of Lombok's natural quality for the thirty years that international tourism has been aware of the island.

Signature Moments

Six Encounters
with Germany

The Sachsenring where Márquez won eleven consecutive times — and then Berlin's Brandenburg Gate, the Pergamon, and the Bauhaus Archive.

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Sachsenring — Eleven Consecutive Victories, One Circuit
The 3.671-kilometre circuit in Saxony where Marc Márquez won the German MotoGP eleven consecutive times (2010–2021) — the most sustained dominance at a single venue in the modern championship era. The tight left-hand corners and elevation changes that produce the most technically specialised circuit on the European calendar; the former East German motorsport heartland that has been hosting racing since 1927; and the July crowd whose institutional knowledge of MotoGP is among the deepest in the paddock.
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Hotel Adlon Kempinski — Opposite the Brandenburg Gate
The Adlon Kempinski at the Pariser Platz — the hotel that has stood opposite the Brandenburg Gate since 1907 (rebuilt 1997), where Kaiser Wilhelm II received the original building's first guests and where the view of the Gate from the Lorenz Adlon restaurant is the most historically weighted single hotel outlook in Germany. The Unter den Linden boulevard begins at the door; the Pergamon Museum is 15 minutes on foot; and the Reichstag dome is directly visible from the upper floors.
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Pergamon Museum — The Ishtar Gate at Full Scale
The Pergamon Altar (2nd century BCE) and the Ishtar Gate of Babylon (575 BCE) — reassembled at full scale in the Pergamon Museum on Berlin's Museum Island, where the ambition of the German Archaeological Institute's excavation programme in the late 19th and early 20th centuries produced the most dramatic architectural reconstructions in any museum in the world. The Pergamon is the most visited museum in Germany; the Ishtar Gate is the most immediate demonstration of what ancient Mesopotamian culture actually looked like at street level.
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East Side Gallery — 1.3 km of the Wall, Still Standing
The 1.3-kilometre section of the Berlin Wall along the Mühlenstrasse — the longest remaining section of the wall, painted by 105 artists from 21 countries in 1990 in the months after the border opened, and designated a protected monument since 1991. The most immediate physical document of the Cold War division available in Berlin, and the one that most directly connects the abstract political history to the specific geography of a city that was divided at street level for 28 years.
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Dresden — The Zwinger and the Frauenkirche Rebuilt
Dresden on the Elbe, 90 minutes from the Sachsenring by car — the Zwinger Palace complex (1719, Augustus the Strong's Baroque masterpiece, rebuilt after 1945 bombing); the Frauenkirche (completed 1743, destroyed 1945, reconstructed 1994–2005 using original stones recovered from the rubble); and the Gemäldegalerie Alte Meister with Raphael's Sistine Madonna and Vermeer's Girl Reading a Letter at an Open Window. The city whose physical reconstruction from wartime destruction is the most complete in Germany.
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Leipzig — Bach's Thomaskirche and the Gewandhaus
The Thomaskirche in Leipzig — the Gothic church where Johann Sebastian Bach was Kantor from 1723 until his death in 1750, and where he is buried beneath the chancel. The Gewandhaus orchestra, one of the oldest and most distinguished civic orchestras in Europe, resident in the 1981 hall that replaced the nineteenth-century building bombed in 1944. The city where Wagner was born (1813) and where Schumann lived from 1840: the most musically significant city in Germany after Vienna for the density of its connections to the German classical tradition.
Curated Highlights

What Defines This Journey

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Sachsenring — Germany's MotoGP Circuit Since 1998
Sachsenring: 3.671 kilometres in the Zwickau hills of Saxony, 13 corners, and the left-hand dominated layout that produced Marc Márquez's eleven consecutive victories (2010–2021). Full three-day access: practice, qualifying, Sprint Race on Saturday, and the Grand Prix on Sunday. A circuit that has been part of German motorsport culture since 1927 and of the World Championship since 1998 — the most technically specialised venue in the European calendar.
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Berlin — Museum Island and the Brandenburg Gate
Berlin's Museum Island — the UNESCO World Heritage complex of five museums on the Spree island, including the Pergamon (Babylonian Ishtar Gate and Pergamon Altar, both at full scale), the Neues Museum (Nefertiti bust), and the Alte Nationalgalerie. The Brandenburg Gate at the Pariser Platz; the Reichstag with its Norman Foster glass dome; and the East Side Gallery — 1.3 kilometres of the former Wall along the Mühlenstrasse, painted by 105 artists in 1990.
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Leipzig — Bach's Thomaskirche and the Gewandhaus
The Thomaskirche in Leipzig — the Gothic church where Johann Sebastian Bach served as Kantor from 1723 until his death in 1750, where he is buried beneath the chancel, and where the Thomanerchor performs his cantatas weekly. The Gewandhaus orchestra, one of the oldest civic orchestras in Europe. Leipzig is also where Wagner was born (1813) and Schumann lived from 1840: the most musically significant city in Germany after Vienna.
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Dresden — The Zwinger Palace and the Rebuilt Frauenkirche
Dresden on the Elbe, 90 minutes from the Sachsenring: the Zwinger Palace (1719, Augustus the Strong's Baroque masterpiece); the Frauenkirche — completed 1743, destroyed 1945, reconstructed 1994–2005 using 8,425 original stones recovered from the rubble; and the Gemäldegalerie Alte Meister with Raphael's Sistine Madonna and Vermeer's Girl Reading a Letter. The most complete Baroque cityscape in Germany, rebuilt after total wartime destruction.
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Hotel Adlon Kempinski — Opposite the Brandenburg Gate Since 1907
The Hotel Adlon Kempinski at the Pariser Platz — the hotel that has stood opposite the Brandenburg Gate since 1907 (rebuilt 1997), with the Lorenz Adlon Esszimmer restaurant (two Michelin stars), the view of the Gate from the upper floors, and the position that places the Reichstag, Museum Island, and the Unter den Linden cultural axis all within walking distance. The most historically significant hotel address in Germany.
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Bauhaus Archive — The Design Language of the 20th Century
The Bauhaus-Archiv in Berlin — the retrospective of the most influential design school in modern history, founded by Walter Gropius in Weimar in 1919 and closed under Nazi pressure in 1933 after fourteen years that produced the visual language of industrial design, typography, and architecture that defined the twentieth century. The building itself is a Gropius design; the collection documents the complete output of the school whose alumni include Klee, Kandinsky, Mies van der Rohe, and Marcel Breuer.
Sample Itinerary

Key Moments & Movements

The German MotoGP Grand Prix takes place annually at the Sachsenring in Zwickau, Saxony, typically in July. The race weekend includes the Sprint Race on Saturday and the Grand Prix on Sunday. The Sachsenring is 250 kilometres southwest of Berlin by motorway. The itinerary opens in Berlin and transitions to the Saxony region for the race, using Leipzig as the cultural and logistical base.

Every Richseen journey is individually crafted. Race dates, grandstand allocation, and hotel availability are confirmed upon ticket issuance for the relevant season.

Day 1
Berlin Arrival — Brandenburg Gate · Unter den Linden
Arrive at Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER) with private transfer to the Hotel Adlon Kempinski. Afternoon: the Pariser Platz and the Brandenburg Gate — the 18th-century neoclassical gate that served as the most photographed single image of the Cold War division and now marks the most symbolically weighted public space in Germany. Unter den Linden east to the Museum Island for orientation; the Berliner Dom and the Lustgarten. Evening dinner at the Lorenz Adlon Esszimmer or in the Gendarmenmarkt district.
Hotel Adlon Kempinski Berlin
Day 2
Museum Island · Pergamon · Reichstag · East Side Gallery
Morning: the Pergamon Museum — the Ishtar Gate of Babylon (575 BCE) and the Pergamon Altar (2nd century BCE), both reassembled at full scale. The Neues Museum for the Nefertiti bust. The Reichstag with its Norman Foster glass dome — pre-booked roof walk above the plenary chamber. Afternoon: the East Side Gallery along the Mühlenstrasse — 1.3 kilometres of the Wall preserved and painted by 105 artists in 1990. The Checkpoint Charlie memorial in the evening.
Hotel Adlon Kempinski Berlin
Day 3
Bauhaus Archive · Charlottenburg Palace · Transfer to Leipzig
Morning: the Bauhaus-Archiv on the Klingelhöferstrasse — Walter Gropius's retrospective of the most influential design school in modern history, whose 1919–1933 programme produced the visual language that defined twentieth-century industrial design. Charlottenburg Palace for the Hohenzollern state apartments and the Schinkel Pavilion. Afternoon transfer to Leipzig (3.5 hours by Autobahn or 75 minutes by ICE train). Evening: the Naschmarkt and the Auerbachs Keller (established 1525; Goethe set a scene of Faust here).
Steigenberger Icon Grandhotel Handelshof Leipzig
Day 4
Leipzig — Thomaskirche · Gewandhaus · MotoGP Practice
Morning: the Thomaskirche — the Gothic church where Bach served as Kantor from 1723 until his death in 1750, and where the Thomanerchor boys' choir still performs his cantatas on Fridays. The Bach Museum adjacent. The Gewandhaus concert hall for the programme; the Monument to the Battle of the Nations (1813) — the largest monument in Europe, commemorating the defeat of Napoleon, visible from the motorway south toward Zwickau. Drive to the Sachsenring for MotoGP Free Practice.
Sachsenring — Practice
Day 5
MotoGP Qualifying + Sprint Race — Sachsenring
Full day at the Sachsenring — MotoGP Qualifying sessions where the 3.671-kilometre layout's left-hand corner dominance produces the most unusual physical demands of any qualifying session on the calendar (the asymmetric loading on the left side of the tyre is managed by circuit specialists and suffered by generalists). The Sprint Race in the afternoon: the most technically specialised circuit in the European season, where circuit knowledge accumulated over years is the most consistently decisive variable.
Sachsenring — Qualifying + Sprint
Day 6
German MotoGP Grand Prix — Sachsenring
Race day at the Sachsenring — the German MotoGP Grand Prix, approximately 30 laps of the 3.671-kilometre circuit. The left-hand dominated layout; the Einfahrt hairpin where the most consequential overtaking opportunities appear; and the July crowd whose knowledge of the circuit's specific demands makes them the most technically fluent audience in European motorcycle racing. After the race: return to Leipzig or Dresden for the final evening.
Sachsenring — Grand Prix
Day 7
Dresden Day Trip — Zwinger · Frauenkirche · Departure
Morning: Dresden on the Elbe, 90 minutes from Leipzig — the Zwinger Palace (1719, Augustus the Strong's Baroque ensemble); the Frauenkirche (destroyed 1945, reconstructed 2005 using recovered original stones); and the Gemäldegalerie Alte Meister for Raphael's Sistine Madonna and Vermeer's Girl Reading a Letter. Return to Leipzig Hauptbahnhof for ICE connection to Berlin Brandenburg Airport for onward departure, or transfer directly to Leipzig/Halle Airport.
Leipzig/Halle Airport or Berlin Brandenburg Airport
Luxury Stays

Where You Rest Matters

Pariser Platz, Berlin, Germany
Berlin — 3 Nights
Hotel Adlon Kempinski Berlin
Unter den Linden 77, Pariser Platz, Berlin
The Hotel Adlon Kempinski — the most historically significant hotel address in Germany, opposite the Brandenburg Gate at the Pariser Platz since 1907 (rebuilt 1997). The Lorenz Adlon Esszimmer restaurant (two Michelin stars); the rooftop suite views of the Gate and the Tiergarten; and the position that places the Reichstag, the Museum Island, and the Unter den Linden cultural axis all within walking distance. The address that heads of state, Nobel laureates, and the most demanding travellers have been using as their Berlin base for over a century.
Augustusplatz, Leipzig, Saxony
Leipzig — 3 Nights
Steigenberger Icon Grandhotel Handelshof Leipzig
Salzgässchen 2, Leipzig, Saxony, Germany
The Steigenberger Grandhotel Handelshof — the 1909 Art Nouveau building on the Salzgässchen, positioned between the Naschmarkt, the Thomaskirche, and the Gewandhaus within the historic city centre. Leipzig's most considered luxury address: the Michelin-recommended Falco restaurant on the upper floors; the spa; and the concierge infrastructure required for the Sachsenring race weekend logistics — the circuit is 55 kilometres south by Autobahn, making this the correct base for the race days and the Saxon cultural circuit simultaneously.
Exclusive Experiences

Moments Designed for You

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MotoGP
Sachsenring — The Left-Hander Specialist's Circuit
The Sachsenring's left-hand dominated layout produces the most unusual physical demand of any circuit in MotoGP — the asymmetric tyre loading on the left side that circuit specialists manage as an advantage and first-time visitors suffer as an obstacle. Marc Márquez won here eleven consecutive times precisely because this specificity rewards accumulated knowledge more decisively than raw speed. The circuit that has been hosting German motorcycle racing since 1927, in the Zwickau region whose industrial heritage and Saxony landscape provide the most distinctive race weekend backdrop in the European calendar.
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History
Pergamon Museum — Babylon at Full Scale in Berlin
The Ishtar Gate of Babylon (575 BCE) and the Pergamon Altar (2nd century BCE) in the Pergamon Museum — both reassembled at their original scale in the museum built specifically to contain them, in the most ambitious act of archaeological reconstruction in any museum in the world. The scale of the Ishtar Gate (the full processional entrance to Nebuchadnezzar II's Babylon, with the lapis lazuli-coloured glazed brick reliefs of lions and dragons) is most comprehensible standing in front of it, at the height of the ancient visitor, in the gallery whose dimensions replicate the original approach.
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Music
Thomaskirche — Bach at the Organ, in the Church He Served
The Thomaskirche in Leipzig — the Gothic church where Bach was Kantor from 1723 until his death in 1750 and where the Thomanerchor performs his cantatas weekly in the acoustic and liturgical context for which they were composed. Bach is buried beneath the chancel; the adjacent Bach Museum documents his complete life and output. A performance in the Thomaskirche provides the most direct access to the German sacred music tradition available outside a recording — the building, the choir, and the music in the relationship that Bach designed and maintained for 27 years.
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Art
Frauenkirche Dresden — Rebuilt Stone by Stone from the Rubble
The Dresden Frauenkirche — completed in 1743, destroyed by the Allied bombing of February 1945, left as a memorial ruin throughout the East German period, and reconstructed between 1994 and 2005 using 8,425 original stones recovered and catalogued from the rubble site. The reconstruction is the most technically and symbolically ambitious building project in post-unification Germany; the interior, with its restored Baroque painted dome and the view from the lantern platform across the Elbe and the Dresden roofscape, is the most affecting single space in Saxony.
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