Walk in your ancestors’ footsteps with me!

Expert guidance and local insider tips
for your ancestry trip to Germany!

Let me plan your trip in 1 hour!

Walk in your ancestors’ footsteps with me!

Expert guidance and local insider tips for your ancestry trip to Germany!

Let me plan your trip in 1 hour!
WALK IN YOUR ANCESTORS’ FOOTSTEPS:

Plan your ancestry trip of a lifetime to Germany!

Expert guidance and ancestry travel insider tips from a German native tour guide & travel advisor for American, Canadian and Australian travelers with German roots!

1. Self-study online courses (German history & trip planning)

2. Custom itinerary creation (online consultations & bookings)

3. Private guided tours (emigration-themed) in Bremen & beyond

Plan your ancestry dream trip to Germany today!

The doors for my brand-new online course “Revisit Germany: The Ancestry Trip Planning Masterclass” are currently open, but will close again on Wednesday, March 18, 2026 at 23:59 EST!

Start your journey for $0!

A growing number of happy travelers have already walked in their ancestors’ paths with us!

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Riverfront of river Weser with ship and Martini church in Bremen, northern

WALK IN YOUR ANCESTORS’ FOOTSTEPS:

Plan your ancestry trip of a lifetime to Germany!

Expert guidance and ancestry travel insider tips from a German native for American, Canadian and Australian travelers with German roots!

1. Self-study online courses (German history & trip planning)

2. Custom itinerary creation (online consultations & bookings)

3. Private guided tours (emigration-themed) in Bremen & beyond

Plan your ancestry dream trip to Germany today!

The doors for my brand-new online course “Revisit Germany: The Ancestry Trip Planning Masterclass” are currently open, but will close again on Wednesday, March 18, 2026 at 23:59 EST!

Start your journey for $0!

A growing number of happy travelers have already walked in their ancestors’ paths with us!

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Riverfront of river Weser with ship and Martini church in Bremen, northern
With My Ancestor’s Journey, you will:

Master emigration history

Learn all about your German ancestors’ brave journey across the ocean with real-life example and vivid stories!

Plan your perfect trip

We give you the tools and insights that you REALLY need to plan your ancestry-inspired trip of a lifetime!

Walk in their footsteps

On our emigration-themed guided group tours, experience a Germany tailored to your family tree!

Why does planning your ancestry trip to Germany feel so overwhelming?

As an American, Canadian, or Australian with German roots, you dream of walking in your ancestors’ footsteps – but planning the actual trip feels overwhelming.

Here’s what usually gets in the way:

You don’t know where to start: You’ve done your family research, but all the records in the world don’t tell you how to turn all of that information into a meaningful journey to Germany.
You are drowning in too many options: With countless towns, museums, and sites to choose from, you don’t know which ones will actually connect you to your family story and what’s truly worth your limited time in Germany.
You are planning alone: Without the local insider knowledge, you risk missing the hidden places and stories that make your ancestors’ journey truly come alive.

The solution?

Plan your inspired-inspired trip of a lifetime with Ancestry Travel Advisor

Sonja from My Ancestor’s Journey!

My brand-new online course program “Revisit Germany: The Ancestry Trip Planning Masterclass” is out now!

Take the shortcut to your Germany ancestry trip with this interactive, step-by-step planning course!

NEW ONLINE COURSE NOW OPEN!
FOR A LIMITED TIME ONLY!

Revisit Germany: The Ancestry Trip Planning Masterclass

Imagine you could walk the same paths that your ancestors used to walk on, touch the same baptismal font they once touched, or enjoy eating the comfort food your German grandmother used to make. All of this is possible if you travel to Germany in person!

But at the beginning of every ancestry-inspired trip comes the planning. And the planning stage can be very overwhelming. So in my new online course, I will guide you along the process of planning an ancestry-inspired trip (which differs quite a lot from a “normal” vacation to Germany) step by step.

For 12 months, you will have access to video tutorials, monthly live calls on Zoom and a private participant group with other likeminded ancestry travelers. So you can ask all your questions and be sure not to forget anything important!

BUT: This course doors are only open for a brief period until Wednesday, March 18, 2026 at 23:59 EST (Eastern Standard Time US and Canada)! After that, the doors stay firmly shut until mid-2026! So be sure to not miss your chance of planning your ancestry trip of a lifetime!

PLAN YOUR TRIP WITH ME!

Attention! The doors to the online course close on Wednesday, March 18, 2026 at 23:59 EST!

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Don’t know where to start planning your ancestry trip of a lifetime?

Take the shortcut with My Ancestor’s Journey!

Discover all our tours in 2026 / 2027:

Don’t know where to start planning your ancestry trip of a lifetime?

Take the shortcut with My Ancestor’s Journey!

Discover all our tours in 2026/2027:

Market square Bremen

Private 2-hour emigration-themed walking tour in Bremen

Walk through 1,200 years of history in Bremen, one of Europe’s most important emigration port cities, on a 2-hour emigration-themed walking tour.

From $288 (group price for 1-10 people)

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Church in Ankum, Germany

Private Ancestry Trip Planning Consultation Video Call

Private 1:1 consultation with Tour Guide and Travel Advisor Sonja, an individual itinerary to your ancestral German hometown(s) + optional customized hometown tour package!

From $289 (group price for 1-25 people)

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Ships in Bremerhaven, northern Germany

Private Bremen and Bremerhaven in 1 Day Combo Tour

Join me on a fun-filled day walking in the footsteps of your ancestors! We cover both, the medieval city of Bremen and the harbor town Bremerhaven.

 From $420 (group price for 1-4 people)

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Discover all our trip planning services in 2026 / 2027:

Discover all our trip planning services in 2026/2027:

Cheatsheet Bundle: 3 x Trip Planner

Get instant access to 3 concise, info-packed PDF travel guides answering all your burning questions about visiting Germany’s historic emigration port cities Bremen, Bremerhaven and Hamburg. Only $9 per cheatsheet!

$27

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Emigration History Online Course

Uncover your ancestors’ emigration story in just 5 days if you like (24 months access) with this self-study online course! We cover why they left, how they traveled to the emigration ports, and their journey across the Atlantic.

$247

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Germany Trip Planning Online Course

Plan your dream ancestry-inspired trip with the Germany Trip Planning Masterclass in just 5 weeks and ask all your trip planning questions in the live calls with ancestry travel expert and tour guide Sonja Irani.

From $797 (Special Offer until Nov 15!)

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Meet your ancestry-inspired tour guide:

Meet your ancestry-inspired tour guide:

Sonja Irani

Tour Guide & Travel Advisor for ancestry-inspired travel

Hallo ancestry travelers!

I’m Sonja, founder, ancestry travel advisor and main tour guide at the tour operator business My Ancestor’s Journey based in Bremen, northern Germany.

To help you plan your ancestry dream trip to Germany, I currently offer emigration-themed guided tours, trip planning online courses and 1:1 customized travel consultations for Americans, Canadians and Australians with roots in Germany.

Start your journey today and learn more about your German ancestors and their fascinating emigration journeys with my 0 Dollar trip planning resources!

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$0 Germany Trip Planning MINI GUIDE

Feeling overwhelmed when planning your ancestry-inspired trip to Germany?

Simply start planning your trip with these 18 ancestry-inspired activity ideas that we gathered for you in the $0 Germany Trip Planning MINI GUIDE PDF.

100 % payment-free! All you need is your email address.

You will immediately receive your ultimate travel planner PDF via email!

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What our previous ancestral travelers say:

What our previous ancestral travelers say:

Customers in the Schnoor quarter in Bremen with ancestry tour guide Sonja Irani

“We had always dreamed of visiting our German ancestors’ homeland, and Sonja’s expert guidance and planning made our bucket list trip a reality.”

Debbie and Duane Vonder Haar & Bernice and Doug Vonder Haar from Illinois, USA

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Customers in the Schnoor quarter in Bremen

“Our ancestry-themed tour of Bremen with Sonja was extremely memorable, personalized and a highlight of our trip.”

Olivier and Lynn
from Boston, USA

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“While I had been to Bremen before, I had not seen it through a local’s eyes, and certainly I had not seen the many hidden gems that Bremen has to offer.”

Thomas (P.A.T.H. FINDERS) from Prague, Czech Republic

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“Sonja is knowledgeable about Bremen’s history and was happy to show me around Bremerhaven. It was a quick, but enjoyable visit with an engaging guide.”

Sherri Tomiak from Edmonton, Canada

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This could be you! To walk in your ancestors’ footsteps and discover your ancestor’s journey in Bremen and northern Germany, check out our upcoming tours below!

Ready for your ancestry adventure?

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“While I had been to Bremen before, I had not seen it through a local’s eyes, and certainly I had not seen the many hidden gems that Bremen has to offer.”

Thomas (P.A.T.H. FINDERS) from Prague, Czech Republic

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“Our ancestry-themed tour of Bremen with Sonja was extremely memorable, personalized and a highlight of our Germany trip.”

Olivier and Lynn
from Boston, USA

Customers

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“We had always dreamed of visiting our German ancestors’ homeland, and Sonja’s expert guidance and planning made our bucket list trip a reality.”

Debbie, Duane, Bernice and Doug
from Illinois, USA

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ANCESTRY TRAVEL JOURNAL:

Start planning your ancestry trip with these articles I wrote based on my own travels across Germany:

Upcoming Events:

June 2023: My Ancestor’s Journey goes USA!

From 9th to 11th of June 2023, my mom Elisabeth and I were at this years’ International German Genealogy Partnership conference. The conference was held both virtually and in-person in Fort Wayne, Indiana, USA.

Find out more about how you can connect with us virtually or in-person this year on our “Events” page.

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All you need to know before you go:

The ultimate guide for your ancestry-inspired trip to Germany

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Plant your tree in Germany

We believe that making a contribution to protecting our nature today will make a difference for our descendants tomorrow. That’s why we have partnered with PLANT-MY-TREE® – a local organization that plants new trees for sustainable reforestation projects all over Germany. 

When you book a tour with My Ancestor’s Journey, we will automatically plant a tree in Germany for you (one tree per person included with every booking). 

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My Ancestors Journey is a tour operator based in Bremen, northern Germany founded by ancestry-inspired tour guide Sonja Irani.

We offer emigration-themed guided group tours in and around Bremen as well as online courses / travel consults to plan your own trip to Germany.

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