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  • Tour Code:TCO0
  • Length: 10 Days
  • Tour Quality: First Class
  • Tour Type: Escorted Tour
  • Single Supp.: $300
  • Triple Room Disc.: $15
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Itinerary

Catholic Germany and Alps plus Oberammergau - 2010 Map

Tour Highlights

Countries Visited: Austria, Germany, Switzerland
City Highlights: Black Forest, Cologne, Frankfurt, Innsbruck, Lucerne, Munich, Oberammergau, Trier

Tour Itinerary

This 10-day vacation starts in Munich, Bavarias capital, with a welcome dinner. After an orientation featuring the Marienplatz and the Frauenkirche, travel into the Bavarian Alps and visit King Ludwigs magnificent Neuschwanstein Castle before arriving in Oberammergau for the highlight of your vacation: the original Passion Play. Via Innsbruck in Austria and Vaduz in the Principality of Liechtenstein, stop in Einsiedeln, the most famous pilgrimage place in Switzerland, to visit the Abbey Church. Then enjoy two nights in picture-book Lucerne, the center of Catholic resistance during the time of the Reformation, and visit the Cathedral of St. Leger and the baroque Jesuit Church. Return to Germany via the Rhine Falls, with stops in the Black Forest, in Trier, and in Aachen, with its cathedral where 30 Holy Roman Emperors were crowned from the 10th until the 16th centuries, before arriving in œHoly Cologne. Enjoy a guided visit of the gothic cathedral, a Rhine cruise, a wine tasting, and a farewell dinner in Reždesheim, the Riesling wine capital. Continue to Frankfurt for an overnight stay. An unforgettable vacation!
Day 1: (Sat.) Board your overnight transatlantic flight.

Day 2: Arrive in Munich, Germany.
(Sun.) Transfer to your hotel. Balance of the day is at leisure. At 6 pm, meet your Tour Director, then enjoy this evening’s welcome dinner with your traveling companions. (D)

Day 3: Munich–Neuschwanstein–Wies–Oberammergau.
(Mon.) Orientation features MARIENPLATZ with the Old and New Town Halls. Visit the FRAUENKIRCHE. Then, enter the Bavarian Alps and drive to Neuschwanstein to visit KING LUDWIG’S CASTLE. Stop for pictures of the baroque CHURCH OF WIES before you enter picturesque Oberammergau. (B,D)

Day 4: Oberammergau.
(Tue.) Today is the highlight of your vacation: the original PASSION PLAY, held every 10 years and performed by the community of Oberammergau. (B,L,D)

Day 5: Oberammergau–Innsbruck, Austria–Liechtenstein–Einsiedeln, Switzerland–Lucerne.
(Wed.) Into the Tyrolean Alps and to Innsbruck to take pictures of the GOLDEN ROOF. Then, continue to Vaduz in the Principality of Liechtenstein for a lunch break before you enter Switzerland. Stop in Einsiedeln, the most famous pilgrimage destination in Switzerland, where the Great Festival of the Miraculous Dedications is held. Visit the impressive baroque ABBEY CHURCH. On to picture-book Lucerne, the center of Catholic resistance during the time of the Reformation. (B,D)

Day 6: Lucerne.
(Thu.) Your walking tour this morning features the LION MONUMENT and the famous CHAPEL BRIDGE. Also visit the CATHEDRAL OF ST. LEGER and the baroque JESUIT CHURCH. Afternoon is at leisure to relax, shop for Swiss watches, cruise on the lake, or join an optional excursion to one of the nearby mountains. In the evening, why not experience a Swiss folklore party with yodeling and alphorn blowing? (B)

Day 7: Lucerne–Karlsruhe, Germany.
(Fri.) On the way back to Germany, visit the thundering RHINE FALLS at Schaffhausen, a 70-foot cataract of the River Rhine. From here, head north into the pine-clad hills of the BLACK FOREST, famous for its cuckoo clocks. (B,D)

Day 8: Karlsruhe–Trier–Aachen–Cologne.
(Sat.) First stop today is in Trier, Germany’s oldest town and second in importance to Rome in the Western Roman Empire. Orientation features the PORTA NIGRA and visits to the romanesque CATHEDRAL and the DREIKÖNIGENHAUS. Continue to Aachen and visit the CATHEDRAL, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, where 30 Holy Roman emperors were crowned between the 10th and 16th centuries. In the evening you are in “Holy Cologne.” (B,D)

Day 9: Cologne–Rüdesheim–Frankfurt.
(Sun.) This morning, enjoy a guided visit of the gothic CATHEDRAL. Next, a scenic RHINE CRUISE to Rüdesheim, capital of Riesling wine. Here, enjoy WINE TASTING and a farewell dinner. Afterwards, continue to Frankfurt for your overnight stay. (B,D)

Day 10: (Mon.) Your homebound flight arrives the same day. (B)

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What's Included

Munich:
Welcome dinner; orientation, visit Marienplatz and the Frauenkirche

Neuschwanstein:
Guided visit of King Ludwig’s castle

Wies:
Take pictures of the baroque church

Oberammergau:
Passion Play

Innsbruck:
Take pictures of the Golden Roof

Vaduz:
Visit the capital of Liechtenstein

Einsiedeln:
Visit the baroque abbey church

Lucerne:
Walking tour including the Lion Monument, Chapel Bridge, the cathedral of St. Leger, and the baroque Jesuit Church

Rhine Falls

Black Forest

Trier:
Orientation, visit Porta Nigra, the cathedral, and the Dreikönigenhaus

Aachen:
Visit the cathedral

Cologne:
Guided visit of the gothic cathedral

Rhine Cruise

Rüdesheim:
Wine tasting and farewell dinner

MEALS
Full buffet breakfast (B); 1 lunch (L); 7 three-course dinners (D), including a welcome dinner in Munich and a farewell dinner in Rüdesheim.
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Accommodations

Single room supplement:
$212*

Triple room reduction per person:
$17*

Extra nights per person in Munich:
in single room $173, in twin room $116, in triple room $108

Extra nights per person in Frankfurt:
in single room $147, in twin room $112, in triple room $100

* No singles and triples available in Oberammergau; tour members will be asked to share.

Munich Holiday Inn City Centre (F), Oberammergau Böld (F), Lucerne Astoria (F), Karlsruhe Renaissance (SF), Cologne Barcelo City Center (F), Frankfurt Sheraton Congress (F)
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