ESTIMATED TOUR PRICE:
$5,900, based on double occupancy
The tour price is based on estimated rates and fares
for 2010 and is subject to change. All efforts have been
made to offer realistic pricing.
*Single rooms for the two nights in Oberammergau are
available on a limited basis and cannot be guaranteed. If a
single room is not available, you may be required to share a
room for these two nights or pay an additional supplement.
“All Inclusive”
TOUR PRICE INCLUDES:
- Round trip air fare
- Airline taxes and fuel surcharges
- Accommodations in four-star hotels, or similar
- Breakfast and dinner daily, B=Breakfast, L=Lunch,
D=Dinner
- Oberammergau Passion Play ticket package, including
English Program Playbook and admission to the
Oberammergau Museum
- Sightseeing and entrance fees as indicated in itinerary
- Hotel service charges, local taxes and porterage
- Tips to guides, drivers and hotel staff
- Oberammergau accomodations are located in the
village, within walking distance of the Passion Play
Theatre
- Special dinners in Munich and Lucerne
- Services of experienced, English-speaking Tour Director
and licensed guides
- Transportation in deluxe air-conditioned motor coach
ITINERARY:
Sunday, September 5
Departure
Leave by charter motorcoach from the Souderton
area to the airport for your overnight transatlantic flight to
Munich, Germany.
Monday, September 6
Munich
Upon arrival in Munich,
Germany, your tour manager
and driver will meet
you and be with you the
entire tour. Enjoy a walk
through the traditional city
center and see the Church
our Lady (Frauenkirche
Cathedral) and Marienplatz,
where we can view
on top of the New Town
Hall. Visit the wonderful open-air Viktualienmarkt with stalls
that offer the freshest fruits and vegetables in Munich,
along with traditional Bavarian Schweinshax'n and Speck,
seafood, delicious cheeses, various herbs, and many other
foods and crafts. Enjoy a special dinner at the Haufbrauhaus,
the oldest traditional beer hall and restaurant located
in Munich. Overnight in Munich. (D)
Tuesday, September 7
Salzburg
Today we visit the Salt Mines and Berchtesgaden
before arriving in Salzburg, Austria,
the birthplace of Mozart and
the city of “The Sound of Music.” A
pleasant stroll with your local guide
takes you through the historic center.
Admire the exquisite Mirabell
Gardens, the Salzburg Cathedral,
St. Peter’s Churchyard, Mozart’s
birthplace, and several sites made
famous through “The Sound of Music.”
Then enjoy the remainder of
the day at leisure in the Getreidegasse,
Salzburg’s beautiful pedestrian might wish to take the funicular to the Salzburg fortress,
which looks down over the beautiful old city. Dinner and
overnight in Salzburg. (B, D)
Wednesday, September 8
Oberammergau
Leave Salzburg this morning, and travel into the heart
the Bavarian countryside.
Pass the picturesque Church in
the Meadow of Wies, and see
the breathtaking exterior view
Neuschwanstein Castle, built
the mad King Ludwig II, and
made famous in this country by
its Walt Disney imitation. Visit Linderhof,
also built by Ludwig II and
probably the world’s most beautiful
castle with its fantastic formal
gardens and magnificent classic
interior. Then proceed to the village
dinner and overnight. (B, D)
Thursday, September 9
Passion Play
The history of the Passion
Play at Oberammergau
goes back to 1634, when the
quaint alpine village of Oberammergau
was threatened
the deadly disease known
the Black Plague that
scourged Europe, killing two-thirds
Germany. The people of Oberammergau
pledged to perform the Passion Play as a sign
of their repentance and remorse over the suffering and
death of Jesus Christ. The chronicles relate that from the
day the people gathered around the cross to swear their
sacred vow, no further person died of the plague. Since
that date, the play has been performed every ten years.
Spend a morning at leisure in Oberammergau. You
will enjoy the many houses that are beautifully painted
with fairy tale scenes and the shops of its excellent “Herrgottschnitzer”
(woodcarvers specializing in religious
figures). The Passion Play performance begins after lunch
at 2:30 in the afternoon. This Play is performed by local
villagers—often roles are handed down within families from
generation to generation. Dinner is included during
a three-hour break in the late afternoon from 5–8 pm,
and the performance lasts until 10:30. Overnight in
Oberammergau. (B, L, D)
Friday, September 10
Oberammergau - Lucerne
Say farewell to Oberammergau as we travel west
through the Arlberg Pass to the tiny principality of Liechtenstein,
located between Austria and Switzerland. Then
continue into Switzerland and the resort town of Lucerne,
located on the Lake of the Four Cantons. (B, D)
Saturday, September 11
Lucerne
This morning’s sightseeing
walk around the city
includes the two surviving
covered wooden bridges
spanning the River Reuss
which splits the town. The
fourteenth-century covered
the oldest road bridge in
Hof Bridge). The principal
historical interest of the bridges lay in their collections of
double-sided triangular roof panels, painted in the seventeenth
century with scenes from the city’s past and present.
You will also see the landmark of Lucerne, the Lion
Monument. The afternoon is free for shopping. Or, you
may wish to take an optional excursion to Mt. Pilatus by
steamer and then board the steepest cogwheel railway in
the world for a 45-minute journey to Pilatus-Kulm at 2070m
with magnificent views of the Alps and Lucerne. Return by
way of cable car and motorcoach back to Lucerne. In the
evening, enjoy typical Swiss entertainment. (B, D)
Sunday, September 12
Zermatt
Leave Lucerne and travel to the village of Brienz,
located along the Lake of Brienz, also known for its woodcarving shops. Continue over the Grimsel Pass and along the
Rhone Valley to the town of Taesch, where you will leave the motorcoach and board
a train climbing into the Swiss Alps to the town of Zermatt. You will have two nights
to enjoy the tranquility of this beautiful village, located within full view of
the majestic Matterhorn. (B, D)
Monday, September 13
Zermatt
The entire day is yours in
Zermatt. Cars are forbidden
here, so this sports
center is also a pedestrian’s
paradise. You will
want to take the cogwheel
train to the Gornergrat for
breathtaking view of the
glaciers. (B, D)
Tuesday, September 14
Zurich
Return from Zermatt to Taesch to board the motorcoach.
Continue traveling through the Alps to Zurich. Enjoy
a walking tour of the Old Town. In 15 BC, the Romans
constructed a customs outpost on this site. The city walls
encircled the city’s actual center, which you can experience
today as a well-preserved Old Town. The striking
towers of three churches dominate the city’s skyline: the
Grossmünster, St. Peter’s Kirche with the largest church
face in Europe and the Fraumünster, much admired for its
glass windows. Dinner and overnight in Zurich. (B, D)
Wednesday, September 15
Home
Leave the hotel early this morning for travel to Zurich
Airport for the return flight to the U.S. After clearing
customs, board the charter motorcoach for return to the
Souderton area. (B)
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For further information, contact:
Jim & Loretta Church
PO Box 183
1035 Valley Road
Telford, PA 18969
Tel: (215) 723-2558
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Ephrata, PA 17522
Phone: 717-721-7300
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