ESTIMATED TOUR PRICE::
$4,695, based on double occupancy
NOTE: 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.
“All Inclusive”
TOUR PRICE INCLUDES:
- Round trip air fare
- Airline taxes and fuel surcharges
- Accommodations in four-star hotels, or similar
- Meals as indicated by 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 accommodations are located in the
village, within walking distance of the Passion
Play Theatre
- Special dinner in Munich
- Services of experienced, English-speaking Tour
Director and licensed guides
- Transportation in deluxe air-conditioned motorcoach
*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.
ITINERARY:
Wednesday, July 7
Departure
Depart from Philadelphia in the afternoon for our transatlantic
flight to Berlin.
Thursday, July 8;
Berlin - Wittenberg
Arrive at
Berlin airport
this morning
and meet our
English-speaking
tour escort.
Enjoy a tour
of Berlin with
highlights of
the capital
Unter den Linden
Boulevard, Memorial Church, Reichstag and the former
Check Point Charlie. Travel to Lutherstadt—Wittenberg,
where Luther lived and worked from 1508–1546. Known
as the Cradle of the Reformation, it was here that Luther
first published his German translation of the New Testament.
Stroll through the old town to Castle Church with its
famous “Theses Door” and the graves of Martin Luther and
Philip Melanchthon. Also visit Luther House, where he and
his wife, Katharina von Bora, and their six children resided.
Dinner and overnight in Wittenberg. (B, D)
Friday, July 9
Wittenberg – Leipzig
Enjoy a tour of
Wittenberg and the
Parish Church of St.
Mary where Luther
preached. After
some free time in
Wittenberg, continue
to Leipzig. Visit
St. Nicholas Church
where the “silent
congregation in September
1989 led to the fall of the Berlin Wall. Also see St.
Thomas Church where Johann Sebastian Bach was cantor
and spent his most creative years, directing the famous
men and boys’ choir and writing some of his most profound
music. It was also here that the poet Schiller wrote his Ode
to Joy, set to music by Beethoven and which is now the
anthem of the European Community. (B, D)
Saturday, July 10
Leipzig – Eisleben - Erfurt
Depart Leipzig
this morning, driving
to Eisleben to see
the houses where
Martin Luther was
born and where
he died. Visit the
Church of St. Peter
and Paul, where Luther
was christened.
Continue to Erfurt and where Luther was ordained a priest in 1507. Also visit the
Augustinian monastery where Luther lived as a monk from
1505–1507 and see the Merchants’ Church with its Luther
memorial. Erfurt has one of the most attractive medieval
city centers in Germany with patrician townhouses and
half-timbered buildings. Enjoy a special historical “Luther
meal” at a local restaurant. Overnight in Erfurt. (B, D)
Sunday, July 11
Erfurt – Eisenach – Rothenburg
Today’s touring
begins at the Wartburg
Castle, where
Luther stayed from
1521–1522 and
translated the New
Testament into
German from the
original Greek. Visit
the castle and see
the room with the once-supposedly
saw the devil and threw his ink bottle at him. Enjoy
a walking tour of nearby Eisenach to see the Bach House
and Luther’s House, one of the oldest houses in the city.
Travel to Rothenburg ob der Tauber, an old Franconian city
with well preserved walls and towers. Founded in 5 B.C.,
this town has kept its typical 16th century look through
strict preservation laws since the mid-1800’s. The remainder
of the afternoon is free to explore this beautiful town on
our own. Accompany the Night Watchman from the Middle
Ages for a walking tour of Rothenburg at night. Dinner and
overnight in Rothenburg. (B, D)
Monday, July 12
Rothenburg – Oberammergau
Depart Rothenburg
and travel south on the
Romantic Road through
the beautiful Bavarian
countryside. There will
be a special photo opportunity
of Neuschwanstein,
the fairytale castle,
well-known to Americans
as Sleeping Beauty’s
Castle at Disneyland!
We will also visit nearby
Linderhof Castle. Both
castles were built by King
Ludwig II. Completed
1878, Linderhof was
castles that was completely
finished during his lifetime. Continue our journey to Oberammergau
for dinner and overnight. (B, D)
Tuesday, July 13
Oberammergau Passion Play
The history of the Passion Play at Oberammergau
goes back to 1634, when the quaint alpine village of
Oberammergau was threatened by the deadly disease
known as the Black Plague that scourged Europe, killing
two-thirds of the population of 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 fairytale 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)
Wednesday, July 14
Oberammergau – Munich
Say farewell to Oberammergau and travel to Munich,
the capital of Bavaria and “City of Monks.” Enjoy a walk
through the traditional city center and see the Church of
our Lady (Frauenkirche Cathedral) and Marienplatz, where
we can view the famous Glockenspiel located on top of the
New Town Hall. The remainder of the day is free to enjoy
Munich on our own. Don’t miss 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 farewell dinner
at the Ratskeller, a popular
traditional beer hall and
restaurant located in the
basement of the Rathaus
(Town Hall). Overnight in
Munich. (B, D)
Thursday, July 15
Munich - USA
After breakfast, transfer from our hotel to the Munich
Airport for our departure flight to Philadelphia. Auf
wiedersehen! (B)
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For further information, contact:
Pastor Jim Tanner
278 Sand Court
Ephrata, PA 17522
717-738-0650
E-mail:jtanner@imf.net
Travel Arrangements by:
124 East Main Street, 4th Floor
Ephrata, PA 17522
(717) 721-7376
(800) 418-2929, Ext. 81376
E-mail:pamm@mtstravel.com
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