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Package Pricing
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Valid from 7/13/2010 - 7/13/2010 |
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After surviving the 30 Year War and the Black Plague the people of Oberammergau swore to perform the "Play of the Suffering, Death and Resurrection of Our Lord Jesus Christ" every ten years. The first performance was held in 1634. 2010 marks the next performance and should not be missed. While enjoying this tour you will not only stay right in the village of Oberammergau and experience the full drama of the Passion Play, but also will enjoy the musical heritage of Budapest, Vienna and Salzburg, and many highlights of Germany.
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Vacation Details
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Day 1: Depart USA
Your trip to Budapest begins when you board your flight bound for Budapest Airport (airfare not included in tour
price)
Day 2: Arrive in Budapest
Upon arrival in Budapest, claim your bags and a representative will meet you in the arrivals Hall and transfer you to
your Budapest hotel for your two night stay. This afternoon join your tour director for a welcome reception and briefing.
Overnight: Budapest - K & K Opera Hotel
Day 3: Budapest
We will enjoy a panoramic tour of Budapest, the Queen of the Danube this morning. We will visit both sides of the river
– Buda, and Pest. Highlights of the day will be Mathias Church and the Fisherman’s Bastion. After enjoying some free time
in the afternoon, we will enjoy a welcome dinner and a music-filled cruise this evening.(B)(D)
Overnight: Budapest - K & K Opera Hotel
Day 4: Budapest to Vienna
After our included breakfast, we leave Budapest and travel to Vienna. We will then check into our Vienna hotel for our
two night stay. (B)
Overnight: Vienna - Hotel Atlanta
Day 5: Vienna
Today we will enjoy a panoramic tour of Vienna, viewing such sites as St. Stephen’s Cathedral. This afternoon we will
visit Schoenbrunn Palace, seat of the Hapsburgs for centuries. This evening is yours to enjoy on your own. (B)
Overnight: Vienna - Hotel Atlanta
Day 6: Vienna to Salzburg
We leave Vienna and head to Salzburg, designated as a UNESCO World Heritage site in 1997. Along the way, we will enjoy
the scenery of the Salzkammergut area, where the emperor would spend his summer vacations. The landscape will remind us of
some of the scenes from the film “The Sound of Music”. We then arrive in Salzburg, the birthplace of Mozart. (B)
Overnight: Salzburg - Hotel Scherer
Day 7: Salzburg to Oberammergau
Today we will enjoy a walking tour of the Old Town in Salzburg, and a highlight is sure to be the Getreidegasse area and
its connection to Mozart. We continue on to Oberammergau for our afternoon arrival. (B)(D)
Overnight: Oberammergau
Day 8: Oberammergau
The morning is yours to explore the village. This afternoon and evening the pageantry of the Passion Play will unfold as
it has since 1634. Every ten years the townspeople come together to share this spectacular event with visitors from all over
the world as their thanks for being spared during The Black Plague. (B)(L)(D)
Overnight: Oberammergau
Day 9: Black Forest
We leave Oberammergau and head south to visit one of the most famous fairy tale castles in the world, Neuschwanstein.
Then we continue west to the Black Forest for our overnight stay. Dinner will be included at your hotel. (B,D)
Overnight: Black Forest region, Hornberg - Schone Aussicht
Day 10: Black Forest
We tour the Black Forest, where the locals are famous for their woodcarving skills, and visit one of the largest clocks
in the world in Gutach. Then we continue on to the Schwarzwald Frelicht Museum. This open air museum is designed as a
traditional farm village with a collection of authentic buildings brought here from all over Germany. Our drive then takes
us to the Baroque city of Wurzburg, our home for the next two nights. (B)
Overnight: Wurzburg - Walfisch
Day 11: Rothenburg
This morning we travel to Rothenburg, one of the best preserved medieval walled cities in all of Germany, where we will
enjoy a walking tour. A highlight is sure to be the ornately carved wooden altarpiece of St. Jacob’s Church. We will have
free time for lunch and exploration, and then will return to Wurzburg where the afternoon is yours to enjoy. Tonight we will
reconvene for our farewell dinner.(B) (D)
Overnight: Wurzburg - Walfisch
Day 12: Return to the US
Leave your hotel and head to Frankfurt for your return flight to the United States. (B)
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Notes & Restrictions
| Vacation Notes & Restrictions |
Notes:
In order to allow for a comfortable and timely transfer to the airport on your last day, please schedule your return flight after 10 am.
Non Refundable Deposit of $500 per person
is due at time of booking to hold your Passion Play tickets. We reserve the right to change hotels
and cities on the itineraries if necessary due to participant numbers. Additional $500 per person payment
will be charged 365 days prior to departure. Final payment will be charged 210 days prior to departure. No restrictions apply.
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