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OBERAMMERGAU
OBERAMMERGAU
Austria, Germany & Switzerland
August 11-24, 2020
$4999.00 Prices are per person based on double occupancy.
Additional costs for other configurations include $450 for single room.
ITINERARY
Day 1
Travel Day - Board your overnight flight to Budapest today.
DAY 2
Arrival in Budapest:
Included meals: dinner
Welcome to Hungary! Transfer to your hotel and get settled in. Later, gather with your Tour Director and fellow travelers at tonight's welcome dinner.
DAY 3
Sightseeing tour of Budapest:
Discover the major landmarks of both Buda and Pest in the city that straddles east and west.
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Trace this nation's stormy history at Heroes' Square
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Tour the lavishly decorated Hungarian Parliament building
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Cross the Danube, ascend Castle Hill
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Take in the breathtaking views from Fisherman's Bastion
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Visit the medieval Matthias Church, once the site of Hapsburg coronations
Spend a free afternoon in Budapest, or join an excursion
DAY 4
Vienna via Szentendre
Included meals: breakfast, dinner
Travel west through the Danube basin en route to Vienna.
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Make a stop in the small, charming town of Szentendre, home of chocolate, cafes, parks, and pastries.
Stop to view Visegrad Castle and Esztergom Basilica, before crossing the Austrian border (stops are weather dependant)
DAY 5
Included meals: breakfast
Get transported back to the Age of Empires on a guided tour of Vienna.
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Enter Schönbrunn Palace, the Rococo Hapsburg home with impressive gardens
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Travel down the Ringstrasse, Vienna's tree-lined thoroughfare
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See the Parliament building, the Vienna State Opera, and the grand Holfburg Palace, the Hapsburg's winter residence
Spend a free afternoon in Vienna or add an excursion.
DAY 6
Free day in Vienna
Included Meals: Breakfast
Enjoy a free day in Vienna or add an excursion
DAY 7
Salzburg via Melk
Included meals: breakfast, dinner
Make your way through the Austrian countryside to stop in Melk for a guided tour of the town's Baroque abbey. Then, continue your drive on to Salzburg.
DAY 8
Free Day in Salzburg
Included meals: breakfast
Spend a free day in Salzburg or join an excursion
DAY 9
Sightseeing tour of Salzburg & travel to Munich
Included meals: breakfast, dinner
Discover Salzburg, a city famed for its churches and musical history, where a local guide leads you on a walking tour of the Old Town.
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View the University of Salzburg and the churchyard of St. Peter
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See the Kapitelplatz, Residenzplatz, and Alter Markt, in the city's Old Town
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Enter the Zalzburg Cathedral and the home where Mozart was born
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Pass through the scenery from The Sound of Music
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Take a funicular ride up to the Hohensalzburg Fortress
After, travel to Munich, Germany.




DAY 10
Sightseeing tour of Munich
Included meals: breakfast
Get to know the Bavarian capital on a guided tour.
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Travel past the Englischer Garten and fashionable Schwabing district
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Enter the Nymphenburg Palace, the Baroque home to past Bavarian royalty
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Walk from Odeonsplatz throug the Hofgarten to view the Residenz, once home to the Wittelsbach dukes of Bavaria
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Explore Marienplatz, Munich's medieval heart, and see the famed Glockenspiel
Spend a free afternoon in Munich or add an excursion
DAY 11
Passion Play
Included meals: breakfast, lunch, dinner
Head to Oberammergau and attend the 42nd performance of the world-famous Passion Play.
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Experience the storytelling and portrayal of the Old and New Testament that has taken place once a decade since 1634
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Enjoy the unforgettable open-air performance put on by the residents of the Bavarian town
DAY 12
Lucerne via
Neuschwanstein & Lichenstein
Included meals: breakfast
On your way to Lucerne, stop to visit Neuschwanstein Castle, the fairy-tale retreat of "Mad" Kind Ludwig II, with a local guide.
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Walk or take a horse-drawn carriage ride up the hill.
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Take time to explore its stalactite grotto, artifacts, and murals
After, travel into Liechenstein, a tiny Alpine principality dating back to the Holy Roman Empire.
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Visit the capital city, Vaduz, and pass the royal family's hilltop castle, still in use as a royal residence
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Enjoy free time in the town and be sure to get you passport stamped
After, continue on to Lucerne, Switzerland
DAY 13
Sightseeing tour of Lucerne
Included meals: breakfast, dinner
Get an up-close look at Lucerne, Switzerland's idyllic Alpine town, on a guided sightseeing tour.
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Pass hand-painted facades along the cobbled street of the Old Town
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View the Lion Monument, a tribute to the Swiss Guards who sacrificed their lives in Paris during the French Revolution
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See the Jesuit Church, the first large Baroque building of its kind to be built in Switzerland north of the Alps
Spend a free afternoon in Lucerne or add an excursion
DAY 14
Departure
Included meals: breakfast (excluding early morning departures)
Transfer to Zurich airport to board your flight home or extend your tour in the Rhine valley.
WHAT’S INCLUDED
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12 nights in handpicked hotels
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12 breakfast
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1 lunch
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6 three-course dinners
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Expert Tour Director & Local Guides
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Private Deluxe Motor Coach
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Guided sightseeing & select entrance fees
WHAT’S NOT INCLUDED
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Passport
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Travel protection – strongly recommended; quote available upon request.
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Personal purchases
COST: $4999 per person