Geo
Express
13 Days
Oberammergau,
Bavaria, and Swiss
Alps
includes
Lucerne, Grindelwald,
Munich
August
24 –
September 5, 2010
Day
1,
Aug 24, 2010
Board your overnight transatlantic flight to Germany
.
Day
2, Aug 25 – Arrival in
Munich
,
Germany
.
Meet with your tour director for a magnificent tour of the Alps and the
Oberammergau
passion play. A modern travel coach takes us to Schwangau.
Our hotel for the next two nights will be in the
Bavarian
Castle
district, not far away from well known Neuschwanstein. Time to relax, get over
the jet lag, and for a Welcome Dinner.
Day
3, Aug 26 - Neuschwanstein / Schwangau. Today we will visit the castles of Neuschwanstein and Hohenschwangau,
both residences of the young “fairy-tale king” Ludwig II. Later in the
afternoon we will have some leisure time for a fresh bavarian beer or a cup of
ice cream.
Day
4, Aug 27
Oberammergau
. This
is the day where we enjoy the original Passion Play, held every ten years, and
performed by the inhabitants of picturesque
Oberammergau
. We will have a light lunch before the Passion Play starts in the afternoon.
Dinner will be served between the afternoon and evening performances.
Spend the night in a typical Bavarian guesthouse.
Day
5, Aug 28 -
Augsburg
.
After a relaxing breakfast we head north to the city of
Augsburg
. In Luther’s time
Augsburg
was the business center of
Germany
. Here the Fuggers had the headquarters, and the Lutherans proclaimed their
faith with the
Augsburg
confession. We stroll the city on a sight seeing tour with a local guide.
Day
6, Aug 29 -
Lucerne
.
Join a Sunday worship service in a church in
Augsburg
.
Passing
Lake
Constance
and the city of
Zuerich
our travels continue to
Lucerne
in
Switzerland
.
Day
7, Aug 30 -
Pilatus
Mountain
/
Lucerne
.
We discover the fascination of
Lucerne
’s “very own mountain”
Pilatus
by taking a round-trip on the Pilatus-Bahnen. First we go on a boat from
Lucerne
to Alpnachstad. A spectacular ride on the world’s steepest cog railway takes
us up to Pilatus Kulm, where we will have breathtaking panoramic views of the
lakes of Central Switzerland and the
Alps
. On the way down we take a ride on the panorama gondola and cable car to Kriens,
from where the train takes us back to
Lucerne
.
Day
8. Aug 31
- Grindelwald.
We see more of the
Alps
as we continue to Grindelwald. 1'034 metres (3,392 ft.) above sea level,
the Eiger-village of Grindelwald lies surrounded by wonderful Alpine scenery.
The impressive and justifiably world-famous mountain backdrop of the Wetterhorn,
Eiger, Mönch and
Jungfrau
ensures that Grindelwald is the perfect Alpine holiday destination.
Day
9, Sep 1 - Grindelwald.
A leisure day in Grindelwald – time for hiking, excursions with one of the
cable cars, or just a good ice cream and a coffee in one of the cafés. (Bus:
day off according to EU laws).
Day
10, Sep 2 -
Lake
Constance.
On our way back to
Germany
we will stop in
Vaduz
, capital of the small principality of
Liechtenstein
. Getting to
Lake
Constance
a boat takes us over the lake before we are met again by our bus. Hotel in
Lindau / Bregenz area close to the
Lake
. Enjoy the evening on a walk at the lake.
Day
11, Sep 3 - Erding.
After a leisurely morning by
Lake
Constance
we depart for Erding, a pleasant town
north of
Munich
, where we will spend the last two nights of our trip.
Day
12, Sep 4 -
Munich
/ Erding. Day
excursion to
Munich
. On a bus tour with a local guide we will see the most important sights of the
Bavarian capital. Time for some shopping in the afternoon, before we meet at
world famous Hofbräuhaus for a farewell dinner.
Day
13, Sep 5 -
Munich
Airport
.
It’s time to say good bye to
Germany
. Our homebound flights arrive the same day.
Package
includes:
·
Private motor coach from/to
Munich
Airport
(modern coach with reclining seats, A/C, bathroom, video/DVD)
·
Good
3- *** and 4-****- Hotels. In
Oberammergau
Bavarian Guesthouse or
Inn
.
·
All
rooms with shower/ bathroom,
·
Breakfast
buffets every morning,
·
8
Meals: 2 Dinners in Schwangau (day
2&3), Lunch and Dinner in
Oberammergau
(day 4), 1 Lunch OR Dinner in
Lucerne
/ Pilatus (day 6 OR 7), Dinners in Grindelwald (day 8&9), Farewell Dinner at
Hofbräuhaus in
Munich
(day 12).
·
Oberammergau
Passion Play: ticket for
good seats (Cat. 2), lunch, dinner, Program book, admission
Oberammergau
museum
·
Tours
with local guides in
Augsburg
and
Munich
,
·
Boat
tour Lake Constance, Lindau - Rorschach,
·
Pilatus
excursion: Boat Lucerne- Alpnachstadt, cog railway - Alpnachstadt to Pilatus
Kulm,
gondola/ cable car - Pilatus Kulm to Kriens, train to Lucerne
·
Tours Neuschwanstein and
Hohenschwangau Castles
·
All local and
federal taxes included
·
Air fare not
included
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