EuroWorld Holidays Presents:
The 2010 Passion Play in Oberammergau & Hidden European Gems
Munich to Frankfurt Program Option
3 Nights in Munich / Salzburg / The Hofbrauhaus / The ‘Disney Castle’ (Neuschwanstein) /Linderhof Castle / The Passion Play in Oberammergau / The Black Forest Strasbourg / 2 Night Rhine River Cruise / German Spa Town of Wiesbaden
Group Rates
*20-24 paying + 1 free @ 2379 Euros per person based on double occupancy.
*25-29 paying + 1 free @ 2253 Euros per person based on double occupancy.
*30-34 paying + 1 free @ 2158 Euros per person based on double occupancy.
*35-39 paying + 1 free @ 2083 Euros per person based on double occupancy.
*40+ paying + 2 free @ 2049 Euros per person based on double occupancy.
*Land & Passion Play package for single supplement @ 191 Euros.
*Cruise program for single supplement @ 73 Euros.
*Cruise program upgrade to upper deck cabins @ 49 Euros per person based on double.
Daly Itinerary
SUNDAY
Arrival at Munich International Airport this morning where a private coach & guide will be waiting to take the group on a panoramic tour of Munich. There will be time for lunch in the city center on their own, prior to hotel checkin. Famous sites included on the tour are; the Nymphenburg Palace (entrance fee included), the English Garden, Karlsplatz, Schwabing & the Olympic Park which was the site of the 1972 Summer Olympic games. Upon completion of the tour, you will arrive at the hotel. A group lunch is not included at this time. The rest of the day is free with a group dinner planned at a nearby local restaurant. (Breakfast on the plane, D)
MONDAY
After breakfast, your coach & guide will be waiting to take you to beautiful Salzburg, Austria. This full day excursion to the city made famous by the composer Mozart is located on the northern edge of the eastern Alps & surrounded by superb countryside. The city is the capital of Salzburg Province & it has over 140,000 inhabitants. Mozart was born here in 1756 & the group will visit his birthhouse. The memory of Salzburg’s greatest son is kept alive thoughout the city; in the house where he was born, in the house where he lived, at the Mozart Monument & at the “Magic Flute House”. The sites of Salzburg are countless including; Baroque churches, monasteries, the impressive fortress, charming palaces, lovely parks, museums, music festival sites & the wonderfully-preserved “old town” which is primarily reserved for pedestrian traffic. Upon returning to Munich, the eveining is free with no group dinner planned tonight. (B,L)
TUESDAY
Today is a free day to sightsee on your own. Munich has plenty of great museums, churches, markets, sidewalk cafes & restaurants. Lunch is also on your own but dinner is with the group at the world-famous Hofbrauhaus where you will enjoy a hearty German buffet meal & folkloric show. (B,D)
WEDNESDAY
After a big breakfast, we meet our coach & guide for a full day of
touring that includes a visit inside the legendary Neuschwanstein Castle
(famous as the model for Walt Disney’s movies), the Weiskirche (white rococo church) & the Linderhof Castle. A group lunch will be served at a most beautiful location before heading later on in the day to Oberammergau. Hotel checkin is followed by some free time before a group dinner is served at your hotel. (B,L,D)
THURSDAY
This morning is free for you to explore Oberammergau for shopping & sightseeing on your own. The town is also known for its woodcarvings & the beautiful murals that are painted on many of it’s buildings. After lunch is served at the hotel, it is time to head to the theater for the play. It is a short walk from the hotel with the curtain going up at 2:30 PM. Between 5:00- 8:00 PM there is a break for a group dinner back at your hotel. The play then resumes at 8:00 PM & concludes at 10:30 PM. (B,L,D)
FRIDAY
After breakfast & hotel checkout in Oberammergau, it is back on the coach for a drive west through southern Germany to the charming Black Forest village of Titisee. There will be a group lunch in Titisee. This is also the perfect place to buy an authentic Black Forest cuckoo clock & have it shipped back home. After a group lunch, it is back on the coach for the drive to Strasbourg, which is easily one of the most beautiful cities in all of Europe. Upon arrival, we start with a stroll around the Petit France section of the “old city”, followed by a visit to the beautiful red sandstone cathedral. There will be time to shop for souvenirs before heading to the pier for embarkation on a CroisiEurope ship which will take you on a Rhine River cruise to Koblenz. Embarkation takes place at about 6:00 PM. Time is allowed to settle into your cabin before heading to the ship’s lounge for a welcome drink & an introduction of the crew. This is followed by dinner on board. After dinner, it is back to Strasbourg by coach for a nighttime canal cruise around the old town area of the city. Overnight is in Strasbourg on board the ship. (B,L,D)
SATURDAY
The ship gets an early start sailing north on the Rhine. Breakfast is served on board while passing alongside the German towns of Speyer, Ludwigshafen, Mannheim & Worms. Lunch is served on board before arriving in the beautiful river town of Rudesheim at 4:00 PM. Shortly after docking, a minitrain picks up the cruise passengers & takes them around Rudesheim to see this charming wine town. There will be a winetasting of the local product & a tour of the Siegfried Musical Instrument Museum. Arrival is back at the ship in time for dinner on board. Overnight is in Rudesheim & we highly recommend that you go into town after dinner to sample the nightlife on the famous street that the locals call the Drosselgasse. It is alive with traditional German music & you will have yet another chance to sample the local wines & beers. (B,L,D)
SUNDAY
The ship departs Rudesheim at 9:00 AM sailing north while breakfast is served on board. Today, you will view the most beautiful stretch of the Romantic Rhine River. From Rudesheim to Koblenz, lush vineyards surround picturesque wine towns while castles are seen perched high above the Rhine Valley. It is quite possibly the most beautiful part of Germany. You will also pass alongside the fabled Loreley Rock. Lunch is served on board before arriving in Koblenz where disembarkation takes place at 2:00 PM. From there, a private coach & guide arrives to take the group for a farewell dinner party & overnight in the German spa town of Wiesbaden. (B,L,D)
MONDAY
After breakfast & hotel checkout, your coach & guide arrive to take you for a short ride to the Frankfurt Airport & your transatlantic flight back to the U.S. (B, Lunch on the plane).
PLEASE NOTE THE FOLLOWING:
The above per person prices for group programs are estimated ones for the listed land services, the Rhine River cruise and the Passion Play package rates for 2010. We have quoted them in Euros in order to show you the most accurate bottom line possible for this program.
U.S. dollar rates cannot be guaranteed at this time due to the fluctation of the dollar to the Euro. Prices in Euros are the ultimate determining factor for base prices for all European tour packages. EuroWorld Holidays and our European river cruise & ground operator partners have several different payment options that we can outline for you, according to your group’s needs.
We have costed into our programs the highest rating in Oberammergau for The Passion Play in the Inns & Guesthouses category. We cannot guarantee availability in a specific category until we apply for specific dates with the Passion Play office. Final determination is made by the Passion Play office & it could mean reservations at a hotel in a higher or lower category. Single rooms are on a request only basis in Oberammergau & they are difficult to obtain.
Land program rates are not applicable during Oktoberfest & trade fairs in Munich.
We have costed in superior tourist class & first class hotels into our land programs. When your program has been confirmed with specific dates, we will then reserve hotels in these categories.
River cruise ship assignments will be known by April 2009 & advised to the group at that time.
We can also offer longer Rhine and/or Danube River cruises for customized group programs on first class & deluxe river cruise ships.
Transatlantic airfares are not included in this program but air consolidator partners of EuroWorld Holiday.
All land/cruise packages are customized. Other land/cruise options are possible & they can be discussed.
A minimum of 4 nights of land services, plus, The Passion Play overnight packages are needed in order to qualify for purchasing Passion Play tickets. No Passion Play tickets will be sold without an accompanying land program included. Cruise programs are optional.
Personal photos from EuroWorld Holiday’s recent inspection trip to Munich & southern Bavaria, as well as ship photos (some of which appear on our website), are available for promotional purposes, to any & all groups who book through us.
