Insight > Country Roads of Bavaria, Switzerland and Austria Passion Play 2010

Country Roads of Bavaria, Switzerland and Austria Passion Play 2010
13 Days starting from $CALL

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Length: 13 Days
Type: Not Classified
Category: Passion Play Tour
Operator: Insight
Tour Code: BSA13
   
 
About This Tour


The small alpine village of Oberammergau is world famous for the Passion Play performed by its villagers every ten years. The next season of performances will be in the year 2010, when more than 1,500 richly-costumed Oberammergau villagers will take part in the Passion Play, fulfilling a solemn promise made by their forefathers in 1633. Many tens of thousands of visitors of all nationalities and denominations will travel to Oberammergau to witness this dramatic event. The variety of Alpine scenery – ranging from the majestic peaks surrounding St. Moritz to the pink crystalline Dolomites around Cortina. Magnificent Schönbrunn Palace, Vienna & the fairy tale castle of Neuschwanstein. A spectacular ride to the top of Mount Pilatus.

 
  • What's Included
  • Itinerary
  • Dates & Prices
  • Sightseeing
  • Details
  • SPECIALS
MEALS: 2 Continental & 9 Buffet breakfasts; 1 lunch & 7 three-course dinners

  • Escorted by a professional Tour Director

  • Luxury air-conditioned 40 seat coach with onboard toilet

  • First-class hotels with all service charges, taxes and porterage

  • All sightseeing and admissions as per itinerary

  • All hotel service charges and tips, baggage handling fees and local taxes included.

  • Travel bag, document wallet, map book journal and information pack

    **Category HC1 Oberammergau hotels (best available in the area)

    **Category 1A Seating for the Passion Play -the best seats available.
  • Passion Play departures:
    Final Dates, prices, itinerary and terms and conditions will be advised at the time of reservation and are subject to change. Please call for details.

    There will not be another chance like this until 2020 so don't delay - call a travel specialist today to avoid disappointment.

    Day 1 Depart USA

    Day 2 Zurich

    Day 3 Zurich - Munich

    Day 4 Munich - Oberammergau

    Day 5 Oberammergau

    Day 6 Oberammergau - Vienna

    Day 7 Vienna

    Day 8 Vienna - Villach

    Day 9 Villach - Bolzano

    Day 10 Bolzano - St Moritz

    Day 11 St Moritz - Lucerne

    Day 12 Lucerne

    Day 13 Return to USA


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    A NOTE ABOUT AIRFARE: We encourage you to buy your airfare from the tour operator, because if your tour cancels then your airlines tickets will be covered. Purchasing flights separately at a lesser rate and incorporating it with a Non-Guaranteed Departure Date can result in loss of total cost of your flight investment. Depending on the fare rules, flights may be Non-Refundable and/or Non-Transferable. Neither the tour operator and/or Atlas Cruises & Tours will be held responsible for loss if a tour is cancelled for Lack of Participation. If you would like to check for discounted fares on Guaranteed Departures or for competitive pricing on air and hotel packages, we invite you to follow this link.

    Documents
    TRAVEL DOCUMENTS: Necessary Travel Documents such as Passports and Visas is the responsibility of the traveler. Passports must be valid six months from your return travel date.

             
    Touring Date
    Land Only
    Land + Air
    Single
    (Land Only)
    Single
    (Land + Air)


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    OBERAMMERGAU ACCOMMODATION & SEATING PLAN

    Premium Tours: The Oberammergau organisers offer five categories of hotel accommodation. These range from the adequate HC5 category, right up to HC1, which are the best hotels available. All Insight Premium Tours will stay in HC1 Oberammergau hotels - now you can’t get better than that!

    In addition, HC1 hotels automatically include Category 1A seating for the Passion Play - the best seats in the house!

    HC1 hotels are described by the organisers as; luxuriously furnished, spacious rooms of the highest standard, with shower or bath/WC and a corner seating unit. They are equipped with a safe, minibar (or a range of drinks), colour TV, radio, direct dial telephone, internet access, hair-dryer, cosmetic articles and bathrobe.

    European Essentials Tours: The Oberammergau organisers offer a further four categories of Guesthouses and Inns, ranging from the modestly furnished GC4 rooms up to the best Inns and Guesthouses on offer - GC1 category. All Insight European Essentials Tours attending Oberammergau will stay in the best GC1 Inns and Guesthouses.

    These packages include Category 2 seats for the Passion Play. GC1 Inns and Guesthouses are described by the organisers as large, comfortable rooms (some of them apartments), for discerning guests with shower or bath/WC and a corner seating unit.

    They are equipped with a minibar (or a range of drinks), colour TV, radio, direct dial telephone, internet access, hair-dryer and cosmetic articles.


    We encourage all persons interested in group tours to contact us as soon as possible to register for our Priority Interest List. Space will be confirmed and distributed on a first-come, first-served basis. All of our packages will include 2 nights stay in the Oberammergau area. We will also have a limited number of 1 night packages available for customized itineraries only.

    HOTELS: There is an excellent selection of modern hotels in all the cities on this tour.

    MEALS ON TOUR: As specified in each itinerary. Meals are based on the hotel's or restaurant's buffet or set menu. In general, beverages are not included, unless specifically stated.

    TRANSFERS: Transfers will dependent on the tour you choose. In general, if you buy the Land and Air package then return transfers between the airport and hotel are included. If you buy land only then you are responsible for your own transfers or they can be purchased separately.

    SIGHTSEEING: With only 40 guests on our tours. In a smaller group, you'll be closer to your local guide for a more in-depth experience, you'll spend less time waiting to get into sights and it will be faster checking into hotels with your luggage arriving quicker to your room.

    MOTORCOACH Luxury coaches have been specially reconfigured with fewer seats, you'll relax in style whilst enjoying up to twice as much legroom then on a standard touring coach - on EVERY departure with NO EXTRA SURCHARGE to pay. Coaches are safe and comfortable and our drivers are highly experienced professionals. To give each passenger an equal opportunity, we rotate seats daily. For the comfort and health of all our passengers, we enforce a non-smoking policy. We do, however, provide regular rest stops so that you can stretch your legs, and allow passengers a smoke.

    LUGGAGE: All tour packages allow one piece of luggage per person and one carry-on bag. Excess luggage will be subject to charge per piece. For flights to/from the USA, most airlines permit two pieces of checked luggage each weighing up to about 50lbs. However, airline policies vary and may change at any time.

    CHILDREN: All children under the age of 18 must be accompanied by an adult. Minimum age for children on escorted or guided coach tours is six. Minimum age for European river cruises is 12. There is no minimum age on independent packages. Discounts for children sharing a room as third apply to children under 12.

    OPTIONAL SIGHTSEEING TOURS: You will enjoy many of Europe’s famous highlights as included features of your tour - at no extra cost. However, there is an exciting array of additional excursions which are made available to help turn an already outstanding experience into the trip of a lifetime. These are entirely optional and are offered to you at competitive prices. They are all bookable through your Tour Director at the commencement of your tour as many of them are planned to coincide with the best highlights available at the time of your visit. All prices are quoted in local currencies or Euros which have been rounded for convenience. Payment can be made in cash, travellers cheques or by the following credit cards: Visa, Mastercard or American Express. All credit card transactions will be charged in Euros. For payments in other currencies your Tour Director will advise the relevant exchange rates at the commencement of your tour.

    PUBLIC HOLIDAYS: On dates including, but not limited to religious holidays and national celebrations, some monuments and sites may be closed. On these occasions, touring itineraries may be amended to reflect these closures
  • View the Frauenmunster’s stained glass windows & the Grossmünster in Zurich

  • Visit the thundering Rhine Falls

  • Visit the fortified island town of Lindau

  • Visit the Marienplatz in Munich to see the Town Hall and Glockenspiel

  • See the painted houses and the Passion Play in Oberammergau

  • See the Golden Roof & Imperial Palace and visit the Wilten Basilica in Innsbruck

  • Tour the Ring Street in Vienna seeing the City Hall, Parliament, and St Charles church

  • See the Maypole at Kindberg

  • Visit the Italian market in Bolzano

  • Visit the fashionable resort of St Moritz

  • See the 700 year old Vaduz Castle in the Principality of Liechtenstein

  • See the emotive Lion Monument, Jesuit Church & Chapel Bridge in Lucerne

  • Lake Constance, Bavarian Alps, Semmering Pass, Carinthian Lakes, The Dolomites, Swiss National Park, Engadine Valley

  • In depth sightseeing tours in Vienna & Salzburg.

  • Orientation tours in Zurich, Lindau, Munich, Innsbruck, Bolzano, St Moritz, Vaduz & Lucerne
  • OBERAMMERGAU ACCOMMODATION & SEATING PLAN

    Premium Tours: The Oberammergau organisers offer five categories of hotel accommodation. These range from the adequate HC5 category, right up to HC1, which are the best hotels available. All Insight Premium Tours will stay in HC1 Oberammergau hotels - now you can’t get better than that!

    In addition, HC1 hotels automatically include Category 1A seating for the Passion Play - the best seats in the house!

    HC1 hotels are described by the organisers as; luxuriously furnished, spacious rooms of the highest standard, with shower or bath/WC and a corner seating unit. They are equipped with a safe, minibar (or a range of drinks), colour TV, radio, direct dial telephone, internet access, hair-dryer, cosmetic articles and bathrobe.

    European Essentials Tours: The Oberammergau organisers offer a further four categories of Guesthouses and Inns, ranging from the modestly furnished GC4 rooms up to the best Inns and Guesthouses on offer - GC1 category. All Insight European Essentials Tours attending Oberammergau will stay in the best GC1 Inns and Guesthouses.

    These packages include Category 2 seats for the Passion Play. GC1 Inns and Guesthouses are described by the organisers as large, comfortable rooms (some of them apartments), for discerning guests with shower or bath/WC and a corner seating unit.

    They are equipped with a minibar (or a range of drinks), colour TV, radio, direct dial telephone, internet access, hair-dryer and cosmetic articles.


    We encourage all persons interested in group tours to contact us as soon as possible to register for our Priority Interest List. Space will be confirmed and distributed on a first-come, first-served basis. All of our packages will include 2 nights stay in the Oberammergau area. We will also have a limited number of 1 night packages available for customized itineraries only.

    HOTELS: There is an excellent selection of modern hotels in all the cities on this tour.

    MEALS ON TOUR: As specified in each itinerary. Meals are based on the hotel's or restaurant's buffet or set menu. In general, beverages are not included, unless specifically stated.

    TRANSFERS: Transfers will dependent on the tour you choose. In general, if you buy the Land and Air package then return transfers between the airport and hotel are included. If you buy land only then you are responsible for your own transfers or they can be purchased separately.

    SIGHTSEEING: With only 40 guests on our tours. In a smaller group, you'll be closer to your local guide for a more in-depth experience, you'll spend less time waiting to get into sights and it will be faster checking into hotels with your luggage arriving quicker to your room.

    MOTORCOACH Luxury coaches have been specially reconfigured with fewer seats, you'll relax in style whilst enjoying up to twice as much legroom then on a standard touring coach - on EVERY departure with NO EXTRA SURCHARGE to pay. Coaches are safe and comfortable and our drivers are highly experienced professionals. To give each passenger an equal opportunity, we rotate seats daily. For the comfort and health of all our passengers, we enforce a non-smoking policy. We do, however, provide regular rest stops so that you can stretch your legs, and allow passengers a smoke.

    LUGGAGE: All tour packages allow one piece of luggage per person and one carry-on bag. Excess luggage will be subject to charge per piece. For flights to/from the USA, most airlines permit two pieces of checked luggage each weighing up to about 50lbs. However, airline policies vary and may change at any time.

    CHILDREN: All children under the age of 18 must be accompanied by an adult. Minimum age for children on escorted or guided coach tours is six. Minimum age for European river cruises is 12. There is no minimum age on independent packages. Discounts for children sharing a room as third apply to children under 12.

    OPTIONAL SIGHTSEEING TOURS: You will enjoy many of Europe’s famous highlights as included features of your tour - at no extra cost. However, there is an exciting array of additional excursions which are made available to help turn an already outstanding experience into the trip of a lifetime. These are entirely optional and are offered to you at competitive prices. They are all bookable through your Tour Director at the commencement of your tour as many of them are planned to coincide with the best highlights available at the time of your visit. All prices are quoted in local currencies or Euros which have been rounded for convenience. Payment can be made in cash, travellers cheques or by the following credit cards: Visa, Mastercard or American Express. All credit card transactions will be charged in Euros. For payments in other currencies your Tour Director will advise the relevant exchange rates at the commencement of your tour.

    PUBLIC HOLIDAYS: On dates including, but not limited to religious holidays and national celebrations, some monuments and sites may be closed. On these occasions, touring itineraries may be amended to reflect these closures

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